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A vase in the shape of a woman's head is off to the right, make-up brushes sit inside. Text on the left reads "5 Vintage Things You Can Repurpose"

Six Vintage Things You Can Repurpose

May 27, 2020, 7 Comments on Six Vintage Things You Can Repurpose

When it comes to vintage home goods, a lot of “shabby chic” magazines are into the idea of repurposing old items. I’m all for that, but sometimes that means destroying perfectly good vintage items in order to make new items, which I’m not about. So today I bring you six vintage items you can repurpose…

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Image of an antique booth filled with vintage signs and furniture, a text overall reads "Antique Mall Dos and Dont's"

Antique Mall Dos & Don’ts

November 14, 2019, 4 Comments on Antique Mall Dos & Don’ts

Shopping for antiques and vintage is a different experience than the local mall or department store. Antique malls are made up of multiple dealers, each has a booth/space/stall or case, however the dealer is not always present, often they only come in put in fresh inventory. Dealers are assigned booth numbers, which is written or…

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Secrets of Wrapping Glamorous Gift Packages

December 6, 2018, 4 Comments on Secrets of Wrapping Glamorous Gift Packages

It’s the holiday season and that means it’s also the gift giving season. No matter what holiday you celebrate, you’re going to be wrapping presents. Now, call me old fashioned, but I much prefer a good ol’ wrapped present as opposed to one in a gift bag. But, I get it, sometimes wrapping can be…

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Our living room full of Halloween decorations, text overlay reads "Safe Ways to Display Vintage Halloween Decorations"

Safe Ways to Display Vintage Halloween Decorations

October 16, 2018, 6 Comments on Safe Ways to Display Vintage Halloween Decorations

If you have frequented antique malls or flea markets this fall then you’ve probably noticed some vintage Halloween decorations for sale, most of which are made of paper, card stock, and thin cardboard. This rather delicate and disposable nature of decorating for Halloween meant a lot of decorations were easily damaged and often tossed after…

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How to Restore & Reupholster a Dining Room Chair

How to Restore and Reupholster a Vintage Wood Dining Room Chair

May 31, 2018, 3 Comments on How to Restore and Reupholster a Vintage Wood Dining Room Chair

When my dad came to visit back in February, he brought with him four of my dream dining room chairs, the “dog bone” or “dog biscuit” style chairs by Heywood-Wakefield. The chairs had some issues, but they weren’t too far gone! Most of their iconic finish was still intact with some wear in a handful…

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Our 1954 Home: Dressing Room Tour & Storage Solutions

April 20, 2018, 11 Comments on Our 1954 Home: Dressing Room Tour & Storage Solutions

Awhile ago I did a tour of my dressing room on Instagram Stories, and I got loads of requests to do it as a blog post. So I am happy to say I am finally here with that much requested post! There was certainly a lot of photography gymnastics on Patrick’s part to photograph this…

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Flea Market Dos and Don’ts

August 21, 2017, 5 Comments on Flea Market Dos and Don’ts

With the holiday season (which for me includes Halloween) arriving soon, Patrick and I have been hitting up more flea markets in search of fresh vintage Halloween decor to add to our home, and after witnessing and overhearing certain things at the flea market I decided to go ahead with a dos and don’ts for…

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Atomic Redhead’s Disneyland Tips

March 3, 2016, 5 Comments on Atomic Redhead’s Disneyland Tips

June 2019 NOTICE: This post is somewhat out of date. I am planning an updated guide sometime in the summer or fall of 2019. Once a new guide is created, I will post a link to it, which will replace this current line of text. However, I have tried to make updates to this post.…

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How to Tell Vintage from Repro Halloween Decorations

October 11, 2015, 6 Comments on How to Tell Vintage from Repro Halloween Decorations

Halloween in around the corner, and with it many people are shopping for Halloween decorations, including vintage lovers who do their shopping at antique malls. However in recent visits to antique malls I have noticed some dealers selling items that look old, but are in fact new! So, how are you to tell the difference?…

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How To Organize with Stocking Boxes

