Mobile Home Mondays - Ok, maybe I'm NOT ready to take this on?

As I'm sure you're aware I have deemed Mondays "Mobile Home Mondays" because I think it would be fun to gut and remodel a vintage mobile home. 

Well, today's post makes me think I'm NOT ready to take on such a project.  It looks like a lot of work...

These photos are from Flicker photostream of dmb90260

The owner of this vintage mobile home removes siding, re insulates the trailer, and...well lets just say many other repairs of which I cannot describe to you cause I have no clue what he (the owner) actually does. Yikes, this looks like a lot of work but dmb90260 does a fantastic job!

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Fashion Friday - Airline Stewardesses

What is it about stewardesses of yesterday that seemed so glamorous and Hollywood?  Maybe it was the outfits? Today's Fashion Friday highlights some of the amazing and iconic dresses of flying the friendly skies back in the day...

 

Etsy Outfit:1980s Navy and Red Suit Style Dress with Large Silver Buttons, Size 10 $20.00

 

1960s space age dress m l $30.00

Here are a few more flight attendant outfits from Vintage Etsy

Top Left:Vintage Iconic 60s Stewardess Dress Navy and White MOD (s-m) $118.00

Bottom Left: 60s vintage Mod Red, White and Blue Dress $98.00

Top Right:vtg 60's 70's mod CHEVRON STRIPED BABYDOLL mini dress L $40.00

Middle Right:

Bottom Right:Vintage 60s Royal Blue Space Age Dolly Collar Drop Waist Mini Dress L $49.00

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Upcycled Thursdays - Bird Cages

A vintage bird cage in itself is a thing of beauty.  Today's blog post provides a few ideas on how to upcycle and make your vintage birdcage a functional work of art.

 Picture from Better Homes and Gardens

 Picture from Better Homes and Gardens

  Picture from zuzupetals

Here are a few great bird cages for sale on Vintage Etsy:

Top Left:Vintage Bird Cage Tweedle Dee $17.00

Top Right:British Genykage ...vintage gold birdcage $42.00

Middle:Vintage Bird Cage Shabby $30.00

Bottom Left:Vintage Bird Cage - Hendryx $115.00

Bottom Right:Atomic Birdcage, Aqua Turquoise with Gold Splatters, Made in Japan $62.00

Before I sign off I leave you with the below pic. This picture made me giggle. I'm posting it in hopes it does the same for you.

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Work-it-Wednesdays - Aging Terra Cotta Pots

Spring is right around the corner, or at that's what I tell myself. I've been planning my spring garden and flowers and thought you may be doing the same?  If you're looking to add some vintage charm and dimension to your yard and/or garden you may consider aging clay pots.  It's Work-it-Wednesday and HDV is aging terra cotta pots. 

Getting Started: 

• Take a walk and collect mosses from around your yard and neighborhood.  Note: Pay close attention to shady, damp and cool areas where moss is more likely to grow
• Finely chop the moss up and allow the moss bits to dry for a couple of days

Mix together in a large bowl:

• 1 cup flour
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 packages active dry yeast
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1-1 1/2 cups dried, crumbled moss

Once the above is mixed together, put the bowl in full sun for three days.

When the mixture is good and smelly, brush it generously on the outsides of your clay pots. Then wrap the pots in plastic wrap and put them in the full sun.

In two weeks the pots will start to grow mold, and by eight weeks the pots will be nice and furry with moss, and looking very antique and old. 

For those of you not willing to invest 8 weeks into creating aged terra-cotta, check out the already aged terra-cotta pots from Enhabitan

 Vintage Terra-Cotta Pots $5.00

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Tuesday - Inspirational Vintage Interior

This weeks inspiration room is from the Flicker photostream of fliepsiebieps.

Top Picture:  Inspirational Room Angle 1

Bottom Picture: Inspirational Room Angle 2

Top Picture: Inspiration Room Chair

Bottom Picture: Sale- Vintage Dunbar Lounge Chair , Edward Wormley Mid Century Modern $699.00

 Top Picture: Inspiration Room Blanket

Bottom Picture: Handmade Vintage Granny Square Afghan . Chunky Throw . Multi Color Make Do $24.00

 Top Picture: Inspiration Room Coffee Table

Bottom Picture:Mid-Century Danish Modern Teak And Cane Coffee Table $895.00

Top Picture: Inspiration Room Credenza

Bottom Picture:Vintage 1950s George Nelson style slim Credenza $200.00

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Vintage Mobile Home Mondays - 1964 Airstream Interior

Thank you for amusing and allowing me to daydream about remodeling a vintage mobile home. On today's blog post is looking at a 1964 Airstream Bambi II interior Kitchen.  Photos were found on Flicker - photostream by gtykal

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Fashion Friday - Again with the Anthropologie

Another inspirational Anthropologie outfit for Fashion Friday:

The Vintage Etsy Coat

Large Picture - Anthropologie: Femme Trench Jacket $188.00 

Etsy Jacket: Vintage Mark Jacobs Jacket $120.00

The Vintage Etsy Dress and Necklace

Large Picture - Anthropologie: Contemporarian Dress $128.00

Large Picture - Anthropologie: Glittering Bean Necklace $38.00

Lower Left:vintage SPARKLiNG EMERALD bead necklace $32.00

Lower Right:vintage 60s burgundy tartan plaid wiggle dress $56.00

All together now!

