inspiration - pass the baton

i find myself revisiting this etsy video featuring tokyo consignment shop pass the baton all the time to draw on the wealth of inspiration i always gather from both the cleverness of the shop and its reverent attitude toward the art of recycling. when i was first thinking about starting my own vintage shop, i would watch this video over & over again to gather the courage to take the plunge. the owner's respectful view of recycling and his thoughts on the personal & historical context of this sort of endeavor made me feel like i was stepping into a long legacy of others who have also found beauty & possibilities in things left behind.

my absolute favorite aspect of the store are all the wonderful little stories that accompany the items - what a magical ideal! i wish i could offer a similar personal story with each of the garments in my shop - wouldn't that be lovely? it's gotten me inspired to ask more questions from now on about the previous owners & personal journeys of the lovely vintage frocks that eventually find a new home through the flying carousel. i would love to be able to provide a small snippet of the past with each piece - how special that would be?!

xoxo

☆ emilia ☆

etsy xmas wishlist

all year long i've been adding items to my etsy "favorites" list in the hopes of someday, somehow, acquiring all of these beautiful things. i hadn't even thought of using it as a christmas wishlist until last week when my family started asking me about my amazon wishlist and whether it was up-to-date. i was shocked to see i had amassed a whopping 29 pages of favorites - almost 700 items - and really can't expect anyone to sift through all that stuff in an effort to find what i'm really hoping to find under the christmas tree this year.

after sorting through all my "must-haves" & weeding out the "sold" items here is what i was left with - my 2011 etsy xmas wishlist (from left to right:)

1 -   handsoap set - creepy & cool - 8 hands of different shapes & colors

2 -   in it together - digital print by ashley g and drew 

3 -   vintage holly hobbie sewing machine - black or baby blue

4 -   cloudy bear leggings by qooqoo fashion

5 -   costume party - 14x11 digital print by the black apple

6 -   the prince and the pauper - teal-green & copper merino wool yarn

7 -   black forest picnic paper doll set by wool and water  * OR *

8 -   little maple friends paper doll set by wool and water

9 -   school of witchcraft and wizardry diary / 2012 weekly planner

10 -  kitty cat rings - black & ivory acrylic rings by iluxo

i hope everyone is busy getting their own christmas lists together & feeling the holiday spirit!

xoxo

☆ c. emilia ☆