Antique Tie Backs - Free For The Asking

Visual Vamp antique curtain tie backs

Tie backs for drapes and curtains have kind of gone out of fashion these days. Except for here in New Orleans, where silk drapes are the norm, and tie backs are incredibly functional as well as decorative.

Drapery tie back in New Orleans

I have a lovely pair of vintage/antique tie backs that I am giving away as part of my Visual Vamp Gives Back idea HERE. So many of you have been so good to Alberto and me, that I want to give back in some small way. I have been an avid decorator for many, many years, and have accumulated many lovely things that I really don't use anymore. Perhaps one of you out there might like to have something from me that would look great in your home.

Antique curtain tie backs in the shape of feathers
From the home of Valorie Hart-Visual Vamp, to yours

The tie backs I am offering are gold tone, and in the shape of a large feather. They are lovely. If you want them, just leave a comment, and I will randomly pick one, and then send you the tiebacks. I will even pick up the shipping charges.

In the meantime, enjoy the images of some tie backs ~

via Southern Living

attributed to Michael Smith via Cote de Texas

Antique tie backs from Shawn Stucker

Is he considering, to tie back or not to tie back?

Antique curtain tie backs from Corey Amaro

So what do you think? Do you like tie backs, or are they as over and out as a skirted table?

Visual Vamp is gifting these antique tie backs
Just leave a comment!

PS - Go on over to Nita's Nod Vintage Life HERE and see a lovely post she did about blog friends. BFF Blog Friends Forever!

Visual Vamp Gives Back: The Yellow Foo Dog

via The Bohemian Luxe Life

This year has been an embarrassment of riches. So many good things have come to Alberto and me, many of them given to us by bloggers and readers.

Yellow Foo dog Candles HERE

I make no secret of not being a Spring decor chick. I have been collecting decorative things for many many years. At this point in life I start to think about who I would leave most of this stuff to. None of it is really valuable money wise, but perhaps meaningful to kindred spirits. None of the family seems much interested in the quirky accumulations of this old vamp, so I have decided to give it away to you my fellow visual vamps, scamps, decor demons, and cohorts.

All you have to do is leave me a comment. I'll randomly pick one, and send you this week's give-back, a yellow Foo dog. My Foo dog is in the English style, a lovely little porcelain. It's a mama Foo holding a basket of her pups in her mouth. It's not terribly valuable, but it is sweet.
If you win, I will also pay the shipping.

Visual Vamp yellow Foo dog holding a basket of Foo puppies

I will do a Visual Vamp Gives Back every week, so check back regularly.

And thank you all for a fabulous year.