four years of favorites

Today is the day, four years ago, that I signed up for an Etsy account.  (To celebrate, the entire Etsy shop is marked down 20% now through tomorrow, October 30, so go shop!)  It's been four years of interesting and beautiful finds, and I decided to look through the archive of sold items and pick some favorites.  This was not easy to do--as you can see by the large number of items I picked!  My favorites aren't always the rarest, fanciest, or most expensive finds.  I definitely have a penchant for print dresses, novelty print skirts, and sweaters.  I hope you enjoy sharing my stroll down memory lane--as well as the variety of photo settings as my skills have (hopefully!) improved.

And thank you again to all the wonderful buyers who make Small Earth Vintage possible! 

1 / 1940s pewter gray whitecaps print dress with rhinestone buttons

2 / 1930s sheer sepia plaid chiffon dress

3 / 1920s red chiffon flapper dress with red velvet and rhinestone trim

4 / 1940s navy swiss dot rayon dress with rhinestones, by Georgiana

5 / 1940s Lilli Ann gray chevron stripe skirt suit

1 / purple print party dress with asymmetric bubble skirt

2 / tartan plaid dress with sailor tie neck, by R&K Originals

3 / Danish modern print dress, by Adele Fashions

4 / cabbage rose print dress, by Jean Leslie Junior

5 / blue rose print party dress, by Vago Juniors

6 / olive and copper dot print chiffon party dress

7 / blue rose print dress with scarf neckline

1 / batik print silk wiggle dress, by Johnnye Junior 

2 / golden cheetah print dress, Claudia by George Halley

3 / sunflower print dress

4 / raw silk little black dress and jacket set, by John Galanos

5 / pique daisy print shift dress

1 / peacock print novelty skirt

2 / novelty print musical birds skirt, by Ethelle of California

3 / flannel hound dog novelty print skirt

4 / Paul Klee "Magic Squares" novelty print skirt with matching sash belt, fabric by Fuller Fabrics

5 / spaniels novelty print full circle skirt

1 / 1940s red pinstripe rayon blouse

2 / 1950s jade green and white Orlon sweater with bows

3 / 1950s mid century leaf print zip-up cardigan, by Petti

4 / 1970s tree farm novelty print sweater

5 / 1960s trompe l'oeil belt sweater

1 / deadstock 1960s Russian Princess tapestry coat with faux fur trim

2 / 1960s large round made in France tortoiseshell plastic sunglasses

3 / 1940s tooled caramel leather peeptoe wedges

4 / 1964 Enid Collins Money Tree X wooden box purse

5 / 1970s gold belt with brass sleeping dove buckle

6 / 1950s navy suede pumps with cut outs, by De Angelo

7 / sled dog cowichan sweater

8 / caramel leather accordion fold purse with contrast stitching

9 / early 1940s or 1950s Vera Neumann silk scarf

xo

k

four years!

Yes, tomorrow, October 29, 2012, is Small Earth Vintage's four year Etsy-versary, marking four years since I first signed up on Etsy.  I stepped into selling there tentatively, but soon began listing more and more items.  I quickly fell in love with the site, and how much fun it was both to sell and buy there.  Things have changed a lot on Etsy over the past four years, and though it's been fun, it's also at times been challenging.  Occasionally they've been of the "oh man, what now?" variety, but mostly, these challenges have had a really positive effect.  They've made me evaluate and reevaluate how I do everything, from taking photos, to writing listings, to what I sell, and how I market the shop--and overall, I think they've resulted in improvements to the shop.

So thank you to Etsy, and also, thank you to the thousands of wonderful, charming, vintage-loving customers we've had the honor of meeting on Etsy over the past four years!  We love you, we love that you love vintage, and to celebrate that, everything in the Etsy shop will be 20% off now through Tuesday, October 30, 2012.  (No coupon code needed; prices are already marked down in the shop.)

By the way, the above graphic was made using a tiny snapshot of our shop archives on Flickr.  I'll be sharing a (very difficult to do) blog tomorrow, showing off my favorite Etsy items over the past four years, as culled from the archives.  But in the meantime, you can feel free to peruse the archives yourself, over at Flickr.

xo

k