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Vintage Sewing, Fashion, Hair & Make Up

These posts are all about fashion, hair, sewing and collecting vintage clothing

How to Host the Hottest Fourth Wing Book Club

 Posted by on Mar 3, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Mar 032024
 
How to Host the Hottest Fourth Wing Book Club

I’ve had my book club for over ten years now and as a result we’ve done some great reads with amazing food & cocktails, but discussing FOURTH WING was fire and because of that, I need to share all our amazing Fourth Wing Book Club fun. Firstly, you can’t have a lively book discussion without […more…]

A.I. Audio Books from Tam Francis

 Posted by on Aug 9, 2022 at 10:40 AM
Aug 092022
 
A.I. Audio Books from Tam Francis

Three New Audio Books (Finally, right?) Folks have been asking about audio books and I tried creating books through Amazon’s ACX for Audible, but the talent I was working with disappeared in the middle of production and yours truly can only afford to do the royalty split production path for audio books at this time. […more…]

Mar 082021
 
Talking About Paid Author Services with Nicole Thorne

I met author Nicole Thorne through Instagram of all places. We shared a love of indie authors, each being one and supporting them. She reached out to me for an article about indie and or self-publishing author services and my experience with them. Below is a portion her article (an interview with yours truly). For […more…]

Budget Idea for Book Lover Gifts for Book Clubs

 Posted by on Jan 20, 2021 at 11:59 AM
Jan 202021
 
Budget Idea for Book Lover Gifts for Book Clubs

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…]

Pining for Vintage Pins

 Posted by on Feb 10, 2020 at 1:25 PM
Feb 102020
 
Pining for Vintage Pins

Spring is inching closer and I’m tidying up, and that means organizing my jewelry. I don’t have a ton of bakelite like other vintage girls, although I have some and hold it very dear, but I do have a lot of vintage pins in a variety of materials. Several of them I’ve had since high […more…]

Spooktacular Ghost Story Month: Pam Lecky

 Posted by on Oct 3, 2018 at 6:06 AM
Oct 032018
 
Spooktacular Ghost Story Month: Pam Lecky

I’ve teamed up with a bunch of other swell authors to bring you spine-tingling tales to get you in the Halloween spirit. All this month, I will introduce you to a new author and their Spooktacular ghost story. Meet: Pam Lecky Pam Lecky is an Irish historical fiction author, writing crime, mystery and romance. She […more…]

Aug 292017
 
Vintage Sewing Pattern & 1950s 1960s Montage Dance Choreography

Vintage Sewing Pattern Plus Montage Dance & More For many years my family and I have participated in Vaudeville at the Baker,  an old-fashioned variety show. This year’s theme was Rat Pack Vegas a la 1950s style. We were involved in three acts as well as my hubby playing Frank Sinatra and myself as a cigar/cigarette girl. […more…]

Snoods, Lindy Hop Fiction & Renee Conoulty

 Posted by on Dec 18, 2016 at 8:54 AM
Dec 182016
 
Snoods, Lindy Hop Fiction & Renee Conoulty

Be My Guest I’m excited to welcome fellow Lindy fiction novelist, Renee Conoulty to my blog. Before we get into her wonderful guest post about vintage fashion hair accessories–Snoods–I wanted to make sure you knew about her debut swing dance novel: It Don’t Mean a Thing. I met Renee on twitter as we both found […more…]