Modish

Mr Modish: Style

If your mister is anything like my mister, then the perfect vintage plaid shirt is a very coveted thing. Cairo Vintage has them in bunches, along with great guy's sweaters and cardigans, tees and jackets. Everything is hand-picked for their store in Seattle, but their etsy shop sure hosts lots of highlights.

October Wishlist

I thought I'd be all shopped out after the wedding thing, but all I see around me is stuff I want, want, want! I'm looking forward to no more big plans for awhile and just having time to relax and settle into life- decorating the house, working on the yard and dressing in lots of layers as the mercury drops. October seems to have settled into my bones already as my wishlist is filled with things that are a little unusual, a little twisted, a little dark. I'm liking brown, white, grey and gold this month, lots of ceramics and natural gemstones. 

{all the art by Swan Bones Theater}

{true friends necklace by Harem 6}

{owl table lamp from West Elm}

{golden letterpress calendar from Seesaw}
{a crystal ring by Stone & Honey}

{3 little Indian owls from Mudpuppy}

{mee min & mai and lloyd by Double Parlour}

{pyrite & brass earrings by specimental}

{crochet covered bottle by Lock and Spoon}

{tiny original painting by The Nightjar}

{vintage curtain tiebacks from Sunny Day Vintage}

{glass specimen jars at Trampoline}

 
{these boots by H by Hudson}

{raw opal pendant by Dollybird}

Wanderlust

I have more Portland love to spread today for the new vintage-shop-on-wheels, Wanderlust!

It's cute as a button, just like co-owner Vanessa (who I met at the Summit of Awesome so was a witness to said cuteness) She and her husband have been working hard to fix up this adorable vintage trailer and transform it into a little shop of wonders- they carry vintage clothing and handmade goodies too, like Showpony bags and chalkboards by Mary Kate McDevitt (who is also cute as a button, btw)

Pret-ty good idea, hmm? Locals, keep up with them on their blog and catch them next on Oct 9th at the Harvest Festival on Fremont St! 

Restless General Store

Joanna tweeted about this shop a couple weeks ago and I fell head over heels, instantly! The Restless General Store is a UK based shop full of well-loved, salvaged goodness. You'll find neat vintage books, belts and bags, planters and vases and lots of fun stuff, all styled in such a perfect way- it's a treat just to look thru!

Jule's Atelier

L'atelier de Jule is soo getting me ready for fall. Filled with the cutest vintage dresses and other clothing from Japan (mostly), I love the style of everything so much! And I'm loving all the luscious browns that permeate thru the shop. And how adorable is the owner/model!? SO cute!

Flower on the Wall Vintage

Taking a cue from Liz, I'm sticking with the back to school theme for the day... What I'm really wanting this fall is more boots and bags. And flower on the wall vintage has plenty of both! And these are actual vintage, one-of-a-kind pieces scoured from around South Dakota. They even have some good shoe picks for hard to find too-big-for-vintage-feetsies like mine (size 10) Yippee!

Estate Sale Scores!

I was a lucky ducky last week, invited to an estate sale "pre-sale" which is for dealers only- they get to go in a a few days before the public estate sale starts and get first dibs on all the snaggable items! Who knew? And how did I get to go to such a thing? Because my awesome realtor Jeff is putting the house up for sale and knows how into vintage stuff I am, so he had the estate sale folks invite me. Thanks again Jeff! 

I got to walk around a home FILLED with stuff to buy and no estate sale crazies to compete with! It was pretty much a dream come true. And buy I did- mostly just little stuff, there weren't any big ticket items I was interested in. But want to see what I got? 

{a tea towel with a little sticker that says "Belgian Linen"- gorgeous and looks untouched}

{more little linen tea towels and a cute planter}

{binoculars in their original case, which is so so awesome and smells like cigars- was it once a secret hiding spot?}

{these adorable ceramic owl tiles which have a notch in the back for hanging on the wall- I have the perfect spot for them!}

{a sunny little apron and another linen tea towel with a hand-embroidered flower}

{a handful of cute vintage earrings- this is only half of them!}

{this pretty skirt + the skirt I was wearing in my engagement photos, a super soft and thin Pendelton wool cardigan and a pretty shawl scarf}

{this rug, which my dog promptly ate a big hole into the first night after I brought it home- thanks Otis!}

{this amazing necklace which is now one of my favorite finds ever!}

{and a wedding dress! Will it be my wedding dress? Probably not, although it fits me perfectly which is a little freaky. I had to get it just to get it!} 

Tree and Kimball Market

From all of my selections for the etsy article, I really have a growing fondness for Tree and Kimball Market. It's a new discovery for me and it's filled with amazing casual summery goodness, from shoes to shorts to sunhats. Love! And the shopkeep also has another store filled with gorgeous lacey handmade jewelry. She's a swoonfest, she is.

You'll Antique Your Eye Out

This weekend we headed to the Portland Antique Expo and spent hours and hours scouring through goodies from bygone eras. It was overwhelming, but super fun. We saw maybe 1/3 of the 1400+ vendors before we ended up sunburned enough to call it quits (I thought it was just an indoor thing, didn't wear sunscreen- ouch!) But we found some really great stuff along the way! Here's a little idea of what it was like...

And what did we come home with? And by we, I mean pretty much just me...

this beautiful purse, a pretty frame and loads of vintage photos...

an amazing Vera tea towel for the kitchen, and some pretty embroidered linen towels for the bathroom

some medicine bottles for the bathroom window- I want to put some little plant clippings in them

and a super awesome 60's wool coat in perfect condition, in the perfect colors for me and the perfect size! It's like it was meant for me. I kinda can't wait til fall just so I can wear it!

Vintage Fantastic Friday! Blue Carrot Shop

By the way, I just sang "vintage fantastic friiii-daaaayyy!" outloud as I was writing the title of this post. Yes, I'm really that dorky.

Today's pick is the fantastically well curated Blue Carrot Shop! It just recently opened and is stocked full of vintage kitschy coolness for your home, including a whole section of letterpress blocks. 

I personally am eyeing some of these pink kitchen accessories, which is funny to me because I normally recoil in horror at the sight of powder pink, but not anymore. I think my little 50's kitchen is changing me!