Shoe Size Conversion Chart

 Here is a handy chart to check if your shoe will fit! Click on the Image for a larger view.

This is a chart to convert inches into a woman's shoe size.


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1st Step to Recovery

SecondHand Addiction, as a business name, is both an attempt at a clever play on words and an admission of a problem that the two partners, Molly & Marion (me) share. Isn't the first step in the road to recovery admitting that you have a problem?! This addiction is something very few talk about. The symptoms are clear and so here are a few of the signs that you have a problem:

• You have 10 minutes to kill before having to be somewhere - you end up at a thrift store for "just a couple of minutes." You are always late,
  
• Yard Sales and Church sales are hard to drive by - Estate Sales; impossible!
  
• You hear yourself saying "I could sell this" and "these cost $20 brand new" and "If I just cut a little off" and "I could get that stain out" all to justify a purchase of a useless item that you can't live without,
• Your closets, drawers, garage, yards, storage unit and even your car are littered with the above mentioned items that you will find a use for/fit into one day,
  
• You get a physical high that is better than any drug when you find an item that fits, is your style, is the plate that completes the set, etc. (recent example: a hand crocheted 120" white cotton tablecloth - mint condition for $8),
• In spite of etiquette dictating the opposite, when you get a compliment, you proudly announce what you paid for the subject of the admiration, where you got it, and if you know, who owned it before you,
• When traveling, you visit thrift stores in other cities,
• Even though you live in a city with one of the most moderate winter's in the US, half your closet is filled with vintage coats,
• You call on the free items listed in Craigslist and Freecycle, even though you don't need the stuff. It's free!!
  
• When shopping, if you happen to see something fabulous in someone's cart/pile, you are tempted to liberate it from them, because nobody could appreciate the worth of a vintage item like you can. (If you actually do liberate the item, you should seek immediate help!)

I am grateful for my family and the support they give me in my problem; I have to shop for clothes, housewares, school supplies, yard implements, etc. for 4 people, not just one. If not for the Etsy shop I would have one of those houses that require a roll-off dumpster to clear out when I die, but I would prefer a giant estate sale, where all my coats can go to a good Arizona home.

Oooohhh Look What's Coming

Swanky 1980's Vintage Sequin Jacket. Elliot picked this one out. He was 5. He has a good Eye. Look for it at our Etsy Shop.
The skirt is already there: High waisted Gitano Vintage 80s Skirt

Coming soon...

OMG!! This Tartan Dress Skirt is Unbelievable

Just listed this at: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31158737

Here Comes the Bride

More and more brides are turning to vintage dresses to create a unique, one of a kind look that seems to be missing in the bridal industry. And why not? The appliques, beadwork, draping and lace are artworks in themselves. From bohemian hippie dresses perfect for a meadow or beach wedding, to the more formal dresses complete with train and veil, you will always find a wedding gown perfect for the mood of your affair on Etsy. Here at Secondhand Addiction, we have several beauties to choose from and here is our most recent posting.