Happy Tears

I've been looking back at old pictures today. I do this
each year on my son's birthday. Tears, but for the most part
happy ones.
On March 2 at 2am 15 years ago this sweet baby was born.



I never, never, never wanted kids.
I am glad the Universe does not listen to me.


He has been a joy and a blessing in my life.
Btw, this is the way he looked from about 3-8.


Even now as a teen he enriches my life in so many ways.
and though I miss that baby boy who actually liked to
cuddle with mom and would not run away if I tried to kiss
him, I am looking forward to seeing the adult this generous,
kind, funny and clever being will be.


Happy birthday Josh!

Vintage Image of the Day
Scrumptous.
Are these not the most
adorable shoes? Babydoll
oxfords, in RED. Now this is a
pair of vintage shoes I would
love to own.
DeLiso Debs, 1947

People are Strange....

OK I was tagged by Carol over at Dandelion Vintage to reveal 6 weird things about myself. I think my obsession with Neil Gaiman, Professor
Snape and The Dr. #9 are pretty clear so I'll have to dig deeper.
Why she wanted to torture me is beyond me, but here goes:









#1
I write all kind of comments on blogs and Live Journal and Fandom Wank
and never post them. I'll write a big long post with all my quite intelligent
reasons why Anne Rice is nutty as a fruit cake and then not post it.
Why do I do this?
I don't know why.

#2
I eat peanut butter and A1 steak sauce sandwiches. I don't know why,
but the flavors go together and make me happy. Comfort food from
my childhood.

#3
I hate Rachel Ray, man she gets on my nerves, but have a girl crush
on Helen Mirren.
I don't know why.

#4
I love movies, but do not like dragging myself out to the movie house.
I'd rather watch them at home. It drives my husband crazy. His
favorite thing to do is going to see a movie.
Of course I love to shop I just don't like having to drive anywhere
to do it.
Maybe I just hate to drive.

#5
I desperately want Harry Potter to be real.
...and no not so I can shag a certain Potions Master...you all have such
dirty minds...sheesh folks.
No, it is because I want magic to be real.
I sit and whisper "Accio phone" with all my might, but not a damn
thing happens.
I'm sure I'll spend time in purgatory for that.

#6
I want to be the crazy cat lady when I get old.
I will wear vintage gowns and cat eye glasses and shuffle around in
Daniel Green slippers whilst throwing kitty food around and
yelling "kitty kitty".

What I Found

If only all my finds were like these Dior shoes.


Do you love them as much as I do?
Are the colors not just sinfully yummy?
I had them sitting on my desk for days just so I could look at them.
If only they were Viver's.
Alas they are not.
Sexy cut to show the sides of a woman's foot, long toe box and
that scrumptious rosette make them the best vintage shoes
I have ever found.
So there you go....Vintage (early 60's) Dior D'orsay Pumps.

Vintage Images Has Returned!

The picture on the left is the one I choose to feature on Damn Good Vintage, but really both images are so delish I had to add the other part of the layout here.

Nipped waist suit from Adele Simpson and a perfect little sling cape over a pure silk printed surah sheath dress. These ads appeared in the Feb 1, 1951 issue of Vogue.

Bad Mommy

or how to screw with your teenager.
So The Boy and I were sitting here and a commercial came on for some
movie with the "frequency" that only teens can hear.
The Boy begins to just freak out.
I thought he was just fucking with me...doing some bizarre dramatic
"OMG! It is killing me!!!!!" dance.
So I went here and downloaded the 17KHz mosquito cell phone ringtone.
Then I hit play.
Hahahahahahahahah....
Ok, so it really does bother The Boy.

Dude, the power I have over him is UNLIMITED!
He will now empty the dishwasher when I ask, take out the trash at
the 1st suggestion and just basically be my minion until he is unable to hear
the demon sound any more.

I love technology.

Bad Mommy

or how to screw with your teenager.
So The Boy and I were sitting here and a commercial came on for some
movie with the "frequency" that only teens can hear.
The Boy begins to just freak out.
I thought he was just fucking with me...doing some bizarre dramatic
"OMG! It is killing me!!!!!" dance.
So I went here and downloaded the 17KHz mosquito cell phone ringtone.
Then I hit play.
Hahahahahahahahah....
Ok, so it really does bother The Boy.

Dude, the power I have over him is UNLIMITED!
He will now empty the dishwasher when I ask, take out the trash at
the 1st suggestion and just basically be my minion until he is unable to hear
the demon sound any more.

