MyMothersPearls

Recently this summer I was searching for treasures at one of my favorite shops, and came across this box…. 
Quite intriguing, and when I opened it up – the most wonderful set of 1940’s paper dolls!
May I introduce you to Gail and Lenora?
They have to-die-for wardrobes – classic 1940’s.  Don’t you just love the pin-up bathing [...]

School’s back in session which means I have officially headed back to work, and while everyone is busy around here hitting the outlets and malls shopping  for new clothes, I decided to take a slightly different route for “updating” my work wardrobe this year.  In addition  to  making a few outfits, dresses and such to [...]

We are SO lucky here in Maryland, because that wonderful online shop – Accessories of Old, has a store front location just 30 minutes from little old me!  Yes, you can purchase from their amazing online store, but truly if you are ever in the Frederick, Maryland area, you simply must stop in and say [...]

Let me start out by saying I have small feet.  My friend Cindy (who is tall, slender, and who’s feet are not small) says they are “freakishly small”!  I wear a ladies size 5, but sometimes will make do with a  5 1/2 or even a 6 (modern sizing) if I am desperate. I can [...]

After a bit of a break, I am happy to be sewing again.  I embroidered a few motifs during my trip to use in an upcoming project,
have been doing a bit of hand sewing to create items for an upcoming Silver Bella swap,
and have been totally inspired by this new book by Kay Whitt.  [...]

Shops in many Bavarian towns close at noon on Saturday and are closed all day Sundays.  However, not to fret, as Sundays are Flea Market days in Germany!  We found a small one nearby and had fun exploring the treasure.  Some of the loveliness I brought home included an amazing old lace [...]

The vintage crinolines from last week’s auction adventure are all washed – final count 53!! Totally amazing. Here’s what they looked like all nice and clean – piled on the guest room bed. Sort of puts into one’s mind the Princess and the Pea story, only instead of mattresses I have a pile of frothy [...]

I’ve been auctioning again….
The auctioneer decided to sell all these beauties as one lot.
How could I possibly say no?

I am spending the day washing up this frothy fabulousness.
My daughter is enthusiastically assisting (she has her eye on some of the green ones to wear over jeans!)
We’ve washed and dried about 30 vintage crinolines so far, [...]

As promised, here’s a peek at some of the wonderful things I brought home from the Lucketts Spring Faire…….
Aqua blues
take a closer look at this amazing little cocoa tin!
Pastel pinks……….
Vintage zippers, antique photos and postcards…….

and a funky little Shriner!
I also brought home an armload of vintage dresses, mostly from the 1940’s……
in the most luscious
rainbow sherbet [...]

My favorite yearly spring fling -  The Lucketts General Store Spring Faire.

From the Funky……..

To  Fabulous……

To the Just Plain Cool…..

There was something for everyone at this year’s event. I teamed up with my friends Karen (you all know her as The Graphics Fairy!) and Cindy (no blog yet, but I’m working on her) for some [...]