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Happy first day of April, friends! Despite the teasingly warm weather earlier this week, it’s characteristically cool and damp today. Which means all I want to do is curl up in a nice, cozy chair and sew! Which I shall be doing once this post is up… The Edwardian dinner I’m attending is next weekend, which means I’ve got to wrap up this project soon! (It’s coming along nicely, and hopefully I shall have an update for you all around midweek with some pretty pictures).
- These three frosting recipes (perfect for cupcakes!) look easy and yummy.
- Ashley shared some wonderful 1960s fashion and beauty inspiration this week.
- I already have a jewelry organizer made with an old picture frame, but I think I love this one made from an old window more!
- Gala brought up some good points on keeping yourself and your whereabouts safe online.
- A series of excellent Bakelite posts from Solanah: history and identification and how to polish.
- Cassie shared a scan of a fun page of 40s scarves-into-blouses how to’s, as well as her result of trying one!
- Continuing in the Bakelite vein, Brittany of Va-Voom Vintage has another great post on the retro plastic.
Hope you enjoy browsing through the links this week. It was hard to narrow them down to just a few–so many great how to’s and posts to ponder on!
April 1, 2012 ·
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Thank you all so, so much for all the lovely words about the Edwardian corset I posted last week! I know it’s a bit different from my usual fare around here, but I think you all might find how this outfit comes together interesting. I’ve been plugging away at scheming the details of the dress, and plan on spending a bit of the remainder of my weekend working on a few mock-ups. Pictures of the fabrics and sketches will be forthcoming!
- Sarai asked recently “how much is too much?” in relation to clothing and collections, and the ensuing discussion is quite enlightening.
- Beautiful shop windows on Fifth Avenue, New York in 1942!
- This collection of homemade spice blends has me itching to get in the kitchen and whip together a few!
- This green coat from the late 1940s (a Lanz Original) is gorgeous!
- Anyone ever tried to make homemade peanut butter?
- I love Rebecca Jean’s victory rolls tutorial.
- I am in love with this fun, Mondrian-inspired dress Sarah made!
I hope you’ve been having a lovely weekend! My parents paid us a short visit, and we took a trip out to the beach yesterday afternoon (before things got too wild with the St. Patrick’s Day festivities). I hadn’t been to the beaches here since before SH and I got married, and it was so much fun to be exploring the town again like a tourist and walking along the oceanfront. If I closed my eyes yesterday and stood in the sunshine, it felt like spring was here too. I’m looking forward to the weather warming up a bit more and spending a lot of time there. But now it’s cloudy, chilly and back to puppy-watching for me! Everyone says puppies sleep a lot, but I think Maverick didn’t get that memo–he rarely naps! Which means I have my hands full when he’s out and about…
March 18, 2012 ·
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What an exciting, crazy week we’ve had! SH took some much-needed leave the second half of this week, so there was a bit of sightseeing in Colonial Williamsburg (I hadn’t been in about 5 years, so it was fun to go back!), doing some things around the house we’ve not had time to do since we moved in, going to the movies, and a trip Saturday to go meet a new little addition to our family! I’m going to be a horrible tease and not share pictures with you until tomorrow–mostly because the only ones I have right now are crummy cell phone pictures, so I need to get some better ones today.
So a lot going on right now! But I suspect that is going to be the theme for 2012: lots of new, exciting changes in store. But since I’m a bit hesitant with change, I think this will be a good year of learning, stretching and adapting!
- Mena of the Sew Weekly gave a virtual tour of her gorgeous vintage-infused, travel-themed living room.
- Some fantastic tips on thrifting from Rebecca of A Daily Something.
- Charlotte explores further the ethics of vintage fur which sparked some great discussion!
- Johanna’s lovely vintage inspired, wintertime outfitshe wore to an antiques fair has me green with envy!
- Spot-on tips from Gina for buying vintage handbags–a must read!
Hope you’re having a fantastic weekend!
February 26, 2012 ·
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Wow–thank you all so much for all the quilting suggestions in Friday’s post! I’m going to have to go over and read everything more carefully, as well as all the links/tutorials you suggested, and try and figure out which direction I want to take this quilt. So many great ideas–now just to put them into action! (Which will probably take me a bit–so don’t hold your breath! lol.)
- Love these hats Lauren shared from Fall-Winter 1939/40!
- I learned quite a few things from this post of tips on taking great outfit photos.
- Sunni shared some great tips on reducing bulky seams when sewing with thick fabrics
- This oil cleansing trend has got my interest–anyone using it?
- Tips on how to spot vintage garments “out in the wild”…
- Love Amy’s simple, yet glamorous, solution for jazzing up a sweater!
- Solanah found some great tutorials for creating vintage hairstyles if you have very curly hair.
Until tomorrow!
February 19, 2012 ·
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Hello, friends! I’ve got some fantastic links for y’all today! Not much to say about this weekend–it’s been slow and more than a bit lazy, plus the weather suddenly turned cold (winter finally arrived)! Which h as meant cozy fires in the fireplace and wrapping up in a blanket with lots of tea close at hand.
- The question of wearing vintage suits and the current cultural perception of suits sparked an interesting discussion at Couture Allure.
- Stephanie shared a tutorial on creating victory rolls for those with fine hair.
- I’m not a huge fan of doughnuts, but these with toasted coconut look quite yummy!
- I love this roundup on Design*Sponge of the best map projects.
- From the Colette Patterns blog, seven tips for using fabric in your stash.
- I think I must have a baked goods fixation this week, because these cake pops sound really good…
- Kate shared these cute printable business card Valentines!
Hope you’re having a fabulous weekend!
February 12, 2012 ·
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