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Greetings!
Welcome to our August newsletter. We have quite a few new items in the shop - jewelry, handmade flower pins, some great vintage games and toys, vintage cameras and typewriters, and a great selection of antiquarian books. We have also restocked our robot banks, planters from the Teyros Collection and some computer clocks are due in shortly.
Enjoy the August sun. Come over to Los Gatos for Fiesta de Artes. Let us know what you think about our newsletter ... and our products as well. Give us ideas for content, ask questions and pass a copy along to a friend.
Thanks, Bob & Susan Bortfeld
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Susan has created these beautiful flowers that she makes into pins and barrettes. The flower petals are fashioned from fabric and the centers are buttons, brooches and doodads, both new and vintage. We have a nice selection currently available in the shop and are beginning to list some online at Pretty Ribbons (Susan's Etsy site).  | | Susan's Handcrafted Flower Pins & Barrettes |
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Collection: Vintage Wine Labels
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Wine bottle labels are not only a great collectible, but these also make excellent decorations in altered art and mixed media presentations. They can help tell a story, whether it be about your favorite wines, memorable dinners or trips or the history of an area or town. When combined with other artifacts or memorabilia these can be used in collages, story boards, family histories and artwork.
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Join your friends at the 41st Annual Fiesta de Artes on the Los Gatos Civic Center grounds on Saturday and Sunday, August 11-12, 2012. Don't miss our town's art and wine festival sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Los Gatos. Enjoy 150 artists, gourmet food wine and beer, and live music. Treat the kids to snow cones and a jump house. Celebrate with visitors from all over the San Francisco Bay Area ... and when you are done, come on over to Vintages and tell us all about it. We'd love to see you.
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Our Vintage Jewelry Class
Registration is almost here!
 We have again partnered with Los Gatos Recreation to offer a class about antiques. This Fall 2012 class will focus on Collecting Vintage Jewelry. It will be held on Tuesday nights, October 9th through November 6th. More information ... Registration starts August 3rd. Set aside the dates and plan to join us. We will send out an email announcement in a few days when the registration officially opens. |
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See you online or stop into the shop and say Hi.
Sincerely, Bob & Susan Bortfeld
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Vintages Voted as
#1 Antique Store
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Made in America from Vintages of Los Gatos
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Visit our Made in America blog for news on American Made Products at Vintages.
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August's Birthstones:
Peridot & Carnelian
Check out our online selection of jewelry or come into Vintages to see our complete inventory of beautiful birthstone jewelry.
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Worth Reading
L'Art du Bouquet is the blog of Laura Dowling, a Parisien trained floral artist. Dowling, owner of Int�rieurs et Fleurs in Alexandria, Virginia, is the official White House florist. Alas, her blog has not been updated since she took on that post, but it is still a visually beautiful site.
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Customer Services
At Vintages we want you to have a great shopping experience. Here are some of the services that we offer:
� Free Gift Wrap
� Gift Certificates
� Layaway
� Packing and Shipping
� We buy antiques, too!
See details
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