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Across the Fence:  Do you like/wear vintage clothes? New Score7/23  |
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Song Sparrow
True Blue Farmgirl
1010 Posts
Amy
Talleyville
Delaware
USA
1010 Posts |
 Posted - Jun 09 2015 : 04:45:54 AM
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Linda, gorgeous dress, can't wait to see a picture of you in it!
Grace, I love that photo! Amazing how they could sit like that when they were probably all wearing girdles -- ouch! :0 Hee Hee! :)
Peace in our hearts, peace in the world
Amy (Sister#6098) www.danaherandcloud.com
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2015 : 7:49:04 PM
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oh ya, those wonderful devices of torture,,, to keep ones tummy smooth, and hold up stockings at the same time... oh how the little rubber & metal hookey thingies would stick to our legs during the summer...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2015 : 9:15:13 PM
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here is a lovely dress I recently found at a Thrift,, I bought it even though it does not fit me... and I only paid a whooping $2.50
I luv the metal zipper and the wide hem...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2015 : 9:17:32 PM
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wow - love the flowers. Great buy!
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
Farmgirl #1919
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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BeautifulBibliophile
Farmgirl in Training
31 Posts
Rachel
Valley
Alabama
USA
31 Posts |
Posted - Jun 10 2015 : 09:09:17 AM
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Do any of you know about "Jewel Tone" purse kits? I'd never heard about them until earlier this week. Back in the 60's, when Enid Collins bags were so popular, these kits could be bought to make an Enid Collins look-alike. The design was printed on the purse, and it came with all the jewels, sequins, braid, etc. that you would need, and paint-by-number type instructions. I was immediately hooked, and I've got a kit with a seashell design on its way to me as we speak. Got a feeling I'm going to be addicted - better start cleaning out the closets now!
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing." - Harper Lee |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Jun 10 2015 : 09:45:46 AM
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Never heard of those, Rachel. I'm going to go take a look. LOL!
Though I really don't need another hobby/craft. LOL!
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
Farmgirl #1919
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Jun 10 2015 : 09:50:49 AM
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OK - I looked. I remember the purses, but thankfully I can pass this project up. LOL! That just isn't me.
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
Farmgirl #1919
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Jun 10 2015 : 10:44:23 AM
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Rachel, just looked them up. I remember those! Looks like a fun project. Post pics if you have done one! I'd love to see.
Grace, I love the photo...wonder who they are. Kinda makes me sad to see photos like that in tag sales, flea markets, (and decor in places like Cracker Barrel). I always think, "Those were someone's family..."
LOVE LOVE the dress. Hang it on a pretty hanger as display. Lovely.
Farmgirl Hugs,
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/ |
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Lavender Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
1979 Posts
Brenda
Jackson
MI
USA
1979 Posts |
Posted - Jun 10 2015 : 4:07:49 PM
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Hi Nicole,
My email account isn't working these days. Can't answer any emails. Can read them though. Will work something out with you as soon as I can. So sorry about this.
Farm Girl Hugs,
Brenda
#6218
Each day we add to our legacy-good or bad. Our Daily Bread |
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Song Sparrow
True Blue Farmgirl
1010 Posts
Amy
Talleyville
Delaware
USA
1010 Posts |
Posted - Jun 10 2015 : 6:19:30 PM
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Grace, beautiful dress, the print is so lovely!
Rachel, can wait to bcc see your seashell bag! Don't forget to post a picture, I bet it will be fit for a queen (or THE Queen:)
Peace in our hearts, peace in the world
Amy (Sister#6098) www.danaherandcloud.com
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Jun 10 2015 : 6:33:25 PM
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Hi Brenda,
No worries...I am not going anywhere!
;)
Farmgirl Hugs,
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/ |
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BeautifulBibliophile
Farmgirl in Training
31 Posts
Rachel
Valley
Alabama
USA
31 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2015 : 07:39:36 AM
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I can't wait for the kit to get here - purse + vintage + sparkly = one happy Rach! I will post pictures when I'm done, got a feeling my family will be sick of hearing about it by then!
