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Interests: sewing, thrifting, selling on ebay, dragging my kids to yard sales, embroidery, watching reality tv and reading gossip blogs

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A Vintage Book Review, by My Ten-Year-Old Niece, Fiona

Hi! This is Colleen's sister, Erin. My 10-year-old daughter, Fiona, has recently noticed that Aunt Colleen enjoys vintage medical and how-to books...like, how to be a good wife, etiquette books, etc. I told her that Colleen thinks they are funny... Continue reading

Posted Mar 4, 2013 at freshvintage

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Instagram & Our Shop's First Anniversary Celebration

I'm finally on Instagram! Are you? Yeah, I know I'm a little behind on this trend. I've always had a Blackberry (for my "real" job), but recently switched over to an iPhone. I mostly got it so that I could... Continue reading

Posted Feb 22, 2013 at freshvintage

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Two Old Bats, Pancakes & Sanitary Belts

Here's some vintage stuff that Chris found while we've been MIA. To make up for my absence, I'll be rewarding you with excerpts from vintage sex books at the end of this post. We usually don't find home movie cameras... Continue reading

Posted Jan 15, 2013 at freshvintage

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Christmas at Longwood Gardens

Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA with a group of local bloggers to learn about their Star Blogger program. They plied us with peppermint-chocolate cupcakes and star-tinis (martinis made with star fruit)... Continue reading

Posted Dec 6, 2012 at freshvintage

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Highland Orchards Fall Festivals & Vintage-Inspired Goodies

I thought I'd give you a fall-filled peek at the orchard where our shop is located, along with a few new items that we have started carrying. Highland Orchards was just featured by Philadelphia Magazine as one the area's top... Continue reading

Posted Oct 20, 2012 at freshvintage

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Good News & Bad News about Facebook Interest Lists

This is a public service annoucements for Facebook users. If you don't use Facebook to follow the latest news on your favorite businesses, blogs and people, then you can skip this post. I promise that my next post will have... Continue reading

Posted Oct 16, 2012 at freshvintage

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I am so excited for you! As a fellow Target-lover, I know you will represent us well!

Commented Oct 13, 2012 on The Big Huge Awesome | Target® Inner Circle at Studio Pebbles

Antique Factory Cart Makeover

I've been begging customers to send photos of freshvintage purchases in their homes. I get a little sad when we sell something and it - poof! - disappears, never to be seen again. Well, one of our customers finally listened... Continue reading

Posted Oct 8, 2012 at freshvintage

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Seven Tricks to Convince Your Kids that Antiques are Awesome

Since opening the brick and mortar freshvintage shop in March, our family life has changed quite a bit. Chris works at the shop when it is open (Thursday through Sunday) and typically spends Monday through Wednesday hunting for new inventory.... Continue reading

Posted Sep 27, 2012 at freshvintage

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Tool Safety Charts for Pregnant Dummies

As promised, here are a few more finds from our trip to Madison Bouckville... These were our biggest purchases. And I just about died when I saw them. Three mid-century anatomical wall charts that were in a college lecture hall:... Continue reading

Posted Sep 14, 2012 at freshvintage

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Madison Bouckville Antique Week Recap & Tips for Newbies

Photo from Madison-Bouckville.com A few weeks ago, Chris and I made our maiden voyage to Madison Bouckville Antique Week. We went during the first half of the week and I was a little concerned that we were going to miss... Continue reading

Posted Aug 27, 2012 at freshvintage

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Grow Basil in an Antique Mason Jar + Craigslist Fun

I was tired of buying basil at the grocery store, so I decided to get off my ass and just grow some. It is probably the easiest plant on earth to grow. You just can't kill it. And I'm a... Continue reading

Posted Jun 29, 2012 at freshvintage

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Summer Kick-off

Thanks again to Mary Kay Andews for choosing freshvintage as a stop on her national book tour for Spring Fever. Some of her fans drove more than two hours just to meet her! It was a great time....we laughed, we... Continue reading

Posted Jun 22, 2012 at freshvintage

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Spring Fever Book Giveaway

Sorry, this giveaway is closed! Congrats to winners Alissa, Meghan, Heidi, Shara, and Kelly! If you can't make it to the Mary Kay Andrews book signing at our shop on June 10th, we are bringing the book to you! The... Continue reading

Posted Jun 6, 2012 at freshvintage

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Fly Traps, Boxing Babies and Ham Sticks

This is a post about the stuff laying around our house that needs to go to our shop. Strangely enough, the shit all over our dining room table isn't making us any money! Weird. Lots of floral frogs, in all... Continue reading

Posted May 24, 2012 at freshvintage

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Mary Kay Andrews Book Signing at freshvintage!

The one and only vintage-loving, flea-market-shopping, curbside-picking, New-York-Times-bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews is coming to freshvintage for a book signing! Join us at freshvintage on Sunday, June 10th at 2pm to meet Mary Kay Andrews. She'll be signing her new... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2012 at freshvintage

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Join Us at the Vintage Garage Sale on Friday, May 4th!

Join us this Friday night, May 4th, from 4pm to 9pm in West Chester, PA for the very first Vintage Garage Sale! Yes, it's actually in a parking garage. We'll be there with some great local vintage vendors, a cupcake... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2012 at freshvintage

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Hi Gerry- The next sale is August 11, 2012.

Commented Apr 24, 2012 on American Primitives Antiques Show at Clayson Farm at freshvintage

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Springtime at Clover Market

Yes, it's that time of year again...we are selling at Clover Market on Sunday, April 15th from 10am to 4pm. Our shop at Highland Orchards will be closed that day because we can only keep one ball juggling in the... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2012 at freshvintage

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Chris went on some kind of mad cubbie shopping spree last week. And I am totally fine with that. The long skinny ones in the back left are the perfect size for displaying the Rewined candles in the shop. (The... Continue reading

Posted Mar 29, 2012 at freshvintage

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Hi Stacey- Yes, we do sell ship from our website. Shoot me an email with whatever you are interested your zip code, and I can let you know the cost. Thanks!

Commented Mar 20, 2012 on freshvintage shop photos & update at freshvintage

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freshvintage shop photos & update

We are gearing up for our Grand Opening on March 10th! If you are in the Philadelphia area, please join us for some sweet treats and local wine from the vineyards along the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail. Highland Orchards will... Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2012 at freshvintage

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freshvintage at Highland Orchards

If you been following my hints on Facebook during the last month, you may have surmised that a freshvintage shop was in the works. Well, you are right! My husband, Chris, and I are opening a real live brick-and-mortar freshvintage... Continue reading

Posted Feb 21, 2012 at freshvintage

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Paging Dr. A. Willy

Methinks the groundhog will not see his shadow, and winter is almost over, because I scored some primo junk this week. Spring junk. My sister Erin (who was BORN on Groundhog Day) and I went to some outdoor markets and... Continue reading

Posted Feb 1, 2012 at freshvintage

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Thank you, Gina! That really helped. Ive already figured out that the lamp is a Sonneman Eyeball Cantilever lamp.

Commented Jan 24, 2012 on My Winter Junk & The Vintage Marketplace at freshvintage

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