By Andrea So who else is eagerly anticipating Mad Men’s two hour premiere on April 7th? I know I definitely am! Mad Men last left off in 1966, however since they usually jump ahead a bit in time, I am speculating they’ll pick up in 1967. (Disclaimer: no spoiler intended…
By Sara In AZ Since my favorite thrift “haunt” for vintage clothes shut down a while back I have not found a lot of really cool vintage clothing. I’m kind of at the mercy of what Goodwill has to offer, but I have managed to scoop up a few cool…
By Andrea Last week, I left you with a post showing my decision making process for a dress, that led to my daughter selecting Butterick 5209. This pattern is not an original vintage pattern, but is instead on of Butterick’s reproduction patterns. This pattern is currently still in print, so…
By RetroRuth Don’t be confused. Yes, this is RetroRuth and not Andrea or Betty, and yes, I am posting about sewing! This weekend I moved part of my huuuuuuge vintage pattern collection and reorganized it, and while I was doing it I snapped a couple of pictures of my favorites…
By Andrea My older daughter, Kat, has a couple of upcoming events where she needs something a little more formal to wear. Initially, she wanted to go strapless, with a full skirt, 50s inspired. I convinced her to go a little more retro and pick a pattern out of my…
By Andrea I know, I know. I say 70s fashion, and I am sure many of you conjure up images of polyester leisure suits and disco wear. However, there were actually a lot of cute and wearable looks to come out of the 70s, and I’ve found some great patterns…
By Sara In AZ Hey everyone – Happy Valentine’s Day! In honor of Valentine’s Day today I thought it would be fun to do a pink edition of Kool Kitsch! First up, I just love these Vintage Mid Century Pink Drinking Glasses from seller tdix9740. Amaze-balls!!! This vintage Cosco stool is new…
By Andrea I’ve been going through my pattern stash and planning some of my upcoming sewing projects – I thought I’d share what I’ve got planned! I realized that I’ve done a lot of Simplicity Retro Pattern Reviews previously, so I am going to make sure I bring you more…
By Andrea Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had an excellent New Year’s. I’ve got another retro pattern review, Simplicity 7197, which dates back to 1975. Ella is a girly girl who loves to dress in skirts and dresses, so I thought something with a longer sleeve would…
by Andrea The holiday season is almost upon us, and that means Christmas parties. My lovely husband decided to purchase for me this sweet number from Pinup Couture: (Please disregard my bandana – bad, bad hair day that there was no fix for!) Now, while very mid-century, this is not…
Alert! Alert! Alert! New Steel Kitchen Cabinets Available!!!
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Sara In AZ: Refinishing Our Heywood Wakefield M328 Desk Bookcase…….The Definitive Post on Refinishing!Sara In AZ: Finds Friday – Or What My Vintage Scores Were This Past Week!Sara In AZ: Alert! Alert! Alert! New Steel Kitchen Cabinets Available!!!
Keith: Refinishing Our Heywood Wakefield M328 Desk Bookcase…….The Definitive Post on Refinishing!
Andrea: Finds Friday – Or What My Vintage Scores Were This Past Week!
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