Oh, hello! We are Stefanie Hiebert & Erin Thiessen and this is our next step towards living out our vintage-filled dream! We are both newlyweds living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and have been co-workers at a local boutique for several years and friends for even longer. We share a love of vintage fashion & home decor, thrifting, and making the world a little bit more lovely! This blog is the first step to making our dream job/life a reality!
We met almost 10 years ago, because of a certain band, but we didn't really become friends until 2008 when Erin hired Stefanie to come and work at Para Mix, a small boutique here in Winnipeg. It sounds cliche, but our friendship really has blossomed over the last couple of years, especially in the last year when we began to dream and scheme up our trailer! Lately we've been spending night and day together and we're starting to finish each other's sentences, and know what the other is going to say before they open their mouth!
We recently launched our Etsy store, but during the next few months we will be focusing on our new baby: our mobile vintage shop in our newly renovated 1956 camper trailer! We will be touring around this summer and making appearances at various festivals across the province. Keep your eyes peeled for our bright orange scalloped trailer; and if you see it, come in and say hello!
Now, here is a little bit more about each of us...
I am completely obsessed with the lifestyle & culture of previous eras and have spent pretty much my entire life researching and collecting various treasures. Recently my passion has moved more specifically onto the atomic era, and I am completely head over heels for anything from the 1950's & 1960's.
Here are a few of my personal favorite things from around my home:
Like any vintage lover, my heart has a soft spot for Pyrex. I already have a pretty substantial collection, that I feel won’t stop growing any time soon. I also love atomic planters & lamps and I have plenty of teak wall art hanging from my turquoise & peach walls. (You will soon discover that turquoise is my favorite color and a re-occurring theme throughout our blog/trailer!)
As far as fashion goes, I am a huge sucker for 1950’s sun dresses and anything with a peter pan collar or scalloped trim. I have also been sewing since I was a little girl, and it has been a dream of mine to one day sew my own vintage-inspired clothing!
I also don’t live in my little time capsule home alone, I share it with the love of my life, my husband, Emery Hiebert.
Just like Stef, I too am kind of obsessed with anything having to do with the 1950's & 1960's.
I began thrifting and collecting when I was in highschool, and it seems to have had a snowball effect on my entire life these days!
Here are a few of my favorite gems in my home:
If you would step into my house, the first thing you would notice would be color, and lots of it! Anyone that knows me, knows that I love all things orange. My home, which is the second floor of an old character home, is filled with chartreuse walls, many pops of orange-y red, and lots and lots of plastic flowers. My collection of them is almost embarrassing but I have no green thumb whatsoever, so the collection will continue to grow (no pun intended). I have something with a tulip base in almost every room, and a lot of kitschy knick knacks.
If you stepped into my closet, (which you could because I turned the second bedroom into my closet!) you would see bright colors and loads of prints! From polka dots and stripes to quirky prints from the 60's, my wardrobe contains a majority of fun party dresses.
I share my lovely home with my adorable but not-so-friendly cat Gargamel, and my wonderful husband Derek Thiessen.
I began thrifting and collecting when I was in highschool, and it seems to have had a snowball effect on my entire life these days!
Here are a few of my favorite gems in my home:
If you stepped into my closet, (which you could because I turned the second bedroom into my closet!) you would see bright colors and loads of prints! From polka dots and stripes to quirky prints from the 60's, my wardrobe contains a majority of fun party dresses.
I share my lovely home with my adorable but not-so-friendly cat Gargamel, and my wonderful husband Derek Thiessen.
He does technical support for a cable/internet company and is currently working on getting our new baby-a 1973 Datsun 240z, on the road. He is the most patient, supportive and loving man that I know, and I am so lucky to call him mine! I wouldn't necessarily say he shares my love of vintage, but he is more than happy to look the other way when I haul home yet another lamp, pyrex bowl, or whatever else caught my eye that day!
On August 21, 2010 Derek and I tied the knot! We really truly had the best day ever...
That's all for now lovely friends! I hope you enjoy our blog!
Love love,
Stefanie & Erin
xo
