Hello everyone! This post is coming a little late this week, but hey, better late than never, right? I’ve been going for walks on the beach after work lately, which are good for me but have made me pretty exhausted by the time I get home and not so inclined[Read more]
Happy Easter everyone! What are your plans? We’re going to a family barbeque, though unfortunately it’s raining here today.Have any of you fellow sewing enthusiasts heard of the contest that Collette Patterns is holding for their new Laurel pattern? I think don’t have too much hope of winning, but I[Read more]
I have to admit that I’m actually on a self-imposed thrifting ban this week. I went to the antique space last weekend with Phillip’s mom, who was nice enough to help me move in a new bookshelf since he had to work that day. After seeing yet again how much[Read more]
Are you on Instagram? If so, let’s be friends! I’d love to follow some of my fellow bloggers and vintage aficionados. My username is scavenger_hunt_mel. See you there!
Hi everyone! Today I’m finally sharing one of the projects I’ve been working on for the craft fair coming up in May. I’m making these little makeup/everything bags to sell. It’s been fun experimenting and coming up with the different designs. Now I’m trying to decide which ones I should[Read more]
I recently realized that I’ve never really shared any of the vintage clothing I’ve found while thrifting. Part of the reason is that I have been waiting to photograph them well to put in my Etsy shop, and as of yet I haven’t made that happen. I’ve put some pieces[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]
I’m so excited to finally share this project with you! This is one I had been working on for a while. I am in the process of fixing up our spare room and I decided that I really needed something to hold my printer (which had been sitting on a[Read more]
I spent a good chunk of last weekend organizing our spare bedroom. When I moved in with Phillip that was where most of the boxes of my stuff ended up, and I’m embarrassed to say that until about a week ago most of it had been sitting in piles for[Read more]
After forcing myself to stay away just one weekend, I visited our antique space at the Depot Antique Mall in Los Alamos last Saturday. I was happy to find out that we had made a total of $557 in February (minus our $250 space rent) which left us with a[Read more]