May 23, 2010

I turned 50 on Sunday May 23, 2010
Five decades. Half a century. Beyond middle aged.
However you slice it - OLD VINTAGE.

But fabulous ;)

Blog Love: It's All Make Believe, Isn't It?

woohoo!! so many lovely blogs posting giveaways lately and here's another beautiful gal to visit, Miss Stephanie Valentine at It's All Make Believe, Isn't It?

She's hosting a lovely giveaway with some gorgeous goodies and by know you know the score - go over, check out her post on the giveaway, leave a comment, follow her blog and re-post on your own blog for extra entries and Good Luck!  

All Is Vanity

We've decided that in the next year or so we want to redo our guest bathroom floor and replace some fixtures, so while we're at it this would be a good time to replace the cheesy bathroom vanity that is currently in the guest bathroom.  I've been window shopping and found a few bathroom vanities just to see what's out there that we like.

Although I love vintage 40's style of dress, our home is a more eclectic mix of modern streamlined pieces, a 30's style dining room, other family antiques and wrought iron furniture thrown in.  Eclectic for sure!  It leaves the door wide open for choices as to the bathroom!

I love this style of modern vanity (it's a small bathroom) and the bowl style sink for a guest bath - what do you think?  Then again, this style of a more classic bathroom vanity is lovely too.  So many options are available!! 

While perusing those bathroom vanities I was drawn to the bedroom vanities (of course, I always get sidetracked by pretty things!).  I do have a small vanity where I perform the magic that is makeup - and if money were no object, I'd love to have this absolutely glamorous mirrored vanity!!  It's just gorgeous!!  I could see myself in a satin dressing gown turning myself into a goddess.  Or just plucking my eyebrows ;)

(Produced in 1892 by then 18-year-old Charles Allan Gilbert, this famous illustration was first published in LIFE in 1902, and an instant success. A copy hangs near my vanity to remind me that All Is Vanity!)

A Lovely Blog Award!

I'd like to thank Betty2Tone for a lovely Beautiful Blogger award!!  

Here are the rules:

1. Thank & link to the person that gave you the award.
2. Pass this award onto 10 bloggers.
3. Contact Blogs to let them know they've won.
4. Tell seven things about yourself:

okay, here goes:

1. I was born in Camaguey, Cuba in 1960, shortly after Castro's revolution.  My mother and I were able to leave Cuba in 1965 and I became an American Citizen in 1986.

2. I was an extra in the original Blues Brothers movie concert scene at the end of the film.  Aside from Aykroyd and Belushi, I am most thrilled I saw Cab Calloway perform.

3. I once had hair down past my rear end. I also shaved my head for about five years.  It's just hair.

4.  I have more tattoos than I can count but I hate getting them, I just like having them.

5.  I can sew, crochet, knit and tat. 

6.  My first car was a brand new 1978 VW Convertible Bug.

7.  I used to own a 1955 Pontiac Hearse.  It was purple and black.

and here's my list of 10 amazing bloggers you should visit:

Annie Pancake and the Time Machine
ZootsuitMama
Va-Voom Vintage
Past Life
New Vintage Lady
The Vintage Housewife
The New Vintage Wardrobe
The Painted Woman
Tart Deco
Livin' Vintage

Blog Love: Welcome to Deluxeville!

run as fast as your fingers can go go wish my friend Mary Deluxe a very Happy 400th Follower wish over at Welcome To Deluxeville!  Not only is Mary lovely and has an amazingly decorated home, but she is sweet and kind and adorable and takes in kitties - how can you not love her! 

Also, she's hosting a GIVEAWAY of epic proportions - for one of her prized and beloved lamp babies!!  (She has a real vintage lamp problem but shhhhh, don't tell her I said so).  You know this lamp has to come live at my house - it's RED!! Check it out!!  (cat not included in prize package).  So you know the drill, go on over, say hello, enter the giveaway, tell her Inky sent ya :)

Kitty Von Purr Needs Our Help

 My beautiful, darling, wonderful and extremely special friend, Miss Kitty Von Purr is currently battling breast cancer and she needs our help! 

The amazing Bernie Dexter, along with Dottie and Pussy, have created the beautiful Kitty Von Purr dress and she is generously donating 100% of the proceeds to the Kitty Von Purr Cancer Fund.  Please take a minute to check out this beauty of a dress and if you can, please buy one!!  Please re-post this on your blog, Facebook and Twitter as well to get the word out.  Thank you soooooo much from the bottom of my heart!

From Bernie:  This dress is a special addition for Kitty Von Purr Cancer Fund. 100% of the money collected for this dress will go DIRECT to Kitty Von Purrs cancer fund.  Kitty Von Purr is a dear friend of mine. I have knows for over 10 years. 3 months ago she was diagnosed with 3rd stage breast cancer. It has devastated everyone who knows her. She is the coolest girl i have ever known. in all the years i have known her i have never seen a bad bone in her body. If you know her you absolutely lover her & if you don't you would!!! ;) I came up with the pink & black dress just for Kitty. This dress is made of 90% cotton, 10% spandex jersey fabric. Special thank you to Dottie & Pussy for their contribution to the making of this dress.

Size chart located here.