By RetroRuth I love this pillow. The pattern is from a vintage Workbasket magazine, which I found a ton of recently. Love the colors!…
By RetroRuth Good Lord!!!! I found the World’s Scariest Clown Doll in the whole world! Don’t believe me, huh?? Well check this out! Reeeee! Reeeeeeee!! Reeeeeee! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Check out the extra-long neck, perfect for wrapping around your poor child’s neck to choke them while they are sleeping. And if that isn’t…
By RetroRuth I was completely charmed by this cute pattern for knitted bed slippers from an vintage Workbasket that I picked up the other day at the Salvation Army. I think it was the blissfully sleeping woman. And maybe that sweet chair as well. Cute!!…
By RetroRuth Another cute and easy craft this week. I think I could even handle this one! You can even decide on your own pattern, which gives you a crazy number of possiblities. What fun!…
This is my kind of craft project! Super easy, and no sewing. Sigh. For some reason, I am not that great at sewing. Don’t tell my mom that, though. She will cry. Anyway, I am going to use this while we are painting the house (whichever reader gave me that…
By RetroRuth Ok, I am totally restraining myself from letting out un-ladylike squeals of excitement. The new VCT tile floor of the basement is nearly completed!!! I can’t wait to show you all the top secret pattern and color combo Tom and I came up with. On one hand it…
By RetroRuth Oh boy! Today, Crafty Saturday is dedicated to Mitzi Swisher, the super-awesome founder of The Vintage List and the new Swap Vintage. I can’t put my finger on why this doll reminded me of her. Maybe it is the Madonna-like calm? Anyway, enjoy!…
We are off to buy some paint today for the trim on our ranch (us too, Sable!), but before we go out, I just thought I would share these super-cute kerchief ideas from a 1940′s book called The Home Handicraft Book. I picked up this book at a recent sale,…
I have another great idea (that I would love to try out!!) from a vintage Workbasket magazine. A fingertip towel!! I also love the little oven illustration in the background. Cute!…
By RetroRuth Hello, All! Time for this week’s free pattern. This pattern comes from a great stash of Workbasket magazines I bought from my local Salvation Army for a quarter each. I was super-psyched, because most of them have their embroidery transfer sheets still in them! And the ones that don’t,…
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