shop update

Coming soon to Rank & File Vintage!

Corvette News // 1973 // Retro Typography

My favorite thing about this complete set of Corvette News magazine from 1973 is the retro typography. They used a different font for practically every article. Available in the shop.

Just Listed: Shuttlecocks

A beautiful set of vintage Swallow shuttlecocks (made with real feathers): available at Rank & File Vintage. Isn't the packaging amazing?

Etsy Finds

I was pleased to see my HOLLA pennant pop up in Etsy Find's On the Greener Side today!

A few things on fauxbois

Shop update:

Solid Danish teak Digsmed cheese board (or lemon board).

Set of two retro straw trivets look great hanging on the kitchen wall, too.

Vintage blue pennant set to start or add to your collection.

Wood and cork pear coasters for your bar.

Will Rogers Twin Arrow Head Souvenir, if your heart is always in Oklahoma.

In the studio // vintage wall pocket vases available in the shop here and here.

New in the Shop

The complete Golden Book Encyclopedia // 16 volumes // In the shop

New in the Shop // On Tumblr

I'm just over on Tumblr now: Rank and File Vintage // Plus, lots of fresh vintage in the shop.

Sunday Vintage: Stockfish Arrival in Bergen

Two vintage framed photographs of Bergen, Norway as souvenirs of the bustling stockfish port. One is labeled "David's" and one is labeled "Lora's" (Lora took a little better care of hers). Visit the shop to pick up the pair:

Just to say HELLO

Oh, HELLO! A new handmade pennant with metallic gold ink on felt to say salutations. Perfect for a photo booth prop at a wedding or party, it can be waved around on a stick, strung on a bit of baker's twine, or clipped to hang any which way you want. Give as a gift or tack up in your own space (It would even be so smashing as a photo prop for a new baby's birth announcement, don't you think?) Made by hand in Minneapolis by Rank and File. This pennant (and more!) available at Rank and File Vintage.

Pennants back in stock!

After a hiatus that was longer than I intended, handmade pennants are back up for grabs! Perfect for celebrating a wedding or party (attach to a stick and they make great photo props) or to hang on the wall with a vintage bulldog clip (like these).

Find them both at Rank and File Vintage (they are vintage-inspired, after all!) and Rank and File Handmade.

Vintage Shop Update: New Name (and New Finds)

So I'm turning over a new leaf here on my little acre of the internet. pinkshirtsandcarwrecks is becoming Rank & File! Things will all be switched over in the coming weeks, so stand by.

The vintage shop is changing over first: Rank & File Vintage. (All old links should work, but please update 'em if you've got 'em). Consider this it's soft opening! Some great stuff is popping up over there that I'm excited about: one of my favorites is this low Nemadji Pottery dish with great orange and brown marbling. Zip over and check out the rest.

Teak Dansk chip and dip platter (flip it over and it's a perfect cake plate).

A handsome Fat Lava vase by Tilgmans Keramik with great texture. 

Brostrom of Denmark butcher block bookends.

real simple pennant feature!

exciting news! my pennants were included in a hollywood-inspired party themes feature on realsimple.com. YAAAY! check out the slideshow for fantastic decorating ideas (and don't miss slide 19). many thanks to krissy tiglias at real simple!

photo: nicole hill gerulat, styling: elizabeth maclennan