Faith's Vintage Vanity

A NEW LOOK!

2009-06-17T16:08:00.010-04:00

Hello everyone!

I know I have been away for quite some time, but I am back and will try to do better with more postings, more often.

I have been busy with all my other web-sites and I am currently building another one. So since it has been awhile, I have decided that I needed a new look! Change is good, right? I found this background at The Graphics Fairy and loved the blue that was in it. So I called my buddy Gail at Shabby Cottage Studio, and had my new banner made. I love it! It gives me a new fresh outlook on things.

Even though I have been away for awhile, and I'm involved in a completely different business, I could never give up my vintage roots. After all, vintage rhinestone jewelry is where I got started. I just moved from vintage to new and can completely surround myself with rhinestones and crowns! How GREAT is that? A fantasy come true!

Presley graduated second grade, performed 3 dances at her dance recital this weekend, won 2nd place in talent at the Sunburst State Finals (singing Hannah Montana's "No body's Perfect") and is a handful. I love her to death!

I don't want to bore you with a 3 page letter so I will go for now and will be back soon. I promise! Leave me your comments, I would love to hear from everyone.

Faith

VINTAGE LINENS

2009-02-03T14:16:00.005-05:00

Well, another month has passed by in a blink of an eye, and I am just getting around to doing a new post. Oh well! I just listed some of my linens on etsy, and thought I would share them with you. I should have tried to iron the folded creases out, but that would take awhile and I hate to iron!

I hope to take photos and get the other linens listed soon. I have been so busy with my job, Presley's activities and new business's that I just have not had the time. I also added a photo of Presley with her cat "JoJo".

NEW YEAR'S PRAYER

2008-12-27T17:34:00.007-05:00

Dear GOD,

I pray that everyone has a good and prosperous new year. I pray for our nation,our president and our economy. I pray things will take a turn for the better. I pray builders will start building again. I pray the housing industry gets stronger and people will be able to keep their homes. I pray for the small business's. I pray everyone can keep their jobs. I pray religion stays strong and works its way back into the schools. I pray children will listen and obey their parents. I pray parents will be parents and not be afraid of their children. I pray people will not worry about being politically correct. I pray all people will know where they came from and know where they are going, and know who to find along the way. I pray for peace. I pray for love and happiness. I pray for good health. I pray for everyone this New Year. A-men

NEED JEWELRY FOR THOSE CHRISTMAS & NEW YEARS PARTIES?

2008-12-03T15:24:00.008-05:00

I thought I would share some gorgeous jewelry sets with you in case you are looking for that perfect set to wear to your next Christmas party or New Years party. These are not vintage, but they are very good quality, silver plated, and best of all at wholesale prices. They are available at The Glitzy Crown.

All of these shown range from $14-$19 per set.

SLUMBER PARTY!

2008-11-15T17:31:00.003-05:00

Well, this weekend me and my daughter Presley,and my best friend Leslie and her daughter Lexie, went to a slumber party at her Grammy's house. This was Presley's first and she was so excited. We loaded up our sleeping bags and games,movies,coloring books and some toys and off we went. Lexie stayed up til midnight and Presley stayed awake until about 1:00 a.m. I, on the other hand went to bed about 2:00 and slept for about an hour and a half.

We all had a lot of fun, and Grammy fixed a bunch of food for us to eat and munch on all night. We saw at least 4 movies, and I'm sure we all gained several pounds, with all the brownies,tea-cakes,pies,popcorn,chips,meatballs,chicken nuggets,sandwiches and cokes we all ate.

This morning, we had a big breakfast (like we needed it) before we came back home. We were kids again for a night. Even though I'm been deprived of my sleep, I think it did me good. Maybe this is something that Presley and Lexie will always remember.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

2008-10-26T18:12:00.004-04:00

I hope you all have a FUN and SAFE Halloween. It's all in FUN!

FINALLY DONE!

