We just added a large selection of bride and groom wedding cake toppers to our online shopping site.  For years we have offered these little figurines in our shop, adding to the collection whenever we can.  Now many more are available online ... and there are still more in the shop.  Here's a sampling of what we have.     While we obviously love all of these, this little couple (actually a pair of salt & pepper shakers) are absolutely my favorite.  They are wonderfully painted with such expressive features and detail.  What do you think?

I cannot think of a more delicious reason to love summer than this!  Heirloom tomatoes ... home grown and ripened on the vine ... served simply with mozzarella di bufala , fresh basil and a dash of coarse salt, olive oil and balsamic vinegar! This blog -- The Five O'Clock Teaspoon -- will give you a few others.  She writes beautifully and the photos are scrumptious.

At Vintages we generally do not stock "collectibles" as part of our vintage selection.  But we have made an exception when it comes to the adorable characters of Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit adventures.  We wrote about Ms. Potter and her stories in an earlier post.   Recently, we acquired quite a few pieces to add to our dwindling selection.  Check out the gallery below and visit our antiques online site for details .

Healdsburg artist, Alise Sheehan, has created these Wishnests that are wonderful house blessings, welcome gifts or just a gift to send your best wishes. They are reminders to us all to wish well and often, for yourself, your loved ones and for the world.  Her jewelry and decorative items are handmade from lead-free pewter and a variety of bits and pieces of moss, threads, gemstones and love.  We have added a number of Alise's products to our online sales site.  Please check them out.

We have finally gotten items from the Lela Belle Jewelry Collection posted in our online shop!  We will be adding more glass beads over the next few days.   This is a fabulous line of interchangeable beaded jewelry.  The colorful and inspirational beads are interchangeable on a variety of silver chains so that the beads may be worn in clusters on a necklace or strung apart on either a necklace or bracelet.   Using a process which is more than 3000 years old, each bead is exclusively made for the Lela Belle Jewelry Collection.  These lampwork beads are all handcrafted in small village studios around the world using only the highest quality of Murano glass from Italy and .925 sterling silver components.   Lela Belle beads are like people, they come in many different sizes, shapes and colors … no two beads will ever be the same.  The variations in bead colors and designs are part of the uniqueness of this line and are a result...

Second Saturday is here again!  Come on down to Los Gatos.  Enjoy refreshments, music, and shopping specials.  Vintages will again be offering a free gift with minimum $25 purchase ... plus refreshments in the afternoon.  Look for the balloons!