tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68351478415925128042024-03-05T15:35:15.402-07:00Vintage StarletBurlesque Dancer Lolita Haze chronicles her vintage lifestyle. <br>“I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.” ~Mae WestLolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.comBlogger358125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-25615408059968487272024-01-11T23:17:00.004-07:002024-01-25T00:38:29.862-07:00House of Menjou - Viva Las Vintage Recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyE3qfgk3xXXpX3-froax3ObrLJGhnUMzjCGETukfYaiY6Wk41rOlsv4WhMX_S594KkXZyNMpGJdtHFc-4EKtkQXjkDJkWuSje7lQXJ_I6iMVznINmRfkMiUBkbUt5gM64kbmHCLLuKFB--UhvbG6oJagrdB8g6sMINawXw5tyrMBSuLf6sQ9QPeCxLyc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="1368" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyE3qfgk3xXXpX3-froax3ObrLJGhnUMzjCGETukfYaiY6Wk41rOlsv4WhMX_S594KkXZyNMpGJdtHFc-4EKtkQXjkDJkWuSje7lQXJ_I6iMVznINmRfkMiUBkbUt5gM64kbmHCLLuKFB--UhvbG6oJagrdB8g6sMINawXw5tyrMBSuLf6sQ9QPeCxLyc=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>he newest Burlesque production team in Las Vegas is the House of Menjou! Glitter Ginger and Zelda Fairfax have come together to to bring exciting themed Burlesque shows to the Majestic Repertory Theatre on Main St. in the heart of the arts district. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>heir debut show, Viva Las Vintage, was inspired by the classic acts from both Burlesque and Las Vegas Showgirls... and maybe a tad bit of Liberace.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>osted by Victoria Jade and starring Glitter Ginger and Zelda Fairfax, Viva Las Vintage also featured performances by Tricky Tatiana, The Cello Lestat, Buttercup, and me, Lolita Haze.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> was beyond excited to take part in this show and was grateful that they asked me to perform my classic fan dance; Jeu Diabolique.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>he show sold out and every seat in the theatre was filled with smiling faces and cheering folks enjoying a variety of sexy stripteases by some lovely ladies and one handsome gent.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> just thought I would share a short montage video from the show as well as some photos. I hope you enjoy! </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCeYKm_eBMmXG1ql5saNtPq3HnSW-O7fY1LC3KD9CbVtWlEpu4rpT_bRNBdzfhaU3vw4JR8DjLCVk-kAG1dUggYmSZ9Y4qyn641cM2uJ948wcFXiBBTdutU0Z-7DsBc37YemuCryYJOFqdbaV0DmXbFEzTCSz7xqOtK7ipm7aiJ7Wz6CQWqykdrRsD1j4" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCeYKm_eBMmXG1ql5saNtPq3HnSW-O7fY1LC3KD9CbVtWlEpu4rpT_bRNBdzfhaU3vw4JR8DjLCVk-kAG1dUggYmSZ9Y4qyn641cM2uJ948wcFXiBBTdutU0Z-7DsBc37YemuCryYJOFqdbaV0DmXbFEzTCSz7xqOtK7ipm7aiJ7Wz6CQWqykdrRsD1j4=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photos by Captured in Vegas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRhFxOk63EQ91KkPrcGFWHSbAvagvcOfVarPMtylqhf2HY3WzHa98ZTwWh9NmHe3qpZdNpvVsFeBWnCi4vF6mBH_NjU2VjjNeWgFIKTGlKB1bzbzjsgfUyTpjPrlMy_hXRTyxCJefHweWUGDI_U3rgfum1tw4j5AYv1rttwD_musvROPtr_aHBsXh_awI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1280" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRhFxOk63EQ91KkPrcGFWHSbAvagvcOfVarPMtylqhf2HY3WzHa98ZTwWh9NmHe3qpZdNpvVsFeBWnCi4vF6mBH_NjU2VjjNeWgFIKTGlKB1bzbzjsgfUyTpjPrlMy_hXRTyxCJefHweWUGDI_U3rgfum1tw4j5AYv1rttwD_musvROPtr_aHBsXh_awI=w238-h298" width="238" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlZAEI7jRLof6JW96XvqqNEHlsfVN87YCldTGgZoQcKjQk-w9DuiZ1HpEKVY0DAhCvZEa8tItlFvdcKSVrmJOG6G_NLGLUnNkzu5OSf6iBJW8dc4dBe52znF6a7WgnYCMjBGqxtxD7ftSK1oTDF7ZzauzDdhjCNuKhqnKVbb04kTl6pzFnf8Mc0enh-J8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1280" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlZAEI7jRLof6JW96XvqqNEHlsfVN87YCldTGgZoQcKjQk-w9DuiZ1HpEKVY0DAhCvZEa8tItlFvdcKSVrmJOG6G_NLGLUnNkzu5OSf6iBJW8dc4dBe52znF6a7WgnYCMjBGqxtxD7ftSK1oTDF7ZzauzDdhjCNuKhqnKVbb04kTl6pzFnf8Mc0enh-J8=w238-h297" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><video controls="" height="1333" width="750">
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Commonwealth
</span><span style="background-color: white;">525 E Fremont St,<br />Las Vegas, NV 89101</span><br /></b><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="399" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FjYCuOF-cXk" width="480" youtube-src-id="FjYCuOF-cXk"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Hosted by Cora Vette
Starring:
Cervena Fox</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Featuring:
Sgt Die Wies
Lolita Haze
Tida Sativa
Molotov Bombshell
</span><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="xt0psk2" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Saint Anique
</span></span><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Miss Brawling Beauty
<a href="https://www.tixr.com/groups/cornerbar/events/cw-cervena-fox-presents-my-bloody-valentine-90803" target="_blank">TICKETS ON SALE NOW</a></span></span></p>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-89485254980461238312024-01-07T10:58:00.007-07:002024-01-07T10:58:45.650-07:00Jeu Diabolique - from House of Menjou's Viva Las Vintage<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>appy Sunday<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>ere is a very short and SFW clip from last night's sold out Viva Las Vintage Burlesque show brought to you by House of Menjou.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="407" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RhXxIi8j_2s" width="489" youtube-src-id="RhXxIi8j_2s"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-64595588588590481042024-01-04T21:24:00.005-07:002024-01-04T21:24:59.214-07:00Viva Las Vintage Burlesque Show<p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5gsJF1Gy9-xOiJetisML5SkF_GenRSlTJAWh32uLmwOcgM5X6NQE3Hy2pHe2cA5sCsDynk0ZkHgwVl5DyZqfiNV8JAnIVzHFEFA5PA-dHqk7SSceTpYld_ZEHfna-_s1tR70Ptild6RmIoo2of54E8Vwce6ElYTOEhiXOUz429xi-7J3qjvQN0u3d7Y/s1284/415065055_10233415060859997_2591360779122486002_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="1284" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5gsJF1Gy9-xOiJetisML5SkF_GenRSlTJAWh32uLmwOcgM5X6NQE3Hy2pHe2cA5sCsDynk0ZkHgwVl5DyZqfiNV8JAnIVzHFEFA5PA-dHqk7SSceTpYld_ZEHfna-_s1tR70Ptild6RmIoo2of54E8Vwce6ElYTOEhiXOUz429xi-7J3qjvQN0u3d7Y/w640-h330/415065055_10233415060859997_2591360779122486002_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span>ight I suggest getting yourself a ticket to The House of Menjou's presentation of Viva Las Vintage Burlesque show. </span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Glitter Ginger & </span><span class="xv78j7m" spellcheck="false" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Zelda Fairfax</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> lead the pack of Vegas inspired Burlesque acts along with The Cello Lestat, </span><span class="xv78j7m" spellcheck="false" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Buttercup</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">, Tricky Tatiana, and ME! The show is THIS Saturday (January 06th, 2024) at 7pm at </span><span class="xv78j7m" spellcheck="false" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Majestic Repertory Theatre</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> on Main St. in Las Vegas! You can guarantee yourself a seat by purchasing your tickets here. </span><p></p><a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/majestic/1104214"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">https://www.tickettailor.com/events/majestic/1104214</span></a><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Come on down and start celebrating my birthday early with me!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UMHxz64AJWSM53nlFSAQP5rCN7a4Ft8AqTntmzR2SjRIUQ3WAiDFYBs2wLc_G0ZXaKi1lJ5RmVZfZSRMHz0AfT0tOva53iT3LLx-Ba2wQITbW-U5xmNbJzCtbNQ9bBDWZskkv5HbuLKOcKZk5Sa1aBG1reAkrt5F6sDRgsOHZ4y_mhyqq8GZtZhmTCk/s1093/407388769_368048832481890_8046235110224904115_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="919" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UMHxz64AJWSM53nlFSAQP5rCN7a4Ft8AqTntmzR2SjRIUQ3WAiDFYBs2wLc_G0ZXaKi1lJ5RmVZfZSRMHz0AfT0tOva53iT3LLx-Ba2wQITbW-U5xmNbJzCtbNQ9bBDWZskkv5HbuLKOcKZk5Sa1aBG1reAkrt5F6sDRgsOHZ4y_mhyqq8GZtZhmTCk/w538-h640/407388769_368048832481890_8046235110224904115_n.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">xoxo <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">~Lolita<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></div></div></div>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-81385079972720558192024-01-03T10:00:00.001-07:002024-01-03T10:00:00.134-07:00Seth MacFarlane at the Smith Center in Las Vegas<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> just wanted to quickly share this short recap of the amazing gift, my best friend got for me this past Christmas! I got to see the gorgeous and talented, Seth MacFarlane <span style="font-size: xx-small;">and Liz Gillies</span> in concert at the Art Deco inspired Smith Center here in Las Vegas!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>he video says it all, so let's give it a quick watch!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="414" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i3tTJN4HUq8" width="498" youtube-src-id="i3tTJN4HUq8"></iframe></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">xoxo <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">~Lolita<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></div>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-42397048262886685562024-01-02T10:59:00.001-07:002024-01-02T10:59:00.136-07:00Hannahs Furniture Co. The Family Heirlooms <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3gybTlhr2key-yFjkYmCxZ9ppNF2jQPwtUgsB87bk7EAtVrz3O07rqa8-C0JaaoGkOTdb0YA5HWRqbzyrdEuc6HSHAZ4lR9CsUjKxAD6oBfL7CVNpF43HX5rDDSua1mRrQFWcqTyzI9ywEBqRG1AR0EGEG4dYcnHCM0S2dvVfL8VDIDjwvBzofBF89Cs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3gybTlhr2key-yFjkYmCxZ9ppNF2jQPwtUgsB87bk7EAtVrz3O07rqa8-C0JaaoGkOTdb0YA5HWRqbzyrdEuc6HSHAZ4lR9CsUjKxAD6oBfL7CVNpF43HX5rDDSua1mRrQFWcqTyzI9ywEBqRG1AR0EGEG4dYcnHCM0S2dvVfL8VDIDjwvBzofBF89Cs=w640-h427" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>appy New Year to those of you that still enjoy following this blog of mine. I thought I would make the first (real) post of the New Year be about the past. Naturally, as a vintage related blog, all my posts involve the past somehow, but this one is extra special to me.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">B</span>ack in October of 2022, I drove down to Prescott, AZ to help my Mom pack up and move. She was moving back to Kenosha, WI as Arizona no longer provided her with the happiness she once loved. I met up with my sister and we were later joined by my brother and nephew. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span>hile diving into the treasure trove of goodies my mother had and spending time with my family, I noticed a table that my Mom had that I had never seen before. It was a side table with an art deco design. I absolutely fell in love with it and asked if I could have it. I was told no, she was keeping it and it was a "Hannahs table" (Hannahs being the family name). Drats, I thought! My Mom was not about to give up this beautiful table and that was understandable, it was a family heirloom obviously passed down to her. As we were packing up over the course of a few days, I heard her mention that a couple of other tables were "Hannahs tables". I didn't realize my Grandpa passed on so many family heirlooms! Unfortunately, I didn't get any photos of these great tables to share with everyone.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span>t was on the last day that I was packing up some old artwork and posters that I came across an old ad out of a magazine, for of all things - Hannahs Furniture Co. Did I just learn something new about my family? This whole time when she was saying it was a Hannahs Table and I thought she meant simply a family heirloom, but it was actually a table manufactured by our family!? </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVtRbvpQvO2daJsSnNm1ldwXVxXW3jYC4LiIRym33YdBNutmtT7NL2Uhe4DD2jq80yO2g1cahkEiqvQCMyXoyLD9s-mtJucGGfXkyBETZwYnS3w7_GpjewlMzQu48TypfEgjZVUUOWNNKxWlGWL2nALqE_CpO5N53Hunc5YEhWZxyNOEx2GbD4ile6S5g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="884" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVtRbvpQvO2daJsSnNm1ldwXVxXW3jYC4LiIRym33YdBNutmtT7NL2Uhe4DD2jq80yO2g1cahkEiqvQCMyXoyLD9s-mtJucGGfXkyBETZwYnS3w7_GpjewlMzQu48TypfEgjZVUUOWNNKxWlGWL2nALqE_CpO5N53Hunc5YEhWZxyNOEx2GbD4ile6S5g=w605-h640" width="605" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Not the ad my Mom has.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> do not know how I wasn't privy to the fact that my great grandfather was the president of "Hannahs Furniture Co.", which was manufacturing tables and (home) library furniture from 1910 to 1938. It was in 1933 that my Great Grandfather took over the company from his Dad and bought out all other partners. <br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>owever the history of "Hannahs Furniture Co." started long before that. Prior to 1882, my Great Great Grandfather (and his business partner) started "Hannahs and Jackson" making tables in chairs. After a fire in </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">In 1882, "Hannahs and Jackson" incorporated as the "Kenosha Crib Company" (Kenosha, WI being the home of all of the businesses). Then in 1910 company changed its name to "Hannahs Manufacturing Company", moving away from children’s furniture and into high quality library furniture and tables.
