GIVEAWAY: $50.00 gift certificate from The Best Vintage Clothing (plus three generous coupon codes for CV's readers)

Here at Chronically Vintage, it's scarcely a secret that I'm a big fan of The Best Vintage Clothing. They've a thriving vintage online empire and have been a longtime blog sponsor and giveaway partner. Today I'm pleased as punch to bring you another opportunity for your chance to win a $50.00 gift certificate for The Best Vintage Clothing's stand alone e-shop.

If you aren't familiar with The Best Vintage Clothing, I encourage you read this sponsor spotlight post from November 2013 all about them for oodles of details on this world famous vintage clothing seller.

In addition to TBVC's main website, they've also been selling on eBay for many years now and considerably more recently launched an Etsy shop as well (which is chock-a-block with stellar antique and vintage clothing of the sort that frequently makes me go weak in the knees!).

On top of offering my readers the chance to win a $50.00 gift certificate, The Best Vintage Clothing (which is also known by its alternative name, The Cat's Pajamas), has very kindly provided me with three coupon codes that you use to save 20 - 25% off on each of their websites:


♥ To save 25% on The Best Vintage Clothing's main website, use coupon code Vintage25 at checkout.

♥ To save 20% off on The Best Vintage Clothing on Etsy, use coupon code Catsmeow at checkout.

♥ To save 20% off on purchases of $100.00 or more at the The Best Vintage Clothing's eBay shop, follow this link.

All coupon codes are valid until May 15, 2015.

Best Vintage Clothing stocks all kinds of fabulous yesteryear offerings, from ladies wear to clothing for gents, accessories, jewelry, handbags, shoes, even vintage a selection of assorted vintage collectibles and there's absolutely no shortage of items on their main website to chose from, should you happen to be the lucky winner of this $50.00 gift certificate giveaway.



{Four of the hundreds upon hundreds of terrific vintage offerings of the sort that you could put your $50.00 gift certificate towards, should you happen to be the lucky winner of this exciting giveaway. From top left to bottom right: 1940s mustard yellow cotton blouse with gold buckles | 1950s novelty print sleeveless summer dress | 1950s Catalina one-piece swimsuit | 1940s blue rose print rayon blouse}



How to enter

There are ten possible ways for you to enter this giveaway, the more of them that you do, the greater your odds of winning will be. Please make sure to leave a separate comment specifying each of the ways in which you entered this giveaway, so as to increase your odds of winning.


1. Swing by The Best Vintage Clothing site to check out their terrific offerings, then come back here and tell me about an item that you might like to put the $50.00 gift certificate towards if you win.

2. Post about this giveaway in on your own blog, including a link to The Best Vintage Clothing, as well as one to this post, then leave a comment here with a link to your post.

3. Like The Best Vintage Clothing on Twitter.

4. Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter, including a link back to this post in your tweet.

5. Like The Best Vintage Clothing on Facebook.

6. Post about this giveaway on Facebook, including a link to this Chronically Vintage post.

7. Follow The Best Vintage Clothing on Tumblr.

8. Follow The Best Vintage Clothing on Pinterest.

9. Pin any item you like from The Best Vintage Clothing's site to any Pinterest board of your choosing (limit of one Pinterest entry per person).

10. Sign up for The Best Vintage Clothing's newsletter (scroll down near the bottom of the page to do so).


Giveaway details

This giveaway will run from today's date until Friday May 15, 2015 at 11:59 PST, and is open to readers from around the whole world. The winner will be drawn using a random number generator and contacted via email (if an email address is available publicly), as well as being announced on Facebook and/or Twitter, shortly thereafter.

The winner will receive one $50.00 US gift certificate from The Best Vintage Clothing, which the company will provide them with. Please don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions about this giveaway.

Please note, the deadline for this giveaway has been extended (from the 5th to the 15th) at the request of the sponsor, so that means more time for an even larger number of folks to take part in it. 

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Whether you want to add something new to your spring/summer wardrobe, shop for a loved one, pick up an item you've been trying to add to your wardrobe for ages, or just want to treat yourself, The Best Vintage Clothing has you covered and for a limited time only, you can save big while doing so thanks to the trio of coupon codes above.

Best of luck and many sincere thanks to everyone who enters this giveaway, as well as to The Best Vintage Clothing for being such an outstanding blog sponsor and company to work with. You really live up to the "best" in your name! :)

Uncommon Goods product review and $75.00 gift certificate giveaway

One of the most interesting things about online relationships with blog sponsors is how they often come about. While call to sponsor posts are one way of forming new relationships, another springs to life from organic mentions of brands who catch word that I've discussed them here on my blog and then contact me to see if there are additional ways they can be a part of my site.

