tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75678615879320284612024-03-13T05:33:41.485-07:00Adventures in Vintage HuntingA peek into the world of one creative girl's manic love for all things vintage, rad and awesome. Broadcasting from a sweet little retro pad in Hollywood, CA.Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-49291932550654079432012-10-17T15:39:00.000-07:002012-10-17T16:21:27.814-07:00Motivation + Visual Yummies = back in action and it feels so right!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">flower headdress made for a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.287494708022784.55243.265663576872564&type=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">photo shoot</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a red carpet of roses on Rodeo Drive</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">long walk down a peaceful pier in Florida</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">koi pond at the Getty Villa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">listening to the universe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i love Love (and 70's poster art)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">clouds are freaking amazing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stunning surrealist art at LACMA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">why not jump for joy?</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">"Time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted time." </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">~ John Lennon</span></b></div>
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Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-2512332072909887182010-05-22T14:11:00.003-07:002010-05-22T14:14:41.459-07:00FLEA MARKET TIME !!!I'll be selling lots of my vintage treasures at <a href="http://www.melrosetradingpost.org/">Melrose Trading Post</a> flea market tomorrow!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtxdDKRKk3i0vSz3zUZg-eNgdtuM50x6EuSMrrd_Ow4adVkFe_TYaT52hIpkM8B-NZmBnM2BsTUryGfibVU1lyCXs-M98jK0HR7kDcigWMTMhr-ZHaTmnfnLcV47R7LSgMM3hd6lv3jAc/s1600/goldmineNEWlogo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtxdDKRKk3i0vSz3zUZg-eNgdtuM50x6EuSMrrd_Ow4adVkFe_TYaT52hIpkM8B-NZmBnM2BsTUryGfibVU1lyCXs-M98jK0HR7kDcigWMTMhr-ZHaTmnfnLcV47R7LSgMM3hd6lv3jAc/s400/goldmineNEWlogo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474205475219440194" border="0" /></a><br />If you're in Los Angeles, please come visit and say hello!!Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-12973805026122389332010-05-17T12:47:00.007-07:002010-05-17T14:45:31.906-07:00What. Was that.<a href="http://misspaq.blogspot.com/"></a><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">This was just a moment in the woods...<br />Our moment.<br />Shimmering and lovely and sad.<br />Leave the moment, just be glad<br />For the moment that we had.<br />Every moment is of moment<br />When you're in the woods...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE79rWT1GFHIj1vM6mwsf5NxTJvjewukdhc2eclGky_UShzxsMdZTf4LnxCb5sZ9E8_TcaRtiP4n43nTIvGCsQj0q_UjItumrzMvWrSR-6_44WbAA78eiy4kiW0DD3VU9jSj1grVE-1l7Q/s1600/4606334844_6262daa121.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE79rWT1GFHIj1vM6mwsf5NxTJvjewukdhc2eclGky_UShzxsMdZTf4LnxCb5sZ9E8_TcaRtiP4n43nTIvGCsQj0q_UjItumrzMvWrSR-6_44WbAA78eiy4kiW0DD3VU9jSj1grVE-1l7Q/s400/4606334844_6262daa121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472333893082521186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Oh. if life were made of moments,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > Even now and then a bad one-!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > But if life were only moments,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > Then you'd never know you had one.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmM9QFQyvecmfdlJXt54-EDJQriZ7vK3Zk1wfXmbZYJpov0TmMGrzTunMuIlrB6B9P-qhpB-67HTTerJIiRnGK2vz4TZkcbzxRyyJMP_onPe3CwuqwG3p-07NHSIIiyf120lqP_GkFVmq/s1600/4615650738_5b4c7f3980_o.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmM9QFQyvecmfdlJXt54-EDJQriZ7vK3Zk1wfXmbZYJpov0TmMGrzTunMuIlrB6B9P-qhpB-67HTTerJIiRnGK2vz4TZkcbzxRyyJMP_onPe3CwuqwG3p-07NHSIIiyf120lqP_GkFVmq/s400/4615650738_5b4c7f3980_o.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472337735229856418" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best to take a moment present</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">As a present, for the moment.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6o6mOc_3FsPEiDeRQTiHT-2N3T5RtZ2JiicPzOvnxElvaXZFzVL2JmJpjVvKGoczak8PtwkWbEP6HUDsPEbSPE3zhJ2bX-Py6pJ7d3WtyiJZQ4ReYceEbL8cTJ0T5VH4n_guSqK_8CZ7/s1600/4515665790_000fd928a8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6o6mOc_3FsPEiDeRQTiHT-2N3T5RtZ2JiicPzOvnxElvaXZFzVL2JmJpjVvKGoczak8PtwkWbEP6HUDsPEbSPE3zhJ2bX-Py6pJ7d3WtyiJZQ4ReYceEbL8cTJ0T5VH4n_guSqK_8CZ7/s400/4515665790_000fd928a8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472337733060914642" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Any moment, big or small<br />Is a moment after all.<br />Seize the moment; skies may fall<br />Any moment. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkkstjxLd4PLPK3Ink_aWhtcIv8bWy0SlPcS6SZpt7XGRzb6H5UuysJUQxwEPP7ceoFCp6mFMa50xXPu6Dg8BwLm1TkPkVeibR3hTkOIx9y1-pSIehADRqs64WmJryaAHKjaQkRDVUfp8/s1600/4476018418_bbfa695de7_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkkstjxLd4PLPK3Ink_aWhtcIv8bWy0SlPcS6SZpt7XGRzb6H5UuysJUQxwEPP7ceoFCp6mFMa50xXPu6Dg8BwLm1TkPkVeibR3hTkOIx9y1-pSIehADRqs64WmJryaAHKjaQkRDVUfp8/s400/4476018418_bbfa695de7_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472337724580137746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Let the moment go...</span><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > Don't forget it for a moment, though.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqoJKt2IvWgXwS1ROCl_gDcrsfnTTLH8rvonl14FepUkflTs0QODs5Doexje2-ubf25CjPzPCL_4P4MitBz9-JfdH-ZKbZ1ijCiAC2_4J1FgfZF7untwA3uIciUIPPwcqDSB3Uy7_vyhv/s1600/4592445623_64c3306dd1_o.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqoJKt2IvWgXwS1ROCl_gDcrsfnTTLH8rvonl14FepUkflTs0QODs5Doexje2-ubf25CjPzPCL_4P4MitBz9-JfdH-ZKbZ1ijCiAC2_4J1FgfZF7untwA3uIciUIPPwcqDSB3Uy7_vyhv/s400/4592445623_64c3306dd1_o.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472333885928523522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > Just remembering you've had an "and",</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > When you're back to "or",</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > Makes the "or" mean more</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > Than it did before.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > Now I understand-</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > </span><br /><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> And it's time to leave the woods.</span></span><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />~all of these stunning images courtesy of the gorgeous little photo blog <a href="http://misspaq.blogspot.com/">How to Make a Baby Elephant Float</a><br />~brilliant song lyrics from my all-time favorite musical <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsFx5835Qrg">Into The Woods by Stephen Sondheim</a><br /></div>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-9561177421591940242010-05-12T14:35:00.020-07:002010-05-12T20:32:35.778-07:00Wheeee!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9eBGBMtSkPlG7R9f9PjCu-JKzbjlPuO8mN2KC_jX4J7FJP-uqkBmJw5O5CaqVjqxKU8Ghq3G7xJ_fOmMv-kv6XPpxNY26rc2T_KFA8GF0X_R99J-DXOxfqN-LVzAdp-w9Dro32d53Z_z/s1600/Dollhouse3.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">"The Grand essentials of happiness are:<br />something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;">-Allan K. Chalmers</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84PxNFE5sc0GKtceZOS-gaGa-BxMVw62XKsDCfNdKYp79JzyALsKHS1IMGssRpBNj_mc6bCYgKRiGuiVwdrvRSGm47e8bES_itFZihQDsMUa625GoWN65d2zJ_KiCR7W5_aGjbklwcbKd/s1600/draft_lens1331121module10066555photo_1213855891wooden_rollercoaster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84PxNFE5sc0GKtceZOS-gaGa-BxMVw62XKsDCfNdKYp79JzyALsKHS1IMGssRpBNj_mc6bCYgKRiGuiVwdrvRSGm47e8bES_itFZihQDsMUa625GoWN65d2zJ_KiCR7W5_aGjbklwcbKd/s400/draft_lens1331121module10066555photo_1213855891wooden_rollercoaster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470509842474721122" border="0" /></a><br />So lately it feels like I've been on a roller coaster with this silly <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">"LOVE"</span> </span>business.<br /><br />...speaking of which, can I please find this on my next antiquing outing? <span style="font-weight: bold;">Want!</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbOLFQ97pVQzmX-Mzr-ihrV-Bd61MzJpQoerU4Ko47fDveHuigp8KkKXhcPXujyYaF6slw8y0h83YTh-O5ty51XeDLGt_OYUqYXFEhaEGSr9jIx-LjWx4wJLhbdtzwGfV9qF2CmrEvLcd/s1600/chein-rollercoaster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbOLFQ97pVQzmX-Mzr-ihrV-Bd61MzJpQoerU4Ko47fDveHuigp8KkKXhcPXujyYaF6slw8y0h83YTh-O5ty51XeDLGt_OYUqYXFEhaEGSr9jIx-LjWx4wJLhbdtzwGfV9qF2CmrEvLcd/s400/chein-rollercoaster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470503000914217522" border="0" /></a>Super rad printed <a href="http://www.mytintoys.com/wind-up/chein-windup-tin-roller-coaster/">tin roller coaster wind up toy</a>, made in the 1950's by manufacturer J.Chein.<br /><br />I've always been a fan of kids "toys" from the 50's in particular. There's just something about the seriousness of the detail in them- like they were created by a meticulous set designer for some fantastical <a href="http://www.smart.co.uk/dreams/parnwarr.htm">Terry Gilliam</a> movie...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQELvXwQ2eoIcIva4mnouwPcQCJz3B-fO0aIWXCdRoyJb2efWKSm_uknF5CEK6CxnkZq8odOiCozn7wJ0YYiw31Dh-OzmI0AiBrpofeqPWHgmMcXQ3kR5VWX-K31y7no0lgHQi6rhuk_E/s1600/drpart3x.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQELvXwQ2eoIcIva4mnouwPcQCJz3B-fO0aIWXCdRoyJb2efWKSm_uknF5CEK6CxnkZq8odOiCozn7wJ0YYiw31Dh-OzmI0AiBrpofeqPWHgmMcXQ3kR5VWX-K31y7no0lgHQi6rhuk_E/s320/drpart3x.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470515854140699282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbshT7gk140KPzPvDCupp_T7InaZiapBl2G0DGkc57YYvcNWMsofq77W2LgzN_pCDH8VFrSAMezLEbyfd78lNjfctE-UkVdXzpBg7XFZB-r9DWfHS6BdCYq-pLqLDuwdHVvCiwnwSZpqDy/s1600/drpart2x.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbshT7gk140KPzPvDCupp_T7InaZiapBl2G0DGkc57YYvcNWMsofq77W2LgzN_pCDH8VFrSAMezLEbyfd78lNjfctE-UkVdXzpBg7XFZB-r9DWfHS6BdCYq-pLqLDuwdHVvCiwnwSZpqDy/s320/drpart2x.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470515840145713010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />**BTW, do you all know about his mind blowing new-ish film <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1054606/">The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus</a>? Dessert for the eyeballs, I tell ya....**<br /><br />I have my own gorgeous folded tin beauty to introduce to you all:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5GVP9siQL5XjRPqEZilJK2OJ3Si07GGCByBpugoEVpi5Qm1UCMH98H3eliN0TDZR994LSi9AbtQh77YMaBdjierpEwhxl3a45okplfCPedvzFmhywO1MZSNDMHaX4jl7dzYRLDQxwpW9/s1600/Dollhouse3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5GVP9siQL5XjRPqEZilJK2OJ3Si07GGCByBpugoEVpi5Qm1UCMH98H3eliN0TDZR994LSi9AbtQh77YMaBdjierpEwhxl3a45okplfCPedvzFmhywO1MZSNDMHaX4jl7dzYRLDQxwpW9/s320/Dollhouse3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470591824280663170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwZNNZ26ajP312vO3Ega11tLEDjgUSr04Qa0at0SAFZatfzROQzoM3U_0yo3cCbVR_LAJr_ocf7GvdCmgIOVGgJMM9XIOxMxJgpBZaWAYVdX92jL4yg4yklDQhaFbQGj42NPhHv3C-9kd/s1600/Dollhouse2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwZNNZ26ajP312vO3Ega11tLEDjgUSr04Qa0at0SAFZatfzROQzoM3U_0yo3cCbVR_LAJr_ocf7GvdCmgIOVGgJMM9XIOxMxJgpBZaWAYVdX92jL4yg4yklDQhaFbQGj42NPhHv3C-9kd/s320/Dollhouse2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470591826153251554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I got this simply marvelous dollhouse at a tiny antiques store while road tripping/thrifting in Maine in spring 2008.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmyrNSLNQeeASf6yhFg_veCDDXuSNa31-25aLoB3H1E5q1UtE5P7KA5u8hscI_hlp7evFQ1GEM-b-87wK2J8d2K7KjzY1ILOVqgOSiUfvc1GRPjZ22lMtg9ENdDvqC6IkgF9RLf2fiUqk/s1600/Dollhouse1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmyrNSLNQeeASf6yhFg_veCDDXuSNa31-25aLoB3H1E5q1UtE5P7KA5u8hscI_hlp7evFQ1GEM-b-87wK2J8d2K7KjzY1ILOVqgOSiUfvc1GRPjZ22lMtg9ENdDvqC6IkgF9RLf2fiUqk/s400/Dollhouse1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470591976745928050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I finally put it together for the 1st time just a few months ago!<br />(I sometimes live in there inside my head.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEC9JCzZ-Wm0iYTo6VJU0srZw9kLXJ2tKEGutfra4Gwl99AxnOl7hZIonQ6PTSAlhyphenhyphenn6yMZEtChU2VqOET2p8p8E88kqKLs6u1rwIG91z5pLNv5Ko1THLtYr_pYPANhV4claYGNGOyWKRn/s1600/Dollhouse11.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEC9JCzZ-Wm0iYTo6VJU0srZw9kLXJ2tKEGutfra4Gwl99AxnOl7hZIonQ6PTSAlhyphenhyphenn6yMZEtChU2VqOET2p8p8E88kqKLs6u1rwIG91z5pLNv5Ko1THLtYr_pYPANhV4claYGNGOyWKRn/s400/Dollhouse11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470590926905094898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-70817361112168152752010-04-27T15:43:00.008-07:002010-04-28T00:31:03.547-07:00Love Hurts. Real Bad.<div style="text-align: center;">Well. This was inevitable, wasn't it?<br />I thought it would be my <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">heart</span>, but the universe was aiming a bit <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">lower</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEb7xDRJquQHU8xwJo9OrrAXsTWmVz2U-9kDBn0c-74pcz5HOszt8C8bizPWEMyeOzGcgWcoPCGfbzXZcVQMHlLRfTouC5u4-YLonRjLPiz3PrfzTTCZNW5X6wstA0og-tHHi1OCkYcPT0/s1600/20050622-9562-pain.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEb7xDRJquQHU8xwJo9OrrAXsTWmVz2U-9kDBn0c-74pcz5HOszt8C8bizPWEMyeOzGcgWcoPCGfbzXZcVQMHlLRfTouC5u4-YLonRjLPiz3PrfzTTCZNW5X6wstA0og-tHHi1OCkYcPT0/s320/20050622-9562-pain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465011960146013778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After one too many drinks at the bar last night, I proceeded to run and leap down the sidewalk like a freaking <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">gazelle</span>- until my ankle twisted underneath me, and I came crashing down. Hard.<br /><br />The pain was <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">blinding</span>.<br /><br />Actually, it looked something like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1T9dqXIbZakmlUM_F9QiR-HhEK8GGTKgw-o7ZuuCfDzoGNdw9ZrvyR8I56HB1hCLbMtX0exdiZE5r3_8O_liYcsm26Jdxui33LmACt7cOoVJ6AmlxyiULX8MwOvY9KdQCSdWO8894bD5v/s1600/darkmatter2003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1T9dqXIbZakmlUM_F9QiR-HhEK8GGTKgw-o7ZuuCfDzoGNdw9ZrvyR8I56HB1hCLbMtX0exdiZE5r3_8O_liYcsm26Jdxui33LmACt7cOoVJ6AmlxyiULX8MwOvY9KdQCSdWO8894bD5v/s320/darkmatter2003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465025407880804450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">*also, watch the trippy video version--->>> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyU9kzczrd4"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyU9kzczrd4</span></a><br /><br />The combination of alcohol and endorphins was pretty incredible, actually. <br />And so is this great Lichtenstein-inspired illustration.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oikD0jUqeKICBU5Rxz8uzK3AQ0NrZj_QrP6_Gu6599FUXdcY9vEvwCmRI3EZqo3X9lX73Jld5XtIyINxIrVTQ24QWpUQr__VuZslbmctLGQ8LGgpz9UXSOgMrzZgTE7k8P0k8PoPLna7/s1600/index_pain.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oikD0jUqeKICBU5Rxz8uzK3AQ0NrZj_QrP6_Gu6599FUXdcY9vEvwCmRI3EZqo3X9lX73Jld5XtIyINxIrVTQ24QWpUQr__VuZslbmctLGQ8LGgpz9UXSOgMrzZgTE7k8P0k8PoPLna7/s320/index_pain.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465081230769066642" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">this may or may not be the same artist... <a href="http://www.jasonsmithart.com/">Jason Smith</a></span><br /><br />And now for your viewing pleasure... a photo of my poor damaged (k)ankle.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >**warning! graphic (and pretty gross) image below!!**</span><br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3fVpI_gJMFuAaKypkFaf6-AmXNBxqRlIkO6hY_Nkx2bJ4UypFqoKJzKWwasW6HP5Cj069TAVPytqmiFQweFPebkMBziMfQXssjQf8BOfABSC5B1QqSe6GraLmWlbjSCL8_d-pDr-Lu0R/s1600/bustedankle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3fVpI_gJMFuAaKypkFaf6-AmXNBxqRlIkO6hY_Nkx2bJ4UypFqoKJzKWwasW6HP5Cj069TAVPytqmiFQweFPebkMBziMfQXssjQf8BOfABSC5B1QqSe6GraLmWlbjSCL8_d-pDr-Lu0R/s320/bustedankle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465012506296864258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">ewwwww!!