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

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