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing." - Harper Lee |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5365 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5365 Posts |
Posted - Jun 12 2015 : 12:26:32 PM
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Linda. Can't wait to see your picture!
Grace, Love that dress!!!
Farmgirl Hugs! Connie
Imagine....#3392 |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Jun 12 2015 : 5:42:07 PM
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Hi!
I teach knitting and crochet classes. One of my students gave me a big bag of her mother's pattern books from the 1940s. Oh how I love to look at them! Haven't made anything out of them yet, but fun to look at.
Love the ad.
Farmgirl Hugs,
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/ |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2015 : 06:35:35 AM
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Okay vintage clothes fans: bargain alert! I have long-wanted a 40's or 50's style swimsuit. The ones I have found online are soooooo pricey. I was about to break down and order one but was hoping to find one somewhere else. I HATE HATE HATE bathing suit shopping! Well...headed to TJ Maxx with DD. I found not one, but two, forties-style swimsuits! One is cheery, cherry red with with a strap going around the neck and ties in the back. So bright and cute! The other is a turquoise color with straps on the shoulders. Both are one-piece, with the little skirted boy-short look. I found the two on the rack, went to try them on, and was blissfully happy! No tears in the dressing room, lol. Even the saleslady was shocked when I walked out and said I would take both. "Never happens!" she giggled. Best part: Each one was under $25.00! I won't feel self-conscious walking down the beach in my conservative but glamorous suits. Best part is I have vintage sunglasses to go with both! Now I just need sun...
Let me know if you find vintage suits at the TJ Maxx near you!
Farmgirl Hugs,
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/ |
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2916 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
2916 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2015 : 07:09:20 AM
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OK Nicole. We need to see them modelled.... HAHA
"We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” – R.R. |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2015 : 5:18:40 PM
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I love vintage clothes (the ones I wore when I was a teenager) I would still be wearing them except I got thicker (lol).
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2015 : 7:08:43 PM
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Ack! Got booted out before the photo loaded. My best friend who is 6 feet tall and blonde (I'm 5'2 ish), gave me the most beautiful vintage looking dress. It's Calvin Klein, satiny red silk, and she wore it once but can't fit in it. It looks like the 40's...like a glam movie starlet dress. It hit her above the knee, me it fits like a glove but hits below the knee, like a pencil skirt. Don't know if/where I will EVER wear it (need to have a Christmas party to wear it) but can't you just imagine it with an old vintage sparkly broche and peep toe shoes? Love 1940's style. Is it too much to wear to my Master Gardener Graduation, lol? My fave red lipstick just matches perfectly! .jpg?v 25934238) It's prettier than the photo. It has shoulder straps that twist, a rounded neckline that has a 40's look, and is cherry red.
It looks vintage, but isn't. My best friend is such a doll. She knew I'd love it. Maybe I can wear it sometime. Not sure where, lol.
Farmgirl Hugs,
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6663 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6663 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2015 : 05:31:27 AM
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Wow, Nicole, that is one dress for getting all glammed up! It would be stunning with the accessories you suggested too. I say, invent a reason to use it as it is too pretty to sit in the closet!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014 |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13664 Posts |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13664 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2015 : 09:26:32 AM
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Gracie, my mom didn't do hats and handbags like that. She was very much the farmwife and didn't have fancy things. In a way it was kinda sad, but maybe she didn't mind.
She taught herself to crochet after I grew up and went to college, made lots of afghans and some shawls. Fortunately I still have the shawl she made me. I'm thinking it was in our motor home when our house burned down, otherwise I wouldn't still have it!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2015 : 12:11:08 PM
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Nicole...there is a gal who is in her mid 30's who works at Barnes and Noble here in Vancouver and she
wears her hair in 1940's styles. She always looks so adorable!! She has a few pieces of Vintage Style
Clothing but more the Accessories than anything. I love the look and always tell her so. I collect vintage
Jewelry myself and I have a Rhinestone Pin that would look Marvelous on that Jacket.
Hugs,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
Dec 2011-Farmgirl of the Month
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
Don't allow others to steal the Glitz from your *SPARKLE*
Life is too short to knit with ugly yarn!
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