Hello and greetings from Washington, DC. My name is Audrey, but here on Etsy people know me as “espanolita,” which is a nickname that my husband, a native of Madrid, gave me some years back. I fell so much in love with the Spanish culture during the two years that I lived there that my husband gave me that nickname. Since my first Spanish class in school more than 10 years ago, the Spanish language and culture have formed an important part of my life. I studied it in college and spent a year studying in the Complutense University of Madrid, where I met my husband of five years now.

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Me junté al mundo Etsy hace ya dos años y desde entonces soy adicta! No me deja de impresionar el talento de todos los artistas y gente creativa de todo el mundo que son parte de Etsy. Al principio, empece comprando, pero mi pasion por el “vintage” me llevo a la decision de vender también.

Aunque para muchos de vosotros Etsy es vuestro trabajo, Etsy es mi hobby, una forma de desconectarme del trabajo (soy profesora de ingles como segundo idioma en un instituto público) y expresarme de modo creativo, de compartir con todos mi amor por la ropa antigua.

I joined Etsy two years ago and I’ve become addicted ever since! The talent of all the artists and creative minds never cease to amaze me here on Etsy. Initially, I joined Etsy as a buyer, but my passion for vintage led me to the decision to sell, as well.

Even though for many of you ETsy is your job, for me it’s my hobby, an outlet for me to disconnect from my job as an ESL high school teacher and to express myself creatively and to share with all of you my love for vintage clothing.

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De dónde viene el interes en la ropa vintage? Bueno, supongo que todo empezó porque mi familia nunca tuvo mucho dinero y mis padres siempre compraban todo de segunda mano. De pequena, no me gustaba que me comprasen ropa usada porque, como la típica niña americana, lo queria todo nuevo. Pero, todo cambio cuando una compañera del instituto (high school), que siempre llevaba ropa interesante, me llevo a una tienda de segunda mano (thrift store). Desde entonces, casi toda mi ropa la compro usada o vintage, en una tienda de segunda mano, primero porque es la forma más barata de comprar. Además, es ecológico y la mayoria de la ropa vintage es de mejor calidad de la ropa de hoy en dia. Me gusta imaginarme la historia detrás de cada prenda vintage que me compro y me gusta saber que lo que compro es único. Mi lema es: si no es de segunda mano, no lo quiero!

Os invito a echarle un vistazo a mi huequecito en Etsy: espanolita, donde encontraras prendas unicas de otra epoca.

Where does my love for vintage clothing come from? Well, I guess it all started because my family never had a lot of money and my parents always used to buy everything second-hand. As a little kid, I didn’t like it that they bought me used clothes because, like any ordinary American girl, I wanted everything new. But, it all changed when a high school classmate, who always wore interesting clothes, took me to a thrift store and opened my eyes to a whole new world. Since then, almost all of my clothes are used and/or vintage, bought from a thrift store. First of all, it’s the most cost effective way to shop. Plus, it’s environmentally friendly and the majority of vintage clothing is of better quality than clothing made today. I love to imagine the story behind each garment I buy and I like to know that I’m buying something unique. My motto is: if it’s not used, I don’t want it!

So, I’d like to invite you all to check out my little corner of Etsy: espanlita, where you’ll find unique items from another time.

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