Too Pretty to Eat...

One of the benefits of having the Flaming June Vintage shop under the Etsy umbrella is that I am regularly introduced to the craft of amazing people around the globe.  And, as luck would have it, I had the good fortune of discovering this little gem... a sugar-sweet California boutique shop that specializes in hand-crafted edibles.  Hosting a bridal or baby shower?  Spruce up your petit fours or small cakes with these gorgeous blossoms from Andie's Specialty Sweets

One Lucky Winner...

The Virtual Baby Shower on Etsy is just around the corner and BuggaLove is sponsoring a lovely giveaway to celebrate!  Already an Etsy member?  Be sure to join the online Baby Shower in Etsy's Virtual Labs, June 16th at noon.  Click here for more details. 

Not yet shopping Etsy?  It's a trusted source for one-of-a-kind, handcrafted and vintage goods.

Vintage Polly Flinders Dresses

A child of the 70s, special occasions in my girlhood were marked with a trip to the department store for a fine new Polly Flinders frock.  Polly Flinders dresses were famous for their hand-smocking and embroidery.  Thirty years later I am still quite fond of the sewing and details however, Flinders dresses can be difficult to find secondhand and thrift, likely because people keep them as a memento of special events.  Timeless, Polly Flinders designs are still in demand today.

I assume the name Polly Flinders was cleverly derived from the following nursery rhyme first published in 1805:

Little Polly Flinders,
Sat among the cinders,
Warming her pretty little toes.
Her mother came and caught her,
And whipped her little daughter
For spoiling her nice new clothes.

A great collection of Polly Flinders dresses can be found online HERE.