Vintage Kamehameha 1940's Rayon Sarong With Bolero

I have this fabulous vintage Kamehameha sarong dress with matching bolero. It is made of that wonderful heavy rayon. This dress is in excellent condition for it's age. I would like any information that I can receive regarding this lovely piece.

Vintage Breyer Horses and Foals

Found an assortment of vintage Breyer model horse figurines this weekend at an estate sale. I have listed a couple on Etsy, including the:

Baby Clydesdale

and

Stormy, foal of Misty of Chincoteague ADOPTED!



I also have the following:


Black Beauty - Morganglanz series


Halla Noble Jumper


Merry Legs dapple Shetland Pony from the Black Beauty Family


Speck - Family Arabian - Mare Appaloosa with bareback pad.


Arabian Mare Chestnut, from the Classic series. ADOPTED!

Let me know if you are interested in any of these vintage Breyer horse figurines.

Another Etsy Treasury! And Blog Feature!

I have been added to another Etsy treasury, and with the same shoe! Lovely amber color on this vintage Kanawha glass shoe.

Also have been featured with my retro pitcher and glasses on a fellow blogger's site.




Thanks for adding me!




Prime Desert Woodland Preserve Count

16 - Bunnies and Rabbits
08 - Squirrels

Antique Lalique Nemours Bowl With Sepia Tint

I have a beautiful R. Lalique France vintage/antique Nemours bowl with what I think is the sepia tint. This bowl is heavy weighing in at a couple ounces shy of 5 lbs. It is 10" in diameter and about 3/8" thick. It is marked in the bottom in raised relief, R Lalique France, there is a light scratch? also on the bottom. This bowl has been around a while and I think actually used by previous owner, it will need some cleaning. I found a very very tiny rim chip, and there is some very very minor roughness around the rim as well. I also found a line on the rim, which I am not sure what it is, does not appear to be a crack, please check photo. From what I have read about the marks, I believe this to be pre- 1945.






If you would like to purchase this bowl, you may click on the Paypal buy now button below. I am open to reasonable offers.  Or if you would like more information, please contact me at Gizmosetsy@gmail.com

 

Woodland Preserve Count:

18 - Rabbits and Bunnies
16 - Ground Squirrels
07 - Lizards
01 - Quail
01 - Coyote

Vintage Stylish Hats, Bygone Era

I am fascinated by the variety of designs in hats over the eras. Such imagination, and what style. From Fur to feathers, velvet to felt. Straw and ribbons. A simple veil. Here are a few that I have in my collection, and that are for sale. Perhaps there will be something that may interest you.

A simple blue hat with faux pearl and rhinestone decoration.

A 1960's ? Dark navy blue woven hat with grosgrain ribbon and box.

Deco Dotted Black Veil

Stylish Pink Hat with Big bow

Offset Black Velveteen? New York Creations Hat with Satin ribbon

Vintage Milgrim Ruffled Ribbon Straw hat and box

Woodland Count:
21 - Bunnies and Rabbits
12 - Ground squirrels
1 - Covey of Quail
1 - Coyote

Making A Statement

Nothing makes a statement more than the lighting you choose and some of the vintage bold colored hanging swag lamps will do just that. They came in all different sizes, colors, and materials. Danish Modern with blues and greens, and wood were popular in the 60's and odd atomic shaped lamps in the 50's to 60's. I think with the "Mediterranean" era came the more chunky glass, brass and cast iron.

I have a vintage glass swag hanging lamp in my shop. Globe shaped with the "antiqued brass" look. Lamp works great!




Woodland Head Count:
19 - Black Tailed Hares, Cottontails
10 - Ground Squirrels
2 - Quail
1 - Coyote
and again numerous birds including the quail, ravens, doves, flicker, wrens, mockingbirds,hummingbirds, finches.

As we were walking along we noticed several squirrels and rabbits running at top speed, and I said to my husband, "the coyote must be out there". Sure enough as we looked to the Northwest, there he stood, almost completely camouflaged against the desert sand. As soon as we turned our heads and looked at him, he lay down, too late buddy, we saw you.

The cutest thing we saw was when we startled a baby cottontail and he ran off as fast as his feet would carry him. A great laugh for the morning!

Rare Lladro

I am offering a rare Lladro porcelain figurine for sale in my Etsy store. This piece is from the early 70's and is a rare piece. It is the cowboy boot and is hard to find, it is considered very rare. This was considered a multi-functional item and is a vase. It measures appx. 7" high and is 7" long and about 3" wide.

The spanish name for this item is Bota Campera. The original sculptor is Julio Fernandez.

This piece is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. It is priced well under book value.

Today's head count for the woodland is:

8 - Rabbits and Cottontails
8 - Squirrels

We went a little later and it is a little cooler today and windy, so guess we missed the little critters.

Who Loves Vintage Purses?

I love vintage bags, and the changes they have made over the years. Following are pictures of some of mine I have collected. I am especially fond of box style for some reason. As you can see though, this madness also includes, compacts, lipsticks, compact purses, sunglasses etc.
First 3 pictures include but not limited to:

Steel beaded french bag with nice pattern and in excellent condition, carved lucite box

Whiting Davis in mint condition, all rhinestone evening, and round iridescent copper beaded and bakelite boxy bag.

Whiting and Davis alumesh with celluloid/bakelite handle and frame

I have some smaller purses as well, and use some of them for when we go out. Here are a few more pics:

Navy faille with lucite closure, white plastic beaded boxy bag, another faille with lucite closure, black beaded box,wood beaded Czech bag with plastic link chain.

A lucite, a stunning white glass beaded box, black velvet rounded box, faille pouch with carved chunky lucite closure,beaded clutch,whiting davis metal mesh and whiting davis gold metal mesh clutch with rhinestone closure

In the background is a unique box / compact purse with petit point embroidery. I have another regular style compact purse in the same design. Purchased them together.

In this picture is a mandalian mesh with drops in excellent condition, an Evans metal mesh compact bag, and in the background a pouchy Charlet Paris all beaded bag in coppery brown sparkling beads and hanging on the right is a large Whiting and Davis white beadalite mesh bag with milk glass closure.

Background is a clear plastic evening back studded with bright rhinestones, but what makes this back special is the row of rhinestones that line the top and a large rhinestone on the clasp. Also in the background is a Ilene lucite clutch with rhinestone design, this bag can be found in other colors and rhinestone designs. In the front is a goldish greenish Wilardy lucite boxy clutch.

In the back are two popular clear carved lucite clutch style evening bags. The one on the left has a carved cherry design with rhinestones, and the one on the right in the corner has a criss cross pattern, also with rhinestones. Immediatetly in front is a tortoiseshell lucite small boxy clutch and to the right is a lucite confetti embedded compact purse.

There is a variety of glass beaded flapper style bags in this picture and in the center top is a Whiting and Davis dresden mesh bag, in excellent condition.

In the background are two Charlet glass beaded bags. One is a clutch style ( standing up on left) in a mossy brown color and in the background is a black box style in immaculate condition. In front is a sweet vintage Japan beaded with a bow decoration, and behind that is a small brass with lucite top and a tortoiseshell/rootbeer lucite box.

This picture shows part of a vintage plastic bag with flowers and lucite handle, a telephone cord purse,a black crocheted with beads and round plastic bottom, lucite handles, a small tortoise plasit/lucite box purse, a fabulous iridescent blue glass beaded Charlet bag, another Czech wood beaded clutch and one of my favorites, a brown Corde box purse.

Hope you have a fabulous New Year!