I used to hear of people whose hobby became a full-time business and would think "How lucky are they??" To my surprise...and gratitude, it has happened to me!

My childhood love of vintage clothing inspired me to enter thrift stores with an empty shopping cart and leave with it overflowing. I showed up at the crack of dawn to stand in line at the front doors of estate sales that advertised vintage clothing and bought all I could afford. I didn't care if it it me--only that it was cool!

Soon, my the closets in my Victorian house were overflowing. Huh. I really hadn't thought about what I was going to DO with all those clothes! I began selling them out of my closets to my friends in mini trunk shows. Their excitement and pleasure at their new purchases made me realize others shared my passion.

I started selling my goodies from a booth in an antique mall, then I bought my own vintage building and opened my own brick and mortar shop. I supplemented my store sales by selling on Ebay then discovered Etsy.

Fifteen years since the start of my vintage clothing career my heart still skips a beat when I discover a vintage garment hanging on a rack at a thrift store or crumpled in a closet at an estate sale. This stuff is gold and I keep what I can't bear to part with. The rest I rejoice in passing onto others who love it too.

I welcome comments and convos and have made some wonderful friends in people I have never met in person but crossed paths on Etsy.

My love of vintage includes needlework and I have another Etsy shop dedicated to vintage crafting, http://www.OldFashionedNotions.etsy.com and another showcasing other vintage items, http://www.Junquie.etsy.com