It's a Grand Opening! (And a giveaway).

Today is the day. The new Gather and Hunt online shop is finally open! There you will find vintage goods for your home, office, or shop that I hope you'll love.

To celebrate the grand opening, I'm giving three readers the opportunity to win $15 to spend in the shop! Here's how to enter:

1. Visit the Gather and Hunt shop, find something you fancy, then leave a comment on this post about it.

2. For extra entries:
                              Like G&H on Facebook
                              Follow G&H on Twitter
                              Follow G&H on Instagram.
                             
3. If you already 'like' and follow G&H, you can earn extra entries by sharing the shop link on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram- just be sure to tag G&H in your post.

You have until 11:59PM Thursday, June 6th to enter. I'll announce all three winners in Friday's post! Good luck!
                             
 

Finds to Fancy

This week has been all about preparing for the soon-to-open Gather and Hunt online shop. Inventory has taken over our home, my afternoons are spent shooting hundreds of photos, and I'm scheming up some cool packaging for all the future orders. 

Since my current world is nearly revolving around the shop, and I haven't had time to do any thrifting, I thought I'd share some of my favorite items, from the photo shoots so far, for today's Finds to Fancy.

What have you found lately? I've been missing my weekly trips to estate sales and thrift stores- once the shop opens I'll be able to get back out and I can't hardly wait! 

As always, I'd love to see your finds! Tag your photos with #findstofancy on Instagram or Twitter, or post it on the G&H Facebook page. 

Pondering a Change (and I need your help)

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As I prepared to write this post, I found myself searching through old images on my computer. I came upon photos from the very first day that Dear Darling Vintage, the company Melissa and I used to have together, was open. In a few weeks it'll be 3 years since that pivotal day, and so much has happened in that time- 2 blogs, vending at 4 shows, countless logos and blog headers, at least 5 different business cards, meeting thousands of amazing people both in person and online, and a move to a new state.

My Urban Craft Uprising booth last summer.

When we decided to move to California so that the mister could pursue his PhD, I had no idea what it would mean for Gather and Hunt. I knew I'd need a 'regular' job with a steady income to support us, and that might mean putting G&H on the back burner for 4 years. Having been here for seven months now, that 'regular' job still hasn't come (though not for lack of trying), and while I've tried to keep improving the blog, the G&H shop has been in limbo (aka plastic bins stashed in every spare closet space we have), and I've been pondering what to do about it all.

Over the last month or so, I've landed on the idea of taking the G&H shop online. While I do hope to shift my focus to interior and photo styling in the future, I still have a great inventory of vintage goods just waiting for new homes, and having a shop gives me a legitimate excuse to indulge my love of scouring thrift stores and estate sales.

So here's where you come in- as I weigh all my options, I could use some feedback. Do you buy vintage from online shops? If not, why? Would you prefer to see a G&H only shopping site, or a G&H Etsy shop? I really value the opinion of my readers, and will take your input into consideration, so please leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Thanks!