In the latest video I had so much fun sewing this beautiful 1940s Advance 4585 dress from all thrifted materials. The pattern itself is made for a 40” bust and a 43” hip but I upsized the skirt to fit me. The bodice, surprisingly, had lots of room and I didn’t need to upsize it… Read More Sewing a Plus Size 1940s Dress and Baking a Wartime Recipe

I took these photos before it got cooler, just a short few weeks ago. Our fields have turned to gold and brown as the weather becomes more and more dry, and it gives off the perfect feeling of autumn. I bought this collectif Apple print dress quite a while ago, but this is the first… Read More Wishing for Fall in Collectif’s Apple Print

This Joanie Clothing rainbow dress came to me in a roundabout way. I am part of a buy/sell/trade group on Facebook, and commented on it a second too late after someone else had claimed it in a clothing sale thread. Luckily that person happened to be a friend of mine. When it didn’t work out… Read More Life’s short, wear fun clothes || Joanie Clothing

For the last four years I have been searching and working to create a realistic 1950s Housewife Routine. Most of the videos and blog posts I see come from women who have no kids, and as y’all know I have four, so I often wondered what it would be like to run through a routine… Read More 1950s Housewife Daily Routine – with Kids

Lately I have been really into Cottagecore. Some people love it, some people hate it, some people don’t really even know what it is. And to be honest, I ride around the edges of cottagecore; I’m not 100% into the super girly side, nor the almost-grandma side. I’m somewhere between cottagecore and vintage garden girl,… Read More Cottagecore Belle