Graybird

11/17/2016

Thrifted a mason jar full of little printing blocks the other day. The cashier who rang me up said "oh man, we really WILL sell anything, won't we?!" 😂 she obviously did not see the amazingness that I did 🔠🔢❤️

10/12/2016

Pretty darn proud of this before & after 🙌🙌 rescued this old lady from a basement and gave her a FULL makeover. Not gonna lie, I kiiiind of wish I was keeping this one. But it's available for sale at at the Portland Flea for All (open Thursday- Sunday!) if anyone wants to bring this classy dame home with them .

09/28/2016

TA-DA! The cabinet I posted about last week ended up getting quite the makeover! I *was* just going to clean it up and seal it but the further I got into it the more I realized the wood was reaaaally calling for some paint. SO! I went with a light blue-green paint, and upcycled the plain wooden k***s that came with it by decoupaging some fun paper onto them. Now that it's all gussied up, it's on its way to the Portland Flea for All (which is opening next week!!! 😀🙌🙌). I think it'll really up the adorable-ness level in some lucky person's home

09/15/2016

-What color would YOU paint this piece?- Now that we're in our new apartment I FINALLY have space for projects, so I've started accumulating some furniture to re-do. I got this little cabinet/dry sink last week and I've changed my mind about 80 times on what I'd like to do with it. At first I thought I'd just clean it up, maybe stain it and seal it. Someone already did most of the stripping, which is good. BUT there's some staining on the top I don't love. So then I thought maybe it would be kiiiiiind of wonderful to paint it DARK. Like a reaaaally deep blue or green. Maybe chuck some copper k***s on it. But then I thought maybe gray. And then today I bought mistinted almost minty green paint and pondered that. So, I'm pretty much just so excited about possibilities that I've stalled out. I mean, it could always get painted white. What do you guys think? What color would work best on this cutie?

09/07/2016

Did some good pickin' today! This isn't even all of It..

07/18/2016

Kind of dying over these little pieces of trim I found. Yes. Yes, those are cranky ducks fighting over worms and yes, we're in love. 😍🐤❤️

07/16/2016

Soooo.. I may have bought an old doll head the other day. Just the head. No body. My husband practically threw it across the apartment this morning when he realized the eyes blink when you move it 😂 what should I do with it? Any suggestions? The lady at the store said I should make it into a terrifying nightlight hahaha

07/14/2016

Little vignette from the booth. Old timecard holder, small, cute pitchers (the gray one is a pfaltzgraff, and even though it's scratched up, I couldn't resist it. I'm on a real pottery kick lately, even though I usually hate breakable stuff)

07/14/2016

One of my summer projects is a booth at an antique mall. Because I had way too much stuff in storage. And in my dining room. And my closets. Ahem. For now, it lives at the Buxton Antiques Emporium, so if you happen to be out in the country, go say hi to my stuff! You can even buy some, if you feel so inclined. I'm still noodling with the setup and it's not as fancy as I'd like yet, but, baby steps and all that. Word? Word. .

06/25/2016

hi everyone! Quick update: Nick got a grownup job and I've been doing less vintage hoarding due to small space constraints. BUT, I finally got the blog going and have done a couple posts. I'll be using this here Facebook to update you about blog stuff and show you what sort of adventures I'm getting up to. Feel free to follow along at http://www.graybird.me

08/14/2015

This is why it's SO important to read measurements when shopping online, and to try clothing on when shopping in person, rather than going by the labeled size. IT'S ALL MADE UP, Y'ALL! Stop defining yourself by imaginary numbers and wear what fits and what makes you feel good

Today's size 8 is yesterday's size 16

06/28/2015

today is a good day for lots and lots of hot coffee (or tea!) out of a cute mug! (available on our etsy at https://www.etsy.com/listing/234627935/vintage-stoneware-mushroom-mug-off-white)

06/15/2015

Big (kind of tacky) vintage earrings are the best, aren't they? These pairs will be in our etsy shop tomorrow!

06/11/2015

Best glasses or BEST GLASSES?! (Spoiler alert: the answer is secret answer #3 "THE VERY BEST GLASSES EVER") Heading to my Whurl shop this afternoon!

06/08/2015

Let's turn wishes into PLANS today! Our plan du jour is to get our blog up and running ASAP - working on a fun DIY project today! What have you been daydreaming about that you can put into action?

06/05/2015

New fave picture... This is what happens when you're not nice, people! Find more like it on our Tumblr http://ow.ly/NV75D

05/30/2015

Are you on Spotify? We are! Follow us.

https://open.spotify.com/user/graybirdme

05/26/2015

it's kind of cloudy and gloomy out today but we are sending out some BRIGHT !

05/22/2015

L/XL plus size square dance skirt - SO MUCH ruffly goodness. In the etsy shop now!

05/17/2015

Just found this set of jadeite cups and saucers at a wee little yard sale in our neighborhood, so yeah you could say we're having a pretty darn good day

05/16/2015

Got some amazing inappropriate pins at yesterday. They go really well with this photo we got, don't you think?

05/15/2015

Halfway through the day at Brimfield. So many pretties!

05/15/2015

ALSO, if you happen to be Snapchat-inclined, you should follow us! We'll be snapping a bunch of and various adventures! Username = graybirdme

09/11/2014

Putting this sassafrass up in the Etsy shop today! Bicyclers really DO have more fun... especially when they're mostly naked and holding a glass of wine.

09/11/2014

sold

09/10/2014

end of summer markdowns on Etsy! Items are up for sale until 9/14, then they're either returning to normal price, or going into storage in my closet until next Spring!

03/24/2014

the weird thing about finding REALLY great vintage is that I get a strange sort of anxiety before I list it. I spend WAY too much time researching prices, because I don't want to overprice it, but I don't want to underprice it... and ultimately, I'm going to be sad if I eventually sell it... what I'm saying is, I'm going to list that red 1930s gown in a few minutes. gulp.

03/23/2014

Vintage HEMLOCK Hunter Jacket / Dark Green with Red Quilted Lining / Men's / Unisex / Size M/L

pluggin' along on Etsy listings... it takes a looong time to get a shop back up and running, y'all! thanks to my dude Ryan for modeling some of the menswear for me!

dark green khaki material interior is lined with a bright red quilted fabric 2 breast pockets metal zipper up the front cuffs button closed