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Special Etsy Discount for My Readers!

This is the Mel O Bit Vintage Wood Cheese Box I got from RoughRusticsVintage. Isn't it great?

This is the Mel O Bit Vintage Wood Cheese Box I got from RoughRusticsVintage. Isn’t it great?

Greetings! One of our fellow bloggers, Etsy seller (and friend) Rough Rustics, has offered a special discounts for my readers. How sweet was that?

To use the discount, go to RoughRustics or RoughRusticsVintage, pick out what you like, and include the code DONNASDISCOUNT at checkout for 20% off $10 or more. The discount is good until June 30, 2015! So go get shopping.

Thanks, RR!


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Etsomnia™ Volume XXV: Vintage With a Vengance

I went looking for the ugliest vintage lamp on Etsy, and when I saw this thing, I stopped looking. $85 "Rustic" fish lamp sold by WilShepherd

I went looking for the ugliest vintage lamp on Etsy, and when I saw this thing, I knew my search was over. $85 “Rustic” fish lamp.

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)

Vin·tage  /ˈvin-tij/ noun. 1. a period in which something was made or was begun. 2. your old crap which you manage to sell to someone else. See also Garbage.

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