Take Two

Gee whiz, I haven't posted in a long time. So many things have changed in the past few months. I have a wonderful new apartment in downtown Newport with a roof deck that overlooks the harbor, bridges, and steeples of really old churches. I live with the wonderful Miss Julie who keeps the place looking beautiful, the herbs growing, and the house smelling like fresh baked organic cookies. We love to go on adventures, so if you need some partners in crime, let us know. Old friends have returned and new friends have entered my life and I couldn't be more grateful for all of you. This summer has been incredible so far and I know that more great times are sure to come. The shop is doing well and I am so proud of myself for listing new things every week. Of course I still have tons more stuff hanging around, which will hopefully go online soon.

The future: make things!! I have piles of amazing vintage fabrics and a head full of ideas. Now if I could only get my little hands to follow suit! Stay tuned for more blogs, more vintage, and more of everything else too I guess. Hot summer fashion is on its way!

Yard Sale Postponed!

The yard sale that was scheduled for this weekend has been postponed. I will let you know what the new date is as soon as I do.

Vintage Yard Sale!!

Ugg, moving, why are you so dreadful? It's actually not as bad as it has been in the past and I'm so proud of myself for getting rid of so much stuff. Which leads to the title of this post, Vintage Yard Sale! If you will be in the RI/Mass area on Saturday or Sunday, May 17-18, please do stop by. I promise it will be worth your while. It will be at my parents' house in Tiverton, RI. There will be lots and lots of clothes including vintage shoes, bags, dresses, coats, etc. Also lots of neat stuff from the 90's to the present that's just doesn't fit me anymore. Also fabric, art supplies, picture frames, etc. It pangs me to get rid of most of it, but I can't keep dragging it along with me, everywhere I go. It needs a new home.

I Wasn't Expecting This

So I started an etsy store a few days ago (fidgetfinds.etsy.com). I haven't announced it here yet because there's only a few things up and I wanted to wait until I did the big spring update. However, Agathe, from the famous Stylebytes bought this vintage faux Dior tennis bag that I had for sale. I was so excited and was hoping that she was going to post something about it on her blog and list my site. Well, she did but not quite in the way that I expected it. Read the article here.

Ch-ch-ch-changes

Sorry I haven't been posting very regularly lately, there's just a lot of changes going on in my life right now. But lots of new and exciting things are on the way! I am in the process of moving to a new apartment downtown, and changing up the shop (we will be moving to etsy). I am very excited about what the future has to hold and hope you'll come along with me for the ride. I'll be back to posting more often in a week or so and can't wait to show you what my new apartment looks like (hint: rooftop deck over looking downtown, the harbor, and newport bridge!) For now I'm packing and enjoying this absolutley wonderful weather! Be back soon!

Thrift Score

Went to a few thrift stores yesterday and today and picked up quite a few good finds. Total cost: $30.16.


Love these two skirts. The plaid is great and seeing as it's thin cotton it'll be great for summer even though it's chocolate brown. There's something about this floral print that I love. It's kinda a mix between vintage print and granny chic.



I'm not sure what I'm going to do with Ms. Purple here. I'll probably chop the top and shorten the hem to make a cool skirt. This bright floral dress is great but it's too big and too conservative. I've got to take it in and do something about the neckline. The tag is in the back so the zipper goes in front?



Some awsome fabric finds. The one on the left is really thick, perfect for some totes. The one in the middle is gorgeous! I'll have to make something classy and fitted. The one on the right is actually a very sack like dress, but I'm sure hope is not lost.

80's Purple

After Sally Jane posted about the great vintage style sunglasses at 80'sPurple.com, I decided to check out the site, which has some really great things. My favorite things to buy, wear, and design are dresses, so of course that's the first thing I look at when I find a new site. I found some amazing ones! Here are three of my favorites:




The top tow are by Rojas (you gotta go to the sight and check out the other views of the purple one) and the bottom by Orla Keily.

Florida Part Deux

After a good night's sleep, we headed down to Key Largo where we hung out at some hotel's beach and stayed at a friend's house. We saw manatees! Oh the manatees! What wonderful creatures! Did you know that they looovve fresh water, including drinking it out of a garden house? Who knew? We saw a mama and a baby and they hung out with us for quite a while too. That was definitely one of the highlights of the entire trip. The next morning we took it easy lounging out at the end of a dock we found on the drive back. The water is so beautiful. Sure I see lots of it everyday here, but it's not that turquoise blue color. We saw lots of fish and a sting ray just gliding by.










(top to bottom: driving down to Key Largo, Islamorada, on the left is what color your skin is when you live in Florida for the winter and on the right is when you live in Rhode Island, manatee video and the baby is nursing!, two views off the back patio of the house we stayed at, view off the dock)

Florida Part Un

Well, I don't even know where to begin... the trip was absolutely amazing and definitely needed. I had such a great time and it was so nice to just be warm for a change! So the first day... after my sister picked me up from the airport we headed down to this tiki bar on the beach that some of her friends work at. We had a few beverages, waded in the water, and played a pretty brutal game of beach volleyball. Not a sport I recommend playing in a vintage dress.




(from top to bottom: my sister in the sunset, a view down the beach towards Miami, my sis and I, the moon over a hotel on the beach)

Style Collage

One last style collage post from the weekend. I forgot to put it up before. Sorry the photos are so big, I've had it with photobucket, seriously. It shut down Safari when I tried to resize the photos on three separate occasions. I have so many problems with that site. What other photo hosting site should I use? Please give me your ideas. Anyways... out to a friend's gallery opening in town. I'm standing in my office/workroom. I don't think I've shown pictures of it before. Love that chair, it was a yard sale find from last summer.

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Hat: handmade by Frieda
Shirt: vintage thrifted
Tee: Gap
Dress: Forever 21
Leggings: Target darling
Boots: vintage ebay
Earrings: cheap store in downtown Newport
Coat: Steve Madden

Counting Down the Minutes

Can't wait to get on the plane tomorrow!! All orders received from now until next Tuesday, the 18th will be promptly shipped out on Wednesday the 19th. Thank you and look forward to many sunny posts!!