Price of Entire Anthropologie Outfit: $354

Price of Entire Etsy Outfit: $208

Savings by buying the Vintage Etsy Outfit = $146.00

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Work it Wednesdays - Cheap Vintage Inspired Art

I found this great project on Better Homes and Gardens.  I took the liberty of giving some additional vintage inspired ideas for this project. 

Materials:

• Vintage Frames

• A can of Spray Paint

• Paper

• Small but heavy everyday items (see Etsy examples below)

Directions: 
Lay your small but heavy items on the paper
Spray the paper covering the entire page as well as the items
Gently remove your small items.  A silhouette should remain.
Let dry and frame your art in a vintage frame.
Voila!

Great Materials found on Vintage Etsy:

Frames: Set of six unique gold frames $48.00

Great Inspiration for art

Upper Left: Vintage Collection of three skeleton Keys $10.00

Upper Right: Colorful Weathered tool set $26.00

Middle:Vintage Children's Scissors $4.00

Lower Left: Two Vintage Primitive Fancy Oval Skeleton Key Hole Cover Escutcheons $10.00

Lower Right:Ornate Distressed Hardware Flat $14.00

Note: If you're like me you're not wanting to throw away the now spray painted ornate vintage item that was just used to make the silhouette.  Here's an idea... Frame the colorful item and hang it next to your silhouette art creating a unique vintage inspired collection! 

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Inspirational Bedroom

A cool picture from Better Homes and Gardens inspired today's blog post.

Starting with Upper Right and moving Counter Clockwise

Bed: Vintage Thomasville Hollywood Regency Faux Bamboo Queen Headboard $135.00

Artwork:Vintage Chinese and Regular Checker Metal Game Board $20.00

Lamp:Vintage GENUINE MARBLE italian made lamp $31.50

Books in lower left: 3 Vintage French Books by Anatole France $27.00

Wooden Box:vintage shipping crate in baby blue $30.00

Books on Right: Antique Paris Photo Book $35.00

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Vintage Mobile Home Mondays - 68 Shasta Compact

Today, and every Monday, I continue to document my crazy new idea of buying, gutting and remodeling a vintage mobile home. 

I found this little updated 1968 Shasta Compact on Flicker, photostream by Two Dancing Crows.

 

 

 

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Fashion Friday - She Can Bring Home the Bacon...

Women in the 40's and 50's always looked fabulous. I remember my Mom telling me my Grandma never left the house without heels, full make up and a dress.  The outfits featured below are 40's-50's business outfits.  It never ceases to amaze me how the elegant designs of this era transfer so seamlessly into today's fashion forward century.

 Larger Pic: Inspiration

Smaller Pic: vintage 1950s taffeta rhinestones Raspberry print cocktail dress $85.00

Large: Inspiration

Smaller Pic: vintage 1940s Nutmeg rayon crepe cocktail party dress $68.00

 Larger Pic: Inspiration

Smaller Pic:  Vintage 50s TOUCH OF PARIS Blue Fleck Arrow Pocket Fitted Suit Jacket S $64.00

Large Pic: Inspiration

Shirt: Vintage Blue Stripped Button Down Shirt $25.00

Scarf: Vintage Womens Blue and Brown Floral Neck Scarf $15.00

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Tile Tattoos

I recently found out (thanks to a Tweet) about these fantastic little items.  They're called Tile Tattoos by 2Jane. Genius! I never knew such things existed.  What I really love is they have a few retro designs which would be perfect for the vintage mobile home I hope to one day buy and remodel. 

There following are a few of the more retro Tile Tattoo designs...

A customer's Story - The Suzy Homemaker Large Oven

A week before Christmas I sold this adorable Suzy Homemaker Oven (below).  Right after it sold I got an email from a man saying, 

"This oven is for my wife, Mandi. She is 49 years old but would love this oven as she never had one, and always wanted one, as a young girl." 

I was able to rush ship the oven so that Mandi's husband could give her the oven on Christmas Day. I'm happy to report Mandi loved her oven and I love that her husband put so much work into finding her the perfect gift.

If you love this oven as much as Mandi be sure to check into Happy Day Vintage for the other Suzy Homemaker appliances that match the oven above. 

 

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Vintage Culinary Perfection

The finer points of preparing foods and cooking with purpose are only a page-turn away with the culinary guides of Betty Crocker.  Throw in a vintage Sunbeam mixer and now you're really cooking. 

 Betty Crocker Do Ahead Cookbook $18.00

 

Betty Crocker Bisquick Cookbook $12.00

Vintage Sunbeam Hand Mixer $36.00

 Left: Women's Retro Full Gidget Apron $30
Upper Right: Betty Crocker Step by Step Recipes - Orange Recipe Box $20.00
Lower Right: Orange Retro Pot $12.00


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