<span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>hat is the very brief history I have been able to find online about "the family business". Let's move on to the table I now own!</span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFTexX_mOiFNkVSDQs_Hq3gAV6obD7XZGS9kBI8tGiOwaDdxzuaUyQ-qweOT0tzpNOgmFhS9mZmB8zznSdA4BL1OY3EUO2_u4iqhqKdj5bzgy-9LkWKNCZqVuttxMohl5rf0YaM4IMW_Mg49vQVGeITU_eJHPnt6WGeBGYhdS68sJ7R6efgklnth8vBhA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1600" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFTexX_mOiFNkVSDQs_Hq3gAV6obD7XZGS9kBI8tGiOwaDdxzuaUyQ-qweOT0tzpNOgmFhS9mZmB8zznSdA4BL1OY3EUO2_u4iqhqKdj5bzgy-9LkWKNCZqVuttxMohl5rf0YaM4IMW_Mg49vQVGeITU_eJHPnt6WGeBGYhdS68sJ7R6efgklnth8vBhA=w640-h514" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span>fter I returned home to Las Vegas, I immediately started to research what I could about "Hannahs Furniture Co." I came across a "Hannahs Furniture Co." table on </span></span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">eBay</span></span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> and had to snatch it up! I had to have at least 1 "family heirloom"! While this table isn't as lovey as the one my Mom has, I am still quite happy to have it. The top inlays remind me of bats -- I love bats! I set up the table as quickly as I could once I </span></span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">received it because</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> I was just so excited to have it. It currently holds my record player and some knick knacks... which reminds me, I need to clean it off a bit!</span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIvl47AFz1yNNfJfv0Vf5RIO8zOOv28ZHSTvobL0JQd9bDsHEI_j6I0ycZCHwRKnMuoH4Z8e9MGL6waBbSJPsIfTzVTDQplnwDhgnPCNptbqqFFiGdcNYfOPMyIbMgTRmRXOHak4PtcVcLN3-vx1tjM0TdNLJmH9qCS-L9TmfLAdoHU1cNOleBucSCh5M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="1600" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIvl47AFz1yNNfJfv0Vf5RIO8zOOv28ZHSTvobL0JQd9bDsHEI_j6I0ycZCHwRKnMuoH4Z8e9MGL6waBbSJPsIfTzVTDQplnwDhgnPCNptbqqFFiGdcNYfOPMyIbMgTRmRXOHak4PtcVcLN3-vx1tjM0TdNLJmH9qCS-L9TmfLAdoHU1cNOleBucSCh5M=w640-h394" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhfZXtzFP8Kq7rFNcwZIKtcA7T_qrxSR5YI58eTfbuVFVDuRbHFUQZPWUZSzqzd5IghzFDA17EFrvtJsLS-xMNFqvt5-SW9NpzvTnswqiLA0RvZPZZwAxqF2mnGblmrSTQfbeDuhNf9mbfkPftI6DH6IecaeVBMVB3Z9HrhD5GAO1GACjgNOj66Z6UqYA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="1600" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhfZXtzFP8Kq7rFNcwZIKtcA7T_qrxSR5YI58eTfbuVFVDuRbHFUQZPWUZSzqzd5IghzFDA17EFrvtJsLS-xMNFqvt5-SW9NpzvTnswqiLA0RvZPZZwAxqF2mnGblmrSTQfbeDuhNf9mbfkPftI6DH6IecaeVBMVB3Z9HrhD5GAO1GACjgNOj66Z6UqYA=w400-h286" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO-YK_5C2eJlcgmxOLCvMVGNnSRNmavVmWY7NhdZNbR7a7zpWpWaOe6KrdGOyu6K9qtOc7ts6zPMRJ25fFvLKV3Mc0WJVVn7V0xh6n7R7ZqoLApLFSRLuW1v-u-zmx0QsEc8HGCRxzzGqtt5myTTiX6LVRrTyIFUJcUlvYjY0c_TTuDa_BzjMEwNW4XzI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO-YK_5C2eJlcgmxOLCvMVGNnSRNmavVmWY7NhdZNbR7a7zpWpWaOe6KrdGOyu6K9qtOc7ts6zPMRJ25fFvLKV3Mc0WJVVn7V0xh6n7R7ZqoLApLFSRLuW1v-u-zmx0QsEc8HGCRxzzGqtt5myTTiX6LVRrTyIFUJcUlvYjY0c_TTuDa_BzjMEwNW4XzI=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAU-76qXCC6QjR9rAP-cCVU233XyiuUdxLN5kVcuwypsaLIZ7MTTojL4PRCTJS3yV4aJs49iMYd5zc9-Rky3Uiaamn1snM1jwEk7kAXG8aId4WIIgvqLiU14wfzWDFUTnMC4j2VCEWVN9srXjYuabAKsOh7gFZzFpiDcKgv8vMo_wm1duXI58BT8ph5Pc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAU-76qXCC6QjR9rAP-cCVU233XyiuUdxLN5kVcuwypsaLIZ7MTTojL4PRCTJS3yV4aJs49iMYd5zc9-Rky3Uiaamn1snM1jwEk7kAXG8aId4WIIgvqLiU14wfzWDFUTnMC4j2VCEWVN9srXjYuabAKsOh7gFZzFpiDcKgv8vMo_wm1duXI58BT8ph5Pc=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkFSUW124cf65d0CzsZV1CCBbxFY9nC9zZ_ecgy8-3wrsGdEm9IsSqjGuPCGmc4q87r-rRn0Wipxe_vmevFv4o6FsKs7LRk-dq0K_i-7_BR0LmvkpRdMXT0wSxHuF-Qpkm1EwbwNwrbIRrdNIKv6kYaLreSslf55D0FMHHjdO5Pyti0WHG_O6vustxIbA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkFSUW124cf65d0CzsZV1CCBbxFY9nC9zZ_ecgy8-3wrsGdEm9IsSqjGuPCGmc4q87r-rRn0Wipxe_vmevFv4o6FsKs7LRk-dq0K_i-7_BR0LmvkpRdMXT0wSxHuF-Qpkm1EwbwNwrbIRrdNIKv6kYaLreSslf55D0FMHHjdO5Pyti0WHG_O6vustxIbA=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> have enjoyed having this table in my home and just this past October while visiting my Mom for her Birthday in Kenosha, I saw that my sister owns this exact same table as well! She got hers after I got mine and she didn't even know I had this table! Can you believe it?!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>ere are some other "Hannahs Furniture Co." tables that have found their ways into other peoples homes. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Found these photos on Google.)</span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGK9Dv9dVcJ0zur9ulGeLZ-H372t1uEL43mln2O12mw3skvZFC3qzwoM6drXbuWognSHcM0alUidW7jCKu7sqaDqzULiC4GTBssH_QIGXTWUTMPZbZlzk6f2PG9m0LJiBYR_X-HzH9vp-DIH7cL2UJkPJekf5N7ZyNkTBloK7pML3mutNLzIEl745Z17s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="722" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGK9Dv9dVcJ0zur9ulGeLZ-H372t1uEL43mln2O12mw3skvZFC3qzwoM6drXbuWognSHcM0alUidW7jCKu7sqaDqzULiC4GTBssH_QIGXTWUTMPZbZlzk6f2PG9m0LJiBYR_X-HzH9vp-DIH7cL2UJkPJekf5N7ZyNkTBloK7pML3mutNLzIEl745Z17s=w188-h200" width="188" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh978WZCqYi8cCmfOoz_-YyDN6CAljRav5ZpXZUucsy_4aEl_rT79QJ-mm_gtoX2pDk0EMATEhovEXLt4JrhPjX4uNN0MLKjwjUHqT1kTpJmZATqCD3sLNP0EdXuLq3_bIPLwjjNRgSEcgTMTjkmWkWfZ0PEZ9f5ZRtTq1NvyEhil5Fy6tft_iGVm9eud8" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I look forward to adding more Hannahs "family heirlooms" to my home!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">F</span>un Fact! Apparently, "Hannahs Furniture Co." produced a pinball machine in 1937! To get my hands on THAT!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUE89xs_VeZZr4xKwlLncPoq-qaLSlCH_675qbMB6pqqMk1t-pV9g8N77A927IzrCEsGG6Ew6uJ3VCqhcwehu4LVay34xxwPcr-BiarwQniFsRi57OgUSJItlz8Yc0B41A2mQbwodumxg5XF0lBSxLWmSiPjgvmA3cWJTki-X2OHE3Q9dmzcFbCCP7YU0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUE89xs_VeZZr4xKwlLncPoq-qaLSlCH_675qbMB6pqqMk1t-pV9g8N77A927IzrCEsGG6Ew6uJ3VCqhcwehu4LVay34xxwPcr-BiarwQniFsRi57OgUSJItlz8Yc0B41A2mQbwodumxg5XF0lBSxLWmSiPjgvmA3cWJTki-X2OHE3Q9dmzcFbCCP7YU0=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /> xoxo <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">~Lolita<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></div></div></div></div>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-67920033975179159872024-01-01T01:14:00.004-07:002024-01-01T01:14:58.874-07:00Happy Nude Year! - 2024 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyVrcNM5p5QHbmqMOCAMK-A6I-0vneaW_R-Uc3fIHYz1y3geuemfvmc4Hf2d0anEQtt594y-IC6UuPSjiKxz9_KP3_F-4qaSShx-zNodpzaN7OS2sCj1zkq8e7k68HTf39uUA_Sl9MCsQT6wFGU429d7kVcW9yeIaeJy9v-p_fP8x3ed-giV8GC7CTK0/s1600/DSC04427-b-wb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyVrcNM5p5QHbmqMOCAMK-A6I-0vneaW_R-Uc3fIHYz1y3geuemfvmc4Hf2d0anEQtt594y-IC6UuPSjiKxz9_KP3_F-4qaSShx-zNodpzaN7OS2sCj1zkq8e7k68HTf39uUA_Sl9MCsQT6wFGU429d7kVcW9yeIaeJy9v-p_fP8x3ed-giV8GC7CTK0/w512-h640/DSC04427-b-wb.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>appy New Year everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful 2023 and are looking forward to what 2024 can bring!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">N</span>ow I haven't forgotten about the Rx for Slimming blogs... They are just running behind. I have to play catch up a bit, but they will be coming!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span>n the meantime... I wanted to share these cheeky pinup inspired "Nude Year" photos! Overt your eyes if they are too scandalous. :-D</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVp876UnpRux7h0459VMflCXUBW3tyJoWaPM8IPbHjujiHl27pApKh8xzzv3bmJ4ySdqfZ2RAxWApGx9TOFXiv28aLT_-rha4TWSIguiaESwtUsSfdPmDjUtpUkS-W8Y3SUbawFPIfPqANT9UuLvbh_UmJC4WBoq4sFf_QZVm_V_At2nBv7ZwfnSHLJw/s1600/DSC04427b-vignette.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVp876UnpRux7h0459VMflCXUBW3tyJoWaPM8IPbHjujiHl27pApKh8xzzv3bmJ4ySdqfZ2RAxWApGx9TOFXiv28aLT_-rha4TWSIguiaESwtUsSfdPmDjUtpUkS-W8Y3SUbawFPIfPqANT9UuLvbh_UmJC4WBoq4sFf_QZVm_V_At2nBv7ZwfnSHLJw/s320/DSC04427b-vignette.jpg" width="256" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg2JMF0PXubqmsxk7rMgYgVFox9ws_nEdREPlOTJizoKzrdz1bsgUqzGmylyKp7WRGIim8tv_woCbL8elEuC1i8LtC3uKf7AuHq0NvOvW26nHTonBEJOiROIuiR5r1qk08sjxto8iN8ztQniKaL4mlDhggIP1hdm9uw_DViJLh16QpJY0231ogc85Ux0/s1600/DSC04392b-vignette.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSfGi0CUGgLTEhqwUJpUTcPgiX9igx9YoVamac0_bEw3Jok65caLlSZ9G3dMiTShgiTzx3yLrbwoKEke_kca0RVeFRC1DJlWOxkfQSvJ5AMyJ2zzqyQ9F85sDoc4kPE1ZAkjZW-z3P2E9n8S-CQ-BDxBM57XOGZhFayEw1xn8cFdTldrMfc8gbsWonSg/s1600/20231211_143501%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSfGi0CUGgLTEhqwUJpUTcPgiX9igx9YoVamac0_bEw3Jok65caLlSZ9G3dMiTShgiTzx3yLrbwoKEke_kca0RVeFRC1DJlWOxkfQSvJ5AMyJ2zzqyQ9F85sDoc4kPE1ZAkjZW-z3P2E9n8S-CQ-BDxBM57XOGZhFayEw1xn8cFdTldrMfc8gbsWonSg/w512-h640/20231211_143501%20copy.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>his book has been sitting on my shelf for many years. I added it to my collection of beauty and health related items from the 1940s (and earlier) many years ago - so many years ago in fact, that I am pretty sure I purchased it, but it could easily just have been a gift. Naturally, something clicked inside me just over a week ago (without much time to prepare) and I decided to dust off that old book and take a peek inside. There, while flipping through the pages, at the very end was an 8 week course for losing 20 to 30 lbs. A whole 8 weeks of daily menus to ensure that one's figure would make it's way to being slim. I have, as many others, have put on a bunch of weight over the last few years and for me that made my self esteem plummet. That was it! I was going to do this 8 week course both to hopefully lose the 20-30 lbs as well as just see if I could do this diet from 1940! Before I get into my experience following this book, I wanted to talk about it and it's author. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">"R</span>x for Slimming" was published in 1940 and was written by fitness columnist, Ida Jean Kain. Ms. Kain wrote for the Washington Post and her columns, "Your Figure, Madame<span style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">", "A Chat to Lose Fat", and "Keep in Trim,"</span></span> was in <span style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">syndicate</span></span> in 100s of other newspapers around the country. Her career started in the late 1930's and ran until her retirement in 1969. Her published books include, "Rx for Slimming" (1940), "Get in Shape" (1944), and "Stay Slim for Life" (1958). </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYS4bi-Uu-3pa4-D0Nsga3arXaETEhe2lUwWWnFSc4GQfjPa_C74t6XoBu8s471qoyG239hbuzl_Te1H_2V_mFUKg5bVEGN7q8rwWnBI95WDSujDt4PoDtsZhAB5-6fjO2IBI_Fy3iS8fhyphenhyphen_H8t8vMiGTyvUxmY4-8uffn6V9upevOfX6CV-h3Mvv0LE/s1000/s-l1200.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="785" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYS4bi-Uu-3pa4-D0Nsga3arXaETEhe2lUwWWnFSc4GQfjPa_C74t6XoBu8s471qoyG239hbuzl_Te1H_2V_mFUKg5bVEGN7q8rwWnBI95WDSujDt4PoDtsZhAB5-6fjO2IBI_Fy3iS8fhyphenhyphen_H8t8vMiGTyvUxmY4-8uffn6V9upevOfX6CV-h3Mvv0LE/s16000/s-l1200.webp" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">photo by ebay seller - </span><a href="https://www.ebay.ca/usr/historicimages06?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l2559" style="font-size: small;">historicimages06?</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhA5bg3CNhN18RsEM8dtoo5XDKwTCwLg-LMZiiXls0cJid5zIUWfRhWUqMtV9v57o0dgalNrlOUC-Iya2CAoHVOlLPkNNzJEMfaUeE7UD0Ei1CPATd49IuJ5jV8q5CEdvat5Yo9vaYr86h5AYvVSvyj_gnv9zeleklUfMRXntIyZOlDma5RMBkvFyAto/s1000/s-l1200%20(1).webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="814" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhA5bg3CNhN18RsEM8dtoo5XDKwTCwLg-LMZiiXls0cJid5zIUWfRhWUqMtV9v57o0dgalNrlOUC-Iya2CAoHVOlLPkNNzJEMfaUeE7UD0Ei1CPATd49IuJ5jV8q5CEdvat5Yo9vaYr86h5AYvVSvyj_gnv9zeleklUfMRXntIyZOlDma5RMBkvFyAto/w260-h320/s-l1200%20(1).webp" width="260" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">photo by ebay seller - </span><a href="https://www.ebay.ca/usr/historicimages06?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l2559" style="font-size: small;">historicimages06?</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OXHoi4F6Q0FqMWUH1QPJBEkOrYmcxWvART_fLl9TnVq4HD-gIgfwEKRlXjef6eWMZULM_fHNMjHtmz7wAErhXj9SX7TeSYBcuQxjhlSnqWHp0EXjhPjkfvGaHeBoxcAxdhWPnY6GlvMfIOs2m4ulL3w__mcXtMp3-v-AsZaX155Ai1GWHPnfHooY4RI/s1000/s-l1600%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="810" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OXHoi4F6Q0FqMWUH1QPJBEkOrYmcxWvART_fLl9TnVq4HD-gIgfwEKRlXjef6eWMZULM_fHNMjHtmz7wAErhXj9SX7TeSYBcuQxjhlSnqWHp0EXjhPjkfvGaHeBoxcAxdhWPnY6GlvMfIOs2m4ulL3w__mcXtMp3-v-AsZaX155Ai1GWHPnfHooY4RI/w261-h322/s-l1600%20(2).jpg" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">photo by ebay seller - </span><a href="https://www.ebay.ca/usr/historicimages06?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l2559" style="font-size: small;">historicimages06?</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span>fter experiencing some complications from Polio as a child, she spent the rest of her life in educating herself, and later others, on health, nutrition, and fitness. She focused on eating low fat diets and exercising to stay healthy. Ms. Kain took a positivity approach to weight lose and took into consideration one's height and build to achieve the ideal figure for one's self. Her advice was sought out by 10s of thousands of women weekly and movie stars alike... making her bit of a Hedda Hopper (sans gossip) and Dear Abby of health. </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUmO0JmhJO3eHb5B_l-1HkXClACoguDnbY8msvk35LKlxEpfWUwbuf5reke16BUd2I1BK-i9DV_5BATXcGTtSrJ8AO-p6OtHk3xsv79h_AGDpBVPbIkpVXc1ln3mR22SQoont6Istf8ZxkkMUSHcOXKjtxx1UonIq70sWuwrfaEvuTDGmmV3iuGtCrpE/s1000/s-l1600%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="813" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUmO0JmhJO3eHb5B_l-1HkXClACoguDnbY8msvk35LKlxEpfWUwbuf5reke16BUd2I1BK-i9DV_5BATXcGTtSrJ8AO-p6OtHk3xsv79h_AGDpBVPbIkpVXc1ln3mR22SQoont6Istf8ZxkkMUSHcOXKjtxx1UonIq70sWuwrfaEvuTDGmmV3iuGtCrpE/s16000/s-l1600%20(3).