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Girls Like Shabby Chic
girlslikeshabbychic.blogspot.com
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For those who love Shabby Chic and all things feminine. Decorating ideas, fashion accessories, reading suggestions and more!
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Pillowcases!!

Just got several embroidered pillow cases from the thrift store. Im going to use them to make more little girls dresses and such. Right now they are soaking in Oxy-Clean!

25 may 12

Time To Start Sewing Your Summer Wardrobe!

Now is the time to start thinking about what you want to add to your Summer wardrobe. Shop for patterns and fabric (vintage or new) and start creating! Wrap skirts and dresses, sundresses, shifts, sh...

23 may 12

Happy Mothers Day Everyone!!

13 may 12

Vintage Pillowcase Dress and Top

Pillowcases up-cycled into dresses and blouses!My current project is making vintage pillowcases into girls clothing. Im listing them in my CherryCorners shop.They took a bit more time to cut and sew ...

07 may 12

Vintage Slip Pattern Simplicity 3434

1940s Slips, Pretty and Simple to Make!

17 apr 12

Simplicity 3503 Formal Dress Pattern

1950s Gorgeous!!

17 apr 12

Simplicity Designer Pattern

Isnt this a gorgeous pattern? Simplicity Designer Patterns were produced from 1949-1950.

25 feb 12

My 1st new years task: Consolidating my vintage shops.

Im moving everything out of What Girls Like and putting it all in my other vintage shop CherryCorners. Im almost done, yay!  Cherry Corners gets a lot more views and sales than my other shop so ...

02 jan 12

Having a blog issue! I cant comment so I will post instead.

Im having an issue with my blogs. I can post but I cant comment on my blog or others! I am working to correct the problem. For the time being I can only answer comments by posting.So . .  .@Adel...

15 dec 11

Vintage Cupboard Salvaged from Remodel

Salvaged this from an old house that is getting a remodel! Im going to clean it up (maybe paint it, Ill see how it looks after its cleaned). Put some nice vintage knobs on it and hang it in my kitche...

04 dec 11

A Little Piece of History in a Vintage Pattern

What a nice surprise!  I found the above sketch in this vintage pattern.  Its so interesting to find little pieces of history stuck in a pattern envelope!The seamstress made a note "pea...

30 nov 11

Gorgeous Shabby Gift Ideas!!

14 nov 11

Vintage Wedding

25 oct 11

The Aroma of Lavender

25 oct 11

Treasuries

My shops are being featured in lots of gorgeous treasuries this week. Ill be posting some of them on the blog because they are just so beautiful!

25 oct 11

Everyone needs a few pairs of gloves!

18 oct 11

A gorgeous treasury some of my vintage gloves were featured in!

18 oct 11

Party Supplies!

Ive been working on hand crafted party supplies. When my daughter was younger I always made everything for her parties.  It was so much fun and I loved the homespun, retro look of her parties. S...

13 oct 11

My Boot Camp Goals

So . . .  I joined Etsy Holiday Boot Camp.  Heres what Im hoping to accomplish this holiday season:List lots of really great vintage items that will make wonderful gifts.Provide excellent c...

26 sep 11

Retro Style Aprons

I love making aprons.  They are fun, useful, cute and you can be very creative with your choice of fabric and trims.  I used these patterns and fabric from my storage bins to create some fu...

20 sep 11

I Love Aprons!

 One of my favorite things to sew are aprons.  You can use vintage or modern patterns, old or new fabrics in any color or pattern that you want to.  And because its an apron you can be...

15 sep 11

A Tribute to Home Canning

I love canning, harvesting and preserving. I can remember my mom and grandmother canning together every Summer and Fall. I always loved it because the kitchen smelled so good and they made the work f...

09 sep 11

Washing Day! How I clean vintage linens.

  Victorian WhitesI hand wash and line dry all the vintage linens I purchase before I sell them.  I also try to remove any stains or spots.  First I soak them in laundry detergent with...

06 sep 11

Beautiful treasures for your vanity or dressing table!

27 jul 11

Line Dried Linens

 Freshly washed vintage linens.  Line drying in the sun and breeze.  Mmm, they smell like fresh air and sunshine.  Theres nothing better than climbing into bed between fresh line ...

12 jul 11

Midsummers Eve

05 jul 11

Decorate With Vintage Flower Prints

I love vintage flower prints.  They work really well with Cottage Style or Shabby Chic.The scalloped edging and green border in this print is actually painted on the class. I like the detailed f...

30 jun 11

Back to the Blog!

Ive been neglecting my blog lately.  I apologize to anyone who is following me.  I found out my hubby is being laid off soon and Ive been focusing on listing things on etsy and ebay.  ...

22 jun 11

Sweet Little Girls Vintage Dress

 I found this darling little vintage dress at a sale.I love the pink organdy with cream colored design! Theres even a little fabric flower pinned to the collar.     It was missing...

10 jun 11

Shabby Accessories

 Mix new and vintage items together to create a romantic grouping.First I bought this cute cardboard case.I added a vintage hand mirror, bottle, hankie and some silk flowers. I arranged the silk...

28 may 11

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