Garden Party Teas

4.19.2010 @ 6:13 pm UTC by lilah wild

Garden Party Teas Sophie teapotThis site provides everything needed for a proper teaparty, in porcelain drinkware and all the staple Victorian accessories to set the right atmosphere: fans, floppy hats, gloves, and flowered parasols, much of it sized for little ones. There’s also obvious relish in setting the perfect table through the extensive selection of teapots, cozies, dessert plates, and other rose-festooned bits of shabby chic, making sure you have all the proper ritual elements right down to the gold-plated sugar tongs.

Westerner’s Outfitter

1.22.2009 @ 7:02 pm UTC by lilah wild

Westerner's Outfitter Victorian fringe purseVictorian accessorization in the Old West style, where saloon girl garters can be found alongside the froofy hats. Lacy parasols and fans, crocheted gloves, sparkly jewelry, beaded kissclasp purses and drawstring reticules, fringed shawls, rose-festooned snoods and crystal clips, hatpins, ties, and scarf slides, keep scrolling down to hit the supersweet teatime snack sets and other decor goodies.

Sweet Necessi-Teas

10.24.2008 @ 5:01 pm UTC by lilah wild

Sweet Necessiteas Victorian teacup toteAccoutrements for the Victorian ritual nosh. Aprons, broomstick skirts, flowery little bags, teapot necklaces, even teatime lingerie – which tends to be white, long, and flowy. Taffeta totes provide lace-trimmed portability if you just have to bring your own cup elsewhere, and similarly-embellished cozies if it’s just staying home, tea-themed cottage pillows and wreaths, and all the cake servers, sugarbowls, spoons, and patterned china necessary for an elegant culinary ceremony.

Gypsy Rose Treasures

9.11.2007 @ 10:14 pm UTC by lilah wild

Gypsy Rose Treasures faerie sconceTons of witchiness: candles poured into jelly jars and terra cotta, faerie sconces, art tiles, keepsake boxes, tarot decks, pagan drinkware, incense and oils, tea, pewter wands, stationery and journals, with lots of appearances by Nene Thomas, Jessica Galbreth, Amy Brown, and Stephanie Roberts.

Collectics

8.17.2007 @ 4:00 pm UTC by lilah wild

Collectics vintage leather purseA giant online antique flea market – sections include art deco and art nouveau, fifties and sixties, bakelite, china, crystal, pewter, doll clothes, vintage jewelry and accessories. They’re also loaded with reference information.

Ruby Lane

3.21.2005 @ 10:01 pm UTC by lilah wild

Ruby Lane vintage amethyst necklaceAn online community of individually-owned shops from all over the world, selling antiques, fine art, jewelry, and lots of other hard-to-find vintage treasures. A huge crossroads of finds for buyers, and a worthwhile opportunity for merchants dealing in collectible goods to extend their online storefronts.

The Victorian Trading Co.

11.30.2004 @ 1:00 am UTC by lilah wild

Victorian Trading Co bonnetA great site for hard-to-find Victorian goods. Antique replicas, flowing clothing, elegant lamps, bedding, a whole section just for teatime, interesting jewelry finds, fabulous hats, beauty goods, old-fashioned writing materials, classic little-girl dolls, and lots more.