Spring Preview

I know its been a while..and the last few updates have been baby-related because, well its just easier to take pics of baby clothes..LOL. Yes i'm admitting i'm lazy. But little mister took an extra long nap yesterday so I was able to shoot actually quite a few pieces for spring. So I'm going to give you a little "preview" right now!

..now when i say little, yes obviously this is a very small preview of things to come...there is SO much more and i've already got a hefty amount of items for autumn too..i know its not even spring yet but autumn is my favorite season.

Enjoy the preview, you'll be seeing these pieces and a whole lot more hitting the shop! Oh and if you're shopping for baby clothes i unloaded 3 huge updates of nothing but baby clothes the past few weeks. 

So have a look at what is already in the shop..and just know there is a LOT more where this preview came from. ;)

Shop Update: Late Summer Nautical

Well its labor day, the end of summer countdown has officially begun. Everyone is getting ready to go back to school, the leaves on the bushes outside are changing..now if the sweater weather would hit we'd be set! But I have some late summer pieces for you, primarily nautical or at least blue..hehe. Lots of really great pieces and they'll all be on SALE until wednesday at midnight!

Everything is available RIGHT NOW and on sale until wednesday at midnight, so don't forget. 

Happy Shopping!

More Changes

Listings are FINALLY going up form my trip. Last week I added a bunch of cute summery hawaiian dresses and a few matchy summer pieces including this gorgeous Lilli Ann suit..and all the while my hubs has been working hard converting the basement into a shmancy new photo space for me. That guy has been working non stop pretty much since we got back from our vaca. Building a new fence, tearing out the old paneling and putting up new drywall and today he is prepping it to be painted...which he wants to do today! So I thought I would share more pictures of whats going on..and a few of the new photo space. My hubs hung up the background so I could see it.

Ok this is a before shot my hubs took..if you'll remember from my last post, this is where all my clothes and housewares were.

This is it all cleared out

And this is the space now..

That gray is the new color for the shop, I let my hubs pick it because all those color choices are way too overwhelming! There are at least 50 shades of gray (buh dum ching) so he picked out this one, he calls it "grade school paper gray" and it really does look like that non-white paper you get in grade school with the huge lines for when you first learn how to write cursive.

I could'nt resist taking some test shots with the little man, I still haven't put the lights up so this is just with the "daylight" bulbs overhead.

more pics can be found on my facebook page.

Oh and I got some pics of my organized inventory area too.

 I still have some organizing to do..but at least the big rack is done. Next is accessories.

haha, you can really see the daylight bulbs in action with this shot..and also how unfinished the rest of the basement is..LOL

Next on the list is carpet removal...well actually the carpet in that section is already up and cleaned up..hubs did that yesterday. Anyone who has that photo paper knows that carpet and trying to walk on it..don't mix..so we're looking for some cheap linoleum..maybe at a discount contracting place or something like that..or we'll just paint the floor..either way it'll be photo-ready by the end of the weekend and I'll have to start re shooting the shop..ugh. I need a week off of my other job to work on this job, i swear..but no rest for the wicked so I have to keep going until I can't go no more. haha.

Big Changes!

If you haven't noticed its been very quiet around here. Well we've been making HUGE changes. If you didn't notice the new name on the banner, we've changed to reflect the new direction of the shop. Bombshell Bettie's is now Bombshells and Babes Vintage. I just feel like its time to grow up a little bit. Corbin is really the inspiration to get things going and my husband, he asked me if I was "over it" or if I wanted to make a career out of it and I really thought hard. Do I want to try to sell vintage for the next part of my life? Or do I want to get one of those "career" things where I sit in an office all day. Well been there, doing that in the office. Its really not up my alley. Its not even that I want to be my own boss. I just want to love what I do and I LOVE finding and selling vintage. I want to be an inspiration for my son, I want to be successful for him but even if I fail miserably at least I tried, right?

I'm really excited. We're getting everything together and by next year we're hoping to be a real business and then in a few years hopefully a real brick and mortar shop. Probably not in Spokane, but wherever my husband's work takes him. I mean, everyone needs an IT guy so we'll probably have a lot of options. I also purchased bombshellsandbabes.com. It currently re-directs to my etsy shop but soon we'll have a link to the blog and the shop and maybe a couple of other things. I don't think I'm going to make it into an online shop. It just seems redundant to me to sell on my site and on etsy..and eventually in a shop too seems like a lot of juggling to me.

