Hello there! I am SO happy it's a three day weekend! It's been two months since I've had a long weekend, and it's seemed like even longer. Yesterday I went to a flea market about half an hour from me. I haven't really been to one since I was a kid. I didn't know what to expect, but was hoping I'd find some goodies, and good deals.
I got a vintage cookie jar I'd been after for awhile, two 50's spaghetti poodle figurine sets (only $10 each), a Blendo glass (for ten cents), and a 60's vintage enamel flower brooch. Admission to get in was only $2, too. I'm really glad I went! It wasn't as big as I thought it'd be, and there weren't really any vintage holiday items or 50's items. I pretty much snagged all the 50's items, ha.
Today Bob and I are going to his cousin's house for a Labor Day bbq. We got there every year. His cousin's wife is pregnant with their first child (due in two months), and I haven't seen her in a few months.
We leave for our big trip in just twelve(!!) days now. When I think about it, my stomach gets butterflies! I'm so looking forward to it, and just imagining what it will be like is exciting.
I hope we find the right balance of hitting most of the things we want to see, but not rushing around too much.
In
the pictures below I'm wearing my newest Retrospec'd dres that I
snagged in their latest sale a couple of weeks or so ago. I loved this
print since I first saw it about a year ago. The colors of the roses are
so beautiful. The Vivian is one of my favorite styles they make; it's
comfortable and fits me well. Some of their other styles are super tight
on my bust, while they fit my waist.
Dress: Retrospec'd
Necklace: Viva Las Vegas (vintage)
Earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Purse: eBay (Enid Collins)
Sandals: Re-mix Vintage Shoes
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Hello there! It's been a fairly quiet weekend around here. Bob and I went to dinner on Friday, and yesterday he was busy all day and night, between working at our house, cooking, and running errands. Yesterday I went to an antique mall I hadn't been to in a few months, and I spent just $16, which was great. I got two small glasses and a set of vintage Coney Island postcards. The graphics on vintage postcards are so wonderful, and I've recently started looking for them. I especially love vacation/desination ones as well as Christmas ones.
I've been watching the last season of "Orange is the New Black" on Netflix. I think the show isn't as good as it was the first couple of seasons, but I'm still invested in it, although Bob isn't interested in it anymore. Bob and I also started the thid season of "Glow" on Netflix Friday night, when it was released.
Our planning mode for our trip in a month(!!) is in full swing now. Bob is also really into planning it, which is great! We've been watching and taking notes on the Ireland and England episodes of "The Layover" and "Parts Unknown"; Anthony Bourdain shows. I also have a lot of places saved in my Trip Advisor accont for the countries we're going to, plus I've written down recommendations I've gotten from people.
It's going to be tough when we've over there, trying to hit everything we want to hit, but we don't want to make the trip too booked/rushed, plus you always find more places to see once you're actually there, and also we get recommendations from locals once we're over there.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Trashy Diva Elsa dress that I got back in the winter. It's definitely not my usual color palette, and doesn't have my usual full skirt, but I still adore this dress. It's very 40's, but I often mix decades. In these pictures I'm wearing vintage 50's sunglasses, and a vintage 60's Enid Collins purse. I wore this outfit to dinner with Bob on Friday. I got this purse along with another beautiful EC purse on eBay a few months ago, for such a great price. I think it was about $40 for both, at the Buy it Now price! I couldn't believe my luck.
Dress: Trashy Diva
Purse: Vintage (eBay)
Heels: BAIT Footwear
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Hello there! I went so long this winter without getting sick, but I finally got a cold a few days ago. I just hope it doesn't get worse. I had a three day weekend, because I took a vacation day Friday, just to stay home and relax. Friday night Bob and I went out to dinner and for drinks. We checked out a restaurant we had never been to together before. I got a chicken salad wrap, and it was small, but I really liked it. Yesteday I met my friend at Panera for lunch, and today I'll just be staying in.
We're getting a snowstorm starting this late afternoon.; we're supposed to get five to eight inches. The past couple of days we got snow too; two or three inches on two different days.
It seems like winter is now trying to make up for the lack of snow we had the rest of it, but I find that super annoying, because it's FINALLY March, and I am beyond READY for spring!!! I want to see flowers and feel the beaming sun. We had the rainiest summer and fall in a long time, with plenty of dreary days, and then of course, a very gray, typical winter.
Next Saturday my mom and I are going antiquing in Mifflinburg and Lewisburg, PA, and I can't wait! We always have a great time out there. She'll of course be bringing her doggy, Heidi, with us. We are also picking up a Heywood Wakefield vintage coffee table that Bob and I are buying to go in our new house, but for now, we'll be putting it in our living room in our current home. I'm in love with it; it spins!!