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo by ebay seller - <a href="https://www.ebay.ca/usr/historicimages06?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l2559">historicimages06?</a><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span>he was married twice and passed away in August of 1997, just months after the passing of her husband earlier that year. She was 95 years old.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIYLIu300v78MXPk6gnMAdAeunJgvURlzMVk0QfD0kKbEQPMe6h5wM99LP-uKju0lpElyN_DHLbTwK12EX7exze57X4AIn53FbjYTIPKWlXFzm03nIvu1DhtWTM7Z8WEVYi6iEV7hatwt8NAnot19wtvZumajRR8WBi5tbVVL3aKQv1NqgZT4NAd69qs/s1000/s-l1600.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="826" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIYLIu300v78MXPk6gnMAdAeunJgvURlzMVk0QfD0kKbEQPMe6h5wM99LP-uKju0lpElyN_DHLbTwK12EX7exze57X4AIn53FbjYTIPKWlXFzm03nIvu1DhtWTM7Z8WEVYi6iEV7hatwt8NAnot19wtvZumajRR8WBi5tbVVL3aKQv1NqgZT4NAd69qs/w528-h640/s-l1600.jpg" width="528" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo by ebay seller - <a href="https://www.ebay.ca/usr/historicimages06?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l2559">historicimages06?</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span>s far as the book itself, "Rx for Slimming" takes on a surprisingly modern look at dieting, if you ignore the modern extremeness used by marketing firms. There are no strict one food diets, there are no long hours in the gym, there are no miracle drugs, quiet honestly the book is merely common sense. Calories in vs calories out. I felt called out a bit when she states, <i>"You may not be eating too much but you are eating too much of the wrong foods." </i>My candy stash felt very insulted! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_XbJkVgHP9iLZY8uIl66dlN5_dFTOoVbe7YlVHWGNResim879njZ9J4hOLutIqhLgNisEUqqKvQ_BvFUcR8cN9YcXRbFayLRaoZHQQ4S8ui-Ax4nNlACDNKq449d9BGg7TIvATPpk-LspIKlgUOpWnqKH82OBA0phrp5XmEEbu87vv5t3fW90_Gt9DE/s1600/20231211_143610%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_XbJkVgHP9iLZY8uIl66dlN5_dFTOoVbe7YlVHWGNResim879njZ9J4hOLutIqhLgNisEUqqKvQ_BvFUcR8cN9YcXRbFayLRaoZHQQ4S8ui-Ax4nNlACDNKq449d9BGg7TIvATPpk-LspIKlgUOpWnqKH82OBA0phrp5XmEEbu87vv5t3fW90_Gt9DE/w320-h400/20231211_143610%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span>he talks very kindly, but matter of factly about wanting a slim figure and what it takes to achieve that. The book takes in account both height and frame to give a general rule about your ideal weight. She also specifies that being a few pounds over or under is not going to harm one, but anything more or less, might become something to look a bit into.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhM1qRY1JuTsfWCN32NzPzIHqmgiR4b9-pQQGBEZIVIJubm-7KQgkA5icZ0s2ziynT61cfSftofzzAMJGMiSQZ5n6fgzuOb-xgQz8VoxSaVATawoEYhwUrHHCR7UOJMwLeFyo6qwg9iGD_kRuEqCa0dwVgV4NRBqMfDk7FeuRqrFbHD5vrUpN7F2651qw/s1600/20231211_143649%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhM1qRY1JuTsfWCN32NzPzIHqmgiR4b9-pQQGBEZIVIJubm-7KQgkA5icZ0s2ziynT61cfSftofzzAMJGMiSQZ5n6fgzuOb-xgQz8VoxSaVATawoEYhwUrHHCR7UOJMwLeFyo6qwg9iGD_kRuEqCa0dwVgV4NRBqMfDk7FeuRqrFbHD5vrUpN7F2651qw/w512-h640/20231211_143649%20copy.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span>s. Kain even talks about the ladies who want to add some weight to their very slim figure. While there is no 8 week menus for gaining weight, she still addresses that as well.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>here are chapters about the particular exercises one can do to reduce. By our modern standards, these exercises are the standard exercises we all know - yet seem too basic for what we now see as the gym crunch. I appreciate that even with these "simple" exercises, she still puts a warning to only do the first few and build up your strength until you can do the rest.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtt695WitN2RONejpJuI2e4eZlM0rN5P6Gym6aZ6bfRZ6QHmsfZKYc6tx_nH4mgCaPIiYaP2EDWa5AI9ueu7ZLZASj2tZK4_ZQbn2EP6F_6ulFBsK6rjd3sMwXENZdb1vOIwEygh2yfdcHzWZeoJwbi7stYw3cFEqdaZPzUEZ5bCS_u8kWDffuWnslFF0/s1600/20231211_143600%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtt695WitN2RONejpJuI2e4eZlM0rN5P6Gym6aZ6bfRZ6QHmsfZKYc6tx_nH4mgCaPIiYaP2EDWa5AI9ueu7ZLZASj2tZK4_ZQbn2EP6F_6ulFBsK6rjd3sMwXENZdb1vOIwEygh2yfdcHzWZeoJwbi7stYw3cFEqdaZPzUEZ5bCS_u8kWDffuWnslFF0/w512-h640/20231211_143600%20copy.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>er methods of both diet and exercise are definitely a slow and steady wins the race methodology and not the fast and quick ways that many fad diets use to sell products. This is the part that I feel is very modern. Sure, one could argue that a low (to no) fat diet is outdated and is fine to eat, but it's the idea of really watching what you eat and make a conscious effort to learn the calories and keep your body moving that is at the heart of this book.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIn27IigcfU1kInmnAT7MWJ5bWeJWCxC9BrAwoTowXCkaDEdvHT3tgLWW26Zy3QfbgoSxux1zTm3QAdDM8DQbzI-du7YVV6NMODAKtjN7ez4e0wzbd1NAmkkYwkrcLma1I4Ln2IiEebL1-_QSXIkEN34_ehiwNp1fXE0f_kMmMOZLQGyJblNcL6oQkWTI/s1600/20231211_143704%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIn27IigcfU1kInmnAT7MWJ5bWeJWCxC9BrAwoTowXCkaDEdvHT3tgLWW26Zy3QfbgoSxux1zTm3QAdDM8DQbzI-du7YVV6NMODAKtjN7ez4e0wzbd1NAmkkYwkrcLma1I4Ln2IiEebL1-_QSXIkEN34_ehiwNp1fXE0f_kMmMOZLQGyJblNcL6oQkWTI/w320-h400/20231211_143704%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJK4ljiUChGbKRHJ6P-etAyQsse4s7QWw5nm9OJQOu1l5B13mo_t8RKGk080-tBqVyuOAnr_8fGMOc3p_bINZJXW30y7bMknJw5P68sWx9clOEIwkHMKiKQYQE7J_NtEFPcSwLcqMJnEbSjuPQXzZZEI6uS7nlbSVC6o0JjfPqOFOh5UVtWK2K0PosEnI/s1600/20231211_143619%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJK4ljiUChGbKRHJ6P-etAyQsse4s7QWw5nm9OJQOu1l5B13mo_t8RKGk080-tBqVyuOAnr_8fGMOc3p_bINZJXW30y7bMknJw5P68sWx9clOEIwkHMKiKQYQE7J_NtEFPcSwLcqMJnEbSjuPQXzZZEI6uS7nlbSVC6o0JjfPqOFOh5UVtWK2K0PosEnI/w320-h400/20231211_143619%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">N</span>ow that we've discussed a bit about the author and the book, I think I will save my experience following the "Rx for Slimming" 8 week diet for future weekly posts. I hope you will follow along as I blog about what the diet menus are and how I was able to work with them as well as personal feelings about the experience. I am hoping that I can fulfill this challenge even through the holiday season of 2023!<br /><br />Until the next post...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">xoxo <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">~Lolita<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></div></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yKh99o4ql3BdoWQbwNJoZU5vf5NfiHXKXvl4-zBcgB3O8wbEbdRC_wvRiCW1n85ftHs_px8Rm1fvSxXIR9VhUNwlAoOZ6eqTBVXi1mRX7RnVRM6xSMjpSrNxjJFA9vD7hXqMnBJ9T8-_zHdEyCTRXzV0ivOeBQJEj4r0Ydqc4VxBlQB2x8heKEyjwt8/s1000/s-l1600%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="808" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yKh99o4ql3BdoWQbwNJoZU5vf5NfiHXKXvl4-zBcgB3O8wbEbdRC_wvRiCW1n85ftHs_px8Rm1fvSxXIR9VhUNwlAoOZ6eqTBVXi1mRX7RnVRM6xSMjpSrNxjJFA9vD7hXqMnBJ9T8-_zHdEyCTRXzV0ivOeBQJEj4r0Ydqc4VxBlQB2x8heKEyjwt8/w518-h640/s-l1600%20(1).jpg" width="518" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo by ebay seller - <a href="https://www.ebay.ca/usr/historicimages06?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l2559">historicimages06?</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-13995346531698928972023-11-27T19:58:00.004-07:002023-11-27T19:58:38.922-07:00Shit I Thrifted (and really don't need) - Episode 4<p> <span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span>hat wondrous things will I have in this haul?</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="401" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7hvpgIR8bRs" width="483" youtube-src-id="7hvpgIR8bRs"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>~ <span style="font-size: x-large;">Aluminum Grease Container</span> - Currently in the fridge holding my bacon grease for later use.<br />~ Faux red orchids - waiting to be crafted.<br />~ Holiday faux flowers - also waiting to be crafted!<br />~ Jewelry box - holding most of my crystals.<br />~ Frame with Deco inspired matte - waiting for a photo.<br />~ Gold frame - waiting for a photo.<br />~ White and green frames - Some crafted and gifted others crafted to be sold.<br />~ Gold towel holder - waiting to be listed for sale.<br />~ <span style="font-size: x-large;">Lamplighter candle holder</span> - Tis the Season, but still needs the glass part.<br />~ Cigar box - Hiding all my shopping receipts until I find a better use for it.<br />~ Cathedral shelf - waiting to be crafted.<br />~ <span style="font-size: large;">Magazine holder</span> - housing my vintage catalogs from the 40s!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">*Enlarged text for actual vintage items.*</div><div><br /></div>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-46696016709625395262023-11-12T18:30:00.001-07:002023-11-12T18:30:42.789-07:00Dreaming of Gingham ~ A Gingham Inspiration Post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0pFgTR1nfEnxd3Yn8I7GZr3QDiNP7vLDcp3lSkGv_5J6AZDoKgwghMNZoJDWhfOSDh9BuqasUqcHzsGFS5yJnLX6-XyvTX4zRFx9Vqo2fq9m0oHyaW8FFEdpGttKoTp3dbdLjqiX0Xv9pRDSxaJ7qfuL-8Db7SSIcAIIsOwH0MOoovY6060AJgQnMLCY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="713" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0pFgTR1nfEnxd3Yn8I7GZr3QDiNP7vLDcp3lSkGv_5J6AZDoKgwghMNZoJDWhfOSDh9BuqasUqcHzsGFS5yJnLX6-XyvTX4zRFx9Vqo2fq9m0oHyaW8FFEdpGttKoTp3dbdLjqiX0Xv9pRDSxaJ7qfuL-8Db7SSIcAIIsOwH0MOoovY6060AJgQnMLCY=w320-h640" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">R</span>ecently, my friend gave me a bunch of fabric that her tia had before her passing. The majority of the fabric was from the 80s, mostly calico flowers, which I love. Then there were a bunch of various colors of gingham! </p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">G</span>ingham is one of those fabric prints that automatically feel "vintage". It often transcends the wearer to simpler times gone by, on the farm or in a field, back to days of youthful joy. The summer sun shining down on you... Winter hasn't even arrived yet and I am already dreaming of Summer again. <br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFsuwBxJHWlW5XXFVPUG8YDxJZXt1xrS-uNRe8ZqztYpU4FJvVo4NHz_SxkbLMm2LreQbiqQ7-TYobkz_OI6GYrKQksladU1IH7AU16VOp9RRjuQCP-Iwqg4sZ53EPAKQmTdZUPF6vhxIUYVEUMnbknp2QBXUFDcTAukjbgOw015xvXxEOpnICiYiwGFw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="337" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFsuwBxJHWlW5XXFVPUG8YDxJZXt1xrS-uNRe8ZqztYpU4FJvVo4NHz_SxkbLMm2LreQbiqQ7-TYobkz_OI6GYrKQksladU1IH7AU16VOp9RRjuQCP-Iwqg4sZ53EPAKQmTdZUPF6vhxIUYVEUMnbknp2QBXUFDcTAukjbgOw015xvXxEOpnICiYiwGFw=w384-h640" width="384" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The solid blocking may help me with my limited amount of fabric!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">U</span>nfortunately, the fabric pieces I received are mostly remnants and it is doubtful I will be able to make a whole outfit or even a dress out of them. Not to mention, because they are "newer" they are made of a poly fabric and not a cool and airy cotton. This of course, did not stop me from searching for some fashion inspiration. Looking for some possibilities of what I could make with the amount I had per color (and gingham size) and what I would love to make if I had enough fabric. I found some wonderful inspiration, including some from fellow bloggers who can be seen wearing either genuine vintage gingham or self made gingham fashions.<br /><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5MKoiHRA7scXjp5anaIQPKulcHimIbvFeI8dbapaTQWb5ADWMBz_Z2sgQzm1g8p2y2J6FDKeB8bN_W7eenJ6icZPOuquLZcM0kt5jNSVh_gsyuDIqhDWhnatWfUedXRjsmOtW6yRwo5wqiPS8O-TPfuSSI2zhTYro8kWQQyRWp1PsPLE2Rg763KpIKac" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5MKoiHRA7scXjp5anaIQPKulcHimIbvFeI8dbapaTQWb5ADWMBz_Z2sgQzm1g8p2y2J6FDKeB8bN_W7eenJ6icZPOuquLZcM0kt5jNSVh_gsyuDIqhDWhnatWfUedXRjsmOtW6yRwo5wqiPS8O-TPfuSSI2zhTYro8kWQQyRWp1PsPLE2Rg763KpIKac=w464-h640" width="464" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">http://vintagegal.co.uk/vintage-craft/ethically-produced-1940s-gingham-dress/</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1RXmjF8Fp2BvtthfTQuRdpBFTi91o1kNN2Y0vvccgzwJWIWYWq3uePBQEYuWuu5so1gfLvY1T6szhM7-nQD_aQt7kDzI_IicdD6AedKUg8aj7y_XFGomgnUw3zxvmuMkR-xirVWNq-mWGJmC8neZEAe_XTPdD0cPRzWwRKkmH7ui4roKMB7jNTeDfUhk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1292" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1RXmjF8Fp2BvtthfTQuRdpBFTi91o1kNN2Y0vvccgzwJWIWYWq3uePBQEYuWuu5so1gfLvY1T6szhM7-nQD_aQt7kDzI_IicdD6AedKUg8aj7y_XFGomgnUw3zxvmuMkR-xirVWNq-mWGJmC8neZEAe_XTPdD0cPRzWwRKkmH7ui4roKMB7jNTeDfUhk=w517-h640" width="517" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">https://mssamwearsdresses.blogspot.com/2018/11/vintage-look-1940s-green-gingham.html</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> hope you enjoy these photos as much as I do. Now to figure out what I can make while dreaming of Summer days (all while it is still in the low 80s here in Las Vegas - in November!)