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i hope you enjoyed the guest bloggers who stopped by last month while i was away. i was so excited to see the amazing content each had to share. aren’t i lucky to know such cool and generous ladies? in case you were traveling too or you’d just like a refresher, here’s a recap:
lori marie showed us how to make amazing painted jar luminaries
cintia shared some of her enviable vintage linen towel collection
jenny perked up our morning with a rooster roundup!
danielle showed off her fabulous collection of vintage vinyl doll cases
ness became the first nudist on drawpilgrim.com, in her vintage fabric illustration
jenny came back to chase off those roosters with a kitty collection
and peta made us get up and dance!
once again, thank you to all ♥
image from midcenturydesign on flickr
When I met Pilgrim, I was instantly spellbound by both her creativity and her bright and sincere personality.
Additionally, one of my favorite things about Pilgrim is her boyfriend. Now that may seem like a strange thing to say, especially since I am doing this guest post on Pilgrim’s blog, but I love the fact that her boyfriend – unlike my husband – is into heavy metal and hard rock, with a special fondness for the 1980′s era. OK, my husband does like some metal, but not hard rock, and he hates Bon Jovi, which are not really hard rock, but it breaks my heart all the same.
Peter and I have gone to see bands together, we share metal related in-jokes via Twitter and we always have something to chat about when we’re in the same company, which is not something I can say often in relation to my friends’ partners.
Now you’re probably expecting me to post some 80′s hard rock songs, I’m not. Instead I am going to post 5 of songs that I hope you get up and dance to.
‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After MIdnight)’ – ABBA
‘Do You Remember The First Time?’ – Pulp
‘Take Me Out’ – Franz Ferdinand
OK, I have to include this…
That’s all from me, if you would like to check out my website or follow my ramblings on my blog, head over to petapledger.com
Bye for now!
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oh peta – you had me right up until motorhead – but i’ll forgive you because you included pulp and ELO.
i apologize for this post not appearing earlier in the week when it was supposed to. i think maybe i angered a gypsy and got a wordpress curse put on me. spooooky!
✽ kitty shirt ✽ salt & pepper shakers ✽ black cat jar ✽
✽ gravel art ✽ kid’s owl & pussycat pants ✽magnetic salt & pepper shakers ✽
✽ retro calendar ✽ kitty cocktail glasses ✽
Hiya Friends!
It’s Jenny from Frecklewonder one more time with a cute little Etsy Round-Up! This time… groovy kitties from the 50s and 60s! See? I told you anything and everything can be found on Etsy! Choose an era, pick a color or a pattern, an animal or an article of clothing and start your engines! I found all these crazy kitties in a quick search one afternooon.
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thanks again, jenny! don’t we all adore those sassy fifties kitties?
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Thank you for the ever-so-lovely Miss Pilgrim for inviting me to be a guest of her wonderful blog. Every time I visit here I feel happier…don’t you? That’s it….breathe in Pilgrim’s colours….breathe, breathe…your day will be brighter after your visit!
When Pilgrim first emailed me to ask if I wanted to be a guest my first reaction (apart from doing some sort of weird yip for joy at the computer) was to get some shots from my American Fabrics magazines. I was lucky enough to purchase a large collection of them in 2009…they were basically the world bible for fabric manufacturers from the 1940s until the 1970s. I pictured Pilgrim’s psychedelia, her retro ethic, her colours that make you want to wear-sunglasses-all-of-the-time.
So I started going through the volumes, taking some shots of retro fabrics, kitsch typefaces and kapow trippy designs that need to live beyond the 1970s. And then I came across this advertisement and that was it. I was in love. It’s Pilgrim and I together – a match made in fabric and retro design heaven. Who wants to see photos of typefaces and fabric when you can look at a design idea for advertising your Leesona textured yarns. Apparently, as the headline for the ad says, Just About Everybody is Using Leesona Textured Yarns. Well – ahem – excuse me, but I am nude there on the side, whereas Miss Pilgrim has a delightful green piece on with a kitsch pink collar and a BOW in her hair. All I have is some weird circles on my inner elbows I am still trying to work out what they are there for. And some cool chick between us has the most divine psychedelic tights and matching belt (and matching hair?) and the coolest bag. Whereas I have no accessory. So, therefore, not everyone used Leesona textured yarns back in Spring, 1968. But thank you to the advertising guru who brought us adverts like this one as where would we be without retro design and fabulous vintage fabrics? In a beige world, I think!
Thank you, Pilgrim – enjoy your trip!
