LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Dec 14, 2011, 10:23 pm
The Vintage Laundry Holiday Bizarre and Open House was a huge success! The event gave me the chance to see old friends and make a lot of new ones. Thank you to everyone who attended and participated - you are all greatly appreciated! One last bit of business before I spin a yarn I'd like to share ...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Dec 9, 2011, 8:44 am
And the winner of one of your choice of three Vera Neumann scarves is . . . . . . Insert Drum roll . . . . . . Scott Lindberg! Congratulations, Scott, and thanks for participating and supporting The Vintage Laundry! Today we move on to day four of The Vintage Laundry Holiday Bizarre Five-day Gift Gi...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Dec 8, 2011, 9:04 am
And the winner of the set of 3 silver plated frames is . . . . . . Insert Drum roll . . . . . . Bettielou Lane! Congratulations, Bettielou, and thanks for participating and supporting The Vintage Laundry! So, we move on to three of The Vintage Laundry Holiday Bizarre Five-day Gift Giveaway! And just...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Dec 6, 2011, 11:27 pm
And the winner of the set of 12 vintage napkins is . . . . . . Insert Drum roll . . . . . . JoAnn Jackson Garnto! Congratulations, JoAnna, and thanks for participating! So, we move on to day two of The Vintage Laundry Holiday Bizarre Five-day Gift Giveaway! And just as before, all you have to do is ...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Dec 6, 2011, 12:09 am
Tis' the season for giving, so, today is day one of The Vintage Laundry Holiday Bizarre Five-day Gift Giveaway! Just "like" this post on our Facebook page and you're entered to win the item! Today's item is aset of 12 vintage Damask napkins.  The set is a mixture of different Damask designs and hav...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Dec 5, 2011, 5:25 pm
Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo. WOW! This video is breathtaking and as my friend Victoria over at SFgirlbybay says, ". . it is pretty magical." This has made the rounds on the internet so, you may have seen it already. But, if you haven't, you've got to take a look! Follow my blog...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Nov 13, 2011, 4:26 pm
'Tis the season for parties and presents.  At The Vintage Laundry we're going along with the joke and have planned, along with some of our favorite vintage vendors, a shindig to beat all shindigs. We're calling it The Vintage Laundry Bizarre Holiday Pop-Up & Open House.  If you should like to jo...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Nov 11, 2011, 12:08 am
I will start by telling you that my entire existence can be summed up by one experience. And that is: You know how you walk into a room and as soon as you enter said room you can't remember why you're there? . . . . . THIS is everyday of my life. Well actually my life is more like a cocktail of t...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Oct 21, 2011, 8:44 am
I always get excited at the prospect of selling and shopping at City Wide Garage Sale, on account that it's the most fantastically amazing thing ever created. Whenever I started shopping and then eventually selling at the City Wide, I felt a little bit like Markie Post or Meredith Baxter Birney in o...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Oct 20, 2011, 8:37 am
OK, so, I have a story . . . . Not just any story . . . . . But an "I Don't Think That's a Thing" story. And I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to the eighty-something year old little lady that was an essential part of making my day last Friday. To begin with, I should share some pertinent...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Oct 17, 2011, 10:56 am
I had to post about this amazing establishment in London called Hoxton Street Monster Supplies, and their work through The Ministry of Stories.  Being this close to Halloween I also couldn't resist posting some of these images! The Ministry of Stories was founded by Nick Hornby and co-directors Luc...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Sep 27, 2011, 9:22 am
Under the cover of night, The Vintage Laundress ran away from her shop in Austin and is now hold up under a circus-type tent at The Texas Rose Antique Show during Antiques Week.  She loves treasure hunting in overstuffed markets like this one and is under the impression that she has a lot of self-c...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Aug 12, 2011, 9:15 am
A dear friend sent me this thinking that I might like it . . . . . Uhm . . . yeah!!! Now if I only had $3450.00 and that model's body. Photos courtesy Comme Des Garcons Follow my blog with bloglovinhttp://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Aug 3, 2011, 11:20 am
At The Vintage Laundry we believe in being aggressively pink and this marvelous Louis XV Style Secretary/Roll Top Desk meets our manifesto. It would be just the thing for "A Room of One's Own." I'm thinking Virginia Woolf herself would have put this secretary on her wish list! It has 3 small drawer...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Jul 28, 2011, 9:12 am
Are you familiar with that saying, "Taking the world by storm?" Well, that's what I had imagined would happen when I officially opened the doors of The Vintage Laundry shop last week. Well . . . it seems that storm I was anticipating has been downgraded by weather experts to the equivalent of havi...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Jul 22, 2011, 10:07 am