</span><br />Sorry guys, I couldn't resist :)<br /></div>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-81257143492355931782010-04-25T23:30:00.012-07:002010-04-28T20:09:33.834-07:00Hearts a Fire, part 2<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">An experiment.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/w1jYyrLXwI8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/w1jYyrLXwI8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="405" width="500"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Blame Cupid, Cupid)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" >+</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjrKBTWIJiNtTR0d11QnHUVAffSdxbSZ7DhMUN6M4JU7WaPIV4CKzRuNfa6Q-zxtVClwqQ-gOqV9Hvpxz5eE15fFF3eEmSVqoiiJvGXxLs4rHKpbg5MGyGexhpW42lFHlVxOxBL9mbmk5/s1600/alice-falling.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjrKBTWIJiNtTR0d11QnHUVAffSdxbSZ7DhMUN6M4JU7WaPIV4CKzRuNfa6Q-zxtVClwqQ-gOqV9Hvpxz5eE15fFF3eEmSVqoiiJvGXxLs4rHKpbg5MGyGexhpW42lFHlVxOxBL9mbmk5/s400/alice-falling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464333242763644354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >(Down the Rabbit Hole</span></span>)<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">via http://somefield.com/alice/alice.html</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" >+</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHb7qHGRrO3D_gyNYaov5abynlqLTDfhclTArbbk2J0hti75GzaB8hV7QR7HhyGA05ao7MrgG4cyqA5RSd7X_j5Mgr4M6AGuGeArlMtzcdOdQSeW4Ns43r2trNJrQtGyvQdiXqLQ_HZ8Q7/s1600/heart1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHb7qHGRrO3D_gyNYaov5abynlqLTDfhclTArbbk2J0hti75GzaB8hV7QR7HhyGA05ao7MrgG4cyqA5RSd7X_j5Mgr4M6AGuGeArlMtzcdOdQSeW4Ns43r2trNJrQtGyvQdiXqLQ_HZ8Q7/s320/heart1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464335502414912834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><--- (found this today)</span></span> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /> (which looks an awful lot like this)----->></span></span> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xN73C-471n3Z0L82l0e3CJXJXSL0iB7gtA8NixeXUHwdYM7kkb_XSEIyIAdCDL9rYqrDMYqRDCkgJs9LlwaYM6RG0NWZeYbSn13YXwqKtOI-gqlBjKSCensZQuSJobmbFUx-T4X4zNAl/s1600/heart2_full.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xN73C-471n3Z0L82l0e3CJXJXSL0iB7gtA8NixeXUHwdYM7kkb_XSEIyIAdCDL9rYqrDMYqRDCkgJs9LlwaYM6RG0NWZeYbSn13YXwqKtOI-gqlBjKSCensZQuSJobmbFUx-T4X4zNAl/s400/heart2_full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464335222444978850" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" >=</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I'm not sure, but it feels like butterflies are eating my insides.<br />In a more romantic way.<br /><br /></div>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-59415079748460114682010-04-20T00:17:00.003-07:002010-04-20T00:29:59.762-07:00Artist for HireJim Reed. A rad dude- and a friend of a friend- check out this awwwwsome vid.<br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/meTPnS1_6e4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/meTPnS1_6e4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br />Happy Tuesday!!!!<br />;)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4gWG3Uo7jXz2PxzDo6ZbSIwD8kNS29OqoShHssS0q-cQBXQfOqWZ53cL8jsvoY8gJToCTBVhyi6mWQSjJplpbTvMtY42eSdHbd5cipICk1hyvtPiEy-6UDQW5BOT3rrT3Uawv5eDrRFm/s1600/catamsterdam1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4gWG3Uo7jXz2PxzDo6ZbSIwD8kNS29OqoShHssS0q-cQBXQfOqWZ53cL8jsvoY8gJToCTBVhyi6mWQSjJplpbTvMtY42eSdHbd5cipICk1hyvtPiEy-6UDQW5BOT3rrT3Uawv5eDrRFm/s400/catamsterdam1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462118391890213186" border="0" /></a>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-43669556468399592182010-04-08T20:57:00.006-07:002010-04-09T00:44:44.585-07:00Hearts a FireMaybe it's <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">spring fever</span>, but I swear the air in LA smells like Love.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's some heavenly <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">vintage eye candy</span> to soothe my (and your?) wandering heart:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEi5ju-O_ZvQS0Ov1Xon7yTbVEYm6ebVRuE6oVeRSbvFPTfvn1I_0tp5fPiCxoiFQ64L0Utb1HcQewDW2Bi388UPf8Ojkpft_tTGb_1ljSFg-eOtHgAKD2wS0NhNUrdQo_yewctuWoK5p/s1600/newman500x750.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEi5ju-O_ZvQS0Ov1Xon7yTbVEYm6ebVRuE6oVeRSbvFPTfvn1I_0tp5fPiCxoiFQ64L0Utb1HcQewDW2Bi388UPf8Ojkpft_tTGb_1ljSFg-eOtHgAKD2wS0NhNUrdQo_yewctuWoK5p/s320/newman500x750.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458029094316130386" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf75dl6MJolVZOZRvvX8xyEjo6PJHmCyRv2cXIqnGZNPxpwOHw03JT28osc7eMtLf6M4yC67PpBYI_J7HaMaTAsVrpDTf6r3c_tZ9Kssuouff88FtDuiy9J-rqHfCdc-n2XFFghS3rwQFb/s1600/genekelley-27.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf75dl6MJolVZOZRvvX8xyEjo6PJHmCyRv2cXIqnGZNPxpwOHw03JT28osc7eMtLf6M4yC67PpBYI_J7HaMaTAsVrpDTf6r3c_tZ9Kssuouff88FtDuiy9J-rqHfCdc-n2XFFghS3rwQFb/s320/genekelley-27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458029090901117906" border="0" /></a><br />photos from the charming <a href="http://nerdboyfriend.com">NerdBoyfriend.com</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-brIbnKUETabGsnyfk25GrvA5M7m7Fm1BWQY_9-ngOoLD6bX2hUPk_LNGSsqHF2tHByl0QTyRAE1NO_rLtws0mfmrL0rEho54Kka-YchMfHKF7eRTsKQykssdqZrObPAyT5GG72VQVff/s1600/elvis.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-brIbnKUETabGsnyfk25GrvA5M7m7Fm1BWQY_9-ngOoLD6bX2hUPk_LNGSsqHF2tHByl0QTyRAE1NO_rLtws0mfmrL0rEho54Kka-YchMfHKF7eRTsKQykssdqZrObPAyT5GG72VQVff/s320/elvis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458029083390935394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYP9gennege4WtOwdkToiymF-dgv_wv2oriqUal1kOwZhdeVD0X2t7iq11LfT_ZKPw_D3GB_B1-X_YkDlZtXXeCGR58Xhl4axxlNQssbLHcdb3jKf5xCeJBZGkxu8m6Py9aQq5dgIjOUBD/s1600/100123-c-brando.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYP9gennege4WtOwdkToiymF-dgv_wv2oriqUal1kOwZhdeVD0X2t7iq11LfT_ZKPw_D3GB_B1-X_YkDlZtXXeCGR58Xhl4axxlNQssbLHcdb3jKf5xCeJBZGkxu8m6Py9aQq5dgIjOUBD/s320/100123-c-brando.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458029073809158610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And here's a cute<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Australian</span> girl who blogs about love and other lovely things:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SqGLPc1ML3QB8zpCYn6iMkllQPuQy0Ff6t325PgNUnNwclc8CdRuHyRy2eoB55PBIz-F6kzH8cIyfjUyxKyj8-kuR0LZfKGICBpnhnwNP9zYjohCqU7H7OpxFKtOHPW801kRrR3K5_Dj/s1600/4-13.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SqGLPc1ML3QB8zpCYn6iMkllQPuQy0Ff6t325PgNUnNwclc8CdRuHyRy2eoB55PBIz-F6kzH8cIyfjUyxKyj8-kuR0LZfKGICBpnhnwNP9zYjohCqU7H7OpxFKtOHPW801kRrR3K5_Dj/s320/4-13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458037151881254914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaA_aC2X1rV2Lldk5EQnwLUfz5CMiEWoHzFCZnAUjhw1VEv1Glem-SUzr6GyBjDmfarLURCYu10cgV1XI2oTGIYWY3PU30tQ68XYoEWwHMPVYG2At7PJsywumREzMksvHOsoZuEMSvEX8/s1600/4-10.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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font-weight: bold;">sneak peek</span> into my apartment- one might say into<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> a little corner of my heart</span>- where i keep all the little trinkets from my life's adventures....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oOYqyAL8o1m9mVHiaOb-A9_UFfa5zK8RxgQCk6n9VlWFUoGsHqmHUIUZ2EtNA_V8E6CoZepX-N5HyFraFQSUrhP1p_JuCtyms1P8VB6BLzVKifemPtO_pSp4v7RkgYnpi_UY57btcQVB/s1600/RG+trinkets1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oOYqyAL8o1m9mVHiaOb-A9_UFfa5zK8RxgQCk6n9VlWFUoGsHqmHUIUZ2EtNA_V8E6CoZepX-N5HyFraFQSUrhP1p_JuCtyms1P8VB6BLzVKifemPtO_pSp4v7RkgYnpi_UY57btcQVB/s400/RG+trinkets1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458038634390654098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><3 <3 <3<br /></div>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-359465343428163412010-04-05T20:35:00.004-07:002010-04-05T20:37:56.370-07:00Beautiful Dreamer... Video of the DayThis might be the most amazing stop motion animation video I've ever seen...<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mwX7uEiEWx4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mwX7uEiEWx4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />So magical, so sweet, so perfect!<br /><br />And that redhead- GORGEOUS!!Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-45524488157751995822010-03-11T10:05:00.014-08:002010-04-04T19:41:54.677-07:00Decorating Detail #1: Tropical WallsHeeeere it is, folks- a sneak peek of my sweet little apt in Hollywood, a decorating dream come true...<br /><br />------------------------------------------<br />before<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdgdjk1LQYNVVhPZtolowwJoDUk5eKZD8KF4XmZhKRgisBrcv9DGkTaZ_Eyij4XL5Bq1lHE7HeqCnYlswhVarNDD6oLVh2OfM72ahZREgzDC3c5_lTwCJLv62K7yxc31zJrk-7UQwmwBY/s1600/AptBefore6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMq0dcL-Fv4YaQFmKjICjwr4oa0O3Ig8CpsH8E7LzHe9xdxCCDEmkZ7rBYwPap_7XjL_3uUbqYf4I8oDLP9eAwAsv95eBS5YTtm4WP6zeKqY-Hq6zhDP-IkuNrnyl7eJjcP-w285d-nI-0/s320/AptAfter10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456372052598509426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMq0dcL-Fv4YaQFmKjICjwr4oa0O3Ig8CpsH8E7LzHe9xdxCCDEmkZ7rBYwPap_7XjL_3uUbqYf4I8oDLP9eAwAsv95eBS5YTtm4WP6zeKqY-Hq6zhDP-IkuNrnyl7eJjcP-w285d-nI-0/s1600/AptAfter10.jpg"><br /></a><br />HALLWAY!<br /><br />**wallpaper by <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?navAction=jump&navCount=23&id=HOME">Anthropologie </a>(I worked as a prop assistant on a photoshoot for their spring 2010 catalog- and got to take home this uhmazing leftover wallpaper!) ...i used a staple gun along the edges, much easier<br />**mirror was made by a friend of my grandmother's- i just love that shape<br />**border is painted bamboo rods, which I bought at my new fav shopping destination, <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/home/index.jsp">Cost Plus World Market</a>... they were so light, I used hot glue to stick them directly to the wall!<br /><br />...oh, and <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">HAPPY</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">SPRING</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTOmD3_KtkBUyRf2Mja2iwzQbTrr-gkuPiYfOn6Cb7iYqQ4FX3L-alCA-pSX3_ANc5sFsGzStpWH8ES9JeEUfIH0hwG1ijATGQM6kziSRr8TIIMIcuvSaPaVczLVhgHXCQGQqLLUOySbD/s1600/HomePhoto.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTOmD3_KtkBUyRf2Mja2iwzQbTrr-gkuPiYfOn6Cb7iYqQ4FX3L-alCA-pSX3_ANc5sFsGzStpWH8ES9JeEUfIH0hwG1ijATGQM6kziSRr8TIIMIcuvSaPaVczLVhgHXCQGQqLLUOySbD/s320/HomePhoto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456392559067964882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(above photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.hollydymentdesign.com/portfolio_web.html">Holly Dyment</a>, a brilliant interior designer from Toronto- my new full color hero!)</span>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-62952832036639300392010-02-24T19:24:00.025-08:002010-02-24T22:16:53.834-08:00Salvaged Love in the Desert<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3p9WRP6StR6J3G7PfomUDckWvWAbFtbaqDi_rbmXfw1-CFuoTff_lSxtFDsq47STwfkZNlQHz9umsLcs5tFpYgvSmMT45Y1NWaeojcxL3C0R1sX9f_oK86Y_tQMFM3ChKE140W5ULpxT/s1600-h/Tucson-DesertRandoms1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >HAPPINESS</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This past week, I road tripped to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Tucson, Arizona</span> to visit some friends and family...<br />and ended up falling in love with this charming, bohemian desert wonderland!<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8Kk8FFe-gkJzwms7PpJ8O2A7fAWOtJ0yRFIUC89OAmhvfCuLCCDC7KeNb0KfXx2brVHBXOS-xKpJccCdDfFd3cNUepoMHNWXVAhTn2ZtWt9iDG0LZfiapB1_6TyQv2kcdqB87rFbEmjt/s1600-h/Tucson-DesertRandoms3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8Kk8FFe-gkJzwms7PpJ8O2A7fAWOtJ0yRFIUC89OAmhvfCuLCCDC7KeNb0KfXx2brVHBXOS-xKpJccCdDfFd3cNUepoMHNWXVAhTn2ZtWt9iDG0LZfiapB1_6TyQv2kcdqB87rFbEmjt/s200/Tucson-DesertRandoms3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442036928724269618" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9k6l8qAya7ak48xV-vqnP4voGwCWNir7IpmXyOERu8UR6kt9U4nokK-iffrHZbT0hHTX86n4pQnxS0-XlL5696H7L81UkCeWEnXAaImRkC_DyU9bIuXaU-5WNNhK_sd4slzw2rucJOXB/s1600-h/Tucson-DesertRandoms5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXRH_n_boRx8lB2x3-lRYR8hbUeNNFU9f4bx8JsapYwc1E63DDZ41FDbxHvEfOCQ9C8jmW3fUhhclb7iJZDvLj6KwkWsDvEJ6_EMoi-_tansTFHvib2z82Eu49H5-c5NYpHyJNsmnSpLM/s200/Tucson-Diner3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442044462448057730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />***********************************************************************************<br /><br />Of course my trip wouldn't be complete without some SERIOUS thrifting- I stopped in a bunch of cool towns during the trip, and raided their thrift stores- but those finds shall remain a secret, until my apt decor is unveiled... very soon!!<br /><br />Stay tuned, fellow vintage lovers...<br /><br /></div>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-38713174599390501482010-02-06T01:08:00.015-08:002010-02-06T02:27:58.869-08:00Progress & ProjectsAfter 3+ years of traveling, subletting, constantly packing, and moving-<br /><br /> I'm finally home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXYVzNriGckREuJQ9C1QDKJbWVkfiH8KhrjDQesUdF_XnZVMgvgmjI8iRWHnVHKAscxPkj1bCHFIHWuF0P31MNjUVjal7-fY2b74bo2yDIV1DCf5ZBKeIh5LT6t0iSPphn-54kpHsDgEG/s1600-h/RG+blog-+2:5:101.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXYVzNriGckREuJQ9C1QDKJbWVkfiH8KhrjDQesUdF_XnZVMgvgmjI8iRWHnVHKAscxPkj1bCHFIHWuF0P31MNjUVjal7-fY2b74bo2yDIV1DCf5ZBKeIh5LT6t0iSPphn-54kpHsDgEG/s400/RG+blog-+2:5:101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435060825399572210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The new apt looks amazing, but I'm not ready to do the big reveal quite yet. Since I'm decorating the place from scratch, I'm taking my time gathering the perfect vintage furniture. This decorating job will be my <strong>pièce de ré·sis·tance.</strong><span class="pr"></span><div mwref="http://www.m-w.com/mwref" id="mwEntryData" hw="pièce de résistance" code="FD-1"><div><strong></strong><br /><a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showpiece"></a></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkFMDHxj-WX7lxO1z2XdsINtXiCSHMt5tnIqO7vR4BPENOaiSbrW29J9OzIzFeIKgXNQVCOviaEuIx5rV5ZAn7k6uUW1QULtuJYkY0j2uvJmsoB-mWoijX2NA2CTBddrMTP__8HYoT9M5/s1600-h/RG+blog-+2:5:102.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkFMDHxj-WX7lxO1z2XdsINtXiCSHMt5tnIqO7vR4BPENOaiSbrW29J9OzIzFeIKgXNQVCOviaEuIx5rV5ZAn7k6uUW1QULtuJYkY0j2uvJmsoB-mWoijX2NA2CTBddrMTP__8HYoT9M5/s400/RG+blog-+2:5:102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435060933715017218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've been hitting plenty of massive estate/yard sales, too- there's nothing like going through the contents of someone's entire house- I find it fascinating to see just how much glorious junk people can accumulate in a lifetime.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MBYaGsuBolmlYagxuiZFLV_ieQV5XEFYIUIQHnRRRTi0LYAqvXajrEWUwMGjRIF7xITTyuhNHaQmKEs-yBEqfkvXIbrq-7fvL6A60iaKlJ-o_H8AGGTfXd5OHhTGBGYbi3ivo0DWG1J0/s1600-h/RG+blog-+2:5:106.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MBYaGsuBolmlYagxuiZFLV_ieQV5XEFYIUIQHnRRRTi0LYAqvXajrEWUwMGjRIF7xITTyuhNHaQmKEs-yBEqfkvXIbrq-7fvL6A60iaKlJ-o_H8AGGTfXd5OHhTGBGYbi3ivo0DWG1J0/s400/RG+blog-+2:5:106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435061244448051746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />==================================================================<br /><br />For now, I will share with you two small home improvement projects. More to follow!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PROJECT #1</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Ugly ass hot pink/teal and chrome pole lamp --> Sexy, industrial antique gold pole lamp</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKeIfxxtpnBI_hIZB2RBtdIVqEIRkkSpYH-vBggwJkmw0nfonXgC2rUZVuRiR54l7Lh6K7EImq9zAv0xHO55Ab-10muxDgxLbmZrW5sCV2kHCosGK2gwZfUfowwAUFFvbFeEBHruXhy0L/s1600-h/RG+blog-+2:5:103.