Baby Blue and Butterflies....

I had a lovely family day taking care of some business in Pasadena...and I totally blew it when it came to taking photos!I did get some comical ones of the kids playing in the park but as much as some of you do enjoy my kids posts I promise I do try not to bore the rest of you with yet ANOTHER photo of them at the park.Probably horrible of me to admit but I love my kids but eh other peoples I don't want to "oooooh" and "ahhhh" over every single amazing only to you thing that they do,in return I understand others may feel the exact same way. ;)

Oh but what made my day at the park(besides putting a smile on my kids face) was walking up to the slides and overhearing two little girls say about me "wow,she's beautiful!I love her dress,it must be her wedding dress!" to which the other replied "no,don't be stupid.She's a princess!"

I did remember to take photos of what I was wearing today,now you'll know why the little girls at the park thought I was a princess,ha ha!And I wasn't in a rush so they weren't all blurry like yesterdays failed outfit post.








During my snaps not only did I have the lovely company of my Ollie boy but this butterfly that fluttered from blossom to blossom.Blissfully unaware or uncaring that Ollie wanted to eat him...fortunately he stayed just out of reach.




Today I wore my hair in a fem-pomp.Its my second day trying it out.My hubby likes it but I'm not really sure if its me,I just know that if I had to sweep my bangs over to the side with bobby pins one more day I was going to lose my mind and destroy months of hard work by cutting my bangs and NO!I won't give up!


and I'm off to squeeze in one more episode of Kids in the Hall season 2 before much needed sleep,oh Netflix I love you.

Cherry Blossoms....

I'll be the first to admit that I am not a huge fan of reproduction clothing.I find a lot of it is very poor quality and yet they still expect you to pay $100+ for a dress that hundreds of girls will also have...and to me anyway that kind of defeats the purpose of vintage.While out thrifting though I did stumble across this EC Star cherry dress for $1.00 so I couldn't say no.Cherries I feel can be cheesy too as I've lamented before there is a right way and a wrong way to wear them and I did like the print of this!







Close up shot of the print:


and since you can't see my shoes in the grass,here they are:


A big "Oh No!" to my hair,it didn't stay very tidy by the end of the day but my bangs aren't quite long enough to do all the things I want to do with them.Operation "don't cut" has been hard but I've stuck to it!A few more months and I'll be golden.



Oh and I finally got around to making a fan page on FaceBook for my shop and posting other vintage things like videos and the likes so if you'd like feel free to add me here!

Hair Spray to the Rescue!

Growing out my bangs requires a little more patience than I originally predicted.I have been good though and haven't cut them but I have been tempted on more than one occasion.We seem to be stuck in limbo,they're just past my eyebrows and won't seem to budge.Healthy hair on average grows half an inch per month.Get out you're measuring tape and you'll see exactly how little an inch is.*Note to hairdresser out there too when a client requests a few inches off for a trim some of you need to re-familiarize yourself with a measuring stick pronto!

I've been wearing my bangs pushed over to the side but its starting to get boring.I'm using this post as maybe a helpful motivation for other gals trying to grow out their bangs to stick with it.Now the joy of long hair is you can fake the look of bangs with a rat.Ideally I want my hair all long enough that I can play around with it more than I currently can.Bangs have served me well for 15+ years they are rather limiting in style.I'm ready for a change but oh change is hard sometimes!For all the ladies also getting bored of pushing their bangs to the side I recommend this which has kept me from grabbing the scissors:a big barrel curling iron and hairspray!











I'm sure you can all guess how I did this but in case you can't tell just crank your curling iron up,do one side and than the other curling diagonal (like a V),use your comb to carefully brush out the center part so that it blends and tuck the hair and spray in place.All the look of manicured bangs without actually trimming them.Go forth and continue growing!Really growing out your bangs should come with a support group!

Photo Booth,Elvis and Sewing Machines...