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thank YOU, ness! what i wouldn’t give for an afternoon alone with those american fabrics books. and congratulations on being the first nudie guest blogger on drawpilgrim.com.
now who’s next to disrobe? form an orderly line please.
Hi, draw! pilgrim readers, this is Danielle Thompson and I’m honored to be posting on one of my favorite blogs while one of my favorite friends is away traveling to, well, my home, the States!
My post is about the collection of vintage vinyl doll cases that I seem to have accumulated without the intention of doing so…. ahem. Sometimes you love something so much that before you know it, you have a collection of them.
What draws me to these cases (other than their wonderful nostalgic charm) are the illustrations and graphics that adorn them. I’m a sucker for a vintage illustration especially from the 60′s and 70′s.
I’ve acquired most of these through ebay, but my newest one (and new fav) is one I found at an antique mall for $15 (the best deal I’ve gotten on one of these). I love the illustration so much! The girls’ outfits are pretty much perfect.
The key to these when you’re looking is that you find ones where their vinyl is in good shape (which can be hard since it can rip easily with wear) and also making sure they don’t smell (of course that’s a risk you take with any vintage item, but always ask the seller to make sure if you are buying online). I got a doozy from Ebay that smelled like an ashtray when I opened it up. Fun!
This one is quite lovely with the floral background inside!
The interiors of these vary from simply being a case for your dolls clothes and dolls (depending on what doll you collect), to more elaborate designs with fold-out compartments and illustrations that mimic what the interior would look like, like this “Barbie Friend Ship” Airplane case from the 70′s. I saw this case on my friend’s blog (thanks for the enabling, Karli!) and immediately neeeded it. I bought mine on Ebay (for too much money) and she found her’s for a couple dollars at a thrift. If you are patient and visit your local thrifts and antique malls regularly, you are sure to find one of these doll cases. : )
This is a semi-recent purchase, “The World of Barbie House”. The inside is pretty nifty. : )
You can see different ways I’ve used these doll cases here and here.
Thanks Pilgrim for having me!
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thanks danielle for sharing your enviable collection of doll cases. i wish i could travel about in such style! don’t forget to check out danielle around the web – this girl has the cutest stuff on offer! read her blog, visit the adorable etsy store, and take advantage of the cuteness on offer in her amazing digital kits shop!
✽ toy toaster ✽ children’s cards ✽ chicken sticker ✽
✽ birthday card ✽ toy tin pan ✽ kitchen tiles ✽
✽ salt and pepper shakers ✽ collins style bag ✽
Hi Draw Pilgrim readers!!
My name is Jenny, and I write a blog and run a etsy shop called Frecklewonder. I am a lover of old things, especially 50s, 60s & 70s- colorful and wacky prints? Heck yeah. I could spend hours (and have) on Etsy, falling down one rabbit hole after another, searching for one random treasure to the next. That’s what I love about Etsy! There’s always something to be discovered that you didn’t even know you needed, and then BAM! There it is.
So of course I was thrilled when Pilgrim asked me to step in with a blog post or two while she’s away. First up, I have a colorful bunch of Roosters. Because, really. Who doesn’t love a retro rooster?! I hope you enjoy!
Thanks so much to Miss Pilgrim for having me!
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no, no! thank you jenny! these roosters make a FAB start to the week. stay tuned for next monday’s etsy round up also curated by miss frecklewonder’s keen eye.
I love Pilgrim’s blog and was so honoured when she asked me to contribute some of my thoughts, we have very similar tastes, but unlike Pilgrim I’ve become particularly good at hoarding textiles. Mostly vintage fabrics from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s but also tablecloths, tea towels, vintage blankets and assorted vintage trims and other habby.
I wouldn’t call myself a collector in the strict sense of the word, I’m more of an accumulator. Today I thought you may like to see some of my favourite Linen Tea Towels, found mostly at thrift stores and garage sales. They are destined to hang on my kitchen wall, in frames, if I can find some large enough.
In the past I have used several tea towels from my collection to create children’s clothing for my shop - dresses, pants and baby booties, bibs, quilts and little smocks. But these are just too nice to cut into so on my wall they will live, brightening up our mealtimes.
Which of these tea towels do you like the most?
If you’d like to get to know me better, pop over to my blogs:
I also have a fabulous online shop called Poppet in the Post. It’s full of lovely handmade gifts, quirky bits and pieces from around the world and even some of my vintage fabric.
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thanks so much cinti for sharing some of your enviable collection of tea towels with us. i urge all of you to check out cinti’s awesome blog and shop, linked above.
