Repair A Vintage Straw Hat
Vintage straw hat with orange ribbon band. My fingers are poking thru the gaping damaged crown.
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Jan 11, 2023
Mend? Repair? Fix?
Monday snuck past me again and now it's Tuesday. I’ve had mixed results with my Monday mending & fixing projects. Of course visiting my...
Jan 3, 2023
Happy New Year 2023
I began writing this blog post yesterday, the 2nd; today’s the 3rd day of the new year. Mending Monday seeped into Tuesday- that’s how...
Aug 2, 2021
3 Vintage Dresses + 1 Antique Dressing Gown = ❤️
I recently found 4 antique dresses including a rare Edwardian silk dressing gown. Here's details about this lovely dress.
Apr 19, 2021
Spring's here- time to use the clothesline!
Spring has really sprung here in the Portland area- our fruit trees are in full bloom, buzzing with the Mason bees my husband lovingly...
Jan 19, 2019
Vintage Elephants- Bandanas & Stuff
I haven’t blogged in awhile… sorry. I keep overthinking the process. But today as I was rearranging & sorting stuff to prep for listing...
Nov 27, 2018
IKEA Hack- Doll Bed or Cat Bed?
This week I made a cat bed using the popular IKEA doll bed hack instead of doing my usual Monday mending. IKEA is one of my favorite...
Nov 25, 2018
Same But Different Vintage Bandanas
Dating not-so-old but still vintage bandanas is a bitch! Bandannas (or anything else) need to be at least 20 years old to be genuine...
Nov 19, 2018
Mend Day 2- Zipper Version
It’s Monday again- WOW time does fly! Setting aside one day a week to do mending and/or making and writing a blog post about it is both a...
Nov 6, 2018
The First Monday Mend-Day
It’s another rainy Monday. After the l-o-n-g dry spell this summer I’m still enjoying the rain. The dry cracked ground is soaking it up...
Aug 10, 2018
Vintage OshKosh Bandana Timeline
Three vintage Oshkosh bandannas As a frequent shopper I’m often out & about, here & there looking high & low for vintage & antique...
Aug 3, 2018
Random Friday Things About Plant Stuff
Vintage Planters For My Home After reading back over my rather sparse posts over the years that I’ve been blogging I’ve decided to try to...
Jul 31, 2018
A Good Week For Vintage Blue Bandanas
As a dedicated vintage rag picker (I love saying that lol!) I spend a LOT OF TIME looking for inventory for my stores. One of my favorite...
Jul 23, 2017
Vintage Blue Elephant Bandana Apron
Yes, you read that title correctly. It is indeed a splendid dark blue trunk-down elephant bandana that someone turned into an slightly...
Mar 5, 2017
Antique Martha Washington Bandana
Antique Martha Washington bandana Ok, I was going to keep this antique Martha Washington bandana (who wouldn’t?) but my scarf, bandana...
Jan 13, 2017
Snowed in? I may as well list challis scarves!
It was a lovely day… no, not really. It’s sunny but super-cold for Portland Oregon; it’s a mere 18 degrees outside and not supposed to...
Nov 17, 2016
Vintage Tiger Bandana Wash Fast Color
Last Saturday was perfect. The weather was a combo of bright sunshine coupled with clouds & rain… classic weather in Portland, Oregon. My...
May 1, 2015
Vintage Feed Sack Nightgown
Vintage Printed Feedsack Underwear I recently was ridiculously excited to find one of the items from my geeky “vintage clothing bucket...
Feb 15, 2015
Sunny With A Chance Of Blue Jays
Odd title? Well, I’m sitting here drinking my morning cuppa coffee (the first of many) and a blue jay swooped past my window. While the...
Jun 7, 2013
Friday- Shopping With RetroMonde
Friday is the day I wander, searching high & low for treasures to sell and keep. As I’m out and about, I see things that amuse me and...
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