Preview

This weekend proved some exciting finds including these cuties and a 1972 Emerald Witch doll by Kamar!

I was so stoked to find such a batch of cute faces and all in such good condition too. I am thinking about keeping the kitty as a mascot for my Retro Kitten vintage clothing shop. She has such a great face.

Favorite Finds

I LOVE Upstate New York flea markets! I harvest some of my most amazing finds from the varied booths, but this weekend's find topped many of my recent faves....

A pair of matching ballerina sad eyed girls like new! I could not believe my eyes! I also found a pair of big eyed Victorian girl portraits, but at least for now they are all mine!

The pair of sad ballerinas will hit the SHOP tomorrow

Dolly Dreams Winner....

So in true Agent 137 style I announced a contest for the brand spanking new opening of the Retro Kitten vintage boutique and Etsy shop and then I became so busy with shop happenings that I forgot to announce the winner of the contest. so without further ado..... let me share with you the winner....

The fabulous Colleen from SpaceAgeSquirrel has won the dollies mentioned previously on the Agent 137 blog and an extra secret special prize all for her lovely eyes!!! So congrats to Colleen. Thank you to all who entered! And here is Colleen's story of her fave find:

"I would say my favorite find lately is this great googly-eyed "brat" dolly! [see picture] 
I went to go to a church sale to find it closed but was lucky to find a yard sale going on down the street! It was being ran by a sweet old lady, sitting next to a giant see-through jar of cheese balls. It pretty much was the best sale ever but the coolest part was when my boyfriend Andy called my name and showed me this dolly! He knew Id love it :) "

Ironically enough the Agent137 shop has just listed another little guy like Colleen's this week

Ode to Deer

An ode to deer... I found this little guy and fell in love. Now we have decided to part. Find him in the SHOP. And enjoy pics of other deer I love!

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Agent 137 Finds of the Week

This had been a major week bringing some awesome finds to the shop. So I thought that in an effort to take my mind away from this heat wave we are suffering through now on the east coast perhaps I should share a little preview of what will be coming this week. Enjoy...

Shop Sneak Peek

Sometime ago I promised that I would share some pics from the shop so without further ado here are some photos from our grand opening...

The shop window

shoes shoes shoes

Business cards in a tea cup

A lovely purse cake that Jeni, our cake decorator made for the opening

Dresses

1950s record player to set the mood

Clothes lounge with Victorian sofa

My pose dolly greeter sits next to the door

Our craft classroom, so far we have pin up 101, book making, cake decorating, Beginning Crochet, Knitting, and oil painting

The shop counter...How many pose dolls do you see?

New Dolly

Presenting the next dolly to be added to the Agent 137 dolly giveaway....

Sweet Native American folk art dolly with hand bead work. She is really pretty in person! I will be adding more cuties throughout the week leading up to the Retro Kitten grand opening. If you happen to be anywhere near Vestal, NY this Friday you are welcome to stop by and check out my new shop!