Author Archives: CoriLu

About CoriLu

I am a graphic designer for advertising and marketing, painter, artist and collector of anything vintage. I am also very passionate about travel, historic preservation, and just about anything sparkly.

The Hunt for the Perfect Vintage House

Posted on February 3, 2015 by CoriLu

Let me start out by saying, house hunting is hard. Really hard. I’m not trying to complain exactly, but it’s truly, really hard. With my needs, wants and, most of all, budget, it’s nearly impossible to find something that isn’t … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Flowers for a Vintage Lifestyle

Posted on January 29, 2015 by CoriLu

As you may know from a few of my other posts, I ADORE flowers. I love buying them, I love seeing them, I love receiving them and I love planting them. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about our upcoming flower holiday… … Continue reading →

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My 1920’s Treadle Sewing Machine

Posted on January 28, 2015 by CoriLu

A few months ago, I was fortunate enough to come across a treadle sewing machine in the most perfect condition and I just realized that I never shared pictures of all its splendorous details! I purchased this The Free treadle … Continue reading →

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My Vintage Christmas 2014

Posted on January 25, 2015 by CoriLu

You may think that I’ve finally lost my marbles completely based on the title of this blog, but I promise that I have realized that it’s already the end of January! It’s just that the Christmas season was so crazy-pants … Continue reading →

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CoriLuVintage Jewelry for “The Astronaut Wives Club”

Posted on January 3, 2015 by CoriLu

Coming in 2015 are Annie Glenn, Rene Carpenter, Trudy Cooper, their friends from The Astronaut Wives Club… and their jewelry from CoriLuVintage! Based on the book by Lily Koppel, this mini series tells the true story of the women of … Continue reading →

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Happy New Years from CoriLuVintage!

Posted on December 31, 2014 by CoriLu

Happy New Year’s Eve! Take my advice. This, my darlings, is how you should dress for New Year’s Eve! Tradition says that you should do your best to enter the new year, at midnight, the way you’d like to spend … Continue reading →

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Vintage Christmas Party 2014!

Posted on December 20, 2014 by CoriLu

The last post, with a picture of my Grammi at Christmas 1959, gave me a swell idea… to edit some of the pictures from my Christmas party this year to look like her picture! What do you think? If you’d … Continue reading →

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Vintage Christmas From My Grammi

Posted on December 19, 2014 by CoriLu

I thought it might be fun to share with you just a part of where I get my love of both vintage and Christmas… and, especially, vintage Christmas! My Grammi, Christmas 1959 and one of her beautiful trees Boy howdy, … Continue reading →

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Christmas Pictures

Posted on December 17, 2014 by CoriLu

Vintage Christmas pictures… they are coming. I promise!

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My Vintage October and November

Posted on December 12, 2014 by CoriLu

Good golly, Miss Molly! It’s been simply ages since I’ve blogged! I don’t want to do this, but there’s just so much to get to that we’re going to go ahead and do the vintage review a little bit differently … Continue reading →

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