How to Tell Vintage from Repro Halloween Decorations

October 11, 2015, 4 Comments

Recently Patrick and I were at one of the antique malls in town and I saw a cute Halloween die-cut of a cat sitting in a moon, excited, I looked closer only to realize it was new. After vocalizing that it was new to Patrick, a woman came up to me and said “Excuse me,…

How To Organize with Stocking Boxes

February 18, 2014, 12 Comments

Recently Julie of V is for Victory Rolls was lamenting on Instagram about the difficulty of organizing many of her vintage accessories, and asked fellow vintage loving Instagram’ers to share their organizational tips. What is funny is that I had been thinking of doing a blog post on this very subject actually! I organize using…

How To Sell Your Vintage

February 16, 2014, 7 Comments

Spring is right around the corner and with that comes spring cleaning, and maybe that means you will be going through your wardrobe and deciding to part with a few things. And there are many venues to take your now unwanted vintage garments. Resale Shops If you have a few vintage garments that are a…

Beginners Guide to Vintage Shopping

December 28, 2013, 16 Comments

In my numerous vintage shopping excursions I have observed many people coming into shops who are not familiar with vintage, and may be just starting out. Some get overwhelmed, others confused, so I thought I’d offer up some of my personal tips that I know make for a better shopping experience. Be Respectful When you…

How To Maintain Your Vintage Wardrobe

January 7, 2013, 16 Comments

Vintage is many things. On one side we love vintage because it’s unique, more flattering and of better quality than the majority of contemporary clothing on the store racks today. However, vintage isn’t without its problems. How many of us have suffered a stain or tear or lost a tap? Part of wearing vintage is…

How To Travel with Vintage

December 16, 2012, 15 Comments

When vintage is all you own, traveling can be a bit of a burden in a way. Between getting folds in garments, worrying about damage on the road, not to mention all of the other travel anxieties, it can get a little hectic. Your Suitcase I travel using vintage luggage. This is for a handful…

Manly Mondays: Hair

October 22, 2012, 3 Comments

When I started styling my hair with a side part about a year ago I used molding paste, a thin hair gel that went in easy, but couldn’t hold my thick hair, and hairspray which would lock the style into place. The combination of the two worked but I had to wash it out and…

Manly Mondays: Shaving

October 8, 2012, 2 Comments

Let’s face it most guys hate shaving. I used to. It’s irritating and the razors cost an arm and a leg. Around 8 months ago I started shaving with single bladed safety razor, and all the annoyances of keeping clean shaven have went away. If you haven’t shaven with a real razor before I highly…

How To: Remove Sticky Residue

July 27, 2012, 6 Comments

Lately it seems the price tag stickers from thrift stores have become, well, more sticky, leaving behind annoying sticky goo after removing the price tag. So, I’m here to tell you how to quickly remove such annoying goo with one of my favorite products: WD-40. I learned about WD-40 from my dad, who, like many…

Proper Care and Maintenance of Aluminum Trees

January 7, 2011, 4 Comments

Well, it’s that time again. It’s the time when all the wonder and sparkle of the holiday season gets tucked back into boxes and stored away. And when you decorate with vintage items, packing is a very important thing to do right. Ceramics need to be bundled up with tissue paper and bubble wrap and…