Chantal Loves Vintage

Hello Strangers :)

Sorry it's been awhile.

Please forgive me?

I'm here to let you all know that I have started a new blog and Etsy shop called Chantal Loves Vintage.  I did this because I didn't want to be tied down to selling and writing about vintage beads and charms only.  I will still be selling them, I will just be selling and chatting about other stuff too. 


I would love to have kept Betty's Place up and running but I couldn't change my headers to remove the beads and charms but.  You guys probably didn't notice that and if you did probably don't think it's worth me worrying about....but it just niggled me.  My hugely talented sister designed the header for me but her computer died and so it was lost forever without being able to change.

I'll stop babbling now, sorry.

I really really hope to see you over at my new blog, I really love it and I hope you love it too. So drop by and say hello.  I promise I'll wave back.

Jump Rings

I've just started jewellery making and am finding it hard to put my trust in jump rings?  Why is this?  Almost every piece of jewellery that I own has them on and other people use them, so why is it that I can't trust them?

I wonder if there is a phobia of jump rings, and what would it be called?

Here are a few photos of my first necklace.  Amazingly it's sold already!

I didn't even get a chance to give it a name :)

Warning - I'm Back!!

I'm on my way back to bloggerland, yay!

I will fill you in on what I've been up to a bit later, but first of all, could I ask all you lovely people who ever grabbed my button if you could re-grab it.  The URL has changed.  I will be everso grateful :)

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And if you never have, why not try grabbing it now ;)

A New Home

I am very excited, we have a new home!

Check it out... www.bettysplaceiscool.co.uk and let me know what you think!

You can still find my shop on Folksy and on Misi but this is now my main hub. I have combined all 3 of my shops on here so you can find vintage beads and charms, vintage buttons and Hotdog And Me sock puppy's all under one roof. Although I will be keeping my other shops open there will be much more on offer at www.bettysplaceiscool.co.uk

There is a Link Love page so if you would like a small ad for your shop or blog just email me a rectangle picture and your url to mail@bettysplaceiscool.co.uk and we will include you. Of course if any of you want to put a link to Betty's Place on your websites then we would be over the moon too.

And lastly, if you have made anything using items bought from Betty's Place then please contact me we would love to include you in the Makers Gallery with a Link to your shop.

ONE DAY SALE

I'm having a ONE DAY SALE today. 25 % off item price, get in there quick!! It's for today only!!

Look....pretty

What Have You Made?

Over on Folksy, Trampmillinery has been making these fluffy delights with some vintage plastic stackable flowers.  She also has more traditional hats including some absolutely gorgeous Cloches.

I'm sure I will be featuring more of her wonderful headbands soon :)
 Be sure to let me know if you have made anything using Betty's Place supplies so I can feature you too.

And The Winner..............

Of this Kitschtastic selection is......

 

Konnie Kapow!

I just wanted to say a really really BIG thank you to everyone that took part and congratulations to Konnie Kapow!

New Flowers in Today

Flowers

These yummy flowers arrived today, get them while you can as I only have 2 sets :)

Betty's Bountylicious Giveaway!

Well, Betty's Place has been up and running for a couple of weeks now so I thought it was high time I hosted a giveaway.

The prize is a selection of wonderfully kitsch, retro, vintage and new beads and charms. All of which can be found in my shop.

Now for the easy peasey rules

Become a blog follower 1 Entry

Become a Facebook Fan 1 Entry

Favourite Betty's Place on Folksy 1 Entry

Tweet about this giveaway 2 Entries

Blog about this giveaway 3 Entries

Buy from Betty's Place - Folksy - Misi  5 Entries

Please post a comment telling me which of the above you have done so I can assign you entry numbers.

Please provide links to twitter and your blog.

The giveaway closes on at 12 midnight gmt on 24th March 2010.  The winner will be notified on the 25th March 2010.

Good luck you crazy cats!

Introductions

Hi there, my names Chantal and I run Betty's Place, Hotdog and Me and Here Pretty Kitty.

I started up Betty's Place to indulge my love of vintage and kitsch beads and charms. Every time I open a delivery I am like a kid at Christmas!

I have opened up a shop on Folksy and one on Misi too......I know! I am a glutton for punishment.

This is a sneaky peek at my Misi shop.

Keep checking my shops as new stock will be arriving all the time. As lots of my items are vintage they are in limited supply.

You can hear me whitter on Twitter....see what I did there?

And you can even fan me on Facebook, I would be much obliged :)

And I guess you might be wondering why Betty's Place when I am called Chantal, well it's in honour of my beautiful and talented nanny.

So I bid you farewell and hope to see you soon.