Here in the land of sun and starlets Halloween can be considered a major holiday.  When I was a kid we would dress up, go to school, and p...

This oldie-but-goodie Madison Avenue Monday returns to haunt us this year.  Every time I see this ad for Dan River fabrics I can't help ...

Me!  We'll, actually I'm crocheting.   And wishing for a pair of suede boots like those in this ad. Via Good Housekeeping Needl...

At this time of year I like to search through my vintage cookbooks and magazines for long-lost recipes, craft, and decorative holiday ideas...

If you've read this blog for a while you know that color-blocking is one of my favorite trends.  I found this fashion spread of knitwear...

via Parents.com Do you remember Laura Bennett , the fashionable, gorgeous, and witty redhead (and mother of six boys!) from Season Th...

I am speechless, once again. From McCall's Needlework & Crafts, Fall-Winter 1973-1974

My favorite piece in my small but well-loved Eames collection was not actually made directly by the Eames' at all: It is a Polar...

"The fashion world took quite a hammering this season.  It looked for a while as though we were doomed to appear with skimpy, drooping ...

This week I was able to finish up a couple of projects that I thought I'd share with you.  First, I finished a second Spa Necessities sc...