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February 2, 2016 Hunt Stories

If I Were in Charge of Thrift Store Pricing…

Now I understand that thrift stores have to make money and I’m glad they do as many help support wonderful charities.

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January 25, 2016 Hunt Stories / Vintage Goodies

Estate Sale Chatty Lady…

The rain hadn’t started yet Saturday morning so I pulled myself together and went to an estate sale nearby. I

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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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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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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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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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October 17, 2015 A Few Lessons / Hunt Stories

Notes to Self…

This week was full of irony, sickness, sales and notes to self. Hopefully you’ll get some takeaways from this too! Note to self

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October 6, 2015 Hunt Stories / Vintage Goodies

The Cute and the Weird

Errands this morning included the grocery store, the bank and Goodwill, of course! I had one small bag of stuff to

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September 17, 2015 Hunt Stories / Vintage Goodies

Home Town Thrifting and Antiquing

What do you do when you go back to your home town for a visit? Well, of course, you see

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August 22, 2015 A Few Lessons / Hunt Stories

I Need Some First Aid!

My first port of call on Friday morning was the Children’s Hospital Rummage Sale and depending on my luck there

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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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