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
A Regency Era Kitchen Cutting Garden
Hello sweet friends, I am so happy to be joining my friend Amber of Follow The Yellow Brick Home in celebrating Cozy Winter Homes. If you are coming over from Stacy Ling may I say that I am so glad that you are here. Didn’t her winter recipe sound delicious? As many of you know we are currently renovating the interiors of Storybook Cottage. So I have turned my attention to the winter landscaping that needs to be done. I hope you will enjoy A Regency Era Kitchen Cutting Garden. The Queen of ... View the Post
Cozy Winter Sewing A Blouse And A Robe
Happy Fashion Friday friends! This post has double the delightful content! It was fun creating Cozy Winter Sewing A Blouse And A Robe. Cozy Winter Sewing A Blouse And A Robe My fabric stash has gotten so out of control. Much of it was lovely donations from friends. But it has now outgrown my closet and is spilling into bins on the sewing room floor. That is not working for me. So I am currently on a fabric diet. In trying to use up fabric I am having to get creative. Some of my cotton ... View the Post
A Fashionable Look Back
Hello sweet friends and welcome to a special edition of Fashion Friday. Today we are taking A Fashionable Look Back at the garments that were made in 2021. A decor themed post will follow on Sunday. It's a wonder that my sewing machine is still going because I am completely exhausted. LOL I wrote a total of 21 fashion themed posts in 2021. I did not plan that! Even more astounding to me is that some of the posts featured more than one article of clothing. A good example is the ... View the Post
A Gunne Sax Inspired Holiday Dress
Happy Fashion Friday Friends! This is a special holiday edition. I created A Gunne Sax Inspired Holiday Dress for Sweet Guy's special gal. A Gunne Sax Inspired Holiday Dress Last fall I created an autumnal themed Gunne Sax inspired dress and shared a bit of the company's history in this post. Recently when I asked Sweet Guy's special gal, Megan, what she would like for Christmas she asked if I could sew her a dress. She adored the Gunne Sax styles of the late 60's and ... View the Post
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