Moss and Mourning, The Blog from Toadstool Farm Vintage

June 30, 2025

Greetings Misfits! Its been some time since I've written a blog post. It is long overdue, but I hope you can forgive me as this last year has been...

Northern Attitude

January 18, 2024

I have an announcement to make and it's one I've been dreaming of for a very long time. Longer than Toadstool Farm has existed, in fact! We are moving to...

Five Things Not to Ask ( or say to) a Vintage Dealer

March 15, 2023

My last blog post was a list of six wonderful questions to ask a vintage dealer. So of course I needed to follow that up with a list of things...

Six Things to Ask ( or say to) a Vintage Dealer

January 23, 2023

It's been over a decade now that I've been selling vintage as a full-time career. And to say I've gotten a million questions would be an understatement. To many, selling...

Create Some Cute Holiday Ornaments For Nearly Nothing

December 13, 2022

Two blog posts in one month! I know, but I have been in a crazy creative mood and wanted to share another of my favorite seasonal ideas. Its so easy...

How To Preserve Your Autumn Colors

December 3, 2022

It's no secret that my favorite season is Autumn, I'd live here all year long if I could. But here in So Cal, Autumn is a bit tricky and it...

How Did Toadstool Farm Get Its Name?

August 17, 2022

"Oh I love your shop name!" I hear that often. It always gives me a little glow of pleasure, and I do agree it's pretty memorable. So where did it...

All The Broken and Shunned Creatures

June 20, 2022

There's a line in my very favorite TV show of all, "Penny Dreadful", where the character of Dracula ( except we don't know he is Dracula yet) says, "All the...

Woman looks out over a snowy mountain view

The Mountain in Winter

March 16, 2022

Winter is here, and actually nearly over. Here in Southern California what that usually means is...well not much is different except for marginally cooler temperatures and shorter days. I don't...

The Proper Care and Feeding of Vintage: How to Launder Vintage Clothing and Textiles

February 11, 2022

Oh the joy of finding the perfect 1950s chiffon fit and flare dress! It fits like it was made for you, it makes all your best bits look even better...

Chocolate Chai

January 10, 2022

In a previous blog I suggested a Winter time activity of inventing your own favorite winter time hot drink. Well, I thought today I'd share with you my favorite and...

Smiling Woman Sits on a Fence in a Snowy Woods

A Vintage Winter

December 7, 2021

Here at Toadstool Farm, Winter is our second favorite season after, you guessed it, Autumn. Mornings when you wish you could stay cuddled under your covers and just watch the...