Case in point: in last December's post Vintage Holiday Shopping Guide: Gifts for travel lovers, I included a timelessly lovely wood panel looking iPhone case with a map of America on it. A few weeks later I was contacted by an employee from the site that was (and still is) selling that phone case, Uncommon Goods, and emails flew back and forth regarding a collaboration.

We decided upon both a product review and a giveaway, and today I am delighted to bring you both in one handy, dandy post. Uncommon Goods suggested some of their more vintage/classic style products that I might fancy and indeed, one of them instantly jumped out at me. The immensely pretty Pedestal Jewelry Holder pictured below.




I was drawn to this piece not only for its highly practical applications (and because I was in rather dire need of more space to hang some of my hook based earrings, my studs having ample room of their own thanks to this storage method I devised), but because the patina-esque, earthy turquoise hue is flat out gorgeous and I figured, as it does, that it would work well in my small white and brown hued en suite bathroom, where it now reside on the counter there (given what a small counter it is, believe me when I say that I have to truly love something for it get even a spec of real estate space there).

Like many of the products that Uncommon Goods offers, this wonderful jewelry holder is made by an artisan who has partnered with this the company, in this case, a potter named Tracy Shea who has been created pottery pieces since 1982. Uncommon Goods themselves, a privately-owned retailer that works with a number of highly worthwhile charities such as RAINN and Women for Women International, was founded in 1999 in Brooklyn, New York and has grown into a thriving online marketplace that offers a wide assortment of hip, appealing, creative household, personal, and gift idea products at varying, affordable price points from score of different artisans and brands.

This earthy, elegant stoneware clay jewelry pedestal, for example, is handmade, glazed, and measures 6" long x 6" wide x 4" high (it's also dishwasher safe, which is great to know, as one never knows in life when something, even a jewelry holder, might need a thorough cleaning). It's not a huge or especially tall piece, but for my own use, I actually prefer that due, as touched on above, to the limited space I have available in the room I'm storing it in. With 50 individual holes through which to hang earrings, as well as a dish-like area in the center that's perfect for holding anything from rings to a few bangle bracelets, this sturdy, beautiful piece was put to work the moment it arrived and has been serving me well for several weeks now, just as I'm sure it will for many years to come.

Uncommon Goods offerings expand well beyond jewelry holders, in fact they have a wide variety of gifts for women (some of the coolest of which can be seen here), men, kids, art, home decor (this selection will put at least one new entry on anyone's wishlist!), home and garden, dining and entertaining, jewelry and accessories, and of course plenty of terrific homemade gifts that are equally perfect whether you're buying for yourself or someone else (their latest offerings in this category are available here).

The bulk of Uncommon Goods' offerings are produced in the US and approximately 1/3 of the items they carry incorporate recycled and/or upcycled materials, which is is something that instantly appeals to me as a consumer who tends to buy a lot of secondhand products and is keen to not add to the throw away culture that is so prevalent with many mass marketed products nowadays. I fell for Uncommon Goods when I first discovered their site last year for this reason and many others, which is why I was eager to include one of their offerings in my holiday vintage gift guide, and also why I was delighted to partner with them for today's post.

There's something for everyone on their site, and as such I'm extra thrilled to offer you the chance to win an awesome $75.00 gift certificate to be used towards any of Uncommon Goods offerings that your heart desires. To enter this great giveaway, please do as many of the following seven things as you desire, leaving a separate comment for each giveaway entry method that you participate in.

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1. Leave a comment letting me know what one or more of your favourite Uncommon Goods products is/are.

2. Like Uncommon Goods on Facebook.

3. Post about this giveaway on Facebook.

4. Follow Uncommon Goods on Twitter.

5. Tweet about this giveaway, linking to Uncommon Good's Twitter account in your tweet.

6. Post about this giveaway on your own blog.

7. Sign up for Uncommon Goods' email newsletter.

Giveaway details: This giveaway will run between today's date, May 15th and May 22nd, 2014, with the winner being drawn shortly thereafter. It is open to participants worldwide. The winner will be selected using a random number generator and will be contacted via email, as well as announced on Facebook and Twitter. If you have any questions about this Uncommon Goods giveaway, please email me.

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Thank you very much to Uncommon Goods for the excellent, skillfully made jewelry holder (it is pulling double duty as both a functional item and a splendidly lovely home accent as we speak), as well as for partnering with Chronically Vintage to offer one of my wonderful readers the chance to win a $75.00 gift certificate. I very much appreciate both things and am sending out best luck wishes to all those who take part in this fabulous giveaway!