HAPPY HALLOWEEN

BLAAAAAAAAA! A quilt I made several years ago to hang for Halloween. Have a fun holiday!

HALLOWEEN IDEAS

Yummy little mummies for Halloween. I found this cute idea on Apartment Therapy. A variation on Pigs in a Blanket using refrigerator bread dough cut into strips and wrapped around little sausages. Fun little finger foods for the goblins before they go Trick or Treating.

.......and aren't these pumpkins cute? Who said they had to be orange and carved? This was also found on Apartment Therapy. Such cute simple ideas anyone can do at home!

Vintage Yarn Crocheted Barbie Skirt

Welcome to my blog and Vintage Thingies Thursday hosted by Suzanne at Colorado Lady. Visit her site and see all of the wonderful vintage fabric she found. Also, be sure to visit the other blogs to see what they are sharing this week. Enjoy and thanks for stopping by.........

My friend Lisa (Molto di Moda Designs) who is so sweet, crafty, thoughtful and talented made a skirt for my Barbie out of vintage harvest gold and burgundy yarn. She crocheted it from a vintage Barbie skirt pattern that she found online. She knew that I have been collecting vintage Barbie clothes for my restored doll. Isn't she the sweetest thing? In the background is an album from 1969 titled "The Super Hits" featuring Wilson Pickett's "Sugar Sugar" and Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" which I listened to over and over in high school. I know, I'm dating myself. OK, how many of you remember those songs too? I sure do wish I had a record player right now! The little book that Barbie is sitting on is titled "Historic Tales of Olden Time: The Early Settlement of New York City and State". I found it in a box of books donated to our library. It is falling apart, the spine is peeling off, the cover is cracking and the pages are yellowed but I loved the patina and size of the little book. I had to have it! When I looked at the publication date I couldn't believe it was 1832! One paragraph describing New York states "The city stretching street on street as in her present grandeur and magnitude, enrols a total population of 180,000 souls". Boy, has it changed! I can't wait to read more.

When I helped move my mother-in-law to an assisted living facility, I kept a few of her National Geographic magazines. I thought this back cover of the October 1964 edition was appropriate for this season. I plan on framing and hanging it up for Halloween. You can click on the photo for a larger view.

Thanks for stopping by for a few minutes. Enjoy all of the other Vintage Thingies Thursday posts.

ELLIJAY APPLES

There's nothing better to do on a Fall day than drive up to the Georgia mountains and visit an apple orchard in Ellijay or Blue Ridge. You can pick up a peck or two of so many different kinds of apples to make apple pies, applesauce, apple butter, apple bread, etc. etc. etc. My mother brought these back for me and I don't think they will last too long around here. Can't you just imagine biting into a crisp sweet and sour apple? And smell the apple cinnamon candle I have burning in the background? Enjoy the Fall smells and colors!

BARBIE FANTASY

Now wouldn't every little girl like to dress up like a princess, ride off in a carriage or on the back of a white horse? I bought these "princess" dresses for my great niece who is 3 years old and wants to grow up to be a Princess.

BRING THE FURS OUT OF STORAGE

GEORGIA TECH HOMECOMING 2009

Georgia Tech played Virginia Tech for Homecoming tonight. We started out at my son's fraternity house. They smoked a pig all night and had a huge feast for all of the parents, alumni and brothers. There was a ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate their new fraternity house. Then off to the game..............

This is Bobby Dodd Way in front of the stadium filled with fans before the game.
Tech fans cheering for the Yellow Jackets.
Tech is looking pretty good. Since we were surrounded by Virginia Tech fans in the stadium, it was really fun!
Tech comes away with a win. The fans go wild. VA Tech fans leave early!
Fans start pouring over the rails after the game.
ALL of the students jump over the walls and fill the field cheering with the players.

NEW PEARLS

FRIDAY NIGHT DATE DRESS

This is my childhood Barbie that has been restored and is wearing a vintage Friday Night Date dress. If you are interested in restoring your doll contact Krista at www.dollrestoration.com. I've enjoyed taking photos and plan on doing some small gallery wrapped acrylic paintings soon, so check back. Thanks for stopping by!

BARBIE'S NEW OLD DRESSES

When I was little one of the few Barbie dresses I owned was the striped #912 "Cotton Casual" dress pictured above. I'm not sure what happened to my original dress so I decided to purchase another one on ebay. I feel like I'm 6 years old again and ready to play with my friends. We had so much fun playing with our cardboard Barbie house and making clothes. Amazing these dresses are 50 years old! The blue flowered dress below is #978 "Let's Dance".