Posted by lilshaf on 2005-05-31 13:00:58
Post Subject: Help-flour sack towel pattern
I am looking to find some of the cute flour sack towel patterns. I like the vintage looking ones, or days of the week would be cute. My grandmother made a set for me and I would like to have more of them.
Also, does anyone know of any good places to buy the towels for good prices?
Posted by stella on 2006-11-15 01:15:02
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i think it's hard to find sewing patterns online because it's hard to present them in a format that works. i guess you could make a .pdf and tell people to blow it up 1000% or something, but you just don't see that.
i think the easiest way to find patterns is to just flip through the pattern books at a fabric store. most of the indie-ish pattern manufacturers i know of are on the vintage/farmgirl side.
Posted by TwoBusyBees on 2007-06-10 17:33:01
Post Subject: July 4th Ric-Rac Magnets - Free "How To" Guide
Hi Happy Crafters,
Thought I'd share how to make these cool little magnets using ric rack. They are just like the vintage ric rack earrings homemakers would make in the 50s. I just turned them into magnets instead. If you use patriotic colors, they're perfect for the 4th! Take a look, www.twobusybees.com/diy.html
Posted by textile_fetish on 2006-01-10 12:23:28
Post Subject: Re: vintage sewing notions
Oh hi!
I know I know, ebay - but it's so non-specific and people don't really cherish the vintage sewing stuff
bueno
Are you looking to buy or sell? I think you might be wrong about eBay. If you are looking to sell and afraid of not getting top dollar, do a search and sort by highest price. Look at how they are marketed. Those auctions, if done well, can get very competitive! I have bid on a few. The ones where the items are tossed in a box and photographed, also not described too well, tend to sell lower.
But hey! Etsy has a category for vintage as well as craft supplies. It is cheap to list, so it's worth a shot, too!
Posted by strawberrytree on 2008-05-17 22:43:06
Post Subject: summer craft to do list
I plan to
1. sew shorts and tshirts
2. strip and repaint my dresser as well as put on the vintage clear glass knobs my mom saved from my great gradmas house fire years ago.
3. work on Christmas presents
4. embroider product for my etsy shop
5. work on product for the June Craftaluma show
6. paint
Posted by red_rosary on 2004-10-15 19:38:24
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There's no pattern for that? Have you checked the Vintage section of the Vogue pattern book?
However, in the 50s, it was all about that big circle skirt, so I think you'd be fine with making a white halter top and attaching it to a big circle skirt.
Posted by tinstarmerchant on 2005-02-23 00:46:55
Post Subject: Crochet Link
http://home.inreach.com/marthac/totes.html
I was looking for an easy bag pattern and I found this link. It has a lot of cool projects and my favorites are the vintage 70s granny square patterns.
I'm printing out the ones I want to make because I am determined to learn how to crochet! There are so many great things I could make if only I knew how to.
Posted by rubyseedless on 2004-11-04 16:51:53
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I've experimented with a few different kinds of transfers, I like the ones from The Vintage Workshop. They have transparent (so you can see the fabric underneath) and opaque. I used an opaque one this morning on a black t-shirt and the quality is great. I've bought things from the website, but I got the transfers from my local Hobby Lobby (I think you can find them in Joann's as well). www.thevintageworkshop.com
Posted by flap on 2005-03-20 17:13:58
Post Subject: brite lites
i love the bright, bold use of color and the 'exotic' greenery: the juxtaposition of the manmade and the natural is always eye-catching! perfect images for the first days of spring we have all been waiting for! i love the vintage orange swirl earrings! too bad they're already sold! i think the one thing missing is an 'about' you page.
i'd love to do a trade sometime. also we could trade links. i'm over at www.flapbags.net
Posted by BrocanteHome on 2005-08-03 15:35:34
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Hi all, I'm the Vintage HouseKeeper and I just wanted to tell you how I go about cleaning out truly scary fridges:
*Empty everything you can out of the fridge.
*Put all removeable parts in the dishwasher.
*Wipe down the fridge as best you can with boiling water.
*Make a paste with salt, baking soda and lemon juice and use to shift any truly stubborn stains.
*Mix four parts hot water with two parts white vinegar and one part lemon juice and wipe down all surfaces.
*Choose a scrumptious little vintage dish and use it to hold your baking soda at the back of the fridge...
*Put a tiny little flower in a bud vase and put it on the top shelf and smile everytime you go to steal a cookie...
Posted by snapcrafty girl on 2005-03-20 18:23:49
Post Subject: Re: brite lites
i love the bright, bold use of color and the 'exotic' greenery: the juxtaposition of the manmade and the natural is always eye-catching! perfect images for the first days of spring we have all been waiting for! i love the vintage orange swirl earrings! too bad they're already sold! i think the one thing missing is an 'about' you page.
i'd love to do a trade sometime. also we could trade links. i'm over at www.flapbags.net
Thanks so much for your kind words. I'm definitely up for a trade with you, I'm a total purse addict! I love the layout of your site, I think real-photo backgrounds are so attractive. Let's definitely swap links, I'll add you to my links page tonight. And, I can make another pair of those swirl earrings if you'd like to do those as part of a swap. I have more vintage button earrings coming soon, though, so check back! :) Are you on Live Journal at all?
