Past Presents giveaway contest!

UPDATE: I've decided to make this a regular thing, so the deadline's been moved to the end of the month. Yay!

I've been thinking of putting together a small present for one of my readers (to be chosen at random, of course) with some of the stuff I've featured on my blog, cute housewares and vintage home decor, maybe some photos or postcards from the 1950s, ephemera like that. Everyone likes getting surprise packages in the mail, right? I'm planning to go to thrifting and sidewalk sale-ing this weekend and picking up some past presents, so let's say the deadline for entering the contest is a week from now, Wednesday, July 23rd. Just drop me a comment or an email before then to enter the contest. And if you've got any favorites from the blog or anything you've had your eye on, drop me a line, and I'll keep an eye out for it!

[beach postcard from etsy seller robins egg blue]

Past Presents: Gifts for the mid-century maven.

The aim of this blog is to get avid consumers to reevaluate their buying habits and broaden their shopping horizons by providing different options within the vintage and secondhand marketplace. Today's post is for anyone who's ever been confounded by finding a gift for a host (or hostess), a bride (or bridegroom), or for a housewarming party. And particularly if the recipient is partial to mid-century design. Here are some pretty past presents, all from etsy.

A pair of Danish teak candlesticks from california vintage* ($30).

Wooden tray from moxie thrift ($9.89).

Punch bowl from Thrifty Goodness ($22).

Peapod condiment tray from Ms. Betsy's Vintage ($15).

Four stainless steel candle holders from studio AMF ($18).

Cast iron candelabra, designed by Jen Quistgaard for Dansk, from little green frog ($65).

Franciscan pitcher, Del Mar pattern by Gladding McBean & Co., from MidCenturyModern ($75).