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Doily Collage

billiegoatvintage — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:56:49 +0000

3 weeks earlier: I am sitting at home, in my living room/office and I’m looking at my beautifully blue-yet incredibly bare walls. And these are high walls, which has them appear even more naked. You would think artists would be begging me to take their work off their hands to fill my walls with but um no….

So this long explanation continues to my self proclaimed brilliant idea… Doilies. They are cheap and fairly easy to find at thrift stores (and estate sales but 6am shopping trips are very rare for me). So, I wanted to gather a wonderful collection of crocheted beauties and combine them into delicate wall collages. Cheap, easy and visually appealing while also re-purposing someone’s throw-aways. Yeah me!

I of course thought this was a completely original idea but the misconception of my radness was fully apparent when I decided to shop for some doilies online yesterday. Saddly, I am not the first person to come up with the doily collage but I did come across some great inspiration and a ton of more doily crafting projects.
Take a look

This group of doilies are not actually attached but they were for sale as a lot on ebay and the seller displayed them wonderfully.

Lisa's Musings

Horribly adorable. This cluster will be hard to top. I actually have some small crocheted, floral decals that would be great to add to my wall instillation (just remembered those right now)

Embelished Doilies by Emma Cassi

This cluster is also not a collage but they are so perfectly feminine. Vintage doilies, hand embriodered with silver and gold sequins and beads, by Emma Cassi.

I’m not wild about the black doilies. I think with my blue walls, ivory and softer colors will look best but maybe a little embellishment…. I need to think more on this.

Doily and Lace Lampshades by Nice Etc

I love the large green doily in the top left hand corner but besides that one, these are not my prefered style of doily. The netting is a little chintzy as well, but the concept is killer. I am thinking vintage lampshade with doilies glued on top.

Marilyn Stevens, Doily Armour, 2009

Eff me. We have now left the world of crafting. This is incredible and I am so stealing her idea. sorry.

I am hoping I will be posting the end result of my doily projects in the near future. I am not known for my follow through when it comes to craft projects but a regular craft night with friends has been lightly discussed these past few days so lets see if my friends and I can get our shhh together.

peace -Jasmine

My top 6 items currently in the store

billiegoatvintage — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:16:44 +0000

Ok, so I am tired of announcing that I will be blogging with some regularity and then I don’t keep up with my promises. So, I am not going to say I will be posting with any consistency…. we can just see what happens.

These are 6 items that are currently in our etsy store and they are my favorites of the moment. I hope to post some new items that will be up in the store next week but I figure I could give a little preview of whats already in our jam packed store.

Such a sweet two piece suit!

Another killer vintage 1970′s two piece suit

I am not usually a glam gal but I dabble from time to time

I am still not sure if these are apples or cherries ???

Looking back, these outfits are all radically different, blah. Peace and love, with more updates in the work. And possibly some personal style pics of myself….maybe.

Still Frame from Video Shoot “Hookie” featuring Billie Goat Vintage

billiegoatvintage — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:44:20 +0000

Hey there!

I wanted to share a super stellar still frame from a video we collaborated on recently. Video was shot by Giulio Sciorio, with Valdese Jones assistance. Model: Justine Nations. Hair and Makeup by Vicki and Lauri. FASHION & styling by BILLIE GOAT VINTAGE <3

As soon as we can, we will share the entire video…stay tuned!!

Sun Dresses G-A-L-O-R-E and F-R-E-E shipping in June!!!

billiegoatvintage — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:51:59 +0000

Hey Ladies,
We have been Adding New Items almost everyday so the store is packed with tons of great Vintage Dresses, Rompers/Jumpers and we will be adding a ton of great vintage shoes this week!

We always have affordable prices but for the Entire Month of June we are offering Free Shipping with any purchase of $60 or more!!! (just mention this blog post) That’s nearly 3 vintage dresses for around $60 and free shipping. A serious deal for any vintage fashionista.

Here is a sneak peak on items being added to the store in the next few days!

These items are in the store now!!!

NEW MODEL! NEW ITEMS! Update your summer wardrobe for less!

billiegoatvintage — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:15:16 +0000

Click to start shopping!

Dangerously hot Vintage in store noW

billiegoatvintage — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:59:20 +0000

Some of these items where just added to the store a few minutes ago!!! And some will be posted throughout the weekend…
We have super reasonable prices, so enjoy!

Heavenly Stylish…. Amazing Summer Vintage!!!!

billiegoatvintage — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:16:16 +0000

Hey Ladies!!!
I know it has been awhile since we have brought you updates on the store but that is going to change!!! We are adding new items to the store daily and you will be the first to see them here!!!
This is just a taste of what we have in the store right now….

Peace and love,
Jasmine and Traci

New Items….

Coming Soon…..

Im drooling over these vintage dresses

billiegoatvintage — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:52:02 +0000

StrawberryKoi is PlaidLicious

Aya Smith, an adorable lady with a love for 40′s & 50′s dresses…. preferably in a plaid print. She has a good handful of plaid numbers but this is by far my favorite. Well done Lady!

This dress does not help my obsession with floral prints.

liebemarlene

Liebemarlene is definitely a girl to watch. I check her blog on a fairly regular basis, to see what amazing dresses and outfits she has put together recently. I think she is a vintage magnet or she has some super vintage powers.

P.S. both of these ladies above have an ebay store and their own blogs….
StraberryKoi store and blog
Liebermarlene store and blog

ok, now I have spent too much time poking around… back to work.

NEWS for BILLIE GOAT VINTAGE FANS!!!

billiegoatvintage — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:01:55 +0000

Hey Lovelies,
Just a little update….Billie Goat Vintage is moving to ETSY.com!
We will be in the transition process for about 2 weeks. After Thursday you will be able to find great VINTAGE items at both our ebay store and etsy store.
So what’s in it for YOU?? On etsy, you don’t have to wait to bid on items! You can simply shop on your own time without having to outbid other shoppers! We hope you like the change, thanks for sticking with BGV. xox

We will keep you posted with updates as they come!

NEW NEW vintage in store tonight! these babies are DELICIOUS!!!

billiegoatvintage — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:40:41 +0000

**CLICK ANY PIC TO START SHOPPING NOW**

COMING TONIGHT!!!

COMING ON FEB.16TH!