Summer Update!

Giraffe Rider - SOLD

Holly Hoots - SOLD

I love holidays and absolutely adore decorating for them, but there's certainly something to be said about adding festiveness between holidays and really just all year long, holidays or no.  Sometimes it's a bit challenging to create without a holiday theme, since that's what I'm so accustomed to doing, but I was on a roll with all of these pieces!  There are lots of animal riders, circus acts, woodland wonders, and best friends to be had here today!  I hope you like what you see and find something to make you smile all the year through! :)

As usual, blog readers get first dibs on my new spun cotton one-of-kind figures. If you see something(s) you love, just email me at vintagebycrystal@yahoo.com and I'll let you know if they're still available. First come first served! I'll update item statuses in this post as often as I can to make it easier for you to know what's available. Items often get scooped up quickly, so make your selection as swiftly as you can, you can always add available pieces to your order later. Also feel free to include second choices in case your first choice is unavailable, but make sure you label them "second choice".  Click on photos to enlarge.

Shipping is $3.50 for one item and $1 per additional item up to $6.50, then additional pieces are free. All paid orders will ship out immediately via first class mail and should arrive within a few days.  I send Paypal invoices via email unless you specify that you'd rather pay via check. And of course email me if you have any questions!

Happy Shopping!

 Fin the Fairy - SOLD

Miss Bella and her Bunny Friend (on antique tin stamp) - SOLD

Miss Margaret - SOLD
 

 

 Miss Petra - SOLD

Balancing Beatrice - SOLD

Miss Flora - SOLD

 Miss Zelda and her Zebra - SOLD
 

 Hansel and Gretel (on box) - SOLD

Goldilocks and the Three Bears (on box) - SOLD
 

 Miss Hillary - SOLD

Newton the Gnome - SOLD

 Prancing Poodle - SOLD

The Amazing Pinkerton Pups - SOLD

Richard Strongman Rhino - SOLD
 

 Flobo the Clown - SOLD

Misty the Entertaining Elephant - SOLD

Beachie The Clown - SOLD

 Human Cannonball Carl - SOLD
 

 Little Miss Penelope and her Pig - SOLD

The Dazzling Henrieta and her Horse - SOLD

 Miss Laura - SOLD

Miss Madalyn - SOLD

Miss Glenda - SOLD

The Shoe Twins - SOLD

Soaring Sally and her Birdie - SOLD

 Jack Blue - SOLD

Sherry Cherry - SOLD

Miss Jenny - SOLD

Miss Sandy Star - SOLD

Little Miss Shelly - SOLD

Miss Clara Ocean - SOLD

 Peter Bass - SOLD

Miss Polly - SOLD

  Georgie Green - SOLD

Miss Molly Mollusk - SOLD

Miss Sunny Ray - SOLD

Miss Win - SOLD

Little Kimmy and her Bird - SOLD

Summer Update Sneak Preview

We are officially in the heart of summer, and as the heat continues to rise, so do my mystical and enchanting creations!  As we take a break from the holidays, I finally get a chance to introduce some wonderful characters that are pretty good at showing off their cuteness all-year-round, no matter the season. :)      

 And with Ben on the team taking these pretty photos, I get the opportunity to create more great treasures for tomorrow's update! 

I hope to "See" you all tomorrow morning at 11 am EST for the update. :)

Vintage Treasures!!

 Ben and I have been antiquing and garage saling here and there all summer long and I snapped some photos of some of the pieces I got recently.  Many of the goodies are from a sale that a bunch of little old ladies just up to the road have every year.  They always have the best stuff!!  Like this little doll desk...so cute!!  And Ben has been adding more old treasures to the Vintage from Crystal Etsy shop, including some of these things...check it out!  :)

 Some toys for the new babe...some of these little things they may have to wait a while to play with...but they'll be on a shelf to admire in the mean time!  All the goodies in the top photos were free!  I plucked them from a super grimy box of toys and they need a good scrub, but they were too cute to pass up!  The little recorder thingy on the right of bottom picture I had when I was a kid...I LOVED it!!  Mine is all yellow and yucky now...I'm glad I found another!

 Flocked squirrel and parrot...too adorable.

 I'm not a huge doll person, but these four gals and their bunny friend were decked out in vintage flowers and baskets...love it!

 A great gilded base for a feather tree and funny battery tester.  Both will come in handy!

 I'm such a sucker for old embroidery and these pillow cases are great for the baby's room!

