*Full of Glee*

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Did anyone catch the start of the Emmy's?

No?~  well watch above!

How funny was it! As a life long Bruce Springsteen fan I'm glad he got the Glee treatment if only for the Emmy's & with such a group of people too!

*Giggle*

I loved the bit when Tim Gunn 'spruces' Jimmy Fallon up into the cover of the Born in the USA album & of course the lovely Jon Hamm was part of the group so I was in TV heaven ~ how funny is that bit with Jon Hamm & Betty White!

Fab!

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*Voting Closes Tomorrow*

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Thank you to everyone who has voting for the

Vintage Amethyst Blog

in the Cosmo Blog Awards!

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I am very excited to have been nominated & shortlisted!

I received an e-mail from Cosmoplitan magazine congratulating me on being shortlisted as they had 15000 nominations!!!

Wow!

I also received an invitation to attend the Cosmopolitan Blog Award winners event in London next week!

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Anyhoo I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has voted so far & voting finishes tomorrow ~ Tuesday 31st August so if you would like to vote there is still a short amount of time.

Just click *here* to be taken to the Cosmo Blog Award page & vote for Vintage Amethyst in the E-tailer category!

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big kisses

to everyone for being so lovely & supporting the Vintage Amethyst Blog & me!

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*Closed ... but only for a week*

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The

Vintage Amethyst Boutique

is currently closed but only for a week

for rest & relaxation.

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It will be open again on

Monday 6th September.

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*Giveaway Winner*

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Thank you to everyone who entered the

Blog Giveaway

to win this pretty heart detail bracelet.

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There was a wonderfully huge response & I had many people enter by e-mail as well as by entering here on the blog & the total number was 447 enteries!!!

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Anyhoo the winner was chosen by a random number generator & it was a low number so it was an early entry & the winner was ...

Julie Cliff from Vintage & Cake

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Congratulations Julie the pretty bracelet will be on it's way to you!

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Thank you again to everyone who entered & joined in the fun & there will be another giveaway very soon ...

*Woman ~ Week Ending July 20 1957*

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I love old magazines & I'm so lucky to have quite a collection.

I started collecting them a few years ago & then James wanted to start painting old adverts from magazines so he started buying too!

Last year at a carboot we managed to pick up about 20 that a lady was selling & as paying, James explained he was an artist & painted the adverts from them & she said 'I wish I'd known I have boxes full of them at home but I only brought one box'! Ooohhh we could have had so many more but never mind, we were very happy with the amount we had.

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I love this cover from July 1957 don't you?

Just look at that wonderful hair style & the colours! How fab are the colours!

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So what was going on in July 1957 ...

...well the front cover states

FAMOUS MODELS' SUCCESS STORIES

by CHERRY MARSHALL

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over

the garden wall

NEW IDEAS FOR

SMALL GARDENS

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ONCE TO EVERY GIRL

complete story

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And inside ...

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LOOKING INTO handbags ...

Three handbags for the price of one: here are both sides of reversible cover

(an artical written by Veronica Scott about a three-way reversible bag)

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holiday hair

HELEN TEMPLE tells you

how to protect your hair from the drying effects of

your sea-and-sunshine holiday,

guard its gleaming highlights

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Brilliantine or hair conditioner, used twice a day, helps prevent hair drying out

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BOBBLE-STITCH

stripey

Strike an orginal note in the summer

fashion parade with this cap-sleeved

colourful knitted in a novelty stitch

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Red and white sweater has a ribbed welt and turn-down

collar. Below: close-up detail of bobble-stitch pattern

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I hope you have enjoyed a peek into Woman ~ Week ending July 20 1957.

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Blogged for Show & Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

*Grey Ruffles*

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Just arrived, a really beautiful new clutch bag for the just for you ... collection.

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This is a beautiful grey satin evening bag which features a lovely ruffle & corsage effect.

It also features a row of pretty diamantes around the top & sides to the front of the bag.

