I can't get enough of: Vintage Cocktail Rings

Lately on my weekend treasure hunts I have been completely drawn to vintage cocktail rings. Rhinestone cluster rings are my favorite. The Sarah Coventry Aurora Borealis ring on the right is such a treasure. They are so sparkly and make me want to go on the town Madmen style.

Here are a couple more. Anything big, sparkely and/or colorful and I have to bring it home.


Also, I love this necklace. Enamel, forest lichen and white? Ag! It's so beautiful! Check out my other vintage accessories. More are listed at the beginning of each week.

Holiday Kick-Off Sale Begins!

That's right everyone! Last night I sat in bed and knocked the shipping off all jewelry in my shop and tagged them all. I also added a bunch of items to the Holiday Sale section and will continue to add new pieces in there over the course of the sale.

I'm also still running my free pair of Margaux studs offer throughout the sale for orders over $25! Get your holiday gifts and a little something for yourself!

Things are starting to fly off the virtual shelves so make sure you stop in and order by Monday so you get free shipping! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

"Black Friday" FREE SHIPPING

To kick off the official start of holiday shopping I'll be offering free shipping to US customers on all jewelry orders from my shop from Wednesday the 25th through Monday the 30th (at midnight)! Shipping will be refunded after purchase in full.

I will also be continuing to offer my free pair of Margaux Studs with all purchases over $25 as well. So shop with me and get a little something extra for you or a lucky giftee!

Also be sure to check out my limited edition deluxe holiday gift bags that can be added to your order for it to be wrapped in a beautiful handmade gift bag! Make things a little easier for yourself and have your gifts arrive at your door wrapped and ready to go! (All purchases do come in a box as well)

Happy Holidays shoppers!

Numbers.

(Oriel Earrings in Rosy Pink from Lost & Fawned.)

Just wanted to do a quick little number post as things have been going well and and I have some milestones on the horizon...

• 101 Blog Followers: Thank you!
  
• 399 Twitter Followers: One more until 400!
  
• 179 Sales: 21 until 200 sales!
• 939 Shop Hearts: 61 until 1000!
  

Thanks to everyone who has supported me and Lost & Fawned. Lots of exciting things on the way! I love you all!

Lindsey

Lost & Fawned Bridal Party

Earlier this summer I worked with a bride named Jessica to create some custom Jill Earrings for her bridesmaids. I loved the marbleized pink Czech glass beads we used and I was SO excited when she sent me some photos this morning! Jessica looks just gorgeous and the earrings looked perfect with her bridesmaid gowns and the pink roses. Congratulations to Jessica and her husband!

Her photographer was Mike Sidney out of Maui. Check out his website for more beautiful Hawaiian weddings.

Christmas Time in Stow Craft Show

Want to see me in person? I'll be selling at the annual Christmas Time in Stow Craft Show in Stow, Ohio this weekend! I've been busy preparing all week and I'm so excited to do my first craft show since I graduated!

There is no entrance fee and it's on Saturday, November 7th from 9am to 4pm at the United Methodist Church. There will be a variety of Christmas crafts and gifts and food of course. Stop by and say 'hi' if you are in the northern Ohio area!

Now on Flickr!

I've been taking pretty pictures since I was in high school but lately I've been really playing around with my camera. So I've finally started up a proper flickr account! Check out my photostream and add me as a contact! I would love to know what you think and see your lovely photos as well! There are so many super talented photographers on the site. I've really been enjoying browsing galleries and admiring other people's work.

Also, new pieces come to my etsy shop! Lots more early next week after the craft show!

Coming to Lost & Fawned this winter - Clutches

Just wanted to you give you all a heads up! Coming this winter I will be adding framed clutches and other bags and sewn goods to the Lost & Fawned line! I'm so excited to finally put my love of fabric to good use! I've been stocking up on beautiful Heather Ross, Amy Butler, Joel Dewberry and vintage fabrics and perfecting my technique.

Ideally I would like to have them out by Christmas, but I think it's more likely you will start seeing them around the new year. I am so very excited to share this news with you all!

New Lost & Fawned Pieces

Just wanted to let you all know I'm in the process of revamping the shop and I'll be including lots of new pieces over the course of the next couple weeks. I just finished these today and I just love them. Meet my Darling Marie earrings, which feature a vintage hand painted glass cameo with a portrait of Marie Antoinette.

Don't forget the free gift for the holidays! Make sure to check back for more new goodies at Lost & Fawned.

Lost & Fawned Holiday Gift

As a thank you to all my Lost & Fawned shoppers, I'm offering a gift to you when you do your holiday shopping with me! I'll be giving away a free pair of vintage Margaux Studs with every purchase over $25 from now until December 26th, 2009. That's right! Get your holiday shopping done and get a little something for yourself!

My Margaux studs have been so popular and I personally wear my pair almost every other day (they are truly my "go to" earring when I have nothing to wear) that I just HAVE to share them with all of you!

I'll be stocking my store daily with new goodies (including some GORGEOUS new topaz pieces I can't WAIT to share) so make sure you check back in to see what's new! I've also been lowering prices for the holidays on almost all of my pieces! I do offer gift wrapping options and combined shipping with our home division so make sure you pop in!

I hope you all have a happy and merry holiday season!
Lindsey Lu

Things I'm Loving - Vintage Brass Cuffs

I'm recently fallen in love with vintage brass cuffs and have started stocking them in Lost & Fawned to share the love. I've never really been able to wear cuffs since I have petite wrists and most in stores are too big for me. But I am finding that the vintage cuffs come in slightly smaller sizes so I can wear them without worrying that the overwhelm my hand.

