Wildflowers

Hello there! Spring is in full force here; the flowers are blooming, and we've been getting our share of warm, sunny days. It's so nice that the sun stays out until around 7:30 p.m. now. 
I love that! It was a gorgeous sunny 75 degree day yesterday, so I couldn't stay home all day. I took a drive to go to a couple of antique shops I hadn't been to in a few months. I found a super cute tablecloth for a good price, and a vintage bright red dish with a clear lid that's similar to Pyrex, but a different brand. 
Bob and I are staying at home today, trying to get everything in place before we leave on Tueday(!!!). It's so crazy and exiting that it's SO close now! Since I'm an organizer by nature, I have written out an itinerary for us; mostly just to make sure we get to go to every plce we want to go while we're out there. It's difficult to plan things when you're going on a trip to attend a festival, but also want go to other places outside of the festival events. We'll definitely be busy, that's for sure! 
I've been wearing a lot of florals lately, and am able to wear my lighter fabric dresses now that it's warmed up. In the pictures below I'm wearing my Trashy Diva Wildflowers Trixie dress that I got a couple of years ago, and have gotten TONS of wear out of. It's so comfortable and colorful.  

Dress: Trashy Diva
Necklace, brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Bangles: Splendette
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Atomic Swag

Hello there! This weekend has been beautiful so far; warm and sunny, and I'm loving it! I couldn't stay at home all day yesterday, because of how out it was, so I went out for a couple of hours; I took a little drive to a couple of antique shops. I spent $23, and got a super cute vintage apron with flower carts on it, a repro starburst print kitchen towel, and a vintage bottle of lemon extract in the original box. That's the best kind of antiquing day; when I only spend a little bit of money, and get some things I really love. 
Next Saturday Bob and I will be going to the post office to start the process of getting our passports!! I wanted to do it way in advance of us going to the UK and Ireland. We are planning on going on our trip around middle or end of September; we haven't booked anything yet. 
Our Vegas trip is just over a week(!!!) away now, and I'm so beyond ready to go! I've started packing, and buying items we needed for the trip. Now that it's so close, I really hope time flies during the next week. 
In the pictures below I'm wearing my new Atomic Swags t-shirt that I bought from Sourpuss Clothing. I LOVE the kitschy space print, and the color combo of bright red and turquoise, which is one of my all time favorite color combos. I previously didn't own any t-shirts, except the ones I work out and sleep in. The tote bag I picked up in Nashville matches perfectly!

Shirt: Sourpuss Clothing
Jeans: Freddie's of Pinewood
Earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Shoes: Gift (BAIT Footwear)
Tote: Hey Rooster!

~Bye bye for now!  

Showgirl Royalty

Hello there! I've had a pretty nice three day weekend thus far. In spite or not doing a ton of things, it stills flies by, of course. Yesterday was the MOST perfect, gorgeous spring day!! It got up to 74 degrees, and was very sunny. I was happy to be out and about for a few hours, driving with my windows down and sun roof open. I met friends for lunch, and then went to an antique mall, where I found a couple of items. I could've bought more, but restrained myself.
Friday night Bob and I went out to dinner to a place we had never been to before, about fifteen minutes away. It was okay, but we probably won't go back anytime soon. It's nice to try new place sometimes though, despite the fact that I'm a creature of habit. 
Tomorrow is April(!!!), and it'll be two weeks until we leave for our Vegas vacation. March went by really fast, so I'm hoping the trend continues, and that the next two weeks fly by. I'm beyond ready to go away.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my newest Trashy Diva dress, that I got early in the month. I really love this gorgeous 1940's reproduction print, which is called Showgirl Royalty. The style I'm wearing is called the 1940's. I have I believe five TD 1940's dresses now. I really love wearing this style, even though it doesn't have the big, full circle skirt that dominates my closet. 
The Enid Collins purse in the pictures is my latest EC. I love how the background color is blue, instead of the typical tan/off-white color, or black. This purse is in mint condition, which is very rare for EC purses; there's almost always at least wear to the handles (and even sometimes one or both handles will have broken), but this beautiful purse appears to be unused.  

