
J O U R N A L

Creating A Woodland Meadow Indoors
It is no secret that we love flowers here at Adored Vintage and due to a recent winter snow storm and seemingly endless weeks of rain to follow, we have been really craving Springtime blooms and blue skies and just a...
Creating A Woodland Meadow Indoors

Muse: Victorian Era Illustrator Kate Greenaway
Spring will soon be upon us dear friends and of course this has me thinking several times a day about flowers. Perhaps because all the seasonal blooms in Portland are sprouting out of the ground to meet the sun! I am...
Muse: Victorian Era Illustrator Kate Greenaway

A Romantic Arrangement With Grocery Flowers
This week at the Adored Vintage floral studio I wanted to create a romantic flower arrangement using mostly flowers and greenery that you can easily find in your local grocery shop. This floral arrangement uses pink stock flowers, pale peach carnations,...
A Romantic Arrangement With Grocery Flowers

Shopkeeper Ponderings No. 1 / Tea & Markets
Dear Friends, Admittedly my head has been in the clouds as of late. My thoughts caught somewhere between dreams and plans, past and present, hopes and reality. It's that season in Portland where the rain is unceasing and it both...
Shopkeeper Ponderings No. 1 / Tea & Markets

Ode To Vintage Victoria: December 1988
Well, I've completely fallen off the bandwagon of doing my monthly ode to my favorite vintage lifestyle magazine ever... however, this is an extra special post because it features the December 1988 issue from my collection of vintage Victoria magazines...
Ode To Vintage Victoria: December 1988

On Contentedness and Gratitude
Most could agree that 2020 has been a year where so much loss has happened, though I have found myself being reminded more and more of how much I have in this world to be grateful for especially during the...
On Contentedness and Gratitude

November Shop Scenes
It's been quite awhile since we've done a Shop Scenes post here in the Journal, our last shop scenes was back in February PC (pre covid). Pre everything changing at a drop of a pin, every which way and what...
November Shop Scenes

Wardrobe Stories / Chapter 9
Perhaps going for a walk through the woods wasn't the best idea. You glance through the treetops ahead and notice the sky darkening somewhat ominously, a light drizzle has already begun to fall and you wrap your arms tightly around yourself...
Wardrobe Stories / Chapter 9

Vintage French Girl Inspired Outfits
This week's timeless and feminine outfit ideas are inspired by classic French girl looks. These outfits are all composed of pieces that you can wear season after season, year after year from classic denim jeans to pretty button up blouses...
Vintage French Girl Inspired Outfits

Our Retail Shop Is Moving & Other BIG News!
The year 2020 has been nothing short of changes and adaptions, so moving our retail shop doesn't feel all that monumental considering all the many different ups and downs we all have had to traverse this year (and there's still...
Our Retail Shop Is Moving & Other BIG News!

Coming Soon: Self Care & Wellness
We're so excited to share that our new "Lifestyle" department here at Adored Vintage is getting a lot of new additions soon in the Self Care (beauty and bath) department. All of the gals and I here at Adored Vintage...
Coming Soon: Self Care & Wellness

Lookbook Archives / Summer Memories
We've been doing a lot of organizing and tidying up around AV HQ and I recently came across so many different "mini lookbooks" that I've shot over the past couple of years and realized I've never shared them. Most of the photos live...