~ Portobello Road: June Mighty Market ~

Have you seen the classic movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks? It stars Angela Landsbury {playing an apprentice witch}, takes place in London in the 40s, and is a kooky adventure from start to finish. At one point, Angela heads to the famed Portobello Road to search for an ancient manuscript of spells, and gets wrapped up in the mystery, zeal and history that is one of the most famous vintage markets of all time.




What might you be up to tomorrow evening from 4-7pm?

I'll be set up at Portland's own little make-shift Portobello road, Sabi & Friends Vintage, hocking my scarfen wares, nibbling on appetizers, and gabbing with guests both inside and on the sidewalk. And who knows, there may even be dancing.

You're invited... {flier by Caitlin}

~ My Paper Heart: Sabi & Friends ~

Crispy corners, yellowed pages, tattered covers, scribbled names, dusty smell... you really can't beat an old book, postcard, poster or sheet music from my favorite vintage shop of all time, Sabi & Friends.

Purchases of the day? A "famous individual's" biography from 1909 {with a surprise bookmark inside!} for my Dad's upcoming birthday and a '56 and '57 St. Mary's Academy Yearbook for two alum friends/sisters of mine {are you reading this?}. I also snagged a book of 80 Piano Standards from back in the day, should I ever get around to learning that piano.

Have you friended Sabi & Friends on facebook yet? It's a lovely way to see all their newest goodies as they arrive to the shop.

Another way to snoop? In person! We'll be hosting our monthly Mighty Market there this Saturday the 25th from 4-7pm, so save the date... Invite to follow.

~ Match Made In Heaven: You're Invited ~

Sabi & Friends Vintage? Meet Mighty Market. I'm sure you two will hit it off just famously.

Hope you can make it...

PS- thanks to Kelty for shaping my needlework into a respectable invitation. Wish you could be there, too. xoxo

~ Hanky Panky: Sabi & Friends ~

This Saturday I was put in charge of setting up a hanky/napkin display at Sabi & Friends. I'm perfectly content just wandering around the shop, ringing customers up and doting on little Stewey, but working on the look of the shop was too much fun. And handling and hanging all the darling little bits of fabric was heaven, I tell you.

What would you do if you got your hands on a collection of embroidered, floral loveliness like the examples below? It's strange to think that hankies used to be commonplace in one's purse or pocket, given {and waved about} as tokens/expressions of affection, and handed down through the years... I can't help but envision them sewn together into a crazy mumu, or hung as little flag bunting (ala Emily PFDM).

Purchase of the day? A beautiful little piece of fabric for crewel/embroidery inspiration:

Have you visited Sabi & Friends on facebook yet? Stop by the real shop anytime, or this Saturday to visit with me!

~ Welcome to the Family: Sabi & Friends ~

Kelty rang me on my way to volunteer at Sabi & Friends on Saturday morning, swooning over some old photos she'd snatched up that day at an antique shop in Orange, MA. The faces! The places! The ensembles! Each photo told a little story about a person or a place, and I was as excited to see them as she was to have found them.

I naturally had this in mind when I got to the shop, and made a b-line for a box full of old photos for sale on the counter. Looking through them I realized that I've always imagined that old photos would be handed down through the years, protected and admired in albums, stories told to each generation. Seeing them so unattached to their families, places and identities made me a bit melancholy, strange as it sounds.

So I decided I had to adopt as many photos as I could possibly afford! Like Kelty, I bought 30 or so snapshots, some with descriptions, names or dates on the back, but most with no information but the image itself. I may never know their stories or their lives as I do my own family photos, but it feels good incorporating them into my life. Who knows, maybe years from now someone I've never met will be caring for a photo of me?

Have you friended Sabi & Friends on facebook? New items {and future family photos} are posted weekly...

~ Diamonds In The Rough: Sabi & Friends ~

This Saturday was quieter at Sabi & Friends Vintage... probably the loopy rain, keeping everyone at home in front of their fires, noses in their books.

With less busy-busy in the shop, I had more time to chat with Kert, eat some incredible Mexican food from Tienda Santa Cruz, and take some photos of my favorite bling. 

My shopgirl purchase of the day? A light yellow, two tiered, beaded necklace {isn't the clasp amazing?}.  

I adore my new necklace, but I must admit that the finest treasure within the shop {and the only item unfortunately not for sale} is Stewey, the door greeter.

Find the incredible Sabi & Friends Vintage location/hours/etc here.