2008-10-15T19:50:00.003-04:00

www.theglitzycrown.com

Well, I finally got my new web-site up and running! It took a lot of hard work and late nights, but I think I'm finally slowing down some. I still have a lot of "tweaking" to do and a few more things to add but I think I can take a (short)breather.

Please click on link to visit and let me know what you think. I would love to hear your comments.

BEFORE & AFTER

2008-09-28T13:45:00.005-04:00

Well, I realized that 3 months ago today, I took some "before" photos of my room that I call my office. It really is a multi-functional room to say the least!

It holds my husbands desk (which really is a storage piece of furniture for his technical stuff). We also have a small desk that also houses our household office related stuff. Then we have "some" of my Faith's Vintage Vanity antiques stored in here. And moving around the room we have my storage shelves for my new business and my scrapbook storage (which by the way, I have not had time to work on since I don't know when). Lastly my desk which is for my new business "The Glitzy Crown" which I am trying feverishly to get going!

So these before pictures are a mess, and the after pictures to me are wonderful, because now I can move around in the room and actually get some work done. And it is not so depressing now when I walk into the room. It only took 3 months tio get it done!

AS PROMISED, MORE HATS

2008-09-25T21:50:00.004-04:00

Well as I promised, here are some photos of my next collection of hats to go on the selling block! I started them out in my etsy store and this weekend I will probably list them on e-bay. It is a slow process, but I'm chipping away at the bulk of my inventory. I'm trying to get it at a more manageable state. My room I am using as a "office" is finally where I can walk around a little bit. That makes it nice. I took some "before" photos and as soon as I take the "after" photos I will post them.

REMEMBER JACK?

2008-09-17T18:05:00.006-04:00

Remember Jack? (Presley's new puppy we adopted from the Atlanta Humane Society). Well here is a photo of him with Austin. He is getting so big. We have also acquired another new kitten named JoJo.

Well, my first lot of hats sold on e-bay to a woman in the United Kingdom. Imagine that? So I'm putting together my next lot. I have over 60 hats! When I take those photos I will post them. I am sorry I haven't been in touch lately, but I have been so busy with everything. I promise it should get back to normal soon. I hope to have my new business open October 1st !

HATS,HATS,AND MORE HATS!

2008-08-20T19:41:00.003-04:00

Well, now that I sold my jewelry, I'm putting together a lot of hats to sell on e-bay. I have over 60 hats, so I've decided to try to sell them in smaller lots. The first lot I have put together has 17 hats in it. They age from the 1940's-1960's. Only one I think is from the 1980's. Most all of them have their original label inside them. And again, I hand picked all these myself,so they are all special to me. I'm going to bite my lip and list these after I do this post. Boy, this is hard to do! I hope you enjoy looking.

Faith

BITTER-SWEET GOOD-BYE

2008-08-12T18:52:00.005-04:00

Well, I did it! I sold my entire antique/vintage jewelry lot, as shown in the last posting. I sold it on E-bay to a woman who will re-sale it, but admitted that she will probally keep some for herself. That means that I will have to start wrapping and boxing up all that jewelry. I don't mind, because that puts me that much closer to starting my NEW business.

It is very bitter-sweet though. I actually cried when I found out that it had sold. It's very emotional for me. After all, I hand-picked all of these pieces myself. I will still sell vintage items in my Etsy Store, because I still have a lot of stuff. I think I even still have some jewelry left in another box that I completely forgot about.

Oh well, off to put together my next lot to sell. I'm thinking vintage evening purses.

Faith

WOW! NOW THAT'S SOME JEWELRY

2008-08-02T18:06:00.005-04:00

Sorry I have been out of the loop lately, but I have been extremely busy with all kinds of stuff , including getting Presley ready to start back to school, and researching my new business adventure (which I hope to reveal soon). In order to start that new business, I need to sell my antiques. And I am starting with my Jewelry. Below are some pictures of my jewelry that I have just listed on E-BAY. Thought you might like to take a look, and let me know if you all know of anyone that might be interested. (I know my blog buddies know LOTS of people and can spread the word for me).

