Japanese And Lovely

Vintage Cloth Kokeshi Doll 18

My friend, Sela, found this intersting doll and she called me at work to come take a look at it. I really am lucky to have friends who take in interest in what I like to do!I've been trying to figure out what era she's from. I'm guessing early 60's. I'm usually afraid of dolls. They tend to creep me out quite a bit. But I have her on top of a shelf in the living room, and she has been nothing but absolutely adorable :)

Perfume Bottles

Glass Perfume Bottles-2 In Brass Holder 30

Measures 4 5/8" x 2 3/4"
Set of 2 glass perfume bottles in footed brass holder. Glass stoppers have daubers.
Circa 1950's. Excellent vintage condition.
Very cute!

Cut-glass Perfume Bottle 30
Measures 3" x 1 1/2"
This little beauty is dark peach colored and from the early 1900's. There are a few miniscule chips along the rim, which are barely noticeable. The bottle has a few bubbles throughout.
Overall, very good vintage condition.

Zuni MOP Cardinal Pendant 58

Measures 2"x1 3/4"
Pendant stamped 'VCS' on back. Silver and mother of pearl, inlaid with coral and turquoise. Comes with 22" sterling chain.
Also has a pin on back, so it can be worn as a brooch as well.
Absolutely breathtaking! I wish I could keep it for myself :)

So far

Things seem to be going pretty well on etsy, as far as 'just starting out' goes..I hope I can soon fill my pages with the things I had in mind when I thought up my name, Argentum Vintage. When I first came up with the name, I had visions of high tea services, old shaving kits, and antique medical instruments.
But, I have to say, I am pretty content with the way things are now.

Antique Silver-plated Cobalt Glass Shakers 22

Vintage Grey Arcoroc Cups and Saucers 14

Silver Plated Godinger Teapot Shaker Set 20

Glass fetish

Is there such a thing?
I have always loved glass. I remember collecting pieces of it on the beach, smoothed down from the sand and salt in the water. I once lived above a stained glass shop, and I would often find beautifully color-swirled shards all over the sidewalk. I like that fact that it's usually cool to the touch, but it can also be made to be extremely hot.
I'm not sure how many bottles I have in my apartment, and I refuse to count them. They range from a small soy sauce bottle that I use to water my plants to antique decanters from the late 1800's. The weirder shaped, the better.

Antique Dr Jayne's Expectorant bottle-Aqua 6

Antique Castoria Bottle-Aqua 6

Glass Cobalt Rexall Bottle 7

Etsy

I did it!
I finally opened an online shop, on etsy.com
It's called Argentum Vintage, and I am selling vintage and antiques in it.
I will be posting pictures here of my items as I list them in the store..

Matroyshka Nesting dolls 15

Dr Fisch's Bitters Bottle 18

In Stitches

I have recently joined craftster.com and I have to say, I have been blown away by all of the creativity I have been witnessing there. To be honest,this is the next best thing to having extremely crafty/artistic friends..not that I don't love my booze-hound buddies :P
On one of my recent Saturday outings with Demi, I picked up a cross-stitch of a rooster and I have been working on it here and there.So, today, while carousing craftster, I came across some super awesome stuff by Kate Westerholt.
Pure genius!
Not only is she great at the X stitch, but pretty witty too.
I am truly inspired.