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKeIfxxtpnBI_hIZB2RBtdIVqEIRkkSpYH-vBggwJkmw0nfonXgC2rUZVuRiR54l7Lh6K7EImq9zAv0xHO55Ab-10muxDgxLbmZrW5sCV2kHCosGK2gwZfUfowwAUFFvbFeEBHruXhy0L/s400/RG+blog-+2:5:103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435061010181358354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bought: </span><br /><ul><li>Once-cool 70s lamp (painted hot pink, by me- 5 years ago) = $5 @ yard sale</li></ul><ul><li>Really interesting gold/black textured spray paint from Home Depot = $4-ish<br /></li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AuopUPLtmUVrxTZA43fFwQF1bGXBPEha9fIBboZ_Hy_5_62spSXAkscCxqD2noLvVCKU6tyax0AX55QQMZeOxs-NjMpgMBLQ8FfTaRkhBfjzKbKdNVeDz7ZzQIdCOH0KFv5TbtocGW1m/s1600-h/RG+blog-+2:5:105.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AuopUPLtmUVrxTZA43fFwQF1bGXBPEha9fIBboZ_Hy_5_62spSXAkscCxqD2noLvVCKU6tyax0AX55QQMZeOxs-NjMpgMBLQ8FfTaRkhBfjzKbKdNVeDz7ZzQIdCOH0KFv5TbtocGW1m/s400/RG+blog-+2:5:105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435061161330795346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span> about 20 min!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3Vf9oDHVRwNzblYve83IW3pEuPQH-8COA9cg_6qUxa-hE0W9K3_sLL4f5exL9B2Zwz0boSGEQSO1-qfI-Sby-6CjuzD22yH-ciZOPpB2uJvcdq4rEmQNb8EgqCEac0HWBJwvXdBo1Xtz/s1600-h/RG+blog-+2:5:104.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3Vf9oDHVRwNzblYve83IW3pEuPQH-8COA9cg_6qUxa-hE0W9K3_sLL4f5exL9B2Zwz0boSGEQSO1-qfI-Sby-6CjuzD22yH-ciZOPpB2uJvcdq4rEmQNb8EgqCEac0HWBJwvXdBo1Xtz/s400/RG+blog-+2:5:104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435061081366240178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >PROJECT #2</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Stupid ugly white fridge --> Easy & cute faux-wood paneled fridge</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNhNmPRbwMJJFBMp_MYWb3pi7HZ_nsfgHOnche9ZigW5GtROdD_5VjHEubmRuLmgW6kLDTGnZWkIZFvhLNo_9YPttd2WqiwhwELkEn-hUGWjaGkdU2V2f71FBRcPeV6qxhobR8vq0fBk8/s1600-h/RG+blog-+2:5:107.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNhNmPRbwMJJFBMp_MYWb3pi7HZ_nsfgHOnche9ZigW5GtROdD_5VjHEubmRuLmgW6kLDTGnZWkIZFvhLNo_9YPttd2WqiwhwELkEn-hUGWjaGkdU2V2f71FBRcPeV6qxhobR8vq0fBk8/s400/RG+blog-+2:5:107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435061332427048242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bought:</span><br /><ul><li>Magic Cover - vinyl, removable wallpaper type roll - $1.99 at Goodwill<br /></li><li>Vintage Wallcovering application tool - $1 at a flea market</li><li>Heavy duty electical tape - $3-ish<br /></li></ul><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XODJOv7ECc0KdrSjmYbbd1ejsY1MizjxrwQHis5ukvBdQQ2buQFC0xPfFQ2sU30Z5zy8LitE-EZGrPC7g0czXwBZM28r7fwr9_8Qq-4qE_w2f2vfRWJuXuWn-URvv9yWi4BtNZ7O16du/s1600-h/RG+blog-+2:5:108.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XODJOv7ECc0KdrSjmYbbd1ejsY1MizjxrwQHis5ukvBdQQ2buQFC0xPfFQ2sU30Z5zy8LitE-EZGrPC7g0czXwBZM28r7fwr9_8Qq-4qE_w2f2vfRWJuXuWn-URvv9yWi4BtNZ7O16du/s400/RG+blog-+2:5:108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435061392261030594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Time: </span>about 35 min - the black tape border was a bit tricky<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKP7mUFpYZLMzYTwCZd6_pCw7cRVQ_AAKmH9N1_ongZ72Vy6sMaF-qbRqdsR_aSvHLfujNVQDbATNG9ffinqZMtku7v-mAzk-Z76JewuizgMGBRutZmg7cuAGwI6O_vVWw5K3ghMEUjTA/s1600-h/RG+blog-+2:5:109.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKP7mUFpYZLMzYTwCZd6_pCw7cRVQ_AAKmH9N1_ongZ72Vy6sMaF-qbRqdsR_aSvHLfujNVQDbATNG9ffinqZMtku7v-mAzk-Z76JewuizgMGBRutZmg7cuAGwI6O_vVWw5K3ghMEUjTA/s400/RG+blog-+2:5:109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435061463340081234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />==================================================================<br /><br />Thanks for reading! Please leave a comment on what you might like to see next from this "little engine that could" blog-- you are my encouragement, dear readers...Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-34502461151620369242010-01-21T21:38:00.019-08:002010-01-22T10:31:34.193-08:00Welcome Back, me!First of all... <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">happy</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">2010</span></span>, friends!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;">**Woohoo!!</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">**</span></span><br />A landmark year, and one that holds so much potential! Perhaps it was that intense yoga class I just took, but I feel like the planets are aligning. Or sumthin like that.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEWS:</span></span><br /></div><br />---> Finally moving into a new apt-- a super cute, "old Hollywood" retro style 2BR, with <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://www.condensedfun.blogspot.com/">this awwwesome blogger gal</a> (who I met via the magic of the Craigslist housing wanted ads.)<br /><br />-----> I am now launching into serious vintage decorating mode! The next 2 weeks will be an intense vintage hunting extravaganza. And I will chronicle it all here, because you are my biggest fans. Well you, and my mom. Hi mom!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >INSPIRATION OF THE DAY:</span><br /><br /></div>I'm still throwing around color schemes & themes for the main living/dining/entertaining room. In my daily obsessive scouring of the interwebs, I stumble upon all kinds of sweet imagery, which gets thrown in the ol' brain cauldron for later use.<br />Here's a heaping helping of visual inspiration!<br /><br />#1: Cleopatra<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQrYcFryUOfVMjMZIhOWb_mTua2rGeK06GciFVzxWu5d2zw1EjZVqJNWBfvte8YL37QZFsNVnD7NS2iCDSaVXbUR-Q-fmCwgWzgKYTde-qD4CFuUxwetFOIk11m5dZidz38jDUhnB-eNp/s1600-h/claudette-colbert--cleopatra.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQrYcFryUOfVMjMZIhOWb_mTua2rGeK06GciFVzxWu5d2zw1EjZVqJNWBfvte8YL37QZFsNVnD7NS2iCDSaVXbUR-Q-fmCwgWzgKYTde-qD4CFuUxwetFOIk11m5dZidz38jDUhnB-eNp/s400/claudette-colbert--cleopatra.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429445515703155554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lww8B5Tpe_VnmgWYGrJUCJPtlSl-7nBNTF0eOvmL2yWp4e_WG5_rnzf_UBBjTrKfromIqSBYlqrCu8clxprlBSq6IbN9Px6WqckvtQFUmHKheAlwGCFcqW-JC7bcrEyygIkJgpaKlgkh/s1600-h/warwick-goble-cleopatras-galley.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lww8B5Tpe_VnmgWYGrJUCJPtlSl-7nBNTF0eOvmL2yWp4e_WG5_rnzf_UBBjTrKfromIqSBYlqrCu8clxprlBSq6IbN9Px6WqckvtQFUmHKheAlwGCFcqW-JC7bcrEyygIkJgpaKlgkh/s400/warwick-goble-cleopatras-galley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429444956968933858" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">l: <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://jurgenfauth.com/2007/05/16/cleopatra-2/"> http://jurgenfauth.com/2007/05/16/cleopatra-2/</a></span> <span style="font-size:78%;">r:</span><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://goble.artpassions.net/"> http://goble.artpassions.net/ </a></span><br /><br />#2: Modern Vargas Pin Up Girl<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJ8OB6VHwhaPFwDd2mY1JT5S06rK-GEjUh9cIXLeIw5UV8kZWoTYQWO9t2hITeIpVl75TAIl1OIZOxiw8jeqkbTLMUdJxlK_T51rsTjc5Ty4GzlSm3iHIIMYolG_IIetmmSv8JT7xlzLD/s1600-h/marshmallow1copys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJ8OB6VHwhaPFwDd2mY1JT5S06rK-GEjUh9cIXLeIw5UV8kZWoTYQWO9t2hITeIpVl75TAIl1OIZOxiw8jeqkbTLMUdJxlK_T51rsTjc5Ty4GzlSm3iHIIMYolG_IIetmmSv8JT7xlzLD/s400/marshmallow1copys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429475265511668386" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://www.daynadelux.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.daynadelux.com/</span></a><br /><br /><br />#3: Dustjackets, 1920s-1940s<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYx2BxanXIJjq_7zVLymucQDGXTinjiMxlOmzBXxMnnmjwO78qEogDUgq7q6NOH-OVjbhEOt9odIzaPXb7fWoSiYLgmyRRoE7JPSJ9ItEfyrgulN_y9v5o1gN_Vtf3sGz9xaiFH6e9JrxX/s1600-h/wlfan.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 378px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYx2BxanXIJjq_7zVLymucQDGXTinjiMxlOmzBXxMnnmjwO78qEogDUgq7q6NOH-OVjbhEOt9odIzaPXb7fWoSiYLgmyRRoE7JPSJ9ItEfyrgulN_y9v5o1gN_Vtf3sGz9xaiFH6e9JrxX/s400/wlfan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429475435551974802" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iD3dQGcdwHX-UINx0hR4pN8da8j2TepipIKEXE7jExpRZ34dczEYYQDNtYhCjWwi86V6-qpwR8AP-Nu4_2IXCcaq2b5_wnxK6Id7yaUcHoLDeVkQD8_MGZ4xmd6UOn8xUgJndnJB8UnY/s1600-h/wltravskull.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iD3dQGcdwHX-UINx0hR4pN8da8j2TepipIKEXE7jExpRZ34dczEYYQDNtYhCjWwi86V6-qpwR8AP-Nu4_2IXCcaq2b5_wnxK6Id7yaUcHoLDeVkQD8_MGZ4xmd6UOn8xUgJndnJB8UnY/s400/wltravskull.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429475537894367602" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://site.xavier.edu/polt/keeler/jackets/wardlock.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://site.xavier.edu/polt/keeler/jackets/wardlock.html</span></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />#4: Anime meets Victorian Boudoir<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEWydw_BIjCh7YPM_AgOpBqauR6CEV4scDfemBI8kksBEBSWpzPlO9a3CEiHCi6xJWqCo-shvQUw7NIJIDvKMojtvlpFNyz5UJ5f6_OjUxOj32RfM7RttKL_GodA8Bkb9i0ORvaXqg-Wk/s1600-h/harem+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEWydw_BIjCh7YPM_AgOpBqauR6CEV4scDfemBI8kksBEBSWpzPlO9a3CEiHCi6xJWqCo-shvQUw7NIJIDvKMojtvlpFNyz5UJ5f6_OjUxOj32RfM7RttKL_GodA8Bkb9i0ORvaXqg-Wk/s400/harem+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429452607408878530" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://maggi.new21.net/"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://maggi.new21.net/</span></a><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></div>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-18984674891324219292009-10-03T20:26:00.010-07:002009-10-04T22:08:01.262-07:00Off in Lalaland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOhY4PSUQTnOtwpDG0pVt8EaeLsa764BdF0tmocNimsihzSAng4KHgYvwtarzEbvZyFNYwN8UrOS1VBuIH29lbIBHYiFlgMxb4tDH7bLptmOMuW7UH5Tf5DiQDgzje4GM0ai3zzcWHe8d/s1600-h/LAcarCollage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOhY4PSUQTnOtwpDG0pVt8EaeLsa764BdF0tmocNimsihzSAng4KHgYvwtarzEbvZyFNYwN8UrOS1VBuIH29lbIBHYiFlgMxb4tDH7bLptmOMuW7UH5Tf5DiQDgzje4GM0ai3zzcWHe8d/s400/LAcarCollage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388591429781582722" border="0" /></a>It's been 2 weeks since I arrived in LA, and I certainly used that time wisely, to sit in the sun, decompress and catch up with old friends. What an amazing city this is when you have a fresh opportunity to relax and enjoy all of it. But I will wax on about my love for LA in an article that I'll be submitting to <a href="http://www.laweekly.com/">LA Weekly</a> (accompanied by this vintage magazine collage I made, above.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4knG_x3Mdfi9-L_h0xwfzkySA53oQK6tEj1fi_X5ZOWBBERCHw3v0bdMVXVOsX3mT9SF25vRUVL6BVx8hg6cqmbrAtuTGs593-ssgX7aQ764mDMm0WgYIKXJMMdJXVAq6lZB8H5qh2xQ/s1600-h/mtp_banner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4knG_x3Mdfi9-L_h0xwfzkySA53oQK6tEj1fi_X5ZOWBBERCHw3v0bdMVXVOsX3mT9SF25vRUVL6BVx8hg6cqmbrAtuTGs593-ssgX7aQ764mDMm0WgYIKXJMMdJXVAq6lZB8H5qh2xQ/s400/mtp_banner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388592861266246114" border="0" /></a><br />But tomorrow I embark on a new chapter: sorting, photographing and selling all of my traveling treasures both online at <a href="http://shopgoldmine.etsy.com/">my etsy store</a>, and at the coolest and most accessible flea market in Los Angeles: <a href="http://melrosetradingpost.org/">The Melrose Trading Post</a> in West Hollywood. On Sunday Oct. 4th, I will be selling some of my wares - mostly the heavy items that are difficult to ship - and shoes! People love shoes.<br /><br />If you're in the area and want to stop by, please come visit!<br />Email me --> hollywoodrachel[at]gmail.com for an exact location :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkZxLFOYEhKRfUfzmlG2zgR4Ez55J9lxp6DhQVEn2urdPxg8Ry0kgVPWntYYxbmNAY3zlziRL9_kYfCtMWhjBIc0eSSgZqEnhgTZUYQbQvt20XDoFEK1b9_-mjNOmTML7ZgKysCapXM6U/s1600-h/b&wshoes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkZxLFOYEhKRfUfzmlG2zgR4Ez55J9lxp6DhQVEn2urdPxg8Ry0kgVPWntYYxbmNAY3zlziRL9_kYfCtMWhjBIc0eSSgZqEnhgTZUYQbQvt20XDoFEK1b9_-mjNOmTML7ZgKysCapXM6U/s400/b&wshoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388607203816655506" border="0" /></a>But here's the best part and perhaps something that you have been wondering about: where is this girl storing all of that awesome junk? It's all piled in my housemate's 1986 Champion TransVan Motorhome, parked near our apt (more photos to follow!) They are very graciously allowing me to use this family heirloom as my walk-in mobile vintage cache. Maybe I'll even take this baby on the road...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHUL75BLKj9LNY0I4-D4ORB98WDUwxu-JKU2XW8O2PTZn68jIXkqrZ-GzWzPQ32JhyphenhyphenHFAamvxE8k7b7gpAFkjlCDD1A46UKcajmXrsPxM_thj07kjs298CUnZ7wdAnff3b9eQzXNFD2Jr/s1600-h/transvan1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHUL75BLKj9LNY0I4-D4ORB98WDUwxu-JKU2XW8O2PTZn68jIXkqrZ-GzWzPQ32JhyphenhyphenHFAamvxE8k7b7gpAFkjlCDD1A46UKcajmXrsPxM_thj07kjs298CUnZ7wdAnff3b9eQzXNFD2Jr/s400/transvan1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388595966630452642" border="0" /></a>I'll be updating more regularly, now that I've fully recovered from my thrifting expedition, so check back soon!Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-73845461959207612342009-09-18T02:58:00.029-07:002009-09-19T00:06:23.960-07:00Day 9....................Northern California -> Southern California<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzZMrWU1n2WN3cLgGYgAqV3kIKhfl8t4gWRchEhgVu8HncV0itSL6FNF88AcakTtEUct0No7QW0lROTyUVob6E2ylFHGUxC2Krb6IwRby0eQrMfVlT0Ky3eWQMbDJhyphenhyphenN_AtjB9AhGbk5f/s1600-h/me-unloading2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzZMrWU1n2WN3cLgGYgAqV3kIKhfl8t4gWRchEhgVu8HncV0itSL6FNF88AcakTtEUct0No7QW0lROTyUVob6E2ylFHGUxC2Krb6IwRby0eQrMfVlT0Ky3eWQMbDJhyphenhyphenN_AtjB9AhGbk5f/s400/me-unloading2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383047701077147554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwG5D5A9YBKkflytMqWvLSV0e1iXOjv00WIhp-XesnCvz-K_5SFjys0sxVxSTz3pCiZIWu0z3H_DwlIEBwJPuM0gnaqID8HO5RZfPEtV5tE-zOeoyIbTANXe6-CzLe7mB4ZyA6L7t9fjOV/s1600-h/thrift-bakrsfield-end6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwG5D5A9YBKkflytMqWvLSV0e1iXOjv00WIhp-XesnCvz-K_5SFjys0sxVxSTz3pCiZIWu0z3H_DwlIEBwJPuM0gnaqID8HO5RZfPEtV5tE-zOeoyIbTANXe6-CzLe7mB4ZyA6L7t9fjOV/s400/thrift-bakrsfield-end6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383047498849162018" border="0" /></a>Eek!<br />Sorry for the delayed posting on my last day of the trip. I usually post the next morning, after my full day of adventures, but the exhaustion from this massive solo journey all hit me last night. I got into Hollywood around 11pm, and unpacked my car, and then I slept for about 14-16 hours. Thanks for sticking around! Here goes...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuGtl6kAHU6mgf_rtttzfqeQKekbBThz02G_QgHbycEkhIbvtzUmoyLJEMQO-F_O66l8jdSAlFKPpSaSOmugwVpQv1EVaCwPFJc5faFFz7Q07bSZj3uAF4vNQFQHqEv1lax6uOZ_TVmhj/s1600-h/thrift-bakrsfield-end5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuGtl6kAHU6mgf_rtttzfqeQKekbBThz02G_QgHbycEkhIbvtzUmoyLJEMQO-F_O66l8jdSAlFKPpSaSOmugwVpQv1EVaCwPFJc5faFFz7Q07bSZj3uAF4vNQFQHqEv1lax6uOZ_TVmhj/s400/thrift-bakrsfield-end5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383015099502101570" border="0" /></a>9-17-09<br />Day 9 of 9<br />Thrift Store # 13<br />R.A.D. Thrift Store in Bakersfield, CA<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtWlXy4N-oWscL-aHdRN50yKlNd1f5s-oI2ebh8sMmTxf_AKmEKvOQ35LiV2mLos92TSUDHmZUKUUCXqmue9zCjZ01vZfSKisFcckxAl6mAfhPE6NbZQKNKzFBJff1F61QlntHdXPgnMT/s1600-h/thrift-bakrsfield-end2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtWlXy4N-oWscL-aHdRN50yKlNd1f5s-oI2ebh8sMmTxf_AKmEKvOQ35LiV2mLos92TSUDHmZUKUUCXqmue9zCjZ01vZfSKisFcckxAl6mAfhPE6NbZQKNKzFBJff1F61QlntHdXPgnMT/s400/thrift-bakrsfield-end2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383047269115433570" border="0" /></a>I walked into this store with less than 3 mintues to shop before they closed. I immediately got a cart and went to the shoe section, frantically grabbed about 8 pairs of totally amazing boots and shoes, then some purses...and then they turned the lights out on me, and I was forced to check out. Sad! But honestly, at this point I was so close to my final destination that (for once) I wasn't too bummed about it. Well that, and my car was so full of stuff it was bordering on dangerous.