Adventures in Vintage
- Vintage Treasure Hunting Adventure – Part 13: The Cabinet Card Sequel
- Vintage Treasure Hunting Adventure – Part 12: The Tattered Hoodie Estate Sale
- What’s Your Vintage Story? – With Guest VintageVagabond1967
- Vintage Treasure Hunting Adventure – Part 11: The Flea Market… That Wasn’t
- Question: What Was Your Favorite TV Show While Growing Up?
- What’s Your Vintage Story? – With Guest EightMileVintage
- Vintage Treasure Hunting Adventure – Part 10: The Over-Crowded Estate Sale
- Question: What’s One Decor Item You Wish You Never Bought?
- Vintage Treasure Hunting Adventure – Part 9: The Cabinet Card
- What’s Your Vintage Story? – With Guest TheCollectibleChest
- Question: What Things Do You Miss From Your Old School Days?
- Vintage Treasure Hunting Adventure – Part 8: The Followers
- Question: What Vintage Fad or Trend Do You Hope Comes Back?
- Vintage Treasure Hunting Adventure – Part 7: The Parade of Chairs
- Question: Have You Ever Taken Something From a FREE Pile?
- Vintage Treasure Hunting Adventure – Part 6: The Root Cellar
- Question: What Do You Collect?
- Vintage Treasure Hunting Adventure – Part 5: Our First Garage Sale
- Question: What Flower Do You Remember Most From Your Grandma’s Flower Garden?
- Vintage Treasure Hunting Adventure – Part 4: The Cat Lady House
- Question: What’s One Toy From Your Childhood That You Wish You Still Had Today?
- Vintage Treasure Hunting Adventure – Part 3: The Collapsing Barn
- Vintage Treasure Hunting Adventure – Part 2: The Dead-End Road
- Question: What’s Your Dream Bedroom?
- Vintage Treasure Hunting Adventure – Part 1: The Collector
- Question: What’s Your Favorite Vintage Find?
- What’s Your Vintage Story? – With Guest Rt9NJVintageFun
- Adventures in Vintage – My Vintage Story
- Needful Things For Sale – A Fun Adventure
- It’s All Fun and Games!
- The First Flea Market of the Year!
- Roadside Serenade
Celebrate Vintage!
- 10 Vintage Movies to Binge Watch on Labor Day Weekend
- Vintage Independence Day Celebrations in Photos
- A Vintage Newspaper Article for Mother’s Day
- 12 Vintage Christmas Magazine Ads Just for Fun
- 12 Days of Vintage Movies to Watch at Christmas
- 13 Vintage Scary Movies to Watch on Halloween
- Halloween in the 1970s
- Celebrating Independence Day with Vintage Fireworks
- It’s Hairstylist Appreciation Day – 100 Years of Vintage Hairstyles
- 14 Romantic Vintage Movies, Perfect For Valentine’s Day
- Inspire Your Heart With Art
- 100 Years of Halloween Costumes
- Take a Kid, or a Dad, Fishing
- National Astronomy Day – Host a Stargazing Party!
- Celebrating World Cocktail Day – With a Vintage Twist
DIY and Tutorials
- DIY Crystal Hearts for Valentine’s Day
- Macrame. Do You Remember Macrame?
