tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068739141636511962024-03-27T17:53:13.947-06:00Just Peachy, DarlingMother to four, chronic DIYer, mid-century enthusiast, vintage clothes conoisseur, and smart ass.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439731834632087167noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806873914163651196.post-55136241945953008742015-01-25T17:08:00.000-07:002015-01-25T17:08:25.095-07:001940s meets Moulin Rouge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm a bit of a francophile, and I long to have a fabulous Paris themed novelty skirt or dress. I discovered this 1940s blouse with little cafe tables, wine bottles and chairs. It also has names of famous French cafes like, "Moulin Rouge," "Cafe' Paris," "Cafe' Royale," "Les folies Bergere," etc all over the top. I'm posing in a place called 'Neon Alley' which hosts many retired, vintage neon signs from around the country.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Outfit Details:Black feather fascinator: handmade gift from a friend</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 1940s French novelty blouse: Ebay</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1950s cat brooch: Florence Antiques</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">underbust corset: Ross</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1950s charm bracelet: Etsy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1950s turquoise skirt: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageTreasuresCO?ref=pr_shop_more">Vintage Treasures</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Backseam bow stockings: Ebay</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">teal and aqua spectator shoes: Miss L. Fire</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439731834632087167noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806873914163651196.post-24972000334610971412015-01-19T09:38:00.001-07:002015-01-25T16:39:56.735-07:001945 Home Notes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This weekend, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I modeled in my first boudoir shoot for a photographer friend. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't wait to see the pictures, although I probably won't be sharing them here, unless they are relatively tame. :) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Later that night, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we celebrated my husband's birthday by throwing a huge 40s themed cocktail party. We had 26 people show up, which made for a fabulous night. I'll share some of the pictures later this week. I wanted to share one of my favorite sweaters, which my M-I-L knitted me from a 1945 pattern. We snapped some shots in front of the State Mental Hospital's nurses' quarters, which were built in the 40s and abandoned in the 1990s. They are supposedly VERY HAUNTED.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Outfit details: Scalloped sweater, knitted from original 1945 pattern</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">vintage lovebird brooch: Estate sale</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Assorted Bakelite: Antique stores, Ebay, thrifted</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Red pin up pencil skirt (modern): Ebay</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">back seamed heart stockings: Ebay</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">navy ankle boots: Poetic License</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">XOX, Hannah</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439731834632087167noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806873914163651196.post-45771257551423295422015-01-13T15:11:00.001-07:002015-01-14T11:38:36.523-07:00Modani modern furniture<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was contacted by someone from Modani.com, a modern furniture company, and asked to design a room around my favorite sofa. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I was drawn to this <a href="http://www.modani.com/furniture-stores/living/sofas/modern-contemporary-black-leather-sectional-sofas">black leather sofa</a>, because it reminded me of the Bauhaus architect Le Corbusier. It has plump, boxy cushions, and really sleek lines. He was very prolific starting in the 1930s, but his work is gorgeous and timeless. I'm always drawn to classic design, but I love to mix it up with pops of bright color, and fun and quirky details that reflect my style. Lime, grey, and hot pink are my current color crushes. I'm also really into mixing different patterns with similar designs, it ties the room together without being too matchy-matchy.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439731834632087167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806873914163651196.post-742527927287189642015-01-04T18:01:00.002-07:002015-01-04T18:01:37.083-07:00Snow Bunny<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Today we planned to drive up to Lake San Isabel to take some photos. We had to wait around for a plumber because our basement had flooded. After lunch, we got on the road. The snow was a lot deeper than I anticipated and we ended up getting stuck in a parking lot. Thankfully, some kind people stopped and pulled us out. Do you ever feel like the universe is conspiring against you? Lately I feel like each step I take to get out of my rut; getting out of my house, forming new connections with people, and generally being more positive end up causing some debacle or catastrophe. It's my job to shake it off and not let the negativity stick. It's fucking exhausting, but I'll be damned if I let it stop me from moving forward and being happy. I'm going to kick 2015's ass!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1950s white lace blouse: Ebay</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Deadstock 1960s Maverick Jeans: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageTreasuresCO?ref=ss_profile">Vintage Treasures</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> My husband was offered a chance to do a historic preservation training on both the Big Island of Hawaii and Oahu. We hadn't planned or saved any money for this trip, but because his hotel and plane fare were going to be covered, we knew we HAD to figure out a way for me to tag along. We flew out November 29th and returned December 8th, bright and early. We had my mom, my father, and my father in law take rotating 3 day shifts watching our kids, to cover the time we were gone. They are all so amazing and we are absolutely thankful that they pulled together so we could have this adventure. