NEW ARRIVALS: reconstructed vintage necklaces

I have been making jewelry for years now.  In college I made a large bib necklace from a dozen or so antique keys to accompany my medieval inspired Senior clothing collection. In the past, I have sporadically sold my jewelry online.  Lately I had a lot of private sales and custom orders for clients and due to the interest in my pieces, I will be making more of them available in the shop.  

They may not be the cheapest on Etsy, but the price is fair considering that they are made almost completely of recycled materials, the time spent to track down the components, and the fact that they are handmade by an artisan (me) in the USA.  You know who made it, you know it's recycled and you know it's one of a kind.  Here are a few of the necklaces I just added to the shop.

NEW ARRIVAL: Gloves!

Most of the time us Southern California girls have it pretty good when it comes to 

weather and dressing, but there are times (I think I go through this every fall) when I am jealous of people who live where there are seasons because they can wear long coats and thick hats.  Well, when I came across these gloves I started wishing for a very cold winter or a job offer in NYC.  Just kidding, I can't imagine leaving Long Beach!  Regardless, I am going to sport some gloves this season. All of these gloves are now available in the shop.

Congratulations to Cindy for winning the swimsuit giveaway!

Season Staple ~ Sweaters

If there is one thing I love about fall, it's sweaters!  Living in Southern California, it rarely gets cold enough to wear a coat, so sweaters are a staple.  I love how they come in so many styles and colors.  Here are a few that were added to the shop today.  Expect many more in the coming months.  Is there a certain color or type of sweater you would like to see in the shop?

Be sure to check the blog tomorrow for a special birthday giveaway!  Follow on twitter for advanced notice of giveaways.

Is it that time already?

Recovering from my surgery has been a little harder than I expected, but this week Salvage Life is back up and running and I have a lot of new items to list.  It has been so hard to see everything just hanging on the rack without being able to share them with you.  Fall is coming soon, so hard to believe! I just added some chunky cream sweaters and cross body bags in fall colors to the Shop, two must haves for everyone's wardrobe.  I am also preparing a vintage giveaway, so stay tuned and be sure to follow on Twitter for advanced notice

New Bow Skirts and Giveaway Plans

The winner of the yearbook was Whitney!  Congrats!  So, I'd really like to try to give away something little every week, just to make people smile and keep the vintage moving.  I'll spend the weekend cleaning out some more things and looking for giveaways, what fun! In the meantime, I have a lot of new items coming to the shop, including all of these lovely bow skirts. 

Salvage Life Jewelry at Twig and Willow

Salvage Life is excited to announce that you can now find our jewelry at the loveliest store in Long Beach!  If you haven't been to Twig and Willow on 4th, you must stop everything right this instant and head down there!  They have the sweetest things and pretty vintage decor too!  I delivered a batch of necklaces this week and wanted to share a few photos of what's available.

Don't forget to visit us at Block Party today!

New Vintage at Seed!

On Friday, I delivered some new housewares to Seed People's Market in Costa Mesa, CA.  I am so excited to be providing all their vintage offerings.  I filled the store with all the vintage decorating essentials: trunks, mirrors, globes, trays, books and some other fun items.  I also added aprons this time around because they ordered vintage style tea towels and want to set up a pretty kitchen section.

 

Pretty dresses coming soon...

I wanted to share a few items that are coming soon (in the next day or two) to the online shop.  I'm really excited about this 50's tulle wedding dress in the first photo!  Also, some other lovely 

summery dresses! Let me know if there is just something you can't wait a few days for.

New Product: Vintage Bow Tie Headbands

I came across some very cute vintage bow ties from the 40's and 50's awhile back and I just thought they were cute as can be!  Sweet little bows in fun patterns and colors, sadly the clips on the back were rusty and oxidized.  So, I thought about how I could repurpose them into a new, fun accessory...headbands seemed like the perfect fit!  I debuted these at the Unique LA show and they were a big hit.  Now you can buy them in our online shop.