 "You name it." These are the three words that leave my mouth when the subject of what I carry in the shop arises.  Which it does, and quite often, and not without a twinge of self-promotion and most often with a little competitiveness thrown in for good measure.  I find myself thinking, when lis...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Jul 20, 2011, 8:44 am
If you are unfamiliar with the word facepalm let me explain . . . . According to the Urban Dictionary, a facepalm is the act of dropping one's face or forehead into one's hand. Usually accompanied by a  "thunk" or a cry of "Doh!"  As in:  Today I locked my keys in my car.  Again. *facepalm* Wel...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Jul 4, 2011, 9:38 am
Something funky is going on in the world of women's underwear . . . .  Well, at least in THIS woman's world.  Don't freak out, I'm not about to over-share or anything, it's just you know how they say that you should always be sure to wear clean underwear just in case you're in a car accident and h...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Jun 24, 2011, 11:59 am
Right after my fifteenth birthday, my dad strongly suggested I get a summer job.  And by "strongly suggested" I mean every morning, while we were at the kitchen table, he'd stare at me for several moments - kinda blankly, but in a "summing-me-up" kinda way, and then shout over his right shoulder, "...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Jun 22, 2011, 10:03 am
I admit it.  I flunk blogging.  I'm inconsistent and I take loooooooong breaks in between posts. But today, I have news . . . BIG news! If my blog were one of those 24-hour news channels like CNN or MSNBC, it would be running an endless loop of white banners at the bottom of your computer screen w...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - May 26, 2011, 8:08 am
In past posts I have made it abundantly clear that I have a bit of crush on Cary Grant. I think he's dreamy and he makes my heart do the cha-cha. He always seemed to portray in his films some version of the "man-of-the-world," or of himself, which seems to me to amount to the same thing. I belie...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - May 20, 2011, 7:16 am
As I've said many times before, I think custom furniture is like couture in the closet. Take this pair of beautiful vintage Bergere chairs, for instance, and have our studios reupholster it in a fabric of your choice and maybe jazz up the woodwork with a new stain or a painted effect. These 1950s r...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - May 18, 2011, 8:25 am
Photos courtesy Lomography, Design Shop UK, 1stdibs and Shrimpton Couture  Follow my blog with bloglovinhttp://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - May 16, 2011, 6:47 am
Everyone has their porn. Mine is home design. I also dabble in DIY, which I'm pretty sure is a kinky subculture - the S and M of home decor, if you will. I'm not entirely sure how this happened or when, but this much I AM sure of, shelter magazines, home improvement shows on TV, and big-box stor...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - May 9, 2011, 10:25 pm
If you have a pulse, it's likely that you have seen Audrey Hepburn perform Moon River in Breakfast at Tiffany's. This is a beautiful cover done by The Honey Trees that I can't wait to share with you. Artists Becky Filip and Jacob Wick are The Honey Trees, and according to their very brief bio, are...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - May 8, 2011, 2:22 pm
This is my sister D'Aunn presenting my Mom with flowers on a Mother's Day many years ago. On this Mother's Day, I would like to honor a group of women I like to call "The Ladies of the Land."  They consist of not only my mother, my daughter, my aunts, sisters, and nieces but of all of the women in...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - May 6, 2011, 10:53 am
It's getting warm and my garden is getting a little overgrown and I need to tend to it.  When I'm working out in the garden my attire consists of a swim suit, running shorts, a crappy pair of tennis shoes and zinc oxide on my nose, to add to my hot-ness. When I was younger swim suits were fun and s...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Apr 29, 2011, 9:23 am
Well, I hope those of you who are brand loyal to Jesus enjoyed your Easter weekend.  I myself am of that persuasion and had a lovely weekend with my kids, my niece and my brother-in-law.  We attended our church services as a group and then my bro-in-law treated all of us to a marvelous lunch at on...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Mar 2, 2011, 11:46 pm
I'm not very good with "idioms."  I've been known to combine two different expressions resulting in a lot of puzzled reactions from the people to whom I am speaking.  For example, I've found it necessary on many occasions to say, "I just can't seem to get all my ducks on the same page," to suggest...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Mar 1, 2011, 11:14 am
It's Grafters day on the blog. And today, I have a whimsical piece by a group of designers and craftsmen with a passion to create and influence the world around them called ¡el grupo!. This playful piece of street art, entitled Moustache Rides, is a see-saw built for waiting customers at East Au...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Feb 22, 2011, 1:11 pm
Hi Everyone, welcome back to my Grafters series. If you missed the two previous posts I featured Shannon South of reMade USA and Carolina Fontoura Alzaga. Today I would like to introduce you to Frederique Morrel. I have to admit that I'm not a big fan of taxidermy. It just seems a bit gross a...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Feb 16, 2011, 6:16 pm
