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2019 is here and it's gonna be a great one! This month got off to a strong start. Seems vintage fans just couldn't get enough of some of our newly listed items. Check out our most favorited items this month: Everyone loves this tiny gold spoon pin with pearl drop accent!  Wicker is a classic for any season so no wonder this wicker plant stand or foot stool is so popular. The perfect winter dress! Deep purple velvet 1950s dress with full skirt will warm up any occasion.  We can never keep these in stock when we get them. Black lace chapel veil for subdued goth glamour. The New Year makes us return to past years, here's a vintage calendar from a Chinese Restaurant in 1984.

Whew! October sure went by fast! We had an awesome time at Mill No 5 last weekend, met some great people and had some spooky fun. Now that the holiday season has officially begun, we're noticing certain vintage items are getting a lot of views at our Etsy shop. Here are the top vintage items for the past week. (HINT: popular items usually won't last long, so if you see something you like order now!) Vintage Concert Poster featuring Janis Joplin SOLD! We brought this to Mill No 5 and it was a big hit!  Vintage Coffee Percolator with Bakelite handles Gorgeous chrome coffee maker! 80s Colorblock New Wave Dress One of our favorites in the shop! Vintage Makeup Compact by Elgin   You must see this to believe how gorgeous it is! Vintage Red Rotary Telephone with Silver Handle SOLD! Very unique rotary phone with silver embossed handle! Visit Offbeat Avenue to view these items before they go!

We're so pleased with the lovely gift we received from the vintage lovin folks over at Amazon Prime's Golden Globe winning TV series, the Marvelous Mrs Maisel. They had a special giveaway on their Instagram account that Michelle answered and won the gift! We're huge fans of this well written very funny show about a 1950s housewife that decides to become a stand-up comic. The prop master at the show has actually purchased a few items from yours truly, Offbeat Avenue! It doesn't get any more authentic than that! Watch the unboxing happen on our YouTube video:

Just one week til the big show, vintage mavens! We hope to see you on the 5th floor of Mill No 5 in historic Lowell, MA on Saturday September 22, 12PM-4PM for a vintage popup show you won't wanna miss! Lots of vintage vendors to browse, a cool coffee shop, and a restored luxe movie theatre. Here's an idea: see Pee Wees Big Adventure (playing at 11:05 in the theatre), then after the movie come upstairs to shop!

We've been getting ready for our next popup vintage show next weekend at Ralph's Rock n Roll Diner in Worcester MA. Michelle went to work on some great new album cover journals that you're going to la la love! We've also got some new domino pendants, button rings, and of course very cool vintage rock tee shirts in many sizes and colors. When: Sunday, June 24, 12-5 PM. What: 5 punk rock bands, tons of cool vintage vendors, beer, fun, sun. Why: Free to attend, open to all ages, and, weather permitting, pet friendly. Where: Ralph's Rock n Roll Diner, 148 Grove St. Worcester MA Tell me more tell me more: Head on over to their event page for deets. Made some more #record #album #journals tonight....between our #stash and the generosity 😊 of @whiskywitch and @wickedcoolkitsch we've got our work cut out for us, #hacking away ✂ Note: no playable #albums were #harmed during the #surgery .... Do you really think we would #cutup an #mc5 or a #kingcri...

Update: this copper pot sold! Winter afternoons I like to start little projects for Offbeat Avenue. Michelle and I have our specialties, she's the expert in crafts and design, and I'm the fixer upper. I clean, sew, repair vintage items to get them ready for sale. I enjoy taking something that's been in hiding for decades and making it ready for its Offbeat Avenue debut! Case in point, I have had this gorgeous copper pot for a few months and I didn't want to put it up for sale without giving it the once (or twice, thrice) over.  This heavy duty  Stockli Netstal Copper Hammered Pot Casserole Pan was a little rough, so I decided to shine it up. Well that took some elbow grease as it hadn't been shined up in ages. The wood handles needed to be cleaned up too as years of gunk got into the pretty scrolled design.  I went through so many blackened napkins before you could really see the beauty of the hammered copper. But once I was finished what a...

We're already two weeks into May and can start to see what's trending at the Offbeat Avenue shop. This month, vintage fans are definitely thinking of dressing for the season's upcoming special occasions like graduations, weddings, showers, and of course Mother's Day! Certain dresses are getting lots of likes and looks: Here's one of our personal favorites, a black, plus size rayon crepe dress with sequins. Though not in perfect shape (the previous owner altered it to make it larger) it's really a classic little black dress fit for any special occasion. Speaking of special occasion seems everyone has their eye on this peachy little satin dress number straight out of the 1970s or Studio 54! Slinky, sexy, Grecian styling in a super soft polyester knit. A local (to us) looker too, made in Providence, Rhode Island! When the warm weather comes you want to be cool and chic, and this Nipon Boutique cotton dress is the perfect summery casual yet...