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inspiration {week #123}
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Hello everyone! I hope you’ve been having a good weekend. I wanted to not only post this week’s links and Flickr collage, but also a little note. After much contemplation (I always feel like Pooh Bear sitting around with my arm’s crossed over my tummy and thinking hard. lol.), I decided to take a bit of a blogging break. The end of summer (at least in the calender sense) is nearing, and I think I could use a bit of a general internet and blogging vacation. If nothing else I want to spend some serious time working on the miles long list of projects I wanted to work on, but haven’t (yes, this is partly my own fault for not ignoring the internet more and making things happen! Need to brush up on making some good internet habits again–I got lazy over the summer!). I also want to spend some time thinking about the direction of my blogging and exploring some ideas I have. I’ll still be checking my feed reader and email once-a-day, and probably fill up the Tumblr queue this evening before I “officially” sign off (and I might be found lurking around Twitter). I’m hoping for a super productive time away filled with projects, forming some new plans for this blog, and listening to lots of music and podcasts to fill my ears and re-inspire me. I’ll only be gone for a week though–just enough time to take a breather and get my head on straight about ideas and directions again!
- I’ve been meaning to write something on the topic of working with vintage patterns for awhile, but hte New Vintage Lady put it far more eloquently than I could have!
- I’m itching to make myself a big, luscious bouquet of these coffee filter flowers.
- I read about half scale design years ago in Threads and was delighted to see a recent post about just that!
- This post on the idea of our bodies being “good”–in the sense that they’re what we’ve been given–is just what I needed this week.
- Could anything be better than a knit sailor scarf?! { via }
- I love these whimsical children’s book illustrations from 1914 that Francesca shared!
- This post by Sarah on trying to take her cat for a walk is hilarious!!!
See you all in a week!!!
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inspiration {week #122}
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Yikes! I haven’t done one of these in a couple weeks, have I? Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the weekend and forget about posting, I have to admit. But I’ve been saving up some links the past few weeks that I hope you’ll enjoy browsing!
- Jen gives a tour of her lovely studio space!
- Interested in seeing all the padding that made the New Look possible? Gertie shared images from a vintage padding pattern.
- Do you collect vintage patterns too? I’d highly recommend reading the series on just that at the New Vintage Lady blog (part one and part two).
- Solanah shared some pictures of her stylist grandmother!
- I love Sal’s breakdown of outfits that match versus the ones that “go” together.
- This must be the week for new studio spaces–Alicia (of Posie Gets Cozy) posted pictures of her new studio too!
- These images from a 1930s needlework booklet are making me drool (and mentally add more projects to my “future knitting” list… lol.).
Hope you’re enjoying your weekend, friends! I have some fun posts planned for this week, and I’ll be back tomorrow with some 40s catalog scans to kick it off!
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inspiration {week #121}
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Hello, everyone! How has your weekend been? We swapped our outdoor plans for stayin’ cool in the air conditioning, as it got brutally hot yesterday (and I just don’t do well in the heat all day!). Instead I have been spending my weekend in some creative pursuits–namely taking apart a straw hat to salvage the straw braid. Remember my resolution for 2010 to learn hat making? I’m finally starting to get into gear with that, and am slowly acquiring all the tools necessary for making myself a little straw hat (I’m coveting one of those small, early 40s “tilt” hats!). Hopefully more about this in the coming weeks–I want to document the process thoroughly. But for now, I’ve still got my nose buried in books (namely From the Neck Up by Denise Dreher and several of the millinery books available online here) and going through all my inspiration images to decide on the style!
- How to recreate Gene Tierney’s hairstyle in the film Laura–one of my favorites!
- I love these serviceable but pretty smocks from the 30s.
- Tips on wearing white during the summer, from Couture Allure.
- Jen has been sharing some excellent tips on sewing with vintage patterns!
- Have you checked out the catalog Sunday posts over at the New Vintage Lady blog?
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inspiration {week #120}
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Hello, friends! I hope you are having a splendid weekend thus far! It’s been a busy one for me, so I’m going to keep this short and sweet. Back tomorrow with some more scans from the 1944 catalog!
- If you haven’t been reading Gertie’s series on draping a dress, you’re missing out!
- Aren’t these diy lanterns perfect for a summer party?!
- Gorgeous French fashions from 1938
- Fleur offered some great tips on keeping your vintage cool
- Some beautiful scans from a 1923 issue of Needlecraft magazine.
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inspiration {week #119}
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Happy Fourth of July! I was all geared up to spend the day at the beach, do a cookout, and watch fireworks after dark, but the weather decided to be silly and rain. So it looks like I shall be staying inside, nice and cozy, knitting (and possibly some sewing!) instead. Can’t complain too much; I’ve been on a bit of a knitting-phase lately (if you’re on Ravelry, I’ve been adding a few projects that are in states of near-completion on my page), so it’s nice to get some work done in that department.
- I love this diy travel map! I definitely want to do this eventually–just to track where I have (and haven’t) visited.
- I think I may need an entire wardrobe of these adorable bow belts!
- A fantastic, inspiring post of Norma Jean’s (later Marilyn Monroe) summertime outfits.
- Oh for the days of elegant, poolside attire!
- I’m a bit ignorant in the area of canning fresh produce, but love the idea. Freezer strawberry jam seems like a great solution! {via}
- Gertie shared great tutorial for making sleeve heads, used to give some shape and support to your sleeve caps.
- I love this darling 40s patriotic blouse that Lauren whipped up in time for the Fourth!
I hope you all are having a lovely weekend (preferably with sunshine!)! I may not be posting tomorrow, as usual, since Sailor Husband has the day off. Until Tuesday!
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