Tuesday, August 21, 2012

150 Followers Celebration- Giveaway with Guilloche Vintage!

Hi! It's Jilly. I am SOOOOO excited to have reached 150 followers in Google Friend Connect! So excited, in fact, that I wanted to host a giveaway to say, "Thanks!".  Blogging is so much fun, and I love all the people I've met since I jumped in and started this crazy thing! I appreciate the support! I'm excited to continue on in this adventure!


I found this neat shop on Etsy called Guilloche Vintage. Ellen, the lovely lady behind the shop, has such a neat story about how she was inspired to start collecting & selling vintage jewelry. She says:

I first caught the vintage bug back in the 1980's when I was still in high school. There was a Salvation Army 20 minutes from where I lived and I used to go there a look at vintage clothing. My first vintage purchase was a black man's tuxedo coat from 1850. I don't know why. I just liked it. In college it continued. Vintage shoes, vintage records, vintage purses. Vintage, more vintage was always kind of a motto. I think I got the bug from my parents who were always going to auctions and from my Mom who was a garage sale fanatic. I even had a vintage paperback collection at one time. When I found out about etsy almost 3 years ago, I thought great vintage, here is something fun that I can do. I chose vintage costume jewelry because I want to have a specialty.  I like the whole handmade, vintage, fine art vibe that it has going for it. I think it's great. And I am glad that I opened my shop and will continue to work to try to improve my shop. I am always and forever trying to get better photos and better descriptions.  I love looking for vintage costume jewelry to sell. I love researching and learning about now jewelry styles and eras. It's always a kick.

There are so many cool pieces of jewelry in her shop. Some of my favorites are:

Vintage Lavender Beaded Single Strand Necklace-1970's

Vintage Lavender Beaded Single Strand Necklace-1970's


TARA  Vintage Goldtone Flower Clip Earrings-1950's

TARA Vintage Goldtone Flower Clip Earrings-1950's


Vintage Goldtone Rope or Lariet Length Necklace with Gold Beads-1970's

Vintage Goldtone Rope or Lariet Length Necklace with Gold Beads-1970's




I talked with Ellen, and she was awesome enough to give all of you the chance to win this awesome vintage scarf clip, just in time for wearing with our fall scarves! Woot woot!!!


I know I would feel very chic wearing this fun accessory! One of you lucky people will actually get to wear it! Enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below, and good luck!!

6 comments:

  1. hey girl, I nominated you for the Liebster Blog Award :)

    Go to the blog post to find out more
    http://thechroniclesofmomnia.blogspot.com/2012/08/liebster-award-nominee.html

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  2. Just dropping in from Serendipity and Spice to meet and greet:) I am now following via GFC, Linky, Facebook and twitter:) I entered your great giveaway and I grabbed you party button and will be joining your Weekend Blog Walk this week. Whew, I am been busy playing at your place:) Thanks for the hospitality!

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  3. Very cute stuff! Just let me know the end date and I'll edit it on my Low Entry Giveaways Linky. :)

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  4. Great giveaway! I think my fave is the CROWN TRIFARI Vintage Silvertone Dogwood Brooch-1960's :)

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