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January 21, 2016 A Few Lessons

My Biggest Mistakes Buying Vintage Things

I’m coming up on my 4-year anniversary of opening my first Etsy store (which turned out to be rather life

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January 18, 2016 A Few Lessons

Naively Hopeful Spode Find

In my “I know nothing about china” mode, I came across some Copeland Spode plates at Goodwill. Ah…Spode. There’s a

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January 11, 2016 Hunt Stories

Starting Off the New Year Right

It feels right to start the new year sprucing things up, so I spent part of Saturday in our front yard

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January 2, 2016 Hunt Stories / Vintage Goodies

First 2016 Thrift Store Haul

I’m not even sure why Goodwill was open on January 1st. Seemed wrong, but as they were having a 35%

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December 16, 2015 Hunt Stories / Vintage Goodies

A Statue, a Print and a Painting

I was on my way to a holiday party at my former employers (had a wonderful time by the way!)

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December 11, 2015 A Bit of Bling / A Few Lessons

Tips for Buying Old Jewelry From Online Sellers

I adore old jewelry and over the years I’ve bought lovely pieces for myself, as gifts and to resell. Once upon

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November 17, 2015 Hunt Stories / Vintage Goodies

“Calling All Angels” or Finding Real Vintage

Some days trying to find REAL vintage stuff is like trying to find a needle in a haystack thanks to tons of faux vintage items flooding

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November 2, 2015 Hunt Stories / Vintage Goodies

Last Day Thrifting in NYC

Now that my daughters are grown, I try to go to NYC with my husband when he travels there on business. I

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October 27, 2015 Hunt Stories

Thrifting in NYC

Okay, let’s just say upfront that thrift store deals are a little light on the ground in Manhattan if you’re buying stuff

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October 22, 2015 Hunt Stories / Vintage Goodies

Yes, It is Addicting!

The other day on one of my usual early morning Goodwill forays, I bumped into a mom whose daughter used to

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Welcome

After years of collecting I’ve channeled my passion for vintage things into a small business. In this blog I share my favorite finds, adventures and life lessons learned along the way. Don’t be a stranger!

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