Vintage Clothing, Decor - And Much More.....

It's the last three days of the little sale I am having in my Etsy shop; it ends May 4th at 11:59 pm.May 4th.
The photos I'm posting here today show a small sample of the types of items I have currently listed.
If you visit my Etsy shop "Cool Paisley Cat", you will find a coupon code to enter for 25% off the current listed price of each item you order.
Please note that interested international buyers must contact me first (through Etsy, only, please - NOT through comments here on the blog) to inquire about shipping.
I have this fabulous rooster wall hanging:

This gorgeous vintage skirt:

 A colorful burlap bag:

Toddler dresses:

Aprons:

Pictured here are a pair of granny square pillow covers:

I have shirts and tops:

This fabulous vintage needle-punch silhouette pillow cover...

 ....  and much more, including kitchenware, collectibles and crewelwork craft kits.
Head on over and take a look if you have a chance!

(Just click on my shop name at the top of this post.)

Back To Mountain Treasures

The Gold Country Girls are back in business at Mountain Treasures in Sonora!
I wrote a post a few months ago about how the shop I had been renting space at in Jamestown had changed owners.

 Well, that didn't end up working out.

 So I have been incredibly busy moving out of one shop and into another.
We are happy to be back at Mountain Treasures. Lana and Larry Busby, the owners, are really nice people, and there are 40 vendors in the shop with a wide variety of merchandise. It's a wonderful store to browse in, even if you aren't looking for anything specific. I truly do believe there is something for everyone in there!
The only reason I left there was because Jamestown is more of a tourist destination, with a Main Street that has antiques shops, restaurants and hotels, and Railtown 1897 State Park right up the road. My items did sell pretty well there.
 Having to move out unexpectedly, and as quickly as possible (for a variety of reasons) was very difficult. I'm not going to go into it here.
It meant downsizing, and I'm still reeling from my attempts to find places to store everything that wouldn't fit.

 In the photo above, you can see many of Lori's great cards, calendars, altered clothespin magnets,  and notepads.
 Believe me, I fit as much as I possibly could into this new booth space!

 As soon as Tina gets over here with HER stuff, it will be changing!

Do you see anything you like?

 I'm kind of worn out, to be honest.

 This move has taken quite a toll on me.

 But I'll live.
Live and learn, right?
I've lived enough years now to know that THAT is surely true, believe me.
I created some little book stacks using some of my Reader's Digest Condensed Books.
I like the way they turned out - they are meant to be purely decorative:

 The ribbon and embellishments are all vintage; my little butterflies and leaves were all found years ago at a local estate sale from a long-time florist here in town:

Oh, and I'm going to try my best to get back to posting more often!

Photos Of My Booth

I don't have a real big space at the shop I'm in now, (A. Flowers  at 18190 Main Street in Jamestown, California), and I wish I had more room for another table, but since I don't, I try to make my lone tabletop at least reflect the season as much as possible.
This is the way it looked when I left after my work day the first week of November:

And then when I went in last week, I wanted to put Christmas stuff in - so I changed it up again:

 I like this sparkly stuff on the table top - I couldn't get a good photo with the lamp switched on, though -
 there was too much glare, so here's one without:

And then in the rest of my pictures here today, you'll see some earlier versions - for instance, this photo was taken in August:

This one was in early September, I believe:

This one was in October:

And one more from late October:

This last shot shows some linens hanging by the side of the door:

That's it - just a few glimpses!

Vintage Gunne Sax Patterns

I borrowed nearly all of these patterns from Lori, because I wanted to do a post simply to show you these wonderful Jessica McClintock Gunne Sax dresses skirts, and blouses. This one is from 1979:

The next two are from 1981:

And 1982:
And I just had to include this shot of my own vintage Gunne Sax skirt, which happens to have sold recently. I felt rather sad about letting it go::
And this pattern for a girl's version of a similar skirt, which I found at a thrift store.
Hope you enjoyed this little trip down Gunne Sax lane!
(All patterns say Gunne Sax by Jessica San Francisco, and are trademarked Jessica/Gunne Sax, Ltd.)

Wild (Vintage) Mushrooms

Wild, wacky, brightly colored mushrooms today, on a variety of vintage items. Like this fabulous canister set given to me by my friend Jamie:
A scarf I sold that belonged to my mother-in-law:
My cute little clothing brush that I've had for years and years:
Shelf paper I sold that I found at a thrift shop:
My Hallmark mushroom tablet holder that I got when I was a teenager:

And this adorable cake tin, also from Jamie.
I love this thing!
When I took this picture, it was storing leftover birthday cake...

...which never lasts long in this household!

At The Shop

We did some major rearranging in the shop over a month ago, and I took pictures and then forgot that I had meant to write a post about it! So, here it is - better late than never, I suppose. These white shelves in the first two photos are at the back - they were the only ones we didn't move around!

These next two pictures were taken from the front of the booth - Before:

And then the front of the booth after:
The left side - after (forgot to take a before shot on that side!)
And then, the right side before:
And the right side after (front corner):
Right side after (back corner):

That's it! It was a lot of work, but we were pleased with the results of our efforts.
(By the way - if you see something you are interested in, you can e-mail me through my Profile.)

What's Penny Wearing? #29 Turquoise Sundress

Since summer begins later this month, Penny is all ready for the sunshine modeling this 80's "vintage" dress that I recently sold:
Pretty in turquoise with white pinstripes, cool and crisp for warm weather:
And cute in the back with a bow!

Keep cool!