It has a grey satin lining with pocket & comes with a detatchable shorter chain & also a longer chain so that the bag can be used as a clutch, handbag or shoulder bag giving you three different looks.

Perfect for special events, weddings or just simply an evening out.

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This beautful bag is £22 & can be found *here*

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Also back in stock are these really pretty silver beaded clutch bags.

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An attractive vintage style evening bag with a pretty bead & sequin finish.

This lovely clutch bag also comes with a short chain handle to transform the clutch into a handbag & also a longer chain to make it into a shoulder bag also.

The chain handles are gun metal grey as it the clasp.

The inner is a pale grey satin & features a small pocket.

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These are £20 & can be found *here*

*White Wedding Hearts ~ a perfect table setting*

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Over the last couple of weeks I've been working on some wedding orders for these white heart-shaped tags, just perfect as place settings for wedding tables.

I've been making 220 of the little cuties last week alone!

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They start off all lovely nude & bare!

They are solid birch wood shaped into hearts.

I do love them like this but I also love white too & white is just perfect for weddings.

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They are painted in Heirloom White & lightly distressed.

I then drill a hole in each & every one.

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Good quality white string is cut to size & threaded through each hole.

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They are then grouped into sets of 10 & tied with twine.

They are then wrapped up in tissue, a ribbon is wrapped around & a pretty tag added & then they are off to their bride for a very special day.

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These pretty white hearts are currently really popular for brides for their wedding tables, all you have to do is write each guests name on each heart ~ a fine felt marker pen is perfect for this & place at each table setting for guests to find their places.

They can be wrapped around napkins, glasses or even tied to the backs of chairs.

I think they are perfect to create a soft, romantic look just perfect for a wedding & each guest can take their personal heart home with them too!

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They are £16 for a set of 10 & can be found *here*

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A Wedding post for White Wednesday hosted at the ever lovely Faded Charm.

*Twenty Questions Tuesday*

A few weeks ago I was asked by Sue from Hello Gorgeous if I would participate in

Twenty Questions Tuesday

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Of course delighted (but feeling shy too) I agreed & today is my Tuesday!

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So pop along to the lovely Hello Gorgeous Blog & see my twenty questions & anwers ...

*Visit Here*

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Thank you so much Sue for inviting me to join in the fun

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*Monday Blues*

1. Summer Romance, 2. Happy Sunday, 3. my tote collection, 4. Pretty blue teacups

Pretty blue hues for a summery day ...
a few of my favourite blues from lovely Flickr folks.

*eek I'm Shortlisted*

I was so so pleased to find out on Friday that the Vintage Amethyst blog was actually shortlisted in the Cosmo Blog Awards & I'm through to the final round!!!

*Squeal*

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I had placed the little nominate button on the side but I hadn't realised that anyone was voting! I think I only knew of a few votes, so I want to thank each & everyone one of you that did vote, thank you ~ you are all candy sweetie delicious sweet hearts.

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Anyhoo so I have been shortlisted in the E-tailer category & I'm afraid I'm up against some biggies ~ ASOS, Dorothy Perkins, Topshop to name just a few!!! *eek*

So if you would like to vote for little 'ol me to win in my category please *vote here* ~ find me under the E-tailer category (I'm towards the bottom) & thank you again to everyone who has voted ~ love love love & hearts  to you.

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*eeky squeeky* can you believe it?

*Miss Quirky Pantaloonies*

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Ms Helena Bonham Carter is never going to win any awards & accolades for being a Mistress of Fashion & tends to appear on the worst dressed list of most magazines dedicated to fashion & trends (!) but as another non-slave to fashion, I am inspired by Ms Helena as she dresses the way she wants to, without a thought to what others think.

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I think she is independant, quirky, fun, dark, mysterious, sweet, typifies English eccentricity but most of all she is herself & I love that!

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I found these photos which I thought were so fun & frivolous!

