we are 3! [giveaway closed]

11/1/11 update: And the winner--chosen via Random.org--is vegAnn! Thanks so much to everyone for entering.




Editing this post to let you all know: save 15% on all purchases in the Etsy shop with code HAPPY3 now until midnight 12:00 AM EST on Tuesday, November 1, 2011.
And don't forget the enter the giveaway (details below)!




This Saturday, October 29, will be the third anniversary of the day I opened my Etsy account. Andy and I had sold vintage in shops and online for several years before then, but I truly didn't start having so much fun doing it until Etsy entered my life.
To celebrate, we'll be sharing a sale code with those of you fabulous friends and customers who follow me here, on my Twitter, and on the Small Earth Vintage Facebook page. I'll be sharing the code tomorrow, and it will be valid through Monday, October 31.
I'll also be holding a giveaway for $30.00 toward any purchase in the Small Earth Vintage Etsy shop. To enter, leave a comment on this blog post telling me what you'd like to see more of on the blog or in the Etsy shop. Only one comment per person, please. You can get a secondary entry by tweeting a link to the giveway (be sure include my Twitter handle, @SmallEarthVtg, so I know about your tweet), but again, just one secondary entry per person, please. I'll stop counting comments at midnight 12:00 am EST on Tuesday, November 1, and will then randomly choose a comment, and announce the winner sometime on Tuesday.
And finally: the shop is closing in on its 2000th sale. A special surprise will be given to the person who purchases that 2000th item.
Thanks so much to all of you--customers, readers, commenters, and friends--who have helped make the past three years so much fun! We love you.
xoK

vintage Halloween

I love vintage Halloween photos. I found some good ones from when my dad was little in the family photos and have been waiting until now to share them.

This was marked "Glenn's party Oct. '50" on the back. My dad is the kid in the "Kill the Umpire" outfit--lower left corner. What an insane mask. If some kid carried around that sign and wore that mask today he'd probably be sent immediately to therapy. (For the record, my dad is relatively sane, and probably the nicest guy you'll ever meet.) The skeleton costume is awesome...and how freaking creepy is the mask? I think the poor kid next to Skeletor dressed as a pierrot is little pissed, frankly.

Here are the adults. Not surprising for the time, I'm seeing a little bit of ethnic insensitivity sprinkled amongst the costumes. I'm liking the bottles of beer, though, and the banjo as accessory. This photo and the following three are from October 1949, and I'm guessing this is a party in my grandparents' basement.

My grandma as a cowgirl. Her outfit is awfully cute--I just wish she wasn't wearing that creepy mask. Looks like the other gals didn't quite get into the Halloween spirit, but they sure are wearing great dresses!

See the cutest kid the photo? The hobo in the bow tie? That's my dad! And holy smokes--there's a kid with the devil on his costume in the back, on the left. I'm pretty sure they don't let kids dress like Satan for Halloween anymore.

Is that kid on the left dressed as a Civil War soldier? Whoa. I'm loving the decorations--the witch's hat and the pipe cleaner skeletons! And I'm pretty sure there are actual cornstalks in the background. Well done, Grandma Edna!
I hope you all have a very happy and creepy Halloween! My big Halloween plan is a long overdue viewing of the original The Wicker Man.
Don't forget to enter in our 3rd Etsy-versary Giveaway here. And enjoy 15% off all purchases at the Etsy shop with code HAPPY3 now through Monday!
xoK

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whats in my bag

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whats in my bag by brianinlr on flickr

What’s in my bag by BrianinLR on Flickr.

allforair whats in my bag sunday edition i

allforair:

WHAT’S IN MY BAG- Sunday edition

I feel like posting another ‘what’s in my bag’ again. :) Pardon my ‘soupness’ Lol! Let me share some facts about what’s in my bag [and the bag itself]. This dainty scarlet bag was my ate Cha’s grad gift to me. I’m more of a Maybelline cosmetics user [‘cause it’s not too pricey, but good quality.]. Three most important items in my bag: cell phone, alcohol and mirror. The little Poppy Fields perfume was a gift from my good friend, Kams. :) Then I have two lippies: a lip balm and a lip colour. Lastly, a handy dandy notepad and a pen are essential when I take down notes, or when I have something in mind worth blogging. :) 

Good evenin’! 

sunbo yuka

sunbo-yuka:

あーちゃんの中学の入学式対策に原宿AlesShopでWig購入‼これは学校行く時に使えるわーん（＾∇＾）
#wig#alesshop#jarajyuku#fashion #sunbo (Sunbo L.A Fashion)

Hot dang mama!