Category Archives: Viva Las Vegas

25
Feb

Task: Vogue 9996

I bought Vogue 9996 in, I believe, 2008, the day that my friend Megan and I picked through a small basket of vintage patterns at an antiques mall about halfway to Wyoming. Last month, I finally bought the fabric and … Continue reading →

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21
Feb

Drill Down to the Heart of the Matter

Dice bracelets. I originally made them just for my own use, but someone said I should sell them, and so I started adding them to my Etsy shop in early ’08. I wound up bringing a pound or two of … Continue reading →

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1
Feb

Feb 1: Two Months to Viva!

AAAAAAAaaaaaaaAAAAAAAA! Whew. Okay. As many of you know, my Biggest Event of the Year is the annual Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekender. I first attended VLV10 in 2007 at the urging of (and spending all of my time with) my … Continue reading →

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29
Sep

Hey, that’s my swimsuit!

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 … Continue reading →

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10
Aug

hair flommers

(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 … Continue reading →