I distinctly remember the day I discovered Etsy - I spent hours browsing, calling my husband over to take a peek at the treasures I discovered. "Look at this Honey", "Honey, come take a look" - is all my husband heard for the next couple of weeks - that little phrase became my shop name when I decided to start selling some two years later.

At first I didn't think about selling. I had been in "collecting" mode since my late teens and frankly, have so many things I love to collect that the idea of paring down never crossed my mind. I collect typewriters, books, 1920's office equipment, marbles, books, hankies, doilies, books, circular objects of all sorts, typefaces and craft supplies. Did I mention books?

Sometime around typewriter #7 - I realized that I would have to rethink my strategy. In 2005 I married my soulmate, who collects clocks, tools, rusty implements and assorted odds and ends. We both love to salvage shreds of history here and there, and we came into the marriage with healthy collections of our own, although mine is admittedly wayyy bigger. David, is a minimalist , however, and we had to set some ground rules - and so I have decided to pare down my collections to let others enjoy them - which at the same time allows me to refine my own style and enjoy the collections I have rather then burying them in unsightly heaps. This has also resulted in my kitchen finally having the 1950's yellow retro style I have desired for so long, instead of being the mash of 50's, 60's, 70's and 90's that it used to be.

Little known fact - I have a collection of waffle irons which I started collecting when I was 16. (Yes - I use them to make waffles)

I hope you find something you love in the pages of my shop and perhaps start a collection of your own or find "that's just the thing to complete this room" item.
When you buy from my shop, you are also helping me fulfill my dream of working together with my husband in our shop in Wakefield Michigan, where he currently carves with a chainsaw - it is my hope to work side by side with my husband, and spend my days making rustic and contemporary wood furniture.

You can find David's shop here:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/crockettscarvings