Happy Cute New Year!!!

I don't know what prompted it, but my first obsession of the year is retro paper dolls!! I don't have a collection of my own yet, but I hope to change that this year. I dream of a day that I have little beebs of my own to play paper dolls with :)

 

Even these undergarments are adorable!! [source]

 

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I really love the idea of a DIY dress up board like the one Rachel of Smile and Wave made.

When the day comes that I have a little lady of my own, I'm definitely going to make something like this for her. How unbelievably cute, right? Tutorial here.

I hope you have the best New Year's Day ever today!
Ta ta! xo. Traci

Blogosphere Love.

We were featured in a really great blog post from Addicted 2 Etsy on Wednesday. I just want to personally thank the contributors of Addicted 2 Etsy and double thank whoever does their graphic work. The post was absolutely lovely. Read it here.

I snagged a few of the images from the post. They really make me wish I had more graphic design skills, and time to practice those skills. Le Sigh.

Thanks again, Addicted 2 Etsy.

Blog Love.

xo. Traci

Big News: Billie Goat Vintage is now Butter Toast Boutique

Hello Saturday!
I've been absent for a week and a half....I'm so not very good at this blogging thing. I had a difficult week, so I wasn't much into sharing all that much, but I'm back to my normal self, and yet again, will try to jump back on the blogging band wagon. Now that we are approaching September, I'm finally starting to get excited about life again. The Phoenix heat can really take a toll on one's motivation. As soon as it cools off a bit more, I know I'll be such a happy lady. I have a really good feeling about this autumn....

One BIG change I've been working on this week is the tranisition of our online store (Billie Goat Vintage) into the new name of Butter Toast Boutique....We've been using two different names since we decided to name our physical store something different from the online shop when we opened Butter Toast in Novemeber 2008 (at that time BGV was on ebay, now etsy, soon to be extinct). It didn't make much sense...and it made it quite hard to recognize that we were basically the same store, just two different forums, and two different names... How silly of us.
Anywho, I've been transferring listings from the Billie Goat Vintage etsy shop to the new Butter Toast Boutique etsy shop....It's been a long process that is still only about half way done...eyyyy. Hopefully by the end of next week, I'll have everything transferred. Lets cross our fingers.

Although it's a bit late in the summer, we decided to shoot most of the vintage swimsuits in the shop to list on etsy...sometimes you just can't tell how wonderful a swimsuit is unless you see it on a person.
These are a few of my faves that I already had a chance to list.... there are many more to come plus so many more great vintage pieces. Check out Butter Toast Boutique on etsy! (Still under construction, obviously)

Cafe d'amour.

Good Morning out there...

I have the day off my "day" job today, and I'm going to try to make it a productive one. I got a head start last night when I spent several hours organizing my studio/craft room/closet room while dancing & singing to Patsy Cline. Today, I'm happy to wake up knowing I made some progress last night that I can build on today. I just enjoyed my first cup of 'jo, but I have a feeling I will need a few more cups to really jumpstart my engine.







Although I have a million things on my to-do list, one of the cutest things I have to do is to finish the crochet gnome I started on Sunday...Hopefully I'll be back later with a post about that.

P.S.- Jasmine is at Butter Toast today, so go say hello and check out the new lingerie line by Kelly Cabrese we have in the shop now. There are several positive changes headed Butter Toast's way here in September...but I'll touch more on that later.

Have a productive Tuesday loves.
xo, traci

Vintage Paradise: The Shady Dell

At the beginning of the month I celebrated my one-year (dating) anniversary with my more than amazing boyfriend, Brad. He had mentioned staying at a unique place in Southern Arizona that he once passed through knowing I would love it for its vintage charm. I was more than thrilled to check it out. We ended up at the most amazing boutique motel Arizona has to offer, The Shady Dell. It was a complete vintage paradise, and such a memorable experience. Every thing about this place, down to every detail and hidden surprise, was incredible. Located in Bisbee, Arizona, The Shady Dell lets you experience the 1950's in full technicolor. It is a collection of vintage travel trailers, perfectly restored to combine mid-century Americana kitsch with the comforts of home in a way that only the 1950's were capable of.

We had the opportunity to stay inside the "Tiki Bus", such a good choice!



















Every detail about this place was so perfect. The soundtrack: classic 50's music and vintage commericals. Plus hidden treasures everywhere. The drawers were filled with vintage photos, vintage games, vintage cookware, vintage records, vintage magazines and even vintage coozies, as seen on my beer to the right:



And we cant forget about my favorite little vintage cup:



We had a ton of fun playing croquet in the courtyard, playing on vintage trucks, AND the little row-boat on the side of the Tiki Bus:





AND we played dolls and got a little ridiculous with our tiki dashboard accessories. She is such a little floozy, showing us her goodies. Hehehe.



Night view of our Tiki Love Bus:





To make this place even MORE wonderful, there is a little vintage diner, Dot's Diner, located on-site. We had breakfast there...DELISH. And the personalities at Dot's are amazing. I want our sweet little waitress to serve us breakfast everyday.





Dot's Lingo was pretty amusing too:



A few more images of vintage heaven that I could not forget to share....







We are thinking of shooting an editorial here for Butter Toast, how unbelievably perfect would it be??

GAMA Fashion Show Photofest.

I know we've been making you wait for these images...But here they are for your enjoyment! Check us out on Facebook to see more comprehensive photos of the show and the behind the scenes shots.

Photographer: Bradley Thornber, aka "Fotobrad"











































Photographer: Angela Simpson, Angela Rose Photography



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