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

The only way I’ve been able to avoid posting tons of pictures of these babies is because Justin and I have been blogging at zerototwins.com — we’ve kept it under construction until now, and we’re hoping that opening it up to other readers will help us post more often. We really want it to serve...

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I have hesitantly started selling on Etsy and so far I am willing to call it a success. I think I might like it better than eBay. So far, the buyers I’ve worked with are WAY nicer (and more sane) than some of the folks I’ve run into on eBay. I’m not making a ton...

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I found these at an estate sale last weekend: Eight souvenir state hankies. You know what cracks me up? The sheer volume of items that we used to stamp state souvenirs on. Shot glasses, back scratchers, socks…the list goes on and on. All as proof that you had been somewhere, I guess. Why do we...

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You guys, I had a huge yard sale in August. I mean HUGE. Our neighborhood does a sale every summer and for about a year now I’ve been planning on getting rid of a ton of stuff at it. Our storage space and garage were full of boxes left over from both the Arkansas booth...

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My peeps, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter. Having newborns in Chicago in the wintertime is not a picnic, let me tell you. Prior to their birth, I of course thought I would be sashaying off to this thrift store and that estate sale all during my maternity leave but THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN. First...

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