*ATTENTION!*
All my vintage jewelry has moved to www.moonlightmartini.com
My story and my shop story... Here it goes...
I started going to rummage sales with my Mom in the early 1960's when I was only 5 years old. Back when you can get a 1950's prom gown for only a quarter.
My very first purchase was a teddy bear wearing a felt tie that had a letter "A" on it.
I named him Alvin. Alvin was only five cents and I still treasure him today.
Growing up, I always had some sort of sale going on in my backyard under our huge black walnut tree. Whether it was used toys I was tired of or books I no longer wanted. Or anything else I can sell.
I once had a "plant" sale in front of my house one day. The "plants" were actually weeds planted in mud placed in plastic pots that I fished out of the garbage.
It was a really cloudy day. I set up shop on the sidewalk in front of my house on a rickety card table. We lived on a crazy busy street by the way. I displayed my "wares" in a row with a handwritten sign in crayon that read "Plants 25 Cents".
And then down came the rain. But that didn't stop me. I yelled "plants for sale" to every car that whizzed by and when I started getting really soaked, I ran back into the house to get an umbrella.
I sat out in the pouring rain under my little umbrella for about an hour, when a couple of ladies pulled up and stopped in front of my stand. She said " Plants are twenty five cents? I will take them all" and bought my entire batch of "plants" for $2.00! I was so excited. When I went to hand her the plants, she told me "oh that's ok, you can keep them".
I couldn't understand why she didn't want the "plants" and why she and her friend were giggling so much. All's I knew was that I was in HEAVEN and rich beyond my wildest dreams. LOL!
I went running into my house to tell my Mom about my glorious sale. She was more shocked than I.
Of course years later, I realized that the sweet old lady and her friend just felt sorry for me sitting out in the rain and thought that selling weeds in containers of mud was simply adorable. I guess I knew way back then that I would be in retail some day.

MANY more years later, I opened my first and very own vintage clothing and jewelry store. It was TINY, but it was tres cool. I purchased and stock piled clothing and jewelry for over a year before I opened my shop to make sure it would be busting at the seams with goodies on opening day.
Due to my shop's popularity, I needed to expand, so I moved into a much larger location. It was the largest vintage shop in the state. I was in business for over 18 years. I ran my shop with a lot of help from my Mom and Dad. My Mom is now 94 years young, and Dad sadly passed in Jan. 2021.

I was lucky to have my shop featured in various newspapers over the years. There was also a newspaper which ran a "best of" contest every year for local businesses. People would vote for their favorite businesses. I am proud to say I won every single year in the vintage clothing category.
Some of my store stock ended up in really cool places. Some clothing ended up in the movie "A Bronx Tale" and also in a documentary of Katherine Hepburn called "Call me Kate". Just to name a few that I can remember.
My shop closed many moons ago due to the building going up for sale. Sadly, our landlord died and the son tripled the original asking price. I simply could not afford it and so it was time to move on. So online I went and I never looked back.
Then I found Etsy and have been here since 2011. But I moved all my vintage jewelry over to my own website at: www.moonlightmartini.com

Some of my Etsy shop items have "starred" in various venues, including films, plays, popular TV shows and also attended many fab parties.
Here are a few of my notable sales:
Most recently, a sizable jewelry order is set to star in mid-century feature film (title kept under wraps until it debuts)
A 1950's Lucite Necklace set for the Charlie Tour wardrobe at the Adrienne Arsht Center,
A bevy of 1950's jewelry to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's wardrobe department,
Various 1950's necklaces purchased for "Vegas" TV show,
Victorian coral earrings were worn by an actress in "The Originals",
A Brooks Brothers silk ascot worn by an actor in the movie, "I Fell in Love With a Psychopath",
A crystal tie tac to "The Elephant Man" in San Francisco,
My shop mentioned in a gift giving article in the Latin Times,
A chunky green bakelite bangle to a New York play,
An LA actor bought some jewelry. (name kept private)
A patch lot to a LA jeans designer.
A bracelet to a celebrity make up artist.
Watch parts rushed to a photographer in NY.
1960's bumper stickers purchased for the "Masters of Sex"..
And on it goes...
If you made it this far, (lol) thanks for letting me share my story with you.