I began my shop after moving from an enormous house on Mt Dandenong near Melbourne in Australia into a smaller house with little storage. I used to visit my boxes of vintage stuff in the shed where they now lived, sadly look at things and then pack them away again. I began my Etsy shop when my son suggested that I should start to de-clutter. We don't always listen to our children, but in this case I knew he was right.

I recently tried country living again in a studio in Coleraine in the Southern Grampians that I renovated for my Etsy shop storage, art work and painted furniture. I now live in the Melbourne CBD.

When I first opened my Etsy shop I went on a buying trip to the Barossa Valley in South Australia. This is a place that has personal significance; it is where my mother was born and got married. I began to realise that things with a story, a distressed patina and often historical significance interested me more than random beautiful objects.

I want to share my interesting finds with other people. I love to receive comments from people, and I love it when you favourite my items. Please tell me if there is something you have been looking for, and I will try to find it.

Collecting is fun, but so is selling. Etsy is a great platform for collectors and sellers to come together and share their passion. For a while I had a real, live, physical shop called 'Anthologie' in Daylesford at The Mill Market.

In the future I hope to sell upcycled clothing alongside my handsewn textile objects. There will also be the occasional small collage or handpainted vintage object.