Tanks, Peacocks, and Vintage Jewelry.

Holy cow! It's been a very long time since I've blogged here! In mid November, I moved out into the sticks (funny, because I always swore I'd move to the city.) I love it here, minus the fact that I live like a mile from Fort Knox's firing range. What does this mean? Tanks roll down a street parallel to mine. I may be "out in the country", so to speak, but it's not nearly as quiet as one would think. Growing up, I could hear the echo of the tanks firing at my parents house, even though it was in the center of town. You get used to it after a while, so its not that bad...

Living next to the range is like 100 times worse, though! My walls shake sometimes, which is both sad and hilarious. Gotta love the newlywed "starter home"! It doesn't really bother me anymore... I've adapted, but when friends come to visit on training days (the days when the tanks are at the firing range) they freak out. It makes for great conversation :-)

On the plus side of all this, my neighbors have peacocks, and they frequently hang out in my yard. Pretty! Also, there aren't any street lights around here, so the sky looks amazing on clear nights. The peacocks, the stars, and the all around calmness of living away from the city makes the tanks SOOOO worth it.
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Alright, now back to vintage. I just got a ton of new jewelry. I can't wait to get it all cleaned up and listed. Its mostly bracelets (both clamper and bangle), and chunky plastic bead necklaces. I'm sure hubby is THRILLED to see new jewelry...haha. He was so excited that I cleared a bunch of my stuff out. Little did he know that I was just making room for new stuff. ;-)

I'll try to have the majority of it listed in a week, maybe two, depending on what's going on in the real world.

Hot Vintage Love

Okay, it has been decided that it would be FANTASTIC to get as many vintage treasuries on the front page of the treasury (make them the hottest treasuries) as possible. In order to do that, I am including all of the VMS treasuries in one post. Please view these treasuries, leave comments, and click on ALL the items. This will help boost our hotness, and as we all know, us vintage ladies LIKE IT HOT! ;-)
CarriersCozyCottage:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=18168
Lembry123:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=18464
YesterdaysPleasures:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=18347
CatnapCottage:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=18559
Get to clickin'! Lets make it hot.

Vintage Market Sale

This goes out to allthe vintage lovers out there!

On November 8th and 9th, many of Etsy's finest vintage sellers are hosting another Vintage Market Sale. Whether you're looking for fabulous vintage gifts for friends, or looking to spoil yourself with some new vintage finds, this is the sale for you!

Many of my items are already marked down for the sale. More items will be marked down between now and the 8th. Check it out if you get a chance!

Also be sure to check out the other sellers.

www.CarriersCozyCottage.etsy.com
www.mysouthernlace.etsy.com
www.TheEclecticDiva.etsy.com
www.daisytoad.etsy.com
www.YesterdaysPleasures.etsy.com
www.catnapcottage.etsy.com
www.acacheofjewels.etsy.com
www.Neldas.etsy.com
www.RetroCycle.etsy.com
www.butterfliesrfree0000.etsy.com
www.GeneralWhimsy2.etsy.com
www.ForeverClassique.etsy.com
www.goodlookin.etsy.com
www.hautecountryvintage.etsy.com
www.Thequeenofre.etsy.com
www.reprise.etsy.com
www.lembry123.etsy.com
www.OddlyIn.etsy.com
www.Erstwhilestyle.etsy.com
www.cowgirljunk.etsy.com
www.buppins.etsy.com
www.blythehopesvintage.etsy.com
www.VintageTreasures4You.etsy.com
www.jewelrybyallison.etsy.com
www.susantique.etsy.com
www.HeyChica.etsy.com
www.AntiqueCellar.etsy.com
www.TheCollectorsCloset.etsy.com
www.PeppermintPixies.etsy.com
www.Sassydoggs.etsy.com
www.Sassycatts.etsy.com
www.TheABomb.etsy.com
www.aPagefromthePast.etsy.com
www.MrFilthyRotten.etsy.com
www.SamyStClair.etsy.com
www.bytheway.etsy.com
www.penorus.etsy.com
www.sarahjaneandbentley.etsy.com
www.MadisonRoseVintage.etsy.com
www.paperdollsforboys.etsy.com

Let the good times roll...

