RetroBabs Vintage

I wanted to give a shout out to Cindy at RetroChalet , she is what I call my "Wifey" and our two shops are "married" in spirit.  She is my Etsy mentor. Cindy has been so helpful to me, she's always ready to comment and critique the RetroBabs Vintage shop. Recently, we has a discussion about Titles and Tagging of items on Etsy. I had this item titled as a Red Apple Canister but Cindy came up with 20 other ideas for the title and tags.  Red Delicious and Cookie Jar to be the few that were excellent.  Her take on the issue was the fact that the more "HITS" one gets for an item -the greater the chance for a sale.  The Canister and Cookie jar folks might also include an apple collector and a lover of vintage.  The more ground you cover the more people you can reach. I eliminated useless descriptions that did not fall under the Relevancy criteria of Etsy and Google searches. She wrote a great article on the subject for the Handmadeology Blog   ca

Here at RetroBabs we are gearing up for the Holiday Season and we will be listing these items in the near future.  Bec and I think they will make the perfect gifts especially for those folks that are hard to buy for.  We thought we would give you a Sneak Peak! The first is a small (4 inch) shabby chic creamer in red. Circa 1950's Second in an Italian pottery mid-century modern ash tray. Circa 1960's Third is following the current craze of Martha Stewart- a Jadite Plate/Platter. Circa 1950's, possibly a Jan Ray.  Notice the "ray" pattern of the back of this piece. (Anchor-Hocking made square pieces- Fire-King Pattern from 1950 to 1954. It is RARE and the hardest Jade-ite style to locate )   Ours is unmarked so you be the judge. The next set of items are perfect for Christmas gifts and we think they fall into the collectibles category. These photos feature a salt and pepper shaker set by Napco, Date stamped 1956.  The lovely angel kisses the top S