The Vintage Inn

It’s the most wonderful time of the year….DEALS DEALS DEALS to be had everywhere you look and this is when I do my best Vintage Shopping. For today’s post I want to showcase some of the cool things I saw on Etsy that you can buy RIGHT NOW for yourself or that hard to buy for, friend/relative.

Disclosure: Some of the links on my blog from Etsy is Affiliate Links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

I love a good vintage hairstyle, so why not make it authentic with these 1940s/1950s Cherie Bobby pins in original package (which is so cute!). Buy it HERE.

1940s/ 1950s vintage bobby pins/ hair grips on original package.

Source: Etsy

Do you know someone who just loves a little kitsch in their home decor? Then these 1950s Mid century brown ceramic salt and pepper shakers squirrel on pine tree stump will fit the bill! How adorable. Buy them HERE.

Mid century brown ceramic salt and pepper shakers squirrel on pine tree stump

Source: Etsy

For the bowler in the family (everyone has one), a fun vintage 1950s Bowling Pamphlet. Great tips to make anyone a better bowler. Buy it HERE.

Source: Etsy

Vintage Sewing/ Knitting & Crochet Books are all the rage and this 1940s version is just super! Buy it HERE.

Vintage 1940s Simplicity Sewing Book and Smart Crochet Book

Source: Etsy

I’m a big fan of a vintage brooch/pin and this adorable 1950s Leaf Brooch is just too cute and would make someone so very happy this holiday season. Buy it HERE.

Source: Etsy

A drinking Fish? This is a fantastic cocktail napkin! Just one is available but you could frame it and add it by your bar, because…drinking fish 🙂 Buy it HERE.

1950s Cocktail Napkin with a drinking fish.

Source: Etsy

For that well dressed man in you life. Pristine cufflink and tie tack set in its original Dante box. These pieces were popular in the 1960s. Buy it HERE.

Vintage 1960s Dante Volcano Fold-Over Cufflink Set, Watermelon Rivoli Glass

Source: Etsy

A fantastic Holiday Outfit is ALL the rage and this Vintage 1950s Felt Holiday Circle Skirt with Photo Applique is just perfect. Buy it HERE.

Vintage 1950s Felt Holiday Circle Skirt Sequin Photo Applique

Source: Etsy

Collectors of vintage camera’s will love this vintage 1960’s Kodak Instamatic X-15F Camera with Original Box. Buy it HERE.

Source: Etsy

Fondue Holiday Party anyone? Vintage 1960s Fondue Plates Mustard Yellow Cyanamid Melamine. Spots for everything you are dipping. Buy it HERE.

Vintage Fondue Plates Mustard Yellow Cyanamid Melamine Retro 1960s Melmac

Source: Etsy

Even if you are not buying some off this vintage gift idea list, I hope you are inspired by something you saw here. Give the gift of Vintage Friends!

Happy Shopping!

Liz

I love a good vintage magazine cover, so I thought I would start a new series on magazine covers from various dates ranging from the 1920s-1950s of the month we are currently in. Focus will be mostly on Women’s Magazines.

Let’s see what people were reading in November…..

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Modern Priscilla Magazine November 1929. Can good food be ruined by poor cookery (if it’s me cooking then YES!)?

Source: Etsy

Harper’s Bazar (Harper’s Bazaar) 1923 November.

Source: American Fashion Magazines

“Letter Sweater” (boy & girl) Saturday Evening Post Cover, November 19,1938.

Source: Allposters.com

Ladies Home Journal November 1938 featuring Hats from Paris on the cover.

In 1938 the discussion that we are still having today, was happening….”What women of America think about the Double Standard”. Very Interesting.

Source: Etsy

Mademoiselle November 1939. The Magazine for Smart Young Women.

Ebony Magazine, November 1947-Meet the Real Lena Horne (Gosh I love her!).

Ebony Magazine, November 1947 -1940s Vintage Magazine Cover

November 1949 – Seventeen Magazine. Your Parents and You.

November 1949 - Seventeen Magazine -1940s Vintage Magazine Cover

Source: My Vintage Vogue

Life Magazine November 19th, 1949 – Pearl Fashions.

Source: Old Life Magazines

My Home Magazine, November 1950.

Glamour Magazine-“For the Girl with a Job”, November 1951. Christmas Made Easy (sign me up)!

1951 Glamour Magazine November Christmas Edition -1950s Vintage Magazine Cover

Source: Etsy

Quick Magazine-November 10th, 1952. The cover features a portrait of actress Jeanne Crain. The main articles mentioned on the cover are , “How To Reduce For The Holidays” and “U.S. Stars Abroad: Diplomats or Dynamite”.

Quick Magazine-November 10th, 1952. -1950s Vintage Magazine Cover

Source: Ephemera Obscura

Jet Magazine November 26th, 1953. “Should Older Women Marry Young Men?”

Jet Magazine November 26th, 1953. -1950s Vintage Magazine Cover

Cosmopolitan magazine, November 1957 with Carol Lynley on cover. SPECIAL: Are Teenagers taking over? Parental Heebie Jeebies-Liquor, Sex, Fast Cars.

Cosmopolitan magazine, NOVEMBER 1957 Carol Lynley on cover. -1950s Vintage Magazine Cover

Source: Pinterest

Stay tuned for December in this new series…in December 🙂 Also if you can’t wait, make sure you check out my Pinterest Board dedicated to Vintage Magazine Covers & Catalogs.

You can also check out the following past blog posts I have done on vintage magazines (or visit my archive collection HERE):

Question Time: Do you love a good vintage magazine? If so what is your favourite to pickup and read? If not vintage, share what your reading today in the comments below.

Liz

Black Friday/ Cyber Sales for the Vintage Lover in Your Life

November Magazine Covers 1920s-1950s