Fashion and Film Friday: A League of Their Own
During WWII, many professional baseball leagues fell apart because players went off to serve in the war effort. In fear that the stadiums would close down, Phillip K Wrigley of the chewing...
Lions and Tigers and Vintage, Oh My!
(This is Olivia and I, with my hair looking like a total mess!) Weeks ago, we took Olivia to the zoo for the first time. I've been so busy, I forgot to make a post about it! I made this great...
A visit from a fellow vintage lover
As some of you may know, Emily from Livin' Vintage flew in to St. Louis from Michigan this weekend to meet up with Amanda and I for some St. Louis vintage shopping. It was a crazy weekend...
Fashion and Film Friday: Inglourious Basterds
For this week's Fashion and Film Friday, I present Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds. I'm a big fan of Quentin Tarantino movies and this one was filmed in classic Tarantino style: brutal...
Celebrating Earth Day:Welcome to my Garden!
Happy 48th Earth Day! Sadly, I think earth day is one of those holidays that are forgotten until you hear it on the news or get to your office and notice a little leaf or planet icon on your...
Extreme Vintage Hunting
Vintage hunting has become an extreme sport for me. A few weeks ago, on a Saturday morning, Pj and I woke up at 6:00am , packed up the baby and met my new vintage-loving girlfriend, Amanda...
Music of the day
There's nothing I love more while I'm cleaning house or pinning up my victory rolls than listening to my favorite tunes. Nearly every vintage lover adores the Andrews Sisters and Elvis, of...
Tea Party In A Dark Forest
What a peculiar place to have a tea party.... The sun is warming all of the plants and the trees have bloomed in colors of lilac, peach and pink. Originally, I wanted to find a bright, spring...
Fashion and Film Friday: Pleasantville
Happy Friday, dolls! I am so excited that it's finally Friday because that means that today is vintage repair day with my girlfriend, Amanda. She's coming over to work on fixing hems, sewing...
Belated Blog Awards
Due to craziness at my house as of late, I have taken forEVER to post about a few blog awards that my darling fellow bloggers have given me. I figured I'd better hop to it or I never would!...
Tutorial: How to refill a vintage lipstick tube
For those of you who entered my giveaway and wondered "How'd she do that?" I'll share with you my secrets for refilling a vintage lipstick tube so you can do it too! You'll be surprised...
Why do we wear Cruel Shoes
Why do we wear cruel shoes? What is wrong with us?! When I go shoe shopping, I am automatically drawn to the most incredibly uncomfortable torture devices in the entire store! I have recently...
Friday Night Fashion and a Movie: Angela's Ashes
Today was an awesome day and I've been so busy, this post almost slipped my mind. But, it's still Friday, so here we are! Today, I went to an estate sale and several thrift stores with...
Modern Pattern for a Vintage Inspired Playsuit
Hey out there to all of you gals who sew! Last week I found a modern playsuit pattern by Simplicity! Summer is just around the corner in the U.S. so I plan on making a bunch of these for...