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDZ9Vb2lk6OT6rEpOs_EIc6dc2AtDn4ctTpSWI4j7f_LR71512Shuj4UhLCy4SQkUvrI7pi58wtOFeALmMbweSNX21ArX2HXg9NNCXuGQvakOIWnwNCvhRHu9YKPyhZD_QpcejWp_UOkc/s1600-h/thrift-bakrsfield-end3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDZ9Vb2lk6OT6rEpOs_EIc6dc2AtDn4ctTpSWI4j7f_LR71512Shuj4UhLCy4SQkUvrI7pi58wtOFeALmMbweSNX21ArX2HXg9NNCXuGQvakOIWnwNCvhRHu9YKPyhZD_QpcejWp_UOkc/s400/thrift-bakrsfield-end3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383046977985003842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoukTX79gH7oIRjJ9S4Tzr1tERCQS0zsQY2EtpwQfehS-TIlfKKAqMlPoAqgl873ZEwj5LEydGocZXAEFB5Z4QUOGGxtZdoCqrGQKQYDtYzOYdgsnn3GfWh7dYcQPyv059JeipUNOGRe6/s1600-h/thrift-bakrsfield-end1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoukTX79gH7oIRjJ9S4Tzr1tERCQS0zsQY2EtpwQfehS-TIlfKKAqMlPoAqgl873ZEwj5LEydGocZXAEFB5Z4QUOGGxtZdoCqrGQKQYDtYzOYdgsnn3GfWh7dYcQPyv059JeipUNOGRe6/s400/thrift-bakrsfield-end1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383046612101335778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikWmpSLs2ZrcA07PrsSo-FYdUAv23sGaKYxMS6sXGFyQtgaf7P2aipMZZUfe7HAuY5OHsyYd47LuFroKIBHEPsErL4rAy0IL-2z6TtVw4vuTzkdBfdRz0pFl-7PXvGeolkdmgaut5eD7L/s1600-h/thrift-bakrsfield-end4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikWmpSLs2ZrcA07PrsSo-FYdUAv23sGaKYxMS6sXGFyQtgaf7P2aipMZZUfe7HAuY5OHsyYd47LuFroKIBHEPsErL4rAy0IL-2z6TtVw4vuTzkdBfdRz0pFl-7PXvGeolkdmgaut5eD7L/s400/thrift-bakrsfield-end4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383046450808345762" border="0" /></a><br />***********************************************************************<br />Etsy Vintage Seller Interview #8<br />Violet from <a href="http://violet64.etsy.com/">violet64</a><br />Sacramento, CA<br />---> Everthing in Violet's house is vintage. Seriously everything! It was like traveling back in a time machine, with plenty of warped, sweet 50s - 60s decor. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4z6l0FHxYiQOdplamRUJ77dEzxuxLXbOuVamuSPA-E6LJXBWFng4lZ_0wpBbrC3QY5EFcD_rN69QTlwIrxhZjL4Ce3DR3OEcw68skUv0iyIYLoBy7-LweW9mUWlJlU9QKDbVbQkzJ16_/s400/int-bakersfield7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383015958156340226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uAIWwbnVYZSJi0N4l-_Tys9WAZn4PiNkmyB3jud094t9z1u20kb2KxC1F8BIYDPNqtTu0JPlb0-wluIPLlzm55m1QnqDxAHsSXL5yyUupzP26pL6PK5PisiiGUPWIYctv90ZzHyILWJA/s1600-h/int-bakersfield8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uAIWwbnVYZSJi0N4l-_Tys9WAZn4PiNkmyB3jud094t9z1u20kb2KxC1F8BIYDPNqtTu0JPlb0-wluIPLlzm55m1QnqDxAHsSXL5yyUupzP26pL6PK5PisiiGUPWIYctv90ZzHyILWJA/s400/int-bakersfield8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383015780411995042" border="0" /></a>***********************************************************************<br />And now... what do I do with myself?!<br /><br />* I'm finally home again in LA, taking a breather.<br />*This trip was everything I wanted it to be, and more--<br />I'm so glad you guys are following me!<br />Seeing how many people viewed this every day made me want to say 'to hell with you, ADD!' and keep blogging.<br />*Please check back often, as I sort through my bounty and take photos of my traveling treasures.<br />*I'll also be putting together an article about the vintage collectors whom I interviewed along the way. I have lots of great material! Who knows where it will end up, but I hope to get it published this fall/winter.<br />*I love your comments, so please let me know if you enjoyed this blog so far, and any suggestions you have for what I should do next!<br /><blockquote><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.”</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Maya Angelou</span></blockquote><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzN499aouUhzdmKHEC8npwHxI3HdCPxGAAomJ3Vx70WSH1zinxYBHiRi-XKBcX92vBxo0nzKtKRQfqHB3Mxa-DWUM0u2VDKdlTe7Vm784Em6Ztxh4oO18DFUCCppM2yBE14V7d3sx-F_z/s1600-h/int-bakersfield9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzN499aouUhzdmKHEC8npwHxI3HdCPxGAAomJ3Vx70WSH1zinxYBHiRi-XKBcX92vBxo0nzKtKRQfqHB3Mxa-DWUM0u2VDKdlTe7Vm784Em6Ztxh4oO18DFUCCppM2yBE14V7d3sx-F_z/s400/int-bakersfield9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383015405508901890" border="0" /></a>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-80503496558299933702009-09-17T08:48:00.031-07:002009-09-19T14:28:15.045-07:00Day 8......................NEVADA -> NORTHERN CALIFORNIA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_Y2zDTl0Il4OefFXoX7CAUTpSLxLhX38PNNY4XTv7-g4TbdIqXxwf6RjqMiHj8R_CnbbgsR0Bby1ZFuCbC6N_sspdjsMBad6MD5IWqPBBv3hUfbENbMLc4lTugMJK5uxJohLWXSBRAhW/s1600-h/reno-thrift06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_Y2zDTl0Il4OefFXoX7CAUTpSLxLhX38PNNY4XTv7-g4TbdIqXxwf6RjqMiHj8R_CnbbgsR0Bby1ZFuCbC6N_sspdjsMBad6MD5IWqPBBv3hUfbENbMLc4lTugMJK5uxJohLWXSBRAhW/s400/reno-thrift06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382469990190271090" border="0" /></a>9-16-09<br />Day 8 of 9<br />Thrift Store #10<br />St. Vincent's in Reno, Nevada<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqaCJ7is0J_ErtZB8P-B2KzzW5N90_tgKwoLgKd9knPcnLbeAl6MxNjdXGk0Tuo1AvN2fwDR0KPAHEK0LvP7zrXVpqvBmqwEa0ddKm49qqo51uBipT_wXnqLc81a9E5ooRj-WPZiKekHg/s1600-h/reno-thrift01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqaCJ7is0J_ErtZB8P-B2KzzW5N90_tgKwoLgKd9knPcnLbeAl6MxNjdXGk0Tuo1AvN2fwDR0KPAHEK0LvP7zrXVpqvBmqwEa0ddKm49qqo51uBipT_wXnqLc81a9E5ooRj-WPZiKekHg/s400/reno-thrift01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382469051461107058" border="0" /></a>Thrifty Goodness Rating: 10/10<br />I'm not sure if thrift stores get any better than this. Even though I went with my interviewee, Heather (below,) I walked out of there with no less than about 30 things (mostly very small)... but so did she! It was like no vintage shopper had ever set foot in this massive thirft warehouse! Yet she insists it's always that good!<br /><br />The place was overflowing with amazing stuff: 50's fabric samples, very old board games, totally weird crafting paraphernalia, etc. All of which I bought, along with so much more. In fact, I was so overwhelmed that I forgot to take photos, so what you see below is just a teeny tiny smattering of my goodies. More photos to come in the next few weeks (as I shop through my own car.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuc3szAUPrRmFC8PMWvrB4sdWj87y2KXuqlDiELng_9Fl6ssSUds2aIxNgr0asTjWR9lNIx0qNwu-owTYsiIFjXCtlQTFi9SYJRN1v0NI26JANR8s2EO8aec1ihjjOs3GtnxgTP2y961X/s1600-h/reno-thrift08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuc3szAUPrRmFC8PMWvrB4sdWj87y2KXuqlDiELng_9Fl6ssSUds2aIxNgr0asTjWR9lNIx0qNwu-owTYsiIFjXCtlQTFi9SYJRN1v0NI26JANR8s2EO8aec1ihjjOs3GtnxgTP2y961X/s400/reno-thrift08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382469159838968546" border="0" /></a>I bought a bowling ball, people.<br /><br />A BOWLING BALL.<br /><br />In that gorgeous, mint condition purple case (above,) with adorable matching suede bowling shoes IN MY SIZE. I go bowling maybe once a year, but this was a must have at $2. TWO DOLLARS! Worth every penny, even if I never bowl again and it just sits on my shelf and looks pretty.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzhjTd8w9GlFfc2iN0QwTEn-N5Afsd685w-KppWQES10tRm65pBHsIylHM0HW2bWYOedl17jyT_eJ7VtgJo_HvJxhrzE24app13RJcYZo8w9iJR-YyaIZTTbg08hZOdsBYeguFbQb3tmx/s1600-h/reno-thrift04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzhjTd8w9GlFfc2iN0QwTEn-N5Afsd685w-KppWQES10tRm65pBHsIylHM0HW2bWYOedl17jyT_eJ7VtgJo_HvJxhrzE24app13RJcYZo8w9iJR-YyaIZTTbg08hZOdsBYeguFbQb3tmx/s400/reno-thrift04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382468941433657058" border="0" /></a>Really loved these flower needlepoints, but they were huge!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHQnnVvGWG2OZv5g9U16q73nWSH1I-NGooPPbByK3E5Iv-c1M1XpnnXala-13p7-xggpTgYKdiCMMhmBiyuAzxbGUXgPdVzbCgNw6Uhx3Skvd_1r0kMowDW_uQFLT_O51WmeIEaXBzaMk/s1600-h/reno-thrift02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHQnnVvGWG2OZv5g9U16q73nWSH1I-NGooPPbByK3E5Iv-c1M1XpnnXala-13p7-xggpTgYKdiCMMhmBiyuAzxbGUXgPdVzbCgNw6Uhx3Skvd_1r0kMowDW_uQFLT_O51WmeIEaXBzaMk/s400/reno-thrift02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382468837123189058" border="0" /></a>Oh lover, thank you for giving me this sterile fake rose in glass jar as a valentine. Ah, nothing like the 80's.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmm2lksg66pxrV9u3J5vhmzCQ4tMxEelV8K1Ybh6X8g1VYFEAZ2T5fgYFYpx7WwyT7QJtKx7UscGuU9EHwc490oaizBm_g8pH5wIpJdZw9l-SHMDYIbFP3wZpKYehvOUp8crxIGW3ze8t/s1600-h/reno-thrift03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmm2lksg66pxrV9u3J5vhmzCQ4tMxEelV8K1Ybh6X8g1VYFEAZ2T5fgYFYpx7WwyT7QJtKx7UscGuU9EHwc490oaizBm_g8pH5wIpJdZw9l-SHMDYIbFP3wZpKYehvOUp8crxIGW3ze8t/s400/reno-thrift03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382468707503379714" border="0" /></a>Dish perfection. I bought a set of 2 large and small plates, and two huge mug cup/bowls.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQK8GjKivQefYwS6_awxs3ZBMfRgBRvJUv46p76yUtgwz2MrSlfHAGRH2CDvOyUyd1kQvFW7Vvk44qdJwth3NyPE02dzG4JZRMH6e46fQQzoG9SITZNumGTl00MfYgTEVtz4YexGQjkjXx/s1600-h/reno-thrift05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQK8GjKivQefYwS6_awxs3ZBMfRgBRvJUv46p76yUtgwz2MrSlfHAGRH2CDvOyUyd1kQvFW7Vvk44qdJwth3NyPE02dzG4JZRMH6e46fQQzoG9SITZNumGTl00MfYgTEVtz4YexGQjkjXx/s400/reno-thrift05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382468595773285762" border="0" /></a>A little piece of me died when I realized I couldn't fit this $10 beautiful piano bench in my car. I sat on it for a while and cried inside.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIBigvqKtny5W5KVHJi77wTzSYKvtyvRK8ghpLQsDQEvj9FiGMqZjB1X90Tv3W64HJ3WSCbps6s15-V9XD33z_X88kjPRx38PXQ3_BiDTE_fo-G_jaM-uI5psGbZpk5D-kDDafQjrqiIy/s1600-h/reno-thrift07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIBigvqKtny5W5KVHJi77wTzSYKvtyvRK8ghpLQsDQEvj9FiGMqZjB1X90Tv3W64HJ3WSCbps6s15-V9XD33z_X88kjPRx38PXQ3_BiDTE_fo-G_jaM-uI5psGbZpk5D-kDDafQjrqiIy/s400/reno-thrift07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382468486008980994" border="0" /></a>You can spin the slot machine for a chance to win a discount on your next purchase! Only in<br />Reno...<br />*******************************************************************<br />Thrift Store # 11<br />Thrift Depot in Reno, Nevada<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5seZjzaK1JrLvwwcMb0fs-XN06JketmU5pYHqbScJBD2Kc8svKBVqbgUNod57t4XJ0x4ofck6AD0jqEofCsJHMJnWK-qyfaMpmhyphenhyphenq1eKzsw1LiJ95TxSPKFtQ_lYAntygHrmGALMMW9r/s1600-h/reno-thrift13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5seZjzaK1JrLvwwcMb0fs-XN06JketmU5pYHqbScJBD2Kc8svKBVqbgUNod57t4XJ0x4ofck6AD0jqEofCsJHMJnWK-qyfaMpmhyphenhyphenq1eKzsw1LiJ95TxSPKFtQ_lYAntygHrmGALMMW9r/s400/reno-thrift13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382468073962831234" border="0" /></a>Thrifty Goodness Rating: 10/10<br />I was running out of time and really needed to hit the road, but I was told this place was so dingy and gross that of course I had to check it out. Indeed, I felt dirty just standing in there, and as I walked under the unnaturally low, drooping ceilings, I felt like the floor might give out from under me. I loved every second of it!<br /><br />In all, Reno had THE BEST, THE CHEAPEST, and THE MOST thrift stores of anywhere I've ever been to in this country (or the world, for that matter.) It's only 8 hours from LA, and you better believe I'll be going back really soon--with a Uhaul.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZu_3KdHJykXkGZ_OwKLN9cnzOhgqsglQTjwXj8Og30DQu3DTO6DRpF-gPwAiRV7geSj3k5409K67VETuoPl-Rmy-jbuQgIimCsGGtVlZB4NciasbfDS7lr3bx4LrPV986ebalHgR_6UZ7/s1600-h/reno-thrift10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZu_3KdHJykXkGZ_OwKLN9cnzOhgqsglQTjwXj8Og30DQu3DTO6DRpF-gPwAiRV7geSj3k5409K67VETuoPl-Rmy-jbuQgIimCsGGtVlZB4NciasbfDS7lr3bx4LrPV986ebalHgR_6UZ7/s400/reno-thrift10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382467954267820210" border="0" /></a>This photo is a little blurry, because I think I was shaking with excitement.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXYwUIHKd3r7O6RPiToH_PEnbKydWpSKvovbWSaDHijHfhe6D2sP9dxB15RdleFAEin3xu4bOOe0kyLeW3jqcIhrtczjC_zRVBoS4Yi8xTWRqT3ybPldWvA_kTc8j2jrNNVKMX_Qt7-GT/s1600-h/reno-thrift14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXYwUIHKd3r7O6RPiToH_PEnbKydWpSKvovbWSaDHijHfhe6D2sP9dxB15RdleFAEin3xu4bOOe0kyLeW3jqcIhrtczjC_zRVBoS4Yi8xTWRqT3ybPldWvA_kTc8j2jrNNVKMX_Qt7-GT/s400/reno-thrift14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382467825936380370" border="0" /></a>Awesome. Bought it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVpXiLrlAL_KfOr6MO2sgR9GKOnUbe-mm-L_LQLXS2UPj3Szds9AnY1Xhw86DH_Dw5RocvH1Z3cq6RqlQIQUIkBCGh5gPV8T47B9MI-o_BTn7Trsgsp4k8WlCqmdIoJZY6apD9wUxtueM/s1600-h/reno-thrift15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVpXiLrlAL_KfOr6MO2sgR9GKOnUbe-mm-L_LQLXS2UPj3Szds9AnY1Xhw86DH_Dw5RocvH1Z3cq6RqlQIQUIkBCGh5gPV8T47B9MI-o_BTn7Trsgsp4k8WlCqmdIoJZY6apD9wUxtueM/s400/reno-thrift15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382467746436012770" border="0" /></a>More really large fantastic things. That lamp! That 50's wood dancing girl! Damn it, car!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR18z2Cn5vUM_hJuqt0Rxg0vz73rZ23U6GDYMBklMOLTBLjHawMBsjdwEOqDflSTZGWEPDiZrDT4vmO3OtN2bKAtBL-JfbOwMoeRw2WvtaEyVTyX4uCne1bFMZsuM9ZLzSMkWvU-3jwVs-/s1600-h/reno-thrift16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR18z2Cn5vUM_hJuqt0Rxg0vz73rZ23U6GDYMBklMOLTBLjHawMBsjdwEOqDflSTZGWEPDiZrDT4vmO3OtN2bKAtBL-JfbOwMoeRw2WvtaEyVTyX4uCne1bFMZsuM9ZLzSMkWvU-3jwVs-/s400/reno-thrift16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382467523610037986" border="0" /></a>I love maps and globes (and traveling, can you tell?)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUW2tQzJovumHVOMje-N0qAgk5jLmIMFtmNimFtFFQ5B2zb8lKcCglULD2eMUQjSJhX3GjP1tx6x6TRqvN5pUKw-NJeHpzFe-vG96xVPKc0khGnJBPSSxSpWYygq3blwzftyPhsuvB6PdD/s1600-h/reno-thrift12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUW2tQzJovumHVOMje-N0qAgk5jLmIMFtmNimFtFFQ5B2zb8lKcCglULD2eMUQjSJhX3GjP1tx6x6TRqvN5pUKw-NJeHpzFe-vG96xVPKc0khGnJBPSSxSpWYygq3blwzftyPhsuvB6PdD/s400/reno-thrift12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382467361298980258" border="0" /></a>This says: "Cool Your Hot Butt In My Old Tub." Wow.<br /><br />***********************************************************************<br />Thrift Store #12<br />Goodwill (sorry!) in Roseville, CA<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm7tYlT3GqnXDl7OfLawfpEuTNxZIoUyXWFYyF_FGzTfHNdeZU57aqm5NLoBNQSbrX3m5xKEEFSE7e7mAS7AsUENE_vntGlsOWN05ijvTgMzGtA32Q1YfX7MMYbq2AK16Nj9LxsWY3QVT/s1600-h/roseville,ca-thrift5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm7tYlT3GqnXDl7OfLawfpEuTNxZIoUyXWFYyF_FGzTfHNdeZU57aqm5NLoBNQSbrX3m5xKEEFSE7e7mAS7AsUENE_vntGlsOWN05ijvTgMzGtA32Q1YfX7MMYbq2AK16Nj9LxsWY3QVT/s400/roseville,ca-thrift5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382467196572649794" border="0" /></a>Thrifty Goodness Rating: 8.5/10<br />This was the most packed thrift shops I've come across on this trip. All the breakables were piled on top of each other on the shelves, so that you have to move ten things out of the way just to get to something in the back of the shelf. The hilarious 80's music was punctuated by sounds of things breaking left and right, as people shuffled around and dropped the merchandise.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgL7K8pE7g_8O4h8SJCDC0JEQzX7Pg6ZtjB7T5OGYdVMIhjJpasmWGE6I9K4C9S1GqwAvMW4BCnr_-J8l3l5WoHtX-AbE7Jjyr-QjSkRsmlSgVtFI47arBAd8NDCCcJ0yXNYEqfUDN1sc/s1600-h/roseville,ca-thrift1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgL7K8pE7g_8O4h8SJCDC0JEQzX7Pg6ZtjB7T5OGYdVMIhjJpasmWGE6I9K4C9S1GqwAvMW4BCnr_-J8l3l5WoHtX-AbE7Jjyr-QjSkRsmlSgVtFI47arBAd8NDCCcJ0yXNYEqfUDN1sc/s400/roseville,ca-thrift1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382467118792433490" border="0" /></a>Old Poloroid cameras just look so much cooler than our current smaller-is-better digitals.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9P_gbqpnAMQCcVRLLUh73fZpxPVsPsv62-JqHHLBAXiypmjZ4YmFqfWn1oEoz1kxlDsfG9QuLYiWI781lmLAjL6AgkV9qr70e-6PZ0p_vSAJ5YL_PgP45YcBK7Ked4cjmTf-ISQmsKpeU/s1600-h/roseville,ca-thrift2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9P_gbqpnAMQCcVRLLUh73fZpxPVsPsv62-JqHHLBAXiypmjZ4YmFqfWn1oEoz1kxlDsfG9QuLYiWI781lmLAjL6AgkV9qr70e-6PZ0p_vSAJ5YL_PgP45YcBK7Ked4cjmTf-ISQmsKpeU/s400/roseville,ca-thrift2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382467046635727842" border="0" /></a>Chotchke heaven.