The Morgan & Moss
etsy shop was started as a small side project in the summer or 2010. My sister was taking a break from work and I was home with the kids, bringing us to the decision that "we could so TOTALLY do this". Creating a shop through etsy would be easy because it combines many of the things that we love to do. Shopping, vintage, beautiful things, shopping, taking pictures, researching items and shopping. I had no idea...no idea at all how time consuming this little side project would be, and my little shop is just that, little! But still, oh but still, monumentally time consuming. Finding the items is incredibly fun and satisfying. I love the hunt and finding treasures really gets my blood pumping. I then have to decide if I'm going to hoard the item (no joke) or offer it in my store, which is very difficult. This can sometimes lead to late night discussions with my husband or me taking pictures of the item in my home for the purpose of sending those pics to my mom (designer extraordinaire) to get her opinion on whether I should keep it. There are just some things that I get attached to. One such item was a very large, white ceramic rooster lamp. This fowl was gorgeous and it worked really well in my kitchen in my 1927 bungalow. This was actually the first time my mom asked me to send the item to her. I refused. If anyone was going to keep the rooster, it would be me. But alas, I listed it. It was a higher priced item, so it sat for a number of weeks. But then, and I'll never forget the moment, as I was driving in the car with my family, I received an email on my phone. The lamp had sold. What would my kitchen do without it? I was sad and filled with regret. I have since moved on and the pain has lessened now that we live in a mid-century modern. I'm just not feelin' the rooster for this house.
I had another pinch of pain this past weekend when I found out that another much loved item had sold. The vintage willow picnic basket. I grew up in a home that held many beautiful things, examples of this basket were present. Stacked one atop the other, filled with quilts, magazines or extra plates (my dear mother has a plate problem). You don't come across them that often in the NW, I'm not sure why that is, and I was excited to pick this one up. Well, it's found a new home. I'm at peace with it, I think.
The etsy shop took a bit of a hiatus this summer and fall, but I have since decided to once again open for business. I'll be posting some new items soon, so check back often. I wonder if my eye will be drawn more towards mid-century modern finds, now that we've moved. We shall see.
