Sponsor Chronically Vintage

Two months ago, this blog celebrated its fourth birthday. In that time over 885 posts have been published here, with a combine total of well over a million pageviews to date. That’s a staggering number when you stop and think about how many sets of eyes from around the world have spent time reading through the plethora of posts that appear here each week, and which live cozily in the ever-expanding achieves of this blog.

Over the years, I have occasionally worked with various companies and individuals in a sponsorship capacity, but I feel the time has come to officially place a call out into the universe for sponsors, especially since I've been receiving numerous enquiries about sponsoring this site in recent months.





Many of you here know me and my blog well, but for those who don't, let me give you a quick rundown of what Chronically Vintage is all about and why sponsoring this site would be a fantastic move for you and your business, blog, website, or other type of online presence.


What Chronically Vintage is all about

Chronically Vintage is a personal blog that is devoted to preserving, celebrating and honouring mid-twentieth century history. A wide range of topics are covered here, including vintage recipes, vintage fashion, vintage photos, vintage collecting, vintage crafts, vintage styling, vintage home decor, vintage entertainment, living a vintage lifestyle, tutorials on various subjects, and of course, plenty of photos of me wearing vintage clothing, hairstyles and make-up.

I live, breath, eat, sleep, and (constantly!) wear vintage. There are scarcely words enough to describe how passionate I am about the the mid-twentieth century, but I believe that each post I've shared here over the years has helped convey just how very much the past means to me.

This site's readership is made up of a various diverse group of (primarily) women from all corners of the globe, with the largest audiences hailing from America, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, Northern and Central Europe.

It includes vintage fans and enthusiasts, pin-up and vintage models, rockabilly fans, homemakers, career women, crafters, stay-at-home moms, foodies, history buffs, photography lovers, boho and indie lovers, vintage shoppers and wearers, fashionistas and fashion bloggers, plus vintage and antique collectors, with an audience ranging from teenagers to seniors, centered largely around a demographic of 18 to 60 year old female viewers.


Current blog stats


-Chronically Vintage consistently ranks as one of the top ten results on the first page of Google for the keywords "vintage blog"

-25,000-30,000+ visitors per month

-20,000-25,000+ unique visitors per month

-40,000-50,000+ pageviews per month

-Stats continue to increase regularly, with higher numbers of viewers and visitors occurring nearly every month

-An average of three to five new blog posts each week

-Chronically vintage has been interviewed by, and written up about, in a number of prominent publications, blogs, and media channels, including the BBC, Vintage Lifestyle Magazine, and Vintage Living Magazine. For more details about press coverage, please see my press page.


Presently (as of the time of writing), Chronically Vintage has...

-1920 Google Friend Connect Followers

-715 Twitter Followers

-975 Facebook fans (please note, Chronically Vintage has only been on Facebook for about five months at this point)

-397 Instagram followers (likewise, Chronically Vintage has only been on Instagram for about five months so far)

-22,980 Pinterest Followers

-In addition, Chronically Vintage has a combined total of thousands of readers who follow the site via email subscription, Bloglovin', Feedburner, Google Reader, and other various feed readers.



What I can offer you

-I'm happy to offer all new sponsors a spotlight blog post devoted solely to highlighting their shop/website/products/etc.

-The option of a complimentary giveaway, if you'd like, featuring one or more of your products with each new paid sponsorship.

-The option to provide an exclusive discount code to my readers for your shop.

-The option to have me try out and review one or more of your products to be featured in a blog post (with at least one image from each such post being pinned to Pinterest where it will reach my audience of over 22,000 Pinterest followers).

-Organic mentions in various future posts here on Chronically Vintage.

-Plenty of love on social media sites.

-The ability to instantly reach a target demographic of tens of thousands of vintage, fashion, craft, retro lifestyle, decor, cooking, entertaining, and history fans each and every month.


I want to sponsor, tell me more!

If you have a website, blog, product, or business that you feel would be a good match for this blog, and you'd like to sponsor Chronically Vintage, I'm happy to offer space on the right hand sidebar of this site. You can choose from the following ad space sizes.

