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    Fictional Character Crush

    Excellent, indeed! lol
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    Match the first ladies to their gowns!

    I think that I like Jackie Kennedy's dress best. I really think it's beautiful in its simplicity, like a goddess dress. And the creamy yellow color is so understated, yet so striking.
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    Match the first ladies to their gowns!

    A lot of the gowns I missed were not because I couldn't reconize the era the gown was made in, but because I couldn't remember who the president would have been at the time! lol Was Laura Bush's gown ugly or what? Talk about dowdy. I also thought the hand-painted insect pattern on Martha...
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    Match the first ladies to their gowns!

    Here's a fun quiz, match the first ladies to their inagural gowns: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/specials/interactives/_lifestyles/first_lady_gowns/index.html?SITE=YAHOO&SECTION=HOME It's worth taking the quiz, just to look at the gowns. I thought Jackie Kennedy's gown, Florence...
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    Fictional Character Crush

    I'll have to second this one. ;) It's those darn uniforms. I'll also have to add Stephen Maturin from the Patrick O'Brian books.
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    Fictional Character Crush

    I'd like to add Edward Rochester from Jane Eyre to the list. :)
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    Lighter fluid is really good for removing old paint as well. It also works really well to remove price tags and labels that people stick on the covers of old books/papers/boxes. It removes the tag without ripping the cover/paper/cardboard and it dries quickly and doesn't leave a mark
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    Cute Vintage-y Shoes

    My experience with Remix shoes is that they tend to run on the narrow side.
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    Cute Vintage-y Shoes

    The Remix Ginger Pumps are on sale for $55.00 (normally $184.00) on this website: http://www.lorisshoes.com/product.asp?lt=c&catid=6891&pfid=LDS06234 I ordered my last pair of Remix shoes from this site and they have great customer service and super fast shipping. They also have large sizes...
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    I think the buttons and belt are original. I've seen pairings like that before. Plus, the belt loops are black. If the original belt was another color, the loops would have been made in a color to match so they wouldn't stand out. If the dress is acetate, I'd also say it's from the 1950s...
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    Loungers' Pets

    Gray kitties rule! Gertie in her favorite sleeping position: And Molly in her favorite sleeping arrangement: (She must have ALL the pillows!)
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    Show us your vintage knitting and crochet!

    I was just looking at a pattern for a pence jug on knitty. :) http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter08/FEATwin08SIT.php The mittens are from the mitten pattern on this page: http://www.marariley.net/patterns.htm The finger holes are pretty simple to make when you knit in the round. You...
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    Show us your vintage knitting and crochet!

    I don't have any pictures of my knitting, except for a pair of mittens that I finished not too long ago: I copied these from a surviving pair of 18th century mittens. They are constructed the same as the extant pair, except I added the garter stitch cuff to keep the cuffs from rolling up...
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    Show us your vintage knitting and crochet!

    Cables are so easy, especially the basic ones pictured. Once you figure out how to do them, you'll kick yourself for not learning sooner. All you need is a cable needle.
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    Show us your vintage knitting and crochet!

    I have the same problems when I use acrylic yarn. It stretches out and will not go back. I think it's more a problem with the yarn, not the knitter. I think natural fiber yarn has much more spring to it and it will stretch back. Even blends seem to be much more forgiving than all arcylic...
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    Show us your vintage knitting and crochet!

    Try this bind off, it works really well: http://bellaknitting.typepad.com/bella_knitting/2007/10/the-stretch-arm.html
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    Show us what you have Crafted!

    Here's a really good site for free vintage embroidery transfers: http://www.needlecrafter.com/
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    Calling all Rustics!

    I think my lifestyle is similar to Lauren's. I would say 85% of the things in my house are vintage/antique, but they are a mishmash of eras (and centuries!) because I love such a wide range. I do 1790s living history/reenactments at a historical home and I take pleasure in the fact that all of...
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    The Vintage Camera Club Thread

    You guys are giving me the bug. I really want to get an Argus C3 now. Do they just take regular 35 mm film?
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    Can you help me date this item??

    I would say that hat is mid-60s. It reminds me of the mod hats that Audrey Hepburn wore during that period. Here's a similar hat she wears in a picture dated 1966.

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