I just wrote a couple of articles here and elsewhere on the web about vintage gift baskets. Today, I walked into the JW Riley emporium to find some dealers have put the same suggestion to work in their own booths. They are all getting ready for the holiday shopping season! I [...]
Vintage Christmas Sleigh Basket with Vintage gifts I recently wrote an article about making holiday gift baskets with vintage gifts for the upcoming holiday season. Yes, by the way, Christmas is only two months from today or 61 days away. It’s coming up quicker than you think! A confession: I am actually addicted to making [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I have noticed when you use the term “vintage centerpieces” people automatically think you mean a country or rustic wedding. This *might* be the case but not necessarily. Vintage centerpieces can come from any distinct style, place or era from the past. To name a few: Victorian – Turn of the Century (1900 not 2000) Shabby [...]
Things have been hopping around here. We did pretty well for February. The owners of our mall, JW Riley Emporium (Antiques) told us that February is usually a quiet month for sales but that we did well in spite! We are planning a pretty big overhaul soon. The garage is full of vintage items that [...]
Another really cool find this week. This time at an auction. A lot of Sheridan Silver Co. hollow ware was up for sale. It included a footed waiter’s tray, a tea pot, sugar bowl with lid and a tall creamer. We got it for a good price. It was very tarnished so today I drug [...]
I had a great Sunday. I ended up visiting a few of my favorite thrift stores — just walking the aisles and checking things out. I ran across a globe that was very interesting looking. I have always loved globes. It’s interesting to me to be able to see the world or hold it in [...]
Teapots have been around since the 16th century, thanks to the Chinese. The English ritual of “high tea” or a Japanese or Chinese “tea ceremony” may not be something you indulge in but anyone can enjoy a good cup of tea (or cuppa). Collecting teapots and/or novelty pitchers is not a new hobby but one [...]
Repurposing furniture or “Upcycling” furniture is a lot of fun. Unfortunately it is darn cold here and snowing. So, our work area is not conducive to re-dos right now. So, I have been browsing the internet coming up with inspiration for future projects. Let me just say there are a lot of very creative and talented people [...]
It’s going slower than I would have liked. We have had several problems crop up that have limited our time available to work on re-doing the booth this January. Some good — some bad — such is life. We got a call from the owner of Riley Emporium the other day. She said the booth [...]
Vintage Furniture Repurposing – DIY Projects I love to find new and different ideas for repurposing furniture that is broken, lived its useful life or just needs a pick me up. We see lots of broken down items during our treasure hunting so I keep a file full of ideas that I can go back [...]
We hear the word “vintage” all over the place today — but, truly what is the “vintage” definition –what does it mean? A while ago, people where using the word “antique” to describe just about any item that was older instead of sticking with the traditional definition of an antique that meant the item was [...]
With the constant flow, in and out, of the booth, I have managed to photograph some of the vintage items that are cool and different in the booth. If you missed the first article highlighting some cool items, check it out – Some Cool Vintage Items in the Booth. This cool find is a tiered [...]
We have been pretty busy since the Riley Days festival earlier this month. We did very well during the festival and even in the 2 weeks following. We have some projects just waiting for some TLC so we can get them in the booth but with a personal move, things have been put on hold. [...]
Short, netting Vintage veils and vintage style veils, are very much in fashion for weddings and special events. Like their counterparts during the 1920′s – 1960′s today’s movie stars are wearing them on the red carpet as well as for their weddings. Their are different styles available and I thought it would be beneficial to [...]
We have been scrambling of late to replace some items that have sold. Deb and Tony have been perusing through their treasure barn, Heather through her garage and home, and mom and I have been to yard sales, auctions, thrifts and more gaining some inventory. Below are some vintage items that are cool and different [...]
Vintage with a Twist is a vintage blog and vintage shop. It's a collaborative effort of four people, Ann, Heather, Debbie and Mandee. Ann is the mom and the rest are her daughters. We have a booth space in a lovely antique/vintage mall in Greenfield, Indiana. The J.W. Riley Emporium is located in beautiful downtown [...]
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