As long ago as I can remember... I was spending the weekends with my dad walking around flea markets, estate sales, garage sales, auctions, and antique shops. I don't remember EVER liking it. In fact, I remember feeling bored. I actually HATED IT! My dad has always spent his weekends (still does to this day) looking for treasures of the past. I only saw it as time wasted... time away from my toys and my friends. Now, I am grown, married, and have kids of my own. I can't get enough of all things old, used, and forgotten. Somewhere in that young bored child, my dad set off a spark of interest. It grew over time into a wildfire of appreciation for a time that is no longer. As years pass and memories fade, people push forward, and sadly, the past is forgotten. I want to know how we got here! I want to experience all the cool innovations that are important to how far we have come. I want to continue to use the items that have been left behind. Give them new life and function in a modern world. My dad had no idea at the time that he was making such an important impact on my life.

Today, I am a mother of two teenage daughters. I spend my spare time with my husband and girls at all the same places my dad used to take me. The difference is my girls don't mind it at all! They actually get really excited to go on the search for cool items. I LOVE when I hear my daughters ask the salespeople if they have a particular vintage item. My heart skips a beat every time I hear their voices working on another rescue.

For now, I have my Etsy Store and my girls' spark of interest in my love of the past. Someday, I hope to have my own storefront. Doesn't have to be big. A rickety old roadside barn full of super cool items is good enough for me. I want to continue to save the lost and forgotten and give them a new life in our modern world.

I hope you enjoy the items we rescue.
I'm Jacq from Number2PenSo Vintage - Welcome to my shop.