A Wild Tonic Vintage

It's tonic tuesday on Wednesday! Click the links below to go to the Etsy listings.



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1 • Wood Cracker Caddy for Serving Entertaining
2 • Rustic Salt and Pepper Shakers
3 • Ceramic Covered French Onion Soup Bowls Casseroles Serving
4 • 3 Vintage Hot Pad Pot Holders Rooster Apple shaped Rustic Cottage Chic
5 • Wood Bowl, Oval, Large, Rustic, Farmhouse Home Decor, Gift Under 100
6 • Rustic Primitive Salad Serving Forks - Vintage, Shabby Chic Cottage
7 • Rustic Mouli metal cheese grater
8 • Vintage Rosemaling Toleware Tray Knut K. Hovden Folk Art Rustic Country

Happy Cyber Monday, folks! Usually Monday is the worst day of the week for most people, myself included. This week, however, is a different story. I'm chock full o' motivation and ideas and plans and I'm stoked about it. Expect lots of great things in the next few days/weeks/months. :) One of the many tasks on the good ole to-do list today is to shoot all the vintage merch that is just sitting in my room, patiently awaiting a new home. I was putting this sexy black number onto my dress form and couldn't help but start singing "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate. Can you blame me? Also, the weather in Central Jersey is unreal today (low-70s in late November?) and this song is so fun to sing in the breezy sunshine!

Speaking of Cyber Monday, don't forget to check out the Etsy shop for the last day of the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale!
15% off all regularly-priced vintage items + save an additional 25% with code "ALMOST400"!

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1 • vintage Christmas Ornaments, Big Gold Glittery Balls
2 • Vintage Christmas Ornaments 50s Plastic Set of 10
3 • Antique Mercury Glass Santa Ornament - Vintage Christmas Decor
4 • Vintage Christmas Ornaments Gold Glass Set of 12 in Original Box
5 • Vintage Blow mold Santa Plastic light up decoration 14 inches tall
6 • Vintage Champion Wooden Snow Sled .. Holiday Decor

Today is Thanksgiving. For some people, today means leisurely eating turkey, watching football, and getting a little drunk with your family. For others, today means slaving over a hot stove, panicking about how the stuffing will taste, and battling a mountain of dirty dishes. I really love cooking and baking and all that jazz, I do..just not on holidays. I'm a firm believer in making things as easy and stress-free as possible. A few weeks ago, my mother bought this banana bread mix because she said she used to eat it all the time when she was younger. I (fake-) baked it for her as a surprise and she said it was just as good as she had remembered. In my opinion, this is a perfect dessert to make for Thanksgiving because it's so simple! Regardless of whether you love going nuts in the kitchen or would rather have your dinner at Ruby Tuesday, I wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving! :)

The ingredients and instructions were pretty basic, so you don't need much help from me …

I'm so thankful for my family, friends, boyfriend, and readers; my health; my iPad; and being able to do what I love! For what are you thankful?

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black friday sale! 15% off all regularly-priced vintage items from now until 11/28!
shop here.

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1 • beaded Collier multicolored oblongs by DONAULUFT
2 • Wishbone Sterling Silver - dainty good luck wish pendant everyday jewelry by petitor
3 • lace necklace : BETTIE, red
4 • Le Wolf Petite Necklace
5 • Bohemian feather and bead necklace
6 • Camera Necklace. Solid silver. Handmade on realistic leather camera strap.
7 • Scallop Collar Necklace
8 • Stag Necklace Vintage Gold Brass Skull

Today marks the 48th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination. This week's tonic tuesday features some vintage JFK memorabilia. Click the links below to go to the Etsy listings.



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1 • The Living JFK illustrated biography by Robert N Webb
2 • John F. Kennedy's Funeral
3 • Retro Kennedy Political Pin
4 • large vintage Kennedy campaign pin . great political presidential jugate . 1960 rectangular JFK button . patriotic red, white and blue
5 • Wonderful vintage set of soft drink glasses with John F. and Jacky Kennedy print (Dutch)

via kevin kidney.

Remember how I said that I was going to blog more frequently and consistently? Well, I pre-wrote some blog posts for the week and--guess what?--forgot to schedule them to post! Typical. Lauren. Anyway, I decided to combine what was supposed to be music monday and tonic tuesday here, since they had similar themes! The weather has been a little kooky here the last few days. One day will be clear and warm, and the next grey and rainy (or grainy, as I like to call it). Therefore the music monday song is "Blue Skies" by Mr. Bing Crosby (swoon) and tonic tuesday's theme is a little grey gift guide! Enjoy!






column 1
• Grey Silhouette Portrait
• lace locket necklace : KHANH, silver grey
• Vintage 80s GREY Western Ankle Boots, Women 5M new NOS
• Tiny Flying Demon in grey
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• Stylish 50s Inspired Grey Dress (S)
• 70's angora fedora slate grey blue with side buckle


Finally, before I leave you..I have some giveaway winners to announce!

The winner of the Please Note Paper gi…

Presenting one of the biggest shop preview/update posts ever to happen to A Wild Tonic. Yesterday was 11/11/11 and it truly was a lucky day because I got so much work done. There is a whole lot of vintage still to come that hasn't been photographed yet, but for now feast your eyes on these bags, owl figurines, menswear (?!), dresses, and blouses! Some of these items are already in the shop (remember to use code "ALMOST400" for 25% off your purchase) and some are on the way soon. If you have any questions about any of the items, email me at awildtonic@gmail.com

I bought this dress at Goodwill with the intention of cutting it into a nice mini-babydoll dress for the spring/summer. I tried it on to take "before" shots, and my sister and I agree that we kind of like the current length! What to do? I don't want to ruin it! What do you guys think? Do you like it better longer or should I chop off some inches? Anyway, I'm wearing my Polaroid Impulse around my neck because I shot a quick photo of my sister while she was shooting photos of me (look for it below)! We so craaazay.



vintage dress: Goodwill | enamel pin: Salvation Army | vintage shoes: Buffalo Exchange