funkoma vintage*the recycled life

Sunday, November 16, 2008

SOTA...Art, Fun & Music

Saturday the 15th........So we went to the SOTA Theater to see Our Town by Thornton Wilder
.....acted by some preternaturally talented young folks.....superb!
It's a little play with all the big subjects in it.
-- Thornton Wilder in a letter to Gertrude Stein, 1937

It was also John's birthday (14 !!!) so we went.......... since , you know me, I love the arts!
I've vowed to see more live plays......to hell with the budget......

I'm doing my part to A) Pump the Economy.....and B) Support the Arts.......

And now, it's your turn.

So much to do in Tacoma now. It used to be: bowling, homework, and a bath on Saturday. Not no more!!
I really wanted to go to The Helm show.....but alas.
And music and booze was at The Tempest.
And I'd like to just point out that neither SOTA, The Helm, The Tempest.....were here for 23 years after I moved here........How did I survive? How did my children grow up and not become crackheads?

So for John's birthday, we did more sedate activites......ate Sushi.......he got a brand new VINTAGE Polaroid camera........

...... children are a drag.....what with birthdays and Washington State Liquor laws being what they are......
I grew up in my mom's bar....surrounded by drunks, drinking, bar food eating, and bad words and it didn't do me a bit of harm.
Made me Salty tho.
It's just asinine to keep kids away from venues where music is played.....and booze is drunk......if the kids are with the parents.........
Hells Bells.....that happens right here in Tacoma, at home, in front of the children everyday.
And in Spanaway too........A little Metallica....A little Red bull/Vodka/Schmidt Ice.
Now that Obama is our president (almost..) maybe we can become more cosmopolitan.......more in love with life.......celebrate more......hate less..........

Winterfest is coming up!!!!!

When I got the artlist email looking for vendors I sent back an application immediately asking for 3 spots. Looks like I won't be setting up there since no one has accepting my app. Here's the info......
angela asks for this.....Help Out !

And here's the official Winterfest Tacoma space....wow is it pretty....

Here's a list of vendors.....can't wait !

Here's a sneak peek at a few of the vendors who will be at Tacoma Winterfest:

Ruby Collections - www.rubycollection.com
Remy, Rocks & Rhinestones - www.Remyrocks.com
Calla Lily Designs - www.callalilydesigners.com
Winged Zebra - www.wingedzebra.com
Green Goat Art - www.greengoatart.com
Dancing Monkey Jewelry - www.dancingmonkeyjewelry@etsy.com
Word & Picture Communications co. - www.wordandpicturecommunications.com
Tacoma Photographic Society - www.tacomaphoto.org
The Seven Muses - www.thesevenmuses.com
SHAPE 3, INC. - www.weddermann.com
Dalin's Glass Blown Design - www.dalinsglassblowndesign.com
Barter Tacoma - www.bartertacoma.com
Sanford & Son Antiques - http://www.myspace.com/sanfordandsonantiques
Mad Hat Tea Company - www.madhattea.com
Artist Desiree Flerchinger - http://www.desireeart.com/
DeSantis Designs - www.desantisdesigner.com
The Brown Woodshop - www.myspace.com/gramma_Pam
Fashion Association of Tacoma (F.A.T.) - http://www.myspace.com/faoft
The Shoe Show - http://www.myspace.com/the_shoeshow
Embellish Multispace Salon - http://www.embellishtacoma.com

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Hi Claudia,
I replied to the Winterfest vender app way back in October (see below)
I emailed Angie and see suggested I contact you. I would like to know if my app was rejected or approved. Winterfest is right around the corner and I am concerned because as an artist and business owner, planning ahead is so important.
Thanks,
Tressie Schindele
funkoma vintage
712 Broadway
Tacoma

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Tacoma Winterfest Vendor Application

When: Saturday Dec. 13 Noon to 10 pm and Sunday Dec. 14 Noon to 8 pm.

Where: Foss Waterway Seaport, 705 Dock Street, Tacoma, WA 98402

We ask that vendors set up between the hours of 8 and 10 am on Saturday
and not pack up until 8 pm on Sunday.
Please initial here that you agree to do this __TS__

Date of application __Oct 21, '08__ Your name
______Tressie Schindele_________

Friday, November 14, 2008

Kids Like Vintage too.....

Moms, Dads , Grandmas and Grandpas, aunties and uncles...like vintage because it is cute, and fun, and is always the right price. And we are 2 blocks from the Link Train, and a bunch of bus routes that end on Commerce !

Sunday, November 9, 2008

It's Vibrant on Antique Row !

Buying Vintage....acquire locally.....you know, a Locashop.......

that's us! A huge shout out to our customers.....Thanks for buying local ! We have the Urban Village you bought a Condo for....we are the experience you wanted.....
You can furnish your home, buy gifts and clothe the family body...Right here, right now.
Well, we're open till 6 or 7 every day....we can't pull up downtown all by ourselves.....you gotta help us...

Buying vintage is THE GREENEST ! No need to buy something from another country...trust me folks.....we scrub and spank and search the West Coast to find you all the things you need for your home, your wardrobe and

Yes!! & for the HOLIDAYS !
a small sample of what's inside Amocat and funkoma vintage......

from the News Trib.....
The downtown retail environment might well be better than it was even just two years ago – as an indication, a collection of shops has sprung up near the University of Washington Tacoma campus. The other end of Pacific offers a few retail stores. But more must be done to make it a vibrant shopping district, said Dominic Accetturo, associate vice president of the commercial real estate agency GVA Kidder Mathews in Tacoma.
....When he looks to sell in Tacoma, Accetturo talks about the qualities of running a shop downtown, including a good amount of foot traffic. But the problem is, barely any of that foot traffic happens after 5 p.m. or during the weekends, times that need to be busy for retailers to prosper.

“Some retailers have looked downtown, but they are frustrated that others aren’t open after 5 p.m.,” Accetturro said.

But there have been improvements, including some businesses and bars opening late and other businesses renovating. Tacoma has potential, and retailers and landlords need to work to realize it, he said. Until then, it’s hard to compete with other areas, and shops rely on the strengths they have.....

So a happy, helpful face behind the counter is not enough. Putting low prices together with service is how locally owned shops downtown hope to compete to get shoppers who are already planning to spend less.

Dragonfly’s Shellenberg recently returned from a trip to Shanghai and brought the question straight to her vendors half a world away.

“I went to the vendors, and they knew about the economy,” she said. “I asked, ‘I have 20 bucks, what will you sell me?’”

The answer is what her new store will be stocked with for the holidays: Asian jewelry for cheap, including $15 pearls.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Larger size Vintage !

Larger than what? Larger than Paris Hilton.....of course.
Everyday people want vintage ! It's all about Vintage Values.....
and I got it girl........
Feast your eyes on this charming selection of gals vintage with a bust size of 39" and up........ you can have these now....no waiting no auction !
these are on ebay right now.......with a Buy It Now.....

on ebay here's a sample

click skelli to take you to ebay

40s 50s rayon dress M L--JUST SOLD--

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burlesque strapless zip front merry widow

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50s 60s Olive garden sheath

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These are at etsy....all are buy it now !

Wanna go to my etsy shop...click me

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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

A new day. With vintage clothes and vintage values

It's a new day........

Let's buy something ! It's American you know.....
How?

Because buying vintage is good, very very good.....

for you .....for the planet.....saves resources......

Makes you feel almost as good as thinkin' about Bush Leaving....

The White House