Fridays Finds: With a bit of History

I know I didn't post anything last week, but I was so busy with finals! I'm finally out of school for the summer!

I found quite a few goodies this week, including patterns! (of course!)

 First off, I found this vintage hat stand. I had never seen one for sale, so I snagged it! It was also a great addition for my online store.

The next thing I found was this mid century vase with shiny diamonds. I think it was $5 well spent!

On to the patterns! I found Simplicity 2321 from the 1930's for only a dollar! It was smartly hidden in a manilla envelope. I also found Simplicity 1700 from 1956.

Here's Simplicity 4321 from the 1940's and McCall's 6916 from the 1940's.

Here's my absolute favorite find! Butterick 2950 from the early 1940's. The one I have is dated 1944 and has the name of the bride on the back. I was curious and googled her name, but could only find her husband's name. I was really curious, so I ended up finding his obituary. I here learned that the bride and groom were married April 23rd, 1944 right after he got back from fighting WWII. I also learned that the bride, Opal, was born March 16th, 1921. All these patterns were hers, except for the 1930's one that belonged to her mother. Isn't it amazing the things you can find out?! I wonder if Opal is still out there, I know she was alive as of last spring.

Hats Hats Hats!

I just updated the shop with a few hats. I'm still ironing clothes so I can photograph them -__-

I do have a couple of simple tutorials in the works as well!

              Ivory Hat with Beaded Flowers

 Wedding Worthy Skullcap

 Brown Hat with Beaded Leaf

 Mink Birdcage Hat

 Brown Fur Pillbox

Brown & Ivory Hat

Friday's Finds: Inspired by Megan Draper

Hi everyone! Sorry I'm a little late on this weeks installment of Friday's Finds. I didn't really go out last weekend, but I did score quite a few late 1960's patterns. You can probably tell I've been feeling inspired by Mad Men! Lately I've been asking myself what would Megan Draper wear? I'm even tempted to cut my hair like hers!

Look out for my exciting news and a rockabilly inspired DIY!

DuBarry 2154B - Ruined or Rough Draft?

Hi all!

I wanted to share a dress that I made about a year ago and never got around to posting it. I made it in like 2 days, but I ended up ruining the fabric! My iron setting was too high for the fabric, so there's these funky burn marks everywhere. Thus I didn't even bother fixing the crooked skirt seams. I suppose it was a good practice dress for the final draft, which I'm feeling very uninspired to start and finish. I guess you could say I just haven't found the perfect fabric.

I used Dubarry's 2154B C.1930's.

I want the fabric to match this 1920's purple celluloid brooch I got when I was 15.

Here's the dress!

I do love the pin tuck detailing at the waist. You can also see where I gave up on readjusting the skirt seams.

 And here are some of the ugly burn marks :(

Now the question is to remake or give up?

throughthealley.com

Hi all! Just wanted to share that I have re-opened my online vintage shop. I'm really excited about it because went all out with the website. I'm planning on stocking it with pretty clothing, scarves, hats, and jewelry from the 1940's to early 1970's. I will also list some of my own creations, so keep an eye out!

I'm starting out with these 3 products and will have the rest of my inventory up on Friday.

Is there something special you'd like to see in the shop? Let me know!

-Allie