Every year for my favorite (and only) niece’s birthday, I try to make all of her gifts. This year I wanted to make her a big girl dollhouse with furniture every five year old would want (star confetti table, hot pink fence, heart mirrors, etc) and that I didn’t mind if she ended up breaking [...]

Oh how my geeky addictions intertwine with my never-ending vintage addiction! Recently, I’ve been Instagramming my little heart out. I love those silly little square images, the multiple filter options and frames. I’m a visual person, so sending an instant image of “what I’m doing” is just perfect. Pouring through everyone else’s posts is my [...]

[photo courtesy of Kaiser Tia] We take inspiration from the world around us. I usually fall first for the color palette of my favorite vintage finds. Using the color palette generator from Big Huge Labs (c/o Colourlovers, one of my favorite sites), I’ve pulled a gorgeous palette from this piece of vintage fabric- which now [...]

Now that I’ve fully installed “Lady in Red” as your earworm of the day, take a break and re-charge with some fire engine-red vintage finds! Red is such a powerful color. When I stumble across a find in a thrift shop or estate sale in that burning color, I can’t resist! Enjoy our finds and [...]

Last week, we asked for your best + brightest yellow vintage finds. Your replies led us to everything from Small Earth Vintage’s pretty shirtdress and this honey-colored sugar + creamer set from TheVintageApartment, creating Yellow Fever here at MVA. Check out a few of our yellow finds from your fellow Vintage Addicts via the My [...]