Comments for Vintage Homemaking http://vintagehomemaking.com Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:00:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Time Travel: The Florida Strawberry Festival by Jane http://vintagehomemaking.com/time-travel-the-florida-strawberry-festival/#comment-128 Jane Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:00:07 +0000 http://vintagehomemaking.com/?p=1489#comment-128 We needed a break! I feel way more stressed out since we've lived here in WI than I have anywhere I think. You would think WI would be more laid back, but something about it makes me grind my teeth all the time! LOL. We have one more year here (just about, the end of our tour here is Dec) so one way or the other I'll be done with WI before TOO long. I can't wait till he gets his combs and starts making some yarn too! I'm not much of a knitter, but I'll figure something out! We needed a break! I feel way more stressed out since we’ve lived here in WI than I have anywhere I think. You would think WI would be more laid back, but something about it makes me grind my teeth all the time! LOL. We have one more year here (just about, the end of our tour here is Dec) so one way or the other I’ll be done with WI before TOO long.

I can’t wait till he gets his combs and starts making some yarn too! I’m not much of a knitter, but I’ll figure something out!

]]> Comment on Time Travel: The Florida Strawberry Festival by Angela http://vintagehomemaking.com/time-travel-the-florida-strawberry-festival/#comment-127 Angela Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:46:51 +0000 http://vintagehomemaking.com/?p=1489#comment-127 I'm so happy you and Travis got a chance to get away and relax. Your pics are awesome! I'm dying to see all of the yarn he is going to create. I’m so happy you and Travis got a chance to get away and relax. Your pics are awesome! I’m dying to see all of the yarn he is going to create.

]]> Comment on Research & Relaxation by Angela http://vintagehomemaking.com/research-relaxation/#comment-120 Angela Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:20:30 +0000 http://vintagehomemaking.com/?p=1484#comment-120 Hey Jenny! I am so very sorry to hear about Brooni. We love our fur babies and it's devastating lose them. Stay strong, Hun! Last Year, Husband and I visited my aunt and uncle and they took us to Weeki Wachee Springs. It was so much fun! Husband was bored by it, but I thought it was great and would love to go back. Make sure you take plenty of pics. I hope you and Travis have a great trip and get a chance to unwind. Talk to you soon! -Angela Hey Jenny!

I am so very sorry to hear about Brooni. We love our fur babies and it’s devastating lose them. Stay strong, Hun!

Last Year, Husband and I visited my aunt and uncle and they took us to Weeki Wachee Springs. It was so much fun! Husband was bored by it, but I thought it was great and would love to go back. Make sure you take plenty of pics.

I hope you and Travis have a great trip and get a chance to unwind.

Talk to you soon!

-Angela

]]> Comment on The Singer 160 Year Anniversary Machine by word http://vintagehomemaking.com/the-singer-160-year-anniversary-machine/#comment-106 word Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:32:25 +0000 http://vintagehomemaking.com/?p=1150#comment-106 Rating This sewing michane is awesome for a basic sewing michane! Nothing is complicated. I am a true beginner and I have had no problems threading the michane or even winding a bobbin. The instruction manual is very easy to follow. It comes with many attachments and tools (that I don't know how to use) so you actually can go beyond basics (like hemming pants in my case). The michane is very lightweight and comes with a nice case. The price is not at all expensive, especially if you catch it with super saver shipping (thanks, Amazon). The only issue if anything is the plastic foot pedal; it is very easy to start stitching really fast. I was used to a heavy metal one before there is a difference, but that's my issue, not the sewing michanes. Rating This sewing michane is awesome for a basic sewing michane! Nothing is complicated. I am a true beginner and I have had no problems threading the michane or even winding a bobbin. The instruction manual is very easy to follow. It comes with many attachments and tools (that I don’t know how to use) so you actually can go beyond basics (like hemming pants in my case). The michane is very lightweight and comes with a nice case. The price is not at all expensive, especially if you catch it with super saver shipping (thanks, Amazon). The only issue if anything is the plastic foot pedal; it is very easy to start stitching really fast. I was used to a heavy metal one before there is a difference, but that’s my issue, not the sewing michanes.

]]> Comment on Rosette T-Straps by Chie Mihara by Jane http://vintagehomemaking.com/rosette-t-straps-by-chie-mihara/#comment-58 Jane Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:18:00 +0000 http://vintagehomemaking.com/?p=235#comment-58 I know what you mean, I'm glad in a way that I can't afford to buy all of the shoes I'd like though... I'd be Imelda Marcos for sure! I love the Guinyo and Frunera pairs Yowza! I know what you mean, I’m glad in a way that I can’t afford to buy all of the shoes I’d like though… I’d be Imelda Marcos for sure! I love the Guinyo and Frunera pairs Yowza!

