will travel to hunt

I love traveling. I have been lucky enough to travel quite a bit in the 26 years I have been around. Also being able to study abroad for a semester in London. While there, my very good friend and roommate decided to make the most of our European adventure by taking every weekend possible and travelling around. England, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, France, Netherlands and Ireland have all been checked off my travel list. And needless to say, we lived in the heart of London and I was able to frequent the vintage shops, street flea markets and thrift shops on a weekly basis. Oh it was dreamy to say the least.

 I love immersing myself in a new culture and getting lost a little too. I don't like to have an itinerary when I travel (this is both good and bad) and I lean more towards not spending money to go on tours and try and stay out of the touristy areas. I am so interested in how other people live their normal daily lives, so sitting at a cafe and people watching is highly liked. I would study (some may say stalk) people at the train stations, the grocery stores and on the streets. Imagining and wondering about what they do on a day-to-day basis and how they spend their free time. It's very interesting to me. New and unknown is so exciting and I am missing that these days! Sadly (very very sad), I haven't had the chance to go many places in the last couple of years, so there's been a lot of wanderlusting going on in these parts.

My huz and I have decided that our next adventure together will be a backpacking trip around Europe. Yes, I have been there but not everywhere! And he really wants to experience Europe since he's never been and has heard all about my experiences. Our main focus for this next trip will be 2 things: breweries (pubs too, of course) and flea markets. What could possibly be better than those two things?! So I am currently researching breweries to tour, pubs to visit and flea markets and thrift shops to hunt at. 

Here are a few flea markets that are on our list:

Marche aux Puces de Clingnancourt>>>Paris, France

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Las Ramblas>>>Barcelona, Spain

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Marche aux Puces Place du Jeu de Balle>>>Brussels, Belgium 

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Place St. Pierre and Rue du Cygne>>>Tournai, Belgium

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Braderie de Lille>>>Lille, France

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Happy hunting!

packaging

So I have discovered another love/hobby/past time/creative outlet. Packaging. It may (dare I admit it) be right up there with "hunting". I have always had a creative side, or I think my huz might call it a "craft hoarding" problem. So what if I have a couple trunks of random supplies? A glitter tube here, a few glue sticks there and at least a few hundred buttons and snaps. Ever since opening my shop, I have been digging out these random supplies and finally put them to good use and let them live a little! I cannot wait to get a few customized shop stamps and an  embosser. Let's just say that I have had many dreams about embossing and stamping. I don't even want to ask if this is a bit on the crazy side, I already know the answer to that.

I just wanted to share some of my most treasured treasures that I have been packaged and sent off to their new found owners.

 

xx.

Erin

saying the dream out loud

I have been debating if I should speak my dream out loud to the universe and finally I just have the urge to speak. This little dream of mine, one that I have been cultivating in my head for months (scratch that--->at least a year and some months now) is to open up a mobile vintage goods shop. And it just so happens that lately I have been seeing them popping up in so many cities!! Which gives me hope and encouragement that this could really work. I want a platform to sell my goods and actually see my customers! Ever since I was young, owning my own business and opening up a shop has been a major dream and determination for me. I love the idea that I would be able to take it anywhere and I wouldn't be bogged down in one spot like a brick-and-mortar store would do.

 So there you have it, this dream takes up most of my daydreaming mind and I truly believe that I need to make this happen.

Some mobile shops that I love....

Oh So Lovely Vintage


Haberdash Vintage


The Vintagemobile


Lodekka



xx.
Erin

secret stash

I will be the first to admit that I have a problem. A shopping and more specifically a thrifting problem. So this so called "problem" has led me to a collection of fine treasures that only an empty house on my parents farm could hold. Over Christmas my mom brought a few boxes of goods that were collecting dust and just like that, I had 25 purses! I really couldn't believe it, that I had scoured thrift stores and sales and gathered these gems years ago. I am pretty sure that most of them came from my local thrift shop and probably a few from some shops in Fargo too. All of them are worthy of being put up in my shop, so keep an eye out for them in the next few weeks.

I will be going back to my parents farm next weekend and am so excited to scour the sheds, houses and all the corners to find some forgotten treasures. Since there are two empty houses on our farmstead, there will be plenty of hunting going on!!

xx,
Erin