Vintage with a Modern Twist
The Craigslist ad had me at FREE! 2,000 vintage wooden soda crates - take as many as you want. Piled high and filled with cardboard - this pile was ready to be set ablaze. Next to it sat all that was left of another pile, the metal edges on the crates. Don't think of me as a hero - I'm way too modest for such a title! I … [Read more...]
Like Honey Boo Boo's mother, I hate mayonnaise. So, in 1930, I would have been the one rebellious housewife who refused to whip up my own mayo in the Air-O-Mixer. Unlike all the other women who would happily twist and spin until their eggs and oil were whipped into the perfect mayo consistency, I would show my civil disobedience by … [Read more...]
It starts at birth. Boys in baby blue and girls in bubblegum pink. I've long since moved on from pink ... until I saw this brassy beauty beckoning to me. She was a cheap date too so I took her home to shed some light on my desk. Now she gossips with the pink glitter and this pink gal … [Read more...]
You've seen my loving cups, my Pyrex, my globes, my ... well the list goes on and on. Since it takes three to form a collection, it's official! I am the proud owner of three, count em three, vintage portraits. Isn't she lovely ... or is she strangely … [Read more...]
Doctor, Doctor give me the news, I've got an old fashioned case of ... Wound - pour powdered cayenne straight into the wound to stop bleeding. Upset stomach - put ½ teaspoon baking soda in a cup of warm water and drink. Cough - Mix equal parts oil of peppermint, friars balsam … [Read more...]
I heart thrift shops, tarnished silver, cool collections, margaritas and vintage anything!
Join me as I fill my 100 year old home with personality.
