Accessories Of Old

Good girls !!

I have blogged about our stock of European vintage hair barrettes a few times. We have large stocks of barrettes and not only are they my favorites but they are amongst our biggest sellers on our website.

What I love most about the barrettes is not only the actual barrette but the card that it comes on. I have taken a few and framed them and hung them up in my daughters bedroom... take a look at some of the good girls on the cards..

 

 

I am sure you will agree that these ladies look like butter would not melt in their mouths... pure and ever so feminine.

 

 

 

 

Each card is it's own little piece of art.

 

This card makes me laugh as the picture of the lady is a wee bit seductive in her evening gown and yet they have paired her up with the little duck barrettes!!

 

Last but not least the good old faithful bobby clips - love the lady on this card she has a really cheeky look on her face

 

These are just a few of the cards that I love - I am sure you would agree that the old graphics on the cards are wonderful and fun. Think of the different graphics we have now to what was then.. not only that but the role woman played then to now! Food for thought. 

The Magnolia Bakery NYC

Last week, I was in New York for the day to see a good friend of mine who was on business in the city for a few days. I have to say in life we come across a few people that touch us and no matter how long we do not see that person there is always a connection. This friend of mine I have known since I was 18 years old at Art School. Most of our lives we have lived on different continents and yet when we see one another it is if time has stood still. So, there we were with only a few hours to spend together and one of the first things we did was head down to Magnolia Bakery in the village.

For any of you who do not know about Magnolia Bakery this is the time to get to know!!!!!! Wow! I am not a big cake person but I have a thing for cupcakes. There tucked away is a little corner bakery that does not look like much from the outside but boy oh boy this is one case of not to judge a book by its cover!!!!

The line of people waiting to get there fix goes on all day long... and let me tell you its well worth the wait.... and the calories!

The cupcakes are orgasmic and so is the banana pudding they are famous for.

My advice to you. If you are ever in NYC take the time to seek out a Magnolia Bakery closest to you. They have three different locations in the city.... and not to mention their own recipe book too.

mmmmh!! My mouth is watering just thinking of it all!

A doodle a day..

My partner Warren from our sister company TJOMIES STATIONERY has just started his own blog that is attached to the  Tjomie website.

The blog is called A DOODLE A DAY. Warren, has challenged himself to come up with a different doodle a day. Looking at his doodles so far I believe that he can most definitely stand up to this challenge ...

Take a look at the blog .. I am sure for all you doodle fans out there it will blow your mind!

Happy 4th July

Just wanted to take this time to wish all my American followers a very happy 4th of July.

Hope it is a good one filled with laughter, friends and great cupcakes!

The Chantilly Scrapbooking Show

Well, I had promised to show pictures of the scrapbooking show we did last weekend and so here I am. (A few days late.. but better later than never.)

Here are the two Tjomies (friends) Warren and yours truly  in our booth at the show.

 

Our booth took us a while as unlike the New York Stationery Show we had a lot of stock we had made up to sell as it was a cash and carry show. So, besides color coordinating everything we had to punch holes into each and every packet to hang them all... I think Warren still has the blisters to prove it!

 

 

 

 

Once we had hung everything and took a step back we really like the way it all came together.

 

Not only did we sell scrapbooking kits but plenty of our Tjomies vintage inspired greeting cards too.

 

And, of course as always we has our vintage ribbon rolls and bell jars filled with vintage goodies as display to add to the vintage theme.

 

Warren, my partner in Tjomies who is always hard at work creating and putting in endless hours into perfecting our new website www.tjomiesvintagestationery.com

Thanks to all of those that stopped by to say "hi" and who appreciated the vintage style of scrapbooking items we have produced. Warren and I had a serious good laugh as well as lots of good fun with all the customers who came into our booth.... look foward to seeing you all at the next show.

Scrapbooking show

Well, I am off the the Chantilly Scrapbooking show to set up our booth.

The show is from June 26th to June 27th. For all you scrapbooking friends out there if you are in the area do come and introduce yourselves to us at TJOMIES. I will be back with loads of pictures next week so check in with me then xxx

Vintage Rose inspired tags

To add to our collection of tags we ( Tjomies) have come up with many gift tags that are all vintage inpired. Like the polka dot tags, here are another range  that are taken from Vintage European Jaquard trim.

 

 

I absolutely adore roses on most fabrics so just could not resist using this particular trim as inpiration.

 

Just love the way the tags came out.. we did  them in three different tones to match the different color schemes of the jaquard..

 

 

 

We also made  some scrapbooking borders to add to the Vintage Jaquard Rose collection ..love the way they came out too.

 

 

How stunning would these look on a scrapbooking page??

