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Cashmere and Sparkles

As promised.  Here are some photos of the fancier sweaters I just brought in.  Lots of vintage cashmere, sequins and beads.  Perfect for a holiday soiree.

 

 

Find these wonderful sweaters at moxie.

Vintage Sweaters From Norway

I love a day when you can run around town with a sweater as your jacket.  Not too warm but not too cold either.  I've been gathering up a collection of vintage Nordic sweaters from estates this past summer and just had them delivered to Moxie today.  Any one of them would be perfect to run around town in.  Or maybe to sip hot chocolate in while you sit by a cozy fire.  Whatever you do you'll look great doing it in a gorgeous hand knit sweater from Norway.

 

 

 

If you've ever been in the market for an authentic Nordic sweater before then you already know that they cost upwards of two hundred dollars new.  At moxie we offer them in the range of 16 to 29 dollars each.  Now that is a fun price range if we do say so ourselves!

Tune in next time to see some sweater offerings in the glitzy / glam category.

Pat the Window Dresser

Well November is here and that means we've been busy little elves at MMHG and Moxie.  The team and I have spent the last two weeks decking out the shops with Holiday spirit.  Part of that decking out includes dressing the windows.  Kind of a big job.  Each window takes about a day to do.  

The windows at Megan Morrison are quite challenging because they are like tiny rooms.  You have to start at the front of them and gradually work your way out.  It gets tight and very hot inside of those windows.  Not the best feeling for a girl (me) with claustrophobia.  Thank goodness I had my talented right hand woman Pat to partner up with.  

She is limber and spritely.  She does not seem to get overwhelmed with the close quarters inside of the windows.  She will willingly crawl under a table or reach over precariously perched objects in order to achieve window perfection.  No task too big or too small for Pat.  She spent about a half an hour underneath a table in the East window while we created a little village of happy holiday figures on the floor.  She crouched under the table (not easy to do for an extended period) while I got to point and direct from the outside of the window.  I'm sure I looked a bit weirder than I normally do as I stood outside my shop waving my arms, pointing and shouting "to the left, no the other left, no now go back, too far, come forward, stop, stop....perfect!"  Then pat would hit her head on the table and we would both start laughing.  It probably looked like I was all alone and having quite a party with myself.  But it was a party for two.  I am so grateful to have so many fun, talented people on my team.

Here is Pat in action.  I didn't get a shot of her under the front table....darn it!

 

 

Here is the other window we did at MMHG

 

The shop from the out looking in.  I love how all shops look at night with the interior lights beckoning you in.  Something romantic about it to me.  If it was softly snowing it would make me even more intrigued.

 

A big thanks to Pat and to Maureen who helped me do the moxie windows.  I couldn't have done it without them.  Well maybe I could have but it wouldn't have been as good or nearly as fun. 

Not A Big Call For These

Vintage clip on Bow Ties.  

Probably not going to fly out the door, but they just spoke to me with their tiny bow-tie-eee cuteness. I just had to scoop them up at an estate sale.  I think some clever Sally could make a darned cute hair accessory out of these.  Just a thought.

Find them at moxie 

Chicken Trophy

A recent estate sale find.  Available at moxie.  You just never know what's going to catch my eye at these sales.  

Smock Sisters Sale Sneak Peek Photos

  The Smock Sisters are hosting their first ever antiques and art sale in Sycamore this weekend.  Here are some sneak peek photos as promised.

 

 

 

 

The sale is being held this coming Saturday and Sunday in rural Sycamore at the Smock Sisters cool pad out in the country. Oct 24th and 25th from 9 to 5 both days.   It is an indoor sale so plan on stopping by rain or shine.  The address is 16038 Quigley Rd Sycamore, Il 60178.  

At Rt 64 and Airport Rd in Sycamore go South for one mile to Quigley (look for the Chapel In The Pines sign) then go one mile east on Quigley to the sale.  Look for the white house with the green shutters.  Please park on the street along the fence.

I know I speak for all of the Smock Sisters when I say.......we sure hope you'll stop by and please feel free to bring friends!!

Save The Date

Happy Tuesday everyone.  Just wanted to quickly let you know about a really fun event I'm participating in.  It is the first annual Smock Sisters Sale.  It is being held in rural Sycamore in a lovely country setting.  The Smock Sisters are a small group of women who are united in their love of vintage, art, sewing, painting, crafts, jewelry making etc. 

The sale is being held on Saturday October 24th and Sunday October 25th.  Both days from 9 to 5.  The sale will be indoors so no need to worry about weather ruining the event.  

I will post more details and photos next week.  Hope you'll plan on dropping by the sale and please tell your friends about it too!

16038 Quigley Rd Sycamore, Illinois 60178.  Just one mile east of the 

Chapel In The Pines.

Bell Bottom Pants and more

Just got in about 6 or 7 pairs of authentic 70s pants  at moxie.  They are pretty great but tiny.  I think they are pre-teen or teen sized.  Thought that someone out there might have a skinny kid who wants to be a hippie/flower child for Halloween.  

For everyone else,  we've got 3000 sq ft of other vintage clothing choices for men and women to choose from.  Hats, purses, gloves, scarves, leisure suits, poly disco shirts, party dresses, 50s, 60s, 70s etc.  From beautiful to hilarious we've pretty much got it covered.  

This past weekend we just brought in over 100 new vintage clothing items.  Some really great stuff in this last batch!!  Stop in soon!  The second floor of moxie awaits you.

Sock Monkey Love

New sock monkey key covers at moxie. Or here.

Meaghan Smith sings I Know

I found that this song was perfect for me to listen to this morning as I started my day off. It's a cold and blustery day outside. This song helped ease me into the day. I'm not a morning person but I've found that music I love makes it easier for me to get kick-started. If you listen to the song you will come to the whistling part. I love a good whistler. I'm married to a whistler. I can't whistle at all. I try it all the time and can only push out weird whispy air. Not a melodic enchanting whistle. I hope you enjoy the musical offerings of Meaghan Smith. She's a talented Canadian lass. Have a listen.....would you please.