Goodness me.  I had no idea it has been so terribly long since I had even visited my blog let alone read the blogs I follow.  Can I just say boyfriends take up so much time and are high maintenance.  Jeepers.  I have been so busy over the last two months.  Did I mention I got a new job?  Yep.  I am working at the sheriff's office in my county as the records clerk.  I've only been there about 2 months, but I absolutely love the work and love the people that I work with.  It's my first full time job so the first few weeks I was super tired everyday lol, but its totally worth it.  I have so many picture file to share with you all so hopefully I can stay more on track with my blog and update it regulary instead of this every other month stuff I've been pulling lately.  Here' an outfit I made a while ago out of vintage reproduction fabric.

Well dear blog readers.  That's it for now.  I'm off to Indianapolis this weekend to visit some dear friends and to show my boyfriend the university I went to and to see Beauty and the Beast on stage.  Call me super excited!

 


A few weeks ago I went to a humongous antique mall and found lots of goodies, but my most favorite find was this pair of 1930's shoes, practically in perfect condition.  And what's more, they actually fit my big feet!  I was so ecstatic, I planned my entire outfit for church around my shoes.....and here's the outcome:

 

LOVE,

I feel Gretal...or Heidi

2 Saturdays ago, Mom and I attempted to go the monthly flea market. However, is was seriously pouring down rain, so we went to 2 Antique Malls near there.  Springfield, OH is seriously like the hubbub of Antiquing.  However, when we were at the first antique mall, the electricity went out in the whole area, so that meant no more shopping.  I did find a lot of neat things for my shop, that will be featured in another blog post coming soon.  I decided to wear my pair of WWII Navy pants that fit like a dream.  I also wore a top that I made out of fabric from the 40's.  I reall like the versatility of the shirt because its casual but can also be dressy.  I've seen people wear their hair like this, but never tried it before, and let me tell you, I really really love it.  It is so quick to do and I think it is really complimentary on a lot of different types of faces.  I do feel like Heidi or Gretal, though, haha.  Since my hair is so short though, I have to do it differently than how people probably normally do it.  I make two really high pigtails and leave the ponytails in while I braid them.  Then I take out the pigtail ponytail and pin the braids up with about 6 or 8 bobbypins.  Does that make sense.  In my head it does, but I never know how it sounds to other people haha.


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Easter Musical 2011

At the beginning of April, my church produced an Easter Musical.  I always think our choir director picks out the prettiest musicals for us to sing and play in.  I play the oboe in our church orchestra, though, so I was playing instead of singing.  Sometimes I wish I could do both at the same time.  Wouldn't that be awesome if you could do that.... er.... maybe I'm the only one that thinks about impossible things like that, but I really truly do.  I love to sing, but I also love to play, and well since I'm the only one at church that plays the oboe, I'm always stuck in the dang orchestra, not that I mind :D  And while we're on the subject of complaining, why must "professionals" always wear black?  It's such a boring dark color.  Seriously.  How awesome would it be if a choir suddenly decided to wear all bright colors.  Can you imagine how cheery and happy the place would be?  I'm just saying.

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And...I'm back/At the Beach

Wow.  I think it has been almost a month since I have been online, except to check random emails and whatnots.  Thats the longest I've ever gone, and weirdly, as addicted as I am to the computer, I didn't really miss it. 
This past week, I was on Captiva Island, Florida for a small family vacation (it was my family, my Uncle from Michigan's family, and most of my Aunt's family from Georgia).  But, instead of doing one big photodump like I normally do (aka my laziness shining through), I am going to split it up into a few different posts over this next week since it's been forever since I've updated my blog :O

We'll start off At the Beach, because even though our house was on the beach, and it was gorgeous, I just am not a beach person.  At all.  First off, I am very very sensitive to the sun, especially down in Florida, and even with 50 sunscreen on, I still have been known to get sunpoisoning from time to time.  So, I stay out of the sun as much as I can, not to mention the fact that I hate the way the sand feels.  I have definite texture problems with it, and I can easily I say I was never a dirty or messy child at all. 


On our second day there, we had a sand castle building contest.  Well, being the Sci-Fi loving family that we are, any old sand castle just wouldn't do.  So, instead, we decided to build the Tardis from Doctor Who.  None of the other family's knew what it was though, those losers.

My Uncle's family was the only one to build an actual sand castle.

My cousin Cody, and his wife and darling daughter built a Mickey Mouse.

And my Aunt Brenda, the artist of the family, built this masterpiece of a sand sculpture of an alligator.

