My First Blog Award!

The lovey miss Ginger has passed on the Sugar Doll Award to me!

Thinking of five random things that you don't know about me has been a bit of a challenge but here goes!

1.My all time favorite band is Depeche Mode. Those boys from Basildon are about the biggest thing to me aside from vintage. My hubby, son and I finally got to see them in concert this last summer. What a thrill!

2. My favorite junk food is Lays Salt and Vinegar potato chips. This is not a good thing for someone who has to watch her weight. It is a good thing that the local stores don't always stock them!

3. My husband, who I have been married to for nearly 13 years, and I met online. Way back in the early days of the internet, we met in an AOL chat room. He lived in Arkansas and I in Pennsylvania. One summer he came to visit me and the rest is history.

4. I have not been in Wal-mart in 6 months. Since I read an article from Time magazine about them making it their goal to put their competition out of business and after watching the documentary Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, I have avoided them as much as possible. It feels really good too.

5. I was an only child until 14. I have three brothers and a sister who is almost 16.

I will now pass this award on to some of my favorite ladies. (Hopefully they haven't already received it and I missed it!)
Miss Mary Deluxe
Gingerella
Wearing History

New Item Teaser!

I've been asked for these, and I have been promising.....and no it isn't a snood!

Stay Tuned!

If you are one of my Facebook fans you may have read that when I have sold 100 of the 1940's style snoods I am going to do a giveaway package. I am now with in six snoods of that goal!
What will the giveaway be for and how can you enter? Well you will have to stay tuned to find out! I will say this...there are three items in the package so far and I am still thinking of ideas!

Family Finds

My Mom came across these wonderful photo's the other day and scanned them for me. These would have been taken in the early 1950's. Maybe about '52 or '53. These were taken in front of my Great-grandmother's home on Schenectady Ave. in Brooklyn that you see in the background on the left. The first picture is my Grandparent's Ethel and Frank. Isn't that Pontiac wonderful? I would love to have that today!

The second picture shows my Aunt Ethel, Uncle Frank, and the little girl is my Mom.

I'm A Featured Seller!

Fellow Etsy shop owner Alycia of The Curious Pug has done a feature of my shop on her blog. Go on over and check it out! And while you there be sure to follow her blog and browse her shop.

Colorful Snood Goodness!

It's been a pretty busy week and a half around here filling orders. I had such a variety of colors ordered that I thought I would take the opportunity to photograph them together. I had more after these were taken but these had to ship. I also made up the medium blue and the flamingo pink for the first time. I think they are my 2 new favorites!

Remembering Jean Simmons

The world has lost another beauty today. The lovely Jean Simmons died in her home at the age of 80. She is most remembered for her roles in Elmer Gantry, Guys and Dolls, and Spartacus. She will be missed.

Set Your DVR's

On Tuesday night TCM will be airing one of my all time favorite classic films at 8pm EST. The Major and The Minor from 1942. If you are a fan of Ginger Rogers and have never seen this film, you must! I first saw it when I was very little and never forgot it. Later when I saw it again in my teens it quickly became one of my very favorites and a film I must have seen at least 80 times. No I am not kidding! I even kept a running tally once when I was young to see how many times I could watch it. It is a fun film and I think you will love it too. It also stars two of my other favorites Diana Lynn and Robert Benchley. Here is the trailer for a sneak peak. I hope you check it out!

Arthelia's Grandbaby

When my cousin was expecting her baby I knew exactly what I wanted to make her for her sweet baby boy. What could be more perfect then a gift made from one of her Grandmother's patterns! I chose this pattern for a ribbed knit cardigan from a vintage early 1940's booklet. I loved the little collar and thought it would suit a little boy perfectly. I chose green for his Irish heritage. Although this little guy is almost two now, and is outgrowing his little sweater, he still seems to be quite pleased with it!

I would love to someday add some of these wonderful baby goodies to my shop, they are so unique and beautiful in design. Maybe one day......

Baby It's Cold Outside

If you are a doll collector, you know that even your dollies get cold in the winter! I had a customer request for a knitted winter coat for her Mary Hoyer doll. She also asked for a striped scarf and matching cap with pom pom. Now, there isn't a vintage Hoyer pattern that matches this description so I took three different patterns, altered them and came up with this result. I think this doll, looks down right cozy and I hope my client thinks so too! What do YOU think??