I love technology.

"bow your heads and pretend to be serious"

This has to be the funniest damn story of the week.

Mooninites have invaded Boston.
Glad I don't live there....the stupidity hurts my brain.
Of course we were watching the news last night and feeling all
sorry for the folks in Boston about the scare.
That was until they showed a picture of the said device.

That was when I spit out my drink and my teen fell on the floor
in a hail of guffaws and yelling "Dude it is a Mooninite...muwhahahahahahahah".

Man what a clusterfuck the authorities in Boston have made this. Here is a great quote:

“It had a very sinister appearance,” Coakley told reporters. “It had a battery behind it, and wires.”

Well of course it looked sinister. We all know how sinister cartoon characters can be.

The Mooninites are NOT sorry, not sorry at all....
Of course if you lived in Boston and were smart you could have found one and
nabbed it for yourself or to sell on Ebay.

I am now all about Crying, While Eating. Funny, funny, funny. I love some of the reasons they are crying.
What he's crying about:
Parenthood like being pecked to death by small chickens

What he's crying about:
Poor chain letter etiquette has induced bad luck

What he's crying about: Not omnipotent I think I'll cry about the last one too.
DAMN I want to be omnipotent or at least an evil overlord....
then I could have minions.
I like minions.
As my friend Ang says: "Minions are good."

I would even provide them with a 401K and hats...or at least coffee mugs.

Jean Muir and the 70's Does 30's Dress

Over on Dress a Day Erin posted a picture of Carmen in a great
dress she made from a vintage 70's Vogue Couturier Jean Muir
pattern # 2756. It really has that 30's feel to it. Which is nice
since it can be easier to find a 70's pattern you can use then a
30's one. Just the use of the correct fabric can give you the period
feel you want.
I am forever on the hunt for the perfect 40's look shirtwaist dress
is size "OMG you are so huge" which seems to be a size the pattern
companies don't want to provide shirtwaist dresses in.

So far I have liked all the Jean Muir patterns I have seen. They are
pretty and feminine with out being saccharine. Right now
The pattern above is for sale at Sew-Retro. I don't like it as much as the one
Carmen used, but I do like the vague 20's/Renaissance feel of it.

A way to waste time, YSL, Harry Potter, Milk and the Amazon reviews

I'm wasting time when I should be working.
A YSL jacket post on a vintage clothing board got me googling YSL collections, YSL 80's, ect.(why don't these older design houses have their previous collections online...what a great thing that would be!)
All this googling led me to Amazon and forced me to click on a Milk listing (yes milk) that I had just clicked last night from a link on fandomwank.com and read the reviews.
~snort~
I had forgotten how funny they can be.
I once read a review on Amazon for a birch wood cutting board left by a Bellatrix Lestrange, resident of Azkaban in the United Kingdom, stating that the "board was nice for cutting up muggles, but can be a bit slippery".
There was the whole Anne Rice wank when she decided to write (with no paragraph breaks) a long rant against her reviewers (who are just folks who have bought her books for the most part) who said her books pretty much sucked after Queen of the Damned...which they did.
So for some giggles go read the reviews for Tuscan Milk on Amazon.

Crocodile Tears

Lisa on Random Acts of Vintage writes about one of the dangers

of selling vintage clothing.

There is always a chance you have to part with what you love.

Like these RED FREAKING FAUX CROC 40'S PLATFORMS.

And part with them she must.

These shoes are fantastic! I have held onto them for months, just so I can look at them, because alas, they do not fit me -- but I love them, nonetheless. Screamin' 40s fashion, they are constructed of red faux reptile, and feature a slingback style with a gold colored buckle. They are marked a 6 1/2. My friend tried them on, and they fit her fine -- and she wears a 7. Imagine yourself poolside at VLV with these little babies! They are pinup-worthy, and ready to wear. Check the package for my tears, because I will surely cry when I ship them, they are so beautiful!

They are up at auction right now on eBay.

On MY Watch List

A vintage faux fur coat is better then real fur and when it is leopard

lined in emerald...well nothing could be better.

This swing coat could be one of the best I have seen.

This amazing coat is available right now, on eBay, from Capricorn Vintage:

A FABULOUS vintage late 50's, early 60's swing coat in luscious faux Leopard fur! The *best* part of this one is the shimmery emerald green lining! It seems most vintage leopard coats have a black lining. But this one is special! It's ultra glamorous. The fur is a very nice quality with individual faux fur "hairs" for an authentic look.

