A Beautiful Mess Podcast

This week's episode is a treasure-hunting guide — how to actually find the best antiques, vintage and handmade stuff online and off. We're also sharing our tips for starting and maintaining a Little Free Library.
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Tips for buying art on Ebay:
Put in the type of painting
Keep the words "vintage" or "antique" in the search to weed out all the new stuff
Be consistent
Give it good and different kinds of search terms
Find the fanciest stores that sell vintage
 
Tips for buying on Etsy:
If you are looking for art, you have to have the word original in your search
Go down your own rabbit holes
Save your favorite shops
 
Tips for a Little Free Library:
Check out littlefreelibrary.org
Clean out your library every once in a while
 
Book Report:
Emma - The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
Elsie - Understory by Chloe Benjamin
 
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In today's episode we're chatting about the pull of old houses and hometowns — the charm, the challenges and what it actually feels like to move home.
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Today's episode is about the rituals, recipes, and rhythms that make Autumn the coziest season — including traditions we repeat every year and the ones we're trying for the first time.
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Favorite Annual Autumn traditions:
Elsie: Kitchen movies, decorating the house, and making fun recipes
Emma: Halloween sugar cookie decorating, decorating the house, and Halloween movie night
New Autumn traditions:
Elsie: Boo baskets and Halloween cookie boxes
Emma: Thanksgiving cookie box
Autumn traditions that flopped:
Elsie: Trying movies (keep trying theme very year)
Emma: Weather related activities (have a backup plan)
Autumn non-negotiables:
Elsie: Baked brie, decorating, and neighborhood witch's weekend
Emma: Orea truffles, pumpkin decorating, and wagon walks
Book Report
Elsie: Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
Emma: The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore
 
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This week we're sharing our Fall Bucket Lists and giving you ideas to make your own. We've also got a spooky season debate and a decor hot take that we're so excited to rage about.
 
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Halloween manifestos:
Elsie - Do what feels good to you
Emma - Loves fall
 
Elsie's Fall Bucket List:
Halloween Mouse House
Apple Cider Slushies
Pink House (Witch Theme)
Social Media Challenge (100 days)
Finishing my novel revision and query
 
Emma's Fall bucket List:
Family Halloween Costume
Fall/Halloween Activities with kids
Apple picking
Bake seasonal treats
Query children's picture book
 
Book Report
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
 
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Today we're figuring out our three style words, trying to convince a skeptic that cookbooks are worth it, and giving our best tattoo advice to a listener. Plus we'll share a hot take on gender reveal parties.
 
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Elsie's 3 style words:
Cozy
Vintage
Goth
 
Emma's 3 style words:
Weird
Colorful
Mom
 
Tips for buying cook books:
Something that fits your diet and your needs
Buy your kids a cookbook and let them pick out some recipes,.
 
Tips for getting Tattoos:
Start with 2 tattoos
Fine line is the quickest
If you want a small tattoo, go to someone who specializes in fine line
Choose one style
Don't overthink how it's going to look in 20 years
Research your tattoo artist
Speak up for what you want
 
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