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this is a modern vintage shop- named after my dear, sweet, precious grandma; her name was doris.

check out Doris Divine

this is a really fun way to share all of the things i make around here.  there will be business tools, lots of paper goods, and fine art prints.

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i have to give a shout out to my assistant extraordinaire jessica.  you see, she sees what no one else does.  she hears what no one else hears. she is the lovely one who witnesses first hand what happens every time i stop by my grandmother’s house, or a thrift store, or an antique store- i am taken in & have to keep these treasures i find!  almost everything in my house came from my grandmother- well, the cool stuff anyway- seriously- paintings, chairs, JEWELRY, BAGS, CLOTHES, DRESSES… oh my at the dresses… frames, birds, pitchers, soap dishes, CHINA, silver, serving platters… ok, really- i could go on and on and on… but i’ll spare you.  suffice to say- every time i get a compliment on anything i almost always have to say, “Thanks, it was my grandma’s.” to which they respond, “Oh my! she must have had great taste.” and i resolve to say one thing…” Yes, she was divine.” SO, when jessica started working here- there was no furniture- really, the only things here were from my grandma’s- and so we spoke a lot about how divine my grandma really was.  I would tell her stories of how classy she was…we would laugh and talk about how the world is not the same.  Soon after Jessica began an archival project for me.  (this is no small task, we have the blessing of 5 generations of photographs) she witnessed my grandmother’s life lived out on film- translated into beautiful silver prints.  Her childhood, marriage, children, loss, tragedy, and joy.  My grandmother did a great job of using their camera’s (i still have them all)… Jessica had been working for weeks on this project and came a across a photograph of my sweet grandmother at my wedding.  She was 94.  Jessica was stunned- she sat back and said, (with tears filling her eyes) “she’s all grown up, she is just as beautiful here as she has been her whole life- i feel like i know her.” I melted.  I cried- tears of great joy and thankfulness- for two things- One, that Jessica really looked into my grandmother’s life and saw it as it was- beautiful, hard, honest, and pure- and that she could still see that all those years later.  and Two, that my grandmother’s heart has been recorded on film, and that those heirlooms are mine to treasure forever.  what a sweet moment.  A couple of days later, we were talking about the idea of this store, and how i could just sell her house- item by item because everything was so cool.  in the back of my mind i knew i could fill a store quickly with all of my thift store finds and flea market treasures- Jessica suggested that i name the store after my grandmother- i loved the idea but every name sounded so cheesy! grandma’s closet, granny’s stuff… i mean how hip can you make grandma sound.  Jessica looked at me and laughed and said “all things great come from Doris’ house.” that was it.  DorisDivine was born! it would have NEVER occurred to me to name it Doris anything- because she was grandma to me, i only called her Doris once in my life and got in more trouble from my grandpa that i ever would again. “She is Doris to ME, GRANDMA to you- SHOW HER THE RESPECT SHE DESERVES.” well, i think this will honor her in a way that would make her blush if she were alive- and insist that i use another name.  i think this fits perfectly and i’m excited to have another fun project to occupy my timeit  has been so fun hunting for things to share with you. i hope you love them.  i plan on updating the store often- so keep checking back! AND THANK YOU SWEET BECCA FOR MODELING FOR ME… YOU ARE AN ANGEL &&& MOST TREASURED FRIEND.