I realized it’s been quite a while since I last posted an update on our antique space! We made a trek down to Los Alamos this last weekend and I took some pictures so I could show you all what’s new. Like I mentioned in my last post in July,[Read more]
Our local swap meet is one of our favorite places to spend Sunday morning. We find so many great things there and its really fun to browse the stalls and then get some Mexican food for lunch! Here are some pictures from the last time we went: There’s this funny[Read more]
Hi everyone! Welcome to this week’s edition of Thrifty Thursday, where I share my weekly thrift store/swap meet/estate sale finds. Last weekend was the first one since Phillip started his new job and that beginning of us having weekends off together, so we decided to have fun and go to[Read more]
I came across this cookbook the other day in a thrift store: I opened it up and knew immediatly that I had to buy it. For one, it was 90 cents, and second, it had this adorable hummingbird illustration on the title page. Then, I did a double take. Of[Read more]
At one of our local thrift stores the other day, I discovered a large box of vintage postcards that must have been someone’s collection at one time. They were just 50 cents each! There were so many great ones but I limited myself to these: I’m loving the graphics and[Read more]
Ok, so I’ve had them since January, so they’re not really that new, but I love my vintage glasses! I’m slightly near-sighted so I’ve been prescribed glasses since high school for driving and to help me see things that are small or far away (like the blackboard in school!). I’ve[Read more]
The weekend before last, Phillip and I took a trip down to the L.A. area. We drove down on Saturday and went to Disneyland, and unfortunately I don’t have any pictures of that part of the trip, as I forgot to charge up my phone the night before and it[Read more]
I have a thing for vintage scarves, so I always look for cool ones at thrift shops. I’ve amassed a pretty big collection by now. Here are some of my favorites: I hope you enjoyed my collection. Thanks for looking and have a fabulous weekend. I’m off to Disneyland tomorrow[Read more]
Yesterday I was looking over the small collection of vintage books I picked up when I worked at Achievement House. The majority of them had been destined for shredding when I rescued them from destruction. As I looked at them I realized the reason I had decided to keep them-[Read more]
Last month I had the opportunity to go to Hearst Castle as part of a field trip for my Apparel Construction class. In addition to the regular tour of the guest houses, we got to peek at their amazing collection of vintage clothes! I was basically in heaven. Here’s some[Read more]