Vintage lifestyle, home decor, crafts, movies, reviews
I’m thrilled to share this article I was consulted on as a vintage expert written April 25, 2025 by Freda Nkrumah Reading Time: 7 minutes In a world where fast fashion and mass-produced home goods dominate, many are turning to vintage decor to bring character, history, and soul into their spaces. But what is considered vintage, and how does […more…]
The History of our Vintage Botanical Wedding How did this vintage botanical wedding happen? Well, it happened in a blink of an eye. Only yesterday, my precious boy was asking for another bowl of cereal, needing to be picked up from soccer practice, and walking across a makeshift, pandemic stage with cardboard cutouts of admin, […more…]
Why the tutorial on a DIY Vintage mic? Not only am I an author, I act, direct, and am the Chairperson for Education at our local community theatre. It’s a lovely old building that has been either a movie theater or a live theatre for over 100 years! Since I love vintage, I tend to […more…]
I’ve had my book club for over ten years now and we’ve done some great reads with amazing food & cocktails. This night discussing Becoming Duchess Goldblatt was quite special, so I wanted to share. Firstly, you can’t have a lively book discussion without interesting and thoughtful questions. Since I was the host, it was […more…]
Starting a Book Lovers Book Club How did I come to need book lover gifts? When I moved to the small hamlet in Texas, just thirty miles south of weird (Austin) I had a hard time making friends as Texans are so darn friendly, I thought everyone I met was going to be my new […more…]
Writing a vintage blog has its perks and this vintage sticker book: The Antiquarian Sticker Book: [Hardcover–Odd Dot; Illustrated edition, March 3, 2020] with over a thousand Victorian stickers is one of them. I was fortunate to be sent one from the publishers to review on this blog. Each page is filled with gorgeous decorative […more…]
Simple Vintage Gift Idea for Christmas As a writer, a reader, and vintage chick, I like to combine all my faves when I can. When I first moved to Texas, it was hard to make friends, everyone was friendly, like seriously strangers tell you their life story in the grocery line friendly, but making true […more…]
This year for our Gaslight Baker Theatre Gala (aka yearly fundraiser), the board of directors picked the theme of Speakeasy. First, my decorating crew met several times and came up with some really fun decor. I’ve included a step-by-step guide to our low-cost, fancy centerpieces and other fun party tips! Moreover, what was a cool […more…]