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUTdQqtIEyQ0NlPAgkS8h-6zlXZjhQoE7Qw1alyB7-9ZDkIsAt13TBKKzrwK-reWe_uiTG0ZRcCQRRNRkndZMKHu1qI3YSnXAz27teI9WU8W9AqMYgKJ9gJGexr39SqqPxyUWO48H1whs/s1600-h/roseville,ca-thrift4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUTdQqtIEyQ0NlPAgkS8h-6zlXZjhQoE7Qw1alyB7-9ZDkIsAt13TBKKzrwK-reWe_uiTG0ZRcCQRRNRkndZMKHu1qI3YSnXAz27teI9WU8W9AqMYgKJ9gJGexr39SqqPxyUWO48H1whs/s400/roseville,ca-thrift4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382466919887851794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYCUM8hu-rIpvwL5L3hZEgXvjFz4Xnrl9tuFM7qGtu-vcKW13GkxaRfmtPsi2Mb-HX_F9TJbepDmqjc-HNVrL8ayMbfNTh-5aeQOz-6-sgJ5_Ln9O8oQtiCqhpcBbItbjnADmLReFVlYL/s1600-h/roseville,ca-thrift6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYCUM8hu-rIpvwL5L3hZEgXvjFz4Xnrl9tuFM7qGtu-vcKW13GkxaRfmtPsi2Mb-HX_F9TJbepDmqjc-HNVrL8ayMbfNTh-5aeQOz-6-sgJ5_Ln9O8oQtiCqhpcBbItbjnADmLReFVlYL/s400/roseville,ca-thrift6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382466815336990530" border="0" /></a>This is most of the stuff I got... didn't have time to take too many pics, so I piled it all up in the dressing room and took this before checking out!<br />**********************************************************************<br />Etsy Vintage Seller #7<br />Heather from <a href="http://rushofwings.etsy.com/">RushofWings</a><br />Reno, Nevada<br />---> I think I'll be seeing more of this lovely (and very pregnant!) gal and her adorable home, since Reno is my new favorite thirfting destination in the country. She gravitates toward colorful 70s pieces, and hand makes kids clothing out of vintage fabrics and pillow cases, as modeled by her adorable and slightly rambunctious 3 year old daughter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UyH9N6ZEGPAWEk_B24SrkyUYNdJUe8gtHFD306zQvTDjHBCkgR59KjTv1s9aO5Rha_Qq5DWzvFte-l9mCPmx6DIwkT8gzbT3ISrbxDwkNUEGKlMd7KTjJ4IEOKH7GNt32dKMo9mq3uuh/s1600-h/interview-reno10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UyH9N6ZEGPAWEk_B24SrkyUYNdJUe8gtHFD306zQvTDjHBCkgR59KjTv1s9aO5Rha_Qq5DWzvFte-l9mCPmx6DIwkT8gzbT3ISrbxDwkNUEGKlMd7KTjJ4IEOKH7GNt32dKMo9mq3uuh/s400/interview-reno10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382466721659737986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iM9-jnYrzaQlU_F8Lok_w2nM7yrn-UwMbdMYDBqCoCwpvuboyWrtEYKAmLwbUQDHwnkd_O27F8lRDo3WuN1PaPV706pjCwDj2eKQb-4MF6HwZKChgIS9fR8y0gKk05OYWOwHhbMDlIOS/s1600-h/interview-reno151.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKSEOn-Tvt7vigntt9WY4dDr7mslFOP_SVE2aT_3fftbLi_4H7mn1Ydy1AU1_Ud8FZQorLiDrJ7Pg-WET2eGpLAW2p3MIavmo5L8NXdgHvHisOYwoiqeQ4xV1UWk9Ci9OfiUtPKa3ZYD6/s400/interview-reno08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382465830852760418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJnwVzuruH7TX_dgKHirgHY-JD987Oc2hWUFidE9metmRCfCdch0fipnAPO81N8Jq9cWO9HkldQtgMjhnWb7k4E4FfCqO_DVoICvGzeZvoytleXjB-upHyQvfOTRhkIWEf-xh8as935A-/s1600-h/interview-reno09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJnwVzuruH7TX_dgKHirgHY-JD987Oc2hWUFidE9metmRCfCdch0fipnAPO81N8Jq9cWO9HkldQtgMjhnWb7k4E4FfCqO_DVoICvGzeZvoytleXjB-upHyQvfOTRhkIWEf-xh8as935A-/s400/interview-reno09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382465690769805250" border="0" /></a>***********************************************************************<br />And now.... driving south through California to my new (actually old) home, Hollywood!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5O73zm8rGWrWwcDVG25XAeIrdHJz1D2YknRGxFCjP4u7HLhBR2FH5qr_SLyHT29puqg6Q3tPcGRhuJnVzD1WeBj8jV1XPo1R95qlWDt25VbcgY3Ni2tIOKB7vf5lRglEofCJzJyNeKcd/s1600-h/interview-reno01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5O73zm8rGWrWwcDVG25XAeIrdHJz1D2YknRGxFCjP4u7HLhBR2FH5qr_SLyHT29puqg6Q3tPcGRhuJnVzD1WeBj8jV1XPo1R95qlWDt25VbcgY3Ni2tIOKB7vf5lRglEofCJzJyNeKcd/s400/interview-reno01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382465577976502674" border="0" /></a>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-28102793093684574152009-09-16T08:21:00.022-07:002009-09-18T02:48:26.862-07:00DAY 7.....................UTAH -> NEVADA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqf5HVu0JcQ9J2facb5onpbJgtz7dhz6-zdlPRK5TqYkQ21-5yvfo_CYchUPeZKpvzfnBFxV2LHaAxyBHvlkgQjQs6fCzfeRrd_VjGYxyoAHy3Uk7jj3xvnelD7phfrJ57zqh5l8SuQ-0p/s1600-h/SLC-thirft5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqf5HVu0JcQ9J2facb5onpbJgtz7dhz6-zdlPRK5TqYkQ21-5yvfo_CYchUPeZKpvzfnBFxV2LHaAxyBHvlkgQjQs6fCzfeRrd_VjGYxyoAHy3Uk7jj3xvnelD7phfrJ57zqh5l8SuQ-0p/s400/SLC-thirft5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382089522634281986" border="0" /></a><br />9-15-09<br />Day 7 of 9<br />Thrift Store #9<br />Desert Industries in Salt Lake City, Utah<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAgcQT1hbvkmFiqctBbJCWUXiK6vP-CShVc5xqDWumRo7l9UbIX7iPzEBLBiuulXqfkKg6IjuODo9GTPXI6OoOYa_-httafaN5PeBAOqj2MurvyQ_Zt4CavHjixlemM3unXt0c2Hniy21/s1600-h/SLC-thirft4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAgcQT1hbvkmFiqctBbJCWUXiK6vP-CShVc5xqDWumRo7l9UbIX7iPzEBLBiuulXqfkKg6IjuODo9GTPXI6OoOYa_-httafaN5PeBAOqj2MurvyQ_Zt4CavHjixlemM3unXt0c2Hniy21/s400/SLC-thirft4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382088925223445922" border="0" /></a>Thrifty Goodness Rating: 7/10<br />When I walk into any thrift store, I immediately scan it for other young, hip, experienced shoppers that might have already picked through everything and left nothing cool for poor little me. This store was in a cool part of town, so it was crawling with cute young people. But I decided to stick it out, and I'm so glad I did, because there were some really great finds here! Sadly, I spent too much time in there and only had time for this one store today. But look for 3 tomorrow to make up for it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmkYUMKt7XLbwYuvoSFnLY9v504zutBgHy8N49VoSX6iMPjeGePP00GP2Cm077ldnUbz84DlUGDKTxwRCIaK5e2k6ewB_pMVfET8bbigwmOTWLjSx2g0lid85Z8Iah6MFD_k9RozAWlpx/s1600-h/SLC-thirft1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmkYUMKt7XLbwYuvoSFnLY9v504zutBgHy8N49VoSX6iMPjeGePP00GP2Cm077ldnUbz84DlUGDKTxwRCIaK5e2k6ewB_pMVfET8bbigwmOTWLjSx2g0lid85Z8Iah6MFD_k9RozAWlpx/s400/SLC-thirft1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382089434210638690" border="0" /></a>Still a little irked at myself for not buying these odd little fellas. But they were deceptively big and heavy, and the novelty of them would probably wear off in about 3 days.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpN0esR70Cz-peiR6UdQ0YaO_lGZ6TCFQl48e2UItaKh2TbtieUsb10U4IiijFfP7af47-VfTONBRWWuSMTfoQPK-DCsV-xGFMPFyD2wMgZETR06oEIujs3im7qghulC74A34ummp2VgR/s1600-h/SLC-thirft2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpN0esR70Cz-peiR6UdQ0YaO_lGZ6TCFQl48e2UItaKh2TbtieUsb10U4IiijFfP7af47-VfTONBRWWuSMTfoQPK-DCsV-xGFMPFyD2wMgZETR06oEIujs3im7qghulC74A34ummp2VgR/s400/SLC-thirft2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382089348491176914" border="0" /></a>I got the white one. Very 60s flight attendant.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WetE399kpDpWhWDxlrYe6BmejU0XeGsA101WphAG9Cv9sUhUEc6E68KwDe9ZjsVJVZfr_dflqdHDJu39tiHqtMgyu99llaAZtFHQW9xm4xOgfd4cVG8FYqAtZG2lMKqf_GvGIrr5uAUY/s1600-h/SLC-thirft3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WetE399kpDpWhWDxlrYe6BmejU0XeGsA101WphAG9Cv9sUhUEc6E68KwDe9ZjsVJVZfr_dflqdHDJu39tiHqtMgyu99llaAZtFHQW9xm4xOgfd4cVG8FYqAtZG2lMKqf_GvGIrr5uAUY/s400/SLC-thirft3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382089254924604690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYP5ywljLMZHl9eG6lYMMb3psOgnF8-FJ7Ip8w3JclYHzS2mZjihNNinsCaFYlkCwEZQIPb646DXqNTNCfriGsiFXUHzNuiRWL40RrouEdI5OJ_tKHN8OtHnzvdCn4syOq5XiDjGxrtcC/s1600-h/SLC-thirft6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYP5ywljLMZHl9eG6lYMMb3psOgnF8-FJ7Ip8w3JclYHzS2mZjihNNinsCaFYlkCwEZQIPb646DXqNTNCfriGsiFXUHzNuiRWL40RrouEdI5OJ_tKHN8OtHnzvdCn4syOq5XiDjGxrtcC/s400/SLC-thirft6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382088849092222226" border="0" /></a>SLC reeeally loves their prints!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVekOwCTOS87eOl29Z0kq38-J52MMEza6sDYBkkwXjq-aXJZzZmGcG9E37-zkxKP29VVO-5uOE02rMGFaQ4J2BtJcRQH4Jvjd-9h-z9DvTM5CM6_1ahC_Vuf_9c_rMlDlBObm9rywjL_pZ/s1600-h/SLC-thirft7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVekOwCTOS87eOl29Z0kq38-J52MMEza6sDYBkkwXjq-aXJZzZmGcG9E37-zkxKP29VVO-5uOE02rMGFaQ4J2BtJcRQH4Jvjd-9h-z9DvTM5CM6_1ahC_Vuf_9c_rMlDlBObm9rywjL_pZ/s400/SLC-thirft7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382088734773700546" border="0" /></a>Is it fair to be jealous of a little girl who snagged this great vintage baby doll stroller? Well I was.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAe5dUl7E5yu9yxXxDd8ZnhC_aEW29m5uX4CVvjg7HgrNTGUay8w5BGHHGE8GMVwOA1PC8koop8YaWXhexRAUORnRfIPEfEncVqrpkWpD5ePOLH2JijdGKI_Kjy4GF6DLIZTGMiLT8oNm/s1600-h/SLC-thirft8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAe5dUl7E5yu9yxXxDd8ZnhC_aEW29m5uX4CVvjg7HgrNTGUay8w5BGHHGE8GMVwOA1PC8koop8YaWXhexRAUORnRfIPEfEncVqrpkWpD5ePOLH2JijdGKI_Kjy4GF6DLIZTGMiLT8oNm/s400/SLC-thirft8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382088658214113970" border="0" /></a><br />***********************************************************************<br />Etsy Vintage Seller #6<br />Rebecca from <a href="http://maxandjaxvintage.etsy.com">Max&JaxVintage</a><br />Denver, Colorado<br />---> Her house was more like a museum! This gal has antiques and vintage in her blood--she was brought up going to antique auctions and still seeks out highly collectible, incredibly beautiful antique pieces. Love all her horse-related collections!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFw4hErwdVV_0rnqoy26QKK_gVFPFB5DMAhibO-rlE0BQyQ4g4bT6-OTmzoWLFtxc8pANI1Nka7FdUuqfazmLU4hSQd707jccyVZY33-PTiLQFRSmzQ1QFGV7oUE_txQNRFbrbNUIYqlZA/s1600-h/interview-denver%23212.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFw4hErwdVV_0rnqoy26QKK_gVFPFB5DMAhibO-rlE0BQyQ4g4bT6-OTmzoWLFtxc8pANI1Nka7FdUuqfazmLU4hSQd707jccyVZY33-PTiLQFRSmzQ1QFGV7oUE_txQNRFbrbNUIYqlZA/s400/interview-denver%23212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382088502164021266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsYAeGkU_PSLAlxwC-9TDYujFU493DfWWNj7Ver9g6LeyeSiWOgQaSDa9BnYCvyNhhmlSs2-gV2ZagZadS227K3Hs5R9JduMEnVmn37wpUPXskkSjjfvBOfBDjirxTShrVCQroUIVlKfh/s1600-h/interview-denver%23211.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Having a little trip-almost-over withdrawl, but so excited to make it to the other coast!!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXQsfzogayZf6fld2WnHvA96Agqy4260EMFXcXpbkcFun2D12NejtxGn6iJXiP9wc2-elrDEkoLD8mtOqGKb6CLFOHzQJYWiJXmzGBBxkekvxuhx3KscdHCdfywd5iOaWOv7Sq_-lf_yr/s1600-h/SLC-thirft9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXQsfzogayZf6fld2WnHvA96Agqy4260EMFXcXpbkcFun2D12NejtxGn6iJXiP9wc2-elrDEkoLD8mtOqGKb6CLFOHzQJYWiJXmzGBBxkekvxuhx3KscdHCdfywd5iOaWOv7Sq_-lf_yr/s400/SLC-thirft9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382086981255321106" border="0" /></a>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-23653716447490347122009-09-15T10:31:00.034-07:002009-09-15T12:27:11.306-07:00DAY 6..................COLORADO -> WYOMING -> UTAH<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqTgnEhGTLYUib97Qm4Bx910D45Oc3WwwZR7zqNYkTsMOeRK48-mFYyYssjoA6dInksPBl5gAwoc-EnGNXcwHwvMwkkFn9UTYBIs4hkr-o_DVwuQcMT2GdqkPEPxeBEJ8bfu_uCjrnr44/s1600-h/colorado-thirft09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqTgnEhGTLYUib97Qm4Bx910D45Oc3WwwZR7zqNYkTsMOeRK48-mFYyYssjoA6dInksPBl5gAwoc-EnGNXcwHwvMwkkFn9UTYBIs4hkr-o_DVwuQcMT2GdqkPEPxeBEJ8bfu_uCjrnr44/s400/colorado-thirft09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381755658094642722" border="0" /></a>9-14-09<br />Day 6 of 9<br />Thrift Store # 7<br />ARC Thirft Store in Denver, Colorado<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0LYL7CUz5B6qSm3FuL6D6Cifg3bI5apGn-CS0GS-0TQfMcS6TCnFFhChnhpMxsm6Sr_USXTrfbKEgWh4GM-_la8FzeY7eSecrbrdVHEikbMI6lGXiPhTt2RQghAIZBh0DB-4MFvI7Jc-/s1600-h/colorado-thirft06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0LYL7CUz5B6qSm3FuL6D6Cifg3bI5apGn-CS0GS-0TQfMcS6TCnFFhChnhpMxsm6Sr_USXTrfbKEgWh4GM-_la8FzeY7eSecrbrdVHEikbMI6lGXiPhTt2RQghAIZBh0DB-4MFvI7Jc-/s400/colorado-thirft06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381755564938743954" border="0" /></a>Thrifty Goodness Rating: 10/10<br />Remember yesterday when I said I hit the motherload at that auction in Nebraska? I spoke too soon. Today was one of the best thrifting days I've ever had! (And this, coming from someone who has been thrift store shopping every week for the past 12 years, is saying something...)<br /><br />It all started at this unassuming store in the outskirts of Denver. I've tried to stay away from going to chain stores in large cities, because I prefer the kind of quiet, dirt cheap little shops that no one knows about. But this exception was worth it! I bought so much here (see shopping cart above) I had to re-pack the roof rack on my car.<br /><br />As I was checking out, I had my very first panic attack when I realized I left my purse somewhere in the store. I was so distracted that I put it down while trying on leather jackets in front of the dressing room mirror. I breathed a ginormous sigh of relief when I found it pushed under a nearby shoe rack, with nothing missing.<br /><br />Then I had my 2nd panic attack when I saw the bill: $110.91<br />How does this stuff add up so fast?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoj1kjYEFVhvm8PD4fcoBSzj5AO7vlJuAzQ1u24ZSPsf67mgD_ybkZ_P0SfB67TyYQVRDH2Cpww_neQrt9E-3f8eJTZLZuf98MB4OqVx5wvkFSItFtsauzl9d7twyoT0czXgt4z83a1QmK/s1600-h/colorado-thirft01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoj1kjYEFVhvm8PD4fcoBSzj5AO7vlJuAzQ1u24ZSPsf67mgD_ybkZ_P0SfB67TyYQVRDH2Cpww_neQrt9E-3f8eJTZLZuf98MB4OqVx5wvkFSItFtsauzl9d7twyoT0czXgt4z83a1QmK/s400/colorado-thirft01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381755397288638210" border="0" /></a>If I bought all the cool mugs that I saw in all stores I've been to on this trip, I would have enough to outfit every coffee shop in America. But I couldn't resist this one, because it had <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Lorikeet">rainbow lorikeets</a> on it (again with the Aussie animals!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8SEqN0YaQHcwk2XZdvp9MRe84pSEH80E1JsJ2h2aZjPWBey_eRkTLRdejUKhZny5qbWmGkt788xnqgEciAUCR6wBljToWZN3UbquBB4e1tgrbRl3SbmsUZ4dnSUvML01FcdZgv03g8NU/s1600-h/colorado-thirft03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8SEqN0YaQHcwk2XZdvp9MRe84pSEH80E1JsJ2h2aZjPWBey_eRkTLRdejUKhZny5qbWmGkt788xnqgEciAUCR6wBljToWZN3UbquBB4e1tgrbRl3SbmsUZ4dnSUvML01FcdZgv03g8NU/s400/colorado-thirft03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381755194541705778" border="0" /></a>Um, I need that sign.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZw3k15z7UFoy2qupSPOgu2OeW1sxq9bC0gH0zpga2R2oKSB7qKIcfi703v-QttOnJzhs4olKseGn-ScpMipN-_RsPCIc8-1vQ-B5SEXq11PQSaG1n4nd5QlJNkh8vFqiUNsdLLhr55cIg/s1600-h/colorado-thirft04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZw3k15z7UFoy2qupSPOgu2OeW1sxq9bC0gH0zpga2R2oKSB7qKIcfi703v-QttOnJzhs4olKseGn-ScpMipN-_RsPCIc8-1vQ-B5SEXq11PQSaG1n4nd5QlJNkh8vFqiUNsdLLhr55cIg/s400/colorado-thirft04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381755284762894386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQvlvg-IcbNk_BSoU6yVAijxxFe6w2AGo0-z50XIHapLC-_3krrSxXkR_n_MUhG8fcl6beYKk54uPjAR-wv7sbl4F9PSj6tnrwyGk64LjACC2O9ziWOOry8_VW_6qifdAE8akeI5h4kqz/s1600-h/colorado-thirft07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQvlvg-IcbNk_BSoU6yVAijxxFe6w2AGo0-z50XIHapLC-_3krrSxXkR_n_MUhG8fcl6beYKk54uPjAR-wv7sbl4F9PSj6tnrwyGk64LjACC2O9ziWOOry8_VW_6qifdAE8akeI5h4kqz/s400/colorado-thirft07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381755085792182626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4y6JXVcooOugFskX9Fs6wpJkhphGagqmfNHG5OfpTrgKmaVcn2jt8spgWKfl44BdDEnhE0X9vdBmDa1OJeCxhefltrA1AiR5IdhbP9pgcRHg-FtDLLxUBP4B9yGL2P4eJcANpjjQy_cJl/s1600-h/colorado-thirft02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4y6JXVcooOugFskX9Fs6wpJkhphGagqmfNHG5OfpTrgKmaVcn2jt8spgWKfl44BdDEnhE0X9vdBmDa1OJeCxhefltrA1AiR5IdhbP9pgcRHg-FtDLLxUBP4B9yGL2P4eJcANpjjQy_cJl/s400/colorado-thirft02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381754982087772370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqHz8dQ_hGzkz-cAZYl5tdQfncyrzfLgITdKWfwmjz_nnW0di70vR-T65SUgA822drSfK0iuMI5YNoILaKmEpOogmHV79FS-0kB2W0PLolCTy6Ln3WaVCuBCfA7o8ctkwwCnMmizLTcUY/s1600-h/colorado-thirft05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqHz8dQ_hGzkz-cAZYl5tdQfncyrzfLgITdKWfwmjz_nnW0di70vR-T65SUgA822drSfK0iuMI5YNoILaKmEpOogmHV79FS-0kB2W0PLolCTy6Ln3WaVCuBCfA7o8ctkwwCnMmizLTcUY/s400/colorado-thirft05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381754847636991474" border="0" /></a>See that little marble cube with the holes in it? Why does it exist? This is the sort of thing that I absolutely love: strange, useless, and cute.