As you know, I spend quite a lot of time in Facebook. Most of it is semi-work related as I buy and sell vintage/retro-goodies there. Or just ogle said goodies. Or bond over said goodies. And crafting. Here are my TOP 5 of time wasters:
Postmodernit Martat (Postmodern Marthas) is a small group with 121 members, most of them with craft/artisan/design- background. We share links to events and crafty goodness, sometimes even to our own blogs to get some peer support. The name “Postmodern Marthas” is a reference to Marttaliitto, an organization started on 1899. Its mission is “to promote the quality and standard of life in the home. It also carries out cultural and civic education.” You know, like Martha Stewart. Postmodern Marthas, however, focus more on the arts & crafts, less in the domestic goddessing.
Plåt & plast burkar från 60/70-talet (Trays & Jars From 60s&70s) is a Swedish-group for retro lovers. As you can see, the eye candy is u-n-b-e-l-i-e-v-a-b-l-e! For buying, selling or just drooling. I haven’t gotten anything from here (yet) but I’m bound to crack sooner rather than later. See those daisy ones on the left? Me likee.
Vintage- vaatteiden Kirpputori is for buying and selling vintage fashion. I haven’t sold anything here (yet) but I pop in frequently just to see what’s out there. I know quite a few of the people by name from other pages I frequent but the group itself is not very chatty.
Vi Som Älskar 60/70-tals tyger is another Swedish group but this one is for fabric. And what kind of fabrics! Just. To. Die. For. People can buy and sell and lucky for me, the Swedes are more than happy to do business with us Finns. My Swedish has improved in leaps in the months I’ve been a member. I wish I could download every single picture uploaded here. I want to remember all the prints for all the eternity. A lot of Finnish people in this group are familiar faces from…
Rättei Lumpui Retroi, THE Finnish retro re-sell group!!! It’s the best. Honestly. Great selection, good vibe, honest people and EXCELLENT admins! With 4,581 members and counting, the atmosphere has remained unbelievably cosy and friendly. The group is very chatty. People comment and share stories about items they see and give hints if they have seen something IRL- flea market that someone in the group might like. Also, if you happen to own something that’s valuable and you don’t know it, peeps over here let you know that somewhere else you can get a better price for it. There has been few cases of taking advantage of the noobies but I think nowadays the admins AND members are on top of that kind of behaviour. This is where I sell my retro/vintage- goodies and have found quite a few treasures. Bonus info: Quite often, usually during the weekends, the conversations here can become quite NSFW. Sometimes people even admit they are drinking and typing. These threads are removed the next day by admins but the memories for those who participated remain…
Just outside of the list but just as important…
But who is this? Well, Thrifty Finn of course! The only page YOU really need to know about. Click HERE to find me and LIKE. I post links to interesting articles and offer flashes to my awkward(sad) personal life. You would be foolish to miss that. If you have a Facebook-page, give me a shout out and we can like each other. But not in a weird, uncomfortable way. That’s what the real life is for.
Till next time!
