MY NEW FAVORITE DRESS

This is my latest dress find.
I absolutely love yellow 1950's dresses.
This beauty needs a good dry cleaning because it's
been stored for a very long time and there's some
red wine stains on it, but fits like a dream!
I think that this is my new favorite dress.

TOTAL BLING

I want to buy this beauty for my man.
It's an aluminium double bass and they were made in
Germany and USA during the WW2.
They used aluminium instead of wood so they wouldn't
get ruined by damp or a fall if they were on board a ship.
Unfortunately they are extremely rare and very expensive.

FLU FINDS

It sure was a good idea to get out of the house today!
I don't feel that I'm getting any better from the flu
but it sure beats laying on the sofa.
We went to our favorite car boot sale and ended up
with some nice finds.


Jacket, £2.
The jacket is slightly too big but it looks very classy
with a dark red pencil skirt.
I wasn't sure if I wanted it because of the size but my
man said that it's better to buy it and have it hanging
in the closet or sell it than to regret that I didn't get
it at all.


Bag, £1.
I love this yellow tartan bag my man got me.
I don't have much brown leather stuff in my closet
so it's a bag that's more than welcome to stay.


Watering can, 10 pence.
The watering can totally matches the orange tiles in
our kitchen.


Stool, £1.
The stool need some TLC, like sanding it and oiling,
not a major task though.
It sure looks good in my hobby-room.


The fab pattern.

HIT ME WITH A SHOVEL!

Still nothing from the rescue site about Leah.
I'm so impatient but have second thoughts about adopting
for one very silly reason - will my man go nuts over dog hair?
Hit me with a shovel!

I sent Astrid a text message yesterday telling her that I miss
her dearly, I got a text back saying that she misses me too.
I actually thinking about going to Stockholm for a weekend
soon since me and my mans plans to go to Prague is no more.
Stockholm is so beautiful during autumn.
I wanna go for long walks, shopping and lunch at Hermans.
I'm not so sure I can afford it right now though...

We have plans to go to a car boot sale this morning.
I got the flu, again, but I'm fed up being indoors and the air
might do me good after all.
Wish me luck.

SUKKOT DRESS?

I miss my friend Astrid today.
I wish she was here, doing craft, smoking cherry tobacco out of
my Turkish water pipe, drinking coffee and munching on home
baked cakes like we used to do on Sukkot when I was living in
Stockholm. I feel very lonely right now...

I'm actually started to collect dresses again since most of the
ones I've got are way too big and I feel like I need a change.
I'm gonna take the opportunity and learn how to make dresses
smaller, so it looks professional, while I'm at the course.
I'm gonna reduce the sizes of the dresses I want to keep and
sell the dresses that I don't care much for anymore.
I'm gonna replace them with more special and unusual pieces.

This is my latest purchase, it's a genuine 1940's dress.

A NEW CHAPTER

I am in fact a bit proud over myself today.
I called the local college and asked if they had
any short dressmaker courses at the moment
and if there's room for one more.
I was told that they only started last Monday
and that I'm more than welcome to join them!
I have the basic skills from the class I attended
while I was living in Stockholm, this course is
more advanced.

I also filled out a form for adopting a new Bull
Terrier, her name is Leah and she's about 5 years
old, apparently very loving towards children,
which is perfect since we're gonna start trying to
make a baby around this time next year.
I said to my man that it's a crying shame if we don't
get her since Leah is a Jewish name. *smirk*
Please cross your fingers and say a prayer for me,
I really, really want this little lady.
Click here to see a picture of Leah the Bull Terrier.


What's not to love?

Music for the evening:
The Kills - "Cat Claw"
The Raveonettes - "Attack of the Ghost Riders"
Chris Isaak - "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing"
Social Distortion - "Ball and Chain"
Turbonegro - "Sell Your Body"
Mustasch - "Black City"
The Hives - "Walk Idiot Walk"
The Dead Boys - "Ain't It Fun"
13th Floor Elevators - "You're Gonna Miss Me"
The Sonics - "Psycho"

THIS IS ANOTHER WAY

My lovely blog-friend The Freelancer's Fashionblog did tell
us about a good way to spice up bags to match the outfit.
I don't know if we were separated from birth or if it's just that
great minds think alike but I've done the same bow thing over
the years, I also use brooches or flowers instead of bows.

Like this one, my emerald green bag, it would be a real bitch
of a challenge to find a top to go with that, so I made a hair-
band in the same green color and put a leopard printed rose
shaped brooch on it.
Now I can wear it with a pair of leopard printed flats and belt.
The leopard print works very well with the bamboo handles.


It's the small things in life that makes a big difference.

You can actually go mad and try all sorts of stuff, like adding
plastic cherries, lace, pearls or whatever you fancy, really.