Analog Childhood

I played with LEGOs a lot growing up and I still love them. Sometimes I'll swing though the LEGO aisle at Target just to see what they've been up to. Too many movie-based sets in my opinion. Anyway, these ads from the early 80s have been floating around the internets and I think they're pretty great.

Vintage Stamps

Back when the USPS was profitable—just kidding, I don't know if that was ever the case—or at least when people mailed lots of letters, stamps were a fine art. There are some amazing stamps from the 60s, 70s and 80s. And wouldn't you know it, my great grandmother and mom were both collectors so I recently got to dig through hundreds! These are some of my favorites for their distinct mid century vibe.

Spring Affair

I'm planning a wedding! May is a coming up soon so we're working as fast as we can to plan, design, craft, and all that other stuff. As long as spring shows up in Minnesota eventually, we'll be great!

Eunice

A favorite photo of my great grandmother, Eunice, in a wintery 1950s wonderland.

Bar Tab

I recently purchased a vintage bar cart. This is a little collection of things I need to get it set up and stocked.

Morris Kitchen Syrup, Bar10der, W&P Barware from West Elm, Vintage MN tray, Vintage Ice Bucket,
Templeton Rye, Deer Painting

A collection a day (six)

This isn't my collection, but I'm posting it anyway. 

These vintage tree tags come from pinkshirtsandcarwrecks on Etsy. 

The Weaver House

I love when you're wandering the labyrinth of the web and you end up somewhere beautiful and unexpected. The Weaver House site was a random find, but these Portland sisters have a great eye for taking dreamy photos and finding vintage pieces.

a collection a day (five)

This collection of 1960s View-Master reels comes from Alex's family in Mankato.

a collection a day (four)

This collection of vintage brooches comes from my great grandmother, Helen. 

She liked flowers, naturally.

Pixel Rose

I love this pillow from My Bearded Pigeon on Etsy.  

It's vintage and modern all at once. Kitsch and tech in one!

a collection a day (three)

Small misc. vintage items. This is my favorite collection photo yet.
These items were all collected from my Grandad's workshop. 

a collection a day (one)

Milk cap collection. Inspired by Lisa Congdon's A Collection a Day blog (now a book), I decided to look around my house (and my parents' house) to see if I could find any compilations, clusters, or combinations (thanks for the synonyms, internet!). I fell a few short of 365 collections, but I'll post more in the coming weeks.

a very vintage holiday

  This is the first year I'm actually excited to do my own holiday decorating so I've started collecting/making things for the house. Our house was built in 1914 and has all the original woodwork so I'm going with a vintage/homemade look. I just bought these bottle brush trees from Haven Vintage on Etsy. I've got a few other things planned, including felt garland and painted pine cones. More to come!

I think I love you, sweater vest.

These gems are from Etsy: Lady Patience, Hambone Vintage,  

Pickled Vintage, The Shoofly Vintage. And I want them all.

coming soon (to my closet)

I just bought this sweet 80s sweater from Sally Jane Vintage on Etsy. This would look 

ah-mazing (and possibly very nautical) with these RED pants from EmersonMade.

hand bag perfection

A beautiful vintage bag from Salvage Life on Etsy.

it's beer o'clock

As promised, more vintage beer labels. What time is it? 

It's time to enjoy some premium beer with the zing of malt liquor.

on the house

I like beer as much as the next gal, but what I really like is awesome beer labels! Recently, I borrowed and scanned a huge collection vintage beer labels from the 60s and 70s. These are some of my faves, which I used for inspiration for my own brewery branding project. I'll post the rest in the coming months, including the super-classy Play Mate Beer.