I am an election judge again this year. There will be no posting until Wednesday.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Quote of the Day
We each hold up the past like it's a gift, and it is. ~ Crystal Wilkinson
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Children's Crafts - Hallowe'en Disguises from 1953
Sneaky disguises to cut out and wear, from the McCall's Golden Book, 1953 edition. This, alas, is not one of the ones you can download for free from the Internet Archive, but you can check it out to read online it in one-hour increments.
Monday, October 28, 2024
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Friday, October 25, 2024
Quote Of The Day
The dried grass of the harvest time loads the slow-drawn wagon,
The clear light plays on the brown gray and green intertinged,
The armfuls are packed to the sagging mow. ~ Walt Whitman
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Vintage Crochet - Potholders from 1949
Green and white potholders (or "panholders") from the August, 1949 issue of Workbasket magazine. Made in a t-shirt yarn, these would make nice hotpads, as well. A copy of this issue can be downloaded from the Antique Pattern Library.
Monday, October 21, 2024
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Children's Crafts: A Dog Bookmark from 1964
From the February, 1964 issue of Workbasket magazine, a bookmark to cut out of felt. I would use ribbon for the tail.
This was trimmed out of a 8x5.5 inch magazine, so you will need to enlarge it a bit.
This issue of Workbasket can be found on the Internet Archive, which unfortunately is currently suffering from a prolonged and vicious DOS attack. I'll post the link when things are back to normal.
Monday, October 14, 2024
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
Quote Of The Day
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Monday, October 7, 2024
Vintage Advertising - Congoleum Flooring
Advertisement for Congoleum, McCall's, March 1937. I swear this was the pattern about four layers down when we were refinishing the floors in our kitchen.
And in other news, posting may be sketchy for a while - since I am not currently able to deploy with the Red Cross, I'm going to be working two days and one evening each week at the chapter office until November, replacing a woman who is currently out supporting reunification services (a job I would not take in a million years. Too hard on the heart).