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkxR9U1NHhY8XglRObmZcS9vGNBBmF4UiumwkEFzfssQt1AxE-B2Dr0aHVVvdCe6zW7-YT7FWGcR75mxBjKt010cp0lpdg2XuF_vwZPKTidho4zmT9YZflpJ-7Xh79kB5922LxgYhl8qC/s1600-h/colorado-thirft08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkxR9U1NHhY8XglRObmZcS9vGNBBmF4UiumwkEFzfssQt1AxE-B2Dr0aHVVvdCe6zW7-YT7FWGcR75mxBjKt010cp0lpdg2XuF_vwZPKTidho4zmT9YZflpJ-7Xh79kB5922LxgYhl8qC/s400/colorado-thirft08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381754573519170354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihR2C7oSvYIb-okEZLznYYmYwccDhI-l3wGSXAXUW_yGwUNsLb4nQMgdRXbEduxGoBJxeY9qfQJWZ1m4592dA5pbUDIFv_CsmTORFilzsC6YMRMbIH-AA2YdOX3xoJpEYnIWmI5iUsg_n-/s1600-h/colorado-thirft10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihR2C7oSvYIb-okEZLznYYmYwccDhI-l3wGSXAXUW_yGwUNsLb4nQMgdRXbEduxGoBJxeY9qfQJWZ1m4592dA5pbUDIFv_CsmTORFilzsC6YMRMbIH-AA2YdOX3xoJpEYnIWmI5iUsg_n-/s400/colorado-thirft10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381754472383923922" border="0" /></a>Warning: Don't pick up somthing in a thrift store that looks like a kaleidoscope (above) and put it up to your eye. It turned out to be a cap-less Avon collectible perfume bottle, which spilled all over my pants. People moved away from me in the store as I shopped. It was bad, and a little funny.<br /><br />***********************************************************************<br />Thrift Store # 8<br />Super Thrift in Cheyenne, Wyoming (which BTW is the cutest town I've been to thus far)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3WmEy5O9feqVwItlHxJY7VFA029p5uIxbO0Ystpscp1Uqy8GoCnqZ80xBjagvde-dsJBtMC8nBAk1HtOoMrRCCFDfZ9_xT_Ec8dY5bLjkJDAh5aqk-sxCbRukB6ONN90WU3mFTClmsaD/s1600-h/wyoming-thrift01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3WmEy5O9feqVwItlHxJY7VFA029p5uIxbO0Ystpscp1Uqy8GoCnqZ80xBjagvde-dsJBtMC8nBAk1HtOoMrRCCFDfZ9_xT_Ec8dY5bLjkJDAh5aqk-sxCbRukB6ONN90WU3mFTClmsaD/s400/wyoming-thrift01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381754363515040738" border="0" /></a>Thrifty Goodness Rating: 10/10<br />My luck continued at this fantastic hole-in-the-wall, where the people were as nice as the vintage finds! The clothing was so cheap and good, I think I cleaned out a few whole racks. I stocked up on great guys stuff in particular--those Wyoming cowboys sure love their 70s plaid western shirts and jackets. Can't wait to sell them at <a href="http://www.melrosetradingpost.org/">my favorite flea market in LA</a>, where I'll hopefully have a booth in a few weeks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTUqcrTcwGEBLbke6CSqhaG5wkXfgN94WEt5BuIsjmR5fjDa0G_OU8uYp-YD1mb76tJVFhlecEveSl__AH7Dw2vLBFV6RYsuW8dw13CF2kpwUgAOmrqLjUaX3eZC9YlhUX1mR2f8DRwIx/s1600-h/wyoming-thrift02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTUqcrTcwGEBLbke6CSqhaG5wkXfgN94WEt5BuIsjmR5fjDa0G_OU8uYp-YD1mb76tJVFhlecEveSl__AH7Dw2vLBFV6RYsuW8dw13CF2kpwUgAOmrqLjUaX3eZC9YlhUX1mR2f8DRwIx/s400/wyoming-thrift02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381754293937089362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6134VPT-oZU7kK_TXxTaDeRcKgLIdFxy3Qf_JDrp2eIXNLecrC-jdfJ4mLc9yHQoBwsmFVtFfJlFtS6dS73AzJ2OwUrbtweaFlVlymd6rlouMulXST-1B1v8oluMfDadTyew5hyMjURDk/s1600-h/wyoming-thrift08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6134VPT-oZU7kK_TXxTaDeRcKgLIdFxy3Qf_JDrp2eIXNLecrC-jdfJ4mLc9yHQoBwsmFVtFfJlFtS6dS73AzJ2OwUrbtweaFlVlymd6rlouMulXST-1B1v8oluMfDadTyew5hyMjURDk/s400/wyoming-thrift08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381754203504066306" border="0" /></a>Bought the lamp, not the chair<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9qwvngf84Zf5bNdYtrQpg4xG5k7z7QfKdGO5Pzvcrx1nnM8RIsssa2PlyOA-2WNgP6Eik5MXhoDpewMjcHN2ipBoYXv5s4f002ZodlXSg3cAVXo_pBEd7VeYdBh6ZAGJI3VV_NTkMy1H/s1600-h/wyoming-thrift04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9qwvngf84Zf5bNdYtrQpg4xG5k7z7QfKdGO5Pzvcrx1nnM8RIsssa2PlyOA-2WNgP6Eik5MXhoDpewMjcHN2ipBoYXv5s4f002ZodlXSg3cAVXo_pBEd7VeYdBh6ZAGJI3VV_NTkMy1H/s400/wyoming-thrift04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381754093962235938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDe7S7J7AYzn3ykOyCP46bvJ3jcYU-2C-gOtbEjxCMYxUKBI73AeF6lk1liZRdft6y2ouiV-qTZixcsWM2u8RoNI810HnDFlk6z9OSMkLS4vYQBmtGd3r4oOb0sooSqecrpTIRNdl8mnC/s1600-h/wyoming-thrift03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDe7S7J7AYzn3ykOyCP46bvJ3jcYU-2C-gOtbEjxCMYxUKBI73AeF6lk1liZRdft6y2ouiV-qTZixcsWM2u8RoNI810HnDFlk6z9OSMkLS4vYQBmtGd3r4oOb0sooSqecrpTIRNdl8mnC/s400/wyoming-thrift03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381753959797767106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnszhYx_I9IJJwNfZ4GYosYwzVLY1eUO4_5wShrkJYdM6_0G1eJbuugfrTMTRP96JJA5E-eWzWjvb_vGP9LNFK6z8MtEFp80GWHppTwW9sInZwFwgBzNX5eANNU2CD10F6yZkdFmUF-1Y-/s1600-h/wyoming-thrift07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnszhYx_I9IJJwNfZ4GYosYwzVLY1eUO4_5wShrkJYdM6_0G1eJbuugfrTMTRP96JJA5E-eWzWjvb_vGP9LNFK6z8MtEFp80GWHppTwW9sInZwFwgBzNX5eANNU2CD10F6yZkdFmUF-1Y-/s400/wyoming-thrift07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381753874137980690" border="0" /></a>There is now no room in the passenger seat next to me, and Mr. PPP has been shoved into a very bad position amongst the suitcases in the back. Sorry little pal!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQ6MQhmGQZOleAMJEtytPKURmxUF8Ysh3XHUwTsYQF3G3AgOOhteeEQjhLKMERcYUF7ZRdho3ahQgKAd-J8N6Eu3X8FtTZJL_kiytXWfWPvU_xGmgqEVPGcZxF7lSB4UfUDIVgWuzE9GS/s1600-h/wyoming-thrift10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQ6MQhmGQZOleAMJEtytPKURmxUF8Ysh3XHUwTsYQF3G3AgOOhteeEQjhLKMERcYUF7ZRdho3ahQgKAd-J8N6Eu3X8FtTZJL_kiytXWfWPvU_xGmgqEVPGcZxF7lSB4UfUDIVgWuzE9GS/s400/wyoming-thrift10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381753671529297202" border="0" /></a>Obsessed with these colorful bug needlepoints!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibifpvlL8H-pN43ptStH9rEEsWU9q1A_rgFaUaSBEfFynb9DvflcnOjuznyVtaMK0wU9sz_dvg6Ci0cqa7FLWZg4r2_p-0PrToEkksVMJyyHTfTtbn1VF4qK8uwzeDEw1uDBKj0LQ2hwSS/s1600-h/wyoming-thrift06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibifpvlL8H-pN43ptStH9rEEsWU9q1A_rgFaUaSBEfFynb9DvflcnOjuznyVtaMK0wU9sz_dvg6Ci0cqa7FLWZg4r2_p-0PrToEkksVMJyyHTfTtbn1VF4qK8uwzeDEw1uDBKj0LQ2hwSS/s400/wyoming-thrift06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381753356483042482" border="0" /></a>I've always wanted a car bed! Wish I could drive it to LA.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxK0VuK_F-UYckDLZ8vo62Dq3hOZVdgl7UhaFOZOBc6vRPGRsQKO9RairUHYVJEBLNQL4uyWI2DwNaEZ7kUZGN8mvNiQMAGzKObD5H0KV5bRWfmxqS6PXCDcdR5aU1mIaYumQCyRWlJLR/s1600-h/wyoming-thrift05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxK0VuK_F-UYckDLZ8vo62Dq3hOZVdgl7UhaFOZOBc6vRPGRsQKO9RairUHYVJEBLNQL4uyWI2DwNaEZ7kUZGN8mvNiQMAGzKObD5H0KV5bRWfmxqS6PXCDcdR5aU1mIaYumQCyRWlJLR/s400/wyoming-thrift05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381753186341263314" border="0" /></a>Mmmmm.<br /><br />*****************************************************************<br />Etsy Vintage Seller #5<br />Diane from <a href="http://anteakbooteek.etsy.com/">anteakbooteek</a><br />Denver, Colorado<br />---> So jealous. Words cannot express how amazingly decorated every room in her house is. She refers to it as "'camp kitsch,' otherwise known as my version of pee wees playhouse meets 50's funhouse!" and that's exactly what it was. Everything she had was fascinating: the largest donkey figurine collection ever, huge mirrored coffee table, 50s lamps, a clear locker for storage and a giant hot pink birdcage on the front porch! 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_-93FTFJSgvuExzv09yw5InNeGUdqZ3th-sbmpe4lnpBHCxDgLqikcEirxE3Z3WspCw7oswXG4do3a3zi8_g7zqIvxiC6dYLmDPRdXfBK6t3H_vgDed1XuhZ9JXGeBEdhtfQjdmkCp8T/s400/wyoming-thrift11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381752047724932418" border="0" /></a>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-11436509772259970392009-09-13T22:36:00.002-07:002009-09-14T09:37:41.793-07:00DAY 5.......................NEBRASKA -> COLORADO<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfkJYcg9MDmjCsLRctO_OMBVDAuclgkAM59Ng07_jaOGEUz4UgrW6OFqMXkMhWPrAuIqOb9uOptsvegzxMji8Lf2IW_9q8jw8u0nq4uKdGXOvbEcSnDn8P4Io1rd6nvE7XaTV2ZcCDLwg/s1600-h/91309-auction11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; 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Of course I'd heard of these huge estate sale auctions before, but I don't think I've ever actually been to one before today! And what an experience. Tables piled high with the most beautiful, fun, interesting vintage stuff I've ever seen outside a flea market. Anything and everything you can think of was there, from antique handmade quilts to a gigantic teal blue 70s Buick. I did bid on two things, and won them for $1 each--but there was so much more I wanted (see the incredible carnival trunk, above.) The one very, very frustrating thing about this sort of experience is that you are not able to pick up an item and purchase it on the spot-- you are forced to wait for it to be chosen and up for bids. I was told this is an all day event, but I had less than an hour there, and so with a heavy heart, I left. But thank you Leah for opening my eyes to a new world of vintage buying!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFOyo_XIbuwrm8lpndzRZg5deBrLczG6z520XvnpF2WVqEKUbt7g5YC5gl7GIoXsMLHRLBW7GrlD2-oLwXPD1PPMMV65fHIle8QOWAGq8Nvr5t5H6Mt7pCJ6hSj0AnBigbXzwSSMNESep/s1600-h/91309-auction01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFOyo_XIbuwrm8lpndzRZg5deBrLczG6z520XvnpF2WVqEKUbt7g5YC5gl7GIoXsMLHRLBW7GrlD2-oLwXPD1PPMMV65fHIle8QOWAGq8Nvr5t5H6Mt7pCJ6hSj0AnBigbXzwSSMNESep/s400/91309-auction01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381350748158648658" border="0" /></a>The scene, inside a 4-H club warehouse on an old fairgrounds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMunvn6TmyKdK7ImhMo8ykgVFHFw-V9vTKXTpflaXRM72NtV3Iyx1fw0UhoLVjTS1qPQz04RbZn8YB4jZYMiwGQm2r4E-CRYkGdb2yATsKl7LrivMJHNisvtgecQbXGiDD-DY2cL_afLsh/s1600-h/91309-auction04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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I needed this map/puzzle, but I left before it was up for bids :(<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dMIKDElouhDYcf7cEl1W7T3abkyO-ClhNKINguAqfGW-yFtSFEuvbijg0mlCpNhHiOysQIzefT4MKasWUitzPmKL7cQd1jiQO1HG0SwIfmQtvJoNnXoRUuiYun_GWX9MnvrCZUqw4QLs/s1600-h/91309-auction10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dMIKDElouhDYcf7cEl1W7T3abkyO-ClhNKINguAqfGW-yFtSFEuvbijg0mlCpNhHiOysQIzefT4MKasWUitzPmKL7cQd1jiQO1HG0SwIfmQtvJoNnXoRUuiYun_GWX9MnvrCZUqw4QLs/s400/91309-auction10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381350234698696866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRj_d24ATB_naMp3YryV-fTvBLiIkDqX4cwWrZGICZJbbgp93AgUlCSVaACxJBeTPvVI0icLy-2OsmydTZ6uUYpTINJC9yruBMOUtAEVnGqOX6qa7KSXHh_EbsIOj-Qyte7zVk5Yxbmse/s1600-h/91309-auction12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRj_d24ATB_naMp3YryV-fTvBLiIkDqX4cwWrZGICZJbbgp93AgUlCSVaACxJBeTPvVI0icLy-2OsmydTZ6uUYpTINJC9yruBMOUtAEVnGqOX6qa7KSXHh_EbsIOj-Qyte7zVk5Yxbmse/s400/91309-auction12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381350125009340402" border="0" /></a>One of my purchases, a 50s bathroom wall decor kit (with a baby mermaid riding a swan?!) along side my bidding number and a slice of homemade apple pie, for sale at the snack stand nearby.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIieETUR8bcggNZYnPE1qA7w8AKRAiYkG-IWV-Xro-awsVzuKS0P_EPmmFdgalSYQXXk_DPaVUhacOP8wSwO2QcBH-Wa15q9e9vSx5gjLFMrfvds8DRKtnJU4nek-nN3Aa8ymFjibtuc3J/s1600-h/91309-auction03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIieETUR8bcggNZYnPE1qA7w8AKRAiYkG-IWV-Xro-awsVzuKS0P_EPmmFdgalSYQXXk_DPaVUhacOP8wSwO2QcBH-Wa15q9e9vSx5gjLFMrfvds8DRKtnJU4nek-nN3Aa8ymFjibtuc3J/s400/91309-auction03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381349973536386850" border="0" /></a>This was the auctioneer lady (above). She was smart as a whip and spoke so fast, I was mesmerized.<br /><br />DoIhearadollar,canIgetadollar,dollar,dollar,onedollar,dollaryes,<br />twodollars,doiheartwo,twodollars,onedollar,two?two?goingforone,onedollar,SOLD!<br /><br />I think I need to explore this type of work, maybe I have some auctioneering school in my future...<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br />Etsy Vintage Seller Interview #4<br />Leah from <a href="http://moxiethrift.etsy.com/">moxiethrift</a><br />Seward, Nebraska<br />---> I owe it to this gal for showing me the ropes at the auction! She goes to them all the time, and almost everything she showed me in her fantastic house was aquired for $1 (!!) at these weekly events. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5uuKkrHCk3kZFiGXEaC815EtAEjyt-7Af3_pDUZ0qsWtD3Ne-dxZZEu8DbIQ4ooaoolTOJzwJqr9DqLnN5OFESS2CO8h3QkJAo7nx4ljvhsi0egFtjYnnJpRJgNqTpOV-nmpQ-z8TLd4/s400/interview-seward7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381348526449569954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilg6xSiOolB4YaCzvnsvo8svhQCM3nnpy0dPg9fXFFVHlRXtmXiw0rvMZCpYxVNKFtuo0uFMdZR-0qAkUKtsurh0aGUQSZ4TBZYAlE5sGpX0BIRJDUjIVnET_mg_sZ9EQwu21rWkszrO3D/s1600-h/interview-seward4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilg6xSiOolB4YaCzvnsvo8svhQCM3nnpy0dPg9fXFFVHlRXtmXiw0rvMZCpYxVNKFtuo0uFMdZR-0qAkUKtsurh0aGUQSZ4TBZYAlE5sGpX0BIRJDUjIVnET_mg_sZ9EQwu21rWkszrO3D/s400/interview-seward4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381348956459395346" border="0" /></a><br />**********************************************************************<br />And now... off to Salt Lake City (via Colorado and Wyoming!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoFD-9HiPrVqL-WmTBJwi_lisdQZ9EDiYdx8IheKQKobkcT6fRgZSJo2HXL_0nWdNQTb7a9mpH1KpSLJoPnk-N5r8fDWuHyA0sQticEbb_HgsD2wHqKp63fu9aygJJLFmApEesrA9XSpv/s1600-h/interview-denver%23101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoFD-9HiPrVqL-WmTBJwi_lisdQZ9EDiYdx8IheKQKobkcT6fRgZSJo2HXL_0nWdNQTb7a9mpH1KpSLJoPnk-N5r8fDWuHyA0sQticEbb_HgsD2wHqKp63fu9aygJJLFmApEesrA9XSpv/s400/interview-denver%23101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381348246952351490" border="0" /></a>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-16062300998375070412009-09-12T23:21:00.021-07:002009-09-14T08:38:30.410-07:00Day 4....................WISCONSIN -> IOWA -> NEBRASKA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Iqz29sNcGfvezHNf2PXWr90Nnzrj0_gKhyxuP6yfc5ygUfE5cRsUj5dnBlMUhZUqDRbwUlKGR0En3TpTD0qzpW8W453QALmSq8ySKGSwkd_8cNVtjp6f0rH1B-VWCCKwqJcM5ETDefym/s1600-h/9120911.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Iqz29sNcGfvezHNf2PXWr90Nnzrj0_gKhyxuP6yfc5ygUfE5cRsUj5dnBlMUhZUqDRbwUlKGR0En3TpTD0qzpW8W453QALmSq8ySKGSwkd_8cNVtjp6f0rH1B-VWCCKwqJcM5ETDefym/s400/9120911.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380959596641048978" border="0" /></a>9-12-09<br />Day 4 of 9<br />Thrift Store #6<br />Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids, IA<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOJiGbQ-kIWMloRWlA6ePF7kSZkBLIiNtGkSP5lypFfaNSfsOjhHNI_IJKZiB_kAmg6DBsRLSzoFbrLfFqoI0KtcXrYClkbgrCU8TVvEYsGecb48t6Sft-226gHA-VNiZAABHc2B3_nbc/s1600-h/912092.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOJiGbQ-kIWMloRWlA6ePF7kSZkBLIiNtGkSP5lypFfaNSfsOjhHNI_IJKZiB_kAmg6DBsRLSzoFbrLfFqoI0KtcXrYClkbgrCU8TVvEYsGecb48t6Sft-226gHA-VNiZAABHc2B3_nbc/s400/912092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380959192882939234" border="0" /></a>Thirfty Goodness Rating: 2/10<br />Despite trying to stay away from the "Big 2," Goodwill and Salvo, sometimes it's just the easiest option. This particular S.A. was the worst kind-- half the store was new and/or slightly damaged, old Target merchandise (the stuff that didn't sell.) Get your own store! Don't clutter my discarded vintage wonderland of used crap with your new crap! I still manged to find a GORGEOUS, mint condition Pyrex split casserole dish, tiny embroidered 70s butterfly wall hanging, and a few other goodies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMvyhtxK5v_eVZ1LoXqyUiQ9nbT01Ch6wDCjgRqoFRatfnfSJYm7DwsgRfFng8rgZmAjAAA4CW25UzoUOny24Fd4VNnUd1xHCZMnY24N-bJxEiYuixPOm-T7-N5jBPNFWrpg9uWQiFCLt/s1600-h/912093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMvyhtxK5v_eVZ1LoXqyUiQ9nbT01Ch6wDCjgRqoFRatfnfSJYm7DwsgRfFng8rgZmAjAAA4CW25UzoUOny24Fd4VNnUd1xHCZMnY24N-bJxEiYuixPOm-T7-N5jBPNFWrpg9uWQiFCLt/s400/912093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380959121761849474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFpCDcEtXEjUspw0ilmEZ-W_YpawxPX6BD7kENgqMD2m1UT6UibyKPpQoEB3RCOEdAWdQolXyhpPWgdtOBua3qTTs5ydbX4HZqEST74y8PLdo_zXTzX80aqvHL6BEblnB3eKzNU-HE6gs/s1600-h/912094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFpCDcEtXEjUspw0ilmEZ-W_YpawxPX6BD7kENgqMD2m1UT6UibyKPpQoEB3RCOEdAWdQolXyhpPWgdtOBua3qTTs5ydbX4HZqEST74y8PLdo_zXTzX80aqvHL6BEblnB3eKzNU-HE6gs/s400/912094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380959060399554914" border="0" /></a>whole lotta 80s sequins here<br /><br />*********************************************************************<br />Thrift Store #7<br />Salvation Army in Des Moines, Iowa<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVAj5LOIGzTp8NJlWkicrlsEJ4LQ6zcALIKVcF9YTz_Q5ccBzhINohVClZZhmdrn6ewwVoW6IqHGKgD40fmnYDhqRCaUy0kCEJOJLXkCTZ29KpvyuuZ-Rhs2RnEOLcWvV9_-BAVwDgc8B/s1600-h/912096.