<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYuAQnlxkUnQhkbHx7ehKeWmWM1YIayj8EFYbBmCC-I8wo9-tqccaGeAzerHpf86BFKSRZQ7OqPQNOighFGBc3bw6t73CqC6XwMNgwnoz1w-xbcqiPkvheFc6yEh20-T4W_Uf4uibrKYiVqIKOqj_WT9TVdOt1XJ-3JeQD9sgUcD2EiJvTLsO-fBIhKvk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1200" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYuAQnlxkUnQhkbHx7ehKeWmWM1YIayj8EFYbBmCC-I8wo9-tqccaGeAzerHpf86BFKSRZQ7OqPQNOighFGBc3bw6t73CqC6XwMNgwnoz1w-xbcqiPkvheFc6yEh20-T4W_Uf4uibrKYiVqIKOqj_WT9TVdOt1XJ-3JeQD9sgUcD2EiJvTLsO-fBIhKvk=w640-h438" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If I make this suit, does a man come with it too?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoI33UOe-WbTX1HTF21L2kwGhJ3HxNmEHjXYo4fkurF5tc5YZO7MiLE-7kg6ZddVXGTzeoI4yz_jpye2ece5hkgC1OZs8Z8q0EcqOGsSCbTT7LooolxtCOMxTjBt-Inlqez0QzL6QHGDx0oT9wlP6YlkYLC5mNEiyFvqHQaY-s9kjVoeoCFnbhWxxz_Uk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1241" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoI33UOe-WbTX1HTF21L2kwGhJ3HxNmEHjXYo4fkurF5tc5YZO7MiLE-7kg6ZddVXGTzeoI4yz_jpye2ece5hkgC1OZs8Z8q0EcqOGsSCbTT7LooolxtCOMxTjBt-Inlqez0QzL6QHGDx0oT9wlP6YlkYLC5mNEiyFvqHQaY-s9kjVoeoCFnbhWxxz_Uk=w496-h640" width="496" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgzK-RtxqfILJqRBYiqVsam-jVubmwlZshY_-syzXKmN8ghcshhclE0luNuQz3XO1vEN_rqLRNkmC3a8ogQeCbGLfaAvPGLz2QEkQXhvcGAzKW5EO58eX4uenMDoM3YKUsWK2z-FJi-AKxE5khHCMfJPKKvcXbg__nFcLaURrZdLXuP1ieWeBdiGUiON0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgzK-RtxqfILJqRBYiqVsam-jVubmwlZshY_-syzXKmN8ghcshhclE0luNuQz3XO1vEN_rqLRNkmC3a8ogQeCbGLfaAvPGLz2QEkQXhvcGAzKW5EO58eX4uenMDoM3YKUsWK2z-FJi-AKxE5khHCMfJPKKvcXbg__nFcLaURrZdLXuP1ieWeBdiGUiON0=w467-h640" width="467" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SOLD: hemlockvintage.com</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimyIqSQuIBKVOmOMlPUPPZKgwuCmXCHQZ0mx8MSfeAGMM-O8-xS8AWz5j4aWd3M7wwFWjPCwnrApvXxxfRS8O9V9FCXlbEPrEM9LAyumMFu7-UD4B75FA-XRtJjriva9fYOf91gurOHjL5yCsDY7Ot6WhQrT4y5RB5Cm-Ux3fPaTgC8yzkQPhSYA37ugU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1503" data-original-width="905" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimyIqSQuIBKVOmOMlPUPPZKgwuCmXCHQZ0mx8MSfeAGMM-O8-xS8AWz5j4aWd3M7wwFWjPCwnrApvXxxfRS8O9V9FCXlbEPrEM9LAyumMFu7-UD4B75FA-XRtJjriva9fYOf91gurOHjL5yCsDY7Ot6WhQrT4y5RB5Cm-Ux3fPaTgC8yzkQPhSYA37ugU=w242-h400" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1214514533/1930s-dress-cotton-gingham-red-m</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX-4gGmrOJL0BLBdRyrnDsZLqQZBIBB3OHopl5E6hunlV1pBMQAl3j625x2tURgYLytGjjrt3rHhfK6DR05zAHKd9KYX1cl_xhkYu1HniXI6v8PojAIYasbtIHcaETeRJI0eW-RJZK5kNIn7z2JbRErwRCXEb2Tv5WrlPNm8xjCkn5CxVKsDZhU5BhPBs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="564" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX-4gGmrOJL0BLBdRyrnDsZLqQZBIBB3OHopl5E6hunlV1pBMQAl3j625x2tURgYLytGjjrt3rHhfK6DR05zAHKd9KYX1cl_xhkYu1HniXI6v8PojAIYasbtIHcaETeRJI0eW-RJZK5kNIn7z2JbRErwRCXEb2Tv5WrlPNm8xjCkn5CxVKsDZhU5BhPBs" width="187" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">https://shopthrilling.com/products/floral-checkered-beachwear-by-cabana</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOQRxfefnWkSB5XWBdH5aIuCH8zng3WkE9O3R5_ebXs1Esso-F3rfKJQcNGk3aGEICQqFYmekFEpLxFk0YJIHWXi2z0TMCAHhDsSsmZtP_m8hA0zBclnsRnCttywlFuWm6NxWT_SJgamYJracD4UN1hYMFHo84l4gW5rPwQZAKbsqknU8QwTT6_xlqe7g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2827" data-original-width="1588" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOQRxfefnWkSB5XWBdH5aIuCH8zng3WkE9O3R5_ebXs1Esso-F3rfKJQcNGk3aGEICQqFYmekFEpLxFk0YJIHWXi2z0TMCAHhDsSsmZtP_m8hA0zBclnsRnCttywlFuWm6NxWT_SJgamYJracD4UN1hYMFHo84l4gW5rPwQZAKbsqknU8QwTT6_xlqe7g" width="135" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1490695873/vintage-1930s-red-gingham-cotton-dress</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNkruWiu3DT9d8LmtQNVF3Jt5oM6CelMgOP0YGxqEa7u4kBejBiX7qn_Yk6R9mEDxhe5FP80q4Q0Dyb9loOuLRjEKVm5fWLte3PmzVSp5_-Sdzc8MqLUNeBc9KsBfLxDYiEdO-C3V6ISj1VOEHtjx8r5ChMz-URnaMgpbMLFSHiZ4F2pj-7gaybkAL5Dc" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2330" data-original-width="1588" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNkruWiu3DT9d8LmtQNVF3Jt5oM6CelMgOP0YGxqEa7u4kBejBiX7qn_Yk6R9mEDxhe5FP80q4Q0Dyb9loOuLRjEKVm5fWLte3PmzVSp5_-Sdzc8MqLUNeBc9KsBfLxDYiEdO-C3V6ISj1VOEHtjx8r5ChMz-URnaMgpbMLFSHiZ4F2pj-7gaybkAL5Dc" width="164" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1553940504/50s-vtg-cotton-gingham-prairie-peasant</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK5_JSEuyMGCTHTp2badIute4f16DOq8TShVqr2J7Q-zftK_rlry_llJFpjYSnBRI_nEcJiDSk29hFvfm2Bv6zWZYRU7rlJcaqb83Xt70QFcrnEtCLvSsUucNe_eZ7Cqu5spEGKMxqrHWlC54IjjL_HBr58D3LxjnB-Jrbne06WsA_gyENLbibMpLBLTU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1588" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK5_JSEuyMGCTHTp2badIute4f16DOq8TShVqr2J7Q-zftK_rlry_llJFpjYSnBRI_nEcJiDSk29hFvfm2Bv6zWZYRU7rlJcaqb83Xt70QFcrnEtCLvSsUucNe_eZ7Cqu5spEGKMxqrHWlC54IjjL_HBr58D3LxjnB-Jrbne06WsA_gyENLbibMpLBLTU" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1322876156/vintage-dress-1940s-dress-gingham-check</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">P</span>retend these pictures of Lucille Ball are actually me in Summer of '24!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvez6khRDE24c6K3RkpfukgMPP8S4WL3zQI72pN3sStcxWFi-llx4K0UsefLPk1Mz_Dzk-wIIclGhUwG7Df7hM_csSuEHOleAKEHnCUMJZoS6EuxolQHvbV5Drvt61vpR56_BOQDM9TuuxjOoOyE44zLWTivldxVABWtveHDCT4Fxf2xqqJnnil1LNv2w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="742" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvez6khRDE24c6K3RkpfukgMPP8S4WL3zQI72pN3sStcxWFi-llx4K0UsefLPk1Mz_Dzk-wIIclGhUwG7Df7hM_csSuEHOleAKEHnCUMJZoS6EuxolQHvbV5Drvt61vpR56_BOQDM9TuuxjOoOyE44zLWTivldxVABWtveHDCT4Fxf2xqqJnnil1LNv2w=w310-h400" width="310" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA7DWDVhn6_lpmkLIkhK4qY4EViF_md0nAY5Lu2cddOh8pEKPgbDKgKlnRNFOATzTLDyZcfk-wiGjmDZ3mwPlyV1-JrGKc2TipAChbdhY33IqnSGYcdzTgVh81pmR7xISMQM3wTtvg0wsjQNHurYVbqdHBRc4nvyqgVgiFzB5B59OOobivz9D3GvfxBI4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA7DWDVhn6_lpmkLIkhK4qY4EViF_md0nAY5Lu2cddOh8pEKPgbDKgKlnRNFOATzTLDyZcfk-wiGjmDZ3mwPlyV1-JrGKc2TipAChbdhY33IqnSGYcdzTgVh81pmR7xISMQM3wTtvg0wsjQNHurYVbqdHBRc4nvyqgVgiFzB5B59OOobivz9D3GvfxBI4=w317-h400" width="317" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">xoxo <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">~Lolita<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></div></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br /></div></div><p></p>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-17726409902936265172023-11-06T18:17:00.000-07:002023-11-06T18:17:06.608-07:00Shit I Thrifted (and really don't need) - Episode 3<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">C</span>atching up on my Shit I Thrifted (and really don't need) series with episode 3.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="374" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MFEmFaOgS_A" width="450" youtube-src-id="MFEmFaOgS_A"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />~Red Old Navy chemise top: Packed away for Spring.<br />~Black and White Striped Knit Sweater: Worn and worn often.<br />~Ice Skates: Quietly waiting for an ice skate date!<br />~<span style="font-size: large;">Long 80s Frame</span>: Still waiting to be crafted or hung. I am still unsure.<br />~<span style="font-size: large;">Burnwoods Products Co Wall Hang</span>: In my (ever growing) project pile.<br />~<span style="font-size: medium;">Gold "Deco Style" Stand</span>: Waiting for something to be placed in it or on it.<br />~<span style="font-size: large;">Kig <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Malaysia</span></span> Juice Glass</span>: Washed and put away for use.<br />~<span style="font-size: medium;">Wooden Magazine Rack</span>: Painted, scratched up (aged) and tightly packed with vintage magazines in my living room.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">*Enlarged text for actual vintage items.*</div><div><br /></div>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-67883953620369260072023-11-04T13:13:00.000-07:002023-11-04T13:13:31.898-07:00Shit I Thrifted (and really don't need) - Episode 2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">C</span>ontinuing my nearly weekly series (despite my bank accounts protests) I bring to you episode 2 of Shit I Thrifted (and really don't need).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U0xMPZg2RWU" width="479" youtube-src-id="U0xMPZg2RWU"></iframe></div><br />
~Craft Flowers: Will be used for crafts and hair flowers.<br />~<span style="font-size: large;">Original Toll House Cookie Tin</span>: Research shows this was from 1987, so my suspected dating age was a bit off.<br />~Craft Foam: Was intended to use in a craft project, but currently being used as a base to stick skewers in to dry other craft projects on.<br />~Magnetic Box with Stars: Patiently waiting for me to find the right things to store in it.<br />~Blue & Green Filagree Box: Housing my wax stamp supplies in nicely.<br />~Holly Holiday Tin: Will be used to give a friend's Christmas gift in.<br />~<span style="font-size: large;">70's Golden Homco Wall Hangs</span>: Residing in my bathroom while waiting to be listed for sale. I want to keep them, but I will sell them and then rebuy the whole set.<br />~<span style="font-size: large;">Care Bears Collector's Plate</span>: Politely waiting for me to list him for sale. I decided to sell him as I don't have the room or matching style to display him. *Ugly cries*<br />~Wicker Basket: Currently holding holiday crafts, but will be filled with sewing goodies once my crafts are completed.<br />~Gold Frame: Waiting to be crafted.<br />~Long Rectangle Frame: Also waiting to be crafted.<br />~Bird and Flower Art: Needs to be researched more. I am undecided if I will keep or list.<br />~Cloche: Sitting next to my ducking. I need just one more item for my mounting and once that is done, I can start and complete that project.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">*Enlarged text for actual vintage items.*</div><p></p><br />Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-59677894577502022772023-10-30T10:58:00.002-07:002023-10-30T10:58:56.213-07:00Shit I Thrifted (and really don't need) - My new series!<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">R</span>ecently I started a new series on TikTok called <b>Shit I Thrifted </b><i>(and really don't need)</i>. The accuracy of that title makes me laugh and makes my wallet shed a tear. I didn't think to post it here because the amount of actual vintage really wasn't there in my hauls. I have reconsidered this after seeing how some of the modern items I have thrifted have been giving that "vintage feel" to my decor with a small bit of making over. Although the makeover updates haven't been filmed yet, I thought I would still share the hauls. If nothing else, it's content, right?<br /><br />Please enjoy episode 1 of <b>Shit I Thrifted </b><i>(and really don't need)</i>.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="402" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4NNAe-hixts" width="487" youtube-src-id="4NNAe-hixts"></iframe></div><br />Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-4841227506902067232023-04-09T11:58:00.001-07:002023-04-09T11:58:49.339-07:00Hoppy Easter!<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK22sm5qkJEdzuiPl4sqaj1D46lMhsJeNf2XSTV3Itcql-6EB28BOcd0lLLUGCQJ74oQI3ODnmy9KEQtzH-yJMzS4u5WOqSj-gUkOG1PkopRKClZtX6vNGCswFv18BKTLW7cju1kofJu_I01zdNpdSIKqtNM64LQ4-HvAnPjG29R_8LF3TteIMsMjy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1640" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK22sm5qkJEdzuiPl4sqaj1D46lMhsJeNf2XSTV3Itcql-6EB28BOcd0lLLUGCQJ74oQI3ODnmy9KEQtzH-yJMzS4u5WOqSj-gUkOG1PkopRKClZtX6vNGCswFv18BKTLW7cju1kofJu_I01zdNpdSIKqtNM64LQ4-HvAnPjG29R_8LF3TteIMsMjy=w640-h244" width="640" /></a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span>nother holiday and another excuse to take pinup photos that is inspired by the promo photos of the past! This time I was inspired by Vera-Ellen and her adorable Easter shoot. <br /><br />I hope everyone has a joyous Easter and that the Easter Bunny brings you all your favorite treats!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihQcDr1WIi9SDrP23tYpA3cm2cmFw2w1Sv4pX8efDL753sECm6KNq8t5rHLhQ_nHybGEAkbUYNwSBbTzlPJ84EdRv3D01po0xhvKsZOqwdNpbwKcCw1aUiL4W5zveU_HRAXvosr36xw494-xztzjXW7-BxMk009HVlVaE0io9UeFbBJVcWPJaV-pGI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="966" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihQcDr1WIi9SDrP23tYpA3cm2cmFw2w1Sv4pX8efDL753sECm6KNq8t5rHLhQ_nHybGEAkbUYNwSBbTzlPJ84EdRv3D01po0xhvKsZOqwdNpbwKcCw1aUiL4W5zveU_HRAXvosr36xw494-xztzjXW7-BxMk009HVlVaE0io9UeFbBJVcWPJaV-pGI=w515-h640" width="515" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div>Corset: Amazon</div><div>Panties: Amazon<br />Bunny Tail: Marabou Trim - Amazon</div><div>Pointe Shoes: Bloch</div></div></div>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-44680755515521639162023-03-17T13:22:00.000-07:002023-03-17T13:22:04.527-07:00St. Patty's Pretty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZ-pmJd178gQI7FnXs1vfsc__bnil68lY7x2L28TpaxeapcvJWiIJ1Q9RSyPG53kYRQI7_Wd2YGU0-U-OdZdOAfu4gy-8GAO6Rb7GsjHnqKNq-VU38wouXJQLJgh27xefUgTB0kSc7ig04WFdAo3Du8j6M0gcamPHVIAhWfR4R88m0BYLR9z3tY0Ax" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="966" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZ-pmJd178gQI7FnXs1vfsc__bnil68lY7x2L28TpaxeapcvJWiIJ1Q9RSyPG53kYRQI7_Wd2YGU0-U-OdZdOAfu4gy-8GAO6Rb7GsjHnqKNq-VU38wouXJQLJgh27xefUgTB0kSc7ig04WFdAo3Du8j6M0gcamPHVIAhWfR4R88m0BYLR9z3tY0Ax=w515-h640" width="515" /></a></div><p></p><p>Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone! May the luck of the Irish be on your side this golden holiday!