Monday, June 30, 2025
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Friday, June 27, 2025
Quote of the Day
photo by Jacob Riis
I will always be on the side of those who have nothing and who are not even allowed to enjoy the nothing they have in peace. ~ Federico Garcia Lopez
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
A Vintage "Model" Dolls' House Sink from 1938
Finding stuff to put on the blog on Tuesdays gives me a great excuse to burrow around on the Internet - and here courtesy of Pinterest is a dolls' house project from the April 30th, 1938 issue of Hobbies Weekly, a small (fewer than 30 pages) publication that looks as though it was done rather on the cheap. Still great fun and some wonderful person has scanned several issues from 1938 to 1944 and put them up on the Internet Archive. Enjoy. EDITED TO ADD: left-clicking to enlarge the image above results in reduced legibility but if you enlarge from the Internet Archive page, the font is still faint but readable. The pattern pieces on the center of the booklet are quite clear.
(The sink is 6 inches tall so, not to scale).
Monday, June 23, 2025
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Friday, June 20, 2025
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Vintage Sewing - a Summer Hat and Bag from Placemats, 1952
A summer set from Good Housekeeping magazine, August 1952 - a sort of pixie had and handbag to make from woven straw placemats. Left-click to enlarge, or go to the Internet Archive to download the entire magazine.
I'm not sure, myself, if I would try to wear these unless I were still under twenty-one. They'd look cute on a little girl, though.
EDITED TO ADD: Blogfriend Sam is correct, there is just a hint of The Handmaid's Tale about this. Ick.
Monday, June 16, 2025
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Friday, June 13, 2025
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Vintage Doll's Furniture - A Mission Bedroom from 1912
From Boys' Make-At-Home Things by Carolyn and Marian Bailey, a set of bedroom furniture in "Mission Style." A free download from Project Gutenberg.
Diagrams and instructions can be found on p59.
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Friday, June 6, 2025
Quote of the Day
You're not under attack when others gain rights and privileges you've always had. ~ Dr DaShanne Stokes
Thursday, June 5, 2025
The Online Bookshelf - The Rainbow Book
Subtitled Tales of Fun and Fancy, with illustrators that include Arthur Rackham and Harry Rountree. A free download from Project Gutenberg.
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Vintage Knitting - A Patchwork Sweater from 1989
A retro but still very wearable design from Workbasket magazine, October 1989. Thriftily knit up from 2 skeins of cream worsted and leftover partial skeins of the other colors, this would look stunning in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet.
Monday, June 2, 2025
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