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVAj5LOIGzTp8NJlWkicrlsEJ4LQ6zcALIKVcF9YTz_Q5ccBzhINohVClZZhmdrn6ewwVoW6IqHGKgD40fmnYDhqRCaUy0kCEJOJLXkCTZ29KpvyuuZ-Rhs2RnEOLcWvV9_-BAVwDgc8B/s400/912096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380958976953488770" border="0" /></a>Thrifty Goodness Rating: 8/10<br />Two Sal's in one day! At least this one had really great stuff. And I love it when I'm the only person in the store--it's like my own private shopping experience! Real diamonds in the rough here, and so much PINK (I got the big soup mug below).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoT3anIgu9iexucR8stQLGHwWbWbeoY34E0i4IPf3uc1OiPnY2mZ2YJrfSSWXToOEC7na7AQLnHVDQF3t42DbL8w-4pfGLKsKURG3GkgCc6vrnmrrcuLpmHPJYJR_xWu5IJt50stw4-t-/s1600-h/912095.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoT3anIgu9iexucR8stQLGHwWbWbeoY34E0i4IPf3uc1OiPnY2mZ2YJrfSSWXToOEC7na7AQLnHVDQF3t42DbL8w-4pfGLKsKURG3GkgCc6vrnmrrcuLpmHPJYJR_xWu5IJt50stw4-t-/s400/912095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380958880007057282" border="0" /></a>hard to believe this florescent orange/pink (color in photo is not even close) floral print couch was once very much in style... i kind of love it<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHduUnao9wElgxH7leFlgqqKLagux8aau7-QhbP4MSF8utl1RoquAguOOta1cNxT5ijzkhOmuEk-rFq6Ltf8i9aa9pTdEiqTQlUsQSnouTbCMRbWU8E5wQaPZMqDrUI7__H9U7XQ-z1whn/s1600-h/912097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHduUnao9wElgxH7leFlgqqKLagux8aau7-QhbP4MSF8utl1RoquAguOOta1cNxT5ijzkhOmuEk-rFq6Ltf8i9aa9pTdEiqTQlUsQSnouTbCMRbWU8E5wQaPZMqDrUI7__H9U7XQ-z1whn/s400/912097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380958804920106402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhFS7xhhQQc3FV38fK7kh9RqZVTg2OwQPOsmnvTStdoQLUJXtWznMngXbRsj0JeL7lDqWWs9RLmXIm-sz2yvXHTnq1YDbVTottNAf5qmQoQtmFOh0jxeanCuB2h0J6Oc7bbj6GBSq0Sq7/s1600-h/912098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhFS7xhhQQc3FV38fK7kh9RqZVTg2OwQPOsmnvTStdoQLUJXtWznMngXbRsj0JeL7lDqWWs9RLmXIm-sz2yvXHTnq1YDbVTottNAf5qmQoQtmFOh0jxeanCuB2h0J6Oc7bbj6GBSq0Sq7/s400/912098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380958650232496866" border="0" /></a>Seriously the finds of the day (above)<br /><br />**********************************************************************<br />Etsy Vintage Seller Interview #3<br />Cara from <a href="http://marymarie.etsy.com/">MaryMarie</a><br />Des Moines, Iowa<br />----> This gal is one smart cookie, who effortlessly combines her love for handmade crafts (she also makes knits and makes candles in vintage cups/mugs!) with vintage pieces for a relaxed feel in her cozy home. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8XdcRoNRk7DecsiIC-9_EMsZog8jDtiA613cB7tzyXuV15O4UqKs5LPaXxY5JUTJlpJHBZkiY5q4OJlQadPOJ10bFE0UYBVGads2FRxK4MLsPEs9qW5hFEh-gZeqKBYjB3aqxxCJ4cRQ/s400/912099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380953648424378866" border="0" /></a>**********************************************************************<br />And now... off to Denver (via aaaalll of Nebraska!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjFXp1GIjZEJAD36E9-1Fuqcl7-eta7qNNdg0WkfdDKhrlAYu02jaAqyqWxPkbsAy58Lm4q7yn16EB-LAmiTBqydLMDZn6g-C-QUXaWELjxfQdSrB4K4T4EZ-ImzaOB6Qjg6j2GhRA2zT/s1600-h/912091.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjFXp1GIjZEJAD36E9-1Fuqcl7-eta7qNNdg0WkfdDKhrlAYu02jaAqyqWxPkbsAy58Lm4q7yn16EB-LAmiTBqydLMDZn6g-C-QUXaWELjxfQdSrB4K4T4EZ-ImzaOB6Qjg6j2GhRA2zT/s400/912091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380953507953416002" border="0" /></a>(above: super cute vintage billboard/ad in Cedar Rapids, Iowa!)Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-64648255725434443812009-09-11T23:11:00.012-07:002009-09-15T08:43:38.998-07:00DAY 3...................OH -> INDIANA -> ILLONOIS -> WISCONSIN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-125aAYcj-xxh3fgR2nl0KqWtSRNjx3z7RMyeOfC5ZPLmnVApZOTa2_nMz4lWqezflbNSoCxi2aESGTcpiQnXdBTlMMXah4cLH-FB3QV0lwhYKEmWJu4_UsMMcb0paJHvwR2ABkl_n5L/s1600-h/9110904.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-125aAYcj-xxh3fgR2nl0KqWtSRNjx3z7RMyeOfC5ZPLmnVApZOTa2_nMz4lWqezflbNSoCxi2aESGTcpiQnXdBTlMMXah4cLH-FB3QV0lwhYKEmWJu4_UsMMcb0paJHvwR2ABkl_n5L/s400/9110904.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380572007700672402" border="0" /></a>9-11-09<br />Day 3 of 9<br />Thirft Store #4<br />Goodwill in South Bend, Indiana<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2e53NNKIDosLMqsyuvMRnMEBd79Losi6_fGSs8yV_o2SSitcVvZq08pmFVEQwljhHvCdWlMHBBLedsL-aNJe4UEjWI_qsh4wPYFH9VYq4AaDsCUHKcfMRB1hLtO5Fs4v6sRFfBQwlA6u/s1600-h/9110902.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2e53NNKIDosLMqsyuvMRnMEBd79Losi6_fGSs8yV_o2SSitcVvZq08pmFVEQwljhHvCdWlMHBBLedsL-aNJe4UEjWI_qsh4wPYFH9VYq4AaDsCUHKcfMRB1hLtO5Fs4v6sRFfBQwlA6u/s400/9110902.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380571906136202082" border="0" /></a>Thrifty Goodness Rating: 4/10<br />Sadly below par. Crazy huge shoe selection, though (the rack above was one of 5!!) Did find a few things, and at the register on the way out, the lady ahead of me in line gave me a $5.00 off coupon for my purchase! Nothing like getting a pair of vintage boots, black members only jacket, a cool record (bought for the great illustration on the cover, below) and a few other knick knacks... for just $10.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnN8B-zSfwpJU84tkhnBN7GD2tN0UBXrrOfbkfRJpvCB9udyYfA14T5Ts7Ohgu-tNxsGXTfmepN9PHbF3QiENOpPX4r_lkcuhJt5VE73j42trJ3pyjKCzQCDPI5bMDfrI6_ufOylpMVwYa/s1600-h/9110903.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnN8B-zSfwpJU84tkhnBN7GD2tN0UBXrrOfbkfRJpvCB9udyYfA14T5Ts7Ohgu-tNxsGXTfmepN9PHbF3QiENOpPX4r_lkcuhJt5VE73j42trJ3pyjKCzQCDPI5bMDfrI6_ufOylpMVwYa/s400/9110903.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380571808200536466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQn9PWoieoakNFENx26JDIlzKTLsMR_cr99s8-dzyh_uD5941I6hM1UJPBmrJeIwTpRXXEq-NTnDUZTg3D2QLz-ngcg_0n-pS1vn7wwIat0sMklAbLdG8UgYcPHwPRqHYmdN7eCzzyc36/s1600-h/9110906.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQn9PWoieoakNFENx26JDIlzKTLsMR_cr99s8-dzyh_uD5941I6hM1UJPBmrJeIwTpRXXEq-NTnDUZTg3D2QLz-ngcg_0n-pS1vn7wwIat0sMklAbLdG8UgYcPHwPRqHYmdN7eCzzyc36/s400/9110906.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380571549403105698" border="0" /></a>I used to live in Australia and am totally obsessed with its animals. This koala creeped me out a little too much, though. I can't imagine him watching me while I sleep...<br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW52NZNMmcMgWikUh4FCQUQtBxt1EEpqYubJ-w0MmBkEjqZey-yHBjvRyH9P5rcjDkpn1zkkm1Zv2S531rzXoheZ-mmYlJAznrbAO9iJq_v-su1fNjHdVS7DkdobZDScR5HQ04Xctu6VoM/s400/9110905.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380571446608905938" border="0" /><br />*****************************************************************<br />Thirft Store #5<br />Community Thrift Store in Aurora, Illonois (home of Wayne's World! Yes way!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDDKyQqBrYVpJsJYGlHrU0P5tdC69FQDFkirzkxWWnB4eUmQd7EgTNQV9RZbeJNErDA72Bbv3lJU5CYAf5zSatUsDowDWiqjRF7iZkRwBBOx51Qhpqpmtn6ZnJhcxAqvVBFaHprxB8aFm/s1600-h/9110908.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDDKyQqBrYVpJsJYGlHrU0P5tdC69FQDFkirzkxWWnB4eUmQd7EgTNQV9RZbeJNErDA72Bbv3lJU5CYAf5zSatUsDowDWiqjRF7iZkRwBBOx51Qhpqpmtn6ZnJhcxAqvVBFaHprxB8aFm/s400/9110908.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380571308648739026" border="0" /></a>Thrifty Goodness Rating: 8/10<br />Giant warehouse with really interesting stuff... but sadly, this place had a cold, unfriendly vibe. And the employees were rude, which kinda ruins the whole experience. And they wrote all over everything with their HUGE, fairly high prices in crayon (which annoys the crap out of me!) I did get a few great things here though, which I couldn't take pictures of since I dropped my digital camera on the concrete floor of this cursed store, and it broke :( But I found the nearest Target and returned it for a new one. Oh Target, I love you and your very lenient return policy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNSjY78STX4Ysm9SPxpfBwlOSdMq-vnkKNRtOvvBCgHvraa21-0U_aZq0bIYc5HxwXToaP52yQQG9qV1hoGrFfhCOtkCYfUawJmbg2cyRxkFWRpuFU75Dgpfdbl2088nCNQ58Bp0utCRi/s1600-h/9110907.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNSjY78STX4Ysm9SPxpfBwlOSdMq-vnkKNRtOvvBCgHvraa21-0U_aZq0bIYc5HxwXToaP52yQQG9qV1hoGrFfhCOtkCYfUawJmbg2cyRxkFWRpuFU75Dgpfdbl2088nCNQ58Bp0utCRi/s400/9110907.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380571219632890306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-Uu0FL-chz0_pnUWCESK-R-nLmCmZfffegqoawdLUPdEQCdDi1Uudok8KcMl4T3VsZD_D2pa6IqC-o6DexlUNMvbh-SfWnPXkNbXaXS7rgXEOKaXbSC5526TcDPoY4uH5ctfqKcYyN4z/s1600-h/9110910.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-Uu0FL-chz0_pnUWCESK-R-nLmCmZfffegqoawdLUPdEQCdDi1Uudok8KcMl4T3VsZD_D2pa6IqC-o6DexlUNMvbh-SfWnPXkNbXaXS7rgXEOKaXbSC5526TcDPoY4uH5ctfqKcYyN4z/s400/9110910.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380571141389675442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv24mlSG-TcEkUQihhorI0Vq_wEUUrbVHGIC0URdhBtH5WXR5HjBAYTDe9Fh3CkUtm6s0vdjyGMjTEm8E4CFmY9J_zf7kQPlrXx7kAG2raC3uolgp2KtPKOLFF3OIsI4TiCNW9rjQptVRT/s1600-h/9110909.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv24mlSG-TcEkUQihhorI0Vq_wEUUrbVHGIC0URdhBtH5WXR5HjBAYTDe9Fh3CkUtm6s0vdjyGMjTEm8E4CFmY9J_zf7kQPlrXx7kAG2raC3uolgp2KtPKOLFF3OIsI4TiCNW9rjQptVRT/s400/9110909.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380570912654852306" border="0" /></a>**********************************************************************<br />And now.... off to Nebraska (via Iowa!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEKHdidmqFOEnuWO0o0gtL63ipWbj7TZjqV2I_oWGHUn4r0ORf1jkFuO2UZyTfzs5Q0zH1qIFyOfDJjycv86x_yV17LPIrkiHQED_PBKb18H2n7YcSIwJfaQoAYFFKc-Z6j5y1AA2rlkx/s1600-h/9110901.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEKHdidmqFOEnuWO0o0gtL63ipWbj7TZjqV2I_oWGHUn4r0ORf1jkFuO2UZyTfzs5Q0zH1qIFyOfDJjycv86x_yV17LPIrkiHQED_PBKb18H2n7YcSIwJfaQoAYFFKc-Z6j5y1AA2rlkx/s400/9110901.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380570774880895458" border="0" /></a>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-13074511493038786802009-09-10T19:53:00.002-07:002009-09-13T06:24:59.661-07:00DAY 2..................PA --->OHIO<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4jSZ3qqEVmWlge9qqkqHeWCU-24eGaB3HY7JLRscWgJoNiXGUWJSTjYak6YKwNrzOSXmNhfL-wiXr3G9smYmP20VI8TmfBOOPGqD_kTfn_0xEJVke_kA6lgNYpUiyANn-Bag8J-ia2CR/s1600-h/9100905.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4jSZ3qqEVmWlge9qqkqHeWCU-24eGaB3HY7JLRscWgJoNiXGUWJSTjYak6YKwNrzOSXmNhfL-wiXr3G9smYmP20VI8TmfBOOPGqD_kTfn_0xEJVke_kA6lgNYpUiyANn-Bag8J-ia2CR/s400/9100905.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380169901029356706" border="0" /></a>9-10-09<br />Day 2 of 9<br />Thrift store #2<br />Hubbard Outreach Thrift Store in Hubbard, OH<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULxedGY6EafsjUSF7sqIi0oiEBgM88ZgAVjS7MbfQCt3PEB3OKm0aw2OgqjzGc-xBI0xa3KAfGwTvjF3Fw5f3qGoAJAoiBzS6DHDaSJ5MBN9W0gb3ls-I7028UyoqSmP5APkyaAHLDBYy/s1600-h/9100901.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULxedGY6EafsjUSF7sqIi0oiEBgM88ZgAVjS7MbfQCt3PEB3OKm0aw2OgqjzGc-xBI0xa3KAfGwTvjF3Fw5f3qGoAJAoiBzS6DHDaSJ5MBN9W0gb3ls-I7028UyoqSmP5APkyaAHLDBYy/s400/9100901.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380169813484278818" border="0" /></a>Thrifty Goodness Rating: 6/10<br />An adorable little hole in the wall (when I asked the shop lady what the name of the store was, she had to think for a minute. She always thought it was just "the thrift store"...) with a great untapped clothing selection and some interesting little oddities.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJd2AErY8Vhj9rdxEuDshBRkMzURXS7AArH10EFzg2Ny97sxmRa1ao0qHk1f4O1fKI7prC0v6sqFeN9YmEGKfMA0hLliBP3fArLtujB7IFST-1qNqtRo_bQY6UO3u-KwwpgaZ1qDxkjL6/s1600-h/9100903.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJd2AErY8Vhj9rdxEuDshBRkMzURXS7AArH10EFzg2Ny97sxmRa1ao0qHk1f4O1fKI7prC0v6sqFeN9YmEGKfMA0hLliBP3fArLtujB7IFST-1qNqtRo_bQY6UO3u-KwwpgaZ1qDxkjL6/s400/9100903.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380169715626900194" border="0" /></a>White milk glass, so pretty!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNbwOr_dt9H-q2vh14uBO3Xqfk6BAfSdzMlOozZ8DSOJi6-_5IyMb9qDkzAq4F9c30k51foSY29HRCxAYTKWMBm_Y0o2T0IYFM4PdsFjtSJv7ewoJHWMljH80nSABAhkSExlrH5-lwHdR/s1600-h/9100904.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNbwOr_dt9H-q2vh14uBO3Xqfk6BAfSdzMlOozZ8DSOJi6-_5IyMb9qDkzAq4F9c30k51foSY29HRCxAYTKWMBm_Y0o2T0IYFM4PdsFjtSJv7ewoJHWMljH80nSABAhkSExlrH5-lwHdR/s400/9100904.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380169641748571250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0cBE1bZozIuxX8URDkt35T5sySNhXs3oP4cGCJYN7ziS8qPC2x3Dy2YYBMv2Ayey-a5irUdDezt8WClOZofo9kI5whHsi4Edf_I1oHoFe18bhDkCSqSDPDxNwBnSugB8_kyAXKyUfEc8/s1600-h/9100906.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0cBE1bZozIuxX8URDkt35T5sySNhXs3oP4cGCJYN7ziS8qPC2x3Dy2YYBMv2Ayey-a5irUdDezt8WClOZofo9kI5whHsi4Edf_I1oHoFe18bhDkCSqSDPDxNwBnSugB8_kyAXKyUfEc8/s400/9100906.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380169559831351954" border="0" /></a>!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Ax4RpWtk652JqS01M-va3Zf2ohhW0dYuC7hKVgIHMvnnxeiEYsDj7DRi42mLpqzLtbTpEQC7uKgiiZbf-1mhJb0B9POugHWGbDEkHKjmwg2g7qjOdBEqUhbt7_u64EiaHjIsBAvc7BrQ/s1600-h/9100907.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Ax4RpWtk652JqS01M-va3Zf2ohhW0dYuC7hKVgIHMvnnxeiEYsDj7DRi42mLpqzLtbTpEQC7uKgiiZbf-1mhJb0B9POugHWGbDEkHKjmwg2g7qjOdBEqUhbt7_u64EiaHjIsBAvc7BrQ/s400/9100907.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380169475339089266" border="0" /></a>Ahh! Large furniture item! Wish I had a caravan...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmOB48HXzElZ0UDamazHv5OWL2jbXBXTGHGrt8_AsAnrBM7yw17ywl0ihOhwYYFaG8W7dlwkTbjNaf4i_kLuFfTeSF8z_5Pab95EYoiacjzCEcwJD_pnj-r2KGbfEmjRyG2CR78kAXkNp/s1600-h/9100908.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmOB48HXzElZ0UDamazHv5OWL2jbXBXTGHGrt8_AsAnrBM7yw17ywl0ihOhwYYFaG8W7dlwkTbjNaf4i_kLuFfTeSF8z_5Pab95EYoiacjzCEcwJD_pnj-r2KGbfEmjRyG2CR78kAXkNp/s400/9100908.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380169396586094658" border="0" /></a>Yes, Jimmy Carter paperweight. I WILL buy you, thanks.<br /><br />*********************************************************************<br />Thrift Store #3<br />Annie Ann's in Akron, OH<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDpq-DM0XkYa6ut2fv0D47Wi3p4_TAHwTaL32m77sZdAyDTWFVAN74ddT7z9MWBlmU9BziPWcY_eElpyGftLQ8Q28woo_v_nxyPejIaOd7FpGiuSmBXSGIG4joqhlgPxEPbLNfTpBUwpm/s1600-h/9100909.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDpq-DM0XkYa6ut2fv0D47Wi3p4_TAHwTaL32m77sZdAyDTWFVAN74ddT7z9MWBlmU9BziPWcY_eElpyGftLQ8Q28woo_v_nxyPejIaOd7FpGiuSmBXSGIG4joqhlgPxEPbLNfTpBUwpm/s400/9100909.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380169157619565458" border="0" /></a>Thirfty Goodness Rating: 8/10<br />Exactly the kind of place I've been hoping to find on this trip. The sort of place that's piled to the ceiling with junk, where you have to sort through piles of old toys and kitchen ware and roller skates. It was a tad expensive, but I bargained (nothing like these small town, privately owned shops...) I only bought 2 things: that great silver ferris wheel looking thingy (which I'm going to use as a necklace/jewelry display!) and an awesome early 60s Pana-vue travel slide projector (above.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUuHgKypt16RDzR-zRJ9ChdTG8Tdl1qGkz-JtjRpOQg6FcvtpvWda0Y7IHIv9jqQ0jgUpzyaeuzoLH7wiFp7Ww6RC6-ZCEzgJBL5HkFXDnJf54YcKaVVjTsxeyBCwJIY9_yGPq1m4MgYq/s1600-h/9100912.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUuHgKypt16RDzR-zRJ9ChdTG8Tdl1qGkz-JtjRpOQg6FcvtpvWda0Y7IHIv9jqQ0jgUpzyaeuzoLH7wiFp7Ww6RC6-ZCEzgJBL5HkFXDnJf54YcKaVVjTsxeyBCwJIY9_yGPq1m4MgYq/s400/9100912.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380169067910913842" border="0" /></a>intense.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhH1xEUGUv65fckz3v9GvJ_X2Rv6JYbeyfYL-_aPGAihef2lJhA3TpO-eUhTXjQoe4pRFQuGGqUuNgkMZKfWO-03M55mJV5kXZNC-_tZLiielS10s50gJIg6-6u736v7L2oCKy6IFTEntg/s1600-h/9100910.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhH1xEUGUv65fckz3v9GvJ_X2Rv6JYbeyfYL-_aPGAihef2lJhA3TpO-eUhTXjQoe4pRFQuGGqUuNgkMZKfWO-03M55mJV5kXZNC-_tZLiielS10s50gJIg6-6u736v7L2oCKy6IFTEntg/s400/9100910.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380168994498101122" border="0" /></a>intensely scary.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJYqGN5xgj7bUMCf5aO_xL14JSvTXylOMjcr3cLPVtugHMxks6Xrk8sw2YoJnu3Jj_dF5ZPLq_PEQ-3OsrjYuB5klGAAo5vF9WlSEVMcEzYOkvmmR6kLDQfa8IzyPtkYIXSnkJxhWv3On/s1600-h/9100914.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJYqGN5xgj7bUMCf5aO_xL14JSvTXylOMjcr3cLPVtugHMxks6Xrk8sw2YoJnu3Jj_dF5ZPLq_PEQ-3OsrjYuB5klGAAo5vF9WlSEVMcEzYOkvmmR6kLDQfa8IzyPtkYIXSnkJxhWv3On/s400/9100914.