no toes

i want to cut my toes off and wear these all summer long!

(available HERE if you are filthy rich)

grinchy

i haven't been feeling the season, so-to-speak. sad but true. i figure instead of being grinchy, i'll just post some pretty pics of recent thrift finds and hope that you enjoy!

reed books

I shopped in my favorite used book store and den of vintage treasures today, reed books, and got some super fun treats:

VINTAGE PATTERNS

*it's hard to see but this one is my favorite cause it's a wacky romper one piece that you put on the shorts and then pull the top through your legs from the back to the front and wrap it around your neck like a halter - see the small pic on the bottom left*

THIS AMAZING OLD ADVERTISEMENT

sorry the pics are all turned around funny - taking pics with my iphone and then posting them from the blogger app always causes trouble!

(click to enlarge so you can read - sideways, unfortunately - how to put on weight quickly with ease!!! i suggest donuts but whatever!)

VINTAGE LIFE MAGAZINES

can't wait to scan in images from these to share with you all!

here's one sneak peek:

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delivery day!

to my delight there was a package awaiting me when I got home today. and what was in said package?... three lovely dresses from beth/the vintage society!!! I bought them from her etsy store late last week and they got here super fast... and she included helpful styling tips and a nice note- love her!
I know, I know.... outfit posts in the dresses soon! for now I'm off to sew ;)

THANKS BETH!

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down with love - up with fashion

i'd forgotten how much i looooove watching this silly movie! it got awful reviews and i see why... it's so cheeky and obvious... but that's why i love it all the more. well, that and the gorgeous clothes and interiors! see what i mean:

these are from rottentomatoes.com

and these beauties are screen shots taken with my iphone :)

i so want to live in this world!
but for now my white walls and pops of color via my books will have to do:

you want this.

ATTENTION ALL!

beth from the vintage society has this dress available in her etsy shop and someone needs to buy it immediately, if not soooona.

i want it sooo badly but unless i stop eating and loose a bra size, it's not gonna happen. so someone do me a favor and head over here and buy it now! then report back and show off how amazing you look in it for my enjoyment slash jealousy-fuel.

thankyouverymuch.

last night's costume

i was really distracted this year and didn't really feel like i was in the halloween spirit at all... which is totally unlike me. i was much later than usual putting up my decorations and then when i did, i did about half as much as i used to.

every halloween that p and i have been together i have planned and made our costumes to coordinate: zombie prom king & queen, the rhinestone cowboy & an indian girl, good & evil unicorns....

but this year i just didn't have the spirit :(

luckily, halloween is a time of miracles and mischief and magic! not only did p pull a great costume together all by himself (he went as his brother - which if you know them is much funnier than it reads) but i pulled together costumes for myself and miss lou too!

sadly, i was cameraless so i only have pics she sent me from our photo session of hilarity - none of p - but when i get some other folks' pics i'll be sure to post a pic of the two of them together just so you guys can see! he was a big hit!

i found a wig at the drug store on halloween day for $2.50 and decided i would go as marsha brady:

in an effort to save money, i decided i didn't want to buy anything much for a costume this year but just work with what i already had. lucky for me, i already own lots of great vintage i could pull from. i decided to wear a cute little outfit that i got last year off etsy because as much as i want it to fit, it's just too small to wear out as anything but a costume.

here are the results:

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we were under some florescent lights so everything looks all washed out, but my wig was more "marsha" colored and i think it worked out! what's funny is that i looked less like marsha and more like MY MOM in that wig... so funny! here's a link for you to see what i'm talking about!
ooohhhh, how it made me wish i had kept to the original plan of not cutting bangs and growing my hair out this way! **shakes fist** whyyyyyyy???? did i do that?!

ANYHOW.... for lou, we pulled together a very respectable peggy olsen look. again, everything is from my stash of vintage and everyday stuff:

she wears vintage so well!

we had such a good time goofing off in someone else's basement while everyone else was upstairs having a party that i think people thought we were up to no good down there. the process of getting this shot was enough to make both of us almost pee our pants :)

i don't know why, but it was the funniest thing ever last night!
oh well! i hope all of you had super fun halloweens... already looking forward to next year :)