got game...

Check out these cool vintage games found on etsy... so nostalgic



Vintage Lucite Domino Set from Susantique


Vintage Bingo Cards and Markers from JMarieDesigns



Crazy Eights (I had this exact set as a child!) from tippleandsnack

the letter people...

How many of you learned to read with the letter people?






I did.

It seems like every week we would study a new letter. I remember when the class was on the letter "Y", the teacher asked us to bring something from home that started with the letter "Y". Guess what I brought to school at the suggestion of my grandmother - yep I brought Yeast. Oh my.



And this song has been stuck in my head since 1st grade and I was ecstatic to find this video on Youtube.



Am I the only one that remembers this?

what a pair,,,

I love these chairs from FabulousPieces on etsy.

They look so comfortable and of course that are gorgeous. I would love to have this pair in my living room.

Etsy never ceases to surprise me - I love it.

Flickr Find

Vintage Dental Cabinet, originally uploaded by T.L.A..

I love this Vintage Dental Cabinet!

a favorite...

This is one of my favorite movies...




I have always liked Marie Antoinette - well it started with high school French Class when we read "Les Miserables" and studied the French Revolution. The history fascinated me - During high school, I also read "The Queen's Confession" by Victoria Holt. I was sold - she was one of my favorite historical figures.

This movie's imagery is amazing - I love the soundtrack and costumes. It is perfect.Oh yeah - Kirsten Dunst is one of my favs too. Sofia Coppola did an incredible job with this film.


If only I could visit Versailles....maybe one day.

this is so much fun...

Shouldn't all weddings be this fun?

flickr find

Milk glass collection, originally uploaded by Peter Fox.

What a pretty vintage milk glass collection!

baby names....

Wow - it had definitely been awhile since I have posted here.

As some of you may know, my little sister is expecting a baby girl this September. She and I are both really excited that it is a girl... I mean what the heck do you do with a boy? And anyway girl clothes are so much funner.

I guess the real question is what she shall name the little one. I have sent her lists of names, but I think mine have been a little too exotic for her or her friend has a pet with the same name?

Here are some names I suggested::

Piper
Ellie (well I have a dog named Ellie which may deter her)
Breck
Bridgie
Penelope
Belle (Like Beauty and the Beast)
Davis (grandfather's middle name - she thinks it doesn't sound girly - ha - it's not)
Stella (Great-grandmother's name)

She liked Sarah at first - which is fine - a little common but good. Then she switched to Caroline Grace... or Caroline Iva or at least the first name was Caroline. I really like Caroline. However the latest name is now Annie.


Annie is good. I am sure that her little girl would make an adorable Annie.
But of course - she is not set on that name just yet and that is fine - she still has 7 weeks to decide.

Her baby shower was this past weekend - which was lots of fun and she really got a lot of things she needed for the baby. I was really happy for her. One of my sister's friends came and brought her some nice blankets and sheets from her Target registry. It was really sweet - but she also told my sister that she had another gift for her - A diaper bag. She said it wasn't ready though because she was having the baby's name - Annie - embroidered on it.

My sister said that her friend asked what she was naming the baby and she told her they were thinking about Annie, but that was it.

Now my sister is thinking that she HAS to name the baby Annie because of a diaper bag. I told her she didn't - I mean this child will have this name forever. Imagine telling your daughter you named her after a diaper bag? haha... I know that she will feel bad if she doesn't name her Annie because her friend got her this nice gift. She is confused. I think it is a wee bit odd that she got the embroidery before she was 100% set on a name.

Do you think she should name the baby Annie because of the bag? What does she tell her friend if she doesn't?


Do you have any fun name suggestions?

PS - I had a dream that my sister should name the baby Mildred and call her Millie. You see - Mildred is our grandmothers name. It is really kind of an old fashioned name, but not really cool old fashioned yet. hmm....

etsy finds....

I really wanted to start this post about something really neat I bought from etsy, but since it is a gift for my mother on Mother's Day.. I should save that for another post.

