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I'm so excited to have opened a new Etsy shop, called Kitschwear. I am offering an equal mix of mens and womens vintage clothing and accessories. Check it out over the next few weeks as I will be adding more and more to the mix.
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I'm so excited to have opened a new Etsy shop, called Kitschwear. I am offering an equal mix of mens and womens vintage clothing and accessories. Check it out over the next few weeks as I will be adding more and more to the mix.
Boarding passes are pretty ugly. That's why I am loving these redesigned boarding passes on Boarding Pass/Fail.
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I can't even stand the cuteness of these slip-ons. Somebody buy me some of these shoes, STAT!
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Aren't the production values / set design in An American in Paris the coolest! I love that he's dancing in a life-sized Toulouse-Lautrec painting!
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I'm totally inspired looking through the Flickr group "Looking in to the Past." Check it out.
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Lisa Congdon's paintings have taken on an Alexander Girard like quality lately and I am loving it! Check out more in her Etsy shop, at 20 x 200 and on her blog. Oh, and I am going to steal Wilfredo one of these days!!!
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I am intrigued by acid washed denim lately. In fact, earlier today, I almost bought an acid washed denim jacket at a thrift store.
I can remember acid wash the first time around... circa 1986.
What do you all think... yes or no?
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Sorting through the Vintage Ad Browser is a lot of fun. Check it out.
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I am in love with the vintage-y feel of Virginia Echeverria Whipple mixed media collages.
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I am totally hearting the vintage-y feel of Fernando Volken Togni's illustration. Check out more on his site.
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I've been working on Debbie Bliss's Broken Rib Cardigan. It's going really fast since it's knitted up on size 13 needles. Excited to get it finished so I can wear it before the winter is gone.
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The gray skies around here have finally let up a bit, and I've been able to get some nice natural light to photograph some amazing new items for the shop. I totally heart the mod tray and kitschy doe above. The Enid Collins box bag was a major score and I'm so glad that I can offer it for sale in the shop!
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I'm slowly getting my studio in order! I've been washing, folding and organizing all my fabrics in anticipation of reopening Kitsch Café Handmade. I will be offering handmade items using vintage fabrics and vintage paper ephemera. There will also be vintage crafting supplies including fat quarters and by the yard of a lot of the fabric you see above.
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Dear, France Gall
Please transport me back to 1960s Paris so I can hang out with you. We'd shop for fun 60s clothing and hang out in cafés all afternoon. I'd also listen to you sing your totally 60s, fun, bubble gum pop songs, like Sacré Charlemagne.
It'd be a lot of fun, I just know it. And just between you and me, I think we'd end up being BFFs, too.
Sincerely,
Drew
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I finally finished the cabled cardigan I was knitting! The verdict: LOVE. IT. It fits me really well. In fact, I think it is the best fitting/most wearable sweater I've knitted.
I started knitting this bad boy in June on a trip to Texas. I put it away when my schedule became hectic, then got it back out a few months ago.
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This was also my first time sewing buttons on to a knitted garment... I think it went fairly well.
The success of this cardigan makes me excited to finish my next project... another chunky cardigan using a broken rib stitch and thick brown yarn.