Monthly Archives: January 2010

How-To's for You

Hoping to Make this Phoebe Bag for myself this weekend. How to say hard-to-pronounce designer names (So glad to read this!) 40+ ways to tie a scarf (found via In Bug’s Drawers) Make a Ruffled Ribbon Headband from Blue Cricket Design How to Sell Your Goods to Stores (via Bettula) How to Make a Moss [...]

Teenage Me

Looking at old pictures…ah, to be a teenager again!

Lost Jacksons Tour Pics

I spent yesterday on the road…for 13 hours, hunting for vintage! Whoa, I got so much cool stuff and saw so many great (and weird) things, and went to some pretty spooky and creepy places as well. Unfortunately, I totally forgot to take any pictures on my venture, but you’ll see new stuff from the [...]

Congratulations, Amanda and Neil!

Congratulations to Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer on their engagement! (for those of you who don’t know, Neil’s been my favorite author since I was a teenager. Also, I’m addicted to watching this video by Amanda Palmer about Lady Gaga). Anyways, Congrats guys! Excited for people I don’t know but adore being so in love!

Motor City Blog Party

Stephanie, Matt and I had a great time at the MCB anniversary party exploring, drinking and conversing. It was at the Music Hall for the Performing Arts, and the building was beautiful. The hall was gorgeous with beautiful ceilings, the Jazz Club was intimate, the view out the fire escape was cool…but overall, we liked [...]

Survey – Vintage Baby?

It’s been brought up a number of times lately to me…would Reware Vintage start carrying vintage baby and kid’s clothes? Years ago, we tried it out and had a great response with a handful of parents. I even had a baby Members Only jacket that was just about the cutest thing ever. When the site [...]

Buying Excursion

Yesterday I made one of my favorite out-of-town buying trips for new website stock. It was 12 1/2 fun hours of driving and shopping, and as always resulted in the backseat of my car full of vintage goodies. Some of the highlights: Butterfly Coaster Set Lee design – still in the original shrink wrap! I’ll [...]

Michael Cera and Jimmy Fallon talk Detroit

I haven’t seen “Youth in Revolt” yet, but maybe this weekend? The train station that they are discussing is the building in the background here, from the cornhole tournament we participated in last October. Actually, the tournament was put on by Slow’s, which Michael Cera has talked about in almost every interview I’ve seen with [...]