Finish Up Your Holiday Shopping Locally!

If you're anything like this busy gal you're not completely ready for the holiday, but don't turn to Amazon just yet. Miss Ruth's Time Bomb is here to guide you through the final hectic moments of your holiday shopping with our last minute local shopping guide! 

Miss Ruth's Time Bomb has great last minute, affordable gifts.

The Clothesvine has lovely earrings, Solid Perfumes, and unique gifts! 

Appalachian Running Company has the perfect sports pieces for the athlete in your life! 

The Yarn Garden is perfect to grab a gift certificate from for the knitter and crafter on your list.

The Whistlestop Bookshop will help you find a gift for everyone on your list! I personally need the ADHD book! 

Georgie Lou's Candy store has so much more then just great candy! 

Marjorie's Gems has magical vintage and estate jewelry. Get your sweetie something super special this holiday.

Some of our other favorite local shops are...

Bedford Street Antiques

K Marie and Company

History on High

Don't forget gift certificates from Carlisle's local restaurants

The Green Room : Farm to Table Goodness

The Market Cross Pub : Local Brewery and Great English Fair

Helena's Chocolate Cafe : Crepes  and Chocolate Delights

Cafe Bruges : Belgium Beer and Food

Courthouse Commons : Local Coffee and Roasted Beans

Piatto : Italian Food and Liquors 

Finally you can always give the gift of self care

Simply Well : Yoga, Massage, Chiropractic, Birthing Center and More

Cek Beauty : Medical Spa

YMCA : A great place to support the community and work out

Salon Didia : Ask for Chet for a great new style

Give a local charitable gift in a loved one's name 

YWCA of Carlisle  : Eliminating Racism, Empowering Women

Project Share : Providing Food, Clothes, and Nutritional Information

Safe Harbor : Serving the Homeless and Potentially Homeless in Cumberland County

Carlisle CARES  : Emergency Homeless Shelter

No matter how you celebrate the season celebrate it locally and with love!

Time Bomb's Newest Family Member!

Welcome Nicole Fiumara

Miss Ruth's Time Bomb's New Intern

Miss Ruth's Time Bomb is excited to introduce you to the newest addition to our Time Bomb family, Nicole Fiumara. She is currently completing a BFA in  Fashion Merchandising at Academy of Art University of San Francisco. The academy has provided the fundamentals in styling, fashion merchandising, fashion design, and a diverse art foundation. Get ready for our  Etsy and publicity photos to get an awesome face lift,  to see her influence sprinkled throughout the new store, window displays that will cause a commotion, and a vintage fashion show that will make Manhattan green with envy!

 Besides being a full time student she is also a licensed cosmetologist currently creating amazing looks at the cutting edge beauty shop, Lux Salon in Wormleysburg, PA. Nicole has been working as a beauty stylist for years and is phenomenal with color and creating dynamic styles for short hair. 

So as we gear up over the next three weeks to re-open our doors we're thrilled to have an incredible, creative, grrrl genius like Nicole on our team. While she is officially a student, we're pretty sure school is in session for the Time Bomb. We can't wait to learn from such a gifted person. Welcome Ms. Fiumara! 

Below are examples of Nicole's creative and unique styling work...

Punk Rock Intertwines with the Rustic Outdoors

Roaring Twenties Revisited at The Carlisle Theater 

A Fashion Adventure

Don't forget to shop online at our Etsy Store and use discount code "blogmember" and save 15% off of your online purchase! Happy Time-Bombing! 

The Story of a Life through Belt Buckles

Recently I acquired several belt buckles from the same single source. As I was posting them on our Etsy Store I thought about who the person was that owned these buckles. Occasionally, when someone's possessions is all that is left of them, I try to imagine the story of their lives. What life story do you draw from these pieces?

Vintage 1970s Belt Buckle Ford Motor Company MVP

Vintage 1977 Belt Buckle Ducks Landing in a Pond Brass Plated

Vintage 1970s Belt Buckle Raleigh Lights Semi Truck

Vintage Shriners Belt Buckle 3D Mens Pewter Alloy Belt Buckle 1976 Very Rare

Vintage 1978 Teamster Belt Buckle Polished Brass

Vintage Kenny Rogers Buckle 1979 Brass Like

Vintage Belt Buckle GEHL SHOWDOWN 1976 Bergamot Brass

Vintage World's Fair Belt Buckle 1982 Knoxville, Tennessee Hipster

Vintage 1970s Belt Buckle 18 Wheel Semi Truck Brass Buckle

That's so Etsy!

This past Saturday I was talking with some of my girlfriends and we laughed at how Etsy has become such a phenomenon that its now used as both an adjective and a verb! Here is an example of each...

•  This scarf is very etsy. (adjective)

•  I am totally going to etsy these salt-n-pepper shakers. (verb)

So I thought I would share this realization and showcase some of Miss Ruth's Time Bomb's favorite Etsy stores. However, don't forget to check out our store first and be sure to use the coupon code "timebomber" to save 15% off your purchase. 

Miss Ruth's Time Bomb

Of course we would include us first. 

Mode Merr

Did you know that Mode Merr sold select items on Etsy? 

Divine Orders 

I really love her photos and the pieces are awesome too! 

Stellah's Grove

Stellah has great 1970s looking pieces.

Greyt Vintage

This is my neighbor's shop! She has the cutest Grey Hound doggies. 

The Vintage Cult

Great vintage can be found here. 

K Renae Designs

This is one of our favorite Time Bomb models. She is also a girl genius at making jewelry! 

Cody's Creations

Our cutie dog Sanuk actually has this great collar! These are amazing:) 

You can see all of our favorite pages here!
http://www.etsy.com/people/missruthstimebomb/favorites?type=shops

The Greatest Vintage Show on Earth!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls of all ages, step right up to The Greatest Vintage Show on Earth!

Miss Ruth's Time Bomb and Rillo's recently teamed up to host the Food and Fashion event that benefited the Carlisle YWCA. The event was a blast and we wanted to share our show with all of our Time Bombers! So without further ado here it is!

Check out the Sentinel article on the event!



 Enjoy these photos and don't forget to shop at our Etsy Store and at Bedford Street Antiques, booth number 22! We can't wait to re-open our store! You will all be invited to the grand re-opening!