-Large: 200x250

-Medium: 200x160 (or 200x150, if you'd prefer)

-Small: 200x100


I offer competitive sponsorship rates on a monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis, with discounts offered when sponsorships are purchased in advance on a quarterly or yearly basis. Please email me for sponsorship rates.


To avoid overcrowding, a limited number of sponsorship spots will be available each month. This will allow your ad to standout as one of just a few select spots on the right hand sidebar of this site.

You can contact me anytime via email if you'd like further information, sponsorship rates, or have questions that weren't covered here.

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I know that many of my readers run online business and/or blogs of their own, and I am truly happy to be able to open up a portion of my blog to you, so that you can spread the word about your products, shop or site by sponsoring Chronically Vintage.

It would be a joy and an honour to work with you, my friends and fellow vintage fans, and I look forward to this exciting new chapter in Chronically Vintage's life.

Sincere thanks, everyone, for your time in reading this post - and a very warm welcome in advance to blog's future sponsors.

The vintage outfit that friendship built

Outfit details

Navy blue 1940s feather adorned felt hat: Gift from Tony ♥

Pearl stud earrings: Claire's

Pearl necklace: Birthday gift from Tony ♥

1950s swirling dot pattern dress: Gift from a dear vintage friend

Navy blue knit shrug: Sears

White and gold coloured leaf wreath vintage brooch: eBay

White vintage gloves: Gift from a dear vintage friends

Navy blue vintage purse: Thrifted
Faux pearl stretch bracelets: Real Canadian Superstore
Nude on nude seemed stockings: eBay
Navy blue d'orsay peep-toe heels: Gift from a dear vintage friend
Lip colour: MAC Russian Red

Photography by Antonio Cangiano

 























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Over the past few months in particular I have been the recipient of a rather tremendous amount of thoughtful kindness and generosity, so much so that it has routinely moved me to tears (happy ones, of course) and made my heart feel filled to the bursting point with gratitude and sense of just how blessed I am to have so many incredibly lovely people in my life.

It wasn't until I was sorting through the photos from the shoot pictured here today that it struck me that not one, not two, but three of the key elements of this vintage ensemble came from three different, completely dear friends, all of whom I'm met online through my blog. I didn't intentionally create my look with this fact in mind, it happened organically and perfectly illustrates just how amazingly sweet and thoughtful each of these people are.

The dress, gloves and shoes were each "just because" gifts, all of which I'm still floored by, and love dearly. This is the first vintage dress I've ever received from a friend, and it fits me so well you'd think it had been tailor made for my measurements. The gloves have become my go-to white pair and are worn so often, I now keep them in one of my bangle boxes on my dresser, instead of with the rest of my glove collection.

These timelessly elegant d'orsay peep-toe heels (which, while not vintage, look the part to a tee) fill a big gap in my shoe wardrobe - a navy blue pair, which is something I'd been trying to find for ages now (almost amazingly, these beauties fit my hard-to-fit feet perfectly, which is not a common occurrence at all, let me tell you!). I had no idea they were coming my way, as a the wonderful sender shipped me a box full of surprise items from her closet that she thought I might like, and these classy heels were amongst those stellar presents.

I'm not the sort of person who forgets thoughtfulness or generosity. If I live to be a hundred years old, I will always remember and hold dear not only these three gifts, but each of the many others not pictured here that I've received lately (and throughout my life) from some truly awesome people located all over the world. The mere words "thank you" almost seem to fail to adequately express just how much I appreciate the kindness that's been bestowed on me "just because", and want each of these precious friends to know how much I treasure and am grateful them.

To round out this outfit (which was sported a few days before I went in for my recent surgery), I added my trusty navy blue knit shrug (a Sears buy years ago that has been more than worth its weight in gold to me ever since), a great 1940s feathered hat (last seen in this outfit last fall) which was also a gift, this time hailing from my darling Tony; a thrifted vintage purse, and a charming white and gold hued leave wreath brooch (as well as my go-to pearl earrings, bracelets, and necklace, the latter being another gift - a few birthdays ago - from Tony).

