Bound for Glory – Bound Buttonholes Made Easy
Bound buttonholes, those lovely self fabric details found on couture garments can be difficult to make. They’re like little welt
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Vintage
Does She or Doesn’t She? The Dickey…
The dickey – it’s a relic of bygone days. No one dons a dickey anymore, right? Wrong! Dickeys make sense
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Neat and Nifty – Ironing Fringe
This week we have another tip for those of you that are particularly anal retentive. I’m showing you the finer points
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Brini’s Favorite Chairs – Pull Up an Heirloom and Have a Seat!
Interior designers have a love affair with chairs. There are so many unique, elegant designs to choose from. Books have
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Out, Out Damn Spot – The Fine Art of Oven Cleaning
Those of us who aren’t proactive with oven cleaning (and you know who you are) eventually find that the task
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Ready for Spring – Your Own Little Flower Box
Vintage craft magazines can be such great sources of inspiration! Like this felt flower project from McCall’s Needlework and Crafts
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Faded Faux Finery – Vintage Millinery Flowers
Vintage millinery flowers have always enchanted me. They have a subtle, faded beauty to them that has a very nostalgic quality.
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Mid-Century Style Straight From The Source – My Grandparent’s Glamorous House
A House for Entertaining Have you seen HippyKitchen.tumbler.com? I was introduced to it through Twitter last week and browsing through
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All About Helen – The Single Girl’s Cookbook
I’m a big fan of Helen Gurley Brown. Her brand of advice – brash and brassy in its day –
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Fond of Fondue – Pots on Parade
Fondue Table Settings A couple of weeks ago, I posted an episode about chafing dishes. I said that though a
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