Literally the Best Shop on the Internet: Society6

There’s so much wonderful artwork on the web, shared on various blogs, in memes and on social networks, but the trouble is, it’s always on a computer screen. Until now. Society6 is a new kind of online shop that’s taking that supercool graphic you saw on an art Tumblr once, the quirky illustration you’ve been…

The Artist who Drew Everything she Bought

If you were to draw everything little thing you consumed, would you be able to stomach it? Kate Bingaman Burt is an illustrator based in Portland, Oregon who has been documenting all her purchases everyday for the past six years. From everyday purchases to one-off finds or pricey indulgences, it’s all there, chronicled on her treasure…

Inside America’s Biggest Flea Market

The Brimfield Flea Market was founded in 1959 in Brimfield Massachusetts and has grown to become one of the largest flea markets in the world. Three times a year, the population of Brimfield swells from 3,000 to a quarter million, when treasure hunters flock to the fair in search of vintage Americana. One dealer sums…

A Gift Guide to being your own Secret Santa

Gift giving can be a little tricky because you don’t want to give mediocre presents to your loved ones, but if you find something really special, chances you’re probably going to feel tempted to keep it …. right? But I don’t want to encourage you or anything… Look at these shoes. They’re beautiful. And you…

Custom Embroideries by Cheeky Booom

I know it’s still a little early to be talking Christmas gifts, but if you’re one of those people that likes to give something better than a box of sweets you picked up in the line at the supermarket, I think I’ve found the perfect idea. Cheeky Booom is a “micro maison de broderie“, a…

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Louis Vuitton Treasure Trunks of the Paris Puces

They say the name ‘flea market’ first originated from the legendary Paris antiques market of St. Ouen, when an unknown bargain hunter in the 1880s looked down from nearby fortifications, observed junk dealers selling their scrap and allegedly exclaimed, “My word, but it’s a market of fleas!” In reality, it is anything but. On my…

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The Junk King and his Cathedral of Bric-a-Brac

Paris might have the Notre Dame Cathedral but in Austin, Texas stands a one-of-a-kind structure called the Junk Cathedral. Impressive in it’s own right, it is the work of Vince Hannemann, also known as ‘The Junk King’. Vince has been doing installation works using found objects since he was 16 years old and contrary to…

The Vintage Double Decker Bus Shop & Friends

Vintage-lover Erin Sutherland found an old-beat up British double decker bus on Craigslist. When she went to look at the 1965 Bristol Lodekka on a used car lot in Springfield, Oregon, it was love at first sight and she bought it then and there. She followed her purchase up with a margarita and several months of…

The Cutest Teapots You ever did See

My English friends love tea, naturally, but despite living in London for over 25 years, I never quite understood the obsession with ‘a good cuppa’. But these teapots, these teapots make me want to curl up in a kitschy English countryside cottage and make tea all damn day. Found on my long and perilous internet…

Vintage Brides

Wedding season is upon us. I know this because there are currently at least five brides-t0-be sharing every single disastrous moment that occurs in the build up to their weddings on my Facebook newsfeed. The closer they get to their big day, the more volatile the status updates become. And so to commemorate this joyous…