tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post8244754824079997980..comments2024-01-03T01:40:26.911-08:00Comments on Life Drawings: 4 November 1956 “Party Pics and Home-made Christmas Gifts: Never Too Early To Start”50sgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-19921766810828963342010-11-07T17:00:41.264-08:002010-11-07T17:00:41.264-08:00Donna,
You are very lucky to have such fine friend...Donna,<br />You are very lucky to have such fine friends. You girls look like you had the best time! So nice to be a girl.<br />happy birthday.<br />JeanneJeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08228454366955268540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-27948364045075714382010-11-07T04:13:08.317-08:002010-11-07T04:13:08.317-08:00What a lovely day you had, and what lovely gifts. ...What a lovely day you had, and what lovely gifts. Both luxury and practical ones. What did dear hubby give you?<br /><br />Home made Christmas gifts are the best, I simply love them. I’ve embroidered a tiny fridge magnet – a teeny tiny snow landscape for my parent’s Advent calendar. I’ll have to have 24 small gifts ready for them in two weeks (they’ll get it at my birthday). I’ve made an Advent calendar for them for 30 years now, and they love it. Do you have Advent calendars in the US? If you make homemade gifts, I hope you will share them with us. But perhaps after Christmas, to keep them secret. ;) I wish I had time to make homemade gifts, but I don’t. Long ago, before son, I sewed smart sweat shirts for the whole family (got some nice fabric really cheap) and I’ve sewed lingerie sets for all the gals.SANNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973437247117000140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-70534503202529491672010-11-05T03:31:11.029-07:002010-11-05T03:31:11.029-07:00Sadly I can`t sew a lick, honestly a button pops o...Sadly I can`t sew a lick, honestly a button pops off after I sew it, this has also happened to two cousins one from my mom`s and my dad`s side so it`s genetic :)<br /><br />I have to say the BEST Christmas gift was from my deary departed Grandma Irene when I was 14 she made all her grandkids patchwork quilts, mine is yellow with brightly coloured square patches in the middle, the flip side is beautiful butterflies, she made this in the living room with her older sister (my great aunt).<br /><br />I treasure this to this day and it proudly hangs on my quilt rack in my bedroom, other things she has given me and not for Christmas, is a family photoalbum dates back to 150 years, a family bible that was her mothers, a quilt by my great,great grandma who died in 1934, even a small knee afghan made by my grandfather`s sister to keep his knees warm.<br /><br />It`s the homemade gifts that I treasure, I still miss her deeply but I can touch these things and think to myself how truly talented these women were who came before me.<br /><br />But above all else that quilt was made with love <br />store bought gifts are not the same, she also made a baby quilt for my oldest when he was born ten years ago, it`s in his closet now and on the inside she wrote Made with Love by you Grandma H.<br />She was a great woman and didn`t even realize it what a rock she truly was.<br />Mom in CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-2673251812869180812010-11-04T21:29:43.723-07:002010-11-04T21:29:43.723-07:00What a fun party! I hope you had a nice birthday ...What a fun party! I hope you had a nice birthday too. You and your friends look darling. <br /><br />SarahSarah Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-87966650361020353122010-11-04T17:28:22.785-07:002010-11-04T17:28:22.785-07:00My compliments to your friend who baked the cake. ...My compliments to your friend who baked the cake. It's very pretty! Your party looks like lots of fun. Happy birthday to you!Christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-47555764951082704762010-11-04T16:54:50.637-07:002010-11-04T16:54:50.637-07:00I learned basic sewing in Home Ec in high school, ...I learned basic sewing in Home Ec in high school, and I've always been good at alterations and improvising. The teacup worked well, lol!<br /><br />And, you are right, 50's housewives were FAR from mindless Stepford wives. When I remember all the wonderful Girl Scout activities and things like that that moms did for us, I'm amazed. They used their leadership and organizational abilities in the home and the community, and we are worse off as a country because that type of thing has passed.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816096081381689162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-12147957420814132282010-11-04T16:25:28.359-07:002010-11-04T16:25:28.359-07:00Cedar-I am lucky because there are four of us who,...Cedar-I am lucky because there are four of us who, though not into as much as I am, like vintage fashion. I forgot to get a color picture of my friend's hat (in the b & w shot-she also made the cake). It is a lovely frothy confection of the most beautiful champagne/pink/taupe netting piled into a little hat. It is vintage, still has tag, and attaches with two little built in combs, simply adorable. My other friend is recently planning a trip to Las Vegas with hubby for vow renewal and she just got the most wonderful 1960 hand sequined sheath dress in champagne and powder blue, to die for. To accompany it she has a pair of vintage Lucite heels with matching sequined foot strap. It is more fun when you can be with others who, when approaching old clothes, handbags and hats, exclaim "I have to have that" though you have to be quick on the draw, as we all like the same thing!<br />The chip and dip was picked out by the gentleman who collects and uses the old 50's instant cameras. I was very impressed with his taste and he even said, "I thought it would match your china" as you can see it where we sit in my dining room. He is the boyfriend/fiancée of the friend in the hat. <br />Though none of us, except me, are exclusively vintage, we all have vintage habits and things we enjoy.<br />Mary R-I loved that dress you made too and how funny, because when I saw the neckline I thought, 'Oh, I have to make that!" so now to know you simply used a tea cup, I have mentally filed that away. <br />It is true, the vintage patterns are so much more 'vague' while the reproduction patterns practically hold your hand. It is a good study to do a few repro's first as then when you approach the vintage you already understand basic construction.<br />I like the idea of not pandering or talking down to your customers and I think it shows, again, how really smart and advanced the homemakers of yore really were. We love to paint them as mindless Stepford wives, but I always find evidence to the contrary.50sgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-4863497926356374742010-11-04T15:44:14.290-07:002010-11-04T15:44:14.290-07:00Love the chip and dip bowl.
Yes, I think instruct...Love the chip and dip bowl.<br /><br />Yes, I think instructions were not so detailed years ago, because they expected people to know how to do simple things.<br /><br />I bought an early 50's pattern for a dress (the blue polka dotted one I made) from a thrift store for $1.<br /><br />The picture on the pattern envelope showed two kinds of necklines for the dress -- a placket-type neckline, and a sweetheart neckline.<br /><br />I chose the sweetheart neckline, and guess what? There were no instructions or pattern pieces for that neckline or for a facing for it! I checked, and all the pattern pieces were in the envelope; none were missing.<br /><br />I surmised that manufacturers of patterns back then assumed that any dummy would know how to construct her own sweetheart neckline and facing!!<br /><br />I finally used the mouth of a tea cup for a template and traced my own facing for it (where there's a will there's a way) and made the sweetheart neckline and it came out fine.<br /><br />Also, the pattern pieces themselves had no printing whatsoever on them! Just etched holes from A to H.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816096081381689162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-37257743553637126852010-11-04T14:44:55.155-07:002010-11-04T14:44:55.155-07:00What a fun birthday party! I wish I had more frien...What a fun birthday party! I wish I had more friends who are interested in vintage fashion!<br /><br />I adore your chip n dip. I have been looking for one myself for quite a while, and just love the style of yours!Cedarhttp://www.thevintagewife.comnoreply@blogger.com