Posted by Thrift Shop Romantic on 2007-05-23 12:17:39
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I use vintage fabrics for covering things like gift boxes (Or for lining gift boxes when I don''t necessarily want to use tissue paper.) Usually I just use pinking shears on the edges, to keep it from fraying.
I think the vintage tote bag would be cute. It would also be cute if you made a bowling style bag with it.
Posted by lizardsally on 2006-04-15 16:47:03
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What about felt ornaments? Wrong time of year I know, but the old fashioned looking ones are pretty hot right now (some of the vintage kits go for big buck on eBay). I love them and they're easy to make too!
(I'm from Australia too but I live in FL right now.)
Sally
Posted by Sewlittletime on 2006-03-05 07:51:09
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I love vintage swimsuit patterns too! One thing to note about the vintage ones, is that they use regular non-stretch fabrics, instead of swimwear stretch fabrics..... I'm thinking patterns up thru the 70's. I'm sure there were some type of stretch fabrics that were used in the 70's, but they weren't like the shiny stuff available today.
Anyway, I think it's awesome to be able to choose from a wider selection of fabrics, since the swimwear fabric choices available in the stores aren't usually all that great.
I own one of my mom's late 1950's/early 60's swimsuits. It is a 1-piece, w/ a smocked, tank style bodice, and shorts-style bottoms (not smocked), in a cute teensy pink flower print. It is lined with pink lining fabric. I wish it still fit me, but I've gained way too much weight to fit into it anymore! :(
Posted by erinina on 2005-05-27 12:41:39
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you could make purses out of them, similar to the vintage-magazine ones you see everywhere. make a purse out of clear vinyl or some sort of see-through material, and slip the covers in between the front and the inside lining (which could be a vintage fabric, another cover, or whatever). maybe i'll do that this weekend...my mom recently brought a huge crate of records over that she bought for my boyfriend at a yard sale. he of course doesn't like all the records but there are some great covers.
you could also scan in the photos, print them out on iron-on inkjet paper, and iron them onto tee-shirts or a skirt...cute!
buy one of those shower curtains that have photo slots, and put pieces of the record covers into the slots for a one of a kind shower curtain...that would be a cool housewarming gift.
not really crafty, but you can buy 12" square frames and make them art, which is especially cool looking with vintage records.
Posted by danielepea on 2005-04-05 00:38:08
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Now that you mention it, an apron does sound like a really good idea. I love how the vintage/ vintage-esque ones look, but I think I'd need something that was less cute and more durable. When I am making some thing messy and involved in the kitchen I tend to stick a dish towel in my pocket or belt loop so I can easily wipe my hands when the phone inevitably rings. An apron would be a fun and stylish alternative.
Posted by barbian7 on 2005-02-16 00:57:24
Post Subject: favorite cookbooks
My favorite cookbook of all times is A Piece of Cake by Susan Purdy. A novel by Isabel Allende, Aprodite, includes some great recipes also. One of my favorite books of all times. A good book for veggies is The Victory Garden Cookbook, by Marian Morash. I like the books from the PBS series, Ciao Italia also. I love cookbooks. I've considered joining a local cookbook club, but I have so many books now. The vintage ones are the fun ones. I always choose recipes with real butter, real sugar, real eggs. No substitutes.
Posted by mentapiperina on 2005-03-02 23:40:14
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The Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook I got as a present from my Maman is always at hand... Yes :-), it's the vintage 50's binder with ugly food presentation colour combined with zany and zesty illustrations - full of advice, short on ingredients, I could rant for hours cause I love it, even though I don't always find everything there.
I love this book! I used to bake a lot when I was a kid, and I used my mom's beat-up book that used to be my grandmothers'. Nice memories!
Now I have the reprint, and I love the illustrations of smiling strawberries and salt and pepper shakers. I laugh out loud at some of the illustrations.
Posted by rocket helene on 2005-02-16 10:12:14
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What a great thread!
what are some good cooking websites? i get overwhelmed when i visit allrecipes...any other suggestions?
I suggest visiting recipezaar.com ("Where the recipes are"), it's quite friendly and very well tended, if I may say so. Lots of members. Healthy and delicious recipes. The comments from users are often funny and realistic.
To come back to books, you can find the best ones on eBay. They don't have to be new to be good!!! The Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook I got as a present from my Maman is always at hand... Yes :-), it's the vintage 50's binder with ugly food presentation colour combined with zany and zesty illustrations - full of advice, short on ingredients, I could rant for hours cause I love it, even though I don't always find everything there.
The frugal gourmet cooks american is a book I check for cross references... Mr Smith's humor is sure to keep me going when the recipe seems "laborieuse" (fussy?).
Mrs Nigella Lawson I met in the pages of english Vogue, as alive in her texts as the dishes are tasty. I still have to make a kind of collection of all these Vogue Food pages (1989-2004), but without tearing the magazines to shreds. Any crafty idea?
