Tag Archives for boston

First Fridays TONIGHT!

Stop by the SoWa Vintage Market, at 460C Harrison Ave, tonight from 5 to 9 pm for SoWa First Fridays! Details here

02. March 2012 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Flea Market, Sales, Weekday Outing | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

DiscoVision Vintage: SoWa Vintage Market

Disco Vision Vintage specializes in old-school video games (Nintendo/Super Nintendo/Sega Genesis/Atari etc), Polaroid cameras, records, vintage clothing and footwear, and general vintage electronica. His selection of leather boots and records is what drew me to his booth, but there are plenty more deals for … Continue reading

02. March 2012 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Flea Market, Weekend Outing | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Swift and Faire: SoWa Vintage Market

Swift and Faire’s booth is located right next to Vintage Finesse at the SoWa Vintage Market. They carry Men’s and Women’s apparel and accessories from the 40s-90s.  They also carry a nice selection of vintage furs and are available to work with … Continue reading

01. March 2012 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Flea Market, Weekend Outing | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Vintage Finesse: SoWa Vintage Market

Vintage Finesse sells a variety of nostalgic items, including antique lamps, book ends, furniture, glassware, clothing, silver and prints. But what drew me to the booth was their cameras. As you may know already, I’m a little obsessed with old … Continue reading

29. February 2012 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Flea Market, Weekend Outing | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Gypsy: SoWa Vintage Market

Gypsy was probably my favorite clothing vendor at the SoWa Vintage Market. In my opinion, they had the nicest selection of women’s clothing, shoes and accessories–especially from the decades I tend to gravitate toward. Yesterday, Fall/Winter items were 40% off. … Continue reading

27. February 2012 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Flea Market, Jewelry, Weekend Outing | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

SoWa Vintage Market (1 of 4)

There are plenty of amazing finds under $50 at the SoWa Vintage Market! If you haven’t been, I highly recommend you go. It is a great Sunday outing, no matter what the weather!  The indoor market is located in Boston’s South … Continue reading

26. February 2012 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts, Weekend Outing | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Looking for something fun/free to do today?

It’s Sunday and you know what that means! SoWa Vintage Market is open from 10am to 4pm today in Boston’s South End. I will be going with a friend and plan to do a blog post after about our finds! Here … Continue reading

26. February 2012 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Flea Market, Weekend Outing | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

$10 Chairs at Savers

I spotted a pair of super cute yellow chairs today at Savers in West Roxbury for $10 each! Hurry up before someone snatches these up…they’re in good condition!

25. November 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts, Housewares | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Artifaktori: Davis Square

I recently posted about Artifaktori in Beacon Hill, so I felt it was only appropriate to head over to Davis Square and give the original store a spin. To my surprise, the two stores couldn’t be more different. Going to … Continue reading

09. November 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Housewares, Jewelry, Vinyl in Boston | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

$20 Nine West Wedges

Found these black-leather puppies a couple weeks ago at the Buffalo Exchange in Allston! They are getting their debut tonight with some bright turqouise tights and a black and white polka-dotted dress.

23. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Olde Dutch Cottage Candy: Not What You’re Expecting

Olde Dutch Cottage Candy is not exactly a candy store. The South End establishment is more like going through the basement of a man who has hoarded random things–baskets, pennants, jewelry, books, records, pillows, silverware, lamps, cookie jars, globes, stuffed … Continue reading

23. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Featured Stores, Housewares, Jewelry, Vinyl in Boston, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Artifaktori: Beacon Hill

I want to preface this article by saying that most of the items in the store are not under $50 (the “beans in a can” standard), however I feel that any thrifter values beautiful and unique clothing and will save … Continue reading

18. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

New Directory Listings & Sneak Peek to Tomorrow’s Post

I added three new listings on the directory (link above), including Rick Walkers in Back Bay and two locations of Artifaktori Vintage. Their original location is in Davis Square but I will be posting photos from their newest location, in … Continue reading

17. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts, Featured Stores | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Urban Renewals: Allston/Brighton

Bean Rating I finally made it over to Urban Renewals located here on Brighton Avenue in Allston. Although the store is huge and fairly well organized, I was slightly dissapointed in their selection. Alot of the things for sale are … Continue reading

17. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Housewares, Vinyl in Boston, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Halloween Costumes for Cheap

Today, I went down to Goodwill and Boomerangs on Centre Street in JP to find some cheap costumes for a birthday photo booth I am setting up tomorrow for my backyard party. First, I went to Goodwill and was shocked … Continue reading

14. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Featured Stores, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

← Older posts