Fantastic Win!

A few weeks ago Emileigh over at Flashback Summer has this enormous give-away. She is such a cutie and has this great vintage style. Plus, she is just a sweetheart! In addition, her beau is serving our country and she plans on serving our country as well! See her post about him/them, he's birthday is 3 days after mine. :) Emileigh was giving away 9 different prize packs. WOW! I was the lucky winner of the Unders Pack

And look at the sweet note and the cute drawing inside the card! So please go check her out blog. You will love it!!!

LaGardo Tackett - Some of my favorite things!

Don't Bother to Knock

I love old movies. Vintage anything really. I can't quite remember what started it all other than I used to check out vintage books from the library on manners, health, etc. Mostly from the 50's. What I wouldn't give to go back to Allen County Library (Ft Wayne, Indiana) and get all the titles. But I digress.

I always adored Vincent Price and Doris Day movies. I'm not a fan of musicals. I love really, really bad B-horror movies. One of the perks of working at a book store part time is, beside an opposite of the dry day job of a gig with an insurance company (I do love it, but no vintage!), I get deals.

This past week I purchased some great movies. "Don't Bother to Knock" is an awesome Marilyn Monroe movie. It's a thriller from 1952 with Marilyn, Richard Widmark, and Anne Bancroft to name a few. It's one of my favorite Marilyn movies along with "Niagra", "How to Marry a Millionaire", and her roll in "All About Eve".

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I also scored "Tingler" with Vincent Price, both versions of "Imitation of Life" (Claudette Colbert edition and Lana Turner edition) and another double movie pack with "Portrait in Black" and "Madame X".

In addition I was able to record:

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Now I just need to find it on DVD!

Miss Subway New York

Bunny over at Bunny's Victory is hosting a give away for this delightful book:  Meet Miss Subways.

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Can you imagine having your photo all over New York subways? I wonder if they had issues with people bothering them. I fear that would be an issue today! I'm not sure I would have been brave enough, lol! Too bad this ended in 1976. We visited NYC in 1978 or so and I probably would have been enamored with these signs!

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This is a fascinating piece of history. Please visit Bunny and read more about the book and giveaway!

Nest Swap

 

Here is the nest I made for Hope over at Pixie's Ponderings for the Nest Swap hosted by Viv over at Viv Out On A Whim. Now that it has arrived safely, I can post a photo.

 

I made this as well.

 



I also used some of the fabulous stuff Chris over at A Little Creation sent in the Vintage Supply Swap!

Happy Saturday!!

Sort of. I had a really sharp pain in my knee a few weeks ago. I made an appointment with my doctor and she could tell immediately that I had Joint Effusion. Swollen knee in one area. I had a knee x-ray and she gave me a prescription for an anti-inflammatory (because I was too chicken to get a cortisone shot on the spot). I go back on the 16th and will probably have to have the shot then. I am making my mother go with me since she will be in town (Mommy!!). I will need to be off my feet for 3 weeks from my part time job at the bookstore. My day job involve sitting at the computer. Whee!

On another note this enables me to finish getting all my goodies together for Chris in the Vintage supply swap. We are perfectly paired. Thanks Elizabeth!!!

I received my Spoonflower order. The girl who packed my order made cute comments on my choices. So sweet! I want to make some pillows for our bedroom and some kitchen items. This we site is very, very dangerous.....beware!!!

Vintage Supply Swap

I am so excited to be a part of the Vintage Supply Swap hosted by
Creative Breathing! I have been paired with an awesome blogger, Chris, over at A Little Creation I am having fun getting to know her!

Please keep Elizabeth in your prayers as she is having out patient surgery soon. She is so creative!

I received 2 egg cups today. I ordered from Etsy. The are from French Toast Kitty

I think I have a new addiction......

Finds

I found a couple cool things at the antique mall. This bunny bank is creepy cool looking!!

And the planter is just too cute for words!!!!

I am now addicted to these ever since seeing all the cute creations made from some of my favorite crafty bloggers.

This was a purchase from Dime Store Chic

Is it not adorable? I want to add it to my doll house....someday it will get finished!

Lazy Day

Sunday. I think today will be a lazy day. We ran a bunch of errand yesterday and today hubby is outside working on one of the cars. I got a couple of new DVDs yesterday.

Laura

With Gene Tierney. I adore her as an actress.

And  I am such a retro nerd!!!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

(I can't remember the source of this vintage card)

My first pair of Bell Bottoms!

I won, I won!

I entered a contest hosted by the lovely Brittany over at Va-Voom Vintage, on of my favorite blogs. I won this wonderful book about Marilyn Monroe. Such an iconic actress.

Lame

That's me. I worked at the bookstore till close last night and then stayed up after I got home until 1:30 AM. So I got up, piddled around, ate breakfast, talked tom y folks and then fell asleep to a movie. No worries. I've see it a hundred times.

So no photos of the 2 Pyrex bowls I got at Goodwill. Nor the books, hat and awesome handbag from the antique mall. Yet anyway.

I did score two of my favorite movies at work:




And

Zelda Magazine

I came across a new publication today.
Zelda

So I ordered and we'll see what it's like! Looks good!