Carla and I in an old wagon that reads "Knott's Berry Farm Ghost Town California" on it.

Friendship is Golden

August 14, 2018, 4 Comments

Over the weekend my dear friend, and fellow blogger, Carla, of Tiny Angry Crafter, came to visit and on Saturday we spent the day at Knott’s Berry Farm. I recently scored this spectacular gold mining themed necklace and earring set at a vintage sale I vended at. Gold rush themed jewelry is extremely hard to…

Charm Bracelet Collection Vol. 2

September 6, 2017, 6 Comments

Welcome to the second installment of my Charm Bracelet Collection! In Volume One I shared my personal charm bracelets, which are bracelets that I have built up over the years with charms I have found. Today I am sharing pre-made charm bracelets. The wonderful thing about pre-made charm bracelets is that they often already have…

Charm Bracelet Collection Vol. 1

August 28, 2017, 9 Comments

Many of you know I have a rather large charm bracelet collection, and when I asked what y’all would like to see on the blog, I had many requests for my charm bracelet collection. Since then, I’ve been debating on how to go about doing this, because I have so many, and ultimately decided to…

Conscience & Temptation

March 16, 2013, 13 Comments

A few weeks ago I walked into Antique Alley and Sarah (not only does she sell vintage wares, but she also is a stellar photographer) was wearing quite possibly one of the most amazing brooch sets I’d ever seen… Sitting on her shoulders were a devil and an angel. I pretty much flipped out and…

Weekend Shopping with Dad

September 11, 2012, 9 Comments

Not sure how you spent your weekend, but I spent mine shopping with my pop. There were two antique shows back to back down south, combined with visits to various thrift stores. Plus, putting the finished touches on the 1960s rickshaw we purchased awhile back and seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark on the really…

Buy ALL the Jewelry!

March 4, 2012, 3 Comments

Yesterday brought the spring antique expo here in Portland, and I was delighted to attend. For those of you who follow my Twitter and Facebook pages, you may have noticed that I posted that father-in-law passed away. We have been very busy with all of the necessary arrangements, and needless to say, it has been…

Weekend Shopping

November 22, 2011, Leave a Comment on Weekend Shopping

Last Friday my dad came up to visit and we spent the day driving down the coast hitting various antique shops, on the hunt for Christmas gifts, and maybe a treasure or two for ourselves… I picked up a few gifts, as did dad, drooled over an aluminum tree that was quite different than any…

One Draining Expo

October 30, 2011, Leave a Comment on One Draining Expo

Starting late last week I started to feel under the weather, and it just got worse. But Saturday morning I dragged myself to Expo with my dad and his girlfriend, Ann. Pumped up on DayQuil and Gatorade and sounding like a chain smoker, I trudged through the aisles and aisles of antique goodness on the…

Antiquing in the Park

August 8, 2011, Leave a Comment on Antiquing in the Park

Over the weekend, Brownsville hosted their annual antique show in their park. With little booths filled with old-timey delights, antique lovers scattered about the park to find their treasures. As for myself…I found some wonderful 1940s and 50s patterns, a delightfully kitchy apron come Christmas time that reads “I Yust Got Nuts at Christmas” from…

Expo Finds and Historic Autos

July 12, 2011, Leave a Comment on Expo Finds and Historic Autos

Last weekend brought the largest antique show along with the Portland Historic Races at Portland International Raceway. I spent Saturday shopping the booths at Expo, picking up a range of wonderful finds… First I got this fabulous matador and bull pin, a few patterns, this 1961 Holiday on Ice program, which I’m adding to my…

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vintage jewelry

Friendship is Golden

Charm Bracelet Collection Vol. 2

Charm Bracelet Collection Vol. 1

Conscience & Temptation

Weekend Shopping with Dad

Buy ALL the Jewelry!

Weekend Shopping

One Draining Expo

Antiquing in the Park

Expo Finds and Historic Autos