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Sunday, December 4, 2011
4 December 1957 “A Christmas Angel and Flower Gift to Make: New Life For Old Handkerchiefs”
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A quick little hello this fine Sunday morning here in 1957. Having found so many lovely little hand-made gift ideas in my magazines, I can’...
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Friday, December 2, 2011
2 December 1957 “Homemade Christmas Gifts”
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I thought as we lead up to Christmas day I might share some fun make yourself crafts and gifts for the holiday season. As none of us have to...
Monday, November 28, 2011
28 November 1957 “Pies: Sheppard’s and Apple or How to Use Less Butter or No Crust at All”
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Is this a lovely golden mountain to climb to reach the pinnacle of mid century kitchenware? No, it’s simply my Thanksgiving apple pie. I ...
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
26 December 1957 “Put on a Happy Face”
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I would like to start today’s post by apologizing for being absent so long. We have had a fine low key Thanksgiving and beautiful weather, b...
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Monday, November 21, 2011
21 November 1957 “Carving a Turkey and Fun Clothespin Doll Place Settings”
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Thanksgiving is on its way here in 1957. Last year I hosted a rather large gathering and posted about my menu and my homemade place cards....
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
19 November 1957 “1950’s ‘On-line Christmas Shopping: The Magazine & Buttermilk Bread Recipe”
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This little advert made me laugh so much, I had to share it. And so I thought I would share many of the little ‘gift ideas’ in some of my N...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
16 November 1957 “The Adaptable Cafe Curtain”
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I thought I would share this great article on the use of cafe curtains. As many of you know, cafe curtains are straight hung curtains that ...
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
13 November 1957 “Recession Butter: A Churner’s Tale”
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Often Butter is tied in a comical way to the 1950’s. There have even been really bad modern commercials that somehow seem to represent a...
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