Let me know what you think!

Faith

MY CREATIVE SIDE... Part one

2008-06-27T20:34:00.007-04:00

Some of you may not know that about 10-12 years ago, I started making Victorian Lampshades. I have not created any new ones in awhile ,because after Presley came along I just haven't had a lot of extra time. But I have been thinking about starting some new ones. They are a little on the expensive side to make because the materials are expensive for me to buy, and each one takes about 10-12 hours to create from start to finish. I only use the best materials I can find and the beads are made from glass. Some are very large and heavy.

I am always on the look-out for vintage lamps to "crown" with one of my shades. I went to a yard sale a few weeks back, and could not resist a pair of cherub lamps from the 40's-50's era. I couldn't pass them up. Other people might see "old","out of style" lamps, but I see a beautiful creation to "crown" that lamp with. Maybe a little paint, faux finish, clean-up and "WA-LA!" What a beauty!

Just wanted to share with you some that I have in my own home as well as a few for sale at

The Plum Tree Antiques store.

Faith

I'VE BEEN TAGGED!

2008-06-23T11:27:00.016-04:00

Well, I have been tagged by my friend Jann @ A Vintage Heart

The rules of the game: 1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog. 2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird. 3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs. 4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Now please remember, I'm still new to this blogging world and to this also. So here goes...

1. I got perfect attendence from 3rd grade through 11th grade in school.

2. Danced at a Atlanta Falcons football game at half-time along with about 300 other girls from Jazzercise.

3. Can not stand watermelon or raspberries. The smell makes me nauseous.

4. Worked as a hairdresser for 18 years.

5. Me and my best friend modled some suits for a fashion catalog flyer.

6. Went on a ghost hunt.

7. My husband and I were at the Antiques Roadshow and managed to get on T.V. (in the background)

Here's the list of girls I'm passing this on to:

1. Dawn @ The Feathered Nest

2. Cindy @ The Plum TreeAntiques

3. Sanya @ In The Pink Antiques

4. Tammy @ The Other Side Of Me

5. Renea @ Pocket Full Of Prettys

6. Utah Grammie @ Main Street Memories

7. Becca@ Of Bluebirds and Roses

VINTAGE WEDDINGS

2008-06-18T18:41:00.006-04:00

As we all know, June is the month for weddings. My husband and I also got married in June. So in this post I will show some of my vintage wedding things.

1960's cathedral length wedding veil

1900's wedding shoes

Lovely 1960's wedding gown

Some vintage earrings to go with your wedding gown

Close up of bead work

1950's beaded wedding veil

This is one of my own collection. This wedding gown was worn in 1939, and believe it or not it takes a proud spot in my dining room.

JUST ADOPTED

2008-06-03T21:13:00.004-04:00

This past weekend we went to the Atlanta Humane Society and adopted this precious little boy. He is 8 weeks old and just about as cute as they come. He is a Retriever/Shepherd mix. (Or so they say) Regardless, he is our newest member of the family and soon to be a "run around" play pal for his big brother, Austin. Presley is a proud mother, and is understanding what it's like having a "little one" getting into EVERYTHING! Just had to share a few photos. Hope this puts a smile on your face!

AND THE WINNER IS...

2008-05-29T23:06:00.007-04:00

JANN (A-VINTAGE -HEART) http://a-vintage-heart.blogspot.com

Congratulations! Here is what she will receive in the mail in a few days. Not only did she win the *Vintage Whiting & Davis cameo earrings, but she also will receive the following items:

*Vintage Doily

*Vintage Lipstick Holder with Mirror

*Vintage Needle Threader

*Vintage Gloves

*Assortment of Old Buttons

"Happy Birthday" from me to you!