They were part of a clothing range designed by Helena Bonham Carter & Samantha Sage called Pantaloonies a few years ago & were sold by Harrods.

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I think I love this photo the most ....

*White Wednesday*

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A few pretty white goodies from the shop for White Wednesday.

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Above is the wonderfully pretty vintage style birdcages which can be found *here*

Wrapped around the birdcage is one of the beautiful rose garland in pretty pink, they can be found *here*

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A set of lovely white HOME letters, these can be stood or hung on a wall as each letter has a little hooks on the back. They can be found *here*

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A really adorable white hanging heart to welcome guests to your home, these can be found *here*

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A really adorable vitnage style white HOME SWEET HOME sign perfect for a touch of prettiness anywhere in the home, these can be found *here*

Wrapped around the mirror is one of the ever popular rose garlands in ivory which can be found *here*

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A pair of right cuties, a pair of pretty vintage style birdie hooks which can be found *here*

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And finally for today a really lovely pair of lavender scented linen love hearts which can be found *here*

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I hope you have enjoyed looking through these lovely white goodies from the Vintage Amethyst boutique & do pop along to the wonderful Faded Charm for more White Wednesday posts.

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P.S Don't forget the giveaway to win a pretty chunky heart detail charm bracelet is still open!

Visit the giveaway post *here* for more info on how to enter if you haven't already ...

*Normal Service has been Interrupted!*

Just to let you all know that we have been having major computer problems since Friday morning!

I'm trying to limit damage control & using the laptop and the main 'puter is with some wonderful 'Nerd Herd' kinds trying to bring it back to life!

I'm unable to use my e-mail, so for anyone who is waiting for a reply/e-mail from me please please forgive me for not getting back to you & I hope I will be able to very very soon.

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Thank you to my lovely husband James for allowing me to use one of his fab paintings for this post!

If you would like to see anymore of his work do pop on by his website *here*

*Pretty Silver Beaded Bag*

These attractive vintage style evening bags with a pretty bead & sequin finish are now back in stock.

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This lovely clutch bag also comes with a short chain handle to transform the clutch into a handbag & also a longer chain to make it into a shoulder bag also.

The chain handles are gun metal grey as it the clasp.
The inner is a pale grey satin & features a small pocket.

They are £20 & can be found *here*

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Visit the Just for You ... collection for lots more pretty vintage style evening bags & accessories.

*Things I'm loving at Cath Kidston at the mo ...*

The Navy Flowers Olivia Dress for £85.00

The Admiral Tweed Jacket which is £245.00

And this pretty pretty bag the Winter Meadow Shoulder Bag for £68.00

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So perfect for the Autumn days ...

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Don't forget the Vintage Amethyst Blog Giveaway is still on & I've had a huge response over 200 enteries here on the blog & via e-mail already, so thank you to everyone who has entered.

If you haven't done so already just click the giveaway button over there on the right or scroll down to the post below ...

*GIVEAWAY*

*Hurray*

The blog reached over 400 followers at the weekend!

My goodness thank you so much sweet readers I really appreciate every single visit, message & e-mail,

and to celebrate ~ a giveaway!!!

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The giveaway prize this time comes from the Just for You ... collection as so many pretties have been added there recently & up for the winning is this wonderfully pretty chunky blue charm bracelet worth £15.

Isn't is just too adorable?

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To join in all you have to do is leave a message on this post or send an e-mail to giveaway@vintageamethyst.co.uk

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The giveaway is open until midnight on Monday 23rd August.

Please do feel free to blog or tweet about the giveaway & an extra entry will be added for you if you do, but please either leave a message here or e-mail saying where you have blogged or tweeted for your extra entry, thank you.

Please do feel free to use the giveaway button over there on the side to add to your blog if you wish but please link back to this post ~ thank you.

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And if you are new to the Vintage Amethyst blog I do hope you will become a follower too!

*Good Luck*

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P.S Anyone can enter this giveaway it's not restricted to UK, so feel free to enter international lovelies.