for our best friends

Lucy, Ginger, and Jack.

Thanks to the generosity of Lizzie of FuzzieLizzie.com and The Vintage Traveler blog (which you really should be reading if you are not already--it is a treasure trove of information, photos and great stuff in general), we will be offering a selection of items in the Etsy shop for charity. When one of these items sells, we'll be donating 50% of the purchase price to Denver's MaxFund no-kill animal shelter. We chose the MaxFund because it's where my parents adopted both of their wonderful dogs, Ginger and Jack. (Andy and I adopted Lucy from the Grand Rapids city pound, and, well, we just love animals--as does Lizzie.)

I'll be rolling the MaxFund donation items out gradually. There are a few in this preview (I'll give indications which ones are), and there will also be information in the Etsy listings for these items.

Enormous gratitude to Lizzie for making this possible!

1940s blue linen and cutwork lace dress.

Ivy green flower vine print blouse, by Gordon Peters.

1960s red gingham and ruffles dress, by James Kenrob for Dalton.

Bay City Rollers t-shirt.

1950s black-and-white lace trimmed dress, by Jerry Gilden Spectator. A MaxFund item!

Box-pleated seersucker full skirt, by Personal.

1960s spring floral matching dress and jacket set, by Jamison Boutique.

1950s golden-brown print blouse, by Shapely Classic.

1950s sky blue gingham picnic dress.

Gorgeous gold-and-black bead and sequin-spangled cardigan. A MaxFund item!

1960s emerald green scalloped neckline dress. A MaxFund item!

1970s red cotton floral and swiss dot print skirt.

1950s black eyelet lace dress, by Roaman's.

1950s cotton and lace peasant blouse, by Joanna.

1960s psychedelic paisley print dress, by Gallant California.

1950s print blouse with tiny Peter Pan collar, by Cos Cob.

1950s blossom pink chantilly lace cocktail dress.

1970s Ottoman print wrap skirt, by Hungry Palette.

xo

K

a walk in the woods

We celebrate Lucy's birthday on Cinco de Mayo every year, not for any particular reason--it's just the date we picked. So we decided to treat her to her two favorite things: a nice long walk in the woods, and a trip to Chow Hound to buy treats and sniff the captive bunnies. (By the way, the title of this post is also the title of a wonderful book by Bill Bryson, which you should read if you haven't already.)

The woods were blooming with beautiful trillium.

Another good reason for a walk in the woods? Ramps! These will be made into something delicious.

A young deer watched our progress along the trail from a ridge. The zoom on my digital camera is useless, so this is the best photo I could get. Can you spot him?

Here he is.

This is what I wore--unintentionally, the colors of the Mexican flag. Well, the skirt is more coral pink than red, but still. You can't really see it, but my blouse is a vintage middy-style, with little blue raindrops on it.

xo

K

head to toe

Lots of footwear and some cool vintage eyewear coming to the shop! And some nifty home decor, too.

1980s Sebago Campsides leather moccasins.

1960s white patent pointy-toe flats.

1970s blue canvas Keds.

Red canvas espadrille wedges.

Mod turquoise Hush Puppies pumps--and world's cutest shoe box!

White patent mary jane flats.

1970s leather cut-out high heel mules.

1980s taupe suede Keds with ribbon laces.

Mod red gingham Keds platform sandals.

Mexican tooled leather pumps.

1980s blue canvas sneakers.

1960s white patent mary jane flats, by Williams.

Pink canvas espadrille wedge slingbacks.

1950s champagne brushed aluminum eyeglass frames, by Shuron.

1960s brown plastic eyeglass frames.

1950s copper and gold aluminum cat's eye frames, by Marine.

1960s tortoise plastic frames.

1950s champagne brushed aluminum frames, by Shuron.

Old journal/accounts book.

Pair of vintage deer on faux bois chalkware wall hangings.

Vintage brunch invitations.

Mid-century wooden geese-in-flight wall hangings, by Arabesque.

1976 schnauzer belt buckle, by Bergamot Brass Works.

Adorable chalkware duckling.

Tribal beaded leather belt.

Beaded leather Las Vegas belt.

xo

K

etsy goodness

I thought I'd share a few items from my recent Etsy favorites. If I had the money, I'd buy them all! But virtual shopping is still fun. Click on the shop name to go to the item and Etsy shop.

The entire shop is wonderful, but I'm particularly in love with the dandelion prints at giardino.

Clever mobiles at jikits.

Gorgeous photograph of a house in Iceland, from lynann. I am a little obsessed with photography lately.

Pretty handmade vintage-style dresses from necessicityisthemother.

Magic lantern slide of a bridge across the Thames, from vintageaimee.

Leather bag with a wonderful folk art-y design, from treeandkimballmarket.

I love the yellow-and-gray print on this rayon crepe dress, from simplicityisbliss.

Vlad probably thinks I am stalking him, as I keep using his photos in Etsy treasuries, but I can't help it. His images are so gorgeous and evocative. And, as anyone who follows my Tumblr knows, I have a bit of a thing for images of people with accordions.

xo

K