New Market: Here Comes the Sun!

With summer officially starting this week we are excited to launch our newest (online) market Here Comes the Sun - a summer-themed exhibition featuring the most amazing summery things we could find online.  This is our 4th year into our summer markets, and our 6th year blogging and we keep finding new and amazing artists and work to showcase!  Click here to visit, the market is updated with fresh things during the entire month long showcase (running June 20th - July 15th/11)!

Blanche Dlys Designs

I love what designer Siobhan Harrison of Blanche Dlys Designs has done upcycling these vintage trunks and hangers. By collecting old magazines and comics, Siobhan decoupages unique collages on the hangers and in the interiors of the trunks while painting the outside with blackboard paint as an example creating unique pieces inspired by the world around her. Available through Not on the High Street (out of the UK).

Hindsvik: Vintage Typewriters

Image from Apartment Therapy

Hi There, it's Daniel and Valeria here from Hindsvik Shop. We love using vintage typewriters for both writing and display and wanted to show you some of our favorite vintage typewriters we've had on our shop in the past!

1960's Tom Thumb President Typewriter

1960's Smith Corona Typewriter

1930's Remington Model 16 Typewriter

Children's Western Stamping Corp Typewriter

1960's Smith Corona Typewriter

1970's Olivetti Typewriter

For more photos and resources on vintage typewriters check out these links:

Writing Machines flickr group

Vintage Typewriters.net

Eclectisaurus Typewriter Museum

Hindsvik: Vintage View-masters

Contributor post by Daniel and Valeria of Hindsvik

A few weeks ago we did a post on our blog of vintage view-masters and reel scans and wanted to share some more scans and some history with you! Using a slide scanner, we captured some of these images and although the whole 3-D effect is lost, they are still some captivating stills!

Alice in Wonderland, 1952

View-masters have been around since 1939, and although is now considered a children's toy, it was originally marketed as a way for viewers to enjoy stereograms of colorful and picturesque tourist attractions.

The view-master has stemmed from two photographers who had invented devices for viewing stereo images. Together they had the idea of updating the old-fashioned stereoscope by using new Kodachrome 16-mm color film which had recently been available.

Smokey the Bear, 1969

While a view-master disk holds 14 film slides, there are really only 7 pairs as two film slides are being viewed simultaneously. One for each eye, thus simulating binocular depth perception.

Bambi

In the 1940's, the US military recognized the potential for using View-Master products for personnel training and purchased 100,000 viewers and nearly 6 million disks from 1942-1945.

Prehistoric Animals

View-master also eventually signed with Disney, and began it's Personal Line, which included a 35-mm camera for it's users to make their own View-Master disks. Although at first they were successful, the line would be discontinued within 10 years.

View-master had merged and signed with many companies and now belongs to Fisher-Price. Despite it's long history and many changes in model and material, the same basic design of the disks and internal mechanism has persisted throughout ensuring that every desk ever made will work in every model
produced!

- Daniel and Valeria

flea market-like finds @ etsy!

Livingston and Porter

Livingston and Porter

Bellalulu


Ethanollie

Portuguese Vintage

Sweetshorn


Blue Bell Bazaar

Canada Souvenir Letter/Napkin Holder

bookhou at home: vintage finds

I was thrilled to find fellow Canadians Bookhou (who make the most beautiful things) have decided to sell a few of their vintage finds on Etsy under the name, bookhouathome.etsy.com. Owners, Arounna and John ooze with taste and this is definitely a shop to bookmark. Loving their collection of ceramic vases from Germany, the Mies Barcelona Daybed and beautiful turquoise tin boxes.

bookhouathome.etsy.com

On the Radar: Vintage Arrows

A beautiful set of six vintage arrows with colourful wooden shafts and feathers which would be a fun and unexpected addition to your decor. I'm imagining them in a shadow box placed much like in this picture.

sweetshorn.etsy.com

outdoor vintage

thevintagesupplyco.etsy.com
When it comes to outdoor furniture, I usually lean towards modern (higher-end) pieces that I really can't afford, so alternatively, vintage seems the way to go and I've always got my eye out scouting. Usually this time of year, near the end of July beginning of August, one can find more deals with outdoor furniture, hence, time to start looking. Here's a few samples of some sweet vintage outdoor.

napastyle.com

thevintagesupplyco.etsy.com

surfingcowboys.com

bittersweetdesign.etsy.com

ReclaimTheThrone.etsy.com

MaterialExcess.etsy.com

surfingcowboys.com

Vintage Renaissance

Vintage Renaissance is a cute little upcycling/recycling shop we came across recently that we had to mention here during our "green themed" month. They revive older styles and make them work for today's design. Unique and one-of-a-kind items for the home (we love that little kitty).

vintagerenaissance.etsy.com