So with that said - I am just going to feature some of my favorite items on etsy today.

I love this Moleskin Journal from girls can tell





Another current fav is this file box from SallyBean. I have been drooling over it for quite a while now.




This print is adorable. You can find it at danitashiop.




I. Love. This. Dachshund. from alice apple




And this is a must have for any Amazing Race Fan. This card is from able and game.

Etsy Day

Hurray - It is Etsy Day. Check out this etsy storque article here!!

Etsy Sellers are uniting to spread the word about etsy....

If you have never been to etsy - go check it out and sign up for an account -

And just put my username in the referral box - sarahjaneandbentley

This is fun...

go green...go vintage

Since yesterday was Earth Day...many people maybe thinking of ways to go green that maybe had not considered it before. It is never too late to start living green.

One of the best ways to go green - It to buy Vintage. Etsy is one of the best places to buy Vintage on the web. Vintage Sellers have a huge selection of all kinds of vintage goodies.


Here are some cool vintage items I found on etsy this morning... (click for larger because they really are better that way)



Vintage items for the home::1.Westinghouse Fan from Happy Day Vintage 2. Coffee Server from Vintology 3. Sleeping Bull from Silocurb 4. Clock from JessJamesJake 5. Brass Gazelle from Tigerluxe 6. Blue Apothecary Jars from Domestikate 8. Vintage Wooden Egg Cups from Silocurb

Etsy Vintage Fashion::


1. Stewardess Dress from JessJamesJake 2. Green Vera Scarf from A Touch of Vintage 3. Bakelite Bangle from retrogirlgypsyarcade 4. 1960s Patent Heel from Dear Golden Vintage 5. Striped Dress from Thrush 5. Felt Hat from luluvintage 7. Plaid Dress from Vintage Revolver 8. Square Sunglasses from tinygirl

Flickr Find

old white suitcases, originally uploaded by abeachcottage.

I love this - What a great idea. I love White in the home.

I was on the Front Page..

of etsy!!

Wowzers - I totally missed it though..Here is the uploaded pic. My Pasta canister is in the bottom left corner.

mother dear...

I just had to post this cute picture of my mother as a little girl - Isn't she cute? She may kill me for this.

Sarah Jane Jewels...

It is official...

I opened a second etsy shop just for Vintage Jewelry - Sarah Jane Jewels

If you have a few minutes - you should check it out.

I have just started listing - but I have tons more to list!!

best thing ever this week

Do any of you use FireFox? Well it is all I use - and I love it. I even have a fun theme on mine that I love because it is so fun.

PimpZilla: Very Good Bad Taste. I have been using it for about 3 years.. and do not plan to switch.

Check out some of the screen shots::


See what I mean?

Anyway the point of this post is to tell you about my new favorite FireFox Add-on - Clippings!

Clippings lets you save your frequently entered text to insert into any website.. The perfect place to use this is my etsy shop listings. See at the end of every listing I type in something about questions and Thank you.

This gets old after a couple of listings, but with Clippings all you have to do is type it one time and then BAM - you can insert that anywhere..

For example - In Firefox I can just right click where I am typing ( here for example) and choose Clippings>Etsy Listings and Voila - I have this::

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you.

xoxo
Sarah Jane & Bentley Vintage

Not in pink of course.
Clippings is the best thing evah.

the Vintage Traveler - a treasury

Here is a Vintage Treasury that I curated yesterday

The Vintage Traveler..

craiglist finds:: Asheville NC

Cool retro chair originally from the university of Texas. - $65

1915 National Cash register - $300
Retro Sunburst Clock - $80Vintage 1964 Spaceliner Bike - $475

I ♥ vintage

I just got these cool new bumper sticker from etsylabs... not sure where I am going to put them. I would love to put them on my car, but I am just not a bumper sticker person?




any suggestions?

cool flickr find

Blending in, originally uploaded by traveltrailersnz.

Green is my favorite...