Most of the time when shopping for vintage, you're looking for a something unique - something to make your wardrobe POP! And with vintage, that's easy.

It's ankle boot heaven at iKonic this week!

This season, the lace up ankle boot has become the must have shoe. I've always been partial to quality, soft leathers so the ones I am offering all have that buttery goodness that we all love. And all under $50.00 to save you some extra dough. ;)

I like to come up with rather silly and inappropriate challenges for myself--just for kicks. Newest challenge: only buy jewelry with a "horse" theme. I think it's fitting for someone who goes by "The Clothes Horse" to have an arsenal of horse themed jewelry, plus there are so many fun options. In addition, it should make life easier for friends and family: what to buy TCH?

Except for The Boy (who is getting a lot of Wiigames and Wiicessories, because the Wii is something we like to play as much as he does -- unlike, say, Marvel X-Men Checkers, which even pictures of Wolverine can't redeem -- and you can get a CROSSBOW for it

Jace (at Gremly Girl) recently let me know of a change to Etsy's search that I wasn't aware of ... the new default Etsy search is for handmade items only:

It's a toss-up, really as to which of these two patterns I crave more. Do I want the little wingéd sleeves and gorgeous shirred bodice of this number:

I'm really into looking at other websites lately. Websites with all types of content. I'm completely addicted to blogging, although my blog, Adventures in Vintage, is not all about vintage. It's about vintage clothing, crafty things and life in general.