we’re in!

by now, most of you have probably heard this, but we got some very good news recently- we’ve been accepted as vendors for the 2011 farm chicks show!

of course, we are beyond excited! we have a lot of work ahead of us, but we’re having a good time finding great vintage treasures to sell at the show. this year’s farm chicks show is june 4th and 5th in spokane. we’d love it if you came to visit!

i thought i’d show a preview of a few things we’ve gathered already. these photos are from our application and we’re so glad that serena liked what she saw- we hope you do too!

-danae

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crafty britches

this weekend we’re spending our time at A Street Mini Mall in Yakima, WA. why? well it’s Crafty Britches of course!

we’ve slaved away for the last months preparing all kinds of handmade treasures and the time has finally come to share them with the world! here’s a quick peek at the various creations from all the vendors here…

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dear darling handmade goods

in addition to being vintage obsessed, melissa and i are also quite the crafty pair (and no i don’t mean crafty, as in scheming, though we do a bit of that too!). we have recently taken our craft interests to the next level and signed up to be vendors at two different holiday craft shows!

we’re really excited to share our handmade goods with a vintage past with everyone. we try to use vintage materials whenever possible and some of our items are 100% vintage. what a great way for us to combine two of our passions into one!

here’s a sneak peek at some of our work- you can also click on our ‘shop’ page above for a slide show of many of our items.

we’re not selling online yet, but we are considering it. if you would be interested in purchasing any of our work online at some point leave a comment to let us know! if we get enough interest we’ll likely set up a shop on etsy.

if you live in washington you can visit us at a few craft shows in the coming weeks! we’ll be at crafty britches in yakima (a show melissa is organizing!) november 27th and 28th from 11am-6pm, and handmade holidays in the capitol hill neighborhood of seattle december 18th from 12:30-4:30. we’d love to see you there!

-danae

tales from the hunt (vol. one)

one of the best things about having a vintage business is having a new excuse to go to estate sales and thrift stores. the hunt has always been the feature attraction for me- that moment when you dig something out of a box or the back of a cabinet and suddenly all the waiting in lines, driving all over the county, and dealing with odd smells in strangers houses is worth it.

  

with that in mind, i am excited to offer up the first volume in our new series, ‘tales from the hunt’. each week (or so) we’ll share photos and details from one of our ‘hunting’ trips so you can revel along with us! we hope you enjoy… 

  

vol. one: suquamish church rummage sale 

while perusing craigslist on friday morning i noticed a church rummage sale ad, along with photos of several rooms packed full of goodies! it happened to be in suquamish (on bainbridge island) which is farther than i would normally go for a sale, but this one looked to be worth it. the weather was nice and bill had the day off from studying, so i asked him to come along and make a day out of it! we drove onto the ferry, enjoyed some ivar’s clam chowder for lunch while taking in the view, and took a little drive to the suquamish church of christ where we were greeted with this sign: 

holy rummage sale!!

i already knew it was going to be good! and it was- many great trinkets and treasures that will make their debut at dear darling soon! from an amazing mushroom wall hanging to several hats and an awesome pair of red pumps, i came away with a box full of goodies! 

 

  

 

definitely worth the drive! after the sale we headed back to the ferry and had a lovely trip back- enoying the sun and the breeze coming off puget sound. all in all, a great ‘hunting’ trip!

-danae

we’re sponsors!

yes, i know it has been far too long since we updated the blog! the simplicity of facebook has lured me into laziness i must admit. but i have resolved to spend a little more time on the blog each week, so here we go…we are so pleased to have had the opportunity to donate some items to a recent raffle. last night was the Etsy Craft Party– a fun event sponsored by Etsy, Unanimous Craft, and Etsy Rain; and hosted by the wonderful Tsuki Fox of Little Gray Fox.

the party was a great time and the raffle benefited a local women’s shelter. keeping in line with the craft theme we donated jewelery made from vintage items. we hope that the lucky raffle winners like their new treasures! 

gold filled earrings with vintage charms (danae horst)

long necklace with vintage glass knob (melissa lee)

where did they go?

many of you have asked us if we’re at the booth all the time, so i thought i would explain how it works. the wondeful folks at fremont vintage mall run the actual retail side of the mall. they take care of helping you find things, ringing up your purchases, etc. we just rent the space and prepare and bring in all the amazing items we find on our vintage treasure hunts! while you can find me there several times a week, neither i nor melissa actually work there on a regular basis.

of course, if you really want to see the booth with one of us as your guide, i am always happy to meet people there! just give me a call. (if you want melissa to be your guide you may need to give her a whole bunch of gas money to drive all the way to seattle!) 🙂

a very grand opening

our official grand opening was last wednesday, and what a grand opening it was! thank you to everyone who came out to see the space, peruse the vintage goods, and say hello! we had so much fun talking to everyone and we even noticed a few of you left with some treasures of your own!

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we are definitely off to a great start and we look forward to finding many more amazing vintage goods for you! stop on by the fremont vintage mall and see what we have this week!

charmed, we’re sure…

well hello there! we’re dear darling vintage and is this is our brand new blog!

dear darling vintage is the venture of myself and my darling friend, melissa. we both love vintage and after years of dreaming about it, have finally decided to share the amazing vintage finds we’ve stored up with seattle!

in the weeks and months to come we’ll be sharing all the excitement with you, dear reader, as we set about opening our new space in the fremont vintage mall (3419 fremont place north, seattle). we’ll have photos of all the lovely items we will have for sale, and you can stay in the loop about our opening day, sales, and more.

you can also find us on facebook or get a hold of us at: deardarlingvintage@gmail.com.

we’re so pleased to meet you. visit us again soon!

-danae