{LOVEly Give Away}

Today
is a beautiful day.

A day the lovely Beate from BetaBoutique
wants to give you, my dear readers,
a very special gift!



For this Give Away,
the winner can choose between two sets of beautiful,
vintage earrings,
both from Latvia in Eastern Europe.

These beautiful rhinestone earrings
in a gorgeous deep brown color,
are finished with gold tone hardware.



These deep blue rhinestone earrings
are very delicately made and also
finished with gold tone hardware.



(Please note:
Both sets of earrings are for pierced ears.)

I decided to ask Beate some questions
about her passion for vintage...



{1} Tell us something about your Etsy shop BetaBoutique.

BetaBoutique is a collaboration between me and my mom, as we've always shared a passion for things vintage, aristocratic, feminine, sophisticated and things with history and their own stories.

We are from Latvia, Eastern Europe, and when we started our Etsy shop (1,5 year ago) there were basically no vintage soul-mates whom we could share our passion to all things vintage with. It's related to our history as a former USSR country, where everything related to the past could have negative connotations)
Etsy seemed like an absolutely utopian place, marked with proper taste and filled with great people.

BetaBoutique is filled with vintage items which represent our aesthetic considerations, love for femininity, Art-House cinema, modern literature and popular culture cliches.



{2} How did your love for vintage clothing and accessories start?

I've loved all things vintage and antique since my childhood
On the day I found my great grand mothers glass marbles in her quince garden in our backyard, I had this feeling that I would found the most precious things on earth, which would connect me with decades behind me. It was something magical. I remember lying under an apple tree, playing with the reflection of the sun in these marbles and, of course, hiding them from everyone.



{3} What is, in your opinion, the beauty of vintage?

The ability to materialize daydreaming about living in past decades, the connection with history and the possibility to escape from the made-in-china reality. And of course the quality, femininity, originality and individuality of vintage pieces.



:
To ENTER this lovely Give Away,
simply leave a comment and tell us
something about your passion for vintage!
Also, leave your email address,
so I can contact you if you are the winner!
:
This Give Away ends on
Wednesday March 31 12.00 AM Dutch time (GMT+1)