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We flew into Kona and managed to explore the trendier beachfront area before grabbing dinner at a Japanese noodle house. The next day we rented snorkel equipment and hit Kahaluu Beach Park. The water was a perfect temperature and at 7:30 am, the beach was almost completely ours. We swam with giant tea turtles, who were so friendly they walked right over my snorkel flippers! We hopped in the car and drove South towards the Puna region . The landscape is all a'a, which is hard, spiky lava rock. I felt like I was standing at the edge of Modor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We eventually made it up to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, where we saw steam vents and the top of Kilauea, which is a hyperactive shield volcano and one of the most active on Earth. The lava flows are currently threatening a small town called Pahoa, which is ironically where we had booked a hut months before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many of the beaches on the Big Island are rocky and comprised of volcanic black sand or even green glass! It was cold and rainy on this side of the island, but we still had to stop at Punaluu Black Sand Beach. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We eventually made it to Pahoa just in time to see a drum circle breaking up at a nude beach. When we had mentioned staying here to our host in Kona, she jokingly said it was where people are sent when they entered witness protection. It truly is a strange and wonderful place. It is full of eccentric, interesting people who would rather steer clear of the touristy expensive spots. All the homes are off the grid, relying on collected rain water and solar power to fuel their houses. The area is filled with dense jungles and we kept spotting wild boar and mongoose (which we dubbed "squeckos"...part gecko, part squirrel) running across the road. We decided to check out the Kapaho Lighthouse, but our drive up the Red Road ended up being a lot longer than our map dictated. The tree canopy formed a tunnel with long vines hanging down and we kept passing traditional Hawaiian burial grounds, so we started to feel like extras in an Indiana Jones movie. Eventually it got too dark and we flipped around because our two lane road (which is freaking one lane wide!!) started to feel like an eminent head on collision. The place that we rented was a hand carved, mid-century Balinese hut on stilts, that was brought over from Indonesia and rebuilt in a garden. There was an outdoor shower that relied on foliage for privacy. I felt very "Eve" walking around naked in this garden. :) We had neon green geckos that would scurry around on the ceiling in the evening. We could play, "count the geckos" to fall asleep. The ocean had pretty rough surf the days that we were there, so we spent some time soaking in the warm tide pools that are heated with geothermal energy. We met some funny, newly local girls who were drinking whiskey straight from the bottle and lamenting that there wasn't much of a dating scene, because everyone was into wild orgies. I have a talent for finding the most interesting people to talk with!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just about every morning we drank Kona coffee and had crepes/waffles/pancakes with mangoes, pineapple, coconut, and macadamia nuts. We ate tuna poke and Thai food every chance we got (like every other meal) and became addicted to purple sweet potato desserts. My January plans include a gym membership.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We took a guided trip around the top of the island with some of Wade's work colleagues. It's amazing how many different micro climates there are on the Big Island. We eventually returned to Kona and I spent my days snorkeling and my nights drinking Mai Tais. While my husband was working, I drove to the Ocean Rider Seahorse Farm (my fave animal!) and got to sea thousands of seahorses and even hold and feed them. On our last night, we paddle boarded into the middle of the bay with spotlights and did night swimming with giant manta rays! The rays had anywhere from a 3 ft to 12 ft wingspan. They have these giant, toothless mouths that open up right as they swim towards you to eat plankton. The first time one rubbed against my leg, I screamed and my mask filled with water. I got most of the attention in our group, and one swam up and rubbed its belly against mine. It was both beautiful and terrifying.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next, we flew to Honolulu on the island of Oahu. We stayed in a small town called Kailua in a house about 5 minutes to a gorgeous beach. We drove up to North Beach to see The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing competition, stopping along the way to eat some traditional Hawaiian food (poi, laulau, Kailua pig, and of course drinking from a coconut.) In Oahu there is a strange phenomenon of wild chickens running around everywhere. We saw them in shopping center parking lots, highways, and hilariously running away from a BBQ food truck! Our last day there fell on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor and we had big plans of attending a celebration at the memorial in Honolulu. We got caught up instead swimming near Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve & Halona Blow Hole, which is like riding a giant wave machine at an amusement park. I got bashed against a huge rock and spent the next week hobbling around on a swollen knee. My husband also sliced open his foot, but no regrets, it was sooo much fun! We also had to check out one of the many Hawaiian shaved ice stands. We found one in a Japanese area downtown and ordered some sort of Taro root and adzuki bean concoction. