Celebrate America with Made in the USA Products

Since Thursday Independence Day, we thought it was time to review our Made in the USA collection. We are proud to feature the offerings of numerous American small companies, artisans and craftsmen here at Vintages. We have gifts, decorations, jewelry, notes and cards, Los Gatos souvenirs and whimseys of all sorts. Here is a gallery of a part of our collection.

Robot Banks made from Reclaimed Construction Materials ($115 each - Phoenix AZ)

Handcrafted Clocks made using Original Artwork ($36.95 each - Vancouver WA)

Whimsical Butterflies and Dragonflies made from Reclaimed Furniture Parts ($59.95 each - Chamblee GA)

Picket Fence Fish Stix Handcrafted and Hand Painted ($44.95 - Connecticut)

Handcrafted Boardgames ($98 each - Great Lakes Region)

Unique Handcrafted Bowls and Planters (from $75.00 each - La Mesa CA)

Arts & Crafts Tiles (from $29.95each  - Fresno CA)

Cards, Tags, Notes and Decorations Handmade in California (from $3.95 each)

Tricia's Fantastic Tags ($12.95 each - Alamo CA)

Hand-created Whimsical Wall Plaques ($24.95 each - South Dakota)

Everyone needs a cardholder! Handmade from Original Artwork ($4.95 each - Atlanta GA)

Fabulous Handcrafted Earrings and Bracelets (from $24.95 each - Arkansas)

Silver Solder Pendants and Charms by Susan (from $12.95 each - Los Gatos CA)

Pewter Charms, Key Chains and Pendants ( from $3.95 each - Los Angeles CA)

Los Gatos Souvenirs by Susan (from $19.95 each - Los Gatos CA)

Magnets for All Occasions (from $9.95 each - Michigan)

Magnet Letters Handmade Locally ($4.95 each - Santa Clara Valley CA)

Specialty Magnets Handmade by Susan (from $10.00 each - Los Gatos CA)

Gathered Thoughts - Inspirational Notepads ($15.95 - Roswell GA)

Specialty Papers and Notes (from $5.95 each - Troy MO)

Locally Designed and Printed Notepads of Paris and Los Gatos (from $5.95 each - Los Gatos)

Dried Botanicals, Exotics and Potpourri (from $12.95 each - Florida)

Straws and Goodie Bags ($6.95 and $7.95 per package - Danville VA)

Many of these are available online. Click the blog link for further information or look in our Vintages' online shop. AND remember, there are more Made in the USA items available.

Los Gatos Specialties and Souvenirs

Recently we gathered together all of our Los Gatos items into one online selling site. We have created notepads, note cards, pendants, paperweights, bookmarks and luggage tags. All of these are designed and made by us. Kind of a one-stop site for Los Gatos souvenirs. Send greetings to your friends from Los Gatos ... Wish you were here in Los Gatos!

Los Gatos Notepads • Large $10.95 • Small $5.95

We have some other locally made notepads also available.

Los Gatos Cat Bookmark $23.95 each

Los Gatos Cat Luggage Tag $5.00 each

Set of 6 Note Cards $12.95 (Available individually only in the shop $2.49 each)

Los Gatos Round Silver Solder Pendants $19.95 each

Los Gatos Paperweights $19.95 each

Los Gatos Silver Solder Cat Pendants $19.95 each

Introducing Paperweights and Magnets Handmade By Susan

Susan has been busy creating some new handcrafted items. She introduced her steampunk necklaces earlier in the month, and now she is unveiling glass paperweights and metal magnets. These are wonderful gifts and, since some have a map of Los Gatos on them, they are a great souvenir of our beautiful town.

The magnets are made from metal stock that Susan decorates with a variety of images, maps and sentiments and are then coated with an embossing enamel. These vary in size and shape. They retail for $10.95 each.

The paperweights are 2-1/4 inches in diameter and all have specially chosen images, maps and sentiments on them. These retail for $19.95 each.

2013 Art Calendars by Found Image Press

Our selection of 2013 calendars made by Found Image Press are in stock. These calendars are custom made from old postcard images here in the USA. We have chosen six calendars for 2013. All are desk-top calendars with a built in easel. Priced at $12.95 each. Great for any office. Excellent gifts. Get them while they last!

New Carol Roeda Decorative Magnets for the Holidays

We just received our latest selection of decorative magnets from Carol Roeda Studios. These hand painted magnets are wonderful Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday decorations ... and they make perfect gifts. Here is a gallery of some of the new designs that we have in stock.

Friends forever! Dog ($14.95) • Cat ($12.95) • Friends ($14.95)

Fall magnet sets ($12.95 to $14.95 each set)

Pumpkins and Set of 3 Spiders ($14.95) • Jack-O-Lantern ($16.95)

Turkey in Hat ($16.95) • Give Thanks ($20.95)

Christmas Holiday sets ($12.95 to $14.95 each set)

JOY ($14.95) • Photo Ornament magnets ($16.95)

Christmas Tree ($18.95) • Reindeer ($16.95) • Santa Claus ($22.95)

We also have a wide array of other decorative magnets, so check us out ... and let your imagination be your guide.

Embellish Your Story • Magnets by Carol Roeda

Carol Roeda has been making art and selling it since the early 1980s in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Today, Carol is using a little bit of paint and a whole lot of ingenuity to transform steel and magnets into a new decorating system to help you “Embellish Your Story.” With the quick click of a magnet, her hand painted metal adornments transform refrigerators, frames, mirrors, lamps, even walls into a means of personal expression, easily changed to express the joy of every celebration, every holiday, every season, for every reason.

The possibilities are endless, which is good because Carol does not like to be idle. She creates and dreams with her hands. She's an entrepreneur, artist, designer, inventor, a got-an-idea-in-the-middle-of-the-night-maker. She loves mix and match metal, color and clay, fabrics and graphics. She has a passion for making art, a passion for telling her story and a passion for selling her wares to customers who use her art to tell their story and make their traditions to communicate their feelings and express their hope for the future. And that is truly Art for a Reason.

Vintages has carried Carol Roeda's magnets and frames since earlier this year and these have been extremely popular. Along with the magnets, we have a wide variety of metal frames, wall hangings and such to create a changeable photo montage customized with your own photographs and magnets. These magnets and frames are all made in the USA. Come on in and Embellish Your Own Story!

Carol Roeda magnets are priced from $6.00 to $25.95, depending on size and complexity - most are in the $10 to $15 range. The frames are priced from $14.95 to $18.00 and wall hanging displays (which are great over stainless steel refrigerator doors) from $24.00 to $26.95.

The cute photographs of children in this post were taken by local Los Gatos photographer and artist Brenda Lucero. Along with portraits and photographs, Brenda is working on a unique series she is calling Fairy Tale Houses of Los Gatos.