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiypshzC0rS_pTACBzOXbPTDXII24U5oN62WDcgKEkF90agersiO7rniUaK9Wd3nHcO2v1br3_x89Qt37IlZCVZ69J7iZyQiFmXRUvcNYyhhg99J9U4uVh_Je4Sh4E4jt6Q8I_t-0q11mcaDiKqMsHIkPEhQfOV-31tERMGt0SFIf1pAQxuWhhWuCQi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="966" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiypshzC0rS_pTACBzOXbPTDXII24U5oN62WDcgKEkF90agersiO7rniUaK9Wd3nHcO2v1br3_x89Qt37IlZCVZ69J7iZyQiFmXRUvcNYyhhg99J9U4uVh_Je4Sh4E4jt6Q8I_t-0q11mcaDiKqMsHIkPEhQfOV-31tERMGt0SFIf1pAQxuWhhWuCQi=w515-h640" width="515" /></a></div><p></p><p>I snapped some pinup photos of myself inspired by the good old promo photos of the actresses from back in the day.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click any photo for full size.</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="385" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4d8Guh9ssnoEwWM0VbYN2v9AjZ3njrvHNadtJfAn1p03s-xaxIjsiS5U4HXIytgIxKOsUZ2ER5J6qx_ol-pZ9BuPb1wkqcU2HXr32JPgaXxreeRf6sG9tOt4zl5b2ve9FggD0WAUN38HjTX4CKkNbs3AFC_2HLfzE7NijWFsBEhFNICramydLW5cN" width="185" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Outfit:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Top: Vintage Inspired - Me Made from Vtg Pattern</div><div style="text-align: center;">Shorts: Retro Style - Thrifted</div><div style="text-align: center;">Shoes: Vintage 40s/50s - Etsy<br /><span style="text-align: left;">Hair: Wig - Amazon (plus a tad bit of photoshop) </span></div><p></p>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-68313652066712860972023-02-06T01:06:00.000-07:002023-02-06T01:06:21.437-07:00Be My Valentine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvs1pnEwEdPO7sbr8NaBysJSx-lR4hpQTW1AFXxIJmiVf4D8XZAemvQqYDPCSxc5YnQaJZXnt_TltdUQ-WUUIwwE1dv-0sizKy_GRjKmO1hVzVyIhl3RBcpE0W8qHmLSKKB0gbO8EY7zQBTgyrwro95SQXv5WOJ2X07rf0GxSb2ECdVFf7HWC0xEPC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1500" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvs1pnEwEdPO7sbr8NaBysJSx-lR4hpQTW1AFXxIJmiVf4D8XZAemvQqYDPCSxc5YnQaJZXnt_TltdUQ-WUUIwwE1dv-0sizKy_GRjKmO1hVzVyIhl3RBcpE0W8qHmLSKKB0gbO8EY7zQBTgyrwro95SQXv5WOJ2X07rf0GxSb2ECdVFf7HWC0xEPC=w619-h495" width="619" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> have not done a Valentine's Day photoshoot in almost 20 years! I knew I wanted to do one this year -- however I made this decision right after my New Years photoshoot and I had to get my birthday shoot done first. Having very little time in between my birthday and Valentine's Day, I had to rush to put something together on a zero dollar budget! I did exactly that!<br /><br />First I looked at vintage Valentine promo photos of actresses and tried to figure out what I could "recreate" with very little money, being that the "set" would be used only once and then disposed of. I can across this photo of Dorothy Hart that was simply her with a cut out heart to frame her. This would be easy enough for me! Then I remembered I had a bazillion red rose heads just sitting in storage - I could use them to jazz up the heart and give it more flourish for the photos. I added the Be My Valentine "ribbon" banner to really hit home this was a Valentine's Day shoot.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">The Inspiration and "recreation".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2LpDSt0xzYZYa8zR_DHs0L5JSvVGrQrovFN_GEVNmclt162SObktrCO1x_UAzvG_n6Za35vQlDSGKZQlGApLyzaYOjkybnvU32MUdJvIOFz7cta83CXOx8g7GVk8Zs-LpLqpnWusOU2GuxPqlMuczr91JNSY8VVG3EFyQ2n75ZJobbRePmcOiwOGB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2LpDSt0xzYZYa8zR_DHs0L5JSvVGrQrovFN_GEVNmclt162SObktrCO1x_UAzvG_n6Za35vQlDSGKZQlGApLyzaYOjkybnvU32MUdJvIOFz7cta83CXOx8g7GVk8Zs-LpLqpnWusOU2GuxPqlMuczr91JNSY8VVG3EFyQ2n75ZJobbRePmcOiwOGB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2e0cPuTKXMNsnmYuEWb5XiDF88TFnXe8y1UdysHpyojosALvrIa8CCQu_TDds43vkEaKYdSBTC-ah8ioV4k52IFZ5157T0vW61BETQ4zHoLwEIVf9Y6H8LxDXAO63vEAgCR1FqWhLhbDiUXcAGCghtbFa2KUBMLFjm0C4OgTXYBMjQ_tw8HSH-Jpz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="499" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2e0cPuTKXMNsnmYuEWb5XiDF88TFnXe8y1UdysHpyojosALvrIa8CCQu_TDds43vkEaKYdSBTC-ah8ioV4k52IFZ5157T0vW61BETQ4zHoLwEIVf9Y6H8LxDXAO63vEAgCR1FqWhLhbDiUXcAGCghtbFa2KUBMLFjm0C4OgTXYBMjQ_tw8HSH-Jpz" width="211" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2LpDSt0xzYZYa8zR_DHs0L5JSvVGrQrovFN_GEVNmclt162SObktrCO1x_UAzvG_n6Za35vQlDSGKZQlGApLyzaYOjkybnvU32MUdJvIOFz7cta83CXOx8g7GVk8Zs-LpLqpnWusOU2GuxPqlMuczr91JNSY8VVG3EFyQ2n75ZJobbRePmcOiwOGB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2LpDSt0xzYZYa8zR_DHs0L5JSvVGrQrovFN_GEVNmclt162SObktrCO1x_UAzvG_n6Za35vQlDSGKZQlGApLyzaYOjkybnvU32MUdJvIOFz7cta83CXOx8g7GVk8Zs-LpLqpnWusOU2GuxPqlMuczr91JNSY8VVG3EFyQ2n75ZJobbRePmcOiwOGB" width="300" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br />Being that this shoot was so rushed and had a small budget, I thought about wearing part of my Burlesque costume that is a rose covered bra (same ones I used on the heart cut out) and a white and red corset. I was worried that the rose bra would overwhelm the photos and I wanted to do something a bit less risque, so I opted for my velvet 30/40s inspired dress that I made years ago to see Seth MacFarlane in concert. I am happy I went this route as it gave the photos a more Sweetheart feel.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I was delighted that I spent exactly $0 on this shoot and was able to use things I already had or could get for free! 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Here are some fun vintage pinup inspired photos to mark this joyous occasion!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPhI3fTwMcRgB8S__M8WpeXIVAyXVdYjmlpHflAFwvHzihYu0bUblGSr96ToViTNUwA38DG_V1oONp0eGLqB-Y9okZIxcsx-bwlZ3ni-CDysc--VrJVYRU64ZApkvQcsqIcRcFFILPitILjqWEHpWkLkk_6M2RtBrFm3BpGsgmAuVSYxXnU-uNNaG/s1200/DSC06121b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPhI3fTwMcRgB8S__M8WpeXIVAyXVdYjmlpHflAFwvHzihYu0bUblGSr96ToViTNUwA38DG_V1oONp0eGLqB-Y9okZIxcsx-bwlZ3ni-CDysc--VrJVYRU64ZApkvQcsqIcRcFFILPitILjqWEHpWkLkk_6M2RtBrFm3BpGsgmAuVSYxXnU-uNNaG/s320/DSC06121b.jpg" width="256" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEq_lBmWwtwz62JRZapyerwOcQaf82sdfUyNobl0faRAvUTSlHPVqglDPTMdG8JNAhyR5ryvJU741tb7B0lNwK4b3bZ9QkHXr2iu6K79ep6IOo-GQ8O8MR3bCDIx7TLcR3lCLlpQmOyy9fYBQ2eEzYeuwGa7mqTOsK_5TeB1bp9IDhsnxa6vrXDK2/s1200/DSC06151b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Here's to a magical 2023!! A little pinup inspiration to get your year started off right!<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXyWSOQkj66wRKo6cerslORvscgqcQjSS23Bmt9F1od_Na1AgNG_RmDJHXYN8yx4pdC6LjwhcanasRLkcBavx0ambSA4_kqqHWSP-lsiwyMEvwhoxGj1npfD4pSJyCt9QpPnY22Fxwztsgiqf-JdkTUGalytZQQtxmwQwA0XID8EV8cf5IO36TIM_/s1200/DSC05793b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXyWSOQkj66wRKo6cerslORvscgqcQjSS23Bmt9F1od_Na1AgNG_RmDJHXYN8yx4pdC6LjwhcanasRLkcBavx0ambSA4_kqqHWSP-lsiwyMEvwhoxGj1npfD4pSJyCt9QpPnY22Fxwztsgiqf-JdkTUGalytZQQtxmwQwA0XID8EV8cf5IO36TIM_/w512-h640/DSC05793b.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFAIGld9mwt_en0ZsRzjmq1PaJvonYE6ST99tWYKByBBnUOWcPFTjjv6-EkJ0jWj7TC9Brn6miJXPik67tGfuSe5ejRpm5b1Qik8mjV_h5WyN-YQllPcFhuCNzWEXa91JoZwjH7Y0YfDJ-Da1XmIXRmeGj2mEHZqzEIJYGxIutN_1f_9VbQSU5DLQ/s1200/DSC05733b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwMZqAo5R_UKtopSyDdgS-QSTLlbFTTxy9d_pI_eIP_CFzxxVRLaE2Y4YCUp75c2DmbPjgfrendFYBdgexmdspWDa4_yLXbDK7btAHQlnEhS4IQ08BgN0jGaoe4qAQiB8PWvmL-iFisMGPuYYpvfgI2RRMkXTStgmS2KGYPHGlkfJ88bXAi9dfqEmF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwMZqAo5R_UKtopSyDdgS-QSTLlbFTTxy9d_pI_eIP_CFzxxVRLaE2Y4YCUp75c2DmbPjgfrendFYBdgexmdspWDa4_yLXbDK7btAHQlnEhS4IQ08BgN0jGaoe4qAQiB8PWvmL-iFisMGPuYYpvfgI2RRMkXTStgmS2KGYPHGlkfJ88bXAi9dfqEmF=w270-h400" width="270" /></a></div></span></i></b><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Recently I binge watched Amazon Prime's A League of Their Own. A new telling of the story of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League. Admittedly, when I first saw the ads I was both excited and terrified to watch this. I was mostly excited due to aesthetic reasons I can't lie, but I was also terrified because I was afraid that they were going to ruin a movie that I absolutely adore!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWP1ACLuDPCjQDDn09lphV0Inn4JGG6qFAzCCVJGRyX7nG2diHqkWkTGLkMkHuz3B4UGHwiFahcTRxVrygS4kJfqEbVa2tfpuaO26H_-tqt1GcUo0wMrS2aCgKMSXOApGHcebFuaOJ9t-4aDPfW6jBKsAiXidktvtrC7cwcQPSTxEOHIj8Fm4x-t7s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="3900" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWP1ACLuDPCjQDDn09lphV0Inn4JGG6qFAzCCVJGRyX7nG2diHqkWkTGLkMkHuz3B4UGHwiFahcTRxVrygS4kJfqEbVa2tfpuaO26H_-tqt1GcUo0wMrS2aCgKMSXOApGHcebFuaOJ9t-4aDPfW6jBKsAiXidktvtrC7cwcQPSTxEOHIj8Fm4x-t7s=w200-h133" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicPeoG_2C5HwdPyyVOxnrGI7tPICdyuQY7zUYeX5vtHJ3mVmKM6EcSVWu4U5pRfr8cAqzJlmpLkbsq-e2TpiGHXLQXf5oL4_sePrsuz1OEMPLykGLiIsTlqO0huuLfc6JP6_JreXXZKT-OsD6OWQoGtb4OIXZjJ7f_p_snmQSALp1htEKt6KThZSEr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicPeoG_2C5HwdPyyVOxnrGI7tPICdyuQY7zUYeX5vtHJ3mVmKM6EcSVWu4U5pRfr8cAqzJlmpLkbsq-e2TpiGHXLQXf5oL4_sePrsuz1OEMPLykGLiIsTlqO0huuLfc6JP6_JreXXZKT-OsD6OWQoGtb4OIXZjJ7f_p_snmQSALp1htEKt6KThZSEr=w200-h133" width="200" /></a></div></div></span></div><p>I wasn't able to watch it right when it released, so I was a bit relieved to find out that it wasn't an exact retelling of the movie and that the characters were basically brand new to the storyline. Then I heard all the chatter about it being "too gay" and "too woke". I paid no mind to that because I like to make my own decisions on things and not be influenced by other's opinions (sometimes not even my own).<br /><br />Immediately I felt creating new characters both worked in it's favor and against it. Having new characters allowed the TV Show to be fresh and exciting and wouldn't hurt the beloved characters that were associated with the 1992 movie. Personally, I feel that since they were telling new stories, that they should have just switched teams as well. Tell the story from another team's point of view. The Rockford Peaches are Dottie, Kit, Mae, and gang... well at least for folks like me that grew up on the movie and saw it in theaters! Honestly, I think it would have been fun to see what it was like from the (imaginary) point of view of the Racine Belles or the Kenosha Comets. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiGigJDGljgJZx_enA86cg2oChXfv-qK1pUJHyiEWGSuJYjmeNkO0RmswejhXkIIfQk6Cy8qNXP_vsQymvgvEG3BbXe4TTFt4st5L36coWvFwJRKZcIUiiEGItWjJtfHxavab8x9z0Bw1UEUUK1VItB7i6yer4vPLymiJL3eMlAkh5JK4VOY6pos1f" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="1080" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiGigJDGljgJZx_enA86cg2oChXfv-qK1pUJHyiEWGSuJYjmeNkO0RmswejhXkIIfQk6Cy8qNXP_vsQymvgvEG3BbXe4TTFt4st5L36coWvFwJRKZcIUiiEGItWjJtfHxavab8x9z0Bw1UEUUK1VItB7i6yer4vPLymiJL3eMlAkh5JK4VOY6pos1f=w400-h210" width="400" /></a></div><br />This leads me into my biggest gripe about the show and marketing. This telling really had nothing to do with Baseball or the AAGPBL. One of the things I loved about the movie was the insider peek at what it was like being part of this league even if the history of events were slightly fibbed along the way. In the TV version with the exception of how the characters all came together, the AAGPBL was merely the backdrop to a multi story romantic drama. You could have set this TV show in any part of history or industry and it could have been told just the same. The producers banked on the nostalgia of the original movie to rope in viewers instead of marketing it for what it really is - a romantic drama series. I would have loved a continued peek behind the curtain of ladies baseball in the 1940s, but instead I got a peek behind the curtain of queer ladies in the 1940s.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYAri3pdvw_WI0OpgmW56g-91pOE2JTqei9JQ1A1cGyjbQHHejWOKcqHGV-9W6IV5Fem2hxSBpwP7uUOajUKAQbZ1tPbM1x8FDvQmrQA1q0V6hMI3_zSkrvuOicfOeMNdM0ZUz5PvtpU7bbazTK3dkCFSShxQ6cSckZc6zvZXQvsENj4AFGCU8Kjcv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1366" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYAri3pdvw_WI0OpgmW56g-91pOE2JTqei9JQ1A1cGyjbQHHejWOKcqHGV-9W6IV5Fem2hxSBpwP7uUOajUKAQbZ1tPbM1x8FDvQmrQA1q0V6hMI3_zSkrvuOicfOeMNdM0ZUz5PvtpU7bbazTK3dkCFSShxQ6cSckZc6zvZXQvsENj4AFGCU8Kjcv=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br />Don't get me wrong, I am not hating on that, not one bit. Personally I loved the storyline of Maxine, a black woman who is trying to find her own identity in both baseball and in society. Along with her best friend, Clance, I feel their storylines had both the best banter and heart out of all the characters. These two were my favorite characters in the whole series! I would have watched an entire series with just these characters even if baseball was just the backdrop! Maxine's character was the most developed and multifaceted from her Mom's Beauty Parlor, to her potential Beau, to working in a factory as a black woman, to coming to terms to who she really is, and to her love and frustration with baseball. It's hard for me to wrap my head around how these characters were secondary to the main leads -- all because the show had to keep up with it being a series about the AAGPBL. Which I had mentioned was all but forgotten after the 2nd episode. Yes, they still played games... but like I said... it's just a back drop.