Wednesday, April 10, 2013

♥ making the old new again.

while at camera ready bootcamp last month, i sat across from the lovely anathalia, 
a brazilian transplant (and ex-lawyer!), now living in boston with her husband, pup &
thriving etsy shop of vintage collectibles, brilliantly called: SCAVENGENIUS.


i had a chance to ask ana about her shop, and here is what she had to say:


"old things" have always fascinated me. i have so much fun hunting for 
little treasures! i love antique fairs, flea markets and thrift stores.
 SCAVENGENIUS grew out of this fascination. i wanted to share my findings
 and show people the beauty of the old. in a time where everything seems so 
disposable, it is nice to "rescue" beautiful pieces that were forgotten
 and give them a new home. 



when i asked ana if she had a good story about one of her finds,
 she answered:

"the best story about something i sold is of a cookbook. the buyer's great great
grandmother wrote the cookbook and she wanted a copy for her daughter. she gave it
to her as a christmas present. i was really happy to read her message to me!"

and ps. how genius is that packaging?



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  1. Oh, Samantha, thank you for the lovely post and words! :)

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  2. What beautiful little treasures (and well photographed). Were these shots done at Camera Ready?

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    1. Hi Kristen! Thank you for the compliments! No, these shots were done at home before Camera Ready. The natural light in my old apartment (back in Atlanta, GA) really helped! ;)

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  4. Great Post! Ana is one of my Teammates on Etsy and I agree - her Shop is fun and fabulous.

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  5. oh my gosh! What a great blog post! Love the interview and the photos are beautiful! LOVE! bookmarked the blog -
    xoxo
    Elise

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  6. Fabulous shop and a wonderful post!

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  7. I think I missed out by sitting at the other table at camera ready bootcamp :( I've been following Ana on Instagram and her photos are gorgeous so it comes as no surprise that she's found some beautiful things for her shop!
    Great post!
    xM

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  8. I met Ana yesterday and she's a DOLL! So sweet! Such a lovely story about the cookbook.

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