Polka Dots

I am just simply dotty for anything with  polka dots. In our collection of tags that we are making for our stationery company TJOMIES we have now completed a selection of polka dot themed tags and cut outs... just simply love em!! Take a look...

 

Some vintage French and Swiss 1940's ribbon that got us inspired...

 

Oh so dotty cut outs... and then there were those with buttons...

 

 

 

 

I personally could not think of anything sweeter than embellishing a scrap page with one of these button flowers - could you??

 

Now if that wasn't enough to feed your polka dot craving check the tags out ....

 

 

 

This is one color scheme I love - the baby yellow with lime green.

 

We will be at The Scrap booking show in Chantilly from 26th June to the 27th. If you are in the area come and see us  - just look for TJOMIES .

For anyone that would like to purchase any of the tags or cut outs shown in the blog they will all be available on our website Tjomies by the end of the month. 

Swiss vintage hankies

Yes, I am still unpacking and finding more incredible vintage cotton Swiss embroided hankies... these ones are really beautiful and just have a look at how colorful the covers are..

 

 

 

Love the colors they use and take a look at the actual pictures -

 

 

Before even revealing the hankies I have to share the covers with you ..they are simply beautiful.

 

 

 

 

When you open up the envelope there are sets of the most beautiful 100% cotton  embroided hankies

 

A close up to really appreciate the detail..

 

                                    

 

All the sets are different and to take pictures of it all would have been the longest blog on earth so here are a few just to wet your appetites!!

 

 

 

Don't you just adore the lace borders??

 

 

Love ..love..love this sweet little basket

 

and these little precious flowers...

 

 

Oh so very pretty....

 

 

 

 

As I mentioned in the previous blog if you are intersted in purchasing any of these just drop me a email and I am happy to organise it with you. ... I will be loading them on my website www.accessoriesofold.com but not for a while yet ( backed up with loading at the moment!!!)

Vintage Swiss hankies

After blogging the last hankies I unpacked ( Hansel and Gretal) I decided to dig a bit deeper and found some unbelievable and ever so delicate Swiss vintage cotton hankies.

They came in envelopes with the loveliest paper covering the front.. have a look

 

I love the paper so much that I took close ups of each cover...

 

And, if you think the covers are pretty wait until you see what is inside each one....

 

Each folder comes with three of the most delicate  sweet hankies with a hand embroided flower on each.

 

 

 

 

I just love the way the little label lies on its own bed of ribbon..

 

I had many enquiries last time I posted hankies asking me if they are for sale. Everything I blog is available to buy. If it is not on my website  just email me and I will be happy to send it off to you.

The prices on these hankies are $26.00 not including shipping.

FW - Fashion Washington

After living in Washington DC for the past eight years now I am proud to say some of our items were used on a  bridal shoot and featured in a great new fashion supplement that is linked to The Washington Post called FW which stands for Fashion Washington.

Check it out... Amazing what a vintage millinery flower can do??

 

Don't you just love this bird earrings?

 

and then there was more....

 

  

My last Starbucks

Okay so I challenged myself and its now my last Starbucks revamp for the week. I could go on and on finding new backdrops for the Queen of coffee but have so many new things to blog.. so on that note here is the last image I will have of the mermaid for a while... nestled on a vintage millinery flower.

 

and then made into a flower brooch..

 

Starbucks ... again

I am coming to the end of my personal Starbucks challenge to myself of finding new settings for the little Starbucks mermaid... this time I decided to should surround herself with other pretties ..

 

Yup she is now one of the official members of a band that was hand embellished using our vintage buttons on a hat made by my dear friend Albertus Swanepoel....

 

A Starbucks button brooch

Yes, I am still on my Starbucks idea week - day four!

Today I decided to give the Coffee Queen of the Seas another function... firstly I took her and glued her on to some of our Tjomies vintage stationery  Paisley print as a back drop.

 

After this I then took some really pretty vintage lingerie lace in a apple green and glued it making a skirt around the cutout circle.

 

I then found some vintage celluloid buttons in my stash and framed the mermaid .

 

I then cut around the brooch once it had all dried and stuck a pin on the back. 

 

I may even take it to  my local Starbucks up the road and hand it over to my favorite barista as a gift !!!!! 

A Starbucks doodle

Well we are now into our day 4 of keeping up with our obsession of the Starbucks mermaid logo !!

My partner in TJOMIES Stationery Warren who is the king of all doodles decided to join in the fun and this is what he came up with....

 

I think he is a bloody king at the way he doodled sweet Miss Sea Queen of Starbucks... don't you?

If you want to see anymore of his brilliant doodles go to our  Tjomies stationery website   and you will see a whole range of cards that have been doodled by Warren.  Here is a taste of some of the brand new DOODLE range he is working on (it fits in perfectly with my Starbucks theme)