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Many years ago, while perusing one of my cool, older brother's British import music magazines, I came across a fashion spread influenced by the iconic 1968 film Barbarella. I fell in love with the look, and filed 'retro space girl' as a costume I wanted to attempt someday. Campy, vintage sci-fi and B rated movies hold a special place in my heart. Along with the lurid covers of trashy pulp fiction novels from the era, the female characters, while highly sexualized, were often bold, brazen, ass kicking heroines. This was really one of the few places that females were portrayed as anything other than a love interest or a damsel in distress. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Big hair, mod boots, and laser guns, f*ck yeah!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Early 1960s silver dress: thrifted</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">underbust corset (modern): Ross</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Silver Steve Madden boots: thrifted and spray painted</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sputnik headband: made by me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anne Francis in Forbidden Planet, 1955</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for the Venusian Womens' Home Guard, 1953 </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439731834632087167noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806873914163651196.post-83426876015739628192014-10-24T14:44:00.003-06:002014-10-24T14:44:38.903-06:00Waking the Dead<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The blog posts have become a bit infrequent as of late. I've been having what I lightly refer to as a major freaking life crisis! :) I was enrolled in several online classes this semester so that I could apply for a nursing program, full time next fall. I had started this process after my eldest son was born, ten years ago. I had loved the classes then, and it seemed like a practical, responsible decision. In fact, even though my plans were put off for many years so that I could stay home and raise my babies, I always planned on pursuing nursing, and never bothered forming a plan B. A couple of weeks into my classes, I fell into a deep depression. I loathed my classes, and couldn't fathom the idea that this was my future. In fact, I started questioning everything in my life. I realized how unhappy and unfulfilled I have felt, and how many of my decisions were based on the needs of other people and not the desires of my heart. I dropped my classes and am doing some major soul searching to figure out my next course of action. I started seeing a therapist, and have been journaling, and making long lists of things that I feel I need to explore. I have literally been putting my life on hold for a decade. It's time to be bold and maybe a little selfish. We are only given one life and it's up to us what we make of it. So here's to the death of settling, falling into old patterns, and not living up to our potential.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439731834632087167noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806873914163651196.post-25875089422148449622014-09-13T15:39:00.002-06:002014-11-23T14:15:40.755-07:00Czech me out<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This August, my husband and I were flown to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to give a presentation at the Iowa State Preservation Conference. We left on a Thursday and returned on a Sunday, so we had a bit of time to explore the city. One of our best friends,<a href="http://minnejenny.blogspot.com/"> Jenny</a>, drove 5 hours from Minneapolis, MN to spend the last two days with us. After a bit of aimless wandering, we got a recommendation to head to Czech Village, also called New Bohemia, or Newbo. My only regret is that we didn't find out about it sooner. Newbo is an arts district filled with restaurants, bars, and tons of cool antique shopping. We discovered a darling little vintage shop called, <a href="http://www.copperalligator.com/#about-us">The Copper Alligator</a>. Unfortunately the shop isn't listed under vintage clothing, but rather "costumes" so I almost missed out. There are tons of affordable treasures packed in this shop and it's totally worth checking out. I left with a sundress, T</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HE BEST kitten themed apron, and some 40s ties and tie clips for my husband. I'm sure there the dress and apron will make an appearance here eventually.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">The shop is next door to a little Czech bakery, and across the street are a couple of really good antique stores including </span><a href="http://www.crtreasurechest.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Treasure Chest Collectibles</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> and </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Czech-Village-Antiques/529343873860808" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Czech Village Antiques</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">. Wade bought a WWII Czech military jacket that fits like a dream, and some Czech civilian patriotic pins from the same era. Next we headed down to </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MadModern" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Mad Modern</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">, a vintage furniture shop specializing in mid-century modern. I have to admit, walking into Mad Modern made me sad....in a really good way. I was sad that we were flying home, and couldn't take any furniture with us. Luckily, there was a small section of clothing, ties, purses, etc and I found a fantastic navy dress. