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Merry Christmas

Photography by Life Love Paper

Hello dear friends,

I hope you are finding yourself calming down for the winter. Do you wish that sometimes you could hibernate from the rest of the world? I do, I get lost in all of the busyness of Christmas. I'm trying to stop, breath and just enjoy life around me. This includes the laughter that fills my home and the excitement this time of year brings.

The internet can be a whirlwind this time of year, with sales here, specials there, shopping, shopping and of course more shopping. Sometimes it can be overwhelming. I know I'm not the only one, I've been seeing it all over blogs this past couple of months. I don't want to loose site of what this season is about. I don't want to loosen the tie that bonds family together. I'll be taking next week off to pull my family as close together as possible and to make as many happy memories as I can with my children. 

I want to thank you for visiting me here at Vintage Indie this year. Thank you for your sweet comments and your lovely emails. Thank you for your constant support for what I do. Your passion for creating is contagious and your strength to keep your businesses alive is an inspiration. I'm truly humbled by this independent world that I've found myself in the midst of.  I believe wholeheartedly that small businesses, family and slowing down life is a must.  We can't loose site of the important things, which by far are not materialistic. Take this new year as an opportunity to seek out what is most important to you. Strive to really embrace your goals and failure won't stand a chance.

I wish you and your family the Merriest of Christmases and the best year to come that you could ever imagine.

♥ Gabreial

If you love this Polaroid photography, visit Life Love Paper for even more gorgeous images.

10 Days Left to Book & Save with Your Banner Ad!

Advertising your small business couldn't get any easier!

• Looking forward to boosting your business in 2010? Book ANY ad for January only and receive our New Years special of 20% off. Offer Ends December 15th.
• OPTION 1  - TOP SPONSOR SPACE BOOKED JANUARY - MARCH
  

• Looking to book three or more months? Book 3 months Jan-March and receive 15% off your total PLUS a FREE 140x140 ad block at Vintage Pulse for January! Offer Ends December 15th

Visit our Advertising Page for openings, sizes and more!

Thanks for supporting Vintage Indie!

xoxo - Gabreial

Looking to save at the Indie Wedding Guide & Directory? Visit the Indie Wedding Guide soon for more information!

Call for Entries: Vintage Style.

Hello lovely readers! 

I hope you are having a lovely day. I'm preparing for a fabulous year in 2010 and I'm looking for your help to make it even more spectacular. Vintage Indie is looking for original "What You Make of It" Projects,  digital downloads, personal family heirloom stories and houses to be featured here at Vintage Indie.   If you have a crafty touch, a vintage sense of style, I want you! I'm welcoming guests of all kinds.

I would love to be able to include all entries, but sometimes that is inhumanly possible.  I'll select from the best of the best in entries to be published here at Vintage Indie. All projects, ideas must be originals and not published anywhere else. I look forward to your vintage style. 

This will be an ongoing request for 2010, so please feel free to pass this along to your friends and crafty artists. Thanks so much! All interested, should email me Subject: 2010 Submissions.

xoxo - Gabreial

Cyber Monday - Winter Advertising Specials!

Advertising your small business couldn't get any easier!

• Book your last minute ad at Vintage Indie for December & Receive $5.00 off! That's any available ad! Top Sponsor 1st and 2nd Space is booked for December (Thank You) Offer ends 9:00pmEST 11/30
  

• Looking forward to boosting your business in 2010? Book ANY ad for January only and receive our New Years special of 20% off. Offer Ends December 15th.

• Looking to book three or more months? Book 3 months Jan-March and receive 15% off your total PLUS a FREE 140x140 ad block at Vintage Pulse for January! Offer Ends December 15th

Visit our Advertising Page for openings, sizes and more!

Thanks for supporting Vintage Indie!

xoxo - Gabreial

Looking to save at the Indie Wedding Guide & Directory? Visit the Indie Wedding Guide soon for more information!

Happy Thanksgiving

Hello lovelies. I wanted to thank you for spending some of your time reading and visiting Vintage Indie everyday. I truly appreciate each and every one of you. 

This Thanksgiving, I encourage you to take time away from the computer and away from here. Enjoy and soak up time with your friends and family. Hug the necks of those you see only a few times a year and let them know how thankful you are to have them in your life. I plan to enjoy vacation time with my sweet husband and wonderful children. Computer time for me will certainly be limited.

Please have a Happy & Safe Thanksgiving.

xoxo - Gabreial   

Vintage Indie News: Last Day to Enter to Win, Last Day to Sign Up!

Good morning to you lovely readers. I have a couple of quick announcements.

First up, today is the last day to enter to win in the Zibbet Giveaway.

From their website; Zibbet is a global marketplace, connecting buyers and sellers of Handmade Goods, Fine Art, Vintage Items and Crafting Supplies.

