I'm a verbivore!
A few weeks ago, I finally finished a book that I had been reading on and off for a couple of months. It’s titled Picture This! The Inside Story and Classic Photos of UPI Newspapers, and it’s a compelling read sandwiched in between both classic and less-familiar photos from UPI’s heyday. But the best part, [...]
Tue, September 29 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, Viva Las Vegas, fashion, friends, nostalgia, shopping » 2 Comments
(Flommers? Yeah. I dunno. I have some verbal affectations. That’s for another post.) (Also: It would seem that I’ve feeling very parenthetical today.) I wear hair flowers. I have, on occasion, purchased hair flowers. I have been given hair flowers in exchange for modeling them, and I have been given hair flowers as gifts. When [...]
Mon, August 10 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, Viva Las Vegas, collections, fashion, jewelry » 1 Comment
Mal: [under cross-fire] Bendis, look at me! Listen. We’re holding this valley, no matter what. Bendis: We’re gonna die. Mal: We’re not gonna die. We can’t die, Bendis. And you know why? Because we are so… very… pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die. Huh? Look at that chiseled jaw, [...]
Fri, May 29 2009 » Viva Las Vegas, friends, nostalgia » 6 Comments
Finally, the skirt that I promised to blog about. This skirt is near and dear to me because it combines so many things that I like: Vintage illustration, thrifting, handcrafting, fashion, recycling, and BALL FRINGE. You see, this skirt started life as a vintage kiddie curtain-and-valance set. Wonderful old Mother Goose illustrations, and, if I [...]
Mon, April 6 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, Viva Las Vegas, blogging, cute and fuzzy bunny, fashion, sewing » 13 Comments
A blog post? On a weekend? No, Hell hath not frozen over. Although, by looking out the window on this April morning, you may not realize that. Yesterday was beautiful; sunny and warm, so today? Snow. Welcome to springtime along the Front Range. If you follow me on Twitter (@ampersandwich) you know that I was [...]
Sat, April 4 2009 » Viva Las Vegas, blogging, fashion, friends, nostalgia, sewing, vacation » 3 Comments
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