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This Labor Day weekend, we tried to take advantage of all our favorite summer activities that were winding down for the season. We saw a movie at the drive-in theater, went swimming at the pool, and headed up to the Manitou Springs' Penny Arcade. The arcade is one of my favorite places in Colorado, and I love sharing it with my own children. The arcade is filled with antique pinball machines, skeeball, derby races, peepshows, 1950s Love Testers, photo booths, and plenty of automated fortune tellers to keep us entertained all day. A lot of the really old games cost between a penny and a dime, hence the name "Penny Arcade." You can also buy fresh salt water taffy, cotton candy, and chocolate truffles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Early 60s Toni Todd novelty colonial farm print dress (with rooster weather vanes, of course) </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439731834632087167noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806873914163651196.post-978697371375349472014-08-18T10:12:00.001-06:002014-09-04T07:44:29.787-06:00Where to take a date in Pueblo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> A couple of weeks ago, some friends and I were discussing where to take someone for a day while visiting Pueblo. There are a couple of really unique things about this area of the state, and we wanted the list to highlight all the original things that make P-town stand out. Hot and sunny Pueblo receives around 300 days of sunshine a year, so it's no surprise that Oregon natives, and brothers Mike and Dave Hartkop came here to open a coffee shop that uses solar power to roast coffee. <a href="http://solarroast.com/">Solar Roast Coffee</a> is my favorite local shop, so after you pick up your latte, be sure to walk the <a href="http://pueblo.org/pueblo-city-center/artery-walking-tour">ARTery</a>, a huge collection of professionally painted murals in the alleyways Downtown. Next you can head over to the <a href="http://puebloriverwalk.org/">riverwalk</a> and do some shopping on <a href="http://www.historicpueblo.org/pages/unionavenue.htm"> Historic Union Ave</a>. At the corner of Union and B. St. is a fabulous bakery, <a href="http://hopscotchbakery.com/">Hopscotch</a>, where you can grab a quick treat and head down B. St. to view the <a href="http://www.pueblouniondepot.com/">Union Depot</a> and do some shopping at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RobotExchangePueblo">Robot Exchange</a>, my favorite vintage clothing store. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> In addition to its abundant sunshine, Pueblo is famous for its green chile. The chiles are grown locally, fire roasted, and then added to about every dish you can imagine. In addition to Mexican food, local restaurants serve them on pizza, sandwiches, pastas, and desserts. If you order "chili fries," you are probably going to get fries smothered in cheese and green chile sauce. One of the most popular, and my personal favorite is something called the Slopper. It's literally a bun-less cheeseburger, smothered in green chile. It's highly debated on who has the best Slopper in town, but I prefer <a href="http://www.tvfoodmaps.com/restaurant/CO/Pueblo/Grays-Coors-Tavern-">Gray's Coors Tavern</a>, and while you are there, you can order a schooner of beer (or two!) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to cool down you can head to the <a href="http://natureandraptor.org/">Nature and Raptor Center</a> and go tubing in the river (life jackets are a must, the Arkansas River is serious business). Or you can walk/bike the many miles of trails that connect to downtown. Located nearby is the <a href="http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/LakePueblo">Pueblo Reservoir</a>, and for the price of a parking pass ($7) you can swim at Rock Canyon swim beach, walk trails, rent a boat, or go camping. Did I mention it's hot and sunny? Wear sunscreen!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> One of the best activities on summer evenings is to head out to the county and see a double feature at the <a href="http://www.mesadrive-in.com/">Mesa Drive-In</a>. The theater opened in 1951 and is only of 7 drive-in theaters left in Colorado. The films don't start until the sun goes down, so dress the kiddos in pjs and bring some blankets. Even with all our sunshine, it cools down quickly in the evening. Mesa Drive-In is super affordable (8.50 per adult, and kids under 12 FREE), and has a full concession menu that includes things like cheeseburgers, ice cream cones, and FUNNEL CAKES!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1950s navy pinstripe dress (matching bolero not pictured): Buffalo Exchange, South Broadway, Denver, CO</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1940s white leather sailor fish belt: Everyday People, Minneapolis, MN</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in an effort to make traveling easier, cheaper and more affordable. There is a <a href="http://www.relayrides.com/">rental car </a>company called <b>RelayRides</b> that allows those with an underutilized car to rent it out to someone looking for a car. Not only does this mean there's less cars being added to the road (yay for the environment), but also means that both the parties win because the owner makes money off a car they already own. The renter typically saves around 40% compared to using a corporate car rental counterpart. This Pinterest <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/relayrides/hometown-hidden-gems/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">places board</span></a> will be used as a resource for our community to make finding places while traveling that much easier!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I created a board of my summer essentials in cooperation with a campaign from <a href="http://raise.com/">Raise</a>. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Raise is the first online marketplace to buy and sell gift cards. You can buy discount gift cards to your favorite stores or sell your unwanted gift cards for cash. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"> The best thing about all the items on this board, it that they are all available from brands on raise.com's vast array of gift cards. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This site lets users purchase gift cards for less than their value, helping to save you some extra cash! I love to go shopping for end of summer sales, so when there’s a big purchase I want to make, I always check out this site first to see if I can score any deals on gift cards — I’ve seen up to 15% savings! Seriously, guys, check this site out!