December of Giveaways – Week 4!

It’s our last week of December giveaways! This week, we’re giving away this whimsical macaw feather fascinator:

Photo by VanZandt Studios.

This fascinator is handmade from naturally fallen, hand curled macaw feathers, white marabou feathers, a pink, green, and blue button finding with clear rhinestone accents, and vintage Austrian crystals floating mid-air on monofilament thread. The snap clip on the back makes the piece very versatile to wear (it can be turned at any angle.)

Here’s a close up of the piece:

It’s easy to enter:

1. Follow us on Pinterest here.

2. Pin the Pin It To Win It image on any of your Pinterest boards.

3. Comment on this blog post with your Pinterest username.

You can enter a maximum of once a day by completing steps 1-3.

The Week 3 giveaway will last through Sunday, 12/29/13. Open to US residents.Winner will be randomly chosen, and announced Monday, 12/30/13, on this blog page, our Facebook and Twitter accounts, and the winner will be contacted via the email listed with the account they use to comment (if possible.) Winner must respond via email (to buymelovestore@gmail.com) within 48 hours, or another winner will be randomly selected.

Good luck, and happy pinning!

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Chelsea

Tuesday’s Treasure: With Mom In Mind

Mother’s Day is coming up fast on Sunday, May 12! Take a look at the beautiful new Etsy Fort Worth Mother’s Day Treasury:

 

 

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Chelsea

Whatever Weekend: In The Works

As I worked on finishing the letters for my friend’s little girl, I realized that we haven’t listed much in our shops lately! So, finished and listed a hair clip in our JuJu Eyeball store:

Click on the image to view the listing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As my hubby would say, it’s made with my two favorite colors: sparkly and shiny! I covered a plastic skeleton hand in blue glitter, made a couple of pinwheels from green tulle and black lace, and cut/formed shapes with patent leather ribbon and added an ostrich feather. Viola! Super lightweight and super fun to wear.Now, back to the letters, here’s what the progress looks like so far:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apologies for the crummy images – I’m definitely a fan of natural light as opposed to flash. Anyway, a fairytale princess theme with lots of pink and a dash of sparkle equals four year old heaven (I hope!) I’ve said before that I’ve never considered myself a painter, but I think I’d like to take a class to beef up my unexistent knowledge of mixing, highlighting, shadowing … because I’m just making it up as I go along. Although I am pretty happy with the results as is; it’s hard not to be proud of completing something of which you have little to no history or skill.

Finally, happy Father’s Day to all you dads and single moms out there! (Single moms wear the dad hat, too, you know.) I hope it’s been a wonderful day, and I wish everyone a fantastic week!

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Chelsea

Friday’s Favorites – Valentine Edition

Time to spread the Valentine love, and share some of our most recent favorites on Etsy:

Cassette Tape Papercut by squirrelandfox

 

Pink Elephants by maybesparrowsplace

 

1950s Fenton Glass Perfume Pitcher by crazydreamz

 

Vintage Silk Cocktail Dress by chiffonier

 (Of course, there’s plenty more romance where that came from! Just search EtsyXO or Valentine’s Day on etsy.com to find it.)

 

I have a love/hate relationship with the holiday (who doesn’t?) but I just have this image, combining all of the items above, of wearing that dress while pouring a yummy spritzer from the Fenton vase as the hubby opens his awesome papercut card and the cute little pachyderms look on from the background. Of course, we’re in a dreamy vintage kitchen, complete with sky blue fridge and diner-style breakfast table. And a million dollars and a pony, because, what the heck, it’s my fantasy and I can have what I want.

 

In reality, we’ll be taking our nerdy selves to the Sci-Fi Expo tomorrow to celebrate. Next best thing, don’t you think? Maybe I’ll rub elbows with Eliza Dushku.

 

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Whatever Weekend – Fancy Hair Wear

Mom has been working her patootie off creating new headbands, hair clips and fascinators! We’ll be listing them throughout the week, so keep your eyes peeled.

Here’s the first in the spring/summer line:

Click the pic to see silly pictures of me wearing this fabulous headband!

This one was inspired by vintage swim caps (and an authentic vintage feather headband Mom used to have.) Each feather is hand curled, and the headband is line with soft black velvet ribbon. You’ll see lots of bright colors and whimsy in our shop within the next week!

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Chelsea

 

Friday’s Favorites – Royal Wedding Style!

Happy Friday and Royal Wedding Day to everyone! To start off, check out this awesome, 40’s style headband with curled feathers we have up on eBay right now:

Hot Pink Curled Feather Headband by designingmoon

 This is one of my favorite things Mom has made lately. She’s definitely in the royal wedding spirit – the apartment is covered in feathers!

Next, here’s one of our new favorite Etsy shops:

Stay Gold Mary Rose – Handmade Teacup Bangles

Such a cool concept. Perfect for tea time! Plus, she’s having a Royal Wedding Sale today – 15% off when you enter the coupon code in her announcement!

 

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Chelsea

 

Friday’s Favorites

Here are some of our favorites this week from Etsy:

Vintage Lacy After Noon by MyGmasCloset

Lavanderia by magnesina

 

The Debonair Lycanthrope by chetart

Vintage Toy Cups by OldTymeNotions

 Have a great weekend!

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Chelsea

Tuesday’s Treasure – Go Nude

Nude Fully Clothed The Vintage Way by flabbergastbanana

This is a treasury that, in my opinion, hasn’t gotten nearly enough love! The color nude is one of my favorite trends, and this is just an elegant and fun treasury. Please click on the pic, and click on the items to show some love to these fabulous vintage sellers.

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Chelsea

Tuesday’s Treasure – Bills & Frills

Happy Tuesday, Friends! Here’s one of the latest treasuries we’ve been featured in. Very romantic and spring-y:

Where The Roses Kiss The Sky by Melony

On a totally different note, I can’t wait until we’re done paying out our previous lease! Just a few more months now, and Tom will hopefully be able to quit his job to focus on school and our work here at the Tri C. This has been such a huge transition for us, and it’ll be nice to be able to simplify our schedule.

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Chelsea

Tuesday’s Treasure – I’d Like Some Catch-Up On My Side Of Thanks

I wanted to catch up on our thanks to the curators who have featured us in their beautiful treasuries over the past month! 

Pink floral earrings in two pink treasuries:

Buy A Little Pink For Me by CreativeCabin131

Pink And Precious! by ConcordSoap

A sparkly brooch in a sparkly treasury:

Are You Ready To Party? by hotcrossbuns

A fabulous fascinator with the blues:

Awesome Gifts For The Blue Lover by aldari

Antique books blend right in:

Mildly Moody by RichardandRuthie

Finally, I was feeling in a colorful mood, and paid homage to the blindingly cute Japanese “kawaii” or “cute” style:

Too Kawaii To Handle by BuyMeLove

There you go! Lots of eye candy to satisfy your cravings. Thanks again to all of the Etsy members who took the time to make these treasuries!

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Chelsea