Veronica Vintage’s 1 Year Anniversary & Giveaway!

I can’t believe it has been a year since I came back from my trip to Las Vegas this time last year with my intense love of all things vintage and rockabilly blazing and I started this blog. It has been a crazy year, but this blog has grown exponentially and blown up over the past few months especially. I could not have gotten this far without all of you!

Sometimes it may be hard for me to write due to my pain levels, school, or otherwise, but I still make the effort because this is a passion of mine, and a passion of my readers as well. I always aim to have more informational writing content rather than the frilly picture-laden outfit posts that most have – that way my readers can learn and embrace the look themselves. I love to share my knowledge and views with others, and I hope you have enjoyed reading as much as I have enjoyed writing. I intend to keep this blog going for a long time, and with your help we can make this one of the best vintage blogs out there.

I want to say thank you to my readers and celebrate my blog’s birthday, so I will be having a giveaway!

The item up for grabs is a fabulous black 1960s clutch purse from Fresh Hot Vintage. I myself have ordered a wonderful dress from Nicole, and I just love it! She is a fabulous seller, and will sell her products with truth behind her descriptions.

Here is the bag up for grabs:

Black crepe with black and gold satin lining. Convertible cord handle can be tucked in our out to hang on the wrist. Gold tone hardware. Charming and versatile, suitable for a range of styles.

Tags:
Brand: “Ande’ ”
Size: 8 x 6″ with 9.5″ handle
Content: crepe, satin.
Condition: Very good – minimal frame patina and few expected scuffs to lining.

This bag is great for every day or special nights out, and everything in between!

Here is how to enter:

1. “Like” Veronica Vintage on Facebook if you have not already.

2. Visit Fresh Hot Vintage on Etsy and let me know what your favourite item in her shop is by commenting on this post.

3. For another shot to win, post on your Facebook page about this contest containing the link to this post/site.

Please Note: Fresh Hot Vintage is having a little contest of their own: you can win a $50 gift certificate for commenting on their Facebook page. The contest ends 30 September. What’s to lose? Nothing! Go for it!

That’s it! Easy as pie 🙂 The contest will end on Saturday 6 October, and I will announce the winner via my Facebook page (which you will know about if you liked my page, naturally 😉 ) and you can send me your address so Nicole can send you your goodies!

Good luck ladies!

Get Your Thrift On!

Yesterday I went on a glorious trip around town with my Mom going thrift shopping. I went to four different stores each in the span of a few hours. I found some great things, only for a few dollars each – how can you beat that?!

The first store I went to is a place called Encore Thrift. It gives all of its profits to veterans, which I love, having been in the service myself. I would buy the whole store if I could, just to help out! I got my shop on, and found a great white cardigan in a cable knit that I had been looking for, as well as a red gingham shirt (perfect for my high waist capris!), and a beautiful vintage inspired shirt.

But you have to check this out: the vintage inspired shirt was new – with the tags! You gotta check out the retail price versus the thrift price:

Amazing, right? This is yet another reason thrifting is awesome and addicting 🙂

The girl who works there is so sweet. I remember her from when I went there when I was recovering from my shoulder surgery, and she was really nice even then. I was about to pay for my things, which equaled $14, but as I gave her my debit card, she said there was a $15 minimum for cards. So, since I was checking out the jewelry bobs and things, I got this one ring I thought was cute. The girl makes them herself, from authentic playing cards from the 1940s:

After that, I went to another store, called Save Thrift. I was excited, because the money from there goes to helping dogs and cats, another passion of mine. But alas, they only really had house ware stuff, not much else. The store was also rather miniscule. So that was a bust. But the next two I went to more than made up for it! The third is called just the Charity Resale Shop. Pretty plain and straight to the point LOL. This place was gigantic, and had tons of racks of things from kitsch to clothes to purses, belts, hats and more! I squealed with glee when we went in there,and happily perused everything. I checked out the shoes, but I don’t even know why I try – my feet are a monstrous size 11, so I know I am only destined for online foot wear purchases only LOL. But I found a great red sweater tank, perfect with a bullet bra underneath, as well as a bright yellow cardigan, followed by three scarves. I also found a black patent leather belt that I needed for a Bettie Page dress I have because the original broke, so that worked out very well 🙂

