Friday, November 13, 2009

It's Art at Work month...here's some art, here's some work

A snippet view into my "studio"...Where the Magik Happens!"

too drunk to put on proper eye makeup, Gladsby's pal, Japanese 50s Elf watches over the doings....





Hi ! vintage Beistle paper skeleton welcomes you in ...



Just follow the Hand...Its cousin is Thing...






Hi! Welcome to funkoma vintage....I got all dressed up for you and put on eye makeup and a fancy dress !!



Here's my "window view of the country and uh, Seattle"....some stuff I made....really blows your mind, huh?





My friend Pee Wee, a kind of, unofficial Rampart mascot..."art", clock says 4:30, so break time is over.




The Heartbeat of bloggerville. Look, I'm looking at my Facehole page. awwww....Did you notice both a cup of coffee, and a fresh martini?? yup, that's how I roll....




A vintage car crash or 2, my favorite new hat, a scanner I'll hook up someday, vintage ice skates, skeleton wrapping paper....just the usual office wall decor....I love my dangly Puritan Shayne made for me when he was about 6 or so...so cute....John Lennon's head in a rusty Tonka toy.




Behind me, a couple of chairs....a vintage "rocking horse"...needs new legs (nahh)...file cabinet I got from Annie where I file my denim...and junk...Roller skates listed on etsy. You can sit here when you come to visit.

Ok, that's all for now...I'll show you the other side another time...the photog area, the sewing desk, the tables chock full of crap that I make into Real Cool Stuff!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

yippie ! Fat purple apple is/was on etsy's frontpage







one must live for these moments!
It is an honor to be chosen...
even if I didn't actually appear there....
I was an alternate...
BUT...
it's pretty neat....



Tuesday, November 10, 2009

I hope you noticed that I have old books...

surrounding me now...Just like in real life !!
I went to shabbyblogs.com...click it in the far left upper corner....and got me some pretty stuff...
for FREE!
thank you.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Roger Vivier ! 70s ! Platforms ! Ankle Straps !







These are certainly some of my favorite shoes of All Time !

I've had them for a few years, and while I was desperately hoping that I would get a Wasting Disease so I could fit them (a size 6, which I haven't seen below my ankles since 1999)...
I'm now thinking ...that won't happen for several more years...I do believe when I hit 75 I will shrink...but at 75 I am just not sure I'd want to wear them....(who am I kidding...)

So, for sale on etsy they are....

The last time I saw a pair that were for sale they were listed by Marlene (Rhiannon)! Liebemarlene Vintage, that is....I believe hers were the same size, but had damage...And they were Still Cute !! and here's a picture of her and her Vivier's.


I love everything about them....70s, platforms, ANKLE STRAPS...leather, navy....slightly weird, but not tooo....and made by.....
Roger Vivier...a shoe master, inventor of the modern Stiletto heels in 1954, ladies.
Would Pam Anderson or Paris Hilton have a career without Stilettos? No, I think not.

Here's a few pics of Vivier shoes...past and present...





He designed the iconic Pilgrim buckle shoe for Catherine Deneuve for the French movie, 1967's Belle du Jour....
One of the last issues of Domino magazine (wahh) featured...Ines de la Fressange,muse of the current house of Roger Vivier....who designed the Pilgrim shoe to go with the Yves St. Laurent wardrobe for Belle du Jour.
Small World.



the young naked Yves....


Sunday, November 8, 2009

Raspberry Beret like the kind you find at the second hand store

You might find yourself....standing outside...

Take a giant step....and find a Raspberry Beret...



















Berets galore....Irish wool, raspberry, red, blue, green ....pink hearts ...blue clovers....







Thursday, November 5, 2009

Sometimes it's the Little Things....

Like vintage jewelry....
We all have basic black...
Denim jeans...
a favorite cardigan or pullover sweater...

Don't be Blah...
Don't be Boring....
Accessorize!

just added to my etsy shop...
Czech glass rainbow fall sunset brooch and earrings....





Moonglow lucite 4 strand vintage necklace and earrings set....in all the colors you love about Autumn !




Squirrel ! but no Moose...





One of the best colors ever invented: Chartreuse! Zinnas or Marigolds, if you like, in a clip-back 60s metal...Fun!




Space Age? Twiggy? Mod? 60s? YES!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Vintage Skirts and bloomers

When the cold winds blow...it can get chilly...down there...
Layer up with tights and long socks....under a cute skirt...and add warm boots...and from the waist down you know you'll stay warm and stylish....

Here's a few fun fall skirts from sellers on etsy.....

a Polka Dot beauty from Solanah





a Mexican Beauty from starletvintage




a 70s Plaid lovely...and long too! from DalenaVintage




another Mexican beauty from vintageapparel





A velvet and calico Gunne Sax skirt from fablehandmadegoods





an indigo satin and net vintage crinoline from collectedstories




and from tialeyvintage, a classic plaid full-length skirt




...And what to wear under these lovely skirts and a crinoline?
Why a pair of recycled cashmere sweater wool bloomers...of course!