Photos courtesy Etsy, Quench Metalworks, Brooklyn Retro and Gardenhouse Follow my blog with bloglovinhttp://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Feb 15, 2011, 6:07 pm
Unfortunately, I just learned of this a few moments ago and the entry deadline is today but, I had to let you know about a great event shared with me by a reader after reading today's Grafter post. Eco Art Youth Recycling Contest, to quote the reader that shared this with me," This is where young gr...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Feb 15, 2011, 2:28 pm
If you missed my first post on my new Grafter series featuring those folks that have a talent for making something out of nothing, no biggy, you can go back and read it later.  Last week I featured Shannon South of reMade USA and today I would like to introduce you to Carolina Fontoura Alzaga a  m...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Feb 14, 2011, 9:12 am
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Feb 11, 2011, 12:27 pm
Many thanks to Alison over at My Little Happy Place!http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Feb 11, 2011, 12:07 pm
One of the best things I've ever heard said about music is this; Music is what feelings sound like. Before you get all "wow she's profound" about me - it's a quote, I'm just borrowing it. But isn't it true? Music produces such pleasure for me and my family that it would be difficult to live fully ...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Feb 9, 2011, 11:50 am
Photos courtesy Shrimpton Couture, Etsy, Joe Vintage and The Vintage Supply Company. Follow my blog with bloglovinhttp://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Feb 8, 2011, 11:45 am
In the English language we have a several descriptive expressions to suggest a talent for making something out of nothing; you know, those people who can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear and turn convention on its ear.  In Italian the phrase is creare qualcosa dal nulla. In the urban dictionary...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Feb 4, 2011, 9:04 am
I looked in the mirror the other morning - after wiping a clear spot in all the caked-on tooth paste splatters and the reflection I saw looked like Chris Farley with a hemorrhoid.  That is to say - I don't look my best first thing in the morning.  But who does? Right?  But here's the thing, I don...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Feb 3, 2011, 11:27 am
There's something you should know about me, I have a shortage of personal restraint.  I can turn away from the computer, a book, or some task that I need to finish and see it.  Paint me, my bathroom walls so clearly pleads.  Pull me up, my nappy-seen-better-days carpet begs me.  My entire house,...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Jan 31, 2011, 1:09 pm
The past couple of weeks I have spent a lot of time washing, ironing, steaming, sizing, and fitting clothes - vintage ones, which is more or less, as pathetic as it sounds, but not entirely without purpose.  I broke out the domestic goddess imitation in preparation for The Vintage Laundry's Spring ...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Jan 27, 2011, 11:57 am
 Image courtesy Reform School Rules With Valentine's Day looming in the next couple of weeks, I've decided to start leaving little love notes for everyone.  I've got some that are a little bit mushy, some that are a little bit funny and some that are little bit jaded - just to cover my bases.The a...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Jan 25, 2011, 12:37 pm
Janis Nicolay is a marvelous talent and a dear blog friend.  This breathtaking image can yours, check out her Etsy.   This marvelous image can be purchased on her Etsy . Debi Treloar is originally from Zimbabwe, studied art then photography and she has lives and works in London.   She shot th...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Jan 24, 2011, 1:39 pm
  Tim Walker Photographer Artist Shane Waltener Decorated tree outside of Penelope’s Durston‘s beautiful shop Cottage IndustryPhoto courtesy The Design Files Tim Walker Photographer  Images courtesy Tim Walker, clmus.com, Penelope’s Durston‘s, Shane Waltener and The Design Fileshttp://...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Jan 6, 2011, 2:38 pm
At the moment, I'm doing what I normally do every January . . . . that being, looking at the pattern of my life and deciding that I don't like it and working on a plan to change it.  So here's what I've been thinkin' . . . . In June of 2011, I will celebrate my forty-sixth birthday.  The thought ...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Dec 27, 2010, 4:23 am
“Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it”                                                        -Lily Tomlin   At the close of 2010, I'm looking forward to 2011 with much anticipation. I am so grateful for the ...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Dec 23, 2010, 8:41 am
So, I'm all a twitter cuz I'm in The Austin American Statesman today - on the front of the Lifestyles section even, yet, already!!  And, what's even cooler is that my presence there has nothing whatsoever to do with my being dead, imprisoned, or part of a scandalous news story!  Freelance lifesty...
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LeAnn Stephenson posted an article on The Vintage Laundress - Dec 22, 2010, 9:16 am
Photos courtesy Mallett Antiques, Corinne Robbins, 1stdibs and Guinevere Follow my blog with bloglovinhttp://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
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