While perusing the Chicago Reader two weekends ago I noticed a small blurb for Collect-O-Rama, what was described as a "garage sale for collectors of outsider and folk art". Since it was spon...
Chicago comes alive in the Spring and Summer and my 3-day weekend involved sunshine, vintage shopping, studio/store openings and trekking all over the city with my friends and camera in tow.Fri...
Last weekend I acted as my friend Sarahs helper at The Vintage Heaven pop up sale in Chicagos Wicker Park neighborhood. Despite not selling vintage myself, Ive learned the "behind the scenes"...
Phew I didnt mean to have a 2 week gap inbetween posts; life has been stressful and chaotic as of late but it has finally settled down. I have a backlog of photos yet again so Ill be jumping back and...
Yesterday Sarah of Zzouzi Vintage and I had an excellent Saturday stuffed full of vintage, good food and (finally) sunshine. We attended the Modern Vintage version of the Randolph Street Market and I...
Rummage sale season has started again in Chicago and I attended two particularly fruitful ones this weekend. Ive yet to hit any of the mega sized rummage sales in the North Shore suburbs (it seems to...
Today I attended what Im dubbing a "curated garage sale;" local dealers Joe and Robyn of Take 2 Vintage hosted an invite-only backyard pop up sale at their lovely West Side home. Id come acro...
Chicago has a thriving vintage community and thankfully several of my friends are able to live the dream and sell antique and vintage items full time. It can be difficult pursuing a non-traditional c...
I took so many photos at the Spring Fling version of the Randolph Street Flea Market the weekend of March 24th/25th they had to be split into two posts; be sure to check out part 1 if you missed it.T...
Last weekend Maranda of Persnickety Vintage and I attended the Spring Fling edition of the Randolph Street Flea Market. It actually felt like spring (it was in the high 60s) outside so I celebrated w...
Its that time again, here are my picks for the Vintage News, Links & Inspiration Of The Week. Catch last weeks if you missed it. Also remember you can always send me tips or links to my email, th...
History was my favorite school subject throughout my childhood and teen years but in Arkansas we didnt have access to institutions like the Chicago History Museum for our field trips. Curiosity about...
Thank you for the positive feedback on last weeks installment of Vintage News, Links & Inspiration of The Week. I hope you enjoy this weeks post and as always feel free to send any tips to thrift...
Up until a year ago, I mainly thrifted/flea marketed/attended estate sales on my own. Often Ill squeeze in a quick stop at the thrift store or swing by a garage sale on my way to work so going solo i...
One of my 2012 goals for the blog was to make it more interactive and to become more of a source for the vintage and thrifted community. I used to look forward to Penny Dreadfuls weekly roundup of in...
Phew, the months of January and February were busy with flea markets and antique shows including 2 iterations of The Vintage Bazaar, a Valentines Day themed Randolph Street Market and last weekend wa...
Last weekend I served as the official photographer for The Vintage Bazaar, this time around it popped back up at The Dank Haus, the location of the first market two years ago. Every time TVB pops up ...
As promised, here is Part 2 of my coverage of the Randolph Street Flea Market. In case you missed it, check out the MEGA post (packed with photos!) I wrote a couple of days ago about all the vintage ...
The Randolph Street Flea Market kicked off its winter season this weekend indoors at Plumbers Hall with a Valentines Day themed market. I attended with my friend and fellow vintage blogger, Maranda o...
Last Saturday I had the good fortune to be my friend Katherines date to a holiday soiree at the Edgewater Antique Mall. Yes, Katherine has expanded her vintage empire to include an antique mall booth...
Yes, Im posting more snow pictures, this set was taken last weekend during the second major snowfall of January-- 8 inches fell over the course of a day. I wore this outfit to the wedding themed Vint...
Within the span of a week Chicago experienced both a small blizzard (8 inches of snow fell) and a thunderstorm-- its definitely been an atypical winter this year. Up until two weeks ago the temperatu...
Despite the 8 inches of snow blanketing the ground, with more snow falling this morning in Chicago, the latest incarnation of The Vintage Bazaar managed to pack in wall to wall customers yet again. A...
Here is the last of my Arkansas posts, Ive been back in Chicago since December 30th but took so many photos while at home that theyve sustained me until now. The bright blue skies and warm temperatur...
Its been months since I last posted a "Thrift Haul" post, partially due to cutting back on thrifting (budget and space limitations) and partially due to laziness about photographing my finds....
Five years ago during one of my usual shopping jaunts to the Goodwill Thrift Store around the corner from my Los Angeles apartment I decided to venture into the clothing section for the first time. W...
Every time I return to my Arkansas hometown one of my first stops is my "special place," Lake Fayetteville. Compared to the grandeur of Chicagos Lake Michigan it seems more like a glorified p...
Im back in Chicago after a 10-day vacation in my hometown of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Surprisingly the weather wasnt too much warmer than Chicago this time around but it was super sunny-- unlike the g...
What does an Arkansas Christmas look like? Well it obviously needs to somehow involve the Razorback, a wild pig, that serves as the University of Arkansas mascot (pictured above in lights). Last year...
Today my family and I took a 2 hour drive to Tulsa, Oklahoma for Christmas Eve. When I was a kid we used to drive from my hometown of Fayetteville, Arkansas every year in order to shop at the Woodlan...
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