Aunt Sissy's Attic Blog

I just did a search on Etsy for "Nine West" shoes and they're ALL OVER! Nine West wasn't a brand until December 31 1991 meaning even it's first shoes are NOT vintage (ie 20+ years.) I flagged a few but we'll see if anything happens or not.

I got so sick of ironing and setting up the fabric I use for my photo backgrounds, I made myself this upholstered thingy. It only took a couple of afternoons to get all the shopping done and the thing put together, and I was able to have it ready to go. I also got a new camera and after I figure that thing out, I'll be ready to role with all the new stuff I got in MN. I've made a little technical sketch if you want to try it yourself.

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I'm heading back to the mother land to spend some time with my Granny and Gramps and enjoy the fresh lake air! I'm hoping to hit-up some estate sale and thrift stores while I'm there - The Bay Area is so over priced and picked over. I know I'll find some awesome stuff.

So I have a bit of an obsession with Christmas. It was always a fun and cozy time in my home growing up and I like to keep that tradition going for my friends and family. This Christmas I'm going to open a separate Etsy shop for had made ornaments made from vintage ephemera. I've already started collecting bits and pieces and have made I few. Here's a shot of some of the stuff I'm working with:

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I use a program called "FileMaker Pro" to track my spending sales. The program let's you create what in technical lingo is called a "Relational Data Base" which in plain-talk means that it allows you to work with your items similar to a card catalog at the library - you can search, do calculations, and even have fields that have drop downs so your data entry is WAY faster and more accurate than say Excel. I'm still perfecting how mine works but look into it if you have a hard time keeping up wit… Continue