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380168833522432722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOShjuefs6hyphenhyphenrHWHDU7gFA0ziTwa3Zpz5A12gOx5f-7WU5D0yW14-_-7vcJOMHGdVzk17e_WQrDWii2djGkS1XQfZbAAv_745wLc6vGNVfHBhvTtNHglJXnZqhF4rVYg8LXZyv6b_RwLY/s1600-h/9100911.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOShjuefs6hyphenhyphenrHWHDU7gFA0ziTwa3Zpz5A12gOx5f-7WU5D0yW14-_-7vcJOMHGdVzk17e_WQrDWii2djGkS1XQfZbAAv_745wLc6vGNVfHBhvTtNHglJXnZqhF4rVYg8LXZyv6b_RwLY/s400/9100911.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380168720881894946" border="0" /></a><br />****************************************************************<br />Etsy Vintage Seller Interview #2<br />Kitty and Gary (and baby Kohla!) from <a href="http://kittybcreative.etsy.com/">kittyBcreative</a><br />Akron, Ohio<br />---->These people are just plain AWESOME. Their mid-century modern meets kitchy 70's decor is seriously envy-inducing! Their home was so warm and welcoming, I had to drag myself out of there!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbGsvFGWRrP7o5rJBe9zwm7Wu0VRzGk7xDorKMCkQMaWI41ACAUA8_OWTefScb-2Fe4GlWmKOC8Bmgnrum02q7tz_a4cfxbPyW-9oCbElxQ2AHtCJ3yTl3okBwYGu0AsIsmSeCBP0pfCk/s1600-h/interview203.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbGsvFGWRrP7o5rJBe9zwm7Wu0VRzGk7xDorKMCkQMaWI41ACAUA8_OWTefScb-2Fe4GlWmKOC8Bmgnrum02q7tz_a4cfxbPyW-9oCbElxQ2AHtCJ3yTl3okBwYGu0AsIsmSeCBP0pfCk/s400/interview203.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380170028245091666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_q0FDAPeGqF9s8pElzKdB7yt7qsob83MMo2qagd-QEbyu7fThvgOsfVrPHMpVWN6nrWoaNZsfDdRVO-IsqdOf8huRbL8pMWnq0ytbNgwVUyDY4kGK9lO_2tV_t1zKKiQ5c_RCpiTAbqW/s1600-h/interview211.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6n6XU8u0u8FPetXsLCXZqHvVAgr-kRTcaA2kPYOqYC3F9k8WKSobP-dbcBu9jyxYMo2N_w-Yp4FRudsXm0vly_rZG06JkwLN0-1XD3b7nB6TwJYXhsVi6nlqcRQemBkznqLahB4CDsQd/s400/interview212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380167136583792818" border="0" /></a>*********************************************************************<br />And now.... off to Wisconsin (via Indiana and Illonois! loooong day of driving ahead of me)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOj7mCCDRvIJnPKtRIbcTJgBD4z1wwzGXXDtQsCaDRGRAs4nQeueowUJSmmkKk1rNUCNQoJOlyP_Tz7BvokorZSFFLcgr5sIAPkCsFwWH9O5fsZv4KFiWqvgbU3DRWMSfVFDTH7pHNj6iU/s1600-h/interview205.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOj7mCCDRvIJnPKtRIbcTJgBD4z1wwzGXXDtQsCaDRGRAs4nQeueowUJSmmkKk1rNUCNQoJOlyP_Tz7BvokorZSFFLcgr5sIAPkCsFwWH9O5fsZv4KFiWqvgbU3DRWMSfVFDTH7pHNj6iU/s400/interview205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380167024881223810" border="0" /></a>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-45905264050982188032009-09-10T06:24:00.023-07:002009-09-18T02:25:43.167-07:00DAY 1..................PENNSYLVANIA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdqK35u5ZUFwOjDcxZytBui0UTzitUaMQGJqHD9Ryw8zfXbeud0j3WLpPJU76JAjcO0Q3-WfCCDCPOBlNFl7ny85CPcFTk71TgwjHFAFM4i1x9aRxVlV9F1XDs_5QkhXh9Lts3ovvi45L/s1600-h/990901.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdqK35u5ZUFwOjDcxZytBui0UTzitUaMQGJqHD9Ryw8zfXbeud0j3WLpPJU76JAjcO0Q3-WfCCDCPOBlNFl7ny85CPcFTk71TgwjHFAFM4i1x9aRxVlV9F1XDs_5QkhXh9Lts3ovvi45L/s400/990901.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379831855205478450" border="0" /></a>9-9-09<br />Day 1 of 9<br />Thrift store #1<br />Impact Thirft in Montgomeryville, PA<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtR6M8ZJZBTSZaUq5x_8FqhbPlJ5D_8NIZ2F1G1YWcrH8fJUEwJSyOM1hKNghy23It7U2xn9KK2gIGyzJGifplC9R0AgsX_nLzWgEzXAnqeGTskzqpsKQ_8XdktJGuEZ6D_fmcyhMbXheA/s1600-h/990904.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtR6M8ZJZBTSZaUq5x_8FqhbPlJ5D_8NIZ2F1G1YWcrH8fJUEwJSyOM1hKNghy23It7U2xn9KK2gIGyzJGifplC9R0AgsX_nLzWgEzXAnqeGTskzqpsKQ_8XdktJGuEZ6D_fmcyhMbXheA/s400/990904.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379831730477234066" border="0" /></a>Thirfty Goodness Rating: 5/10<br />Totally average thrift store. Although the store is MASSIVE, they were definitely lacking in the clothing department. There was an unfortunate amount of holiday decor and plenty of furniture, which I didn't even want to look at, since I don't have enough room in the car to buy anything larger than a bread box (unless of course it's the most amazing thing I've ever seen, in which case I will simply let Mr. PPP drive and I'll ride on the roof.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5HW-xWabeWmLd-BhJDsDx4lpBpMlCIPoaY6Fdl0hnUBAwSOHg6VM2CknHUJZLDgc_y31ODkKoemhmyraHJS-FAzMvMYi_2tvr7TJCNCaNcAmLOn-1BIqvw7KUNkoJcpOVisb3uZd7FVU/s1600-h/990910.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5HW-xWabeWmLd-BhJDsDx4lpBpMlCIPoaY6Fdl0hnUBAwSOHg6VM2CknHUJZLDgc_y31ODkKoemhmyraHJS-FAzMvMYi_2tvr7TJCNCaNcAmLOn-1BIqvw7KUNkoJcpOVisb3uZd7FVU/s400/990910.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379831658256814242" border="0" /></a>I did buy this great bubblegum pink, 80's leather bag with attached makeup case, since it spoke to me and told me that I AM today's woman (see tag above.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-oQ-Zbdbj8247OmhkMAUFuRAV5nTSy7xcmnZPq1OhTtwSqyypbS3gzJuhbKInLMKsqLD3z36DER06Z0hH8XDJjCrwZFZ-5rQCmoBdi8z6BVane77Wxm3v3cAr33FH54rSVKw14MMEsM6/s1600-h/990907.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-oQ-Zbdbj8247OmhkMAUFuRAV5nTSy7xcmnZPq1OhTtwSqyypbS3gzJuhbKInLMKsqLD3z36DER06Z0hH8XDJjCrwZFZ-5rQCmoBdi8z6BVane77Wxm3v3cAr33FH54rSVKw14MMEsM6/s400/990907.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379831601707554434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AkbkIcZJvveBbnmwVGStdBJ_4FURzEJsiAfqJW7v2b2o3HaTaWSdEDSqrqvGpGqFp8pQvlLaEeys7CTvGZP0I5lUOhbv1cVvJDGpHxt-p9vzVJuaA30BwqkLsvMqFLSuBSFOCfFWverq/s1600-h/990908.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AkbkIcZJvveBbnmwVGStdBJ_4FURzEJsiAfqJW7v2b2o3HaTaWSdEDSqrqvGpGqFp8pQvlLaEeys7CTvGZP0I5lUOhbv1cVvJDGpHxt-p9vzVJuaA30BwqkLsvMqFLSuBSFOCfFWverq/s400/990908.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379831521815720466" border="0" /></a>Cute skirt! I'll hem it and make it a saucy little mini!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCyZem-NsAZ5S4nRqXX1eeDq-_jY6omE62PkWoNhDvcDmteXguzp8Wqn2vCWup6b8zCjGiISWwq35dEe6WIScAqoPvE40GoW_x9walgywYhTGIK2_acDaQ5xwluFh-Dg2WmVfgUUdNyUX/s1600-h/990909.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCyZem-NsAZ5S4nRqXX1eeDq-_jY6omE62PkWoNhDvcDmteXguzp8Wqn2vCWup6b8zCjGiISWwq35dEe6WIScAqoPvE40GoW_x9walgywYhTGIK2_acDaQ5xwluFh-Dg2WmVfgUUdNyUX/s400/990909.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379831404789829458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxzDgA9nFe2YmhodeBNRbEhIfpSBMblEgYDDY61BHEz7yPHNPl99rZd9BkX3roiXcAYvzj8Gx5XkIoUCZA73gjg6O70Cgi79Ua1LLLx3gh4-rnWdZusQSp2laNBxkjxomn6DPhZ1b7Kvy/s1600-h/990903.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxzDgA9nFe2YmhodeBNRbEhIfpSBMblEgYDDY61BHEz7yPHNPl99rZd9BkX3roiXcAYvzj8Gx5XkIoUCZA73gjg6O70Cgi79Ua1LLLx3gh4-rnWdZusQSp2laNBxkjxomn6DPhZ1b7Kvy/s400/990903.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379830826377884722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMCzUfHfiR55R9dnLab5nnM4SBGHN3dX8aprIAdbqgD5uqcbYBxPbSJqW8Srojju9J5-njS-FluH-o6OIUcZhihoUKhlfovbmUvsucl2gmZyd4WKiAIgWuGlAZd1Us6h-d7XRTazA0Us8/s1600-h/990905.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMCzUfHfiR55R9dnLab5nnM4SBGHN3dX8aprIAdbqgD5uqcbYBxPbSJqW8Srojju9J5-njS-FluH-o6OIUcZhihoUKhlfovbmUvsucl2gmZyd4WKiAIgWuGlAZd1Us6h-d7XRTazA0Us8/s400/990905.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379830686454492770" border="0" /></a>Remote, anyone?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4RZ53Obs_NDqzFMbJqpeWbOWQGXL6sAJlVqKuNcUF-ySGlbRetR-wM4nu-YAB6Pgeh6qlPtXUp64sBp_GaqZRETA5EpD9_HBecqRv785Ah9Ib7W7zd9jicFUhg_xCsqkfSvPGGdFZwE1/s1600-h/990902.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4RZ53Obs_NDqzFMbJqpeWbOWQGXL6sAJlVqKuNcUF-ySGlbRetR-wM4nu-YAB6Pgeh6qlPtXUp64sBp_GaqZRETA5EpD9_HBecqRv785Ah9Ib7W7zd9jicFUhg_xCsqkfSvPGGdFZwE1/s400/990902.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379830170013689170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFUjhM7CrZQQRyqDjKddpadRImKf4rRk4dXSgw1YjDcJpVZ4UgkwOPE38Eobm5RpzEFijABV7GaheocdyKXpMu2IkQEzW7XxUpH1HHcrO10yMe6RBteRAjLM1OPh1Wy8Em76huLk_PuHQ/s1600-h/990906.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFUjhM7CrZQQRyqDjKddpadRImKf4rRk4dXSgw1YjDcJpVZ4UgkwOPE38Eobm5RpzEFijABV7GaheocdyKXpMu2IkQEzW7XxUpH1HHcrO10yMe6RBteRAjLM1OPh1Wy8Em76huLk_PuHQ/s400/990906.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379830318817086930" border="0" /></a><br />Total items bought: 9 (strange how that number has become my numerical totem for this trip!)<br />--including that gold lion belt (above) and a vintage book about LA's very cool <a href="http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/quaternary/labrea.html">La Brea Tar Pits</a>.<br /><br />*****************************************************************************************<br /><br />Etsy Vintage Seller Interview #1<br />Dana from <a href="http://vintageinteriors.blogspot.com/">VintageInteriors.etsy.com</a><br />Mechanicsville, PA<br />----> What a lovely, minimalist home she has--this is the kind of place that ends up in the best decorated list on <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/">design-sponge</a>! Love the little details, like the 50s sunburst clock, giant key and great Audubon poster!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBGBuPkDmW0RkZkQk4AMHtq-BmMOJJPBkOKNaXn6TuhYVlUAFxQuC5TGMkdJseCbnkUDawrcvcahZatF0cLmS9ZGRofnxFFVePhB7bVhpbngIn7Kq_nqY86damVywamYBfQpO1TdAGQaK/s1600-h/interview11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBGBuPkDmW0RkZkQk4AMHtq-BmMOJJPBkOKNaXn6TuhYVlUAFxQuC5TGMkdJseCbnkUDawrcvcahZatF0cLmS9ZGRofnxFFVePhB7bVhpbngIn7Kq_nqY86damVywamYBfQpO1TdAGQaK/s400/interview11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379842929517566274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsH5kO2AHtrjM_OB44kfiVAQV-cQKc6dNRaY92Ul1cIGIUh00U288iO32abYOG7dQ9Bw-UEkCz9O_AFgxRiFONZAMOHLQxMnZtHhg1LVXU2qNt7xcB2mBx-2D5qwoFZEp4AqvCe38_Ogp/s1600-h/interview13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nblQjrPsMomttlkQMSlhUvLW3mUVfGRE-Vmtl2-CbfpA83uQpAOcu43CsC91Eqr9HXsxQcSvWKmnW9NzD18TmjTzNJM_fFPNgDgt2Zghn7c648_7rgDed0o1YWVdzUKtaLCfOhxpw1v8/s400/interview17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379843862641928498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqmdiKOGk5IexodIZs-wRbDO3kQndl_UKIqX8DIEjNiW_Y3H2ljnWrsom6P1ApFNatXqKYEGeLfcKtEKCThWYvVled_Jsyw3XFv9y8B4Ijl-89O2jW1T52v0_xqTA45qPftbnqN1AD8Ee/s1600-h/interview18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqmdiKOGk5IexodIZs-wRbDO3kQndl_UKIqX8DIEjNiW_Y3H2ljnWrsom6P1ApFNatXqKYEGeLfcKtEKCThWYvVled_Jsyw3XFv9y8B4Ijl-89O2jW1T52v0_xqTA45qPftbnqN1AD8Ee/s400/interview18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379843929245787154" border="0" /></a><br />*I'll only be posting photos of my interviews here, but stay tuned to read the actual interviews sometime in the near future...<br /><br />***************************************************************<br />Now...off to Ohio!Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-22803212487473390982009-09-09T20:42:00.011-07:002009-09-09T21:56:48.639-07:009 Day Road Trip Across America + Thrift Store Shopping Every Day = HeavenWhen I decided to make my big move back to Los Angeles from Philadelphia, I knew I wanted to make the trip special. As a pack-rat style collector of all things vintage and fun, I only had one option for the trip: to drive cross country with a car load full of my treasures. <div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bFWPUsgpL5eaVDF4IcZDnHnpkc_Nvf6mh88KcyPVMBQ_JTfzsXAAhqTEZgLgZGpTivqX54v1OiGXU1AdWx3ryhU2FgffnxA-rUNmSR2fqP9IxRrQ6hmIBVY5oc8880jGNkMxwNi4-Mxx/s400/other+thrift+images1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379695990706107298" /><div>And why stop there? How about making this trip about the one thing I love most in life--thrift store shopping. It makes me giddy just thinking about how many amazing second hand stores there are in this country, all waiting to be discovered and rummaged through! (I guess I heard my calling when I worked in a Salvation Army Thrift Store when I was 15...) I'll be taking you along for the ride via pictures and insights into these random shops, anywhere and everywhere I find them.</div><div><div> </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZKeWnnTyIQ1JZ6kQAZ2bzAL-V1nizlpDa6K1INIo82AX5t9-NXQvC0hil5VkBMJLYJsw8az-civkWkbxypCl8knsUEL8mjc2RVY4cEI7gY0Mh3R1mO4Y57O6FxyCpSq3FPYoSIBwWBqI/s400/other+thrift+images2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379696300143259330" /></div><div>I also occasionally sell my vintage wares on Etsy.com, a fantastic artsy little website where many others like myself buy and sell great vintage clothing, housewares and anything else that's 25+ years old. About 3 weeks ago, I had an idea to contact a bunch of these sellers, who live all across the country, and ask them if they would meet with me as I passed through their fair cities. Amazingly, many of them said yes! Not only will I be detouring off the highway and shopping for myself, but I'll be interviewing and taking photos of cool collections from other treasure hunters, from Pennsylvania to California.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUhBd6Jy_GCNvxBCDvDswehWaRBhTdKLIgKnXocP2RulmRxqm37HFr_dFEWvr0OxyEy6YWl5qf_LC4BihV9pT36lol0H2BXB2cmk1s0c2AxsfGRRJvu0XP3Z41bt47a4vg85hGFxTMWSa/s400/other+thrift+images3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379696872108568242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 310px; " /></div><div>There were a few potential travel partners in this excursion, but nothing worked out. So I'm doing this trip solo! I'm pretty sure this is a blessing in disguise, since it would be tough to find someone with the kind of patience I have for the intense sport of junk hunting. I do have one companion, the very charming Mr. Pink Plastic Poodle (found in a NYC neighborhood flea market in 2007.) Don't worry, he's buckled in.</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0d3iUbSTwWGob0kEhT9pCD7uJmo1sDLrvyiW7NHty2vAnYue13azE-tFw0gu7bjXByufMwbOoQ7hQWyIAuth_B3MHwl-I9U-GEL2HfJy38iLPxkfVI5l988qug4vKDAeAGS9tRSfFFhHE/s400/990901.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379695251336051010" /><div> </div></div></div>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567861587932028461.post-85551487889295601532009-04-30T12:43:00.010-07:002009-05-04T17:53:06.069-07:00Obsession of the Week: Uh-MAZING Fashion Editorial<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgouoqsvIro0NE3TYmYvRQnAOhuij4S-qe8u2-4JhUiR4xQGT7ToaI1tldaZSRp1dqrNoyxhicfkF_TTeqp2ZnTu_EHsFiDD5631-hsFWslBK35cw18YbgsGiCneMo8aZ-holpbkd6NMKUc/s1600-h/781.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgouoqsvIro0NE3TYmYvRQnAOhuij4S-qe8u2-4JhUiR4xQGT7ToaI1tldaZSRp1dqrNoyxhicfkF_TTeqp2ZnTu_EHsFiDD5631-hsFWslBK35cw18YbgsGiCneMo8aZ-holpbkd6NMKUc/s400/781.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332136476333676834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The set styling! The clothing! The models!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TAiaqOdUc9gAnMZvk-18mWcC0jUoNKFGWM0QkiMIg7zX0dvZqd7LFeJhQj08d1SMIWij3NRyOU6YgSO6XlTmp903LwoXIVJ_Lj7sPLi3-73dPnNR7gRes236wkv9bXvUP4nNVAog65te/s1600-h/768.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TAiaqOdUc9gAnMZvk-18mWcC0jUoNKFGWM0QkiMIg7zX0dvZqd7LFeJhQj08d1SMIWij3NRyOU6YgSO6XlTmp903LwoXIVJ_Lj7sPLi3-73dPnNR7gRes236wkv9bXvUP4nNVAog65te/s320/768.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330577418128812450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQalQjqqPSQHjEDeFCu1_OU3XsQEyjFVH_D4fUESquONBAEQ8WCoiiT7fwSwfDql2JN3Tycng2IJtszRjZlquY_qFeqikmm5mC3FgJuQiC_r17d3Y5n7oSfpN6O90hvSsN4mR2HUeU_h5/s1600-h/762.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQalQjqqPSQHjEDeFCu1_OU3XsQEyjFVH_D4fUESquONBAEQ8WCoiiT7fwSwfDql2JN3Tycng2IJtszRjZlquY_qFeqikmm5mC3FgJuQiC_r17d3Y5n7oSfpN6O90hvSsN4mR2HUeU_h5/s400/762.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330577256953563202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />You gotta go to the website and see the whole shoot. Every picture is unreal... (from Vogue-Spain, I think)<br /><a href="http://www.ericdoverstudio.com/editorial/image/voguenovias1/index.html">http://www.ericdoverstudio.com/editorial/image/voguenovias1/index.html</a><br />Art Director: Eric Dover<br />Photographer: <span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Eugenio Recuenco</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So inspiring! </span><br /></span>Rachel Gold.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11314109795377907779noreply@blogger.com0