I currently have two styles in stock, the Ines and Aimee. I'm on the hunt for more but I just wanted to share these beauties with all of you. My new favorite accessory for this autumn and winter for sure. Happy shopping everyone!

Lost & Fawned Giveaway @ Anything Indie

That's right! Lost & Fawned is sponsoring a giveaway at Anythingindie.com to celebrate my recent 100th sale! Head over to this post for entry details. I can't wait to hear from everyone! You can win either my Sophie Earrings or my lovely little Margaux Earrings just by posting your favorite item from my shop over at Anything Indie! Simple, easy and you might just win!

Giveaway Link: Step right up.

Holiday Decor: An Open Book

Looking for recession friendly holiday decor this year? One of my favorite cheap and easy ways to decorate for halloween, thanksgiving, christmas or the seasons is with vintage books. Open or closed vintage books are inexpensive and a subtle way to show some holiday spirit. For halloween I love this copy of Eight Treasured Stories opened to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. This book also does double duty for Christmas too since it also has gorgeous illustrations for A Christmas Carol in it. For halloween you can also try and over sized anatomy book opened to diagrams of skulls on your coffee table. When the holidays are over, tuck it onto a shelf until next year and it still looks chic.

Find your own in thrift stores or garage sales OR skip the digging and head on over to the vintage book section of etsy.

Color Inspiration: Vintage Blue & Pink

Since autumn arrived this week, I have been obsessed with all things fall. I love the idea of this scheme for fall. I found this tablecloth and I love the combination of the faded vintage blue with the soft pinks and yellows. At the same sale I found these notebooks from a dental student in 1949 and 1950 and love how he used blue and pink ink to highlight his notes. The pages are so beautiful for pretty envelope liners or ephemera projects.

The colors are kind of a fun play on a faded primary scheme. I think it would be a fun unconventional scheme for a thanksgiving get together or early fall picnic. With the warm browns, reds and oranges of changing leaves as the backdrop these colors would really pop.

Find these and more in my new Lost & Fawned HOME shop. More coming soon.

Welcome to my new studio.

I finally moved all my stuff up into the back bedroom. With Jared's help and a visit to a killer estate sale I've made myself a little space to run my etsy business and hunt for jobs. I'm happy to have more space to spread my stuff out and feel much more inspired to work in there. I also set up that killer antique green shelf by the window to photograph pieces in the winter. Those suitcases house all my random crafting bits, my grandma's old trunk is hoping to my shipping department and a vintage pear crate holds my over-sized books, silk screens and thread.

Sampson (our roommates cat) or Logan are frequently my assistants in there while I'm working. Hopefully the new space helps me produce lots of new pieces this fall.

Annoucement: Lost & Fawned HOME

New and exciting things happening in the Lost & Fawned universe! This weekend we opened out new branch, Lost & Fawned HOME. Sprouted from our love of all things vintage and hunting for vintage treasures, we wanted to share some of our treasures with the rest of the world! Please head on over for a visit and send some love my way! I'll be listing some vintage linens, books and kitchenware later today, so stay tuned! You never know what's going to end up in there, so keep an eye out. You might find something perfect for you or a loved one (Christmas is coming up soon!).

Here are a few of the treasures you can currently find in our little slice of vintage heaven. More coming later today and of course coming next week!

Wedding Attire Etsy Gift Guide.

I LOVE etsy's wedding gift guides., especially the attire gift guide. I opened the page this weekend to take a peek around and what did I find? First item... look familiar? It should! It's my Vintage Margaux Studs! I feel so honored to be a part of the gift guide! I've been hoping I would for ages and now it's finally happened! Yay! I'm actually planning on wearing a pair of them to our second reception.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! I will have updates this weekend and hopefully my professional photos soon!

Another Lovely Treasury.

Here is another gorgeous vintage treasury, this time featuring my new Amelie Bridal Earring. My Amelies are packed with vintage charm and are so lovely in person. I love the colors and textures the curator combined with them in the treasury. I could see this translated into a wedding with a bride a dupioni silk gown, faded red cardigan and my Amelie Earrings with a groom in fitted navy suit with a vintage scarf and some great vintage dress shoes. Maybe the bridesmaids would wear vintage dresses in shades of faded yellow and bouquets of queen anne's lace. Of course their getaway car would be that killer green classic in the second row of the treasury.

If you have a second make sure you stop by the treasury and show some love. It would be a lovely front page.

Some Gorgeous Teasuries Today

My new Vintage Margeux Studs were featured in this treasury over the weekend and and I just love the muted tones, vintage details and slight provocativeness of it. My Margaux Studs are from vintage stock and feature the most delicate little marquise cut cubic zirconia. I think they would be so lovely as a bridesmaid gift or even a simple understated (and inexpensive) bridal earring. And the elements of this treasury could be so easiy translated into a wedding, the white vintage dress, the headband, bridesmaids in linen skirts, vintage centerpieces incorporating vintage drawing hands and vases and the vintage silk ring pillow.

One more gorgeous treasury later this morning. If you have a second head over and send the curator and talented artists some love with clicks and comments. Visit {Beckon} before it expires.

Coming Soon. New Fall Collection.

I'm currently working on my new fall jewelry collection for Lost & Fawned. It's kind of back to basics a little for me. My pieces for the fall and stripped down to delicate antique chains, lockets and faceted glass. I listed a few preview pieces including my lovely little Florence Locket. I have one myself and just love wearing it. It's so simple and delicate but has it's own charm and personality.

I ended up giving both of my bridesmaid lockets as a gift for being in the wedding. They loved them and I can't wait to find a lovely photo from the wedding to put inside them. Lockets have such a lovely sentiment to them. I love gifting them to cherished friends.