In the pictures below I'm wearing the outfit I wore out Friday night. This Trashy Diva Red Roses Honey is such a beautiful print. I'm definitely bringing this to Vegas with me NEXT MONTH!!
The purse in the pictures is an Enid Collins; I have quite a budding collectin of EC purses now. I got my first one back in June. I of course seek out the brightly colored ones. They're so cheery, and I love using them. I got this one and another EC colorful box purse together from eBay for such a great price! It makes me so happy to find one in good conidition, that's colorful and adorable, and for a great price!
Dress: Facebook group (Trashy Diva)
Earrings, bangles: Splendette
Purse: eBay (Enid Collins)
Heels: BAIT Footwear
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Hello there! Today it's finally rainng; we've been without rain for a good while here, and it's been very hot for awhile, as well. Last night my parents came over for dinner. Bob cooked pasta, and made bread, and tomato soup. Of course my parents and I loved everything; as he's such a good cook. I also cleaned and did laundry yesterday, and watched some Netflix. Bob and I finished "The Sinner" last night; that was a pretty good show. I had never heard of it before. We also started "Glow" last night, and just watched the first episode. I'm definitely interested in seeing more of it. It's a nice break from the type of shows I usually watch; I watch a lot of crime/mystery/thriller shows (true crime and non true), which "The Sinner" fits into the mystery/thriller genre.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my new to me vintage dress that I picked up in New Hope last weekend. Our day didn't start out so good, as we got into a minor car accident on the way to New Hope, when a car stopped short in front of us, and Bob rearended them. Luckily, no one was hurt, and the damage to the car we hit was very minimal, and both cars were driveable. Bob's car was much more damaged, unfortunately, so he was not happy. But, we proceeded to New Hope, as planned.
I got the vintage dress from a really neat shop there called Love Saves the Day. They have a good amount of vintage clothing there, plus some random housewares and knickknacks, new and old. I spotted this dress on the rack, and loved the colors. I pulled it off the rack, praying to the vintage gods that it would fit me, and it fit perfectly! The dress is all I purchased in New Hope, and Bob got a vintage shirt that I really like, at a different vintage clothing shop there.
In the pictures below is my vintage Enid Collins bag. I only have one so far, but I think a lot of her purses were really neat. I love the beautiful flower pattern and the colors in this one!
Dress: Vintage (Love Saves the Day)
Bangles: Splendette & vintage
Brooch, & earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Purse: Vintage (eBay)
Wedges: BAIT Footwear
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Hello there! Well, it's officially March, and I'm glad about that, but we've been getting slammed with snow & nasty weather, with a huge snowstorm coming our way tomorrow night through Wednesday night! The storm that we got this past Friday had crazy high winds; they were so bad, I had a lot of trouble walking from work to my car in the parking lot. The heavy, wet snow combined with the winds caused many trees to come down, and tons of power outages.
My parents still don't have power, and neither does the school my mom works at. Luckily, Bob and I never lost power, and neither did the school I work at. Bob's dad hasn't had power since Friday though, like my parents.
We are supposed to get 10-14" of heavy, wet snow with this upcoming storm... which is sure to cause MORE power outages, and hopefully we don't lose power, or it's going to be very boring for me, since I won't have work, either. If it's bad enough, I won't have work Thursday also, but I'm hoping I get to go back Thursday. In like a lion, out like a lamb??
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Modcloth sock hop skirt that I got from eBay about three years ago. I love the adorable print, and I love pairing my Erstwilder jukebox brooch with this skirt; I think they're perfect together. Vivien of Holloway is releasing new print in a couple of weeks, and I've got my eye on their new record print. I only own one item of theirs so far. I have some money left in my Paypal account, and hopefully I still will by the time the dress is released.
Top: Pinup Girl Clothing
Skirt: eBay (Modcloth)
Earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Brooch: Erstwilder
Bangles: Splendette & Etsy (BrighterBakelite)
Heels: BAIT Footwear
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Hello there! Well, it's offically two weeks until Christmas! I wrapped all the presents I've bought so far on Saturday. I'm definitely not skilled at wrapping, ha, but at least I had super cute vintage inspired wrapping paper to use this year! The beginning of this week is going to be pretty quiet, but Thursday-Saturday will be pretty busy for us. Thursday night I'm meeting some friends at a restaurant & bar for dinner and drinks.
Friday Bob and I will be going out to eat with my parents, grandparents, aunt, uncle & cousin for my grandparents' anniversary (58 years!). My parents and Bob and I will be leaving after a couple of hours to head to my great uncle's house to have cake for his birthday.
