Sentimental Stuff – Page 12 – Hunting for Vintage

Harsh Realities in a Vintage Biz

Lately I’ve been pondering all the things I didn’t realize when I opened my Etsy vintage store 12 years ago.

Here’s the backstory–I’ve been looking at putting different outdoor chairs near our front door. Our teak Adirondack chairs are 20+

This is in the “how-not-to-run-an-estate-sale” category. Okay, this sale is on my street and has run for two weekends. I

I’ll be honest, summer is not my favorite season. When I was a kid it was tons of fun playing

Lately I’ve been diligently staying home and listing older stock in my Etsy store. It’s tedious, but needs to be

For most of us in the vintage biz hunting for items to sell in our stores is an adrenaline rush.

Sometimes this vintage biz just gets you down. Okay, sales are crickets right now which is to be expected. But

Where I live in the San Francisco Bay Area summer temps don’t usually get insane. In fact this past week

Today I did one of favorite things with one of my favorite people in the whole world–my eldest daughter took

I got in the vintage/antique biz because I love old things. Jewelry, quilts, pottery and art send me to the