February 18, 2014, 12 Comments on How To Organize with Stocking Boxes

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…

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The first of many road trip posts is up! A stroll The first of many road trip posts is up! A stroll through historic Virginia City. 🍻 Link in stories and bio!
It’s so beautiful I could cry! 😭My dad recent It’s so beautiful I could cry! 😭My dad recently scored me autographs from one of my favorite bands, The Flying Burrito Brothers. Normally I don’t care for contract or check signatures, but Gram’s life was so short, I would take anything. This contract is especially interesting though because it is from Gram’s time with The International Submarine Band (pre-Burritos), and when Monte Kay was their manager, who founded the iconic jazz club Birdland in NYC. Now to figure out how I’m going to frame all of this! 🤔
Did you know when Big Thunder Ranch first opened y Did you know when Big Thunder Ranch first opened you had the opportunity to adopt a burro from the Ranch?! Read more about the ultimate Disneyland souvenir on the blog! 🫏 Link in stories and bio!
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As some of you may know, my parents were massive C As some of you may know, my parents were massive Coca-Cola collectors. They pared down their collection over the years, but the love for the carbonated beverage remained. When I was in kindergarten my aunt got my mom and I matching Coca-Cola swimsuits, and when visiting my mom I found both hers (worn here) and mine, which I plan to put on a stuffed animal. Then in 1998 my dad and I went to Las Vegas, it was during that weird era when Vegas tried to go family friendly, and we went to what was then known as The World of Coca-Cola, an amazing interactive museum. I vividly remember the bottle elevator that made the sound of a bottle being opened when you rode. The dressing room was a Coke glass and when you entered it made the sound of clinking ice and pouring soda. I got this jacket during the visit, but left it at my mom’s when I went away to college. She kept it for me, and it still fits! So of course I had to wear both for a day in Vegas. Sadly the World of Coca-Cola is just the Coca-Cola Store now, but it still offers soda from around the world!
We have spent a good chunk of our road trip pullin We have spent a good chunk of our road trip pulling over for neon signs, abandoned buildings, and more. I’m pretty certain there will be a blog post highlighting the variety of places as I have done for previous road trips, but until then enjoy this adorable sign! 🦌 #ipulledoverforthis #vintageneon #signgeeks
BLOGGED! A tour of @museumofneonart ‘s warehouse BLOGGED! A tour of @museumofneonart ‘s warehouse! See more on the blog! ✨ Link in stories and bio!
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BLOGGED! A visit to @disneyland to celebrate Disne BLOGGED! A visit to @disneyland to celebrate Disney’s 100 anniversary! Also I won’t lie, I am SUPER proud of my Merlin pic, perfect for a parade called “Magic Happens” 🤣 See and read more on the blog, link in stories and bio! ✨
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Sorry not sorry for some more Chateau photos. Here Sorry not sorry for some more Chateau photos. Here are some bonus shots that didn’t make the blog, including a shot of the incredibly awkward and amazingly ridiculous gym crammed in the attic.
While at the Chateau Patrick and I had the joy of While at the Chateau Patrick and I had the joy of having lunch with talented photographer and Chateau expert @davelandweb and he even snapped some photos of us! Yes! Photos of Patrick and myself to exist! Thank you so much, Dave!!! The last photo is the joy of discovering the doors seen in the gatefold cover of GP, which had been covered up! Learn more about Chateau Marmont on the blog! Link in bio.
BLOGGED! Celebrating my birthday at the infamous C BLOGGED! Celebrating my birthday at the infamous Chateau Marmont. This place is incredible and I hope to return one day. Visit the blog to find out why this place is so special to me and Hollywood. ✨ Link in bio and stories.
The amazing Maleficent dragon from Fantasmic had a The amazing Maleficent dragon from Fantasmic had a fire last night and this morning she couldn’t reach her cave and was wrapped up. Poor girl! 😭
It’s like Quentin Tarantino knew it was my birth It’s like Quentin Tarantino knew it was my birthday, playing my favorite movie at his cinema. Grabbed a bite at El Coyote before hand of course.
Another spring @dapperday is in the books! Take a Another spring @dapperday is in the books! Take a look over at the blog for more photos and outfit details! 🐭 Link in stories and bio!
Somehow I failed to mention it’s my birthday mon Somehow I failed to mention it’s my birthday month. Anyway, crowns should be worn more casually, don’t you think?
Recently went ax throwing with @cemeterytourguide Recently went ax throwing with @cemeterytourguide and @drunkensquid at @moshouseofaxe . I HIGHLY recommend this place! It is like a mix of Clifton’s and Doug Fur (literally one of the few places form PDX I miss) but with axes. It’s a great place for socializing, releasing frustrations, and amazing food. I look forward to many returns. 🪓
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