Teacup Vintage: flowers

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5.20.2010

Vintage Photograph

I remembered this photo after seeing the one of me in Amsterdam. Here I am at about 2 years old smelling the "ant flowers" in my yard, sporting a grandma knit sweater, oshkosh b'gosh overalls and a cute white T. For years, I thought that these flowers were where ants came from because they would swarm out of each bloom, as though it was their womb.

I still smell the flowers with the same excitement and wonder.

-Ladybird

5.12.2010

What We Wore: Amsterdam

Smelling tulips in Amsterdam in my navy blue "child's" cardigan with little white flower buttons. A magical day of colors, these orange bursts just begged to be touched, smelled, enjoyed.

Amsterdam is a town of thrift and vintage, from incredible flea markets to rows of vintage shops, it was a city that seemed to be perfectly in line with my loves. Biking, art, flowers, good food and vintage!

-Ladybird

Background

Teacup Vintage was created by a duo of twenty-somethings who have shared 15 years of friendship. We have a love for all things vintage and child-friendly. Our adventures in vintage and thrifting started when we were wee tots and our grandmothers insisted on making all the dresses our moms couldn't find at the local thrift. We have fond memories of wearing those dresses (lovely little ladies with skinned knees), sitting criss-cross applesauce on hand crocheted afghans, wearing hundreds of "pearls", and sipping peppermint tea. When we were teenagers, we raided our mothers' closets and wore everything from hand-made 70's prom dresses to bell-bottoms (photos to come, you are in for a treat). We both went to University for education and continue to work with children as nannies and teachers. We love to write about vintage and handmade wares, children, tea parties, cooking, travel, and the big and small adventures in our everyday lives.