Saturday 15 November 2014

Can't think of a title

I can't even think of a Post Title tonight, lol, my brain has already gone to sleep. It has been so crazy busy in my store, it seems I haven't moved away from my Etsy stuff all week. Christmas shopping is well under way, it seems.

All I managed to list today ( after dealing with a bunch of orders ) are these little beauties -

The sweetest tiny little mother of pearl child's rosary, really exquisite and totally delightful  - SOLD




Another rosary, this time with beautifully deep sky blue glass beads and finely decorated metal tube beads - SOLD


Also, this 1 yard length of antique French metallic thread lace trim, quite stunning - SOLD




Wishing you all a relaxing and happy Sunday, toodlepip xxx

Friday 14 November 2014

Four more

I love putting little collections together. Takes me ages to find the right things so that they go together, but I really enjoy it. I wanted to list a lovely old English Workbox tin by Geo. Bassett, but it always seems such a waste to send an empty box. I prefer to send them filled with something, so I gathered some vintage sewing notions and lace and buttons and put them in the box and that made me feel much happier :-) -





I also listed this amazing antique French trim, which had been used as a pelmet above a tall window - RESERVED



The first French street sign I listed sold very quickly, so I decided to list the only other I have as well - SOLD
I also listed the very last length of the vintage French millinery netting - SOLD, thats it, all gone 





See ya tomorrow, toodlepip xxx

Thursday 13 November 2014

And here we are again,

with a few more new listings. Things really seem to be gathering pace as more and more people are thinking about Christmas and looking for presents.
New in the shop today are -

A set of twelve crystal knife rests from France -SOLD




A set of dinky little cookie or hors d'oeuvre cutters, which I like to use for decorating jars of home made marmalade or chutneys with - SOLD




Art Deco era vintage French fabric jewelry or sewing box - SOLD




and another beautiful vintage French Holy Water font,  this time a beautiful soft green onyx with a silver medal of St. Therese and a sweet little glass font - SOLD




More tomorrow, now I have to go and watch the start of the new The Fall series.
Toodlepip xxx

Wednesday 12 November 2014

Falling behind, sob sob

I was so busy today getting orders out, I only managed to list a couple of items, one of which was a custom order which has already gone out of the shop again and is now on the way to the customer. So, all I am going to show you today is this one thing, a very beautiful vintage French Art Deco Holy Water font/benitier. The portrait of Christ is just wonderful -



No burning the midnight oil for me today.

Toodlepip xxx

Tuesday 11 November 2014

Busy, busy, busy

Today, I sorted out my shelves with all the things which are packed up and ready to be shipped out as soon as they get purchased. Some items had expired ages ago and I wanted to relist some of them -

This is such a very pretty French fabric covered chocolate box -


A very pretty French pastilles tin from Tours, elegant black and gold design -




This (faux?) tortoiseshell powder compact is such a sweet little thing -




Such a darling home made OOAK toy, three tiny dolls in their hand made beds
SOLD




Vintage French black stamp holder - SOLD




I had also listed these funky egg ladles, but they sold within an hour or so -



New to the shop are this beautiful, quite large Madonna - SOLD




and this really gorgeous antique architectural salvage element, a gilt bronze flower garland -




Made it just before midnight again, yay!

Toodlepip xxx

Monday 10 November 2014

New in the shop

The weather has been so awful the last few days, thunderstorms and torrential rain at times, that it is quite pleasant being indoors and working on listings for the shop.

Here are the few things I managed to list today -

A collection of vintage French kitchen utensils ( putting together collections makes sense as there are shipping cost advantages ) - SOLD




A pair of vintage French lion head coat hooks, solid brass and very nice quality -
SOLD




A vintage ENGLISH pharmacy/apothecary tin, filled with tiny mixed media treasures -





and a FRENCH pharmacy/apothecary tin filled with very similar little treasures -




The sweetest little Phul-Nana face powder box, so cute! -




Also, another length of this fantastic pink jacquard trim,  it is such a lovely colour and very popular - SOLD OUT




Toodlepip xxx