Need an easy party ensemble that you can throw together at the last minute? A 1950's Housewife Costume may be perfect for you! A 1950's Housewife Costume First, you may want to decide on who your favorite 1950's housewife is. Maybe it is June Cleaver, the chic pearl wearing mom to Wally and the Beav. Perhaps it is the always perky Donna Stone? You could consider uber-cool Betty Draper. Me? I am Lucy Ricardo all the way! The Look Week after week these lovely ladies most often ... View the Post
Saturday Smiles The Big Chill
Last night Mr. Decor and I went to the high-end grocery store for our weekly date night. We picked interesting items from their deli and ate it in their charming seating area. As we returned home the thermometer read 88 degrees. This morning it is in the low 40's. Hurray! Autumn is finally here. Just in time for Saturday Smiles The Big Chill. Saturday Smiles The Big Chill Now that it is finally once again sweater weather I realized that I had no idea what the 2019 Fall Autumn Trends were. ... View the Post
A Low Maintenance Fall Garden
Recently it became very clear that things had to change at Storybook Cottage. A Low Maintenance Fall Garden was desperately needed! Thankfully my dear friend Amber of Follow The Yellow Brick Home gave some much-needed incentive to get things done by inviting me to join the Embracing Fall Home Tours. If you are coming over from Common Ground let me say that I am so glad that you are here! Debra's fall garden is truly lovely. Fall On The Front Porch Since I had recently shared our ... View the Post
Saturday Smiles A Touch Of Fall
Hello sweet friends! I am winding up the week working at Marburger Farms during the Round Top Antiques Show. It is still blazing hot here but somehow how the leaves are just beginning to turn. It's Saturday Smiles A Touch Of Fall. Saturday Smiles A Touch Of Fall My favorite fall porch this year has been Sarah's. An abundance of pumpkins, mums and the sweetest pooch is just pure perfection. Get Cozy It's almost time to start cocooning. There is something so cozy about a built-in bed. ... View the Post
A Circa 1940’s Student Nursing Uniform
Way back in July I traveled to California to attend Costume College. What is Costume College you ask? It is an annual three-day educational conference produced by Costumer's Guild West, Inc. to provide educational classes, programs, and tours. Professional seamstresses, costume designers, as well as historical fashion and sewing enthusiasts come from all over the world to teach and attend this fabulous event. Friday night the theme was the 1940's so I choose to create a costume very close to my ... View the Post
Saturday Smiles Eighteen
This Monday my youngest, Sweet Guy, will celebrate a milestone birthday. It is so hard to believe. Perhaps not just for me but for many of you who have read DTA these past twelve years. Today is a very special Saturday Smiles Eighteen. Saturday Smiles Eighteen Sweet Guy was born a month early just a few weeks after the events of 9/11. Today Show host, Ann Curry, came to Ramstein AFB in Germany to cover a story on our brave men and women in the military. Their families were also asked to ... View the Post
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