The new arrivals have officially landed at Toadstool Thrift & Craft, and apparently I’ve decided subtlety is overrated. This round has a little something for the readers, the vintage weirdos, the ocean-obsessed, and anyone who has ever looked at their bathroom and thought, You know what this room needs? More personality. From bookish crossbody bags to vintage-inspired coastal finds and our delightfully ridiculous Cheeky Seats, here’s what’s new at Toadstool. 📚 New Bookish Cr

August Freebies Are Here — Because You Shouldn't Have to Always Pay for Cool Old Stuff Hello, Toadstool friends! The August Free Downloads have officially landed! This month, members can grab 15 vintage art and advertising images, a wonderfully random little collection of old-school illustrations, charming artwork, quirky ads, and other treasures from the past. Use them for junk journals, collage, scrapbooking, classroom projects, crafting, digital designs, or just hoard them

Hi Toadstool Friends! I may have a slight problem with bringing home old, unusual, beautiful, weird, and completely unnecessary things. Good news: my problem is now your auction opportunity. Toadstool Thrift & Craft Online Auctions are officially up and running! I’ll be listing a rotating collection of vintage treasures, antiques, collectibles, ephemera, home decor, oddities, and those wonderfully strange finds that make you stop and say, “Okay…but I kind of NEED that.” Si

I buy miscellaneous lots of vintage paper at auctions, I see a slightly battered box filled with forgotten things and immediately think, Well, somebody needs to love this. Old photographs, newspaper clippings, postcards, letters, ticket stubs, advertisements, book pages, handwritten recipes, I want all of it. The more mysterious the collection, the better. A neatly labeled archive is lovely, but a dusty auction box marked “miscellaneous paper” is where the real treasure hunti

There are two kinds of Halloween people. There are the people who toss a plastic spider on the front desk on October 30 and call it festive. And then there are our people, the ones who start thinking about Halloween while everyone else is still complaining about humidity. The teachers planning their October outfits, the librarians preparing displays six weeks early, and the book lovers who firmly believe every season would be improved by adding ghosts, witches, and an unreaso

Let's talk about the most overlooked decorating opportunity in your home. No, not the laundry room. Not the hallway. The bathroom. For decades, toilet seats have been quietly doing their job while receiving absolutely none of the design attention given to throw pillows, gallery walls, or kitchen backsplashes. We decided it was time to change that. Introducing Cheeky Seats™ by Toadstool Thrift & Craft, a collection of decorative toilet seats featuring historic artwork, vi

If you’re anything like me, the thrill of discovering authentic antique craft supplies is a bit like finding buried treasure. There’s something magical about holding a piece of history in your hands, knowing it once sparked creativity decades or even centuries ago. Whether you’re a crafter, artist, or vintage enthusiast, these supplies add a unique charm to your projects that modern materials just can’t match. Today, I’m diving into the wonderful world of authentic antique su