Thanks to everyone for such a great turn out. Also thanks to those who posted about my give-away on their blogs. It was a lot of fun. I met a lot of new friends that I will be visiting from time to time. Until then, my appreciation to all for coming to visit me and making my first "give away" a success!

Faith

GIVE AWAY!

2008-05-21T19:19:00.011-04:00

As you know I'm still new at this "blog" thing. My sweet friend Dawn suggested that I have a "give-away" to help get my name out there for a lot more people to see. So I am doing just that! And guess what? My birthday is coming up, but someone else is going to get the present!

I will be giving away a goodie box filled with surprises, including these vintage "Whiting & Davis" cameo earrings on their original card. To register for this drawing, please click on comments below, and leave me one. And if you do a post about my give away on your blog, you will be entered twice! Iwill be drawing a winning name on my birthday, May 30th .

This is a picture of the earrings I will be giving away, but the other items will be a SURPRISE! And if you love vintage items like I do, you will not be disappointed.

Please don't forget to leave me a comment and contact information if you are not a blogger. And let me know if you posted about me on your blog.

I just love surprises, don't you?

Faith

I SURVIVED!

2008-05-13T19:18:00.010-04:00

Well, I survived my daughters birthday, skating party, (which by the way, YES I did skate!) Mothers Day, and now it is time to get back to business.

I will be adding even more items to my etsy shop, so please check it out. Click on faithsvintagevanity at the bottom of the photos in MY ETSY SHOP, and that will take you directly into my store showing all of my items for sale right now. I have been busy taking pictures and even listing some items on e-bay also.

Old perfume bottles are a perfect way to "dress up" your vanity or dresser.

Red is a great color, and one of the most popular colors to collect in vintage rhinestone jewelry.

This set truly says:" Look at Me"!

What better way to dress up your shoes than vintage shoe clips.

Great for any secial occasion.

Hats are great collectables and you can use them in decorating to give that special vintage/antique touch to a room.

Here is a peek at my some of my own collection.

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

2008-05-01T21:35:00.006-04:00

My Little Tomboy...

My Little Princess...

Our precious little girl is having a birthday. She is going to be seven years old. (I can't believe it!) We will be doing the skating party thing this weekend. I might even put a pair on and skate myself. On second thought, I might not! Oh well, I know it will be fun. When you have the best of both worlds, it always is.

Happy Birthday Presley!

FINALLY!

2008-04-24T22:37:00.004-04:00

YEA!

After a long night and day, I have "finally" got my etsy store up and running. I still have some work to do, but I'm excited to finally have a place where my customers can shop. I plan to add different often, so there will always be something new to look at.

Well, I think Spring has finally Sprung! Time to plant all those pretty colorful flower beds, and hang all those blooming baskets. Even in the jewelry world, colorful flowers bloom.

THANK YOU!

2008-04-13T20:04:00.002-04:00

I would like to say "thank you" to some special friends of mine: Dawn from The Feathered Nest, for posting about me and my new blog. I got so many wonderful comments from a lot of special people who came to visit me because of her post. Cindy from The Plum Tree, for helping me get my blog started, and working on my music which, by the way she loves. NOT! Also to Gail from Shabby Cottage Studio, for working with me to create my blog banner. She does great work and has a lot of patience. LOVE YALL!

WELCOME!

2008-03-18T19:25:00.016-04:00

Vintage items are very much popular today. Whether you need a rhinestone necklace or earrings for a prom, wedding, pageant, or any formal event; vintage rhinestone pieces definitely make a statement. (after all, the 1930's-1950's were all about the rhinestones!)

Maybe you are looking for a vintage one of a kind dress for your prom. Or maybe, a vintage purse to go with that new suit.

How about some vintage linens to create a new table scape. Maybe some old perfume bottles or a mirror tray for your dresser. The possibilities are endless!

And if you use your imagination, you can use vintage items to help create something new as well. I hope to show you some of those possibilities soon.