I also found this cute little purse for only a few dollars, great for summer trips and such:

I believe I spent a total $20 all together in that shop for everything. We next voyaged on to Second Chance Consignment Shop, which was also gigantic. My Mom found out about it from her friend Sheila, who had gone there earlier that day! It was kind of off the beaten path, but well worth the effort. Racks and racks of great stuff! I found three great vintage looking tops, as well as a chiffon scarf for only 25 cents! A grand total of $12 was spent here 🙂

I would say yesterday had to be one of, if not the best day I have ever had going thrifting. The thrill you get when you find a real gem after all the work of sifting through all of the other junk is remarkable. And then the prices just seal the deal! Around by my Mom here in southern New Jersey, there is a large population of older and retired people, so you have a higher chance of getting really great stuff. Always keep that in mind if you plan on thrifting – if you know of any stores near retirement/adult communities, do go to them, because you have a greater chance of hitting the jackpot. And also, please do go to the charity shops and spend to your heart’s content – your money is going to great causes, so it is completely guilt free shopping!

I plan on getting rid of a whole bunch of old clothes that I am not going to wear anymore since I have gotten into the vintage scene, and I plan on donating them to the military charity shop because they will get loved again and the proceeds go to a great cause. I just can’t throw away clothes, I just think that is a horrible waste! So to the charity shop they shall go. I gotta make more room for other thrifting and vintage finds, ya know 😉

Valetine’s Day GIVEAWAY!

Hi dolls! I have some great news for all of you – I am doing my first giveaway! And just in time for Valentine’s Day 🙂 It is all thanks to the great owner of Sentimental Heart Vintage, Michele. She is on Etsy, and her banner below will lead you to her shop. She also has a brick and mortar store, so she’s got it all going on!

I recently bought a fabulous dress from her that I adore, and is probably one of my favourites in my closet right now. Check it out:

Isn’t it an amazing colour and that lace detailing beautiful? And it was so reasonably priced, I just could not resist. She is unlike most Etsy sellers of vintage in that they sometimes have ridiculously high prices for clothing just because it is vintage. Her things are very reasonable for us ladies on a budget, and they are high quality. I received my dress in careful packaging with a super sweet handwritten note attached, which was fabulous. The dress had no smells or imperfections, and was good to go! How can you not love?

I wanted to do a giveaway for all of my fabulous readers that keep coming back to my site and have been making my site visit numbers go up and up. I am very appreciative for all of the positive feedback and for the popularity, which I hope continues. So when I wanted to do a giveaway, I messaged Michele about a fabulous bag and how pleased I was with my transaction, and she was all a go for it. So let’s go!

The Item

Vintage Crochet White/Cream Coloured Handbag with Wooden Handle

Isn’t this a beautiful handbag? It is vintage from the 1970s, but definitely has a ’40s flare. And the colour is just too perfect, as you can use it in the winter as well as the summer with the whitish cream colour it offers. It is lined on the inside. and has a small zippered pocket for makeup, your cell phone, or whatever you may like. Big enough for the essentials, but small enough to look feminine and not overwhelm!

Measurements:
17 inches from handles to bottom
11 inches from top of bag to bottom
11 inches wide

The Entry

Now ladies, in order to enter, you need to do just some very simple things to be eligible for this very great purse. Here are the details:

1. Like the Veronica Vintage Facebook page, if you have not already.

2. Check out Michele’s store Sentimental Heart Vintage on Etsy, and choose which of her items is your favourite.

3. Comment on this post about what your favourite item is from her store.

That’s it! Then you will be entered. And you can also be given another chance to win if you have a blog of your own or a Facebook page by blogging/posting about this giveaway yourself, and linking to this page.

The giveaway will officially close on Valentine’s Day, 14 February. A winner will be announced that day.

Are you ready? Get set? Enter! Good luck ladies!