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidT0fW0fsG7evRIzXTZPcuPnTGiFY2wzPtjmJHCXbUYx4F0g8rckxMtR-Pyxw9Mby-h-nPfe6kkHO7jTmK9lZVaj0K3uH3U4FZYwAggRQTQ4CwcATDHsufto82nOnE6NMB4Gvv7_s1fSZohuU6URECkoS4Aqtse0MRzoG5u6_ytqSyqRB0m0b5bh99" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1284" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidT0fW0fsG7evRIzXTZPcuPnTGiFY2wzPtjmJHCXbUYx4F0g8rckxMtR-Pyxw9Mby-h-nPfe6kkHO7jTmK9lZVaj0K3uH3U4FZYwAggRQTQ4CwcATDHsufto82nOnE6NMB4Gvv7_s1fSZohuU6URECkoS4Aqtse0MRzoG5u6_ytqSyqRB0m0b5bh99=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhLlKDE0yQPudxaFLb58EF8zqk3muIeIZ6dfyz4yZsYhmwioZDaNSyddQpeffG_2tUsrBb5ky0aFkoT-MnHIS2vSGUErtBCmyhbuxyqRUrH2XeQq4ln8CGuAo59KQoDcxiPRhFJ6zL35M6At8HFk8OQwa1fqPGWNn3THM0ydNn_VMNEyBlYrj9Xwd0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="3900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhLlKDE0yQPudxaFLb58EF8zqk3muIeIZ6dfyz4yZsYhmwioZDaNSyddQpeffG_2tUsrBb5ky0aFkoT-MnHIS2vSGUErtBCmyhbuxyqRUrH2XeQq4ln8CGuAo59KQoDcxiPRhFJ6zL35M6At8HFk8OQwa1fqPGWNn3THM0ydNn_VMNEyBlYrj9Xwd0=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I also loved the third line characters of Mita and Jess. Two ball players that while they do not admit their sexuality to the public of the 1940s, no one is surprised that they are lesbian. One of my favorite parts of the show is when Mita confides in another character Izzy, why she has been less than pleasant to her. It was a nice way to give that character more heart than just being the "rival" of the main character. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWrPY98LtyLzYbujmeybXiFAyKqJai573Z1_Y-Fa1c97WqCM05RbTxXvqfJlsgyGFuIegQRyewfmDpMVH0sdRbzHzwHC-jAVqKQTN3WZcs3H8j2cLSI4pAarcU0tI9vrUkK3v-Ds3Wo58UJERHXUBgI_wT6m_PfnEFWtwIbwR8O0Jc0_3118RHlvW-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWrPY98LtyLzYbujmeybXiFAyKqJai573Z1_Y-Fa1c97WqCM05RbTxXvqfJlsgyGFuIegQRyewfmDpMVH0sdRbzHzwHC-jAVqKQTN3WZcs3H8j2cLSI4pAarcU0tI9vrUkK3v-Ds3Wo58UJERHXUBgI_wT6m_PfnEFWtwIbwR8O0Jc0_3118RHlvW-" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKMTj4V-NehH-ll6unDgJM-vExIiQgHn0ao7K2Ytd5k3eiBucOlLd1w44arWj3NdLfNJuCi9-25duADSJGBFidaS8vBdQAkj9VogMvFSlgdPPEv2P454dMpeRkEhkizboXkCeaZYHTLqY657dw0gOAKa1b3qi2NSdJubNU7SWdufcuJK4568afcpI_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKMTj4V-NehH-ll6unDgJM-vExIiQgHn0ao7K2Ytd5k3eiBucOlLd1w44arWj3NdLfNJuCi9-25duADSJGBFidaS8vBdQAkj9VogMvFSlgdPPEv2P454dMpeRkEhkizboXkCeaZYHTLqY657dw0gOAKa1b3qi2NSdJubNU7SWdufcuJK4568afcpI_=w361-h240" width="361" /></a></div><br />Speaking of, I am a main character kind of girl -- I usually root for the underdog lead -- but honestly... I wholey disliked the two main characters. Carson, who seems to be the main lead, is just whiney and lost, but without giving me any reason to feel for her or cheer her on. The other lead, Greta (who along with her friend Jo, were the Mae and Doris of the series) lacked any substance. They tried to make her a strong sexual woman, but I feel like it came off flat and weak. It was almost as if she were supposed to be this series, Samantha Jones, but dropped the ball! No pun intended. Both leads were just miserable to watch and I couldn't wait for their overly repetitive scenes to be over with.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3zmuvihz6VOX_DzmBtgAWd8_QVNvR426rYTJfrppZQ4lNm0mO5WMSWNMZOBJ24OkjWdOk43Vpp_IkBvPd14O17EKZb7YdAT63WYQ3lvRc5HAQXf9v_pFp2E2r9uzgsN2AwyJlqYpObChj8Q4ns7UDuLUX7wb8POfCiguIXCuKvZI-9k8M6Rvc3C92" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3zmuvihz6VOX_DzmBtgAWd8_QVNvR426rYTJfrppZQ4lNm0mO5WMSWNMZOBJ24OkjWdOk43Vpp_IkBvPd14O17EKZb7YdAT63WYQ3lvRc5HAQXf9v_pFp2E2r9uzgsN2AwyJlqYpObChj8Q4ns7UDuLUX7wb8POfCiguIXCuKvZI-9k8M6Rvc3C92=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk7KIDSNpg0F22HvliC5RL-gqJ4uVuxYZyncJK6yG-1arFxRR7dSvAlx3QpnEDmR5TMK8V0l2UoxyyHC0sgB3-mKNWRsH09dt-ceRzRGfYKhHvyMVwcIrqO_yGX3rQ8GTpo-6cPQlgRmnPfd1DoXypI4iljn3rtXMDX8R_yyMfMhiMCJVHqtWNKQJn" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="620" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk7KIDSNpg0F22HvliC5RL-gqJ4uVuxYZyncJK6yG-1arFxRR7dSvAlx3QpnEDmR5TMK8V0l2UoxyyHC0sgB3-mKNWRsH09dt-ceRzRGfYKhHvyMVwcIrqO_yGX3rQ8GTpo-6cPQlgRmnPfd1DoXypI4iljn3rtXMDX8R_yyMfMhiMCJVHqtWNKQJn=w400-h258" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div>I do have to give props to the costumers for doing a great job with wardrobe. Overall, I think they were quite on the mark. Sure, for someone like me, I was far too distracted by some hats that were from the 50s and 60s, as well as some costume pieces being 70s/80s does 40s, but I can forgive all that because you have to work with that you have.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpB8SqlbSslZCzEB89eo1GkrnLPYxoCna_ToVNx9ieetVYWXVQZvyY6UpY_A79uUBjj7-wA_KjdGx-k4wS0ZotHzqi9KdYgN_mAow2VIufZ0n77OIljKwAB3E2jlFFX87MdhrW_CvdoxTCpb6ur2_iwlbz1oi3b2zzeYXsbyxLxnm3Q2lN-rk0srZe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="3900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpB8SqlbSslZCzEB89eo1GkrnLPYxoCna_ToVNx9ieetVYWXVQZvyY6UpY_A79uUBjj7-wA_KjdGx-k4wS0ZotHzqi9KdYgN_mAow2VIufZ0n77OIljKwAB3E2jlFFX87MdhrW_CvdoxTCpb6ur2_iwlbz1oi3b2zzeYXsbyxLxnm3Q2lN-rk0srZe=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">I wanted to enjoy their nods to the movie, but by time they made those references, I had already fallen out of love with the idea that this was a new telling of Baseball in the 1940s. So while, "There's no crying in baseball" and Rosie O'Donnell's cameo were nice, I could have done without either of those (and the other throwbacks to the movie) and never had noticed. </div></span></div><p></p><p>Once thing that did bother me though... the music... I am not going to scoff at them using music that was released in 1945 (let's say) for a show that takes place in 1943, but for the black characters, the music they were using, seemingly was all 50s doo wop. A completely different style of black artists from the era. Continuing on with that, I get that this is supposed to be a "girl power" series, but having the scene change overlay music be Janis Ian or Janis Joplin rocking out to their best 1960s female anthems, really destroyed the setting of WWII era America. <br /><br />Lastly, one more peeve I had with the show -- Clance was a comic book artist, yet her drawings were in a very very modern comic style. I know, this one is a personal peeve, but just add it to all the little things that annoyed me with the show.<br /><br />Ok, so I lied, I have one more personal peeve. The obvious inability of the actors to throw baseballs and play the game and the weak cgi to hide that fact.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhte94THDt3CUaYmp1iYw59gRnI1IbSfCkWBESxjsPfp8vNk3K5vvMY8U5pRQUxDQEj2e8aRhaKYrxKR4lCQiS7opiFjqkRntB5sEAWwFMR5tLjGaEShhgYB5cZoAQDtlXEfA29E6PXciACvr-1mD1fLjcPZosAP7ftQeWyDyb8AIljrsEEZxP66ZEK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhte94THDt3CUaYmp1iYw59gRnI1IbSfCkWBESxjsPfp8vNk3K5vvMY8U5pRQUxDQEj2e8aRhaKYrxKR4lCQiS7opiFjqkRntB5sEAWwFMR5tLjGaEShhgYB5cZoAQDtlXEfA29E6PXciACvr-1mD1fLjcPZosAP7ftQeWyDyb8AIljrsEEZxP66ZEK" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Overall the show was - good... if you can remove yourself from the idea that you came to watch a series about the AAGPBL. I am not one to hate on queer storylines because I think those stories belong just as much in main stream as any other... I just wish it would have been marketed as either a romantic drama or as a social commentary set in the 40s. Heck, it had so little to do with baseball, the character of Coach Casey "Dove" Porter (the equivalent to Tom Hanks' Jimmy Dugan) was completely written out of the show after a few episodes in order to focus on "girl power".</div></span></div><br />Finally, I will admit, I am not a fan of correcting social injustices through stories that take place in the past (see Ryan Murphy's Hollywood). I want to see history portrayed accurately even if the events are fantasized. Don't misconstrue what I am saying here -- I know there were queer folk back in the 40s. The gay bar and all of it's scenes were wonderfully done. It was the language the show used, the social commentary that wouldn't have been had at that point, and the driving force behind many of the storylines and character motivations just felt way too forced. Even though, I am not a fan of this particular way of storytelling in a historic setting, I see why it is appreciated by some of today's audience. <br /><br />Would I watch a second season if it were to happen? Yes, but mostly because aesthetics. <p></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1VbOUlHuVqmcRmmZmJx2pbDfCG-HQ9YGi2UW_yW4NJe2Rc-k2_qGgHmKYh8iFgD-7aYXqRFPvWG6dT55XG4ORQJQe0YjG4SsY0beJ_4Quib5HQ_psQhpwbEwNUCDAl0MsT5Bv1eEemKoJgc83HwXx7sxhvbzMTzbRUXFG4OXta_KkFMbHjYJBLWfk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="500" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1VbOUlHuVqmcRmmZmJx2pbDfCG-HQ9YGi2UW_yW4NJe2Rc-k2_qGgHmKYh8iFgD-7aYXqRFPvWG6dT55XG4ORQJQe0YjG4SsY0beJ_4Quib5HQ_psQhpwbEwNUCDAl0MsT5Bv1eEemKoJgc83HwXx7sxhvbzMTzbRUXFG4OXta_KkFMbHjYJBLWfk=w640-h424" width="640" /></a></div>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-32287169774045609002022-07-05T09:51:00.002-07:002022-07-05T09:51:00.163-07:00Las Vegas Showgirl Parade<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryhMC5YTt0ek7xVF2To8zZbGTBOY3ggdLHlKA_IixVm7gaH2HlFV0Dly16NlaoZenC-gGYA6gw18424YgxskvRq9ipgyNOSVuaKGdc37MV0eg_MNhkALthE2yayWemXc5E6gwxKzincPdSDnYC-0j6XYGQAclfF3__RkjZmRySfq7SsPygtuuXAEy/s2400/BJ4I8734%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2400" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryhMC5YTt0ek7xVF2To8zZbGTBOY3ggdLHlKA_IixVm7gaH2HlFV0Dly16NlaoZenC-gGYA6gw18424YgxskvRq9ipgyNOSVuaKGdc37MV0eg_MNhkALthE2yayWemXc5E6gwxKzincPdSDnYC-0j6XYGQAclfF3__RkjZmRySfq7SsPygtuuXAEy/w534-h302/BJ4I8734%20copy.jpg" width="534" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span>ay was a busy month for me. The very next weekend after the Miss Spring Jamboree Pinup Pageant, I found myself leading a small group of ladies up and down Fremont Street for the very first Las Vegas Showgirl Parade!<br /><br />I originally had planned for the first parade to be in May of 2020, but right after I announced it in early March... well...</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbRgd87WizZ1fxo7y5nDmzIdW9SG9r0hAJDllJNkgXusszL12NraHcmPIl59myUH3Jle7McXDv3O07FfCXVlw2ZovwEEFgdrsd787rVd_okvrYaqyqf7p-suZLwXsHeNbDj0CMBEQtyShoHf39smD-f-zM1rzWxIj5xnlhTq3SOszjb994zTlkPLB/s1200/_16Y7703b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1200" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbRgd87WizZ1fxo7y5nDmzIdW9SG9r0hAJDllJNkgXusszL12NraHcmPIl59myUH3Jle7McXDv3O07FfCXVlw2ZovwEEFgdrsd787rVd_okvrYaqyqf7p-suZLwXsHeNbDj0CMBEQtyShoHf39smD-f-zM1rzWxIj5xnlhTq3SOszjb994zTlkPLB/s320/_16Y7703b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> was inspired to create the Showgirl Parade after watching videos of New Orleans and then the Coney Island Mermaid Parade. Seeing celebratory traditions in those cities that bring the community together and immerse themselves in culture, art, and their respective city, made my heart yearn for those "hometown" feelings. Yes, Las Vegas has "Parades", but they seem to lack any genuine love for the the city. Not to mention you never hear about them happening! The Las Vegas government has gone corporate. As I mentioned, I liked the idea of the Coney Island Mermaid Parade where folks got creative with their costumes and artistic expressions! I knew Las Vegas needed something like that so I wracked my brain trying to think of a mythical creature to celebrate. I tried to think of any desert crypids that are celebrated. I considered aliens (Area 51) for a very brief moment, before I remembered aliens don't interest me enough. Then it happened... the mythical creature has been right here all along... a deity that IS Las Vegas... The Iconic Las Vegas Showgirl!<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhRMTvYf15Vdr0iEGpQiZxQB46916lgjsz4rk3GTXive1L0-kacDptVB88rihDHem3r8FFrYnq1upgf9980_wvW2IwwWUL1rOVrljNi0pjW6vb0NUNg6L8LDIj9sA5i4j8QJjI_otRawlYp2bcN8YMsIJC2iCkR1d9hO70onexojB2xKDifTDLR8p/s1200/BJ4I8787_1b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="864" height="672" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhRMTvYf15Vdr0iEGpQiZxQB46916lgjsz4rk3GTXive1L0-kacDptVB88rihDHem3r8FFrYnq1upgf9980_wvW2IwwWUL1rOVrljNi0pjW6vb0NUNg6L8LDIj9sA5i4j8QJjI_otRawlYp2bcN8YMsIJC2iCkR1d9hO70onexojB2xKDifTDLR8p/w483-h672/BJ4I8787_1b.jpg" width="483" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPS70jC60mmLvSLlgHEXMHdbKsT0bPVYTkWQO_WHK9zvFViIWvc7UOh8PtIHt86FHS4Gf0IN98RYyh6m6WuVSw-bvidx8kCS099S6IOzzhMEvLbdi2iDhmKAtyVQ7K-ka0D2nzz5vo2vlQNxHc_E69qikYYhYH20SIiWJCyckScNbeicrvEyWMD0FA/s1200/BJ4I8223_1b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="1200" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPS70jC60mmLvSLlgHEXMHdbKsT0bPVYTkWQO_WHK9zvFViIWvc7UOh8PtIHt86FHS4Gf0IN98RYyh6m6WuVSw-bvidx8kCS099S6IOzzhMEvLbdi2iDhmKAtyVQ7K-ka0D2nzz5vo2vlQNxHc_E69qikYYhYH20SIiWJCyckScNbeicrvEyWMD0FA/w483-h356/BJ4I8223_1b.jpg" width="483" /></a> </p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span>t was perfect! The Showgirl would allow folks to create their own visions. They could be as creative as they wanted! Costumes could be as simple or elaborate as they wanted! It could really become a thing! Knowing that not everyone would want to be a showgirl, I expanded the theme of the parade to include anything or anyone iconic to Las Vegas. This could be anything to do with gambling, casinos of the past, celebrities that helped solidify Las Vegas as the entertainment capital of the world!</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUWXeZDnSkQWnqXNwcQxyPMphU9OFyECLaF2u4KdfboZS1b4DPIJOdaSf92cqXezA8XnxENLt7HZ3uKFcJyEVUtt914vak-lhRoNAQ5HBLE83NOa-ugCo3S34yvU2Tkb_iWlxJnBD1v-kkVJul61dTSwwRjIaXNLeVWvmCnZZJky11QClj0lgBHeA/s1200/_16Y7651b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUWXeZDnSkQWnqXNwcQxyPMphU9OFyECLaF2u4KdfboZS1b4DPIJOdaSf92cqXezA8XnxENLt7HZ3uKFcJyEVUtt914vak-lhRoNAQ5HBLE83NOa-ugCo3S34yvU2Tkb_iWlxJnBD1v-kkVJul61dTSwwRjIaXNLeVWvmCnZZJky11QClj0lgBHeA/s320/_16Y7651b.