Vintage Pretties

I've written about my good friend, Lisa Mainz, before.  She and her husband, Andrew, have the most incredible vintage trimmings shop, Accessories of Old. She called me the other day to tell me that she had just discovered some long forgotten vintage millinery flowers and that I should hurry over to the shop before they were all gone.  Needless to say, I ran right over - and lucky for me that I did.  Look at these beauties...

I love that they have their original paper tags.

Vintage velvet forget-me-nots are my absolute favorite millinery flower.  Look how delicate and pretty these tiny petals are...

I think these are Sweet Peas.  I couldn't resist the gorgeous colors.

This one is so cute and has these unusual spiky "greens" mixed in.

This one is also very unusual.  The stamens are so cool.

A classic pink rose.  So sweet.

More lovely pastel velvets.

And a bouquet fit for a bride - a creamy velvet confection.

Even though I really, really (REALLY!) wanted to, I couldn't buy them all.  So, if you hurry over to Lisa's, you may be able to get some of these vintage pretties to add to your own collection.  :-)

Comments

[svenja]

i love the tiny velvet bunches,they´re so pretty!

[Zita - Mlle Magpie]

Beautiful flowers! You're so lucky to find them.

[sweet sage]

stunning finds!
the pastels and the pink velvets always steal my heart .. lucky you!
~kim

[Robin~Thrifty Miss Priss]

I've heard of this place! I keep meaning to make a trip over there! I'm in VA and think I'll be going REAL SOON! Thanks for sharing!

[lauren]

Gosh, you really do have "such pretty things"! Love them all!

[karla nathan]

I can never get enough old millinery. How beautiful!

[Kimberly Ryan]

Beautiful blog and dreamy photos! Where have you been hiding!I will be back for more, thanks for adding me on Flickr, I will add you to my blog roll, hugs, Kimberly