I hate when you're thrifting and you come across some really cool things for a steal buuuuut you don't have any space for them.I ran into these 2 sewing machines while vintage hunting a few days ago,they were only $20!The wood on the tables they popped out of was in good condition too.





The Singer I didn't get a chance to snap a photo of the table or a very good picture of the machine for that matter because Wayland quickly became confident in his surroundings while there and decided he no longer needed to stay at my side and went running off and I had to snatch him up.



I did pick up this delightfully tacky large headed Elvis statue to give to one of my friends who I knew would appreciate the kitsch-tasticness that this Elvis oozed.



In bang growing out news I'm into that hide all cutting tools stage,but they're getting there!Looking forward to having long side swept bangs.I just hate this stage because they aren't quite long enough to successfully stay to the side and worn straight looks a bit unkempt.

Adventures in Growing Out Bangs and A Shopping For the Shop Day...

I've had bangs for 15 years.Due to frowning at multiple stupidities of the world too much I unfortunately have quite the wrinkled forehead already at the tender age of 28.Darn you expression lines,darn you!But I think I'm ready for a change so I've decided to commit to growing my bangs out.With a little help of pomade I was able to kind of side sweep them yesterday.




and here is a "I have something in my eye" photo


Yesterday I had to get some supplies for my shop,thank you cards and tissue paper.All that stuff to make pretty packaging.I'm sure you can all agree with me that its a little bit of a buzz kill as an online shopper to receive something you bought and its just tossed in a box with newspaper.No thank you.I really wanted these cards but unfortunately they came with the wiener dog too.No offense to you wiener dogs,I like you and you're awfully cute but I just love my Bostie babies more.


and then call it stupid or call it a leap of faith but I figured maybe some new inventory would help sales in my shop pick up so I spent the last of my money at this glorious little hole in the wall thrift store I found.I am so glad I went in there too and my only regret is that I didn't have more money.I had to leave some really beautiful pieces behind that I hope once I have some funds again can go back and rescue.I've gotten a few pieces listed already in my etsy shop but still have a lot more to go.Here is a peak at some of it:

Recent Etsy Purchase...

I've mentioned it before but for those of you new followers I'd like to state that I am cheap to a fault sometimes.For a very long time I've been lamenting over needing stretching headbands to wear,especially at night when I wash my face,put on mask,creams and all that other beauty jazz that comes with being a lady.My decorative ones just were not cutting it.Bangs can be just a pain sometimes.

I'd go to the store and see some but they were too wide and I couldn't quite bring myself to pay the $4 for one.It seemed like a rip off,its just a stretchy piece of fabric.Fortunately I stumbled across AccessoryAddiction on etsy!For $5.00 I got 7 headbands!What I was looking for and for cheap,deadstock AND vintage?Check and mate!

They work great for getting my bangs out of my face and also for days like I'm having today...you know those lovely days as a mother when you and your hair realize it needs a shower but the kids don't.I like that I can use these as an alternative to my scarves for those days and pull off a 60's-ish do with them.I love my scarves but I feel like when I wear them my husband sees me in them now and is just like "hey you must need to wash your hair",Ha!

Third Times the Charm....

I've come across these darling "Hair Rola Hampers" three times in my life.Once in an antique mall,it was pink and I loved it but my dreams of a 1950's pink bathroom were much like my dreams of a 1950's pink ktichen: Not going to fly with my hubby. I've said it before I am glad to have a girl for she is my pink outlet and Gods help her if she ends up hating it.Not to mention it was too expensive for my cheapo self.

Second time it came around was in a cream color on Ebay but of course I got outbid at the last minute and was beyond pissed.I'm a total sore loser and will sulk for days or even years when I am outbid on something I wanted.

As I realized a few weeks ago I had lost most of my hair items thanks to my 2 year old daughter so it was time to have them all in one place instead of stashed about where I end up not only keeping them from her but myself.I luckily found this aqua one on Ebay and for cheap for I snatched it up.I have found NONE of my curlers but I did at least find a few of my hair flowers and bobby pins to put in there so that's a start I suppose.