At the Moment:
June started with a bang – Roy’s Jurassic Park birthday party! We rented a bounce house and he & his friends had a total blast. School is officially out for summer so we are enjoying more time together and working out our new schedules for work, sleep and play. We went to the beach, went strawberry picking and kite flying. I got to go camping with my BFF right by Lake Huron with a historic lighthouse right near us, and the whole trip was SO GREAT and relaxing. Dan and I saw two concerts – Nick Cave and Chastity Belt with Sneaks. Both shows were just completely awesome. I also saw New Kids on the Block with Paula Abdul and Boyz II Men with Monica, and yes I realize that those 3 tours are just on complete opposite ends of the music spectrum and I don’t mind at all.

As for Reware Vintage, I got to sell at Vintage Street Market in Grand Rapids in June – a favorite show of mine, and go on a mini buying trip and house call + added bonus “live thrift” for a day! I hadn’t gone on an out of town buying trip in well over a year (thank you everyone who has scheduled house calls so I haven’t needed to hunt!) so that was a ton of fun. I also have 2 new stores that are now carrying my handmade notebooks this month – Detroit Mercantile in Eastern Market & Brick and Mortar General Store in Ypsilanti!

Making:
I finished another knit hat which ended up too big for Roy but fits me great, so now it is mine lol. I made a bunch of new jewelry from vintage finds for the Mo Pop Festival, which I really love. Also, I’ve been working on a secret new project with a friend – debuting soon!

Listening to:
The new albums by Roger Waters and Rancid, and also Dolly Parton, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Lana Del Ray, Fugazi, Jack White, Beach House, The Bird and the Bee, The Roots, Ben Folds Five, The Cure, They Might Be Giants, Crass, Sloan, and Iggy Pop.

Della’s fav song of the month (because she is a music obsessed kid): “Free Fallin’” by Stevie Nicks. She loves Tom Petty and loves Stevie Nicks. This cover is the perfect combination for Del!
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At the Moment:
It’s been pretty busy around here…hence this post is a couple days late! What have we been up to? Well, our family took a trip to Chicago – It was Roy & Della’s first time there, and they had a total blast. A post coming on that soon! Also – Dan and I ran our races in Grand Rapids that we had been training hard for – Dan a 25k and Me a 10k – and I’m happy to report that we both beat our goal times! Della had her first race too, her preschool’s Laps for Leukemia run, and she just had her last day of school yesterday. Roy’s about to celebrate his birthday & we are getting ready for his big party too. Whew!

Reware Vintage is gearing up for summer season – I’ve been busy taking tons of pictures of new summer clothes and T shirts, and getting ready for some summer shows coming up – Vintage Street Market in Grand Rapids, and Mo Pop Festival in Detroit. There’s been lots of new stuff added to the shop lately, clothing and deadstock snapback caps and even new Record Necklaces. A lot of it sold out the same day it went up! I’m so glad it’s all been a hit & stay tuned…there is more on the way! Did you catch the big New Kids on the Block collection that went up in the shop this month too? If you are going to see them this summer, you should totally check it out and get something to wear to the show!

Making:
Ha ha…so much! For the shop mostly. I did a little watercolor painting with the kids & some knitting too. Got lots of making plans for June, and looking forward to it.

Listening to:
Protomartyr, Amanda Palmer, Katy Perry, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Raveonettes, Nancy Sinatra, Willie Nelson, Sneaks, Sleater-Kinney, The Monkees, Albert Hammond Jr, Operation Ivy, and The Redwalls.

Della’s fav song of the month:
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At the Moment:
Della just turned 4 years old and had a really fun Moana birthday party, and Moana came herself! She’s now more obsessed than ever with the movie (not complaining AT ALL). It was a blast! Roy has started T ball and loves it, and is excited for his own birthday party coming up soon, too.

Dan and I went on a trip to Rivera Maya, and it was one of my favorite trips ever. We ate incredible food, relaxed in the sun and read a lot – my kind of vacation! Happily, the warm weather came to Detroit a week after we got home, and though it isn’t quite as hot as Mexico, we’ll take it!

I also got to travel to Chicago with my pal Justin to sell at Vintage Garage Chicago, which was AWESOME. Love to you, Windy City & to my friend Tim who hosted us for the night! It was a great start to my spring/summer season of shows, TBA soon! Thanks too, to everyone who shopped the Sailor Moon collection that was in the shop – I can’t believe how quickly it sold! There’s still a few items left, check them out here.

Making:
I was so happy to sew some gifts for a couple of expecting friends this month (these receiving blankets here) and lots & lots of notebooks & jewelry for stores!

Listening to:
Kendrick Lamar, Stevie Nicks, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Lana Del Ray, Depeche Mode and Sneaks. Short list, but what a good one!

Della’s fav song of the month: Kraftwerk “The Robots”. Roy & Del heard Kraftwerk for the first time and totally loved them.
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At the Moment:
March really came in like a lion as they say – we had a bad storm here and lost our power for 4 days. It was rough, but we had some awesome friends & family help us through it in different ways and when we finally got power back we sure appreciated it even more! Della had her last ballet class of the season & it was so fun to watch all the girls perform. Roy has gotten the Pokemon bug (I have no idea what he is talking about now) and Del got Moana fever all over again lol. I may have gotten it too – that movie is so great. Dan and I are training for our races coming up soon, and I am so happy to be running outside again now that the temps are above freezing.

Reware had a crazy great month with record breaking sales *thank you!* & a fun house call for buying. I debuted a big collection of vintage Sailor Moon items this week, and more T shirts and apparel for spring went in the shop in the last few weeks too. Just wait – there’s so much more coming next month, too!!

Making:
After a great response on some new pieces of record jewelry on Instagram, I’ve been making a bunch of new necklaces & earrings! They went out to a number of stores that carry them the past couple of weeks, and are going to go on the site in April! Head over to my Instagram to see some previews.

Listening to:
Depeche Mode AND Jesus & Mary Chain came out with new albums in March and I pretty much died and went to heaven. Also, Dan got me the reissue of Ben Folds Five’s “The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner” on vinyl – one of my favorite albums of all time. I got to see Jeff Rosenstock in concert and it was SO GOOD. It’s been a great month for music!

Della’s fav song of the month: How Far I’ll Go from Moana. I swear she sings this song to herself (and anyone else who will listen) 25 times a day, every day.
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