Hey there! I’m TJ Foster and I live in central Virginia in an old house that I affectionately call “Whimsybop!”
I’ve been a vintage collector for over three decades, and my favorite thing to do around Whimsybop is photographing my collections and turning them into nifty products. (You can find them HERE in my Redbubble shop.)
I enjoy flat lay photography best, and have a blast creating I SPY search & find puzzles with my collections for kids of ALL ages to enjoy. You can see a few samples in my portfolio, and on Instagram @whimsybopper where I post a new one every Saturday morning.
My photographs will soon be featured on the back cover of BrainPLAY magazine by Highlights for Children starting in the May/June 2024 issue – woohoo, I’m so excited! (Thank you KK & PG!!)
For project inquiries contact me at whimsybop@gmail.com
Fun Facts about Whimsybop:
- The house was built in 1875 and our family is incredibly blessed to be the 5th owners/caretakers of this beautiful piece of history.
- The house has two staircases, seven fireplaces, a butler’s pantry, four bathrooms, and eleven rooms in all. In other words, there is ALWAYS something to clean around here. (I’m also the maid – woohoo)
- There are over 100 vintage suitcases stacked throughout the house – and not one of them is empty.
- There are at least 130 collections on display at Whimsybop from Pyrex dishware, cameras, and globes, to postcards, radios, bowling balls, and old nostalgic toys. Which is my favorite? Hmmm, that’s a tough one – probably the metal lunch boxes from my childhood.
- When our family moved here in 2009 I joked that Whimsybop would be a Bed and Breakfast someday when the kids left home. But alas, we’ve been empty nesters for a few years now and my husband still hasn’t warmed up to the idea.
- Whimsybop.com started as a blog where I wrote about the house and my collections. Now I mostly write on Instagram @whimsybopper – count to ten then come find me!