Site for Vintage

Thanks to a message from a fellow vintage seller, I found a cool website, called VintageGazer. It is a curated photo gallery on the order of Pinterest, but strictly for vintage things, which is very exciting for us vintage types. Not only can items from vintage shops be listed, but there are antique photographs and ads posted also. Anything vintage or antique may be posted, but the photos need to be appealingly clear and crisp and there has to be some content as well.

 

My friend at ElsiesAttic posted this beautiful ring

Another acquaintance from the world of vintage, AnotherTimeAntiques posted this gorgeous photo

Then I just posted this (though it needs to be accepted before it will be published)

As I wrote this, I realized all three pictures are of green things--what a funny coincidence!

I'm not sure how long it has been around, but am so glad to have found it. A lot of folks who sell  "old things" have been longing for a site like this. So I'm putting in a good word here and am hoping you'll check it out and spread the word.

Pinteresting Site

Lately, I've been reading more and more about Pinterest  , the online pinboard, where you can create "boards" with images and comments about most any subject (no pornography or other blatantly offensive material, of course). It is a digital scrapbook of sorts.

 

People have been writing about how much they enjoy it and how it is good for raising the views on their shops. One cannot just sign up, however, because it is by "invitation," only.  Perhaps because Pinterest is fairly new and they are possibly trying to create an allure. After all what a great way to spread the word. 

 

So I took the plunge and requested an invitation. It took about two days for them to get back to me. I was accepted! (don't think there is much in the way of criteria here). Here is the link to my page, if you are curious... autenavintage

 

For my first board, I decided to use buttons as my subject, due to my new-found interest in them. Diving into an Internet search for items beyond the ordinary, I found these and made my first, which I call:

• Brilliant Buttons

   
   
  

  
  

  Due to copyright issues, they must be credited, which the site does for you, along with a link to where they were found.
  
  

  I belong the the Ecochic team on ETSY, which consists of vintage jewelry sellers. So, to be a good participant and promoter, I pinned some pieces of garnet (my birthstone) jewelry from some of their shops:

• January Jewels

   

   

  

  
  

  As an avid reader, I've been lucking out in finding some extraordinary writers lately. Thought I'd share off some of my finds in the third board:

Explore These Books

 

   

 

They are all a work in progress, as they may be added to at any time.

It is a social networking website (what isn't these days?), so not long after you post items, you receive notices about others who like what you posted and/or who have re-pinned an item to their boards, as well as gaining new followers. However, they frown upon blatant self-promotion. I noticed that several shopowners have dedicated one board among their many to their shop.


Both Etsy and ArtFire have recognized the power of Pinterest and have placed "Pinit" buttons on their pages, so that the proprietor's items may be pinned on someone's board.

Some have said that it becomes addictive and I can understand now what they mean. I now leave it to you to explore this entertaining site.