That 70's Girl

Lots of pretty goodies from the 1970's have been making their way into the shop this summer! I'm crazy about that first pantsuit - the color, the sleeves, the high waist! I just know some tiny girl is gonna rock that outfit!

The second dress pictured is an XL, it's not often I find such a cute dress in a larger size, but I'm always happy when I do. I want my shop to be full of vintage pretties for ALL sizes! That's something I continue to work on.

I'm off this weekend to my family reunion for my Dad's side. And in two more weekends from now, it will be time to for a reunion on my Mom's side, what a busy month!!

Wishing you all a fantastic weekend! XO

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J.A.M. for July

It was on the daydream lily blog that I saw this cute little post called J.A.M, which stands for Just A Minute. It's a little break from regular blogging to let your bloggers (especially the new ones) in on what's keeping you busy currently in life. Thought I'd do one today since I've noticed a few new followers and commenters lately. :)

Here's what I've been up to! 

Loving . . . summer, SO much I can't even tell you! Hands down my favorite season, and I think just laying in the grass watching clouds is so very underrated. Being able to spend time with my niece, nephew, and son is also so PRECIOUS to me. They're crazy happy when they get to see one another as well, and it's so funny being the one telling them, "you know when I was your age. . ." now! I still vividly recall my elders saying the same thing to me, seems like just yesterday. ;)




Reading. . . Many cookbooks lately, actually. I feel like summer is such a creative time, and I'm trying my best to learn some new recipes to keep my taste buds excited throughout the year. Oddly loving being in the kitchen, but cooking has a way of calming me it seems, any of you feel this way as well? Also reading Fuel, poems by Naomi Shihab Nye, and I LOVE this one so much.

Listening to . . . The High Highs, introduced to me by a twitter friend Ruby Heels Vintage. Love 'em! Also recently found out about Esperanza Spalding. She's pretty amazing, huh?

Watching . . . Twin Peaks! Never was able to view it during the 90's so when I found it on netflix, I knew what would be taking over the next few weeks of my evenings at home. It's SO weird, but entertaining nonetheless. The odd characters are the best part! Also love watching Jack dig holes & try to catch fireflies in the backyard. Is he adorable or what?!


Buying. . . my brother recently gave me an essential oil diffuser and I'm IN LOVE with it lately. I've always wanted to get into aromatherapy, and I've been really excited about buying new essential oils now. It's neat how scents can really have an effect on your mood. My favorite oils so far are tea tree, eucalyptus, and lemon. They make my apartment smell so lovely!

Wanting. . . this dress from AntiqueAddictions on Etsy. No idea where I would even wear it to, but it's pretty gorgeous, isn't it?

Working on. . . being organized, believe it or not! It's really just papers. Papers galore! Pictures too. These things all need a place and I think I need to invest in more filing organizers and photo albums. I try to set aside at least an hour every day just focusing on organizing. (least favorite hour of the day) :-p

Wishing. . . That my parents lived closer to me. And that I wrote more in my journal. And that I could be a better blogger with many more outfit posts. ;)

OK, friends, it's your turn! If you'd like to participate in J.A.M. be sure to leave a link in the comments about your post, I'd love to see what you're up to! I had fun writing this one up, think I might try to post one every month. 

♥ Have a wonderful weekend! ♥

Someone Else's (Summer) Memories

Etsy never lacks in awesome vintage photos. I can't tell you how many hours I've spent just looking at other people's memories - a past time that will never cease to fascinate me! Here are a few fun pics of some ladies of yesteryear delighting in their own summers. I especially love the shoulder ride pic, so cute! Enjoy, and Happy Saturday to all of you! Promise to post some photos of my own special summer moments in the coming days. :)

TheIDConnection

pixbycat

ephemera obscura

CassiesTaleVintage

maclancy

foundandunbound

Shades of Sky And Sea

Just a quick little Friday shop update featuring the pretty shades of turquoise & teal blue. These colors are making the shop pretty & bright lately! Coming soon: some more lacey pretties, florals and bright sequinned flats. Stay tuned!

HAPPY FRIDAY, FRIENDS! Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!


{Shop Lola}  psssst..... Facebook pals, keep your eyes peeled this weekend for a super sweet coupon code! XO

Silhouettes & Garment Details For Reference

I found these via ebay when I was selling on the site years ago, and have since printed a few of them and pinned them on the wall next to my desk for reference. They certainly serve as big helpers when I'm listing my etsy items! Just thought a few of you could get some use out of them too! Sorry the print is so tiny on some of the images. I tried to sharpen them and heighten the contrast so they were a bit easier to read.

originally from Vogue Sewing, circa 1982

Sexy Dress & Shoe Pairs

It's almost Friday, friends! How is your week going? Just wanted to post a little Thursday shop update before the weekend gets here and everyone disappears from the internet! ;) Summer seems to be so quiet in the Etsy world it seems. My twitter and facebook even seem much less active than usual. But hey, can I blame people for wanting to be outside in the sunshine and away from the computer screen for a while? Absolutely NOT! I'm the same way. Been highly enjoying the free summer festival in my town. Almost every night there is a music show, and weekday evenings there's a different movie set up outside after the music. It always reminds me of going to the drive-in with my family when I was a little girl.

About this update: sometimes I find that when I rearrange my shop, I wind up discovering what would look great together. What do you think, did I pair these up alright? Also realizing I buy way too many little black dresses!

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Luminarium - Architects of Air

How happy I was when my friend told me about this wondrous attraction happening at the local summer festival in our town! Below is the Amococo Luminarium, a brilliantly lighted walk-through set of connected domes, semi-resembling a child's moonwalk structure on the outside, but without the bouncy bottom on the inside. It was, in a word, MAGICAL!

I LOVE surprising Lukas with neat little outings like this, and I think this particular one tops almost all of our little adventures in the past year!



The outside of the structure reminded me of a cartoon. I completely felt like an overly excited child when we were waiting nearly 2 hours in line to get in!





Just before entering. We were both so eager to see what this Luminarium hype was all about!



There was peaceful music playing in the background, and I kept thinking of how awesome it would be to be completely alone inside with nothing but the quiet and light.



My friends enjoyed the experience so much too! I preferred the red light, to me it was the most calming.




The top of the red dome looked like the sun on the horizon. Love the way this pic turned out of Lukas & his friend!



Lukas kept saying he felt like a little worm in his holey worm home underground. I'm so happy he loved it! :)




 Peek-a-boo!



We were pretending we were on mars. I love this pic of my Luke!



Check out the website because apparently the structure is touring now and definitely explore the dome if it comes to your area! It was totally worth the 2 hour line wait! Here's a little video if you want to learn a little bit more about the wonder that is the luminarium.

I love adventurin' with my son! We're headed off for another one just after I'm done with this post. Northern Mitten here we come. (I'm on a vintage hunt!) :D Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

XOXO