Hello sweet friends. Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Are you Dressed In Green? Is your table decorated for the celebration? One of my all-time favorite tablescapes was when I used cabbages as vases. Way back in 2013, my Saint Patrick's Day tablescapes featured velvet and rhinestones. I have dressed my table today too but it is actually doing double duty for an upcoming post. BUT, I can show you what I am wearing. Of course, there is a story. In 1942 the Women Airforce Service Pilots ... View the Post
Making Corned Beef and Cabbage in a 1920s Housedress
Top o' the Morning to you sweet friends! Today a new series begins on my YouTube channel. It is called Creating In Costume. I'll make recipes, share crafts, and more all while wearing various styles of historic clothing. Today's episode features Making Corned Beef and Cabbage in a 1920s Housedress. Making Corned Beef and Cabbage in a 1920s Housedress Let's start with the simple but delicious recipe that I make every year. It is featured in THIS POST. In this week's video, I ... View the Post
Mardi Gras Costumes
Hello sweet friends! Welcome to a special edition of Fashion Friday. In having lost the photos of projects I have been working on I have turned to my phone. Last fall Mr. Decor had a Coast Guard conference in Mobile, Alabama. While he was in class during the day I explored the city and one of my very first excursions was to the Mobile Carnival Museum. As a costumer I couldn't wait to see the collection of past Mardi Gras Costumes. While many people think of New Orleans as the center for ... View the Post
Cottagecore Dress Created With Vintage Fabric
Hello sweet friends. Welcome to a very comfortable edition of Fashion Friday. I recently finished a Cottagecore Dress Created With Vintage Fabric. Cottagecore Dress Created With Vintage Fabric I purchased some lovely vintage cotton fabric at an estate sale last year. I was looking for an easy to wear dress style with classic lines to pair with it. McCalls 8192, view B, seemed to fit the bill... at first. BE FOREWARNED This dress is backless. When I first purchased this ... View the Post
1940s Valentine Blouse and Vintage Sweetheart Jewelry
Hello sweet friends! Welcome to Fashion Friday. Today's post features a 1940s Valentine Blouse and Vintage Sweetheart Jewelry. 1940s Valentine Blouse and Vintage Sweetheart Jewelry This post continues my 1940s WWII Sewing Challenge series. You can view the first post HERE. I have previously talked about love tokens in this post. In the 1860s most of the love tokens were handmade. By the first World War jewelry trinkets were being produced by manufactures for ... View the Post
1940s Vintage Valentine Fashion
Hello sweet friends! Welcome to another edition of historical Fashion Friday. Today I have a bit of fun with 1940s Vintage Valentine Fashion. Fashion Influence This past December 7th, 2021 marked the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. In the costuming/historic fashion community there is currently a World War II Sewing Challenge. It is being hosted by Ayana, Lindsey, and Melissa. In a nutshell, sewists are encouraged to create clothing based on the stringent rationing ... View the Post
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