I LOVE Vintage.
Really, it is no secret. I frequent The Goodwill, Value Village, St. Vincent DePaul and all other second-hand shops within a 25 mile radius… weekly. Twice a year, my sister, mother in law, myself and one other victim wake up at the crack of dawn to drive around Mill Creek for 7-8 hours for the semi-annual garage sales (and there are RULES to this trip, we are very serious!).
Currently, I own 3 prams, 3 vintage baby cribs, 12 pieces of hard-sided vintage luggage, a damask settee, a few trunks, some chairs and numerous baskets (among other things). I have recently been talked down from buying 2 other cribs, a large washtub on a stand, and an iron bed (thanks, Dana!). I just CANNOT. HELP. MYSELF. I get SO inspired by vintage props and can take one $15 dollar item and compose an entire, perfectly styled, uniquely visioned photo shoot in no time flat.
A few weeks ago, I was surfing facebook and came across this (amazingly wonderful, made just for me, perfect) event called Ruffles and Rust presented by Come Junk With Us. Dana and I attended their Friday evening Blogger/Facebook Fan Ball and photographed the vendor booths prior to the show’s opening. We also got to create beauty pageant sashes to wear during the event advertising our photography businesses. Check out Dana’s sash below!
After photographing the booths, the gala started and we were free to shop! All of MY purchases were business related (just (emphasis on the ‘just’) a crib, a chair and a crib canopy) unlike SOMEONE else’s purchases (coughDANAcough). The attendees of the event were also encouraged to show up in their best interpretation of rust, ruffles or ruffles and rust vintage evening wear. Let me tell you… there were some LOVELY ladies who did not disappoint.
The event was great and I had a grand time! Enjoy the video diary below and check out the vendor list at the end of this post. Cheers!
…and Sweet Bee, Perry’s Place, Gail Curdy, Simply Vintage, Shabby Sheshe Antiques, Deb Shanner, The Vintage Plume, JohnBob Cool Junk, The Vintage Nest, Beach House Barn, Vintage By The Bay