Dress: Trashy Diva
Earrings, bangles: Etsy (Luxulite, BrighterBakelite)
Purse: eBay (Enid Collins)
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Beautiful Butterflies

Helo there! It's a beautiful, sunny SPRING day out! I'm SO glad that spring has finally arrived. It's still pretty cold in the morings, but the daily highs have slowly been inching up, which makes me a very happy girl. I don't know about you, but when springtime rolls around, my mood/general outlook definitely improves. It also smells really nice outside now, so I love having our windows open. I haven't noticed any flowers blooming yet, but hopefulyl very soon!
This weeked has been relatively quiet. Bob and I went out to dinner Friday night with his brother and father, to a local Italian restaurant that we frequent. I got a personal plain pizza, which is what I always get there, and it's so yummy. They did burn it a bit this time though, which I'm not a fan of burnt anything, but it wasn't too badly burnt that it ruined it. Yesterday Bob worked on a shed he's building on our property, and then he met a friend for dinner. I just stayed home, and did super fun things like cleaning, laundry, and working out! 
Oh, and I also started watching a Netflix show about the dissapearance of Madeleine McClain. I'm a little over halfway through. I'm a sucker for true crime stories.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my new Bernie Dexter butterfly Kelly dress. I've never owned a dress with butterflies, and I love this print. The colors are amazing. Butterflies are so gorgeous, aren't they?? I think this is a very appropriate dress for spring, too!

Dress: Bernie Dexter
Bangles, earrings: Etsy (BrighterBakelite, Luxulite)
Purse: eBay (vintage)
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Pennsylvania Trip

Hello there! Yesterday I spent the whole day shopping with my mom in Pennsylvania. We went to an antique mall, an antique show, a holiday shop, went to lunch, and picked up my Heywood Wakefield coffee table from a dealer's mother's house (where he stores the pieces he restores). The coffee table spins, which is really neat! My parents are going to drop it off to us this week, and we're going to put it in our apartment now, instead of waiting to put it in our house we're building. It was a fun day, plus the sun was shining the whole time, and it wasn't bitterly cold out! 
I bought some Easter bunnies (newly made out of antique molds), my mom bought me a gorgeous pink feather tree, which I already put up, a $3 vintage "Good Housekeeping" Christmas magazine (from 1949),  a vintage Christmas pop-up children's book (from 1951), a small vintage plastic bunny, and an Easter card from the 20's. I have a few feather trees now, but this pink one is definitely my favorite!
Friday night I went over my friend's apartment to visit, and today Bob and I will just be hanging out at home. I'm glad the clocks went ahead last night! I won't be getting blinded by sun glare on my commutes anymore, which is great; that was getting old. Spring really is just around the corner now!
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Bernie Dexter landscape print Kelly dress. I got this back in September, and have worn it every week or every other week since then! It's truly a staple in my closet. The print is absolutely stunning, and I love pairing it with pops of red. 

SO cute! I wanted to buy it, but resisted

I wanted this blue tree, too!

Dress: Bernie Dexter
Bangles, earrings: Etsy (BrighterBakelite, Luxulite)
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Red Roses

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 

~Bye bye for now!

Grand Canal

Hello there! Only twenty four more days until spring, but who's counting?? Winter always feel incredibly long to me, and spring never comes soon enough. Even the warmer days we've been having here, like today, it's usually dreary and rainy on those days. I'm ready for the weather to be as bright as my outfits! 
Yesterday my mom and I went to a local antique show together. At this show, there's not as many holiday vendors as there are at the holiday shows we go to in November & December, so we usually don't see as much items we want to buy. My mom got antique Easter tin toy, and I got a couple of small holiday antiques: a vintage tree topper for a small table top tree, and two little plastic bunnies. 
Last night Bob and I went to his dad's house for a family dinner; some of his extended family came over, too. His aunt and uncle who live in Georgia were in town, so they were there, too. 
In the pictures below I'm wearing my beloved Retrospec'd Grand Canal Connie dress. I got this over a year ago, and have gotten a ton of wear out of it. I wear it to work a lot. The Connie dresses are super comfortable. This rich, bright shade of blue is just divine; you don't see it too often. I really love prints of cities, like this Venice print. I have a couple of New Orleans prints, too, but I think that's it so far.
Isn't this atomic brooch fabulous? It's from Luxulite, and came with two other smaller ones in the set, and I also got a neon coral set.

Dress: Retrospec'd
Brooch, earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Bangles: Splendette
Purse: Tatyana Boutique
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!