Saturday night is my work Christmas party, and I may be going to an antique store in the morning, about twenty minutes from where I live, as well as doing my usual Saturday tasks like cleaning and laundry.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my very loved and worn Trashy Diva Americana dress that I got from eBay about three years ago, and have blogged about multiple times. I so wish TD would release new Americana dresses! I wear this dress to work a lot in the winter and outside of work, too. I'm wearing an adorable new brooch in this picture, that I got from a shop this past Sunday, for $7. I like how changing up the accessories and/or shoes with a dress freshens up the look, even if it's a much worn dress like this one is.
I just adore the pairing of red and aqua together, and those are the colors I'll be using in my kitchen in our home. I couldn't resist pairing my new PUG aqua (it's called mint online) wicker purse with this dress. This purse is great, and it is a little bigger than the PUG baguette style wicker purses, which I have two of. I wish the baguettes were a little bigger, too.
Dress: eBay (Trashy Diva)
Brooch: Gift shop
Earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Bangles: Splendette
Purse: Pinup Girl Clothing
Heels: BAIT Footwear
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Hello there! It was really nice to see my aunt & cousin from Texas last night. I hadn't seen them in a year or so. My uncle couldn't end up coming. My cousin Franny is 15 now, and 5'11"! I'll see them again tonight when my family goes out to eat for dinner, and then they'll be flying home on Monday.
It's been so spring like this weekend, and it wasn't even cold when we left my parents' around 9:20 p.m. I just had on my light Trashy Diva coat, and I was fine. I hope winter is really gone, and they we won't have a lot of back and forth with temperatures. I looked at the 10 day forecast, and it's not supposed to get really cold again at all. In fact, Thursday will be the warmest: 68 degrees!
When the weather starts to turn like this, and it actually smells like spring outside (it did yesterday!), I start really thinking about and looking forward to all the things I want to do outside! It's hard being cooped up inside in the winter time, and boring. I can't wait to start going to visit the towns in PA that we like to go to, for day trips.
Next Saturday Bob and I are going to an antique show, about 15 minutes from where we live. We've never been to this one before, and I'm really looking forward to it. I think it's mainly going to be Easter items.
In the pictures below I'm wearing the outfit I wore last night to my parents' house. This Trashy Diva red Doris dress is a staple in my closet, just like my red TD Americana I posted about on Thursday. They both get a ton of use, and they're so versatile and flattering.
They are made of cotton poplin and are of decent thickness. I hope TD does more cotton poplins very soon!
Dress: Facebook group (Trashy Diva)
Necklace: Vintage (eBay)
Brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Heels: BAIT Footwear
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Hello there! Well, my four day weekend is now upon me. It's the last time off until spring break in April, when I'll be away in Vegas for part of break. To make it even better, we are supposed to have a very warm Saturday-Monday, reaching a peak of 60 degrees on Sunday! It's not supposed to rain, either. So, I'm really going to get spring fever this weekend!
I haven't had much going on this week so far. I went to a board meeting last night, but it didn't go too long, and I got home around 6:45. I've still been watching "Call the Midwife" on Netflix, as there's five seasons on there. I'm on the beginning of season 4 now. The show isn't one of my all time favorites, but it's pretty good.
I'm seeing a friend tomorrow night, and Saturday and Sunday nights have family dinners to go to. We are celebrating my grandfather's birthday on Saturday at my parents' house, and we have family from Texas that will be here all weekend, and will be at both dinners (we're going out to eat at a restaurant on Sunday).
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Trashy Diva Americana dress that I won on eBay about two years ago. I get a lot of use out of it in the wintertime. It's pretty much the perfect shirt dress; it's simple, but flattering and comfortable, and looks like it could be vintage.
It also fits really well everywhere, which is not usually the case for me with dresses. I hope Trashy Diva starts making this stye again soon! I don't think they've made any new Americanas in the almost three years I've been buying from them.
Since the dress is just a solid red, I can pair it with so many different brooches, and any of my black shoes. You can't go wrong with a well made, flattering, red dress!
Dress: eBay (Trashy Diva)
Brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Heels: BAIT Footwear
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Hello there! Today I'll be doing cleaning, laundry, working out, and taking down the tree, and then in the afternoon I'll be seeing a couple of friends, going to a friend's apartment, and then having an early dinner at Panera, which I haven't been to in quite awhile.
I'm really hoping to book our Vegas trip this weekend. I'm ready to just do it, but Bob likes to wait until it gets closer, to see if the prices drop at all. But, I don't like to wait too long, because usually the decent flight times disappear by then. I'll definitely feel better once it's booked. It's just under three months away now. We're going to stay at the Flamingo, which is a haul from the Orleans, where Viva is held, but we'll just use Uber to get there and back.