Today is also the last day to sign your business up in the Vintage Indie Holiday Market. The Holiday Guide will go live on Sunday November 1st!

Thanks everyone!

Have a beautiful day.

xoxo  - Gabreial

Google Friend Connect - Join Vintage Indie!

Good morning friends. I wanted to thank all of you who visit Vintage Indie Daily. I receive all sorts of comments on how you found Vintage Indie. Whether it is through a friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friends blog, I truly appreciate the word of mouth. I've added a new little gadget to Vintage Indie, Google Friend Connect to bring you, Vintage Indie readers, together.

If you look for the green arrow in the picture below it shows you where you can find new gadget.

It is very easy to join in the fun. All you need to do is click the button " join this site" and follow the prompts. If you have a google or gmail account it is easy as pumpkin pie. You'll also have the option to invite your friends to join. After joining you can click the box again to visit other readers/members of Vintage Indie. I hope you enjoy Google Friend Connect at Vintage Indie!

xoxo Gabreial

Advertise & Sponsor Vintage Indie

Hello lovelies!

There is still time to book your advertisement space on Vintage Indie for October, November & December! We appreciate our sponsors and welcome you to check out our advertising page for further information. We will not be raising our prices for the holiday shopping season this year, so book your space now as they are first come first serve. I look forward to having you!

Update: Vintage Indie Holiday Market Poll. Poll results are in and in favor of the market! Details are coming soon on how to book your "booth" at the market!

If you haven't had a chance to participate head over  for the vendor and shopper polls.

Thanks so much!

xoxo - Gabreial

Vintage Indie Holiday Market POLL for Vendors and Customers

Hello Vintage Indie Readers!

It is that time of year again. Time to start thinking about holiday shopping. Usually, we offer an exclusive Vintage Indie Holiday Market. This market is a curated market full of vintage, handmade and independent small business goods approved by us. Almost all vendors offer some sort of exclusive discount or special for shoppers. We are asking if you could please take a short poll below if this is something that would interest you this year.

Thank you for your time.

If you are a small independent business, please take the vendor poll below. Thank you!

My Cup is Overflowing.

Artwork by Jeanne Winters

My cup is overflowing. I've been engulfed in motherhood, soaking in precious hours with my children and holding them tighter. Maybe it's because of the weather change or maybe it is because my first born is a year older this week but I'm full. I'm full of life, joy and what I think my purpose is for the time being.

Vintage Indie is a love and a passion of mine, but slowing the pace down is something I need to do for my family. If you notice posts getting lighter it is for a good reason. I appreciate all of my readers for taking time out of your day to come and visit me. At this time, my highest readership numbers of all time continues to grow daily and  I felt it was important to let you know my heart and what was going on. Just in case you were wondering.

xoxo Gabreial

Introducing Vintage Indie Kids!

Good Monday to you! Do you like the new design? Once again the awesome Renee Thompson of Thompson Designs, out did herself. I love the new look and plan to keep it up for awhile. I'll have a new button for your to grab soon, but first. I'm so excited to tell you about Vintage Indie's newest sister site! Vintage Indie Kids!

Head over now to check it out!

Happy Monday!

Gabreial, Editor in Chief

Affordable Advertising - We're Not Raising our Prices.

Are you looking for affordable advertising for your vintage shop, brick and mortar store or handmade business? We have affordable advertising for you. Head over to our advertising page for all the details. The best part, we are not raising our prices this fall season!

save the thread

Angelia of the Red Thread Studio emailed me a couple of days ago with some sad news. (I'm sorry Angelia, I should have posted this sooner for you) The old building next to their studio burned down due to an electrical problem.

Angelia is having problems with the insurance company per her last blog post. She writes, " they do no consider hand craft to have much value".

I can understand her frustration, but most importantly the need for the community to help.

If you can donate or help in any way, there has been a site set up with full details save the thread.

Thank you.

Crushin on Vintage: I need your help!

Vintage Indie loves to show off some of your fabulous vintage finds for sale and I need your help. I'm looking for fall items, vintage of course and your photography must be top notch (this can also be interpreted as fall colors, warm colors) . If you'd like to show some of your vintage off, please email me your submissions.

As always, we take submissions daily and require that you are a small business and independently owned. If you have some seriously swanky fall fashions, we'd like to see those as well.

As for all other submissions, we love handmade, handmade with vintage, vintage and antiques of course. We ask if you do send us your submissions,  that your photos be of clear quality (no flash is best).

xoxo  - Gabreial

Vintage Pulse News: Makeover!

Hey everyone, if you haven't been over to Vintage Pulse in awhile, head over today. We've recently just launched our new look for fall. Feel free to join in forum conversations, post your events for free, join a group and so much more. This is your community for all things vintage, handmade and small business.

As always, we offer advertising on Vintage Indie for only $20.00 a month, and would love to see your business there.

Have a great day!

