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Jersey Girl blog, Vintage Clothing
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Blog about Vintage Clothing, the Jersey Shore, English bulldogs, tv talk, crafts, sewing
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My vintage sweaters

Ive mentioned before that I need to see all of my purses and shoes, otherwise I end up using/wearing  the same few shoes or purses all the time, while others are neglected in the back ...

21 jan 12

I was so happy with how well my new stockings matched the stripe in my skirt . . .

 . . .  that I had to take some photos and blog about them! (dork) I bought the stockings randomly on Sock Dreams because I loved the design in the knit. Turns out that they are a perfect m...

08 jan 12

Sock Dreams was having a sale, and I had some Christmas money so . . . I went shopping! I got two pairs of opaque tights and the others are over the knee or thigh highs. Love them.  Now to build...

07 jan 12

Mystery item - Beach Pajamas, costume, uniform? College pennant novelty print

I picked up this piece a little over a year ago at a local estate sale. It was tossed in a box of vintage costumes. The novelty print caught my eye - College pennants. Cool. When I got it home, ...

05 jan 12

The Annual Christmas Dog Torture - Merry Christmas!

This year we had a 9 week old puppy to wrangle into the Christmas card photos. Turns out, he was the good dog and Harlow was the wiggley, stubborn one. Here are some outtakes.And the official Christm...

22 dec 11

Christmas Tree, oh Christmas tree . . .

Here is our little Christmas tree. I ordered it online 5-6 years ago, made by Ditz, it has a teddy bear standing behind it (hard to see in my dark photos) My Dad decorates the tree every year wi...

21 dec 11

Welcome baby Gus!

Catching a snooze on the way home.Meeting Big Sister Harlow for the first time.Stealing one of Harlows toy. Surpisingly she doesnt seem to mind, shes usually very possessive of her toys.Sleeping on m...

01 dec 11

Baby boy bulldog coming to us on November 26th!

Yeah, finally! Well be getting our new bulldog puppy on the 26th. Its been almost 6 months since Boris died, I cant believe it and I miss him so much. Its so unfair that dogs dont live long, long liv...

19 nov 11

Im proud to be A Vintage Purse Addict

You can never have too many vintage purses! Ill admit that vintage purses are my weakness. I have them all hanging on the wall in my dressingroom so that I can see the whole pretty collection and so ...

29 oct 11

2 pieces of vintage jewelry from Dandelion Vintage spotted on Pan Am

I spotted 2 pieces of vintage jewelry from Dandelion Vintage in last nights episode of Pan Am - "One Coin in a Fountain" episode 5. First, a guest actress wears a dress clip in her hair. Shes...

24 oct 11

A vintage outfit from Dandelion Vintage on the new show Pan Am

In August I sold 40+ pieces of clothing, lingerie and jewelry to the costumers for the new ABC show Pan Am. I thought it would be later in the season before I spotted any of my clothing, but in episo...

06 oct 11

Roses Knitting Studio - what a lady, still knitting at 99

While doing some Googling to find out  info on this label, I found this news story from 2/6/11 about the 99th birthday of Rose Girrone, who was the owner of Rose Knitting Studio for over 40 year...

07 sep 11

New ABC series Pan Am - vintage clothing and accessories from Dandelion Vintage!

Pan Am is a new series, set in 1963 and it will start airing on ABC Sunday September 25th - The costumers for the show recently bought some vintage dresses, coats, lingerie and jewelry from my websit...

04 sep 11

Found in a vintage purse

I was photographing some vintage purses this week and found these items tucked in a brown clutch. Some 1960s graduation photos. A photo of a lady and a Scout Mother Membership card for Agnes Keller i...

11 aug 11

Hummingbird frenzy

Heres some clips of one of the busier hummingbird feeders that I have set out. Im maintaining 12 feeders and going through 6-8 liters of sugar water a week. They rule me.

29 jul 11

Harlow Swimming

Keeping cool in her little pool.

26 jul 11

Some recent vintage purchases for me!

Ive been shopping on ebay again! Below are a few cute dresses that I picked up for myself. Actually, the striped dress is a little snug in the bodice, so it might end up for sale on the website.

21 jul 11

One of my favorite 1940s dresses - I guess its time to stop wearing it

Ive had this cute 1940s cotton day dress for about 8 or so years. It had some slight fade and a few tiny wear holes when I got it. But its been a great dress to wear around the house in the Summer. S...

20 jul 11

Boris photos

My sweet old Boris died in his sleep last night. If you know me or if youve been following my blog, you know Boris and how much he meant to me. We had over 10 great years with him and he will be miss...

03 jun 11

Photos of my Grandmom

My grandmom Hazel Rachel Redrow Baker passed away on 5/23/11 at the age of 96. She was born in Woodbury Heights NJ and then lived in Deptford NJ for most of the rest of her life. She married Samuel B...

25 may 11

Harlow & Boris taking a walking in Strathmere 5/12/11

Harlow and Boris love going for walks in Strathmere. They get so excited at home and during the ride there, that they are usually tired and out of breath by the time that we get to Strathmere. We jus...

13 may 11

An awesome 1930s dress for me!

Last week I bid on and won this fab dress. The seller described it as 1940s/50s, but its actually 1930s. Its a pale yellow linen with dark blue lattice woven fabric on the shoulders and the pockets. ...

11 may 11

Vintage textile lust

I love vintage fabrics and linens, and I have a bunch of pieces displayed for my own enjoyment around my office. Here is a peek at some of them.First, I have a huge Victorian laundry drying rack that...

07 may 11

My Dads 1932 Ford 3 window coupe is one of several cars that will be featured in the upcoming film "A Sweet Sickness: The Flathead movie" by Brian Darwas. This teaser clip opens with a pannin...

18 apr 11

War is hell for fashion - Elsa Schiaparelli tells Vogue magazine how she and other designers dealt ...

I just thought this was kind of funny. The ridiculousness of the high fashion world, even back in the 1940s. Germans were marching across Europe, France was being invaded, people were dying, and she ...

04 apr 11

I cant wait to walk down Bertha Wittkamp Alley

Im very excited about this. My Dad came up with the idea last Summer to get the little alley that runs behind our house in Strathmere named in honor of Bertha Wittkamp. Bertha was the 1st baby born i...

31 mar 11

Scans from 1936 Vogue Pattern Book.

First, I need to find these patterns, then I need to find some time, or someone, to sew these dresses for me.I love the lacing detail on the skirt on the right below - Of course, I need some summer c...

30 mar 11

Fun Vintage Folk Art Piece - Toilet Cigarette Dispenser and ashtray

Here is a fun vintage item that I am selling for my Dad. It just went up on the website this week along with some Homer Lauglin and Roseville pottery, and a Tramp Art Box - http://www.dandelionvintag...

26 mar 11

Little Collections - Vintage Fabric Purses and Sewing Bags

I love these vintage bags. Some were intended to be used as sewing bags, some as purses. You could buy the wooden handles and use whatever fabric you wanted to make the bag. I think that most of them...

15 mar 11

Thinking ahead about my future vintage kitchen again - Kitchen curtains

The future kitchen is dancing around in my head again. Ive been thinking about curtains for the 2 windows. Id love to use vintage fabric, but it would be hard to find the yardage, plus I hate cutting...

09 mar 11

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