We have a winner!  Without further ado... The lucky winner of two fine vintage 80s sewing patterns plus one vintage "ugly duckling...

First, if you receive several emails or updates to your reader dated today, my apologies!  I  was testing out a new gadget in Blogger and ma...

From McCall's Needlework, Fall-Winter 1953-54

For today's Vintage Thingies Thursday I'd like to share a vintage souvenir postcard booklet of Salem Massachusetts produced by Curt...

A new feature for this blog:  a vintage ad or two every week on Mondays.  Enjoy! From the Butterick Home Catalog, 1970.

  I think of this poem by e.e. cummings every year when winter turns into spring and I thought I'd share, because it makes me smile.  H...

I just noticed that there are no comments on the Spring Break Giveaway for Simplicity 9575. I had tried to find a sewing pattern in multip...

I'm going on Spring Break! Ok, I'm actually not going to Miami Beach.  I'm not even going to have a staycation. Actually, I...

Hello all, this just a quick shop update to let you know that I have added the following fun items to the Etsy shop in the "Costume Jew...

With all of the attention that has been focused upon Canada for these past Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, I thought I'd feature a 1...