The seller consistently has some of the best vintage clothing on ebay and is a great gal to boot.

New VIOTD

My new Vogue May, 1959 came in the mail. LOTs and LOTs of great ads.

Yummy clothes.

So many vintage pictures to choose from.

I decided to begin with a Maidenform Bra ad.

Why?

Well because when I was young I was a bit creeped out by them.

Those woman running around town in their undies just bugged me.

I could never figure out how an adult could forget to wear her clothes.

Now, of course, I find them just charming.

Click here to go see a bigger image and the ad copy.

Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas

Fun Stuff and Geekdom

Over on Life of a Jersy Girl (which is the blog for Dandelion Vintage) I was reminded of my uber-geekiness. Harry Potter and the Dangerous Hallows is the totally stupid name of JK's last (weep) and probably longest Potter book.
Why uber geek?
Because I must dissect the name. Deathly Hallows. What does it mean?
My first thought was that it deals with locations. Godric's Hollow is where Harry's parents lived and died when he was an infant. Could the graveyard where they are buried
have "hallows" in its name? Deathly Hallows sounds like a wizarding graveyard. Will the final battle be fought in Godric's Hollow?
Will Snape be allowed to live?
Probably not.
Damn you JKR for your obvious Snape hate.

I was also pointed to Vintageswaps.com by DV.
How cool! I will be signing up.
I lurv to get goodies in the mail and send them.
On the Vintage Clothing board on eBay we have a Secret Santa each year.
We get the best stuff.
See what I got this year from Cim in Oregon.

Look:

A 1948 Good Housekeeping along with 2 copies of "Le Petit Echo de le Mode, Hebdomadaire" 1950 and 1949. I have no idea what they say, but there are some great fashions and I think they are, I want to say, pattern magazine/newsletter type thingee.

Ymmy candy, great soy candle, beeswax lip balm (how did you know I am obsessive about lip balm?), shea butter leamongrass lotion bar (last 3 from a friend of Cim's who makes it all), some notecards with fab shoes on them, and a vintage liquid measuring glass in french.
















Warm and soft scarf that Cim's mom made, vintage clip (yea!) earrings, vintage pin, scarves and a pretty vintage stocking/lingerie holder.

See what I mean.

I also want to point you to the website where you can buy the amazing Shea Butter Lotion Bar I got. It is GREAT. Smells wonderful and my hands love it.

Go check out Beecrowbee.

Vintage Image OTD

Vogue 1955
"waist nipper combining corset, bra, petticoat"
The perfect foundation for the"New Look" silhouette. Not only do I think this is just a gorgeous photograph, I am in love with that chair.

What a great Atomic/MCM fabric.
I think I'll use this on the front page for a bit.

Nice splash of sexy elegance.

Go Here for a larger pic.

Vintage Image (VIOTD)

Vintage Van Raalte Slip AdLife Magazine, 1946

Van Raalte

Underthings*Stockings*Gloves

Because You Love Nice Things

Vintage Image of the day shall be henceforth be known as VIOTD.

So I have spoken, so it shall BE!

Go here to see more.

Vintage Image O'Rama

Over on my website I've begun adding a vintage image a day.

Now that does not mean everday, but "vintage image of the day"

of the day has a better ring to it then "vintage image of the

wheneverthehelljuliegetsherheadoutofherassandquitsreadingharrypotterporn

biweekly post".

Am I right?

So you can go here to see today's image.

I'll preview each pic here along with my oh, so witty comments when

I remember.

Pic:

Witty comment:

Me want that room.

Except for the pink walls, the Goddess does not do pink walls.

That is all.....

How Many More Shopping Days Till Christmas?

The question was asked on a message board:

have you even started your christmas shopping yet

My answer? hahahahahahahahaha

No really...hahahahahahahahahaha
ha

Actually we did manage to get a "lobotomize your teen" Wii, and it is doing its job very nicely, thankyouvermuch.

We have an extra paycheck this month sooooo the very over the top consumption (of which I am, as always, asshamed of but am doing my patriotic duty in making sure our economy continues to chug along until the next election) that is the hallmark Christmas to me (and probably makes baby Jesus cry) each year.

Gotta buy my hubby's liquor request and DVD's, few more things for The Boy and lots 'o gift cards for others....