Also I've been stocking up the shop. Last weekend I went to Oregon to visit my dad (or so he could visit with Corbin, you know how grandparents are..lol) and we went to the Highland Games, I'll post on that later. Well I did manage to stop by a couple places and pick up a good amount of inventory and while I was away it appears that my local shops were stocking up their vintage too, I've been photographing non stop since we got back..well..what Corbin will allow each day before he gets too fussy or I have to go to work. I got a lot done on Saturday and a few done yesterday but we were finishing up the fence so I didn't have too much time to get things done. I still have more woman's clothes and all the children's clothes to photograph and ties..ties ties ties ties ties. There are SO many mid century and designer ties. If i bought them all I could have my own tie shop..seriously..ties are a big deal around here.

We also gave my inventory space a makeover!

 here  it is before, in the main room. The light was burnt out and there really wasn't enough space

 more inventory and decor and jewelry in back.

i kept i in two places, coats and sweaters in here because there wasn't enough room

 this is the other side of the room.. formerly the geek cave

 ..now inventory heaven! (even a place for my crinolines!)

 room for everything and then some. Its been organized by color/season since these pics.

And where the inventory was, will now become the photography space with lights and everything. Its going to look like a proper grown-up shop!

So yes, busy busy bees over here. Soon the whole look of the shop will change and you'll get to see all that new inventory. None of these photos have the new inventory. Its still upstairs being photographed and needs to be measured. There are some really cool pieces in there. Several as-is pieces that will be just $10! Plus the COOLEST 60s/70s Sailor jumpsuit!

I just had to share it, I think its my favorite piece. I also have 2 Lilli Ann suits coming a 50s knit sweater and skirt set, several 50s dresses, 60s mini's and SO MUCH MORE. Seriously..there is a lot. Plus all the kid's clothes. Feeling slightly overwhelmed thinking about it but my hubs has also stepped up and is helping me too. Its so so so appreciated. He is really excited and is really pushing me to get things off the ground. We've even employeed his mom to do all my back repairs..which I am beyond stoked for. Some of them (and I hate to admit it) have been in the repair section for over 3 years. 

Now the ball is rolling...eeeep! Bombshells and Babes Vintage.

Big Plans for June!

As you know we hit 600 followers in June and I am celebrating with the help of my awesome sponsors

Blue Rose

Iron Orchid

Lady Lux

Revolving Styles

The Very Thought of You

and Vintage Divine

Expect amaaazing giveaways, lots of outfit posts, sales, blogger meet-ups and more!! 

Plus, Dress Week is coming! It starts tomorrow! Do you remember last year? Well this year it will be al(most) all new dresses and Corbin will join in too..not in a dress, but you know what I mean.

Its going to be a fun month at bbv, i hope you'll join us!

Feels Like New

My hubs and I have been working pretty much non-stop for the past 2 weeks to get the house ready for baby. We wanted of course to give the babe's room a new look but we also did the living room and are working on the bathroom as well. Its been utter chaos around here trying to get everything done and then trying to clean up after everything we've done so far. So here is what we've been up to, we're obviously not finished..but its feeling and looking a lot more grown up around here.

 First we went and picked out paint colors, most people spend months pondering what paint colors to get...we literally took about 5 minutes.

 next we prepped the nursery for paint

 and got to it..you can see the original "blue" up top on this pic.

 here is the room all "finished' paint drying

 the next morning we started on the living/dining room in the most amazing tropical green color

 it matches kitty's eyes...and our stupid orange couch. Its quite a challenge when you've got such a big mix of random furniture and decor to find something to tie it all together and i think this green is perfect!

 we went out later that night for trim for the baby's room. I was originally going to stencil on some "rope" details but we found this rope trim so we used that instead.

 since we're eventually going to get a new tv that will be mounted above the fire place we decided to take down the mirror and look what we found! The original soft pink with gold details and a power outlet..what luck! My guess is that the mirror must have been put up in the late 60s since we know that the house was also painted a tealy blue, avocado green and white after that.

We've spent the better part of the last week trying to clean up the mess and re decorate for the new living room set up. Pictured below are my favorite mid-century curtains, the inspiration for the green. They're all the colors I love.

 I also played a little bit with stenciling on the dresser...obviously I'm not very good at it..so I'm REALLY glad we went with the trim instead of painting the rope detail on.

 We've still got lots of finishing touches to do in the baby's room and living room. Once we get all the furniture in we're going to decide where to hang everything on the walls, including this adorable boat..

 and this mirror my mom bought in vegas. (oh do you like the new switch cover? i painted it to match the room)

 we just barely touched on the bathroom, we got a new light fixture

 and new vanity, I really wish that I had a picture of the previous sink..it was a mess to say the least. In total the bathroom has cost about $50 so far...not too shabby I think.

 we've also got the pack and play set up in our bedroom.

and..this totally got me, my hubs put up the zombie mobile (from salty and sweet) above the sleeper...so flipping cute I could hardly stand it.

We're getting there, one step at a time. Closer and closer to baby-time. Now under 8 weeks away.