 (that is my artistic aunt.  For some reason I didn't have any individual pics of her with her masterpiece)

We lost.

At one point in the day, my hair did look semi cute with my vintage swimsuit.  I found it at a flea market a few months ago for only $10!

I tried something new with my hair.  Like this:

Can you tell they're all related, haha

Hey Everyone!  I hope everyone had a lovely Monday :D  I had CPR renewal training today, so I can officially and legally CPR you if the need arises haha.  I just have a few pictures to put up today, some from yesterday what I wore to Church, and our family pictures for the church directory.  We got them awhile ago, but I completely forgot to post them until now.  Also, my store is have a 10% off sale for all of January.

My mom made me this jacket (even though I like to think of it as a dress) a few years ago.  I think it's adorable (even if it isn't vintage).  What do you think of the hair?  I tried something different with rolled bangs.  I'm not sure how I feel about them.  I fear that they might make my face look a bit....hmm...full?? maybe.  Or it might be the angle of the pictures.

And here are our pictures for the church directory.  I actually think the whole family one came out pretty cute.

On a side note, has anyone seen True Grit yet?  I saw it and thought it was excellent.... even better than the original.  The little girl who plays Maddie was truly a find.

Fingerwaves Attempt

These past few weeks, my mom and I have been marathoning Wind at My Back (5 seasons).  Have you seen this darling show?  It was produced and created by Sullivan Entertainment, who also created Avonlea (7 seasons).  Avonlea was one of my very favorite shows growing up. It was on the Disney channel back when it actually had quality family entertainment and took place in the 1900's.  Wind at My Back takes places in the early 1930's and tells the story of the charming townspeople in Canada.  I am going to do a post on this show later on today or tomorrow, so I won't go into too much detail about it, but suffice it to say I have officially fallen in love with everything about the 1930's.

 (Forgive the no makeup look:D Yikes!!)
I was a little hesitant about the clothes, the hair, etc. but now it is a full on love affair.  So, I got my hair cut a few inches and attempted to do fingerwaves for the second time last night.

I am pretty happy with the results.  I only used a bit of setting lotion on top of my soaking wet hair, and the rest of my hair I pin curled.

It took me a few goes to get it right, but after about the 2nd time I was happy with how it looked.

I think I might do a video tutorial after I practice it a few more times if anyone is interested.  I think it is so much more easier to figure out how to do it from a video than book instructions. 

 

The dress I found at an Antique Mall a few weeks ago.  I believe it is a 1930's dress- it has a side button closure.  I absolutely adore the lace.  It was a whopping $10.  See- sometimes you can find a good deal at Antique stores.

I also have planned my winter sewing wardrobe.  Here's about half of the things I plan to sew:

Has anyone ever sewed with fur?  Do you see the tiny bit of fur around the wrist?  I think it would be gorgeous with the color fabric I chose, but I really am unsure of how to go about sewing with fur.

I also have been making Limoncello the past couple of days.  It takes a few weeks to make it properly (actually, it takes a month if you want to do it really properly).

Basically you buy 1 thing of Vodka- I chose Smirnoffs 100 proof and 10 lemons.

Then you peel off the skin of the lemon with a vegetable peeler without getting the white stuff(pith).  This will take you awhile.

If you like lemons you could make lemonade or something else with the remaining part of the lemons.  The skin is the only part that goes in the Limoncello.

Then you pour the vodka into a container and put the lemon rinds in.  Cover the top with saran wrap and a rubber band.  I let mine steep for 4 days. 

On the 4th day, I put in 2 vanilla beans- Split it open and scoop out the seeds.  I just dropped it into the container and then whisked it up a little to separate the vanilla beans a bit.

That is where I am in the process of making the limoncello.  I am going to let it steep for the next week and continue the recipe next Sunday.

Last thing- My Etsy Store is having a 10%-15% off sale.  Prices are as marked.  This will go on for the entire month of December.  Also, I created a fanpage for my blog and etsy store for facebook.  The link is on the right side under My Etsy Store slideshow.  I will be doing all of my etsy store updates, among other things, on there.

One last thing.  This Friday there is an amazing estate sale that I am going to go to, but so far I have found no one to go with.  I am still trying to convince my best friend to go with me, but if she cant and I have to go alone, does anyone know if it is acceptable to bring large plastic bags with you or something or the sort to put everything in that you want?  There are a lot of hats with hatboxes that I am determined to get, but am unsure of how to carry them out without having to put them down and risk losing them.

Okay, now I am going to work on my Wind at My Back Fashion Post.