We like the Flamingo best of all the hotels we've stayed at in Vegas.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my new Trashy Diva Courtney dress/coat that I snagged for a GREAT price on eBay. It origially retailed for over $200, and I got it for under $100. It's in good condition, and the material is so heavy, and of great quality. I will not be wearing it as a coat, only as a dress. When I first saw it on eBay, that's what my plan was, for a couple of reasons: it's not thick enough to really be a coat, plus I wouldn't be able to fit a dress under it, because it's so tight on my bust. Also, I just love how it looks as a dress! I think the two large buttons are so cute, and that the shoes I'm wearing with the buttons on them go great with the dress. My Trashy Diva red dresses are my closet staples. You can't go wrong with a flattering, classic red dress, and no one makes flattering dresses like TD!
The bracelet I'm wearing is vintage celluloid from the 1930's or 40's. I got it from Etsy, and the condition is wonderful. It feels so neat to wear vintage jewelry. I don't yet own a vintage dress, but I'm sure I will at some point in the future! I almost bought a vintage polka dot shirt dress this week, but decided not to, mostly because it was pricey, and I didn't want to spend the money.
Dress: eBay (Trashy Diva)
Brooch: Erstwilder
Bracelet: Etsy
Heels: BAIT Footwear
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Hello there! I worked on Tuesday until 1:30 p.m., and won't go back to work until Tuesday, the 3rd. Yesterday I mostly stayed home, but I did run out to a couple of shops. I went to an antique store I had never been to before, about 25 minutes away, and they had some cute Christmas items, and Pyrex, but nothing I had to have. I also checked out a Salvation Army in my town, to see if they had any good antiques, but there was nothing decent there.
I could've bought a piece of Pyrex or two in the antique store, but I was okay with not doing that, because tomorrow I'll be doing tons of antiquing with my mom. We're going to three towns that are next to each other in Pennsylvania. I haven't been to two of the towns before.
We're meeting early in the morning, and will be gone all day, probably until the early evening.
My dad gave me some money for Christmas to use to go anitquing, so that'll help, but I have a feeling I may have to use some of my own money too, ha. Well, I did get money from some other relatives for Christmas too, so I could use part or all of that, as well.
Even though Christmas items are my favorite antiques to collect, I also want to get more general non-seasonal antiques to display year round. Once I have a house though, I will display at least part of my antique Christmas collection year round, in a holiday themed room (I'll also display some of my Halloween and Easter items there).
In the pictures below I'm wearing a Pinup Girl Clothing Sabrina top, and a Bea & Dot skirt that was sold at Modcloth, but I found on eBay after it sold out on Modcloth's site. I've had the skirt for about a year and a half, and I really love the 50's record and dancing print.
It looks like a sock hop is happening. I would've loved to grow up in that time period.
If I could just take the clothing style, music, houses, cars, etc. and combine it with the advancements we have now in 2016, that would be my utopia.
I have five Sabrina tops, and I really love them. They are perfect for work too, because of the high neck on them. They're comfortable, as well.
Top: Pinup Girl Clothing
Skirt: eBay (Modcloth)
Brooch: Erstwilder
Heels: BAIT Footwear
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Hello there! Today I'll just be hanging at home. This coming Sunday Bob and I will be heading to Adamstown, PA to go antiquing. We went there together back in October; it was his first time there, and my first time going with him. I had been years ago as a child many times, when my parents dragged my sister and me there, ha. It's known as the "antique capital of the US". There are tons of antique malls there. The vendor I bought the necklace from in the pictures below, she is actually holding another fruity necklace for me, and I'm excited to pick it up from her. Our wedding anniversary is coming up on June 21, so we are going to Adamstown and the following weekend to NYC for the day, to celebrate.
In the pictures below I'm wearing a new to me Trashy Diva Doris dress. It's my first dress in the Doris style. This dress hasn't been made in years, so it was hard to track down, but I finally did through the Trashy Diva Facebook group I'm in! It's a great basic dress, perfect for accessorizing to add some punch to it. I obviously am a huge fan of novelty prints, but I also like having some solid dresses, and most of my solid dresses are red. This taco wristlet is seriously the best! I used it yesterday when I went shopping in PA with my mom. Betsey Johnson makes the cutest purses/wristlets! I want the new avocado one, too, ha. The brooch I'm wearing in the pictures below is vintage; I got it yesterday at an antique mall.
Dress: Facebook Group (Trashy Diva)
Necklace, Brooch: Vendors at an antique mall
Wristlet: eBay (Betsey Johnson)
Heels: Pin Up Girl Clothing (Chelsea Crew)
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