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  1. leaette

    Sears Fashion Book...A Must Have

    I have that book. And I have some original Sears and other dept store catalogs from the 40's. I highly recommend buying them for research and just for having fun (and drooling) looking thru them. You can get them on ebay. :offtopic: 2 christmas's ago, I got all my immediate family...
  2. leaette

    Captured German Aircraft - Video

    That was a fantastic video! I just wish those planes were still in abundance at airshows these days. I'd love to get real close to a Stuka.
  3. leaette

    Show Us Your Purchases!

    ohhhhhhhhh how pretty! looks like the person who made it put a lot of time into it. that would be perfect for a fall wedding.
  4. leaette

    Show us your hair do's....

    i just wish my hair would look like that when i take a curling iron to it. my hair hates being curled.
  5. leaette

    Best Reference Guides?

    i think the most comprehensive ww2 uniform book is "doughboy to GI". i think it's not published anymore so you have to find it on the secondhand market and be prepared to spend around $100. but i know that my friends who have it, love it and refer to it often. it's filled with everything that a...
  7. leaette

    Fiction set during the war

    a book i highly recommend for getting a sense of what it was like for women who were left behind to tend the fires..... "since you went away". it's all letters written by women. i've read it several times. you can get it on amazon.com but there is NO easy way to study ww2 in a hurry. i've...
  8. leaette

    knitted curlers

    you should check out joanns now. they have really nice natural fiber yarns. it's not all acrylic anymore. i love the new bamboo yarns. so soft. i agree with you though, yarn stores are amazing and i love to touch everything. but i can't afford those high prices. i wish i could though.
  9. leaette

    knitted curlers

    what i mean is this: i looked up online on how to convert a knitted pattern into a crocheted pattern. it said that for every 3 rows of knit, you do 1 row of crochet. so you only have to do 1/3 of the work to get the same results in knit. it's 1/3 faster. i hope that makes sense.
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    Show us your hair do's....

    thanks everyone. i appreciate it. i'll try to get them more together on top. i'm still not used to it, but i'm sure i will get used to it. i just hope it's not windy this weekend. my hair is poker straight and it never holds a curl. and if it's going to be windy out, then it will fall flat on...
  11. leaette

    WHOA! Awesome makeup, check her out!

    johanna, i can say that i'm jealous. i wish i could get away with not wearing makeup. but, when i was your age, i didn't wear foundation either. but now that i'm in my early 30s, i have to. and i have a new baby at home so i don't get much sleep, so my eyes are always dark. i'll have to check...
  13. leaette

    knitted curlers

    joann fabrics has classes. check them out. i love crocheting. i do it every day. i'm now making scarves to send to iraq for marines. i feel like a red cross girl of ww2. hahaha. i'm going to "knit my bit". ;)
  14. leaette

    Show us your hair do's....

    I sat in pin curls all day so I could play with my hair tonight. I wanted to try something new. Here is my inspiration: Of course, I couldn't get it just right. But here is my attempt. I'm not sure how I feel about it. Seems like a lot of rolls to me. And I'm not used to having...
  15. leaette

    LADIES of the LOUNGE

    thanks everyone for the compliments. hearing nice things about me makes me really blush. i got that scarf at a thrift store near me. i have quite a collection of scarves. i usually get them for $1-$3 each.
  16. leaette

    Favorite Small Arms of WW2

    we have a 1912 Lugar with matching barrel. I love that gun. It has some serious kick. and i look bada$$ shooting it too. hahah lol
  17. leaette

    knitted curlers

    red: you should try crocheting. it's much faster than knitting. for every 3 rows of knitting, that translates into 1 row of single crochet. so it's 3 times faster. i can crochet a scarf in about 2 hrs or so.
  19. leaette

    WHOA! Awesome makeup, check her out!

    Johanna, I'm fair skinned too and I love your makeup/complexion. What brand makeup do you use? I'm always in search of the perfect face makeup. What cleanser do you use? ps: that umbrella picture is the best. and yes, you should be on the phone with a modeling agency!
  20. leaette

    MEN of the LOUNGE

    mmmm....guns. lovin' those pictures. i love a man holding a gun.
  21. leaette

    OH-IO Who lives in the Buckeye state

    scuffy: look for me! my best friend and her nephew will be at the HJ display (Hitler Jugend/boy scouts). If I'm not walking around socializing, I'll most likely be there hanging out with her. Again, I'll be pushing a black stoller with a gold/black baby carrier attached to it.
  22. leaette

    LADIES of the LOUNGE

    OK, now everyone can see what I look like. I'm practicing some pincurls today. And I'm in a funny mood. Here is what I look like right now. I even put on some red lipstick for ya'll. Don't you feel special now?
  23. leaette

    knitted curlers

    my friend who posted this link said she stuffed hers with extra bits of yarn. the website says to stuff with polyfill. another girl on the forum said that making these with 100% washable wool yarn would be best because wool heats up when wet. i know that you can get washable wool at joanns...

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