Vintage on Etsy

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I know if it was yard sale season that knocked it into me or the style, but I am all about vintage right now!

I went to the thrift store on a wig hunt the other day, I found lots of beautiful things. Sadly, I wasn't able to buy them... But I did find two wigs! No photos today, but I'll get some up. My daughters like to play with one of the wigs, it's really cute.

I had a lot of fun strolling through Etsy's Vintage- I even like just looking at these photos! I love when sellers take fantastic photos! I bet you do too! It really shows their artistic sides.

Do you dress in Vintage?

I haven't yet, but as soon as I lose the rest of my unwanted weight, I plan on buying some.

How exciting, I LOVE shopping! hehe

LEMON Red Bow Dolly Leather Flats - Size 7

BluesyMod

Mod Yellow Daisy Mini

leasvintage

Vintage 80s Deadstock SATIN Brush Stroke Heels Pumps 7.5

hellcatvintage

1960's vintage RAINBOW disc heels 7

allencompanyinc

Vintage 70s Peach Floral Ruffle Maxi Dress L XL

Erstwhilestyle

Dragon Flower ALYN PAIGE Graphic Black Floral Dress - Small Medium

DJVV

Vintage 70's White Eyelet Sun Dress

MaidenRaptureVintage

70's Crochet POM POM Convertible Mini Dress Gilet Vest

viralthreads

60s EMILIO PUCCI Tulip Print Vintage BRA and PANTIES

modernbohemian

Sweet Summer Finds

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During my search for cute summer styles I realized a few things...

1~There are too many wrinkled outfits being modeled! Please iron!

2~There were beautiful dresses that I didn't post just because the photos were so horrible! Please get better cameras people, you'll sell a lot more-I promise. :)

3~ I'd rather see clothing modeled on a person instead of a headless imposter.

4~I seem to gravitate towards lighter colors for summer.

5~I really like dresses!

Are you a skirt/dress or shorts/capris kind of gal?

Twin Pink Flowers on Green Dress - ruffled skirt bottom - lace embelleshments

BraidedBeings

Casual Babydoll YoYo (yo yo) Wedding Dress or One-of-a-Kind Summer Dress

stellamerle

Tiered White Gown

amandaarcher

Summer Party Dress

DreamsOfBees

Silk hand painted summer evening halter dress mint green with poppy flowers

ChicComplement

Hummingbird - Alternative Apparel Vintage Soft Tunic in small, medium and large.

rctees

Cream White dress with black applique-Swan-S/M/L

ZoeChen

Upcycle, Recycle, Repurpose...

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I upcycled!

I went to the Salvation Army and found an adorable Tinkerbell bed sheet for $1.00. There were stains all over this pre-loved sheet, so it was useless. (Useless only on a bed)

I butchered the sheet and reincarnated it!

My daughters are now sporting bed sheets :) Doesn't that sound pretty? Haha

They both look darling, I know, they're matching again.. I will never stop trying to dress them like ill fitting twins.. Well, I'll stop when they can make me :)~

Really, only the bodice is upcycled.. I had the polka dot material on hand from Easter, yay!

I just feel over joyed when I find extra fabric just waiting to be used.

Lilly's dress is made up of two tiers, Extra fluff and twirl. Notice the buttons don't match? They're not even the same size, haha. Kid's clothing is so fun, I love to mix it up. There's not really a standard like there are for adults. I mean, would you wear a top if the buttons didn't match?

Shay and her Auntie. Sorry for the not so great photo!

Shay's dress has a blue skirt and a pink ruffle, it's a little more simple than Lilly's, but she's so little I can get away with it.

I now have extra Tinkerbell fabric to use up... What to make? Possibly small purses to go along with these dresses..

Any Ideas???

What have YOU upcycled lately?

My Custom Easter Dress and personal moment

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I am in love with this dress! It was a custom order from a customer, but now I just have to make it for Lilly! And possibly a very miniature similar version for Shaylynne...

I've got to say, the customer who ordered this dress has got to be one of the most easy going customers I've ever dealt with. :) I did take a little extra time on this dress than expected. I was very backed up with my orders from Etsy and off Etsy.. :( (I hate being backed up) But she didn't mind a bit and was in no rush. So I threw in quite a few freebies for her and her daughter, yay!

I've been selling boutique style clothing for quite a while now..I used to use ebay.shhh.. I was always very good with my time management. But I also only had one little princess at the time. I didn't realize how much just one tiny extra person could impact my creating and selling. I find it so difficult to fit time in to sew while trying to care for her. I often wonder how others do it. I'm sure there are even single mothers out there who create products to sell. How do they do this? It's almost miraculous!

I find that I am beginning to care less and less for my shop, to the point that I barely promote it. But I do promote my blog. Having and Etsy shop is more of a hobby for me. It gives me something to do, other than only being a SAHM.. But I'm beginning to wonder if it's just weighing me down. My girls are growing so fast and I sometimes feel like I don't spend enough time with them because of my Etsy store. I almost feel forced, but not completely. I've been considering putting my shop on Vacation mode so that I don't feel so pressured. But I don't totally want to do that.

This is a whole lot of ramblings going on! lol What would you do in this situation?