We shot these snaps down at a stretch of beach on Okanagan Lake here in Penticton that's located just a few hundred feet to the left of where these outfit photos were taken on a considerably colder day last winter. Warmer though it certainly was that day, we’re still a little ways away from summer and the crowds of tourists and locals alike that will swamp the beach once more as soon as the water becomes even remotely toasty enough to stick your toes into (making spring the perfect time to take photos there without throngs of swimmers and sunbathers in background).

I adore all of the garments and accessories in my closet (they wouldn't be there if I didn't), but I reserve a special place in my heart for those that I received as gifts, and by extension the outfits - like this one - that I create with them.

Thank you again, my dear friends, for your incredible presents and for making a gal feel so gosh darned loved - this truly is the vintage outfit that friendship built.

Celebrate Mother's Day with this delicious vintage strawberry cake recipe

Mother's Day just happens to fall in the midst of one of loveliest times of the year. Sandwiched as it between the chilly days of early spring and the sizzling heat that generally returns by the second half of June when summer rounds the bend again. Though May can be rainy at times, it's also prone to luminous bursts of sunshine, carefree breezes, and gardens that are beginning to swell to the breaking point with scrumptious produce once more.

Few flavours go hand-in-hand (or perhaps more fittingly, fork-in-mouth) with this beautiful time of the year than that of fresh strawberries. Ripe, juicy, gorgeously crimson and packed full of flavour and nutrients alike, strawberries are practically a must come May.

Unlike a great many fruits out there, strawberries are (knock wood!) one that my health still permits me to eat without running into any trouble. In fact, because I'm unable to have so many fruits (and vegetables, for that matter), I eat strawberries nearly every day year-round, even paying three times their springtime cost in the dead of winter (when you're lucky if one or two shops in our small town even brings them in). None however compare to those that one gets fresh, picked a wee bit south of us here in B.C. (in the Lower Mainland, which has been producing stellar strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries for ages), when possible, during the middle and tail end of spring.

You might think that eating strawberries so often, I'd grow tired of them, but (again, knock wood!) even after many years of consuming a bevy of these succulent little fruits, I haven't lost my passion for them iota, and continually enjoy coming up with new ways to safely incorporate them into my diet (if you've never partnered grilled strawberries and chicken breasts, give it a go, you'll love it!).

Though I may consume more strawberries per annum than many people, I'm by no means alone in my passion for these plump, pretty berries. Strawberries are a beloved food the world over and one lends itself especially well to springtime celebrations, such as wedding showers, Victoria Day weekend sweet treats, and of course Mother's Day desserts.

With today marking the marvelous celebration of moms and those who take on the role of being a mom (grandmas, aunts, foster parents, etc), it seems only fitting that this week's vintage recipe - called rather charmingly Strawberry Long-Cake - includes this much admired springtime fruit.

{One baking dish, some fresh fruit, and a few basic panty ingredients are all it takes to whip up this crowd pleasing strawberry cake. Image via Eudaemonius on Flickr.}


Many of us - myself included - prefer not to bake with lard most of the time (or at all), so by all means feel free to sub in butter or margarine here if you prefer. By the sake token, if you're not a fan of strawberries (or of course if you happen to be allergic to them, strawberries being a relatively common food allergen after all) then why not try the peach variation suggested at the bottom of the page? 

You could also use any other soft, juicy fruit here that you'd like. Blackberries and pears would be a fetching combination come late summer/early fall, new season raspberries would tantalize the taste buds in a few weeks, and apricots would be a fantastic summertime spin on this easy-to-make mid-century dessert.

For those like me who need to follow a gluten-free diet, I can report that this recipe works wonderfully when made with two boxes (a single box doesn't yield enough for to match the original recipe here) of Betty Crocker's Gluten-Free Golden Cake Mix, as well as just about any good, standard white or golden GF cake recipe.

Strawberries and whipping cream go together like robins and spring, so definitely don't hold back if you feel the urge to serve each slice of this lovely cake with a generous dollop on top. Lightly sweetened crème fraîche, a nice creme anglaise, or vanilla (all the better if it's French vanilla) ice cream would also be delectable accompaniments, too.

Mother's Day, much like this wonderful vintage cake recipe, should be sweet, enjoyable and fun, and that is precisely what I hope today will be for each and every one of you, dear ladies.