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> As I may have mentioned, this year my husband and I celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary. We planned a vacation together in Philadelphia around a Preservation conference my husband was scheduled to attend. We flew in my wonderful mother-in-law, all the way from Florida, to stay with our 4 children for the week that we were away. I spent a lot of time walking around the city, visiting museums, and seeing all the important Colonial sites while my husband attended board meetings, poor guy! On one of the rare days that we were able to site see together, we visited Eastern State Penitentiary. This prison was built in 1829, and was the first prison in the world to isolate prisoners in their own cells so that they would </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">receive </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">spiritual </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">enlightenment</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and truly be "penitent," hence the name penitentiary. Prisoners were forbidden from leaving their cells or communicating with other inmates or guards. Their cells had only a bed, a trunk, a chamber pot, and a bible. No other reading materials were allowed at Eastern State in the beginning. Also interesting, was the fact that Eastern State housed both men and women until 1923. Eastern State is also well known as one of the most carefully studied buildings for paranormal investigations. Unfortunately, I received no ghost flirting or harassment... total let down!</span><br />
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The <b>Philadelphia Museum of Art</b>. On Wednesday evenings, visitors get to choose the price of their admission! If you're feeling especially ridiculous, you can pose next to the Rocky statue located at the Museum's entrance.</div>
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The <b>Penn Museum</b>, especially if you have an interest in Egyptian mummies.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><b>Mütter</b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 26px; text-align: left;"> </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Museum</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, which is a collection of medical oddities; including skeletal, mummified, pickled, and wax filled humans. The bottom floor has some of the more creepy exhibits, including an 80 lb ovarian tumor, and a necklace made from genital warts. Maybe eat lunch before you go, because the "ick" factor is pretty high.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took a walking tour through Freeandfriendlytours.com of all the Ben Franklin related sites <b>(Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, first post office, Ben Franklin's grave,</b> etc). The tour guides rely on tips so you essentially get to pick the price for the tour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b>Dream Garden</b> @ Curtis Center, which is a Maxfield Parrish designed mosaic done in Tiffany glass: it's FREE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Macy's in the historic <b>Wanamaker building</b>: FREE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Walk through<b> JFK Plaza</b> and then check out <b>City Hall</b>, which is beyond gorgeous!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Reading Terminal Market</b> is a huge indoor mall of restaurants, with limitless great food options. Bring cash though, because a lot of places aren't equipped to take cards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I personally think you can't go wrong with a Philly Cheese steak, but <b>Jim's Steaks</b> has the coolest 1939 Moderne building!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philly has a lot to offer if you are looking for gorgeous architecture, great museums, and really good food. I was however, totally disappointed with the vintage shopping. I hit about six different vintage shops and found them to be really overpriced and depressing. The only shop worth mentioning is <b>Briar Vintage</b>, which sadly for me, was only men's clothing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> If you follow me on<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/hhaley/"> Pinterest</a> you'll know that I'm a bit of a designophile. Most of my pinning involves home interiors. Even before Pinterest I had a huge album where I cut out and saved room interiors from magazines, sort of an old school vintage Pinterest, if you will. I came across an article recently claiming that the chevron trend is dead. Chevron or zig zag patterns have totally saturated design blogs lately and while I'll be glad to see trends evolving into something new, I couldn't help scoffing at this claim. First of all, calling something as timeless as chevron a trend, is a bit ridiculous. You can find this pattern in Byzantine mosaics for crying out loud! Classic patterns have been repeated all through the 20th century (and before) until now, so design snobs everywhere need to stop insisting they've created a trend and can quash it whenever they deem it no longer relevant. For your viewing pleasure, I've gathered some examples of timeless patterns from the 20s-60s. My point being, that if you love something, wear it, put it in your home, and never be deterred because someone else insists "it's dead."</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439731834632087167noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806873914163651196.post-25773863251700809032014-07-23T12:07:00.001-06:002015-01-05T15:03:01.022-07:00Mod mini<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> When people think about preserving historic buildings, there are a couple of structures that stand out as worthy of our attention. Styles like Colonial, Gothic revival, Victorian, and even Art and Crafts always garner a lot of attention. What about buildings in our more recent past? Mid-Century architecture isn't deemed nearly as sexy. There are not a whole lot of people clamoring to save 1940s service stations, even if they are perfect examples of Art Deco architecture. What about post war neighborhoods? There aren't many historic walking tours dedicated to appreciating tracks of ranch homes. Nobody is chaining themselves to these buildings, even though many are slated for demolition. I had planned to do an outfit post in front of a vacant storefront downtown, but before I could schedule it, it had burned to the ground. No one seemed bothered. It was after all, just another vacant building in a struggling economy. It got me thinking, perhaps I should seek out some of these vacant mid-century buildings for photo shoots. Wouldn't it be glorious, if instead of building more stucco, Styrofoam filled monstrosities, we rehabbed some of these well built, brick mid-century businesses? This is a series dedicated to all the forgotten postwar buildings. I would like to bring them out of obscurity and into your consciousness. