sometimes i like to think about different purposes for vintage finds. i’m headed to the alameda flea market tomorrow (as i write this on saturday), and i like some of these ideas for giving new life to old objects. i love hilda grahnat’s repurposed coat hanger turned eyeglasses holder. i guess that’s the heart of re-purposing in a nutshell — reinventing... 
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glen.h and jose villa. there’s nothing like a garden party to make you feel a bit nostalgic. you get one whiff of the barbecue and your mind travels back to childhood summers, shucking corn for your mum, your dad standing proudly at the grill, a beer-flavored-beverage in hand. the sound of laughter and the ballgame on a transistor radio, perhaps a lawn being mowed, or... 
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co mod. i’m usually jonesing for a flea market visit at least once a month, and it’s been raining like every bloody sunday that the alameda flea should be hosted. so, alas, rained out. over and over. so i go on etsy and get my vintage fix. i find a really good proportion of vintage etsy very fairly priced, so i can usually gratify my vintage longing and lust without... 
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well, how come i didn’t dream up this idea? it’s so simple and plainly in our faces, and yet, i’ve never seen anything like these clip board cuties, painted with chalkboard paint, and complete with their very own little ball and chain! plus, a bulldog clip. i can think of a slew of things to take note and clip these to…via funkyshique.  
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i’ve long been loving the adorable details in the home of Jane, also known as ATLW on flickr, and the images she’s added to the sfgirlbybay flickr pool. jane is a graphic designer and artist from the Netherlands, who loves to combine found and thrifted articles with a very personal touch, and now i’ve discovered her new etsy shop, All the luck in the world.... 
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