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 ...
. . . 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...
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...
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, ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Keeping cool in her little pool.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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