Retro 60`s Jumper with Intellectual Appeal

A super stylish design features a semi-fitted double breasted jumper with inset pockets with pleat in the right side back seam. Flatter your figure with an optional buttoned belt. This design is complemented by a striking blouse with v- neckline and pointed collar, long full sleeves, gathered to a triple buttoned cuff. We love the intellectual librarian look!

An Italian Villa Vacation

Now that spring has sprung I`m searching for the perfect place for my summer holidays. Perhaps an Italian villa? I'm not sure my budget would stretch that far, so I'll have to make do with this lovely Victorian print of the Villa Capra, Guilia and Palazzo Farnese. See more of it here.

Something More Than a Duster

Simplicity called this dress pattern a duster: traditionally worn around the home as Barbie performed her chores of daily living and then later in the evening while sipping martinis with Ken and appearing fascinated as he talked about his day... but I see this dress as something more. This would be a super semi-formal cocktail dress for evenings out. For the bride. For the bridesmaid. Love the kimono sleeves. Nice variety with a stand-up or rounded neckline and absolutely love the pockets. Add a belt for emphasis or works nicely with side self ties. Make it in taffeta. And, of course, super-cool in polka-dots.

Royal Love in 1907

Ah romance....In 1906 Alfonso of Spain married Scottish born Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887-1969) who was also known as Ena. They had seven children ( Alfonso also had four children with other women...)

This beautiful plate was published in 1907, one year after their wedding.

1965 Peter Max Panopticon Cars

Peter Max referred to this work as a panopticon, constructing his images from photographs, magazine illustrations, old engravings and decorative papers, pasting together only one segment of his intended composition which he then mechanically reproduced, mirror fashion over and over again to complete the circle or rectangle.

This print shows part of an automobile engine at the center and proceeds outward to a driver speeding so fast that he must resort to a parachute as a check, then on to other automobile parts and ultimately to a whirling profusion of cars.

Twenty Minute Christmas Decorating

It took eight fantastic workers from Ontario hydro more than half a day to clean up the branches from our property where they`d trimmed the hydro lines. I grabbed some of the green stuff in late October. Yesterday, I took twenty minutes out of my busy Saturday selling on Etsy to create some Christmas decor. The very verdigris urns were a gift from my friend Michael when I dropped into his shop Funk & Gruven in Belleville. You might be thinking, why is there a very banged up brass kick plate running up the side of the door? Well, it`s to prevent the dog from scratching it. The door and porch are in for a complete overhaul this spring. Honestly, I`ve already bought the paint!

1948 Christmas on the Pennsylvania Railroad

The best part about Christmas is being reunited with family both near and far. This charming Pennsylvania Railroad ad shows the train at the station as family members joyfully greet each other. A handsome horse and red sleigh await to transport happy family members home.

There`s nothing quite so pleasant as coming home again....

This beautifully nostalgic print is a work by the famous illustrator Jerome Rozen (1895-1987) whose work appeared in Country Home, Good Housekeeping, Liberty, Pictorial Review, Redbook, and The Saturday Evening Post but was most famous for his work as a pulp artist.