A lovely year in review!

  In January we created our blog Oh So Lovely Vintage! 

We also began restoring our 1956 trailer named Olive! 

In February we had our very first DIY post which was making Valentine's Day pizzas!

We both celebrated Valentine's Day away on vacation. 

Erin went to Thailand & Bali, and Stef went to Arizona.

March saw the opening of our online shop on Etsy!

Erin did a post about her honeymoon!

Next we shared our first recipe post of sweet tea!

Stef shared about her European honeymoon that she went on back in 2009.

We did a post of amazing photos of Disneyland in the 50's & 60's.

Next we did our first D.I.Y project for the home.

We shared photos of our restoration progress on our trailer, Olive.

We also took part in our first collaboration project with our friend and local designer, Tony Chestnut.

We participated in our very first sale with great success!

And one of the most exciting moments of the year - we revealed the exterior of our trailer turned mobile shop!

We were beyond excited to be featured in the June issue of one of our favorite magazines, BUST!

We fully finished our trailer renovation in June and shared the before & after photos!

We hit the road with our trailer to a number of different fairs, where we did our first "what we wore" post.

We also did a post about our first official event with Olive, which was at the Niverville Fair! How exciting!

We had the privilege of doing another very exciting interview this summer, this time for our local newspaper, the Winnipeg Free Press!

The biggest festival that we participated in this summer with Olive was the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, which was 12 days long and during a heat wave! Whew.

In July we got the very exciting news that we would be moving into a local vintage store, Vintage Glory, and taking over the womens section! 

By August we were fully moved into Vintage Glory and we shared some peeks of our new shop!

We are really obsessed with decorating our homes, and loved sharing tips on how to decorate a retro modern home!

Erin told the story of how she was proposed to.

Then Stef shared her engagement story!

We were asked to do a guest post on our friend Katie's blog, where we shared a DIY decorating cute vintage suitcases!

Then we stepped back in time with our vintage Ikea post.

We also received really frustrating news about our potential store move, not to worry though, everything worked out for the best!

Things started looking up right away in October, when we found a new space for our shop to move to!

Later that month we collaborated with a bunch of local talented ladies and did a magical fall forest photoshoot, which later got featured on 100 Layer Cake! Yay!

In November we did another "What We Wore" post featuring "The Ingrid" hat from our friend Rebecca.

Then we took off on a whirlwind trip to Thailand, to get some inspiration for our new shop and to relax before we opened our doors!

We also gave you guys a sneak peak at how our new shop, Rhymes With Orange, was coming along.

In the beginning of December we opened the doors to our brand new vintage boutique, Rhymes With Orange! That really was a dream come true! Our friend, Rosie, took photos of our shop and we shared them in a 2 part post here and here.

We also had a fantastic grand opening party with friends and family to celebrate! That truly was a night to remember.

And last but not least, we shared peeks into what Christmas looks like in our homes. It was a Cozy Christmas at the Thiessen Home and an Atomic Christmas in the Hiebert House!

Thanks for a fantastic first year in blogland! We can't wait to see what the next year has in store for us!

xo

Erin & Stef