Turbo Claw

Saturday Lish and I went and checked out Knit Michigan, and drooled at gorgeous yarn and some cool fashions.

Ultimately, I reminded myself that I didn’t need any more yarn in my crowded office, but I couldn’t leave without buying a couple of these cards from City Knits. Lish had a great idea to frame one, so now I’m looking for the perfect vintage frame to match.

That night was a crafty dinner with the Handmade Detroit ladies and the I3 Detroit boys, then I scooted over to the Exposure Detroit photography exhibit at the Bean and Leaf Cafe. It was PACKED, my macchiato was excellent, and I had some great conversation before I interrupted a very busy Tafari for a quick hug before hitting the road down into Detroit.

Next, Kim, Lish and I checked out the Majestic Garage Sale. We scored books some books and records, and I got a couple great vintage T shirts. Highlight of the night? Photos with the Stormtrooper there that was selling Star Wars collectibles.

Sunday was pretty uneventful, except one thing – I got into my first Etsy treasury – Check it out here! In case you didn’t know, yep we are on Etsy as well, you can see the shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/rewarevintage.

Otherwise it was a simple day – Gym, baking, Puppy Bowl. Love the Puppy Bowl! The rabbit cheerleaders were a nice addition, don’t you think?

This week I posted a bunch of new vintage T shirts and Plus Size Women’s blouses for sale in the shop!

And one necklace:

And a wallet I just made

Here it is, my first Tag Thursday post!

Leslie Fay was founded in 1947 by Fred Pomerantz, who named the company after his daughter. Known for conservative, fashionable women’s apparel, the company grew and grew to include the brands Leslie Fay, Joan Leslie, David Warren, Outlander Sportswear and others, mostly sold through department stores. The brand was particularly popular during the 1980’s, but things went downhill just a decade later, and fast. Much of the later part of the 90’s was troublesome for the company, ending in fraud accusations and bankruptcy. Leslie Fay has since turned around and is still carried today in many stores.

I personally love the Leslie Fay designs from the 50’s through the mid 80’s, but don’t particularly care for much that they made after that. The fit in those years is very flattering and comfortable, and the garments hold up very well as long as they are cared for properly over the years. Also a big plus in my book – many of Leslie Fay’s dresses have pockets, which always makes me love a dress more!

Example tags from our previous stock:

A 60’s dress

A 70’s dress

An 80’s sweater

Some of the Leslie Fay items we’ve sold over the years:

and right now we have in stock:

You can read more about Leslie Fay here, and on the Vintage Fashion Guild site!

Hope you liked my first Tag Thursday! Have a tag you’d like to request? Let me know!

I’ve been in a bit of a mental block the last couple days of things to write about in this blog, but then I had an idea today…themed days of the week! I think this will better motivate me to write more fun, interesting and better blog posts.

Here’s what I was thinking -

Mondays – Weekend Recap! My attempt to make my social life look fun…despite sometimes there being evidence to the contrary.

Tuesdays – T Shirt Tuesday! Last week, a reporter asked me what I tend to buy more of, what I think is the best vintage to collect. My answer (as always): T shirts. I LIVE in my T shirts, and while getting dressed up and girly is fun, you can never go wrong with a vintage T shirt in my mind. Which may be the reason I have hundreds of them in our personal collection. Each Tuesday I’ll highlight one, and tell you the story behind it.

Wednesdays – Lost and Found! Showing the odd, unique and downright crazy things I happen upon in my buying adventures.

Thursdays – Tag Thursday! I’ll spotlight one designer, label or tag and impart some knowledge and links.

Fridays - Weekly Recap! A recap of all the new items posted on RewareVintage.com through the week. Cause I realize you guys probably don’t check out all the new stuff each week (kind of hard with over 400 vintage goodies on the site) , I’ll let you know what my favs were and link to each one.
What do you think? Is there anything else you’d like me to cover? Any other ideas? Let me know in the comments, I’d love to hear your thoughts!!!

Friday: Working, Orange Chicken, and Tivo.

Saturday: Shopping, Bowling (Thanks Airway Lanes!) and Margaritas.

Sunday: Baking, Making, and Sewing.

A perfect, relaxing weekend.

Hoping to Make this Phoebe Bag for myself this weekend.

How to say hard-to-pronounce designer names (So glad to read this!)

40+ ways to tie a scarf (found via In Bug’s Drawers)

Make a Ruffled Ribbon Headband from Blue Cricket Design

How to Sell Your Goods to Stores (via Bettula)

How to Make a Moss Terrarium

Have a favorite how-to? Please share in the comments – I love learning!

Looking at old pictures…ah, to be a teenager again!