New Items Listed!

Listed some new items in the shop to help you spend those Etsy gift cards :)

clockwise: 1/2/3/4

Merry Christmas

Taking a break from listing a lot of new items in the shop to wish you all a Merry Christmas! Hope you get your fill of family and good food :) 

I, for one, am looking forward to Christmas Eve service, seeing little ones run around with their new toys, and my aunt's banana pudding!

I plan to have plenty of new items in my Etsy shop to help you spend your new Etsy gift cards!

Currently For Sale!

Just a few items for sale in my Etsy shop!

Vintage Austrian Cape-$50

Art Deco-inspired heels-$20

 

Vintage Handmade 80s Sweater-$10

Tribal-inspired Clogs-$25

Come visit!

Rosina Ferragamo Schiavone

Starting something new here on the blog today. As I'm out hunting for new treasures, I often come across interesting labels with even more interesting stories! I wanted to start a new section-Know Your Vintage-where I give a little bit of history behind certain pieces in my shop to help you know and love them even more! Up first-Rosina Ferragamo Schiavone.

Finding information on her wasn't easy but there seems to be a consensus that where her brother was more conservative, Rosina designed edgy and avant-garde footwear and purses. 

From Purse Blog

"Rosina Ferragamo Schiavone was Salvatore Ferragamo’s sister. She designed shoes between 1960 and 1975. Her designs tended toward animal skins and prints, cutouts and shoes with a dash of flash. She’s sought out among vintage collectors in the know."

Even without all of the knowledge on who she was, there is an obvious attention to detail and love of the out-of-the-ordinary that's present in her pieces. I recently found a pair of her heels while I was out and was immediately drawn to them. What first sparked my interest was the cut-out detail around the peep-toe. 
 
I can just imagine some mid-century fashionista wearing these out on the town or a modern-day sartorial enthusiast rocking them at an upcoming holiday soiree!

Hopefully I'll find more of her unique, avant-garde designs during my hunt!

Check out these shoes as well as other goodies on my Etsy site www.etsy.com/shop/odevintageshop!

Holiday Flea-Recap

Posting this a little later than I wanted but here's a mini-recap of The Cleveland Flea's Holiday Market last weekend. 

It was an event I was a bit apprehensive about doing given that it was two-days and right at the beginning of a very hectic holiday season but thanks to some wiser craft-show pros I decided to go for it and I'm so glad I did! The Cleveland Fleas have always been a positive experience. Not just because of great sales (although that definitely helps!) but I've met such wonderful vendors and customers that I hope to continue in relationship with. 

November's Flea was held in the ballroom of the beautiful Slovenian National Home with live Christmas trees and wreaths in the courtyard. There was also a pop-up shop right off of the stairs. 

Not only was the market two days but there was also a 'sneak peek' sponsored by Picadilly's, Jeni's and Sterle's on Friday night.

My roommate (left) and I with bellies full of delicious frozen yogurt and beer at the sneak peek!

My neighbor, 23 Skidoo's teepee dressing room was the clear winner of the Flea. The illuminated mannequin in the back left was a close second.

Because of all of the craziness (and my forgetfulness) on Saturday, I was only able to take a few pictures of my setup on Sunday. 

Day two set-up after doing a bit of rearranging due to reduced inventory. Not such a bad problem to have :)

Happy customers! My friend Jackie (on the left) was also selling vintage and handmade leather goods that weekend. Check her etsy shop out at Parivrtta!

I feel so unbelievably blessed by all of the vendors, customers, and the totally awesome Flea crew. The success and fun I had last weekend solidified my desire to keep ode{vintage} going and see what else God has in store for me. Thank you all for your support! 

Can't wait to see what 2014 will bring!

A recap of this past weekends' Holiday Flea will be coming soon but I just wanted to use this post to express how thankful I am for this year. So unbelievably surprised at the opportunities ode{vintage} has had these last few months! Owning my own vintage shop has been something I've been thinking and dreaming about since I was still in design school letting my mind wander as I finished renderings and floor plans. I feel so fortunate to not only be able to use my design degree in a full-time setting but to also have the support and opportunities to pursue my other passion(s)! ode{vintage} is still VERY much in the beginning stages but I know good things are to come.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, everyone!

Beginnings

Had the opportunity to go to an all-day crafting&business workshop organized by the Cleveland Craft Connection. More on the event later, but for now, I'm processing a lot of great information and figuring out where to go next. While I have so many ideas for ode{vintage}, I have to allow some things to happen organically and let time and experience dictate some of my next steps. I can't figure it all out right now. Whew! That's a load off!

Becoming

words today from one of my favorite authors

Have a wonderful weekend, all!

CLE Craft Connection

Last Wednesday I had the opportunity to go to a business&craft seminar hosted by the Cleveland Craft Connection. For those interested in crafts, there were classes ranging from Beginner&Intermediate Knitting to Fabric Necklaces. I decided to take advantage of the wonderful business-minded folks who were in attendance and signed up for courses in Branding, Business 101, Social Media and Etsy. 

78th Street Studios

Our fearless Flea leader, Stephanie Sheldon, discussing personal brands. I feel so fortunate to be able to participate in the awesome-ness that is the Cleveland Flea. Starting a vintage shop has been an interest of mine for years and the Flea has been the perfect place for me to start and figure out the ins and outs of having a business. 

Helping people navigate through this is another passion of Stephanie's and she leads classes and takes on clients through her other endeavor Indie Foundry

Oh Etsy...as necessary as it is, it seems terrifying and time-consuming to keep up an Etsy shop. I've always thought that after putting all of that work into photographing and listing items, they would just disappear in a pool of other vintage items. And yes, that can happen, but our Etsy liaisons were  so knowledgeable and helpful and after the craziness of the Holiday Flea calms down, I plan on tackling the world of e-commerce!

There was also a wonderful keynote address from the founder/owner of Chic-a, Joanna Reyes. She shared her successes and failures in starting her business and adapting to different demands. Her parting words were the all-too-relevant Proverbs 16:19-"The heart of man plans his way but The Lord establishes his steps". I fully believe that as much as I plan and dream and try to figure out how this is all going to work out, ultimately, someone greater than I has His hands in everything and is orchestrating this wonderful gift called life. 

While super informative and helpful, my other two classes were a little more dry...but hey, look at these cute quilting hoops :)

OktoberFlea In Pictures

A little recap in pictures from this past weekend's Flea!

Cashew mylk from Beet Jar!

pumpkin signage and mini KitKats for the cute trick or treaters that came by throughout the day

Jewelry displays 

So happy that most of the pieces pictured found new homes on Saturday :)

A little inspiration from Parks and Rec 

even though it was a bit of a struggle getting it up, I'm really happy with how the pendant turned out

Thanks to everyone who came out!

Oktoberflea!

so excited to be selling again at this Saturday's Cleveland Flea! Once again, it will be at Sterle's Slovenian Country House from 9-4. 

In honor of Oktoberfest and other fall happenings, there will be 

 

 trick or treating

 

pumpkin ale tasting with The Cleveland Brew Shop

 

pumpkin decorating, a 'dudeflea', and so much more! 

For more info check out the Cleveland Flea Facebook page. Stephanie and the Cleflea crew have really outdone themselves this time and I'm happy to be apart of it! 

Hope to see you there! 

Fall Style Inspiration

oversized sweaters

interesting lines | lace-up boots

hats

mixing prints

tribal-inspired|color-blocking