Pretty. Quirky. » This ain't your mama's vintage

How many pieces of cool fabric do I find on my weekly thrift jaunts? So much of it just begs to be displayed, too. Here’s an awesome idea of how to do just that. I really love this. Maybe we should do this instead of wallpaper in the babies’ room? Yes, I’ve still got wallpaper...

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I’ve been meaning to do this for so long. The nursery might be my impetus to finally start this project. I have so many 3-D pieces of memorabilia from family members that are difficult to display, so this would be perfect for that. Since we live so far away from our families, it’s really important...

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This is the kind of thing I see myself creating with the myriad of vintage broaches and earrings I have stashed away — from Martha Stewart Living: But, seriously, people. Where would I wear something like that? Plus, there’s the fact that I can’t bring myself to part with any of the vintage rhinestones I’ve...

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I LOVE letterpress anything. When we were picking out our invitations for our wedding, the only thing I was sure of was that I wanted them to be letterpressed. By the way, if you’re in Chicago, we used Rohner Letterpress — Justin designed our invitations and Rohner printed them, and it was WAY more affordable...

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This is such a simple idea, and could make a ho-hum centerpiece into an awesome one — on the cheap. From Martha Stewart (who else?):

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