Vintage Christmas Lights:

Part II: Styles & Trends By Decade Americans purchase over 150 million light sets per year to be used in over 80 million homes across the nation. The use of Christmas lights has only been in practice for the last 100 years or so, but in that time, many changes and improvements have been taken

My Top Ten Rookie Reseller Mistakes

The wide, wonderful world of collecting vintage glass requires building a wide, wonderful information highway through your brain if you hope to recognize even half of everything you can come across while out in the wild. And just like Mama always said, “No one knows everything.” The more time you spend around vintage and antique

What is Ephemera?

Antique and Vintage Ephemera is an often overlooked genre of vintage collectibles that can be worth a nice sum of money to the right collector. According to the dictionary, ephemera is defined as “things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time,” or as “items of collectible memorabilia, typically written or

Celebrate Easter With These Creepy Vintage Easter Postcards

History has given us plenty of reasons to doubt the decision-making skills of our ancestors. And just to be sure that thinking doesn’t change with the sentiment around the holidays, here are some of the creepiest Vintage and Antique Easter Postcards I could find on the internet. Happy Easter! Now that you’ve been totally creeped

The ABC’s of Vintage Glass

This week’s blog will be a bit different than what I’ve done so far, but I hope to be able to utilize this format from time to time from here on out. So, without further ado, I present to you: “The ABC’s of Vintage Glass!” A. Akro Agate Akro Agate was a glass company founded

My Top Ten Tips for Finding Objects with Value for Reselling

Treasures can be found everyday at thrift stores, flea markets, antique malls, yard sales, and even thrown out with the garbage! The key is to be able to recognize whether or not an item has value. So what do yo do to assess whether or not an item you find has any potential to be

Vintage Dinnerware: Art Nouveau (1890-1910)

January 28,2022 Art Nouveau Design Style Dinnerware (1890-1910) Art Nouveau is an ornamental style of design that is elaborate and and deliberate. Many times the long lines become stems and buds of flowers, insect wings, and vines. The elements found in this style are very organic and often asymmetrical. Some of the more important artists

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Happy New Year! Top Ten New Year’s Traditions to Start for 2022

Let me start by wishing you a Happy New Year from TheVintageVixenShop!! I hope 2022 is a year of self discovery, realized dreams, and conquered fears for you! For TheVintageVixenShop, I hope 2022 brings new customers, successful hunts, and of course more beautiful, rare treasures to share with all of you. I won’t be making

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