Posted by Dawn on 2004-07-09 11:24:55
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I'm all about the non-disposable. For me, durable, reusable goods are more economical and more aesthetically pleasing. As someone else mentioned, the longer I have something, the more satisfaction I get from it. For example, every time I fill my pink Thermos with soup or chili for lunch, it gives me pleasure to think about just how long I've had that Thermos and how many microwave-free hot lunches it has provided and will continue to provide - if not for my descendants then for whomever rescues it from the shelf at the thrift store. Sure, durable goods require more money up front, but in the long run, they are virtually free. I would rather save my money or do some power bargain hunting to buy a set of dishes that I can have forever than to spend the energy and the money to keep buying paper plates and flatware every month. So anyway, here's my list of non-disposable habits:
I use cloth napkins. Some were purchased at department stores; others at the thrifts. They have all survived numerous meals and washings. I even use a cloth napkin in my lunch bag.
I carry an insulated lunch bag. I also have a metal lunchbox for days when I want to be hip. I use Tupperware or washed&reused Ziploc bags for the contents (some things don't fit well in a container, and I can make a box of Zip-loc baggies last forever) and a reusable bottle for my beverage. I also have a set of ceramic containers with hard plastic tops for the few things that need to be microwaved.
I bought a set of white, "car wash" towels from Target several years ago, and I use these for general cleaning. I save old towels for the really dirty jobs, like cleaning up dog puke.
I use a sponge to clean the toilet. I throw it and my rubber gloves in the washer after every use.
I use a different sponge to clean the bathtub. I throw that one in the washer with the towels.
I fill reusable plastic, travel-sized toiletry bottles with things like lotion or liquid soap and carry those in my purse instead of buying the trial-sizes.
I use handkerchiefs. I love the vintage ones.
My dog sleeps on an old blanket. I also use old sheets to cover up the furniture cuz he loves to jump up on the couch.
I have cloth grocery bags and tote bags.
All of my cookware, baking dishes, tableware, flatware, etc. is reusable - no aluminium pie dishes, etc.
98% of the time, I cook at home, but for those occasions when I bring home take out or fast food, I use my own condiments and napkins.
For the one time a year when I clean my floor (it doesn't get that dirty - I promise!) I do it by hand with a rag, which goes into the washer when I'm done. I do realize that cleaning a floor by hand is a Bit Much for most people. :o)
I buy food in the largest feasible packages and store it in air-tight containers. I primarily buy staples or "ingredients", as a friend calls it, instead of packaged foods.
I use fountain pens and mechanical pencils. I've found that if you just have one of each and use them all the time, that's really all you need. For those who like gel pens, ball points, etc., they make resusable versions of those, too. I've got one of those "Space pens" that I've had for I don't know how long.
I'm weaning myself off of loose bits of paper (notepads, Post-its, and the like) and using my planner for everything. (I prefer paper to electronics, which still use energy.)
This sounds sort of silly, but I'm even moving more toward rubber stamps than stickers for decorating mail, etc.
I bought special lightbulbs for my porch that are supposed to last for at least eight years.
In general, I just keep up with and take good care of my stuff. I like playing for keeps; I don't want to have to buy a coffee table or a pencil again if I can keep from it.
Wow! This list makes me feel pretty good! There's still so much more that I can do, though...
Posted by jean on 2004-09-06 20:06:47
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Let's see, craftiness. Vell dahlings, I mostly enjoy putting weird outfits together - does that count as "crafty?" My love affair with the vintage/thrift store is countered only by coffee, movies, scarves (wholly impractical), sweet potatoes, and my obsession with text of any kind - magazines, books, the internet. I'm a reading junkie but not always in a good way - I have a shameless stack of brain candy stuff like "Self" hiding underneath more edifying things like "The New Yorker" and "Utne."
~storyhabit~
my feeling is that putting together weird outfits, especially those from the thrift shop, is one of the craftiness things around.
Posted by storyhabit on 2004-09-06 18:05:32
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Hello old Glitter/new GetCrafty people! I used to lurk on Glitter as well, but now I'm taking the plunge and talking on the board.
I live and work in an overall fabulous city, Austin, but dream of moving overseas someday. In the meantime, I teach yoga and work at a montessori-esque school for kids k-12. I am currently attempting to reconcile a longtime dream, grad school, with the burning desire to move to Canada, South America, India, Europe, Nairobi...
Let's see, craftiness. Vell dahlings, I mostly enjoy putting weird outfits together - does that count as "crafty?" My love affair with the vintage/thrift store is countered only by coffee, movies, scarves (wholly impractical), sweet potatoes, and my obsession with text of any kind - magazines, books, the internet. I'm a reading junkie but not always in a good way - I have a shameless stack of brain candy stuff like "Self" hiding underneath more edifying things like "The New Yorker" and "Utne."
I also like to make jewelry (inspired by my mom - her stuff is awesome), ceramics whenever I have the resources, decoupage, making stuff for my bedroom like candles or picture frames or whatever.
One of the favorite things in the world is going grocery shopping with my boyfriend. And petting cats. I want one so badly!!! Damn apartment pet deposit!
Soo that's me. I lurve GetCrafty and already feel a little rush after writing this post!
