so, who's looking for a trailer??

I don't know about you girls, but this Midwest summer heat is KILLING me. I have been scheming all week about how I can get my landlord to install central air in my big, old drafty warehouse. Gah! A girl can dream, right?? I have been so exhausted from working in the heat all day, I have not had the energy to post in a week. But the show must go on, even in 105 degrees...so I thought I would share a little something I have been thinking about all day. 

If you follow me on Pinterest you can tell I have a deep love for these little beauties. 

 They bring back such great memories of all the camping we did as kids. I remember being a little girl and walking around the campground at night with my sister. I always wished for a cute little camper, and I knew it would have to have vintage Chinese lantern lights strung from it around my campsite. They always looked so inviting and happy!

Well this morning, I was laying in bed...fighting the urge to get up...so I paid a little visit to my Pinterest app on my phone and saw this lovely camper pop up...

So it got my wheels turning again, and I hopped over to Craigslist to see if there were any cute ones for sale. They are few and far between, let me tell ya! But this morning...this one appeared on my screen and stopped me in my tracks. 

Isn't she cute??

She is a 1965 Arrow. And I love her. 

 A couple from the Madison, WI area are moving...and need to sell her. They actually have her all fixed up for camping, but this of the cuteness possibilities with this one! 

I just thought I would mention it on the outside chance any of my readers from the Midwest were looking to buy a cute little camper.

If you are you can check out the Craigslist ad here...and if you take her home, I want to hear about it!

Can't you just see her all painted up, full of charm and cuteness like this one??

{sigh...}

(all photos are from my Pinterest boards, except the 2 from Craigslist)

I would love to take her home and give her a makeover, but I have other irons in the fire right now...so the trailer will have to come next year.

Happy Wednesday, girls! I am off to a few Estate Sales today...so wish me luck! 

Disney loves vintage, too!

I never really had a 'dream job'. You know, that one thing you dream about as a kid that you want to be when you grow up. I have such vast interest in so many things, I could never really commit to that one thing I reaaaalllly wanted to do. Well last week while I was on vacation I finally figured it out. I NEED to be a prop stylist for DisneyWorld!! Or at the very least the buyer of their vintage goods!

If you have ever been to Disney, have you really taken a minute to notice the details?

Vintage is EVERYWHERE...shops, resorts, restaurants, the exterior design to their buildings, the rides...even the bathrooms. I was in vintage heaven. I felt like I was on a treasure hunt all week, just to see what they were using and how they were using it. 

This is one of the windows for the candy shop on Main Street in Magic Kingdom. Isn't that cash register awesome?? I would love one someday when I have my own little shop...

The amount of vintage lighting around the parks and resorts is amazing! There are warehouse lights and gooseneck lamps at every turn. I found these lighting up a 'faux' newsstand at Hollywood Studios. 

I have confirmed why it is so darn hard for me to find one of these amazing antique trophy cups at an antique shop. Disney must own every last one. They can be found in almost every shop...holding merchandise or just for display...they were everywhere. It is a very mean and 'unmagicall' thing for Disney to tease me with all these vintage wares, yet not let me purchase a single one!

Vintage bikes were tucked quite a few places...this one is in Hollywood Studios on the street that is supposed to be a movie set for the streets of San Francisco. 

This is inside the Muppets shop...LOVE the shade of blue on those old lockers!

Even the entrance to the bathrooms were decorated with cool old things. This one is on Tom Sawyer Island. 

The gift shop at my resort had a couple of cool old grocery scales...

Locker baskets are another thing that could be found at every turn! Usually they were holding merchandise in a shop, but these were part of a window display. 

 And I always love an old camera...

And the gift shop for the 'Everest' ride in Animal Kingdom had tons of them!

How is this for a sign directing you to a restaurant at Animal Kingdom?? Loooove. And my apologies for the random stroller in the pic. You can find one every 3 feet at Disney, so I lost my will to fight them after a while. Ha!

This awesome 'tickets' sign was outside the House of Blues in Downtown Disney. 

I love the old neon...it looks so cool when it is lit up at night. 

Both of these were found in the streets at Hollywood Studios...

So see...there is more to DisneyWorld than Mickey Mouse and long lines for rides! There are so many things to see, and sights to take in. One thing I have always loved is their attention to detail. It is the little things that really make everything feel so 'magical'. 

Hmmm...I wonder I can put in my application for 'vintage prop buyer'.....it is my specialty,  you know! 

Happy Monday, girls! I will be back tomorrow to share one of my favorite summer 'snack' recipes!