Today is September 4th, meaning it is exactly one month until my wedding. All things considered, I am pretty excited, but I can't lie, its been an incredibly stressful journey! Many people take a year to plan their wedding....not me. I got engaged on May 11th, picked a place (and date) to have the wedding sometime around memorial day, and then pretty much got the wedding planning equivalent of writers block. I didn't make any more decisions regarding the wedding until mid-August. Around this time, something in my brain clicked. I realized that I hate traditional weddings. So stuffy, boring, and unoriginal.

I talked to my fiance about my dilemma, and he agreed. No more traditional wedding. We decided to go with a ceremony, decorations and food that are as unique as we are. Thus began the journey...

THE CAKE...

Honestly, the idea for our cake started as a joke... "Wedding cakes are expensive... lets just make our own" "What? How? I can't bake a cake..." "Doughnuts" Yes.... doughnuts. It was a strange thought, making a cake from doughnuts, but I know it has been done before. I began to research the concept and realized that every couple has their own take on what a Krispy Kreme cake should look like.

The idea, as crazy as it sounds, has become my favorite part of planning. The fiance and I decided to go with original glazed doughnuts in order to not only please the masses, but also save a lot of stress in the long run. No one likes leaky doughnuts!!!!! I bought a vintage 3 tiered serving tray off of Etsy, and began designing around that. The tray is beautiful and stands about 17 inches tall and 12 inches wide. It showed a lot of wear when I recieved it, but cleaned up quite nicely. (Tray from Charmings Collectibles http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5899317)

Look for more information about the doughnut cake afterthe wedding!

DECORATIONS...

Decorations are the main reason I decided to blog about my wedding. I wanted decorations that reflected the interests of my fiance and I. Now, its hard to decorate to show my fiance's interests as he is heavily into the outdoors and mechanics, and for this reason, we chose to have a wedding at a beautiful lodge overlooking a lake. The new Carlson Lodge at Camp Carlson (Muldraugh, KY) is reserved for a wedding almost every weekend. From what I have seen, most have been very traditional. I have witnessed a polynesian wedding there, though... that was quite a sight!

The photo above was taken soon after the grand opening of the lodge. Now, it is landscaped quite nicely. I was there just the other day, I should have taken a picture! Leave it to me to forget...

Anyways, back to the decorations... Most of the wedding decorations are vintage. I must have bought 50 milk glass bud vases! I want to put light green/white roses in them, as our theme color is green. I am still on the hunt for a decent cake topper. Of course, I cannot put it on the cake, but I can still incorporate it into the decorations. I can't seem to find a decent topper with both a brunette bride and groom. Usually, the bride is blonde. :-(

As far as weddings go, this is sure to be one for the books.

My first time...

No,not that first time!

As of right now, I am listed in a treasury! To my knowledge, this is my first treasury. Another WONDERFUL vintage seller on Etsy, YesterdaysPleasures was kind enough to add me to her all vintage treasury.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=22182

You like me... you really like me! (I love Sally!)

Alright, I just have to share my excitement... My Etsy Store, L.Embry's Vintage, was mentioned in a blog recently. That's right... someone actually mentioned my totally rad vintage jewelry in their blog. Check it out at That's SO BOSS!!

OMG I'm back again.

Once again, I have fallen behind with the posting! I've sort of put blogging on the back burner, along with Etsy, while I got my life in order.

Anywho, I've started spending a lot of time in thrift shops, looking for weird jewelry. The search has returned things like canary earrings, and carved wooden fruit. Too much fun! I've also stumbled across some cool vintage items that aren't jewelry. I think I'll start selling them as well.

Expansion is fun!