Vintage lifestyle, home decor, crafts, movies, reviews
Why the tutorial on a DIY Vintage mic? Not only am I an author, I act, direct, and am the Chairperson for Education at our local community theatre. It’s a lovely old building that has been either a movie theater or a live theatre for over 100 years! Since I love vintage, I tend to […more…]
I’ve had my book club for over ten years now and we’ve done some great reads with amazing food & cocktails. This night discussing Becoming Duchess Goldblatt was quite special, so I wanted to share. Firstly, you can’t have a lively book discussion without interesting and thoughtful questions. Since I was the host, it was […more…]
Starting a Book Lovers Book Club How did I come to need book lover gifts? When I moved to the small hamlet in Texas, just thirty miles south of weird (Austin) I had a hard time making friends as Texans are so darn friendly, I thought everyone I met was going to be my new […more…]
Writing a vintage blog has its perks and this vintage sticker book: The Antiquarian Sticker Book: [Hardcover–Odd Dot; Illustrated edition, March 3, 2020] with over a thousand Victorian stickers is one of them. I was fortunate to be sent one from the publishers to review on this blog. Each page is filled with gorgeous decorative […more…]
Simple Vintage Gift Idea for Christmas As a writer, a reader, and vintage chick, I like to combine all my faves when I can. When I first moved to Texas, it was hard to make friends, everyone was friendly, like seriously strangers tell you their life story in the grocery line friendly, but making true […more…]
This year for our Gaslight Baker Theatre Gala (aka yearly fundraiser), the board of directors picked the theme of Speakeasy. First, my decorating crew met several times and came up with some really fun decor. I’ve included a step-by-step guide to our low-cost, fancy centerpieces and other fun party tips! Moreover, what was a cool […more…]
Cross vintage 1920s New Years Eve Party off my bucket list. I’d been wanting to have a 1920s New Years Eve party or some call it Gatsby party for a long time and my kids and friends begged me to have one. The planets seemed to align to make it all come together. My sister, Auntie […more…]
What 1920s Gin Cocktails Should I Chose? In celebration of my book signing for The Flapper Affair: A Time-travel, Murder-mystery, Paranormal Ghost Romance, I need to find a few gin cocktails of the prohibition era for my patrons. I scoured the internet looking for gin cocktails from the era. Even though there are swell drinks […more…]