VI Headliner: Thank You

It's a new month here at Vintage Indie and that means, returning sponsors and new sponsors. We are truly grateful for these independent small businesses who have chosen to sponsor us.

Please visit our sponsor links below or to your left (recently moved from the right side)

MagnetStreet Weddings

Speckled Egg

Faux*Brits Bits

Photo Jewelry Making

Bella Beads Studio

I'll be back with a more in depth look at these businesses very soon.

Interested in sponsoring Vintage Indie? Visit our advertisements page for details.

August Featured Guest: Starr Keller of Starr Strung Jewelry Designs

Please help me welcome the lovely and talented Starr Keller to Vintage Indie. She will be joining us all month long for special features. Starr Keller is the owner . designer of the unique and upcycled vintage pretties at Starr Strung Jewelry Designs. The Indiana-based business has grown since Starr started making jewelry with borrowed tools in 2004. This very same year, Starr graduated college with a degree in Journalism, had her son, Jonah, and began work as an editor for AntiqueWeek.

In April, Starr took a leap of faith backed with her divine love of all things vintage, and began to focus Starr Strung as a set-apart-from-the-rest jewelry boutique. Today, Starr is busy bedecking customers with her handmade and unique designs through the online boutique Starr Strung. See postings of new upcycled jewelry designs at Starr's blog, also Starr Stung.

Vintage Indie's New Digs!

Good morning!

Did you miss Making the Most of Monday yesterday? I'm sorry, I truly am. I've just been a busy bee and have been trying to figure out where July went. Most of you know I love to change Vintage Indie up from time to time, change is good for the heart. This time, I went with a slightly more feminine feel.

I have to say that I've been working with one of the most lovely designers on the face of the planet. Renee Thompson of Thompson Designs has been a DREAM to work with. Talk about patience! I'm somewhat of a perfectionist when it comes to the looks of things around here and she truly captured what I was going for. 

Renee is also an artist and has some beautiful artwork in her Etsy shop.

 

What a Magical Day

 

I can share my Secrets with you Print

 

Love

To see more of Renee's work, head over to Thompson Designs on Etsy! 

 Digital Art Prints Copyright © Thompson Designs

Sponsor Vintage Indie & Save: August & September Only!

 

We know things have been tight this year with many small business and that's why we'd like to offer you a special discount and savings on all Vintage Indie ads booked for August & September. (We'll pro-rate the days already gone in August).

Visit our Advertisements page for full details for advertising at Vintage Indie. Vintage Couture and Vintage Chic spaces are both large 150x200 pixel ads. Vintage Jewel is a square 140x140 and Vintage trinket is 140x60. We accept small businesses, handmade, vintage, antiques, blogs & more. We don't accept "big-box" stores.

To book email me here.

Happy 4th of July Weekend!

I'm signing off for the weekend for some much needed time with my husband and little family all together. Take some time to enjoy your loved ones and friends.
See you back here on Monday!
xoxo Gabreial

Blog Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

Did you know Vintage Indie has a blogroll? If you haven't clicked and visited some of my favorites, I encourage you to do so. These talented writers, artists and business owners would love for your to see what their up to. Keep checking the blogroll button located to the left/bottom for updates each month! Have fun rollin' rollin' rollin'

In Honor

In Honor of those who have served and who are serving.
Thank you for your many sacrifices.
God Bless You.

VivaLaModa: Fashion & Handmade

Today I would like to introduce you to a new on-line fashion and handmade magazine called VivaLaModa. I'm happy to be a contributor this month. Please visit my article Spring Jewels and the Art of Filigree on page 41.

You may also notice Vintage Indie & the Vintage Indie Market (just launched) there. Don't forget you can shop Vintage Indie's on-line market until July 15th!

Happy Weekend!

It's been some week here at Vintage Indie. I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it. Thanks again to Patricia for sharing her gorgeous home with us. Also, a special thanks to Jessica for sharing Of Cabbages & Kings with us I want to live there now, thank you.  I also wanted to thank everyone who's participated in our Reader Survey and if you haven't, would you be a dear and take a few moments to do so?

I've embarked on a new project for small businesses and if you have some time I'd love for you to check out my site here. I'll give you some time to check out the videos over the weekend and if you have any questions please let me know. I plan to host a webinar very soon for small businesses or those of you who plan to open a small business in the near future.

{ My Paris by OneStepBeyond70 }

I'm sending you off with this dreamy photo, it goes perfectly with the book I've been indulging in. My Life In France by Julia Child & Alex Prud'Homme. I've loved every minute of it.

Enjoy your weekend everyone!
xoxo  - Gabreial   

Vintage Indie's 2009 Reader Survey

Hello everyone!

It's that time again, time to take the Vintage Indie Reader Survey. I've prepared a short survey for all of you and I would greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment of your time to help me improve Vintage Indie.

Thank you in advance for your time,

Gabreial Wyatt
Editor