Posting has really slowed down this holiday season, eh? I wanted to remind you that I’m still alive and kicking (if bogged down in holiday preparations!) and that I still love all of you out there on the internets.
What’s new with me? Well, I’m hosting a holiday party this X-mas eve and I’m planning on making some variation of this project with...
And now, a random selection of the stuff I’m selling on eBay…
vintage owl and pine cone beads for macrame…
purple vintage iron…
1950′s nylons…
weird chatelaine pin…
vintage chenille bedspread…
Heads From Life…
XL 1940′s handmade Swing Dress…
a lot of...
I bought this 1964 Betty Crocker recipe book about a week ago:
Now I have a burning desire to throw a party and serve sandwich loaf. BURNING.
I also acquired this 1968 book several days later:
It reminded me of my grandma’s cooking because she always “started with an onion” and ended with some type of casserole dish in the oven.
Both books have a...
I recently picked up The Complete Book of Sewing by Constance Talbot, the 1943 edition, at an estate sale. As longtime readers know, I have a weak spot for the intersection of WWII and homemaking, so this was a doozy for me.
So much LOVE here, where to begin?
Well, I adore the year-long month-by-month plan for smartening your look through the prudent use of handmade...
Working on my filet crochet 1920′s nightie. Almost done!
Can you see where I messed up the pattern in this strap?
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