Friday, December 31, 2010

What I'm Wearing - New Years Eve



- What I'm Wearing -

Polka-Dot Dress - Made by Me (vintage 1964 pattern) {pattern review}
Pink Sweater - Old Navy
Jean Jacket - Christmas Gift (J.C.Penny)
Grey Tights - J.C.Penny
Black Flats - Payless
Pink Purse - Maurices
Heart Earrings - Maurices
Black Flower Pin - Maurices

What can I say? Today's outfit is very Valentines day. :) Maybe it's because I have something in the works for Valentines week. I will disclose all the details sometime in the New Year. Maybe even on New Years. ;-)

What are your plans for tonight? Mine is eat P.F. Chang's (carry out) for dinner. Watch movies and/or TV Shows. Light sparklers. Watch the ball drop in Times Square on the TV. And not sure what else. I'll just be hanging with my family. :)

~Ashley

End of the Year Blog Review - May - August

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Thursday, December 30, 2010

End of the Year Blog Review - January - April

January 2010

         1. 8 Ways to Wear a Sweater Dress   2. I started doing more What I'm Wearing Posts

3. Gabrielle & I started doing What I'm Wearing posts together too. 

I ♥ Thursday {no. 6}

This is what I love for this week. :)

These darling heart earrings I bought yesterday at Maurices. 

And this cute black velvet & lace hair pin/brooch (it doubles as both).

 Having hot chocolate in my new tea cups everyday. :)

The Vintage Sewalong I'm planning on doing in January. 

I'm making a 1780s dress inspired by this one right now. :)

Aren't these the cutest cupcakes you've ever seen?!?!

A darling new children's store I discovered called, Room Seven.


~Ashley

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Christmas Goodies

I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas! I know I did. We had just a quite day at home. I read my new books over, and over again. :) And gazed at my new sewing patterns trying to find supplies to make them - and I did. The blessings of having a huge stash. :) I just need to buy boning and zippers.

1. Blueprints of Fashion 1940s & 1950s
2. Vintage Hairstyling
3. Costume Close-Up
4. Costume in Detail
5. Summer Shade Jumper (Marie-Madeline Studio)
6. Ladies' 1780s Portrait Dress Pattern (Sense & Sensibility Patterns)
7. Mint Chocolate Bar
8. 3 Pairs of Earrings (one pair I will be returning)
9. Bracelet (made by my sister, Hanne-col)
10. Gluten-Free Candy Canes 
11. Snowman Brooch



One of my new tea cups from Starbucks. I LOVE them!

             1. Necklace made by my sister, Hanne-col.         2. Robe


And on Christmas Eve the Astaire & Rogers DVDs I won arrived in the mail! It was like receiving another Christmas present. I've already watched Shall We Dance and Follow the Fleet. 

So how was your Christmas? Right now, I'm making two 1780s dresses. One will be made out a white on white cotton fabric for a day dress. While the other one, will be made out the leftover fabric from my formal for a ball gown. :)  Also I can't wait to buy supplies to fix my hair in vintage styles - mostly 50s & 60s. :) 

~Ashley

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Thursday, December 23, 2010

I ♥ Thursday {no. 5}

Hello everyone! Today is Christmas Adam. Get it? Christmas Adam comes the day before Christmas Eve. You know, Adam & Eve. lol. :) Well, besides being Christmas Adam today it is a Thursday, meaning it's time for I ♥ Thursday.


I love Basil Rathbone reading aloud the book, Sherlock Holmes. You know what, I could listen to him read all day. :)


Russian Tea Cakes. Yum.


This really cool laptop cover.
(edited: I found where this is sold!!! Click here.) (:


This outfit from Casablanca that Ingrid Bergman wears. (I saw this costume when I was in L.A. this summer. It is so pretty! The blouse is a rusty paisley print with a black skirt.)


The radio & 50s TV Show Dragnet


This beautiful dress that Judy Garland wears in Girl Crazy.  


The old Disney movie, 101 Dalmatians

What are you loving this week? 

~Ashley

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

The winner of the necklace......


Is........... drumroll please.........

Achaia!!! Congratulations, dear friend! :) I'll be sending you an email shortly. 

Thank you to everyone who enter! I wish all of you could win my giveaways. :)

~Ashley

CYA - Christmas Formal Dinner

Beth & Me
This past Monday night was the formal dinner. :) It was so much fun! And guess what?!?! I have pictures of my formal for all of you! I bet you are all so happy with me. lol.

The Coffee Bar....

I had peppermint hot chocolate. It was so good! Yum.

The tables, people, and servers. 

This is a delicious salad and roll that we were served first. 

The main course. Noodles with butter. Vegetables with stuff on them. Beef Burgundy. And chicken with a french name after them. :)

Chocolate Cheesecake. Yummy. 

The Piano.

Me & Laurie

My dress. :) There are chiffon flowers around the neckline (made by me). A purple glittery jacket. My dress is a solid deep purple.   

~Ashley


The first picture is taken by Carrie F. And the other pictures with me in them were taken by Beth M. All others by me. :)

Thursday, December 16, 2010

I ♥ Thursday {no. 4}

I love this whole look. But, I would just change the neckline to something more modest. :)

This 1950 Christian Dior dress. 

The darling hairstyle seen here. 

Peppermints.

The TV Show What's My Line?.

Her whole look. It's so vintage-y. 

The movie Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

What are you loving this week?

~Ashley
all pictures are from tumblr.com

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