All Cracked Up
We are all cracked up with Miss Mustard Seed’s Crackle Medium. What fun! I had purchased a dresser that needed to be painted and I wanted to do something special. I figured…
A Vintage Fall Wedding
Recently Chantelle’s daughter got married and we had a vintage fall wedding. If you’re looking for inspiration for a fall wedding, look no further! This blog post is all about a…
Please Don’t Say it’s Over!
Summer spent at the lake cottage is magical. But when the fall comes, we are always sad. Please don’t say it’s over. Little Lake Cottage It’s after Labor Day and all I…
I Need a Makeover
Chantelle and I are always out picking for vintage finds. We are always finding furniture, that if they could talk would say, I need a makeover! Furniture Makeover Climbing out of bed…
Shopping Round Top Antiques Week
“Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above… Don’t fence me in.” We are rising out for some shopping Round Top Antiques Week. “Let me ride through the wide open…
I Left My Heart in Round Top, Texas
This is how I left my heart in Round Top, Texas. It was the fall of 2010. I had stumbled upon the Junk Gypsy Company on Facebook and fell in love. So…
Are you Collecting or Collecting Dust?
Are you collecting or collecting dust? That is what every vintage lover must ask themselves. I love true confessions. That’s why I feel the need to admit, I love stuff! Over the…
Do You Have a Problem?
Just about every day, people ask us about where we find our stuff. Sometimes I feel like the real question should be, “do you have a problem?” That would be a hoarding…
Can I Take Your Order, Please?
It’s music to my ears to hear someone ask, can I take your order please? Have you ever been behind someone in a line, that when asked “what would you like?”, they…
Serendipity
They say the meaning of serendipity is ‘a happy accident’, or ‘the gift of finding valuable things not sought for’ or even ‘a somewhat lame movie starring Kate Beckinsale and the adorable…
The Ultimate Before and After
Have you ever dreamed of taking something ho-hum and making it amazing? Do you watch makeover shows and wish you could be a part of a big transformation? Have you ever obsessed…
The Story of Us
There’s a Taylor Swift song titled “the Story of Us” that I frequently dance around the kitchen to. It’s one of those tales where it starts out good and ends up bad,…