Vintage Cooking Adventures with Miss MonMon It's once again the season of love and to celebrate Valentine's Day for another year, I wanted to try another vintage recipe. Much like today, food has trends with what's popular as well as what is considered a superfood. Remember kale becoming the latest and greatest superfood a few … Continue reading Making Valentines Coeur A La Creme from the 1960s
I always like to dress up around Valentine's day as it gives me a chance to embrace all the red and pink clothing colour combinations in my wardrobe. For those of us to love to sew, Valentine's day is a wonderful excuse to sew up some garments a little more romantic or heart inspired. If … Continue reading Vintage Valentine’s Inspired Sewing Patterns
When you first start sewing with vintage sewing patterns, the pattern envelope may seem a little odd, confusing and pretty strange to read. Don't let vintage sewing envelopes put you off, once you learn the basics, they are informative and easy to understand. After sewing for a few years and learning how to read vintage … Continue reading How to Read a Vintage Sewing Pattern Envelope
For many, June represents the month of pride; a time to celebrate, educate and communicate all that is queer, gay and fabulous. Although today being gay isn't much of a deal, back in the 50's it was a dangerous label to have. Throughout history, thousands have lost their lives because they were labeled as 'gay' … Continue reading Vintage Gay Celebrities You Should Know
One of my goals for 2022 is to self care more and take time to really look after myself. I'm not a huge beauty salon girl and I don't get my nails or hair done often (I've never even had fake nails or anything). In a quest to pamper myself a little more, I hope … Continue reading Testing Vintage: 1960’s Lady Sunbeam Electric Shaver
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