- 3 Thrifty Ways to Decorate For Halloween
- DIY Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Glasses (plus recipes)
- Super Stuff from the 1960s – A DIY Recipe
Free Downloads
- Happy New Year With Vintage Postcards – Free Downloads
- Happy St. Patrick’s Day With Vintage Postcards – Free Downloads
- Valentine Greetings With Vintage Valentine’s Day Postcards – Free Downloads
- Vintage Valentine’s Day Die-Cut Cards – Free Digital Downloads
- Christmas Vignettes – Free Downloads
- Christmas Greetings With Vintage Santa Claus Postcards – Free Downloads
- Christmas Greetings With Vintage Friends and Family Postcards – Free Downloads
- Christmas Greetings With Vintage Poinsettia and Ivy Postcards – Free Downloads
- Thanksgiving Greetings With Vintage Postcards – Free Downloads
- Halloween Greetings With Vintage Postcards – Free Downloads
- The Language of Flowers – Cigarette Cards from the 1920s, Digital Downloads
- Easter Greetings With Vintage Postcards – Free Downloads
- The ABC of Sport – Cigarette Cards from the 1920s, Digital Downloads
- Vintage Christmas Magazine Ads – Free Digital Downloads
- 14 Days of Vintage Travel Ads – Day 5: The European Plan
- 14 Days of Vintage Travel Ads – Day 4: Canada
- 14 Days of Vintage Travel Ads – Day 3: Spain
- 14 Days of Vintage Travel Ads – Day 2: South America
- 14 Days of Vintage Travel Ads – Day 1: The Mediterranean
- 24 Vintage Swimming Pool Postcards – Free to Use
- 48 Vintage Beach Postcards You Can Use This Summer
Gift Ideas
- A Gift Guide for the Artist – With a Vintage Twist
- 14 Free (or Practically Free) Holiday Gift Ideas
- 16 Vintage Stocking Stuffer Gift Ideas (for Grownups)
- A Long Time Ago, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away…
Home Tour
Just for Fun
- Spot The Differences: With a Vintage Hand-Painted Pool Sign
- Spot The Differences Solution: With a Vintage Ouija Board
- Spot The Differences: With a Vintage Ouija Board
- Spot The Differences Solution: With a Vintage Santa Claus Book
- Spot The Differences: With a Vintage Santa Claus Book
- Spot The Differences Solution: With a Vintage Brass Fly Ashtray
- Spot The Differences: With a Vintage Brass Fly Ashtray
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – Old Converted Church (8/27/17 – 9/2/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – 100 Years of Kitchens (8/6/17 – 8/12/17)
- Vintage Television Shows – A Quiz
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – Ideas for Your Walls (7/23/17 – 7/29/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – Old Furniture New Again (7/16/17 – 7/22/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – Things Stored In Your Attic (7/9/17 – 7/15/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – Let’s Talk Pantries! (7/2/17 – 7/8/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – Most Popular 4th of July Songs (6/25/17 – 7/1/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – Design Rules to Break this Summer (6/18/17 – 6/24/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – Potting Benches (6/11/17 – 6/17/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – She Sheds (6/4/17 – 6/10/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – Found it on Craigslist (5/28/17 – 6/3/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – Memories of Memorial Day (5/21/17 – 5/27/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – Collecting and Displaying Vintage Finds (5/14/17 – 5/20/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – Unique Gardens (5/7/17 – 5/13/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – The Last Ringling Bros. Circus (4/30/17 – 5/6/17)
- How Well Do You Know Your Vintage Movies?
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – World’s Tallest Home (4/23/17 – 4/29/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – Impressive Tiny Homes (4/16/17 – 4/22/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – Frank Lloyd Wright Home (4/9/17 – 4/15/17)
- “The Conversation Piece” this Week – Succulent Cake Decor (4/2/17 – 4/8/17)
- Gruesome Halloween Storytelling Activity For All Your Senses!
- Vintage Songs to Teach Your Kids (or Maybe Not)
- Weird Laws in Minnesota – Take 2
- Weird Laws in Minnesota – Take 1
Just JayDee
- A Sticky Situation
- Free Website Optimization Tools for Ecommerce Owners
- Free Helpful Tools for Ecommerce Owners
- Awesome Apps for Ecommerce Owners
- Have Questions? We’ve Got Answers! The Art of the FAQ
- Not Your Usual Office Love Affair
- 6 Tips To Manage Your Time Effectively
- Liquor Makes Organizing Quicker
- Give Yourself a Break
- Just One Less Inch Can Make All The Difference
- Finding Storage Space In All The Unusual Places
- There’s An App For That!
- What IS That?!?!
- Appreciation for Vintage
- Always Optimistic – Today’s Auction Haul
- Tackling the To-Do List
- Swimming in a Sea of Packing Peanuts!
- Yay! A No-Mail Day!
