I may have mentioned once or twice that I am now writing for the fabulous magazine Victory Girls, which is a vintage-lifestyle magazine based out of Madison, Wisconsin. My latest article is on 40s &a...
A while back, I did a post on the documentary Welcome to the Club, which is a film on women in rockabilly music, by Beth Harrington. Lately, I have been in contact with Beth about my Masters thesis o...
I picked up Rebel Beat: The Story of LA Rockabilly to use as a source for my Masters thesis and quickly fell in love with it! Chock full of interviews and archival material, this documentary not only...
In the Heyday is offering one lucky person a £100 Heyday voucher! This is an amazing giveaway for anyone that loves vintage reproduction clothing and its open internationally. Go to the blog post to ...
Arthelias Attic posted about this video on facebook by Amanda Lee and I LOVE it! Just in time to practice for Viva Las Vegas 15. I almost wish I didnt have my hair cut into a 1920s bob last month. Th...
Navy Petite Apron $56 I have been a fan of Carolyns Kitchen for a while, but they just came out with a new line of adorable polka-dot aprons that I LUV! They even have matching garters. Make sure and...
Peggy Lee Day Dress Hey gals! Vivien of Holloway is having a Mothers Day Sale and will give you 10% off until March 19th with the code VOH_MOM2012. I bought the dress above during their last sale and...
According the Viva Las Vegas facebook page, there are only 500 tickets left. Dont wait to buy em kids! Buy them here on the website. Wish I could go, but alas I am still a Grad student and broke. Nex...
IN the course of looking for material for my Masters thesis on Janis Martin and Lavern Baker, I found this wonderful video of Janis Martin explaining how integral Ruth Brown is in the history of Rock...
I have joined a new exciting sewing project sponsored by the Vintage Pattern Lending Library. With the upcoming 100-year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, VPLL is tackling one of the Library...
I havent posted a vintage wedding post in a while, so I thought Id make it up to you by posting about this lovely Sweetheart Corded Dress by J. Peterman. It is on clearance right now for $148 and the...
I just LOVE this adorable pom pom hat featured on Grosgrain! The tutorial is easy to follow and very visual. I am thinking that there are so many other materials one could use for this. Perhaps tulle...
The absolutely charming Brittany at Va-Voom Vintage just posted a very thorough and informative blog post about washing vintage, including a breakdown by fabric. Do yourself a favor and visit the pos...
Top of her Class dress Just got an email letting me know that Shabby Apple is having a special sale of 20% off anything in their sale section, plus FREE shipping! Free shipping ends at the end of the...
Butterick has weekly $2.99 sales on their patterns and this week is a cute retro pattern B5707. This pattern is on sale until 12/25. I love the neck treatment with the bow!
Its holiday party season! Last year I put together a nice party playlist and I liked it so much I thought I would repost it.
I am always amazed when random.org picks a low number. One time I won a giveaway and I was comment #1, which is like incredibly rare, from what I gather. Anyway, enough of my blabbering... The winner...
Today is the last day to enter my giveaway for the Shabby Apple black skirt with an adorable bow detail. Go to the post here to enter!
One of my fav clothing stores online is Mode Merr and they are having a cyber-monday 25% off sale until Nov. 30th! Use the code cybermonday for the discount. Here are some of my favs: Flirt Skirt $84...
Hello All! I am having a sale in my Tart Deco etsy shop starting right now until Dec. 5th. Use the coupon code TURKEY20 for 20% off everything in my store (including sale items)! I have lots of cute ...
I am super excited to have been contacted by Shabby Apple to host a giveaway. Right in time for the holidays too! Im giving away the adorable Francine skirt from Shabby Apple (www.shabbyapple.com), a...
Bramcost Publications is having a fun 12 days of vintage handmade party where they are posting free patterns from their various vintage books. Todays post is a free vintage apron pattern that is supe...
In the Heyday is giving away a beautiful Fleur dress with daisy trim. Get on over there and enter! Ends Monday, Nov. 7th.
I am frantically going through my seasonal clothes right now and got hit with that feeling of dread. You know- the "I have nothing to wear this winter" feeling? I am not sure why what I wor...
Continental Magazine Hello All! If you are anything like me you like to have a nice big reference collection for inspiration. So, in keeping with my librarian side, I have decided to start a page for...
Hey everyone! I am SO excited to debut my band Bootless Betties new music video. It is done in a silent film style and is sure put a smile on your face. Be sure to like it and share it! The song is o...
Rockabillyradio.org has a great documentary series online, which is hosted by Rosie Flores. The series is called Whole Lotta Shakin and features one-hour streaming segments on various subjects in Roc...
pic from Miss Retro Modern I am one of those people that actually like cleaning a bathroom. Maybe its because you can see a difference right away. Other types of housecleaning, not so much. One thing...
I found a post on the Green Wedding Shoes blog about this amazingly beautiful outside Rockabilly wedding with a red, white and teal color scheme. I love how one of the women in bridal shower is in a ...
V8728 McCalls, Butterick and Vogue are having a big sewing pattern sale that ends today. Butterick and McCalls patterns are $2.88 and Vogue is $3.88. There are a ton of great retro and historical pat...
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