I am declaring this Sunday the official NO WORRY day.
No internet, no phone, no worries, no pondering, no concern, no chores, no negativity, no balancing, no accounting, no cleaning. Just rest and relaxation, physical and mental.
Who wants to join me?
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Lazy Vintage
To lazy to be vintage? Want a makeover Mad Men style?
Check it out here and be sure to show me yours. wink wink.
Check it out here and be sure to show me yours. wink wink.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Positive and Good Thoughts Needed.
While I am not a religious person by any means, I do believe in the power of positive thinking, so please if you could offer up a positive thought for my Father-In-Law. He fell off a ladder last Tuesday and spent a few days in the hospital and is now recuperating in a nursing home. He did have a small brain bleed and is terribly bruised and battered, and also suffering from some amnesia regarding the incident, but so far no surgery is scheduled for anything and there were no broken bones. Things could have been far worse I suppose.
Mr. Inky is beside himself with worry and we are trying to figure out a way to afford sending him home to Michigan to see his Dad, even though his Mom doesn't feel it's necessary, but you know how kids and moms are.
All good thoughts appreciated please.
Mr. Inky is beside himself with worry and we are trying to figure out a way to afford sending him home to Michigan to see his Dad, even though his Mom doesn't feel it's necessary, but you know how kids and moms are.
All good thoughts appreciated please.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Sleeping With Boo
Boo kitty likes to spoon in the morning. Personally I think it is just what he considers payment for being fed.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
I Love The Internet
Because it brought me this!
I was watching 1000 Ways to Die on teevee (it's on Spike, in case you are into that sort of show) and they ran an episode of a fellow who was cleaning the toilet in a used RV (aka a truly mobile home). He used chlorine and when it mixed with the foul ancient sewage in the rv's tank, well, science ensued and he created a deadly chlorine gas and....died.
But I digress....in his adorable little death trap he had a plate much like this one. I thought it was a prop, but doubled over laughing yelling to the hubby I MUST HAVE ONE!! In less than a couple minutes on the fabulousness that is the internet, this silly thing was on it's way to my house and now hangs in a place of honor in the kitchen, right on the dreadful wallpaper we haven't re-done.
I don't love living in a mobile home, but it's only a mile from the ocean as the crow files, so I don't complain. and now my life is complete with my funny little plate.
and this is how collections begin....
I was watching 1000 Ways to Die on teevee (it's on Spike, in case you are into that sort of show) and they ran an episode of a fellow who was cleaning the toilet in a used RV (aka a truly mobile home). He used chlorine and when it mixed with the foul ancient sewage in the rv's tank, well, science ensued and he created a deadly chlorine gas and....died.
But I digress....in his adorable little death trap he had a plate much like this one. I thought it was a prop, but doubled over laughing yelling to the hubby I MUST HAVE ONE!! In less than a couple minutes on the fabulousness that is the internet, this silly thing was on it's way to my house and now hangs in a place of honor in the kitchen, right on the dreadful wallpaper we haven't re-done.
I don't love living in a mobile home, but it's only a mile from the ocean as the crow files, so I don't complain. and now my life is complete with my funny little plate.
and this is how collections begin....
Monday, July 20, 2009
Proof
Proof that there are no new ideas and that vintage ladies were not so prim and proper and one might assume. It has always taken "all kinds" to make the world an interesting place.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Past Due Thanks To Some Generous Bloggers!
I really come across some great blogs out there and I have been remiss in thanking some wonderful bloggers for hosting contests where I was lucky enough to be the winner! So in chronological order of winning -
Many thanks to Betsy at From Betsy With Love for this beautiful Lady Head Vase. I have always lusted after these and never acquired one, especially a gilded one! So behold the start of a new obsession!
Many thanks to Matilda at Miss Matilda for a generous and glamorous prize of a Royal Purple Satin garter from What Katie Did. I love it so much and it's going to spark me into getting the rest of this lucious lingerie! And be sure to check out Matilda's gorgeous dress available at Able Grable! It's stunning!
Many thanks to Jessica at Wardrobe Refashion for the chance to win one of Sarai's lovely Colette patterns! Have you seen these? They are modern patterns with a lovely vintage feel. I chose the Beignet skirt and can't wait to make it!
Many thanks to Betsy at From Betsy With Love for this beautiful Lady Head Vase. I have always lusted after these and never acquired one, especially a gilded one! So behold the start of a new obsession!
Many thanks to Matilda at Miss Matilda for a generous and glamorous prize of a Royal Purple Satin garter from What Katie Did. I love it so much and it's going to spark me into getting the rest of this lucious lingerie! And be sure to check out Matilda's gorgeous dress available at Able Grable! It's stunning!
Many thanks to Jessica at Wardrobe Refashion for the chance to win one of Sarai's lovely Colette patterns! Have you seen these? They are modern patterns with a lovely vintage feel. I chose the Beignet skirt and can't wait to make it!
Monday, July 06, 2009
Make Do and Mend: A Fashion Fix For the Fourth
I bought this dress as a birthday gift (to myself) from the Vermont Country Store. It was cute enough, but it had better potential. To fit the bust I had to order a large, but it was too big in the waist. Easy enough fix, just took it in about an inch at each side seam. This dress has pockets and princess seaming, but this did not hinder a simple taking in of the side seams.
It was also much too long, so I lobbed off about 6 inches from the bottom and reused this fabric to make a belt for the dress. I cut a length of Dritz Belting and covered it with the fabric, hand-sewing it with center seam on the inside of the belt. I then used a vintage white buckle I had in my stash and taaa-daaa, a minimally reworked dress that looks more flattering than the original did.
So don't miss out on buying a dress you ALMOST love especially if you think you can make some changes to it to suit you better. Although I am capable of making a simple dress like this, with all that applied ribbon and buttonholes, I wouldn't have bothered, so for me, this was worth it.
It was also much too long, so I lobbed off about 6 inches from the bottom and reused this fabric to make a belt for the dress. I cut a length of Dritz Belting and covered it with the fabric, hand-sewing it with center seam on the inside of the belt. I then used a vintage white buckle I had in my stash and taaa-daaa, a minimally reworked dress that looks more flattering than the original did.
So don't miss out on buying a dress you ALMOST love especially if you think you can make some changes to it to suit you better. Although I am capable of making a simple dress like this, with all that applied ribbon and buttonholes, I wouldn't have bothered, so for me, this was worth it.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
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