On Valentine’s Day, greet that special someone at the door in one of these sexy numbers and you’ll very likely get more than flowers and a box of chocolates!
70’s sheer red nightgown with black lace trim from Dorotheas Closet
1970s Fredericks of Hollywood red hot nightgown/panty set
50’s style garter belt and bullet bra in pink w/black trim
from the Bettie Page Collection at Secrets in Lace.
Passionate pink Bettie Page retro lingerie
We’ve just added a romance inspiring collection of clothing in red hot reds, passionate pinks and ravishing rose prints so you can celebrate Valentine’s Day in vintage style!
Also, we are now carrying the Classic Hardware jewelry line by Karyn Cantor. Classic Hardware designs are inspired by current art trends, rock and roll, pop culture, art nouveau and flea market finds. Worn by many celebrities, including Madonna, Paris Hilton, Eva Mendez, Christina Aguilera, Mandy Moore, Jennifer Love Hewitt and singers Lucinda Williams, Neko Case, Exene of X and Jane Wiedlin of the Go Go’s.
Here are some of the vintage and retro fashions just added to the
Blue Velvet Vintage website.
1. 60s novelty print shirtwaist dress-36b/28w
2. Sexy red satin halter top with peplum -size 0-8
3. Red polka dot 50’s dress with sailor collar-36b/29w
4.Flirty little red chiffon dance dress w/wrap bodice-size 4-12
5. 60’s rose print dress, seen on Mad Men-36b/30w
6. 50’s pink and white eyelet print party dress-34b/26w
7. 1950s pink princess style dress w/white polka dots-34b/25w
8. Red ruched retro party/cocktail dress w/full swing skirt-size XS-L
9. 50’s vintage pink/aqua rose print swing dress
Nonpareils were my favorite candy when I was a kid. I think I consumed a zillion pounds of them at our local movie theater. Etsy seller Nuts4Candy makes delectable heart shaped chocolate non-pareils in a cute take out box. Taking order for Valentine’s Day up until February 10th. They’re going fast at only $6.50!
If you want to impress your loved ones with some good old fashioned home baked goodies this Valentine’s Day, then check out the Fancy Flours blog and website. They offer instructions, tips and the ingredients to make some of the most visually appealing, almost too pretty to eat, cookies and cupcakes that I’ve ever seen.
After cruising through their site, even the baking challenged will find it difficult not to want to try their hand at making some of these exquisite looking treats. But as long as you can make sugar cookie dough or cake batter, you’re all set. Heck, you can even buy packaged cake mix or cookie dough, and once you add their fabulous decorations, you’ll be a star!
Here are some gorgeous cookies made with their vintage Valentine card edible transfer sheets.
More Valentine wafer paper cookies
Valentine cupcake tower using their heart swirl cupcake wrappers and heart decorations.
Didn’t I tell you they looked to good to eat?
Look at some of the cute vintage style heart themed jewerly I found on Etsy . Great to wear on the most romantic day of the year!
Heart earrings with sweet vintage floral motifs from Paperspoon $15.00
Heart charm necklace from Jewels by Nature 26.00
Hearts and flowers charm bracelet from Divine Rose $88.00
Look at these adorable necklaces I found on Sweet Romance , a website selling vintage inspired jewelry. Gorgeous things, very reasonably priced.
These heart necklaces are pave set with either garnet,black or clear crystal stones. Only $45.00! Get yourself a Valentine’s Day gift.
They’re also running a fun contest. But entry deadline is today at 6pm EST. You can win a $50.00 gift certificate if they pick a picture you send in of any of your family sweetheart photos before 1970. I sent them a photo of my Mom and Dad that was taken right after they eloped. So if you have some cute family couple photos laying around, it would just take a minute to scan and email one them.
Here is some information on the Family Sweetheart Contest.
