This past Saturday I had a valentine making party with Belleweather in order to make decorations for her birthday party.
Elodie sits next to my cup of lavender tea and over looks my new copy of Zelda Magazine, the Magazine of the Vintage Nouveau. It’s put out by my dear friend Diane. Do you have your copy yet!? This issue is only $7.50, shipping included, and it features Roxanne and The Minsky Sisters, among other vintagey tidbits.
Tetsie cuts out paper dolls from the Art Deco Dress Up book.
We’ve got 1920s ukulele sheet music and little valentine doilies as the backgrounds.
Mary Louise Butters brownies are an Austin fixture. They have spicy chocolate, fruity, minty and every other brownie flavor in between. Of course, I’ve only tried the vegan variety, but I still like the packages!
Finished valentines! Note the rolled stockings and hearts-covering-faces.
The pinking shears were a nice touch for zig zag edges.

• Hello Kitty as Alice in Wonderland cell phone charms that I made into earrings
• Strawberry clip in my hair that goes to a Hello Kitty hair clip set
• 1940s strawberry print dress – ebay
• Red stretchy belt – American Apparel
• Red strappy shoes with wooden base

Today it is hot in Texas, so hot and so bright that I could not look at the camera without squinting. Élodie (my Gentle River Blythe) got this dress a few weeks ago but when I saw a human-sized strawberry print dress on ebay last week I knew it had to be mine. Dressing like your dolls, or having a doll dress like you? It’s an interesting outcome either way.

• Sea Urchin Spine & Pearl Earrings – made by me in 2002
• 1930s lingerie worn as blouse
• Vintage Navy pants cut off and pink buttons added (by me)
• Pink socks (American Apparel)
• White strappy sandals
• Hello Kitty Balloons – I then spent the rest of the day singing Betty Boop songs to my co-workers.
• Point of fashion: I watched Dames (1934) last night on the big screen and it was all about my favorite subject, 1930s chorus girls.
• Elodie (Gentle River Blythe) wears a teal knit dress and Rement navy Mary Janes

I love turquoise and red together in small doses. I got a package in the mail from Julia in Toronto yesterday and inside was this adorable apron – it’s got flowers and branches all over it and it’s got individual panels like pleats on the front. So much work for such a little apron! I knew I wanted to wear it to work (so I wouldn’t spill ice cream on it) but I didn’t want to pair it with anything too simple. I haven’t gotten too much wear out of these shoes yet. They are meant for dancing so the soles aren’t very street friendly. They are a faithful 1930s reproduction and I think they are quite charming!

• Tiny knife on a necklace
• Red Bolero
• 1950s teal/white cotton dress
• Apron from Julia!!!
• Red belt – American Apparel
• White socks from sockdreams.com
• 1930s reproduction dance shoes – dancestore.com
• Violet Crown (my Frosty Frock Blythe) wears a dress that I made for her, red boots and kitty ears.

It’s hot and there’s lots of bees around, so while sweeping some off my window sills, I thought, “Why not dress as a bee today?” I’m going to a flapper party tonight so I’m working on my chorus girl poses. I love the cartoonish proportions of this headband and it always makes people smile and remark when I wear it, which is always a very good reason to keep on wearing it! This headband inspiration is totally nicked from Chantel aka November West from some of the cutie poppy headbands that she wears. She looks just like the cover of some 1920s songbooks I have!

• Yellow Poppy headband – made by me
• Yellow American Apparel shirt – I wish they still made this style
• Black beaded necklace
• Black overalls – Buffalo Exchange (originally from Urban Outfitters)
• Black Tstraps – Buffalo Exchange
• Cat playing a violin on the Moon Shopping bag – Japanese Import

• Violet Crown (Frosty Frock Blythe) wears Academy Beldam

When in doubt, monochrome!

• Silver earrings with ladies’ hands
• Headband from Louise Black with vintage flowers and lace
• Vintage navy dress – thrifted (& repaired many times!)
• Bow belt to some old gold dress long lost
• Blue American Apparel socks
• White Tstraps
• Odile (Can Can Cat Blythe) wears a bunny outfit from Devout Dolls

This is the debutant slouch pose.  I’ve never owned such a frank purple dress before so here I am modeling it before I’ve had it properly tailored!

• Forest green beret – antique store
• Pale green headband with crystals – <a href=”http://louiseblack.etsy.com”>Louise Black on etsy</a>
• 1940s purple dress – Flashback Vintage, Austin, Texas
• Forest Green gloves – Alexandria’s, PDX
• Forest Green socks – Sockdreams.com
• White tstrap shoes – Dollhouse

• Ribbon (Violetina Blythe) wears Can Can Cat stock outfit.

I have one side of my hair in a fingerwave today but my bike ride to work has floofed it up a bit. I’m still using Lottabody Setting lotion in it and mixing it with some Aveda Be Curly products. Also, I’m a chronic hand-writer and don’t remember anything unless it’s written on my left hand!

Outfit for work:

• Hello Kitty cellphone charms as earrings (HK is dressed as Alice in Wonderland)
• 1950s Teal/White cotton print dress – New Bohemia, Austin, Texas
• Vintage Apron – ebay.com
• White Flats – Target
• Violet Crown (Frosty Frock Blythe) wears a mushroom print dress from Acadamybeldam and her stock boots