Crocodile Tears in Dig Boston

How cool is this? Pick up a copy of this weeks Dig and check out page 11!

Is that Taco for me?!

So cool! Black Star Vintage got a sweet shout out in the latest Weekly Dig! 

Hope to see you all this Sunday at the Vintage Sowa Market 

(located inside, right  next to the tents of outdoor vendors) 

Yay, friends recognized!

Style guides: Expert advice on finding your flair — from head, to toe, to dinner table

So cool! Kyle Freeman, Home organizer extraordinaire, was featured on Stuff at Night for her fabulous work.  In her interview Kyle mentioned Crocodile Tears as a resource!!
Check out Could 9 Redesign, Kyles bizz

making fugly purty

Check Nick and Lauren in the Style section in the Boston Globe! Check out their cute blog, Second Coat Design

Crocodile Tears, business resource ;)

Check out this article on the Journal of New England Technology: Craigslist booms with Boston business discards, by Galen Moore

"On the other side of the Craigslist equation, graphic designer Jessica Sutton has furnished most of her Fort Point studio with mid-century modern furniture bought on Craigslist. It’s a habit she picked up last year, when she was starting out in a smaller office in the Back Bay. “I was just starting out and I didn’t want to spend a lot of money,” she said. Now, bargain hunting has become her M.O.

Craigslist doesn’t reveal the number of posts it sees daily, but the flood of offers could easily overwhelm any shopper. Sutton said she doesn’t have time to dig through the site itself — and she doesn’t have to. Boston blogger Keyse Angelo puts up her favorite picks on a Google-hosted blog she calls Crocodile Tears."

Check out the whole article

thats how i roll

Tough times lead to biz-listing boom on Craigslist
"Keyse Angelo typically posts between 10 and 20 furniture items from Craigslist on her blog each day."

Galen Moore from the Boston Business Journal interviewed me...unfortunately I haven't read it because I don't have a membership to the site nor have i had the time to track down the print version of this article, if one exists...if you have it, please share :)

*by the way, i normally blog propped by a bunch of pillows with my lap top on my stomach :)

We got a special write up :)

Secondhand, and first-rate

Boston Globe

Christopher Muther, January 15, 20009

While you may dream of making over your home in the style of a BoConcept showroom, tough economic times call for interior design creativity. Vintage and secondhand furniture is a practical way to fill empty corners. Yes, you'll need to work harder to find the right piece, and you may even need to - gasp - refinish or paint. But the end result will save big bucks.

ModHaus specializes in the kind of Scandinavian, mid-century furniture that is usually cost prohibitive. But in its new-to-you form, it becomes surprisingly affordable. Located in Boston, the store sells through its website, www.modhaus.com, and by appointment.

Abodeon in the Porter Square neighborhood of Cambridge also specializes in mid-century Scandinavian pieces, but mixes its stock with new housewares and gifts as well. www.abodeon.com, 1731 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 617-497-0137.

Reside sells more mid-century vintage pieces. It may be pricier than ModHaus, but its modern pieces are still much more affordable than stores such as Design Within Reach. www.resideinc.com, 266 Concord Ave., Cambridge, 617-547-2929.

Craigslist boasts an endless selection of used furniture, but sorting through listings of the ugly pieces to get to the good stuff is practically a full-time job. Fortunately, there is someone who is more than happy to sort for you. Keyse Angelo, a local jewelry maker with impeccable taste, updates her blog several times a week with her favorite Craigslist finds. You can read her favorites at www.crocodiletears-keyse.blogspot.com.

It's big and completely hit-or-miss, but the Salvation Army store on Route 1 in Saugus is like a giant indoor yard sale, complete with an unwieldy room of furniture and housewares. If you're serious about buying here, you'll need to plan for several expeditions and bring a bottle of hand sanitizer, but the payoff can be big. www.sal vationarmyusa.org, 209 Broadway, Saugus, 781-231-0803.

Slightly more manageable is Boomerangs, the Jamaica Plain thrift store run by the AIDS Action committee. Depending on when you swing by, the furniture and housewares selection can be quite impressive. www.aac.org, 716 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, 617-524-5120.© Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company.

25 Most Stylist Bostonians of 2008

Oh Girl....Thats me and my lovely Oilily cardigan....hanging out in China Town!

Check it out, 25 Most Stylist Bostonians of 2008