Fauna Vintage

Sally Lou's Favorite Things!

 
Hello Fauna Lovers! I'm Ashley from Sally Lou Vintage and I'm here to share with all of you a few of the things I'm loving right now.

And speaking of things I love...don't forget to enter the giveaway for a lovely vintage necklace from my Etsy Shop's collection! Click on the link for information and rules!  

 

Pretty window displays

These are from Le Pink, a perfectly girly toiletries boutique/apothecary in Silver Lake!  They always take it to the next level in their window displays!

...and here are some details of an impressive arrangement from the adorable shop Reform School, also located here in good ol' S.L.!  I love that these shops take pride in their storefronts and produce such imaginative creations!

Candy-Coated Nails

Even when it's not springtime I'm still loving Easter egg-inspired nail lacquer.  It compliments my pale skin well and has that dainty, girly appeal!  I just bought Essie's Beach Party (the perfect pale pink) and Mint Candy Apple (seafoam green) which are deliciously Sweetart-y!  

 Sperry Topsiders 2011 

They're not your dad's Sperry Topsiders anymore! The classic boat shoe-maker has expanded to create some seriously adorable wedges and sandals as well as a few modern takes on the original model (metallics, anyone?)!  

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Vintage Vera Neumann Scarves

I plan to devote an entire blog post on my love for all things Vera in the future, but for now enjoy some of the fabulous mod and floral prints by this 1960's favorite.  The scarves make a perfect pre-summer accessory.  

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"I Follow Rivers" by Lykki Li

Seriously....love this song.

 

 

Closet & Casa featuring yours truly


On Wednesday I was featured by the lovely Bri on the Oh Joy! blog. If you haven't seen it, check out Closet & Casa featuring yours truly. You can see a couple of things that are near and dear to my heart.

xo

Colette Patterns Sewing Tutorial Round Up!

Hola Amigos! Rachel Red Lips here with a round up of some sewing tutorials that I've whipped up as an intern at Colette Patterns. If you are already a sewing fiend or have some seamster curiousity, you should definitely check out the Colette Patterns blog where you'll find tons of informative tutorials, interviews with designers, vintage design history, and many more inspiring posts that'll give you sewing confidence and creativity. Enjoy!

 
Surface Cording Tutorial

Fabric Flower Accessory Tutorial

Ruffle Fan Tutorial

Knickers with Vintage Inspired Lace Inset

Lace Yoke Tutorial

Around here...

Hello out there! 

Just a quick little update on what is new in Fauna Land...

Do you Rue? I do! If you haven't had your fix yet, then hurry up and get over there. Check out Issue number five. I'm pretty sure you will ADORE it from cover to cover it's full of "beautiful people doing beautiful things in beautiful places." It's both vibrant & refreshing and an all around good read from cover to cover! I wardrobe styled the cover shoot. I'm so honored & proud! It's very inspiring to work with such creative people. I hope you enjoy perusing the pages as much as I loved being a part of the making. Yay for RUE!

 

On a different note... Life around the Fauna Headquarters is a little hectic. The Mister had a family emergency come up. Tonight he is flying to Michigan to spend time with his family. I will join him on Thursday. In the meantime, I'm working on a SUPER secret, SUPER time intensive project (which I will be sharing in the future. For now, it's all hush hush). Fauna will be back to normal next week, however this week I might be a little quiet, and the store will miss it's weekly update.

BUT...

life goes on! I've managed to pull together a couple of my favorite lady friends to entertain you with quality guest posts. I think you will like them a LOT! Stay tuned.

 

Don't forget to Enter The Sally Lou Giveaway! It's a good one!

And if you've had your eye on any of the Fauna Vintage Etsy goods stop on over to the Mousevox Vintage Blog Where you can enter to win a Fauna Vintage gift certificate.

Many hearts to all of you!!

P.S. Special thanks to Strim Vintage & Bobbie Boutique for helping to make the Rue shoot so dang purdy!

 

Giveaway from Sally Lou Vintage

It's time for another giveaway! <3

This time it's from my pal Ashley over at Sally Lou Vintage! It's a snazzy double leaf gold-plated necklace! The length is 18 3/4. You are totally drooling, right? I know I am...

To enter this little giveaway please do the following:

1. become a follower of Sally Lou on Twitter, If you don't have a twitter account Visit The Sally Lou Blog And leave a comment on your favorite post

2. leave a comment with your name & email, & tell us what your favorite vintage object or article of clothing that you own is!

3. Don't forget to check out Sally Lou Vintage on etsy 

For an additional entry retweet about this giveaway on Twitter (but don't forget to tell us that you did)!! 

Ashley from Sally Lou will pick the best answer and we'll announce it right HERE on the blog.

 

Giveaway ends Monday, May 30th at 12pm.

 

Good luck!

Alexandra Grecco

I'm loving the Fall 2011 Alexandra Grecco collection! 

I think the peach and blue dress need to get in my closet!

If you are in New York you should know that Alexandra Grecco is having a trunk show at Bloomingdale's Soho on May 19th. And for those of us that are NOT in New York check out her absolutely DARLING Etsy store.

And the winner is...

Congrats to J from sorelle in style! I have notified you via email! YAY!

In case anyone is wondering, I used a random number generator to pick the winner:

Thanks to EVERYONE who entered the giveaway! I plan on doing many more in the future, including many by friends and sponsors. In fact, I do believe Sally Lou and I have one coming up so keep an eye out for that.

Hearts!

 

Fauna Giveaway!!

It's a Fauna GIVEAWAY!!!

Why looky there! It's a pretty gold locket! I think you need to add it to your collection...

It's oval with pretty sparkly stones in the center and falls at about 24 inches. Stash a pretty photo of your Beau, BFF, Parents, grandparents, dog, cat, turtle WHOMEVER!

This necklace is in perfect condition, & it's my gift to one lucky reader. 

 

To enter this little giveaway please do the following:

1. become a follower of Fauna Vintage through Bloglovin or Twitter, Whichever you prefer.

2. leave a comment with your name & email, & explain the platform you chose to follow Fauna.

 

For an additional entry retweet about this giveaway on Twitter (but don't forget to tell me that you did)!! 

I will choose a winner at random and announce it right HERE on the blog.

 

Giveaway ends Wednesday, May 18th at 12pm.

 

Hooray!