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibMLR0PAupUN_Sk9MTTWhls1viREADxrEEQ1xswOzRSrqX1RbLl1yi6zTuwFkxKWq1mPL6sCbcivLQOxlkIN3t-eB6eYuJPKQTBAE8fVICCFUH-faOkLQn7YbPlikyeA7J5I2GBvdUm6zDuHc6KWkogWHvDObbO3e1mBdjtQGju5vjX1dEBcH_tGL/s1200/BJ4I8637b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1200" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibMLR0PAupUN_Sk9MTTWhls1viREADxrEEQ1xswOzRSrqX1RbLl1yi6zTuwFkxKWq1mPL6sCbcivLQOxlkIN3t-eB6eYuJPKQTBAE8fVICCFUH-faOkLQn7YbPlikyeA7J5I2GBvdUm6zDuHc6KWkogWHvDObbO3e1mBdjtQGju5vjX1dEBcH_tGL/w258-h179/BJ4I8637b.jpg" width="258" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SAhUYEJrJumNg1OmCV_SSDGmg7Jr-S7kKjIsspUcB7EegxwxXn51jDPw3zbs1AYIlSK1KjK2pqY6AD8UBM6BUV333074mMs5ZIwhu0nbLio_cw-aHHRwI76oJF7eETRgYa9ac0I_bQzOjXjET0-atuS7qZSJlxFImnzEliOuA0RYF09n-TdKbM47/s1200/_16Y7636b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1200" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SAhUYEJrJumNg1OmCV_SSDGmg7Jr-S7kKjIsspUcB7EegxwxXn51jDPw3zbs1AYIlSK1KjK2pqY6AD8UBM6BUV333074mMs5ZIwhu0nbLio_cw-aHHRwI76oJF7eETRgYa9ac0I_bQzOjXjET0-atuS7qZSJlxFImnzEliOuA0RYF09n-TdKbM47/w270-h181/_16Y7636b.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span>f course I was thinking of a grandeur future and knew this was going to have to start off small and quiet. (Las Vegas is notorious for their red tape on nearly EVERYTHING!) First I had to pick a date. I wanted this to be a yearly celebration so I had to think of when would be the best time of year -- you know, before it got too hot. I looked up when Las Vegas was "born" and saw it was May 15th, 1905. This is perfect! It's right before it gets extremely hot out - although it's already getting closer to 100 degrees out. I decided then it was always going to fall on the weekend closest to May 15th, but should it be a Saturday or a Sunday? I soon realized that the Helldorado Days Parade, the city's official birthday celebration parade is held the Saturday closest. I didn't want to compete for interfere with that, for obvious reasons, so it was decided then and there, the closest Sunday to the 15th!<p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMIO3p90d6XQDVkWinK51bBwAmJlb7pm1rfguzeLZ_SuXJrb1z9t12EXYRhrRDQuvMQpFYKbQS5rOlf0AXqk90vlwo1p1yjAvWwEhJfXWj7vbraVc-mxJ8X8bOAkwXbUIqAADBd7O6gHQK6xkKkTA-9drQ6Jl356s5TBrzeZqzx3SgQhsZekbh7zR/s1200/_16Y7713b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1200" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMIO3p90d6XQDVkWinK51bBwAmJlb7pm1rfguzeLZ_SuXJrb1z9t12EXYRhrRDQuvMQpFYKbQS5rOlf0AXqk90vlwo1p1yjAvWwEhJfXWj7vbraVc-mxJ8X8bOAkwXbUIqAADBd7O6gHQK6xkKkTA-9drQ6Jl356s5TBrzeZqzx3SgQhsZekbh7zR/w456-h319/_16Y7713b.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span>s much as my head was filling with dreams of what the parade could be, I had to wrangle in those thoughts and realize this is the first year and you are doing this on the low down... then I started to panic! What if no one wants to join me? I told myself I would be happy if I could get at least 4 of my friends to join me. I wanted a group just big enough to not look like we were walking Fremont to busk. Before I could worry about it too much, May quickly approached.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">N</span>ow that I went into a bit of history behind the creation of the parade, let's talk about the day of.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GbFVURFXybn9tBNmt8qcNXd3KXPf7ZPbBAWTlB6JFMhg-f1hvJVsaX3VPRAI1aVVn4R3xiQd13WXegw2UwLUVcnfVFhj99f1DhLrYVbV2bibX-o9CkYAnmjSUYjxINNaaimSrvR4qhDU01IvnvVfr4umNbkYtOMu9X6J_szg1HYzM-j1l_CDhtpp/s1200/SHOWGIRL%20PARADE_051522cs_005b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="1200" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GbFVURFXybn9tBNmt8qcNXd3KXPf7ZPbBAWTlB6JFMhg-f1hvJVsaX3VPRAI1aVVn4R3xiQd13WXegw2UwLUVcnfVFhj99f1DhLrYVbV2bibX-o9CkYAnmjSUYjxINNaaimSrvR4qhDU01IvnvVfr4umNbkYtOMu9X6J_szg1HYzM-j1l_CDhtpp/w570-h397/SHOWGIRL%20PARADE_051522cs_005b.JPG" width="570" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span>n order to beat the heat, I wanted to start the parade at 10:30am and be done by 12pm. I know that is an early call to be in full costume and makeup, but I thought it was worth it! I was so excited to have 13 other girls join me! We were a small parade, but we all came out in celebration of Las Vegas and the Showgirl! I was so happy to see these wonderful women join me as I lead us up and down Fremont Street, looping at the Plaza! There was a little bit of a rough start getting to Fremont, but once we did it was a delightful experience! At the end I did a very brief "awards ceremony", crowning the Queen of Showgirls, the King of Parades, and dedicating the Ace Award to the memory of the Showgirls that are no longer with us!<p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW769o-dn2a_or3zKOkPOXUVx54jtZGGnHhb6S16HfnCSrhhXf4qc8C5OXRe3nC-ffWZnA9tSIBLGTU00c3xkRAKLFdeevVqeLnkniV9KNsQxsw0FEfT67_ecOM8I2TjYqRfvr95pdv5QSDIjyYtooTIOE6HUvWhaHX5CzoAg8zWiqA7N-pnnJdK-0/s1200/BJ4I8550b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1200" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW769o-dn2a_or3zKOkPOXUVx54jtZGGnHhb6S16HfnCSrhhXf4qc8C5OXRe3nC-ffWZnA9tSIBLGTU00c3xkRAKLFdeevVqeLnkniV9KNsQxsw0FEfT67_ecOM8I2TjYqRfvr95pdv5QSDIjyYtooTIOE6HUvWhaHX5CzoAg8zWiqA7N-pnnJdK-0/w266-h203/BJ4I8550b.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AoQJ6ze0ivOFeJ0SQI8jv2sSY08Z8nS4f_w5fJET1U_Mupn4Yo7dPHTDfBOgsXm9HxW2614Jsi0Xfhfcsv9e3HW9Iot0UxvHlLcDg1U9R4NmGPEt1eaX2akcvAZL_L3uweibG-oWXNRnDFwOWR0PJ5WMvxAQdE4GDZEROBA8wTddg9tJUzyTda0T/s1200/BJ4I8470b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AoQJ6ze0ivOFeJ0SQI8jv2sSY08Z8nS4f_w5fJET1U_Mupn4Yo7dPHTDfBOgsXm9HxW2614Jsi0Xfhfcsv9e3HW9Iot0UxvHlLcDg1U9R4NmGPEt1eaX2akcvAZL_L3uweibG-oWXNRnDFwOWR0PJ5WMvxAQdE4GDZEROBA8wTddg9tJUzyTda0T/w305-h203/BJ4I8470b.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> am so happy to get this first parade in the history books! I can only hope that next year will be even better. If I just double the attendance from this year I will be happy!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMNSUx7z-eA8MzjByZoQNS5wR47qUaZZXaqCl_3I3V1uN-IYWaWQs55Sl4ctgeJ9JasJgO-KX7Lo8Xgm4VumqAwfg25EBx7TKB_nJoA3CXH5FwjR0aUG_YzP6JzG_vipTll9Ui-oKZBYaHCWETk_PjR30ef_PUu7PVeWtkngdonHvHYq8sHk5Qo_c/s1200/BJ4I8626_1b%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1197" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMNSUx7z-eA8MzjByZoQNS5wR47qUaZZXaqCl_3I3V1uN-IYWaWQs55Sl4ctgeJ9JasJgO-KX7Lo8Xgm4VumqAwfg25EBx7TKB_nJoA3CXH5FwjR0aUG_YzP6JzG_vipTll9Ui-oKZBYaHCWETk_PjR30ef_PUu7PVeWtkngdonHvHYq8sHk5Qo_c/w515-h516/BJ4I8626_1b%20copy.jpg" width="515" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> always thought it was a shame that Las Vegas still used the showgirl as its mascot, but no longer has a single "showgirl show" on any of its stages. Yes, I know there are showgirls IN other shows, but those aren't shows dedicated to the talented and statuesque dancers that Vegas is known for.<p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis05VRJyn83qwkFJB3cVywZA57YD3PGvvdA-kbBwRc2osdUaBELL5JsQVtabzsvgdTetYMq5oLQN7w0KKbzFlsLwAgVPSsVDiMsyfs3iUrYNNs8ydAuCzjAgGELAilHYi6sHVUzBHyOlfSyEvUPERIdAE21ZVHo8cQMgXkxJr1KVN2sZEsToGklLJZ/s1200/SHOWGIRL%20PARADE_051522cs_001b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis05VRJyn83qwkFJB3cVywZA57YD3PGvvdA-kbBwRc2osdUaBELL5JsQVtabzsvgdTetYMq5oLQN7w0KKbzFlsLwAgVPSsVDiMsyfs3iUrYNNs8ydAuCzjAgGELAilHYi6sHVUzBHyOlfSyEvUPERIdAE21ZVHo8cQMgXkxJr1KVN2sZEsToGklLJZ/w604-h402/SHOWGIRL%20PARADE_051522cs_001b.JPG" width="604" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IdWRqS4TF1YgIGltJr1NKWPgM4svB3ZWRoWn385xtqnmTt5BeEoPRxAKDRtJy9ATJs12Oa7XfSPQhar7LD_r60_E3y0veFjIKLwCwFcxSzsIpcjuIHVrTCuxAvmfnPJxocw_hPUtM0ZMl1rHnSOrEbjAZ-5K92TUxkfwA4OEAi7HF0CPVwMG_ocP/s1200/BJ4I8539b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="1200" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IdWRqS4TF1YgIGltJr1NKWPgM4svB3ZWRoWn385xtqnmTt5BeEoPRxAKDRtJy9ATJs12Oa7XfSPQhar7LD_r60_E3y0veFjIKLwCwFcxSzsIpcjuIHVrTCuxAvmfnPJxocw_hPUtM0ZMl1rHnSOrEbjAZ-5K92TUxkfwA4OEAi7HF0CPVwMG_ocP/w284-h243/BJ4I8539b.jpg" width="284" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgel0F8kuQW3V0I1ry9u-fV_2bA0x7gMdyzcDbURNkDm085nv2XpVB8zR9MRC5ql5UrB9LCHpd7oQ31E502umykPGv9XLoS52g2bCyZSWUJRR9MLBup4ZvB8dYt322N6pUmlOyAxRtuZrBxNuc5GPlpLb7rKbXkBEYPXsnuRqmb_x6SU279nomH-lLC/s1200/BJ4I8560b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1200" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgel0F8kuQW3V0I1ry9u-fV_2bA0x7gMdyzcDbURNkDm085nv2XpVB8zR9MRC5ql5UrB9LCHpd7oQ31E502umykPGv9XLoS52g2bCyZSWUJRR9MLBup4ZvB8dYt322N6pUmlOyAxRtuZrBxNuc5GPlpLb7rKbXkBEYPXsnuRqmb_x6SU279nomH-lLC/w289-h242/BJ4I8560b.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>If you would like to attend please check out our website and fill out the registration form. This helps me know about how many folks want to join us so I know what proper steps to take for a better event.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://LVShowgirlParade.com">LVShowgirlParade.com</a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vvwL3YzoYI9uHLDnZTjkslIlqrVCbfuAgT2Cj4ATxowKRgiRN87tP26gpeo4cahd7cZX4PBfapVBKXGLgdOEi-tZFZ7WT1Es4Z1bwVUnc9C2KmXA6B7EwYrsymUfrcK3wAi7pLKN7MFL5UQ32TLpYwSo1jMWQ41TjeEZhHyZLwXupA3scnh1OXj8/s1200/BJ4I8611b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vvwL3YzoYI9uHLDnZTjkslIlqrVCbfuAgT2Cj4ATxowKRgiRN87tP26gpeo4cahd7cZX4PBfapVBKXGLgdOEi-tZFZ7WT1Es4Z1bwVUnc9C2KmXA6B7EwYrsymUfrcK3wAi7pLKN7MFL5UQ32TLpYwSo1jMWQ41TjeEZhHyZLwXupA3scnh1OXj8/w620-h413/BJ4I8611b.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(photos by Chase Stevens of the Las Vegas Review Journal)</span></div><p></p>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-74008564211899403492022-07-04T09:00:00.001-07:002022-07-04T09:00:00.168-07:004th of July!!<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGXEvGtMbGIz3GnbldmwjyEuPuJbCXF1ghmh77l4iXKlgSg4aKQ3zhsMdQJ4RPyBN8tHPzR6TZUihP6Oz64id0Xcm3o9LZPUYzZJetXfm0wcGVOXj39rUznwllrJCZbQepOXAIGLx-WmWWqT20kR5FcMfEyNc6E_zfGGlkkrD6Vp35EfJz2Vdvkyo/s1500/ed1018205821_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1200" height="705" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGXEvGtMbGIz3GnbldmwjyEuPuJbCXF1ghmh77l4iXKlgSg4aKQ3zhsMdQJ4RPyBN8tHPzR6TZUihP6Oz64id0Xcm3o9LZPUYzZJetXfm0wcGVOXj39rUznwllrJCZbQepOXAIGLx-WmWWqT20kR5FcMfEyNc6E_zfGGlkkrD6Vp35EfJz2Vdvkyo/w564-h705/ed1018205821_0.jpg" width="564" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">H</span>appy Independence Day to my fellow <b>Americans</b>! The 4th is one of my top 3 favorite holidays of the year! I have to say, I miss the "hometown celebrations" that are sadly missing from Vegas culture, but I still love the spirit of the day!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Q8X29oEtmu3z-mRwTs_OVP9PHMPA0qt9i594Uae7H_ipQOJZ3-pY7zAhvuLR-oQxdV8SRuEe_mSkWDQ7_YAxgsKjeBXNBuSU6wpGJ6haInU8-rrLXM5HtA4oF9Y9eunUW8LvHu1PaLTHAzkA53Pv-2kIH5Uqi7Mzc4YJP4SI0vrWPlYfHOtWpP4r/s1056/Vintage-Patriotic-4th-of-July-Postcard-lady-eagle-flag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="680" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Q8X29oEtmu3z-mRwTs_OVP9PHMPA0qt9i594Uae7H_ipQOJZ3-pY7zAhvuLR-oQxdV8SRuEe_mSkWDQ7_YAxgsKjeBXNBuSU6wpGJ6haInU8-rrLXM5HtA4oF9Y9eunUW8LvHu1PaLTHAzkA53Pv-2kIH5Uqi7Mzc4YJP4SI0vrWPlYfHOtWpP4r/w214-h332/Vintage-Patriotic-4th-of-July-Postcard-lady-eagle-flag.jpg" width="214" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2i1T15Fu_JAq57rQWzIzqenw_IKV-VWL8WhayrOX7muP-B1DlzJEHpyLhEuzIsEt-0ZW4QiZjTmW47dRM47fdaGcpxjNq1Ka2W_cL57kvalWVJpnb21KvxJ5c0_K1D05_fZZCZBNIoDsIB0VZKESijy6noyYfVy9pa7iRRdfhQiKeMHTfPvnlV_Wo/s631/img_5519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1538" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Eo3xjOx1uz5O1oabHh-7Q_1Vbsw_7tHZXnbfHy-Kqj-PWS0DLoS6JVPHzLXWvwif9GHJwo0O2QkD4Jx6L8EOkXjmL39r2kxsCbbzvmgauNKLvlL9CqOQoMn-ncE4O8gmnpHwUKZwqTqnKVWSd8G-YrdqIIIZtm7B3lWA3w7cTQP2xjEqB7tufXWt/w619-h298/KM_029.jpg" width="619" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(photo by Ken Marcus Studios)</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> cannot believe I forgot to blog about this! I know readership (and engagement) is non-existent in the blog-o-sphere, but for those few that prefer to sit down and read leisurely and possibly for my own record, I am blogging about this now - months after. Social media has become so instant and "in real time" it's almost pointless to blog about something that happened a mere 2 months ago, but I think everyone involved should be congratulated in anyway possible.<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5EfH-RQvVdEHPdDkmtgf9pL0vT_IBou_8eyocKlmIKda-RObzM9GyI59h_UY49aTGse8_C5u5hbnRsk65Z1QRVtk0vNHgzGVCZe3c6TodoYpWk9oBADKTBucg40U_k_laCxbuQ2TZvNctYhDjpPaqAi_nNFSWk3ZhoNJQiK-qkU16GVkH9bHL_E1/s1200/Miss%20Spring%20Jamboree%20Logo%20-%201200px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="1200" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5EfH-RQvVdEHPdDkmtgf9pL0vT_IBou_8eyocKlmIKda-RObzM9GyI59h_UY49aTGse8_C5u5hbnRsk65Z1QRVtk0vNHgzGVCZe3c6TodoYpWk9oBADKTBucg40U_k_laCxbuQ2TZvNctYhDjpPaqAi_nNFSWk3ZhoNJQiK-qkU16GVkH9bHL_E1/w564-h436/Miss%20Spring%20Jamboree%20Logo%20-%201200px.jpg" width="564" /></a></div><br />This past May, the <a href="http://facebook.com/MissSpringJamboree" target="_blank">Miss Spring Jamboree Pinup Pageant</a> made its debut at the annual <a href="https://www.springjamboree.com/" target="_blank">Spring Jamboree</a> in Boulder City, NV! Nine pinups took to the stage to showcase their beauty, talent, and intelligence in front of an audience of friends, family, and strangers! This was the first of its kind event at the 45 year tradition and was more than well received by the city itself and the townsfolk. So much so they are excited to have us return next year and it is now an official highlighted event of the Spring Jamboree!