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A Vintage Chic
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My little spot in the world to share the things I love: family, all things vintage, and anything else that makes me happy!
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Letters Home

I often wonder, when reading an old letter from one person to another from long ago…did the writer ever wonder if they would see their loved one again in this life? In the ever-westward moving of the...

4 days ago

Who Am I?

Pages, pages, pages… Pages to paint, stamp, glue, doodle, embellish, glitter & write on… …all of it a REALLY,  really fun way to learn more about myself… Just who AM I, anyway? This little f...

6 days ago

The Music Box

It sits on the shelf now…tidily nooked in the china cupboard in my mother’s house… But once upon a time it sat near a little girl.  A gift lovingly given to one that wasn’t to be long for this w...

19 may 12

A Middle-Aged Girl

{isn’t she sassy?!} Oh, the journaling!  I’m definitely getting hooked, I’m afraid… A few more pages to share with you…I promise—I’ll get to different things in my next post! My title page: {lac...

16 may 12

Go Confidently…

{beautiful image by Hope Wallace Karney} Oh, so many fun things to do in this life! Here’s just another one…something I’ve been meaning to begin for so long… Art Journaling…I was so very intimidated ...

13 may 12

Good, Better, Best

There are those small, quiet moments in life that may—just may—go completely unnoticed… …but sometimes, if you’re very lucky, a loving eye will SEE such a moment, and capture it, holding it tight…sav...

10 may 12

Beautiful May

The beginning of May always brings such lovely things to mind…the sweetness of flowers on May Day, Mother’s Day…and our wedding anniversary on Monday {our 24th this year}!  So many things to cel...

05 may 12

The Family Quilt

I didn’t even know it existed… I’ve always heard people referring to their “family quilt”, one made by a great-grandmother, or great-great auntie…I didn’t think we had one in our family… Well, we act...

29 apr 12

Ode to the Woods

{it’s absolutely impossible to convey through these photos how immense these trees are…} We went into the woods one day last month.  Not just any woods…the redwoods…. Muir Woods, to be precise.&...

15 apr 12

The Confectionary

Classically trained to the level of masters in the art of baking in their homeland of Switzerland, Theodore and Marie dreamed of opening a bakery of their own… Coming to America to begin life anew, t...

11 apr 12

Springy Things

Hello, my friends! Just a few things to share with you today…had a bit of a creative binge earlier this week thanks to Vintage Street Market! I don’t make a lot of tags, but for some reason, that’s w...

06 apr 12

Good, Kind & Wonderful…

  Laying on the chenille-covered bed in the beautiful bedroom at my grandparents’ house, I would gaze at the portrait on the wall… The old, Victorian-age portrait had hung there as long as I cou...

03 apr 12

Easter Joys

Hello, my friends! Whew!  It’s been a while since I’ve posted…life’s been bustling along here.  Just to fill you in, the day after we returned from Disneyland, my beautiful teenage niece ca...

28 mar 12

The Happiest Place on Earth

Hello, my friends! When your oldest daughter surprises you with the gift of three unexpected weeks of her dear presence, you take every advantage of that time that you can…. …and that’s just what we’...

20 mar 12

Watercolor Memories

A few sheets of aged, thick watercolor paper sitting at the back of my closet for years…carefully preserved, but not being shared… On my mind, the sheets of paper were pulled out, shown to my daughte...

09 mar 12

Easter Treats

Do you feel it?  The breeze getting a little warmer…budding blossoms on trees just ready to burst…birds singing in the greening gardens… Spring is almost here! …in California, at least! I couldn...

06 mar 12

Sweet Encouragement

Some stories aren’t always happy…but that doesn’t make them any less sweet…perhaps it makes them even sweeter… This is just a little story, but a story that shows the beautiful character of a beautif...

03 mar 12

Memories of Home

  {image found online} My Boyhood Home The home of my boyhood, the place of my birth It is dearer to me then all others on earth Its charms are still with me wherever I roam I’ll never forget my...

29 feb 12

Through a Distant Window…

{on both these pieces, I used lace and seam binding at the top to represent the windows I was imagining…} Hello, my friends! Just a quick post today…the beginning of another busy, wonderful weekend… ...

26 feb 12

My Hairloom

{My great-grandmother Estella is the young beauty sitting on the far right, next to her father…} Stuck in a drawer in an unlikely place—my parents’ garage—a treasure was found this summer… Not a trea...

22 feb 12

About Matilda

{photo of Matilda late in her life…very blurry, but lovely all the same…} Matilda…I don’t know as much as I’d like to about Matilda, but she’s filled my thoughts for days now… I do know she was an an...

18 feb 12

The Bridal Shower

The beautiful, young Dutch girl fell in love.—deeply in love. The object of her affection was the village miller…he was handsome, he was generous, and he was poor.  He most likely had no money t...

12 feb 12

Matinee Memories

Just a simple story today…sometimes those are the best, I think… Just one journal from the life of my grandmother LaPriel.  That’s all I have.  One year of her life faithfully documented in...

10 feb 12

Railroad Adventure

{“Remember” journaling tag from Crafty Secret’s “Creating with Vintage Patterns” CD} It was an exciting time…and a terrifying time, as well. Sixteen-year-old Anna was about to embark on a journey tha...

07 feb 12

Happy Valentines…and a Winner!

Hello, my friends! Another Valentine post…it’s coming fast and I’m trying to get a few done before it’s too late! Here’s my  first project from the heart… …a little Valentine collage, featuring ...

04 feb 12

Valentine Greetings

Hello, my friends! Just a quick little post today to share some sweet little Valentines with you… {a re-purposed glass spice jar given new life filled with sweet Valentine treats} …a couple of easy p...

02 feb 12

My BIRTH Day

{wreathed baby and bluebird copied from my baby book} A dark, cold and snowy January in Boston…the new mother-to-be, realizing the time was finally here, was escorted to the hospital in the wee hours...

30 jan 12

The Best of Friends…and a Giveaway!

Hello, dear friends!  Oh my goodness!  I sure missed visiting with all of you the last couple of weeks—blogging is a wonderful thing, isn’t it?!  But sometimes it’s also a wonderful th...

28 jan 12

Just A Little Time…

Hello, my friends! A quick post to let you know I’ll be taking a short blog break—just until the end of the month. I need some time to help my daughters (and me!) adjust to a new homeschooling experi...

12 jan 12

Keeper of My Story

Once in a while, something comes across your path that describes you perfectly…better than you ever could yourself… I found that very thing just yesterday on a lovely, like-minded friend’s blog…she g...

10 jan 12

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