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Wiley Valentine, California Vendor: Invitations and Paper Products Website: Wiley Valentine About Me: Wiley Valentine is named for our artistic grandmothers, Mary Wiley and Norma Jean Valentine. Our company is 4 years old and growing strong. We specialize in invitations, stationery, and all sorts of paper delights. We love the forest, vintage books, thunder storms, butterflies, fairy tales and the smell of rain. We strive to think of our environment first when creating our paper products, and only use 100% recycled or 100% cotton papers.

Vintage Ephemera

July 23rd, 2009 @ 1:16 pm by Wiley Valentine

I can’t tell you how excited we all were when we received our new mailbox for the office the other day! We got it from Bellalulu’s shop on etsy. Check out the adorable crown detail! Love it!

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This got me thinking what adorable details vintage finds would make for a wedding. Picture a vintage mailbox for guests to put their wedding wishes in…these amazing potato sacks hung on a clothesline for guests to take photos in front of (such a cool back drop!); vintage games as centerpieces for the kids tables; vintage stamps adorning escort cards; a collection of vintage matches in a bowl (just looks so cool!); or vintage postcards (via duet weddings) as escort cards or guest book entries.

July Flea Market

July 8th, 2009 @ 11:51 am by Sabrina & Eunice @ Hello! Lucky

The July flea was a little cold and overcast, but we still found a few gems, like this 1950’s cake topper.

Cake Topper July Flea

Go Vintage for Your Green Wedding

May 19th, 2009 @ 12:49 pm by Christina @ Intimate Weddings

Junkin’ is one of my favorite pastimes. I head out to resale shops once a week looking for vintage treasures. And now that garage sale season is heating up - look out!

I love the idea of giving used items a second life. Besides, I‘m the sentimental type and I love finding things that bring me back to my childhood. Over the years I’ve collected children’s books, toys (just the other day I got my hands on the original Fashion Plates for $3!), games, linens and cookware - all for nostalgia’s sake.

Resale shops and garage sales are also great places to shop for your wedding - especially if you are going for the shabby chic look. Online stores like Etsy and Ebay are also great sources of previously loved items.

And if you are looking for vintage or used wedding dresses and bridesmaids gowns - there are sites like Vintageous.

Let’s take a look at some of the wonderful ways you can have a green wedding with recycled items.

diy napkins from bedsheets

Inspiration: Paper Pursuits

April 13th, 2009 @ 5:03 pm by Kimberly @ Blue Ribbon Design

I’m a magazine addict and there is nothing I like better than to browse through vintage magazines on Paper Pursuits. The site has tons of images from fashion magazines like Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar (I especially love the issues from the 1950s), interior design magazines (be sure to check out House Beautiful and House & Garden), old advertisements, and even sewing patterns. These publications are a wonderful source of interesting colorways, graphics and period details. Many of the fashion magazines also produced special bridal issues that have gorgeous photos of gowns, veils and bouquets - who knows, maybe it will inspire you to add a vintage touch to your own ensemble!

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