Teacup Vintage: quilt

12.31.2010

The Happenings: Resolutions

This year, Twill and I decided to make lists of 11 things that we aspire to do in 2011. Many of them are vintage and craft related, and some just personal ambitions. We hope you enjoy our lists, what is on yours? Happy New Year!
-Ladybird

Dear Ladybird, I hope we can spend New Year's Eve together next year, eating grapes by the ding of the clock! (Number 7 is for you.)
-Twill

9.26.2010

This Old House

I thought I would give a little glimpse into my new home in Portland. We were so lucky to find this place, it was a one hundred year old house that was restored to its finest, with vintage touches and original details in every room. I love a home with character and history! I found these old wooden fruit crates at an antique store in town, and Alex actually had the idea of turning them on their sides as little end tables for our living room. How cute! Throw in a slip covered vintage couch, an old family lap quilt, and some hand sewn pillows and it's starting to shape up quite nicely.

-Twill

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.