- A New Year, a New Beginning…
Recipes
- Perfect Pumpkin Cake
- Most Awesome Tuna Salad Sandwiches – A Vintage Recipe
- 4th of July Dessert – Flaming Cherries Jubilee
- Celebrating World Cocktail Day – With a Vintage Twist
Relics from the Past
- Lava Lite [A Blast from the Past]
- 13 Vintage Vending Machines I Wish We Still Had Today
- The Customary Act of Playing Cards
- The (Not So) Lost Art of Handwriting
- 100 Years of Men and Women’s Swimwear
- Vintage Swim Caps – Their History and Some Clever Uses
- Smile for the Polaroid!
- Vintage Sewing Patterns – SEW Many Clever Uses!
- Vintage Libraries – So Many Books!
- Pictures, Windows, and Time…
Shop the Look
- [ThirdShift Online Flea Market]: Vintage Cocktail Party Decor, Curated For You
- [ThirdShift Online Flea Market]: Vintage Boho Patio Decor, Curated For You
- A Patio Party With a Twist of Vintage
- Bedroom Makeover: My Flea Market Challenge
Solutions
Unexpected Uses for Vintage
- 5 Unexpected Ways to Add Vintage to Your Garden Decor – Part 1
- 7 Unexpected Uses for a Vintage Skateboard
- 5 Unexpected Uses for a Vintage Illustrated Dictionary
- 6 Unexpected Uses for Vintage Metal Parts Drawers
- Clever Ways to Use a Vintage Tea Set (It’s Not Just For Tea!)
Vintage Ads
- VINTAGE ADS: Halloween Beverage Magazine Ads
- VINTAGE ADS: Halloween Candy Magazine Ads
- VINTAGE AD: Introducing the New Vivitar Super 8 Camera
Vintage Tips and Resources
- Discovering the Perfect Vintage and Antique Piece to Add Vintage Charm to Your Home
- Don’t Play “Who’s-Who” With Vintage and Antique Photographs
- ThirdShift in Antique Trader Magazine (June 7, 2017)
- 12 “Must Shop” Flea Markets in Minnesota
- 12 Places to Shop for Vintage
- 12 Tips for Shopping An Auction
- 12 Tips for Shopping Estate Sales
- How Old Is My Globe? (How to Date Vintage Globes)
- Are Vintage Postcards Copyrighted?
- Vintage Cameras and Photographs – Research Resources
- Social Networking – Vintage Style!
- 10 Tips for Shopping Yard Sales
- Flea Market Shopping – What’s Your Style?
- What To Bring With You When Flea Market Shopping – All The Gear You Need
Words of Wisdom
- Feel Like Whistling…
- Go Back In Life…
- Keep Going…
- Becomes a Memory…
- A Little Bit More…
- Be Jolly…
- I am So Thankful…
- There is Always Something…
- There Comes a Time…
- The Happiest People…
- Those I Like…
- This Moment…
- Shows in Your Face…
- Leap…
- Live for Moments…
- If You Stumble…
- Your Limitations…
- That One Summer…
- The Best of Everything…
- The Moments of Happiness…
- One Good Song…
- Defined by Opportunities…
- The Opportunist…
- Your Own Superhero…
- Obey All The Rules…
- See What Happens…
- Every Accomplishment…
- It’s Summer…
- Time Flies…
- Dance As If…
- Not There Yet…
- Best Adventure Ever…
- Do Foolish Things…
- Two Deep Breaths…
- Dance in the Rain…
- The Little Things…
- Focus on What’s Important…
- The Realist…
- It’s a Way of Life…
- Mud-luscious…
- Look For Something Positive…
- How Well You Bounce…
- The Best Accessory…
- The Best Gift…
- Make Memories…
- Take Your Breath Away…
- Any Road Will Take You There…
- You’ve Always Had the Power…
- Blaze a Trail…
- Give It a Try…
- We Are Like a Snowflake…
- Find the Opportunities…
- In the Eyes of a Child…
- The Best of All Gifts…
- Be Filled With Wonder…
- What? You Too?
- The Best Gifts…
- Each Day I Am Thankful…
- Be Twinkly…
- Be Ridiculous…
- Play Builds the Kind of Free and Easy…
- Miss Their Share of Happiness…
- You Have to Let Go of the Rope…
- You Don’t Stop Having Fun…
- You Only Live Once…
- We Didn’t Realize We Were Making Memories…
- National Day of Encouragement – September 12th
- A Comfort Zone…
- Good Things Come To Those Who Wait…