PHOTO SHOOT Sneak Peeks

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our latest shoot!

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{ L-o-v-e this dress!  super gorgeous black strapless chiffon maxi; circa mid century }

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{ ostrich  feather dress!  on a body of velvet.  Seriously hot. }

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{ what's the cutest blouse in the world?  if you answered "this one!" then Congrats!  You are correct. 

 This blouse is the cutest blouse in the world.  Silk, 1920s. }

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{ a pretty silk dress in vibrant floral }

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{ lovely LBD with peter pan collar and neck ties, comes with belt; circa 1940s. }

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{ a rabbit fur collar! ties with ribbons, lined on underside in black silk. }

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{ a sweet, sweet Edwardian top }

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{ wool gown with front buttons; circa 1900, in pristine condition! }

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{ awesome 3 pc swim set in corduroy }

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{ this lovely gown has a fabulous collar and satin waist! }

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 { beautiful Edwardian eyelet summer dress }
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{ ma's favorite house dress; circa 1930s or pre }

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{ lovely Edwardian gown with organza cape }

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{ sweet cocktail dress in robin's egg blue with bling trim and cut-out back!}

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More lovelies, not-yet-listed!

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{ we have a back story on this dress!  It belonged to a woman named Elzora Lyon, who wore it for bowling night with 'the girls' while her husband was away fighting in World War II (in the early 1940s)!  Dress features 4 little brown bowling pin-shaped bakelite buttons. }

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{ so Thriller!  Vintage 80s red leather jacket with structured shoulders. }

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{ a very pretty, very cropped antique under-shirt in eyelet cotton. }

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{ isn't this little sweater adorable?? }

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{ fabulous rubber galoshes in size 8! they slip right over your pumps. }

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{ a wonderful half-wrap lawn cotton dress in brown floral stripes! }

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Sitting and Knitting

One of my favorite times of day is Movie Time, which comes at night after the day's work is done.

I use this down time to catch up on personal projects, and lately that means knitting.  Ever since finishing my first sweater a few months ago, I've been on a roll.  And now, I finally figured out how to knit intarsia (i.e. words and pictures)!

This is a game changer!

For my first go, I decided to go with a skull; as it turns out, it was fairly easy.  
I finished this 16" X 11" panel in about 5 hours (four or five 'Game of Thrones' episodes.)

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{ above:  what it looks like from the back.  in order to reduce "floats", or long threads on the backside, I used a twisting technique when switching between colors.}

I used the navy and oatmeal yarn I had left-over from knitting my new favorite cardigan:

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( below:  the 2nd sweater I ever knitted, while watching the final season of '30 Rock' }

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{ find the pattern I used to knit the skull HERE, and more stuff HERE }

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