 Wall art is at the top of my things to hunt for list this summer.  At the little old lady sale I found these three small black and white sketches. 

 Perfect in the studio!

 I'm a sucker for paint by numbers too...especially dogs and woodland...

 They now live around the corner from the sketches.

 These are really interesting iridescent pictures that look like foil almost.  I kind of want to keep them but wasn't sure...then Ben said they were really cool...so who knows, you may see them on our wall somewhere or in the Etsy shop...these decisions are often very hard to make!

 Ben collects old cameras and this Rainbow Land Poloroid, while a bit newer, fits the bill.  Too bad they don't make the film anymore...  :(

 I always buy domes when I see them whether they are empty or full.  This one has some old dried flowers in it right now...not bad, but I think we can do better...spun cotton really looks great under glass!  lol.  The old flowers are unusual and pretty and I always scoop up owls when I see them, even though I don't officially collect them, lol. 

 See!  Another owl!!  Along with some screw on earrings that I plan to add studs to, a cool old orchid pin and a tiny metal box.

 Love me some old ceramics!!

 And some old Christmas!!  Most of this will go through a bit of a transformation...

 These are typically my style, but I thought they were really interesting as ornaments.

 And lastly, one of my favorite things to collect...old children's graphics!!  Especially animals...  This is a set of puzzles and only the piggy and goat are missing a piece or two!

That's my haul!!!  Happy hunting to all of you treasure seekers out there!  :)

Summer Update Announcement!

 

Yay! Summer is here, the garden is in full force, the chickens are at play,  my husband is by my side, and we are in full nesting mode for the new arrival.  All of these make for wonderful ingredients for creating inspiring summer characters.  We have been hard at work in the studio coming up with great pieces that can be displayed all year round.  Everyday pieces are often the most difficult to make and therefore I've been extra creative, pulling from my goody stashes around the studio and making some very unique and very one of a kind pieces, among classic favorites of course, like bathing beauties.  Come check out what's new on Thursday!     

Blog readers get first dibs as usual and if you'd like to be notified about upcoming blog updates and special events, just sign up for my mailing list on the right side of my blog, or leave a comment with your email address.

New one-of-a-kind pieces will be available for purchase on:

Thursday, July 18th - Here, the blog - 11:00 am EST

See you here on Thursday! :)

Big News!!!

Big news here!!!  We are making more than just spun cotton!!  There's a new baby brewing too!  Granted I don't have much creative control over the finished product, but we can't wait to meet him or her!!  I'm somewhere around 4 months right now and the baby is due the day after Christmas!!  I was born on Thanksgiving, so we just might get another holiday baby.  We'll find out if it's a boy or girl on August 1st.  We are over the moon to add to our little family and can't wait to introduce him or her to all of you!

But that's not all the big news!!  Something else we are just over the moon about...Ben has officially partnered up with me at Vintage by Crystal!  He left his other job (they were sad to see him go) so he could help me here full time (he's packaging up orders as we speak), especially after the baby arrives...heavens knows how much trouble I have keeping up with things as it is!  He's already completed his first week here and already it's been great and I've gotten so much more done.  He's very organized (way more than me) and has great attention to detail and is such a sweetheart on top of it all.  When corresponding from now on, you will get a response from either him or me....us.  He'll be packaging up orders, taking most of the photos, prepping blog posts (so excited about that...there should be much more going on here from now on!), and taking care of all the business-y things.  My job?  Making!!  When the baby comes, we'll both be on business and baby duty and baby will be spending the days in the studio with us.  A happy little family (with hopefully very little bickering...lol).  So excited!!

One last little thing...Ben will be finishing up lots of projects that I started, both big and small...including changing my name from Hanehan to Sloane.  Sniff, sniff...sad to see my maiden name completely go once and for all, but it's time.  I've officially been Crystal Sloane for quite some time now.  

I hope you like our news!!  :) 

Happy Independence Day!!

 Happy 4th of July!!  I've got some fab decorations and clever characters to help me celebrate today. 

 Say hi everyone!

Even Mr. Big Bad Wolf is getting in the spirit!

I hope everyone enjoys all of the bbq's, fireworks, parades and sparklers today and through the weekend.  Ben and I are off to bbq at my aunt's house and I'm bringing the strawberry, raspberry, rhubarb pie!!  Crack! Boom! Ohhhh...Ahhhh!!  :)