Pretty in Pink

Hello lovely readers! I have added some new items in pink hues to my shop, just in time for summer parties. Take a gander at these cuties:

Hollywood Hottie Vintage Rockabilly Hair Clip

$12

Blush Sparkle Vintage Rockabilly Hair Clip

$12

Spanish Bride Rockabilly Hair Flower and Fascinator

$14




I am also offering 15% off everything in my Tart Deco shop to my blog readers! Make sure to put the code "Love Your Blog!"in the message to seller section when you are checking out and I will refund your paypal account. Sale ends May 30th.

Celebration Giveaway Winner!

Drumroll please......

The winner of the Celebration Giveaway custom hair flower is Mia!!

Mia said...

oh wow, adorable shop!! Lolita Rose Rockabilly Hair Flower and Feather Fascinator is just so me, I love it!!! colors, style- it's fabulous!!! well, actually I love all those adorable things u got there..one for every special occasion! But..Lolita Rose Rockabilly Hair Flower and Feather Fascinator -I would wear it on my graduation! with black super pretty dress and high heels;) Love it!!

She has been emailed and I am awaiting her confirmation. Congrats Mia!!

Celebration Giveaway! (closed)

I am done with this semester of Grad school- whew! This was a hard one as I was taking my classes, working, had to finish an incomplete paper AND am planning for my rockin'wedding. When did I breathe? When I slept- which wasn't often in the last 2 weeks, I'll tell ya.

To celebrate the awesome feeling of no homework- I am having a giveaway of one custom hairflower in the winner's choice of colors (you can pick up to 3 colors)!

To enter you must:
Visit the hairflower section in my Tart Deco etsy shop and leave a comment by Monday May 25th (Memorial Day) 10 pm central time letting me know which hairflower is your favorite and what you would wear it with. Please make sure to leave your email in the comment so I can contact you if you win. Winner will be chosen by random.org.

The giveaway is open to U.S. residents only due to the high cost of postage, however international readers can enter if they are willing to pay for shipping. Thanks!

I am also offering 15% off everything in my Tart Deco shop to my blog readers! Make sure to put the code "Love Your Blog!"in the message to seller section when you are checking out and I will refund your paypal account. Sale ends May 30th.

Apron Giveaway (closed)

Hey there readers! I haven't been posting very much lately because of grad finals, but this means I will be hosting a celebration giveaway soon.

In the meantime, here is a cute apron giveaway at sweeter than me to tide you over.

Alteration of Patterns

Have you heard of the website Chestofbooks.com? If not, you are in for a real treat! this site is PACKED FULL of books in the public domain on various subjects. Of course, my favorites are the ones on sewing and domestics. I have found many historical tips and tricks to fix vintage clothing or use similar techniques when I am sewing to make my reproduction clothing just that much more fun.

Today I link you to a book with a chapter on how to alter patterns. As you can see by the picture, it is similar to another link I posted about resizing vintage patterns, but I actually found this tutorial easier to follow. Perhaps because it is written for beginning sewers.

Hey brides who sew- search using the words "alteration, "alter"or "modify" (or just browse the sewing books)and see what tidbits you come up with on how to use vintage techniques to alter a dress you bought.