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The first is Cleaver Carpet Center, which opened in 1947, and no longer has regular business hours. The broken window is the first sign that this building is in trouble.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you've driven in South Colorado Springs you are probably familiar with the Satellite Hotel. It was built in 1969 by architect Paul Brown, in an eight point compass shape in order to capture a panoramic view of the Rocky Mountains and the Eastern Plains. The structure is a great example of Googie style architecture, with a futuristic starburst that sits atop the building, space station shape, and a sign that evokes the World's Fair globe. Today the building is part hotel, part condominium, and fortunately, a local landmark.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year my darling daughter turned three years old. She is clever, funny, and has a sunny, happy disposition. Every morning she wakes up with a smile. She puts on her prettiest dress, throws on her Hello Kitty backpack and announces it's time to go to school (she's too young for preschool...but at least she'll be ready next year.) She loves to sing, twirl around in fluffy skirts, and read anything about cats or kittens. She told me she is a super hero and her powers are being adorable and making rainbows. We are so happy to have her in our lives.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439731834632087167noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806873914163651196.post-42788010197965590602014-06-16T10:21:00.000-06:002014-06-16T10:21:32.818-06:00Pineapples and Hula<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I finally hosted my "bitches getting drunk" party. I went with a Tiki theme, mostly because I really wanted to make tropical drinks with umbrellas, but also because I had the perfect dress. I found this late 50s Hawaiian themed dress at the thrift store last Halloween. It has a gorgeous black and gold print of islanders in boats, pineapples, hula girls, palm trees, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for added effect I served them in vintage Siesta Ware with pineapple novelty straws, colored drink umbrellas, and DRY ICE!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439731834632087167noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806873914163651196.post-39690633688979980472014-06-11T12:40:00.002-06:002014-06-11T12:40:31.649-06:00Kidney beans, amoebas, boomerangs, and ...umm gallbladders.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I've been a bit out of the blogging loop. A couple of weeks ago, a friend stopped by after dinner, for a quick chat and a beer. I started having abdominal cramps and pretty serious back pain. After my friend left, I decided that a hot shower would fix everything. Before I could even rinse the shampoo out of my hair, I was doubled over in the bathtub in such terrible pain that I couldn't catch my breath. I managed to stumble downstairs, mascara pooled under my eyes and lathery bubbles in my hair, to throw up a couple of times. My oldest son called my husband to come home quickly and drive me to the emergency room. I'm not one to complain about pain lightly. I had a home birth, and aside from a couple of deep breaths and a crinkled forehead, I handled it pretty gracefully. This was a different story. I felt pretty confident that some internal organ had exploded, my diaphragm was paralyzed, and a painful death was eminent. At the hospital, I was rushed back pretty quickly. FYI, the mere mention of chest pain, and the E.R. staff takes you pretty seriously. After $9,000 worth of tests, and a shot of morphine, the doctors concluded that I had gallbladder stones and would need surgery to remove this insubordinate little organ. I had laparoscopic surgery two weeks ago. This surgery is meant to be minimally invasive, and includes 4 incisions, blowing your abdomen up with air, inserting a camera, some robot arms, and then evicting my bastard gallbladder. Surgery went well, I am told, and I was sent home late that afternoon. I have a vague memory of trying to convince the nurse that I wanted to take my gallbladder home with me in a jar. I was on a lot of painkillers those first couple of days, so this may have been a dream. I'm finally starting to feel like myself, well myself at about 65%, but it's a start. In honor of my gallbladder, I thought I'd share some fabulous ads of mid-century modern furniture, shaped in amorphous, nature inspired silhouettes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">collection of mid-century products, including; nesting tables, ashtray, ottoman, and Formica boomerang countertops</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439731834632087167noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806873914163651196.post-60267764578373810702014-05-17T12:39:00.004-06:002014-05-17T13:00:06.738-06:00Picnic in the Park: Modcloth's Uniquely You Campaign<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was asked to style the Garden Home Tour Dress in Pink, for Modcloth, using Wanelo style boards. You can check out my Picnic in the Park board </span><a href="http://wanelo.com/wheniwasakitten/collections/picnic-at-the-park-modcloth-s-uniquely-you-campaign"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Are you a Wanelo member? I hadn't ever used the site before, but I think I might be hooked. It's a great way to find new products and connect with others who have similar style. It's sort of like having a team of personal shoppers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">The bold colored florals of the Garden Home Tour Dress remind me of the fabric patterns that were popular in the early 1960s.