For Your Vintage Kitchen

Ahhhhh...the vintage kitchen! Is there anything more delightful? From the gleaming chrome to the glossy vinyl chairs there is something magical about it. If you are like me, you may have tried to incorporate this look in your own kitchen. From the jadeite green walls to the black and white checker board floor, all the work was well worth it! But even if you are unable to do major remodeling there are always subtle touches that can be added to give your kitchen the warmth and love of those in days gone bye.
I am pleased to offer a new item in my shop that may be just the little accent your kitchen has been needing.
These darling red and white potholders are made from an original pattern from 1953 and are made from 100% cotton! They can also be custom ordered in other colors to match your own kitchen's decor. See them here.

The day has arrived! If you have been wanting to place an order for several snoods, a new dress for your favorite doll or something vintage, this is the weekend to do it! Arthelia's Attic is celebrating it's first anniversary on Etsy. It took me a little while to find my groove, and I may have gotten off to a slow start but sales have been wonderful this summer. Thank you to all my lovely vintage loving customers! In appreciation and celebration of this event I am having a Buy More Save More Sale this weekend. It will start today, Friday September 18th and run through Sunday September 20th.
Discounts will be as follows:
Purchase 1 item save 10%
Purchase 2 items save 15% off your total
Purchase 3 or more items and save 20% off your total. Be sure to convo me for a personal invoice to get your discount!
I am thrilled to have gotten such wonderful comments from my wonderful customers! Here is a sample of some I have gotten:

" Love them! They are very true the 1940's style and stay snug to the head even without pins. Will definitely be buying more. Thank you so much."

"You're soooo sweet!!! The snoods were better than I expected and for sure they worth waiting!!! As for your present I really like it, so I put it in my bedroom in order to see it every day and remind me that there're still people greatly appreciated all around the world."

"I received these today from Naomi, and am very happy with the snoods and the service. The snoods are very well made, and were packaged like a gift, and I couldn't be more pleased with the service and communications with Naomi. I will definitely buy from her again!"

" Perfect snoods! Excellent communication, super fast work & shipping. I couldn't be happier!"

My how time flies! Arthelia's Attic is getting ready to celebrate it's first anniversary on Etsy!
What better way to celebrate then with a sale? The sale will start on the official 1 year anniversary, next Friday September 18th and will run through the weekend until Sunday September 20th.
This will be a buy more save more sale and will include custom orders. As long as you convo me during the sale you will get the sale price on your order.
Discounts will be as follows:
purchase 1 item save 10%
purchase 2 items save 15% off your total
purchase 3 or more items and save 20% off your total

So mark your calendars for 9/18-9/20 and start thinking about what you can't live without!

And Then There Were Five.....

Only five days left! This will be my final reminder that the basic 40's style snood that has been so popular in Arthelias's Attic will be $12.99 as of September 1st. I will be out of town this weekend but I will leave my shop open. If you are interested in ordering any snoods through August 31st, feel free to convo me and let me know what you would like. As long as I receive a convo from you before 9/1/09 I will honor the $9.99 price even though your order will ship in September.

I would like to thank all my customers who have ordered this snood and left me such glowing feedback! You have all been wonderful to work with! I have so many great new items planned for the fall and winter months. I am looking forward to getting your feedback on them. My fingers will be kept very busy!

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New Color Has Arrived!

I have been considering some new colors for snoods and thought this dark Mulberry was lovely. It is slightly darker in person then the picture suggests. It arrived a few days ago so I thought I would make one up right away. I have yet to be able to look for matching ribbon so I added a basic black bow for now (which looks blue in the picture). Cream might be nice also. I have added this snood to my shop as a ready to ship item.
Also, don't forget that there are only 2 weeks left to get snoods for $9.99 each. If you have been considering getting some, take advantage of the discount and save $3.00 each.

I think this color would also look good made up as the headband snood. I have a nice chocolate brown picked out for the fall that is next on my "to order" list!

What A Month!

What a month July was! The last two weeks proved to be especially busy for me in the snoods department. I had a total of 15 orders to fill and I have finally caught up! This will be the last month that snoods will be $9.99 each in my shop. The new price will go into effect on September 1st. I shouldn't admit this but I am actually hoping I don't get too many orders to fill over the next week or two because I am in the midst of working on a doll repair and dress re-production project for one of my doll customers (*waves*).
When I can I have also been working on running a test pattern on the vintage headband snood I showed in my previous post. I found some beautiful black glass beads that will look stunning on it! They are almost a cross between a bead and a sequin. I'm sure you will love them!

Since my last posting I have noticed I have a few new followers on my blog. I would like to take a minute to say Hello, Welcome and Thank you for joining me!!
~Naomi

New Patterns from Arthelia's Archives!

I am always trying to come up with new accessory items to add to my shop. My Mother recently sent me another of JoHanna's patterns. I think since the snood pattern has been so popular I think these goodies will be too! This pattern is from 1945 and I have scanned up a few pictures of several of the pretties I would like to make up first.

This first one is a fancy snood attached to a headband, studded with beads and has a matching purse. The suggested color is hunter green and is exactly the color I imagined for it before even reading the pattern. Can't you see it with a beautiful Holiday gown this winter?





Next, is a wonderfully unique 4 piece set consisting of a hair comb, earrings, choker necklace, and bracelet. It is done in pink with black velvet trims. I think it is utterly charming and can't wait to see it worked up. Have you ever seen anything so fabulously forties and feminine?

There are several other jewelry set like this in the book too!

Next are several darling headbands. Ribbed, flowered, and sequined...what could be better? I am really exited to have this pattern! It is like nothing I have seen before and am looking forward to being able to offer them to you in my shop. Their are also some wonderful glove patterns, rosettes and bows for adorning your dresses and sweaters, and a stunning lace crochet blouse! Be sure and post your favorites too!

Vacation Time.........

Ahhhh...summer time. In about a week my family is coming to visit us from Pennsylvania. They will be spending about 2 weeks with us so we will be out and about doing some fun touristy things, celebrating mine and hubby's 12th wedding anniversary with a Tiki party and of course shopping!

Since I will be busy I have set my Etsy shop to vacation mode this week. I will try to pop in here every, now and then. You can always contact me here if needed. The shop is set to re-open on July 1st.

Short and Sweet!

*******Place your snood orders NOW! As of 9/1/09 snoods will be $12.99 each. Save $3 each by ordering them before September 1st. This is a HOT item in Arthelia's Attic so get those orders in NOW!*********

The 1940's Style Snood

This Snood has been a big hit in my shop. But I was never so thrilled as when a recent customer gave me this rave :

"The snoods (sic) arrived today and I completely love them!! My daughter had on a yellow top for school so she wore the yellow one all afternoon after school- it looks terrific on her. Her hair is much longer than mine. I have the yellow on now as I type and I really it on even with my hair being shorter. I'm delighted! Ahhh, so easy to deal with my hair with having this. I'd love to have you make up 3 more for us..."-- A 1940s vintage loving lady in CA

There is nothing better then crafting something by hand and having it loved!