Will the REAL “hipstamatic” please stand up?

Isn’t it so funny that vintage-looking photos are ALL THE RAGE these days? Everything looks so much cooler, life looks so much more interesting, through the vintage lens. I know I’m late to the hipstamatic/instagram craze on the iPhone but I’m definitely making up for lost time, haha! I’m obsessed with taking photos on my phone now!

But with the whole vintage photo craze, we’re missing a certain authenticity that only true vintage photos possess… which is why I dug through my mom’s “old photos” photo album on Facebook and picked out a few favorites to share with you today. (Hope that’s ok, Mom, haha!)

Are you addicted to taking vintage-inspired photos like I am? Do you have treasured vintage photos?

Booth sneak peek!

Verrrrrrrry preliminary photos from my booth at the Tennessee Antique Mall! I am slowly but surely getting it set up and hopefully after lots of hard work on Saturday I will have a full, fun, ready-for-business booth!

Can I say that I lurrrrve my new phone and taking photos with Hipstamatic?? Cause I do!!!

A few more things...

Don't forget to enter the giveaway! You can win an Owl Really item before it hits the booth! Entries are open until Sunday evening and it's super easy to enter! Remember - you must leave a comment saying you're a subscriber or follower before entering the other ways. People who don't let me know they're a subscriber first will be disqualified unfortunately! I hate to do that but the rules I laid out say that you must identify yourself as a follower in the first comment, so it's only fair.

Also, since I turned 29 on Sunday, I am working on a "30 before 30" list but can't come up with many things - and the things I DO come up with are basically just my current to-do items! Has anyone made a list of goals to be accomplished within a certain timeframe like that before? What were your favorite goals that you marked off? Help a girl out, I'm running out of days to get things done! :)

This is the face of a girl who just got an iphone! Thanks to a bonus that Andy got at work, we are proud owners of iphone 4s! Andy had a 3 before but I have a busted palm treo that is actually duct-taped! I have been silently and not-so-silently coveting my friends' iphones for years now and I finally have one!!! I was so surprised when Andy showed up tonight with it - I thought we'd be ordering them, I had no idea he went straight to the at&t store after work! I am sooo excited!








I will now be posting awesome photos taken in hipstamatic and instagram!! yay!!!


Here's my first hipstamatic photo, taken of some "new-to-me" art that I bought at the Downtown Antique Mall a few weeks ago!

Going on a couch hunt...

The only piece of furniture in our house that I have bought "new" is a cute little loveseat from Target.com. Everything else (except the mattresses) is second hand. Literally.

I really used to like the Pottery Barn style so when I found a good deal on a brown "leather" couch on Craigslist several years ago, I snatched it right up. My style has developed and evolved, however, and I find myself drawn to cleaner lines... and daydreaming of buying a vintage (or vintage-inspired) couch.

I have a plan to save up and get a new couch. The funds are adding up thanks to my recent birthday and I'm researching and looking around and trying to figure out what I want that will be husband-approved (comfort is key to him!). I always had my heart set on the Corona sofa from Macy's - let's take a moment to admire her -

Ahhhh

She goes on sale quite often but she's not available in our area and I'm a little wary of buying a couch without actually sitting on it first!

I have googled and googled and looked through the photo galleries of local furniture chains but I have been unable to find anything similar - style or $$ wise.

I did stumble upon Regal Furniture in Smyrna, TN and their huuuge online gallery of couches. I can't imagine they keep all these in stock, they must just be available for order... and I did find a designer that I like but I have no idea how much the couches run! I used their "contact us to inquire about a price" form but have heard nothing.

All that to say, the designer is Charles Schneider and here are a few beautiful couches to drool over!

If you're also couch shopping, follow my "couch coveting" board on Pinterest to see what else I find as I continue to embark on the Great Couch Hunt of 2011!

Do you know where to find vintage-y new couches? Let me know in the comments!

Birth-day-dreaming

It's my 29th birthday which means it's my GOLDEN birthday! We're celebrating by getting brunch at the Holland House in East Nashville then going to the movies! I'm so excited to see Bridesmaids and we just might do a double feature and see the Hangover 2 as well! I normally like really thought-provoking dramas or quirky comedies (not big blockbusters) but these both look hilarious and fun and I'm excited to see them! Kristen Wiig + Maya Rudolph = amazingness!


photo by sfgirlbybay

If I could be anywhere right now though, I'd be in Brooklyn! (Hey honey, let's go to New York for my 30th! winkwink!) I constantly daydream about the Brooklyn Flea and sfgirlbybay posted a GORGEOUS blog about the Brooklyn Flea on Friday. She captured stunning details of the flea and surrounding areas. Click through to see more and if you're ever in New York, be SURE to head to the Brooklyn Flea on Saturdays and Sundays!

Owl Really: Affordable Vintage Giveaway!

Because I'm almost to 100 Facebook fans and because I have started a new blog and because I'm celebrating my golden birthday tomorrow, I'm hosting a small giveaway! You can enter to win one item from my inventory before it goes to the antique mall! In the future, I'll have bigger giveaways, but for now I'm starting small. :)

The winner will choose one of the following:

purple owl wall hanging

cute strawberry framed embroidery

kissing couple trivet

(sorry for the terrible photo quality! it has been SO gloomy here, no sunshine for taking photos in natural light!)

There are three ways to enter but the first entry is required before entering the other two ways. Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

1. REQUIRED: Become a subscriber through the RSS feed or become a follower through Google connect. Both options are on the right side of the page! Just leave a comment letting me know you are subscribed!

2. Become a facebook fan and leave a comment letting me know that you're a fan!
EDITED TO ADD: Only comments left on this blog post are eligible for the giveaway! Comments left on Facebook unfortunately do not count, since I will be using random.org to pick a number for a winner, and that will only correspond to the comments on this post. Sorry for the confusion!

3. Tweet or Facebook the link to the contest and leave a comment with the link!

Pretty simple, huh?

You have until Sunday, June 5 at 7pm central to enter!

Thanks and good luck!!

Friday Finds: Gorgeous 1960s dress for sale from Kimvintage

Samuel Winston by Roxane designed for Neusteters for sale at Kimvintage

In 1960 Roxane of Samuel Winston won the prestigous Coty Award for beaded evening wear. One look at this stunning red-carpet worthy dress leaves no doubt as to why.

Kim of kimvintage is a vintage clothing and accessories MAVEN. She is also going to be one of my booth neighbors when I move into the Tennessee Antique Mall. I have been a fan of Kim's booth for years - she has, in my opinion, the best selection and prices on vintage boots. I originally met her at the flea market and she took my shoe size and email address and now I receive emails when there are killer boots in my size. I have bought 2 pairs of boots from her booth (brown cowboy boots that I wear ALL fall and winter and black/gray cowboy boots) and I have taken a few friends to buy boots from her booth as well.

When it was time to start researching antique malls, I wrote Kim and she has been SUCH a great resource! We met for coffee last week and we have a lot in common aside from loving vintage items! It was so fun to connect with her and I know that she's going to be a great mentor-figure, as long as she doesn't get tired of all my questions! :)

Shop Kimvintage on etsy and if you're in the Nashville area, check out her booths at the Tennessee Antique Mall and the Downtown Antique Mall. Last week, all her items were 60% off so stop in SOON!