]]> Comment on Rosette T-Straps by Chie Mihara by JaneF http://vintagehomemaking.com/rosette-t-straps-by-chie-mihara/#comment-57 JaneF Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:07:18 +0000 http://vintagehomemaking.com/?p=235#comment-57 What I like about Chie Mihara is she captures 40s glam in some styles but 70s funk in other shoes. So fun! My favorite Chie supplier (love the personal customer service--they remember me from one order to the next), Ped Shoes, just got in a <a href="http://www.pedshoes.com/chie_mihara/chie-mihara-xifon-in-red-suede.html" rel="nofollow"> similar shoe</a>. Same t-strap and color, but a flower that's kind of hydrangea-like. I also love, love, love this <a href="http://www.pedshoes.com/chie_mihara/chie-mihara-tiju-in-ocean-blue-suede.html" rel="nofollow">blue heel</a> with the same kind of rosette as above. If only my ship would come in... What I like about Chie Mihara is she captures 40s glam in some styles but 70s funk in other shoes. So fun! My favorite Chie supplier (love the personal customer service–they remember me from one order to the next), Ped Shoes, just got in a similar shoe. Same t-strap and color, but a flower that’s kind of hydrangea-like. I also love, love, love this blue heel with the same kind of rosette as above. If only my ship would come in…

]]> Comment on 1940′s Hat Restyle by Jane http://vintagehomemaking.com/1940s-hat-restyle/#comment-55 Jane Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:48:01 +0000 http://vintagehomemaking.com/?p=1321#comment-55 Glad you liked it! I'm sorry the photos aren't better, but I am not a great photographer to start with, and the rental house we live in gets very little natural light for some reason. Glad you liked it! I’m sorry the photos aren’t better, but I am not a great photographer to start with, and the rental house we live in gets very little natural light for some reason.

]]> Comment on 1940′s Hat Restyle by Mrs Amber Apple http://vintagehomemaking.com/1940s-hat-restyle/#comment-53 Mrs Amber Apple Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:59:08 +0000 http://vintagehomemaking.com/?p=1321#comment-53 Wow, this is a great tutorial! Thank you for taking pictures of your process. Now to find a floppy hat at the thrift store! Wow, this is a great tutorial! Thank you for taking pictures of your process. Now to find a floppy hat at the thrift store!

]]> Comment on The Little Hardy Heroine Jacket by My Work Is Featured In a Magazine!! | Vintage Homemaking http://vintagehomemaking.com/the-little-hardy-heroine-jacket/#comment-52 My Work Is Featured In a Magazine!! | Vintage Homemaking Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:49:06 +0000 http://vintagehomemaking.com/?p=1469#comment-52 [...] I received an email from one of the editors of Altered Couture Magazine requesting that I submit a specific piece of work to their magazine. Even though when I posted the piece on Wardrobe Refashion only 4 people [...] [...] I received an email from one of the editors of Altered Couture Magazine requesting that I submit a specific piece of work to their magazine. Even though when I posted the piece on Wardrobe Refashion only 4 people [...]

]]> Comment on 1940′s Hat Restyle by Jane http://vintagehomemaking.com/1940s-hat-restyle/#comment-48 Jane Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:52:02 +0000 http://vintagehomemaking.com/?p=1321#comment-48 You should be seeing some of them around because they have been consistantly popular for the last several summers, although I've never seen anyone wearing them in person. They always have loads of them at Target, which means they will end up at a thrift store soon, with as much merchandise as Target donates to Salvo's and GW. I actually also have a dark red one that I purchased at Thrift Store USA in Norfolk (my favorite Norfolk thrift store) for about $4 I just keep that one around in case I ever decide to go out side one day, LOL. Both of my hats were new with tags from Target originally. You should be seeing some of them around because they have been consistantly popular for the last several summers, although I’ve never seen anyone wearing them in person. They always have loads of them at Target, which means they will end up at a thrift store soon, with as much merchandise as Target donates to Salvo’s and GW. I actually also have a dark red one that I purchased at Thrift Store USA in Norfolk (my favorite Norfolk thrift store) for about $4 I just keep that one around in case I ever decide to go out side one day, LOL. Both of my hats were new with tags from Target originally.

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