[ click for a larger view of these wonderful images & sources! ]
I can’t believe we’re already one week into August… wait, didn’t I just say something similar about the end of July last week?! Time is running far too fast in this latter part of 2009. Wait, wait! Come back Year! hehe! Aside from my reoccurring alarms at the pace of time, I do have an important question for you this week. I’ve been doing a lot of “blog brainstorming” this week, and one thing that I’d like to know is do you enjoy the inspiration week posts on Fridays? Would you like more links, pictures, or musings? (I have been toying with the idea of expanding this weekly post a bit… some weeks it looks a bit bare to me! lol) Or is it fine as-is? If you would be so kind as to weigh in with your thoughts, I’d love to read your feedback!
- How to make an utterly gorgeous silk lotus flower (these would be perfect pinned to a cardigan!).
- I get asked a lot about short bangs in the 40s, and finally found a helpful resource for just that!
- Wasp Waists and Wiggle Skirts has been posting a vintage knitting pattern every day this week–be sure to go take a peek!
- Loads of lovely fashion sketches and ispiration from 1938.
- Have you checked out Millie Mott’s Flickr sets? I’ve been browsing through them this week and it’s chock-full of fashion inspiration!
[ a trio of scrumptiously hued dresses from April 1950. be sure to click for a large view! ]
My weekend plans revolve around grocery shopping, replying to some very lovely emails, grilling some yummy meals with my Sailor Husband, and possibly going to the movies (Sailor Husband has been excited for months about the GI Joe movie, and so this weekend is a big deal for him!). Hemming a skirt is also in order… I’m so awful about procrastinating with hemming sometimes, I’ve been trying to be more disciplined and hem soon after I finish the major construction, rather than letting it go to the “finishing pile” (a.k.a. it’ll get done in six months pile). hehe!
I hope you have a lovely weekend, dear friends!
Hi! I love that collage you put together up top. The shades of everything is wonderful, and I love the shot of unexpected color in the shoes! Very nice!
I also love that pink dress. Dad is watching Strategic Air Command, and I keep looking at June Allison’s dresses. Makes me almost yearn for a girdle!
Mom
I like the links. They introduce me to things I other wise wouldn’t have looked at. I also like the vintage inspiration.
I so agree. Where did this summer GO?!?
I sometimes click links…sometimes not. Just depends what I’m interested in that week.
If there were more or less, it would likely be the same thing! Besides, if I am really lost for something…I just start googling! 
i always look forward to your inspiration weeks… you always manage to find the most amazing vintage tidbits.
Hi Casey,
You are always moving by leaps and bounds here! It is such a delight to come back and get caught up on what you are doing.
♥Hope
I agree, where has the time been going? This summer has gone by faster than any I remember in a long time!
I love your inspiration week posts. You always have such gorgeous pictures and links to inspire me to get something new done over the weekend! You always find such interesting things and lovely pictures.
Have a wonderful weekend!
I’m quite happy to watch the year disappearing.
I think it will slow down though once it’s chillier out! .. does it get chillier in FL?
I like the inspiration days as they are! Don’t overwork yourself.
Your blog is by far one of my favorites and I look forward to your Friday posts. I don’t have time to surf the internet for vintagey-goodness and your links provide me with just what I need. Those vintage knitting patterns you linked today are fabulous and I would never have known that they were available. So, keep up the wonderful work you do, but don’t stop posting those lovely links!
Ooh I love the cardigan in the 4th pic and those heels! Lusciousness! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! xoxox
I love the inspiration Fridays–I’m new to this blog and it was the gorgeous images that first caught my eye. I’m loving all of it!
Hi Casey! I love the Friday inspiration posts–along with your sewing projects, they’re my favorite posts on your blog. They’ve introduced me to lots of great vintage and fashion sites and I usually read or at least check out every one of the links. I think the format is great, but if you have more images and links to share, I’d love to see them! Have a lovely weekend!
Your blog is my absolute favorite! I love all the collages you put together, it is very inspiring and calming. I’m also a military wife, and a stay at home mom to 4 small children, so I don’t have a lot of time to look up things. I love your blog because you post all these wonderful things and then if something catches my eye I can follow the link and see even more! The only internet time I have is when I’m nursing my baby, so it’s great to have all this inspiration in one place. I’m always waiting for new posts!
All so gorgeous. Thanks for the inspiration.
Oh Casey, thanks so much for the “Silk Lotus Flower” link! I’ve been searching everywhere for a pattern just like it!
Have a great weekend!
Elle
I love the links you put up each Friday! The Flickr pics just make me jealous.
Where do you find such lovely images? The 4th one is my favorite too!
Wasn’t it just the 4th of July…yesterday?
Hi Casey! I found your blog from one of your Youtube tutorials and have been following it for a while because it’s so fabulous! I really like your inspiration posts because I always come across something vintage-y I don’t know about and the pictures you find are always so pretty. If you really want to expand them I don’t think you’ll hear any complaints but as someone else said – don’t overwork yourself!
Have a great weekend!
I really love your blog! Definitely one of my preferred reads, if only because it keeps me inspired to sew!
Hmm… I quite like the fact that you post a more select group of links because often, a massive list puts me off reading & consequently following them. In short, I really love it how it is, but if you want to expand or change things a bit, like everyone else has said, there’ll be no objections I’m sure.
Oh and I really know what you mean about time – it’s vanishing in plain sight!
oh you have that pile, too? mine has been getting out of hand!
and thank you for the lovely inspiration. such pretty pretty photos!
oh wow Casey this is great flickr inspiration!!! when i saw that photo marcine posted of the package she wrapped it made me want to shop her etsy store right away!!!!
I’m looking forward to this year being over – no more study! Huzzah! But I do know what you mean. I can’t believe it’s gone so fast.
I love your inspiration posts – it’s great because I find interesting things I may not otherwise have come across and I like to see what you are finding interesting at the time!
-Andi x
I love your inspiration posts! I’ve found loads of interesting blogs that I now read regularly through those posts, they’re great! Keep up the wonderful work!
How beautiful! I love the theme here, and the colors!!!
I love your inspiration posts! They are so, well, inspiring! =) Thanks especially for the link on how to make a silk flower; I can’t wait to try it myself! I hope you are having a lovely weekend!!!
Hey Casey!
I just found your videos on youtube and I love them, and then I came over here and was like…AWESOME, because I am a graphic designer too! I am totally obsessed with the 40′s and 50′s too…I think we have a lot in common! Anyway, just wanted to stop by and say hey! Have a wonderful weekend!
–Nikki
Dear Casey,
I always love your blog posts and one of my favorite parts is the links and photographs. Especially of your own style. Oh, but how could I forget to mention the style tutorials?
Keep up the wonderful work!
I personally love the inspiration posts, I check out nearly all the posts and looked forward to them.
I always love your pretty inspiration photos!
Oh dear, and I’m the same way about finishing sweaters that I knit. I’ll knit obessively for weeks right up ’till I have 1/2 a sleeve left to knit, and then I’ll put it aside for a year. That’s what I did with the sweater I was making last year . . . hopefully this winter I’ll finish!
Hope you had a lovely weekend!
I love your weekly inspiration posts! And I’m flattered & surprised to see one of my photos on this week’s lovely aqua-y collage!
Thank you for a wonderful blog! I’m new to it, but it has quickly become a favorite. Wonderful pics and links!
I have to admit that I usually finish my sewing projects all the way, however I almost always get stuck in the middle while fitting the toille… The pile of uncut fabric and toilles-in-making is an ever growing one =)
Your blog is lovely!