Technology, Blog...Why Bother?

   For today, just some thoughts I had concerning technology of this modern world. For some reason I keep going back to my blogging and I suppose it may be because people I see at church or fashion shows or wherever tell me I should have a website or blog and share with the world the things I create and my lifestyle because it's "different," or interesting. 

  So I do. I start a blog and keep with it for a minute, but give up. Blogging and computers is tough, it takes up a great deal of my time, is aggravating and stressful. Not the kind of stress like the uptempo stress of a fashion show that I just love but the kind of stress that leaves you feeling angry. Am I alone in this? All this and for what? Nobody reads my garbage. 

    I guess I blog because it's a little fun sharing my accomplishments, even if it's to "nobody." Because I'm a "vintage" housewife (which is a very consuming job, but I love it) I don't have time for friends to come over nor are my boys intersted in ladies' things, I want to share with someone what I've done. Which makes it kind of a moot point again because nobody is looking at what I have to say. But I guess I do bother because it is posting my accomplishments and that helps me to feel as though I've "shared" what i had done that day. 

    It's all going to be lost sooner or not so later though. When technology fails it will all be gone. Or when our enemies (who aren't as stupid as we think) let go their pulse weapon on the states when everyone becomes a little bit more dependent on technology (if that's possible. Sure it is. Well, I don't know, I do see too many who just cannot take their handheld computers away from their face for one minute). Being in the chemical corps in the army and going to war plenty,  I saw and heard a lot of "what would hurt America the most?" I credit what I know to why I was almost completely obliterated by an rpg, shot by an enemy sniper. I was singled out that night. One shot and what they thought was one kill.  

    Anyhow, I guess I might keep blogging and I think I might do some movie shorts on various things that I find interesting and care to share. Perhaps some sewing tips. Who knows. I might drop it altogether again. After all, it doesn't fully satisfy my desire to share with "friends" out there what I do, enough. And do I really need the outlet? I'd rather be baking bread than ruining my eyesite on a computer screen. Ugh, let's move along shall we!

   But I will share the fact that I've started my knit skirt as shared in a post past. It's looking lovely and I've decided to knit it in the round because I can't stand the thought of purling nearly 200 sts. Every other row. I decided to start the skirt after  doing half the blouse just to break up any monotony. 

Lovely shade, isn't it my invisible friends! And believe me, lovely texture, But I think I shall never again use modern yarns!

    Till next time! Maybe!

A 1930s Manicure And Some Estate Sale Finds

   A few reasons why I love summer is because everyone is out and about, every place is really rather busy; the cafes, restaurants, tea houses, antique shops, and parks and everywhere else I go are all bustling. And especially, folks are more keen to have yard sales, there are more estate sales, and I of course love that! I got out this week to an estate sale and it was lovely and found time for a 1930s manicure makeover.
  

    

The bracelet I found and the manicure!

And by virtue of a good week I decided to give myself an au courant manicure (that is, for 1932 anyhow).  I read many fashion magazines from the 1920s and1930s and I'm always seeing advertisements for nail varnish with manicures that I've always desired. The half moon manicure where the cuticles are nude in a half moon shape and also with the tips also left nude. I usually do just the cuticles but I got brave and went for the full on 1930s manicure. I've never had a professional manicure or pedicure done before, nor did I want to explain to anyone how to do it, unless they already know how, I don't know. Anyhow...I did it myself, of course, while baby slept so it was a bit rushed (and you can tell), but practice makes perfect. I also have eternally wanted the nail varnish in the advertisements called "cardinal." But as usual never find the colors of varnish I desire. Therefore I mixed up a few colors and finally got it perfect to my standard and what I would deem, "cardinal." It's my favourite shade of polish now and I used it for this manicure. It may be more like the "ruby" in the ads but I don't mind, I love it. 
   I think I did a fairly decent job of it, alas perhaps too much of a curve at the tip of the nails. I used dressmaker's dummy draping tape, painted over the nail and peeled off the tape. It worked brilliantly and I'll use it again next time. I actually do like the results an awful lot.

A Few of The Estate Sale Finds!

    I went to an estate sale last weekend exactly across from Liberty Park and I live exactly a block away from the wonderful park. I was looking for a chair to go along with my treadle machine cabinet but I found the perfect one for sewing table instead. Not only did I find a brilliant antique chair but also a couple pieces of rhinestone jewelry (and I'm a sucker for rhinestones), and a ducky little bouquet brooch of yellow roses and seed pearls, perfect for summer.

Edwards Gown, My Vintage Style Sporty Dress

It means a lot to me to get something started and completely done now that time is awfully limited. My Eddie was just christened and I had spent every spare minute I had within a week before finishing his gown. Now that the event is over it's time to put away the gown for his own child one day, perhaps.

  Me and Eddie of course on the very special day. Yes, the gown is a lovely buttercream shade and not white but I wanted the gown to match the lace knitted blanket I made him before he was born.

 I just wore one of my favourite sporty frocks. It's comfortable but still looks nice. I love it with a pair of ,golfing, brown leather gloves and sporty beret. I would make this dress again and again.  I enjoy walking and golf in the dress and its even light enough for tennis!

 I did lace insertions all the way around by hand and pintucks on the treadle. It looks like the puffed sleeves are different in size but the surface was just on a bit of a slope.

 There was also a little bit of time for several tiny buttons and handmade buttonholes down the back.

Every chance I get I sew by hand. There's nothing more  fulfilling to me than handwork. 

 Here is just a detail of the lace insertion and you may somewhat see a bit of the knitted blanket and bonnet that I'd made for him. 
  Thanks for stopping by! 

               "The inevitable 'tired business man' finds incentive in the thought of a brisk game of golf after closing hours. The busy hostess looks forward to the afternoon that she will be able to devote exclusively to tennis. The man or woman who does not 'play' is missing one of the keenest peasures of life."
           -Lillian Eichler from her Book of Etiquette