I have run into a couple of broken down, treadle sewing machines. My mom still has the one that belonged to my great-grandmother but it’s in pretty good shape so we won’t be touching that! Mom put her foot down. Anyway, I was looking at the sewing drawers thinking they would make great containers, decor or [...]
In one of my recent articles, I mentioned finding vintage items to use as containers for my patio and backyard area. I wanted to continue along this theme since Summer is just around the corner and people are getting their flowers planted now. It’s really easy, can be very budget friendly, and it’s always great [...]
My mom is a Dachshund nut! She just loved the little wiener dogs. We almost always had one while I was growing up. The two that stick out the most in my memory were Hilda (from the time I was about 4 until I was 14) and Lucy, the 14 year old Dachshund they have [...]
Seems that old man Winter is finally leaving — it’s been a long season this year, for sure. Everyone is energized and ready to get their booths in shape, spit shined and polished. I was talking to a few other booth owners that were working in their spaces and we all seem to be analyzing [...]
Seems like it’s been a long winter and it’s not over yet. However, according to Punxutawney Phil (the famous groundhog ), we are in for Spring soon! Spring always gets me excited about the house and the garden — and it’s Auction and Yard Sale Season! I have a plan when I go looking usually. [...]
In the last post, I showed you one of our displays that had quite a few Coca-Cola items on it. Here it is again: We got a call from the mall owners that we needed to move things around and make a space in the corner of our booth. Seems they are adding a [...]
Last summer, (yes, that long ago), I bought these two end tables with the intent to re-do them, give them some life and beauty. Unfortunately, life got in the way. We bought a house and moved. Since, they have been buried in the garage. I finally decided to dig them out, re-do them and get [...]
The 2012 Riley Festival is only 3 weeks away! We are busy setting up and getting the booth stocked really full so it can last the full 4 days. During the festival it is impossible to get close enough to JW Riley’s Emporium to re-stock. Unless you can carry it in your hands while walking [...]
I just realized I had not posted the before and afters for a couple of tables I re-did, recycled. I really liked the way they turned out and one of them sold within a week of being placed in the booth — so, someone else really liked it too! The first one was a Pottery [...]
I ran across an interesting discussion in a forum about vintage and antique furniture. Someone was appalled that people were taking antiques and upcycling, recycling and/or repurposing them. There were plenty of comments s on both sides — and some were none to nice. Right, wrong or somewhere in the middle, this is my personal [...]
You know we at Vintage With A Twist love, love, love anything that has had a previous life and is given a new life — basically repurposing. We have found a unique treasure that we wanted to share with all our Vintage With A Twist readers/customers because we know you will appreciate it. Bullet Cuff [...]
Okay, the 6th installment coming up! This installment of cool vintage items features small items or “smalls”. These go pretty fast in a booth so we have to have some back-up. We try to keep our eyes open for interesting and fun smalls that we think our clients would like. It can’t be ordinary or [...]
It’s been tough this season, keeping up with the sales and replace items in the booth. The yard sales haven’t been as great as in past years and one of our favorite auction houses has gone down from one a week to one every two weeks. They say the economy is getting better, yet we [...]
We have a nice selection of vintage lamps at the booth right now. Some are from older family members and others are finds from our treasure hunting. Either way, I wanted to share them today. Lamps are a great accent piece when decorating. They can add character, whimsy, a bit of the unexpected or just [...]
This past weekend was a HUGE, about 40 miles long, yard sale along the road we live on. We had so much fun going from sale to sale, seeing unique and different items, picking up stuff for ourselves and for the Vintage With A Twist booth. One thing my mom was looking for was patio [...]
It’s time for another addition of Cool Vintage Items! the yard, garage and tag sale season is heating up! We have been very busy cleaning out the garage and trying to get things to fixed up and ready to take to the Vintage With a Twist booth. Victor Talking In this addition, I’m gonna show [...]
Our garage is chock-full of miscellaneous items we picked up to eventually go in the booth. There weren’t a lot of auctions and sales through the winter but, somehow, we still ended up with a lot of stuff for the booth. Now, the job is to get out there and sort these vintage items into [...]
My mom is a collector of Jewel Tea Autumn Leaf pattern dishes. She had a few pieces herself and inherited a few more when my grandmother passed away. They remind her of growing up and good memories. The Jewel Tea company was actually a door to door sales venture when it first began. The dishes [...]
Achieving the look of a retro kitchen is pretty simple. It doesn’t have to be all out but elements here and there can really make that homey, feel good kitchen of the 1950′s. In the 1950′s housewives dominated the kitchens. It was their domain. They wore patterned or frilly aprons while working to make 3 [...]
Vintage with a Twist is a vintage shop and website that shares our love of vintage items. It’s a collaborative effort of four people, Ann, Heather, Debbie and Mandee. We have a booth space in a lovely antique/vintage mall in Greenfield, Indiana. The J.W. Riley Emporium is located in beautiful downtown Greenfield. Ann is the [...]
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We are located inside the J.W. Riley Antique Mall in beautiful downtown Greenfield, IN. J.W. Riley Antique Mall 107 W. Main Street Greenfield, IN 46140 317-462-5268 Mall Hours: Monday –
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Repurposed | Bullets to Cuff Links : You know we at Vintage With A Twist love, love, love an...3 comment(s)
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My mom is a Dachshund nut! She just loved the little wiener dogs. We almost always had one while I was growing up. The two that stick out the most in my memory were Hilda (from the time I was about 4 until I was 14) and Lucy, the 14 year old Dachshund they have [...]
In the last post, I showed you one of our displays that had quite a few Coca-Cola items on it. Here it is again: We got a call from the mall owners that we needed to move things around and make a space in the corner of our booth. Seems they are adding a [...]
Okay, the 6th installment coming up! This installment of cool vintage items features small items or “smalls”. These go pretty fast in a booth so we have to have some back-up. We try to keep our eyes open for interesting and fun smalls that we think our clients would like. It can’t be ordinary or [...]
It’s time for another addition of Cool Vintage Items! the yard, garage and tag sale season is heating up! We have been very busy cleaning out the garage and trying to get things to fixed up and ready to take to the Vintage With a Twist booth. Victor Talking In this addition, I’m gonna show [...]
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