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439731834632087167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806873914163651196.post-79853655289648834342014-05-15T21:06:00.000-06:002014-05-15T21:06:19.729-06:00The Cat's Meow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the dress that I wore when I presented at The Colorado State Preservation Conference earlier this year. It's 1950's and has THE BEST novelty print of hobo cats.... yes, felines holding tattered suitcases and bindles scattered about the fabric. I'm in love with the shawl collar and the flared french cuffs. It's pretty much my favorite novelty dress right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Novelty fabrics are my absolute favorite, and I'm getting quite a collection of quirky prints. Somewhere along the way I picked up a dress with a huge rooster embroidered on the pocket, and it started a weird obsession. I started looking for clothing with prints of chickens, roosters, and even nests with eggs in them. As soon I saw this 1950s skirt, I knew it had to be mine! I'm holding the monopoly of Google images on 1950s rooster prints...so I've got that going for me. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Assorted Bakelite and plastic bangles: Ebay, thrift stores, & The Robot Exchange</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tomorrow my husband and I are giving another talk at the Historic Boulder Preservation Awards in downtown Boulder, CO. We've also been asked to go to the Iowa State Preservation Conference and present in August. I'm super excited!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were also published in Recent Past Preservation Network's magazine called, Connections. If you'd like to read our piece, the link is <a href="http://recentpast.org/winter-20132014-connections/">here</a>.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439731834632087167noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806873914163651196.post-27207373360443260822014-04-29T21:02:00.000-06:002014-04-29T22:30:19.658-06:00Beauty Essentials for the 20th century<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> As many of us vintage loving girls know, authentic hair and makeup go along way to creating the perfect period appropriate look. I'm sure I'm not the only has some spent a lot of time admiring hairstyles in classic films, perusing vintage magazines, and watching youtube tutorials on things like creating pin curls or applying twiggy style eyeliner. Hair and makeup styles really changed by decade, and I love being able to discern the era of an image based on something as subtle as the shape of their brows or lips. I'm always on the hunt for products that were available during these eras, because I love being faithful to the looks. Wearing a lipstick brand and color that could have been worn by the original owner of</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dresses, is just another way to really embrace and live history. I've done a round up of skincare, makeup, and perfumes that are still available today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Noxzema invented in 1911</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream invented in the 1930s</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yardley soaps and lotions, like the lavender scent, company established in the 1770s</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jergens hand and face creams in 1901</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ponds Face Cream and Cold Cream, 1910s</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Smith's Rosebud Salve, (used as lip balm, eye shadow base, cheek highlighter, & hair pomade) created in 1892</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nivea Cream, 1911</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oil of Olay, 1950s</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dove Soap, 1957</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wrinkies & Frownies, invented in 1889</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They have retained their ultra darling 1950s/60s packaging.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shiseido was the Max Factor of Japan in the 1930s. Oil blotting tissues were a must for a woman's makeup table.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Countess Isserlyn makeup, created by a Hollywood makeup artist in the 1920s</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coty Loose Powder, 1935</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Max Factor pancake makeup (which has been discontinued, but is still available online), 1920s. M.F. Panstick makeup is still readily available though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Max Factor, who started in theatre, brought makeup for everyday women into the marketplace. He was instrumental in creating the first commercial eyeshadows, made of Henna, which started the whole Hollywood vamp or Biba look. He also created lip glosses, eyebrow pencils, face powders, and lipsticks, now available in tubes, for his line. Lipsticks prior to WWI were only available in tubs or sticks wrapped in paper. Now every woman could look like a Hollywood starlet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cake Mascara was first invented in 1917, by the Maybelline company. The owner got the idea when his sister Mabel used Vaseline and coal dust to darken her lashes. God bless you, Mabel!! Popular colors were black, brown, and blue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While Maybelline no longer manufactures cake mascara, Longcils Boncza cake mascara is still available. It's said to have been a favorite of Marilyn Monroe. Longcils Boncza liquid eyeliner was a favorite of Audrey Hepburn, and it is how she created her famous, much emulated, doe eyed look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tabu lipstick, 1932</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tangee lipstick & blush, 1930s</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The lipstick and blush are "mood changing" and respond to your individual body chemistry. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arpege perfume, 1927</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wind Song perfume, 1960s</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chanel No. 5, 1924</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eau de Cologne Imperiale, 1860s</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">a gender neutral scent, said to be a favorite of Cary Grant</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bourjois' Evening in Paris, 1928</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the 1940s companies such </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Max Factor, Revlon, Elizabeth Arden, Maybelline, Estee Lauder,
