My Vintage Flair was “officially” born in 2017, but in reality it was created many years prior!

Planing our wedding was truly the starting point of this adventure...I wanted a vintage feel to our special day and this “vintage feel” is what I also wanted for our home.

The very first project that I built from scratch was a serving tray. Beside volunteering for Calgary Habitat for Humanity for a short period of time I had no “professional” training in the construction department, but said to myself “how hard can it be?” LOL

I kicked my husband out of the garage and turned it into my shop. I made several of these trays, they became my kid’s teachers’ end of school year presents, I made them for our home and was commissioned to make quite a few!

As I a am getting older I find myself becoming nostalgic and wanting to preserve history by refinishing family heirlooms or repurposing old vintage pieces. Recycling is a major part of what “My Vintage Flair” is all about!

My first market was in the spring of 2017 in a small community centre west of the city and even though I sold absolutely nothing I loved it and got hooked. I learned to “setup” in a way that was a lot more pleasing to the eye and I will never forget the feeling I had when I made my first sale!!

Fast forward to today, you can now find My Vintage Flair’s creations in 4 stores in 4 different cities and continuing to expand! I have learned and continue to learn about building and repurposing quality pieces. I have met so many awesome people that contributed to the way I do business today!

Before the world shut down due to a pandemic, I hosted “Make your own” house parties! It was a fun way to get a bunch of friends together and get creative! I realize now how much I miss these events...