Bourjois, Yardley, Coty, Avon, and Rimmel were already manufacturing beauty products. I've tried to only list vintage products that still exist, but I'm sure that all these lines have some popular colors or products that never stopped being fabricated. I wish more companies made this type of list.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Want to know how to achieve the perfect vintage pout? Click here </span><a href="http://justpeachy-darling.blogspot.com/2012/08/kissy-face.html"> :X</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> As a mother of four, I invariably end up watching a lot of cartoons. I have a new appreciation for all of the classic shows from the 40s-60s, and love picking out historical details. The early Tom and Jerry cartoons have some seriously cool Art Deco interiors and architecture!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The interiors featured kitchens with rounded aluminum rimmed counter tops, metal cupboards, checkerboard linoleum floors, and streamlined stove silhouettes. Another thing that abounds in these early animations is the some pretty serious racial stereotypes. Political Correctness did not exist in the way it does today, but that's a subject for a different blog post (that I'm not touching with a 10 foot pole.) </span></div>
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If you are looking for high style design, then Bugs Bunny has you covered. Bugs Bunny owns a Hollywood home nearly identical to Twin Palms, owned by Frank Sinatra.</div>
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Watching mid-century cartoons isn't the only way to get your MCM style fix. I've noticed it in Modern Disney Cartoons like Kim Possible......</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and Phineas and Ferb (a favorite in our house). The bumbling arch-villain Doofenshmirtz has a fantastic living room, complete with Preway fireplace, Joan </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 37.20000076293945px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miró</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> artwork, and Saarinen Womb Chair.</span></div>
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Pixar studios,which is located in Emeryville, CA, is known to have many fine examples of Eichler Ranch architecture. Clearly the artists there have been influenced, because references to the mid-century era, through Americana and design are found throughout some of their most popular films. Cars is obvious, with its retro Route 66 theme, but what about Toy Story? Westerns were wildly popular until every little boy became obsessed with the Space Race. The villain in Toy Story 2, has quite the collection of 50s toy memorabilia and space age furniture.</div>
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The coolest example though, is the film, The Incredibles. Holy design-gasm!!!</div>
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Our absolute favorite is the Powerpuff Girls. My daughter loves watching a show where tiny super hero heroines save the day. I love watching it because of the clever writing and carefully crafted, atomic style backdrop. I want to marry professor Utonium, just so I can live in his house, which is believed to be modeled after a home in the 1958 French Comedy, Mon Oncle. He has Mondrian inspired artwork, an Eames lounger, swag lamps, and tons of atomic ranch style. Townsville is also filled with many perfect examples of 1950s architecture.</div>
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Interested in watching a collection of Mid-century cartoons and shorts? Check out this collection by Animation archaeologist <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TZUZN6">Steve Stanchfiled</a>. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I mentioned a couple of months ago, my family and I worked with a photographer to capture some quirky family photos. We wanted them to be unique, funny, and a little bit "wrong". I think we captured how chaotic and lively our lives are with four children. Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm slowly getting back into the mood for outfit posts. I received this deadstock blouse as a gift from my friend at the Robot Exchange. I'm in love with bows, tie necks, and ascots. I bought this 1930s celluloid brooch off of Etsy last year. It's a tiny working Cuban maraca, which has the hilarious side effect of making me want to shimmy around while wearing it. It's the same color palette as my Mexican novelty skirt, which has little caballeros playing guitars. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16.1200008392334px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1950s rhinestone cateye sunglasses: Etsy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1950s Celebrity blouse: Robot Exchange</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1950s patent leather belt: Estate</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1950s Mexican novelty skirt: Ebay</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">red crinoline: Ebay</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">assorted Bakelite bangles: Ebay</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1930s La Conga brooch: Etsy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">shoes: Poetic License</span></div>
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