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUyNAjwuJ9fjU_A7NhmBS2Z_1oG2Y-zSxyUGlg0Z5jGqG-quN4kTMpAfFMFPSSLie010cY1V3jTQL6RAsZdHDIHDsIBaeynCpzEPiIqmZVlCqs79ddihvxupSxOyrZJ8fizCpGViCfpuuW2dYXf1H9WtBM9L0W3CKDU8xYKsf9LgNJNouOgQ9iupR/s1538/KM_005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="1538" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUyNAjwuJ9fjU_A7NhmBS2Z_1oG2Y-zSxyUGlg0Z5jGqG-quN4kTMpAfFMFPSSLie010cY1V3jTQL6RAsZdHDIHDsIBaeynCpzEPiIqmZVlCqs79ddihvxupSxOyrZJ8fizCpGViCfpuuW2dYXf1H9WtBM9L0W3CKDU8xYKsf9LgNJNouOgQ9iupR/w640-h459/KM_005.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">L-R Brittany Calaveraa, Yzma Mind, Jill de Ville, NanciByrd, Lady M, Lola Sunflower, Abby Dandy, Miss Cactus Blossom, Pony Poison (photo by Ken Marcus Studios)</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWK3sWYUZ5LMNMdTTGo4Ekqoud9nXiqSh2x3TCWCDr4CEHBfPcTUwaGcLbLBLMGGaVhNXkhRA0h7OkACDoZtdqL2tE-O8km5QS4D4gj94tA4WBPBL7xg2sjgXxe-HzguNzFPXb6cAKJsJluoiyC8G5pPKADVqDGWCwnXUkvUrf-jv-k3i76Oat1tew/s1448/springjam_logos_3in3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="900" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWK3sWYUZ5LMNMdTTGo4Ekqoud9nXiqSh2x3TCWCDr4CEHBfPcTUwaGcLbLBLMGGaVhNXkhRA0h7OkACDoZtdqL2tE-O8km5QS4D4gj94tA4WBPBL7xg2sjgXxe-HzguNzFPXb6cAKJsJluoiyC8G5pPKADVqDGWCwnXUkvUrf-jv-k3i76Oat1tew/w296-h476/springjam_logos_3in3.jpg" width="296" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I selfishly created this event for more stage time. I mean who gets more stage time than the host, right? I used what I had learned from hosting the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MissSymco/" target="_blank">original Miss Symco contest</a> about 10 years ago as well as what I had learned observing other pinup contests and put together a small, but exciting event. It was a challenge, being its first year, but overall I was happy with the outcome of the pageant. There may be a few small changes next year, but overall the format will stay the same.<p></p><p></p><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjUnRl1hFjaedPnJVVZIwk0fRmGQCh7vbX75rhdv3Bb8DUINNs-66d6iPsi-4AkGU1btxdQphE3bgaORdl3mBv-VfWpvhGSS-PihJmkvXNVErTOikn60-DyA84IYlUlcm_ri4jxg4rJQvqb4IMuNh53UJuyuQEqpiDXbLpXTpnUw4Xkhle40pFdm6/s1538/KM_006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1238" height="487" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjUnRl1hFjaedPnJVVZIwk0fRmGQCh7vbX75rhdv3Bb8DUINNs-66d6iPsi-4AkGU1btxdQphE3bgaORdl3mBv-VfWpvhGSS-PihJmkvXNVErTOikn60-DyA84IYlUlcm_ri4jxg4rJQvqb4IMuNh53UJuyuQEqpiDXbLpXTpnUw4Xkhle40pFdm6/w392-h487/KM_006.jpg" width="392" /></a></center><center><span style="font-size: x-small;">(photo by Ken Marcus Studios)</span></center><p>It was wonderful to see familiar faces from the pinup scene return as well as meet new faces. My heart was filled knowing that each one of these gals put in effort and cared for this pageant as much as I did!<br /><br />The first round introduced all the pinups to the judges and crowd as they showcased their hair, makeup, fashion, and poses. This year's themes were "Spring" and "Boulder City". The pinups were striking in their spring and pinup beauty! Everyone looked so put together and beautiful! It is for this very reason that I decided to create and host this event rather than compete in one! (I'm a terrible loser.)<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSi398W8XFVZAIH_6iJ6b7Wko-bn1pG7TchmmjMfh82iJrGq1nejEoWUS_NwtIBvwGKnAV57_7wXA6lbjAWnhf177g8oLe94fFVNC-pxvESCyVaNVFVq4aXRszNz0TuvXLH3UB8HEg7Ru-UfkdkkUH28iu2nzIUVQDKjp1CRKSiqD9GuzBryeRR7oG/s1538/KM_008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1238" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSi398W8XFVZAIH_6iJ6b7Wko-bn1pG7TchmmjMfh82iJrGq1nejEoWUS_NwtIBvwGKnAV57_7wXA6lbjAWnhf177g8oLe94fFVNC-pxvESCyVaNVFVq4aXRszNz0TuvXLH3UB8HEg7Ru-UfkdkkUH28iu2nzIUVQDKjp1CRKSiqD9GuzBryeRR7oG/s320/KM_008.jpg" width="258" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhe97afzZLCVFDRPE6xW1_AWP9-DrR5AyY42yScYdECe6JFnEVgkfJyAlYOBnXMdocoG25m3ZKXQZPJixgW2s6rVnr_o_SSmHOOLYl3SkZLcKhCPlMRtB_4xyPZa2bV2qvAqMhGzdsaN-pAgqrrhsxZW2U36GjxVtGZl5xoXF01RKpA-XjqnStemyO/s1538/KM_010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1238" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhe97afzZLCVFDRPE6xW1_AWP9-DrR5AyY42yScYdECe6JFnEVgkfJyAlYOBnXMdocoG25m3ZKXQZPJixgW2s6rVnr_o_SSmHOOLYl3SkZLcKhCPlMRtB_4xyPZa2bV2qvAqMhGzdsaN-pAgqrrhsxZW2U36GjxVtGZl5xoXF01RKpA-XjqnStemyO/s320/KM_010.jpg" width="258" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOtb0Q7wCbVLWzj0Pmo-1u-f9koS_uY03GD3kAbQN79Qrc8Q4ek3efdC03laPDCl-MyQOVpr49xjj87_FGL0PPXH3inyoECSOoKngI9PVvW1rAjBtZ377fszdkoMKagXuO98sInTD7y1vDLVqzjEdn_3RpDfwALzWDy5blh6tkwem3xJeBQpJuULp/s1538/KM_011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1238" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOtb0Q7wCbVLWzj0Pmo-1u-f9koS_uY03GD3kAbQN79Qrc8Q4ek3efdC03laPDCl-MyQOVpr49xjj87_FGL0PPXH3inyoECSOoKngI9PVvW1rAjBtZ377fszdkoMKagXuO98sInTD7y1vDLVqzjEdn_3RpDfwALzWDy5blh6tkwem3xJeBQpJuULp/s320/KM_011.jpg" width="258" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsOMBUGfFmmHTIH7l2NhTmWZTsXvGtC_e7LvEtTLXbQLxk1IlHES9RJaUTCVSVoTq9LG3WZ6e3XLkcEJYwF4GuCYUkQSWY8S39dwr-iQ-85boDvP0rVZrYH8C5EjRdWKDCcmxfR6XUjF64s9Jr9P_7xwU4OQFrBKycO-AaGdZj1GUpNWC6kbChdPv/s1538/KM_012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1238" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsOMBUGfFmmHTIH7l2NhTmWZTsXvGtC_e7LvEtTLXbQLxk1IlHES9RJaUTCVSVoTq9LG3WZ6e3XLkcEJYwF4GuCYUkQSWY8S39dwr-iQ-85boDvP0rVZrYH8C5EjRdWKDCcmxfR6XUjF64s9Jr9P_7xwU4OQFrBKycO-AaGdZj1GUpNWC6kbChdPv/s320/KM_012.jpg" width="258" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">(photos by Ken Marcus Studios)</span></p><p>Round two had each pinup returning to the stage and showcasing a talent and entertaining all whose eyes were on them. This was my favorite round by far -- the variety of talent exceeded anything I could have hoped for! We had comedians, a magician, singers, actresses, a fire eater, and a demonstration on krav maga! Quite honestly, I was afraid that having a talent portion would scare off potential pinups, but having seen what those that entered brought to the stage, I am glad I kept this portion in!</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22UqOXd_BqUOdoGlIVwAK0Zh4MJ-IGXDSZui-ynrelbsDTOua-KelNBcZB1sYwBdnNy-sVNcy47x_JQVuNgE-3BUJaJdTVrn84E84WEWDGn7F7WxMsgtIhtdlHE4soiZ1_iucuIPgd-Mz5bpggtiWw1L349bV8nr-OZDvzs9YQ_zfTXUJ5fkO4hNl/s1538/KM_019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="1538" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22UqOXd_BqUOdoGlIVwAK0Zh4MJ-IGXDSZui-ynrelbsDTOua-KelNBcZB1sYwBdnNy-sVNcy47x_JQVuNgE-3BUJaJdTVrn84E84WEWDGn7F7WxMsgtIhtdlHE4soiZ1_iucuIPgd-Mz5bpggtiWw1L349bV8nr-OZDvzs9YQ_zfTXUJ5fkO4hNl/w261-h211/KM_019.jpg" width="261" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kid85DxCk40r2v_mOSDT3hkkbw6i9uR4ZcnI_jilP1vxloY6DfrQG_7WGK-tDS8B_kGMDMoL7Y77soGA6yGJekuMvXo9LvfGmmCby6_AY6B_DnIpULFcWoxpLP7aWmkrG6zIoYFD8YXIxH7Y_y2t4e-xi7G5pfipHOcetw1JiOlo-F5cMlOXr-0c/s1538/KM_020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="1538" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kid85DxCk40r2v_mOSDT3hkkbw6i9uR4ZcnI_jilP1vxloY6DfrQG_7WGK-tDS8B_kGMDMoL7Y77soGA6yGJekuMvXo9LvfGmmCby6_AY6B_DnIpULFcWoxpLP7aWmkrG6zIoYFD8YXIxH7Y_y2t4e-xi7G5pfipHOcetw1JiOlo-F5cMlOXr-0c/w258-h208/KM_020.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalNOOKFbwkmzgfDUBX2k_ctKoHwCNCT8qieVk_NDXgpVYPdAKEaJAooq316j0H32u6p97BwasTbQu2DylifowTa3Ss5RGdSebX-TT4p0MYK7mukJa4lnjNTEOWDFoW3sVSl5fV7CY7fhnZUKUbmcB1fnso5m41pcPuybWJydRrEtHwR8D8NWGntu4/s1538/KM_021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1238" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalNOOKFbwkmzgfDUBX2k_ctKoHwCNCT8qieVk_NDXgpVYPdAKEaJAooq316j0H32u6p97BwasTbQu2DylifowTa3Ss5RGdSebX-TT4p0MYK7mukJa4lnjNTEOWDFoW3sVSl5fV7CY7fhnZUKUbmcB1fnso5m41pcPuybWJydRrEtHwR8D8NWGntu4/s320/KM_021.jpg" width="258" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmGAzAfGK20JPgl4k6md2qat5EepouGmrsvy-3aPtfOPz7OsNu0wXgyvAAcTAN9s8yB82H9QwEuO-Ysbi2CS2njOfJnNXXRJbJ3g1XwOL_goI-P8FQk63l7GoAUXfLKdEexFBvansbrBvu_N7UKA5yXb5g8H1gWfXcuylYNNbC0QYprOfntaivuzi/s1538/KM_022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1238" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmGAzAfGK20JPgl4k6md2qat5EepouGmrsvy-3aPtfOPz7OsNu0wXgyvAAcTAN9s8yB82H9QwEuO-Ysbi2CS2njOfJnNXXRJbJ3g1XwOL_goI-P8FQk63l7GoAUXfLKdEexFBvansbrBvu_N7UKA5yXb5g8H1gWfXcuylYNNbC0QYprOfntaivuzi/s320/KM_022.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(photos by Ken Marcus Studios)</span></span></div><p></p><p></p><p>The final round had each of the pinups answering a randomly chosen question. While they were given the questions a week before to review, they didn't know which question they would receive in that moment. The questions were either simplistic and fun or in need of a more in depth answer. Two highlights from this round included the first pinup receiving the "Wild Card" question -- a question I made up right on the spot... when I say, she NAILED the answer... instead of given a cutesy quick answer, she went in hard! It was amazing! Secondly, one of our pinups answered with an emotional moment about the passing of her father last year. I don't think there was a dry eye anywhere! While those were two highlights, everyone answered with confidence and that made it quite hard for the judges!</p><p>Speaking of the judges. I do not know how I am going to top these judges next year!! Representing Round One, the Pinup portion was none other than Miss Viva Las Vegas 2017, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gingerwatson" target="_blank">Ginger Watson</a>! Not only is Ginger a top pinup, she is also undefeated! Every contest she has competed in she has won! Having won the biggest Pinup Contest out there, she definitely was a judge I NEEDED to have. Representing Round Two, the Talent portion is MTV Music Video Award recipient, producer, and professional dancer and performer, <a href="https://www.loosecabooseproductions.com/" target="_blank">Tina Cione</a>. Lastly, representing Round Three, the Q&A portion was <a href="https://teamlagan.com/">Lexi Lagan</a> an Olympic Champion and Boulder City resident. Now you understand how next year is going to be tough to find judges! How do I top (or even match) a Pinup Queen, MTV Music Video Award winner, and an Olympic medalist? I'm going to need an Emmy winner, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and an astronaut! </p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-32UF38nGxkl0TYGsD_BA2d1rWtZR3Gl9Z8PQxpxrTT_iU4ytlA91mJxQKvuvBKy6zPE4AL6C64Vf3gtZSBEGku2Q-ZgUipKuKIod8EimxPmFlWFSWH1Lc1gcfcN5i_kHii379iz_-ppulv5cr3sD7gs5ZNu6UwzBHo8nBikFqtPIsZiUoJXuPm6/s4032/20220508_103321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-32UF38nGxkl0TYGsD_BA2d1rWtZR3Gl9Z8PQxpxrTT_iU4ytlA91mJxQKvuvBKy6zPE4AL6C64Vf3gtZSBEGku2Q-ZgUipKuKIod8EimxPmFlWFSWH1Lc1gcfcN5i_kHii379iz_-ppulv5cr3sD7gs5ZNu6UwzBHo8nBikFqtPIsZiUoJXuPm6/w625-h280/20220508_103321.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">L-R Tina Cione, Ginger Watson, Lexi Lagan</span></div><br /><br />Before I knew it, I was announcing the winners!<br /><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">3rd Place - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yourgirlfridaylv/" target="_blank">Jill de Ville</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2nd Place - <a href="https://abbydandy.com/" target="_blank">Abby Dandy</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Miss Spring Jamboree - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nancibyrdhttps://www.instagram.com/nancibyrd" target="_blank">NanciByrd</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPBaqQx3gZely0DooM2mNyGLBmcrafmtuCj-jn2Cs6DMoAFtgw05m8LhVoVnOwDQg7LkeESgeKdD6C5k3sCHz_ZX6PhyMksZWbV5N-kS-3G9Kka25LPjb0NuSin4D6pCbFvpD0aPnNGn-eqEebbOlypb-tDCOlbTjjULsXajlsbTmXjg3_C2WTIDH/s1538/KM_031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was an unexpected honor and one I couldn't have done without the Pinups who entered the contest. It was their charm that won everyone over and made the Pageant a success!<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVy3kx2nOcU9bS6ynsjpYOGUAChMebeJDCKMiik4vBuIpRv-RqP7QNQrB-3TADp7912sjwsKtcV8xNM3etT0O4o8mTV3tCqmRzSxXK5Z2GUZfnEvLR_JJaUVUq2o3rLkZ-I4P3qCK-UKQ2fHU6niVRw9v2Tt9R8id5h74TFC4CvgljS-Dc31tAKth/s3264/20220602_214534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="643" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVy3kx2nOcU9bS6ynsjpYOGUAChMebeJDCKMiik4vBuIpRv-RqP7QNQrB-3TADp7912sjwsKtcV8xNM3etT0O4o8mTV3tCqmRzSxXK5Z2GUZfnEvLR_JJaUVUq2o3rLkZ-I4P3qCK-UKQ2fHU6niVRw9v2Tt9R8id5h74TFC4CvgljS-Dc31tAKth/w482-h643/20220602_214534.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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First year anythings are the hardest to find people to help support you. It's when you need it most, yet have the hardest time finding. My biggest thank yous go to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AWBoulderCity" target="_blank">A&W Boulder City</a>, <a href="https://robkatzlaw.com/" target="_blank">The Law Offices of Robert B Katz and Associates</a>, and <a href="https://www.vegaspinupshoots.com/" target="_blank">Vegas Pinup Shoots</a> (for providing the winner with a photoshoot)!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdq-5_0vUHVGg12FUUOyUIVO40DWm8jpEbSUs4ozwbp5ywjlOv6efT_c4VGZ5SIbaMH9x8XUjbccqNqPkBfOJmLBycRLUwOS3-hhjfg-cICS9yEjjJUZyfziuUT73g8N8iVsYDfub1gKGN1SUgeDXx5PkMIeDavI6OJnxMob23vyhjCQPkWopJy79/s640/Sponsor001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="640" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdq-5_0vUHVGg12FUUOyUIVO40DWm8jpEbSUs4ozwbp5ywjlOv6efT_c4VGZ5SIbaMH9x8XUjbccqNqPkBfOJmLBycRLUwOS3-hhjfg-cICS9yEjjJUZyfziuUT73g8N8iVsYDfub1gKGN1SUgeDXx5PkMIeDavI6OJnxMob23vyhjCQPkWopJy79/s320/Sponsor001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="201" data-original-width="251" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgGkNUx0FlzAqdmM1GNT6iMOuUPtavjPpDTdFMQyafV4nFcqBQaElOKvnaM9t_Qc2FUcJTnwaaZ_Es-gB3PykXl3JuGqFtSkt48NZ9O1lSVhG9EfseOCDuK9TS6BhpkvT3cE0X15FukbqJlGrrEKfpLI4z0ivUEBbr3RJJpsyVn76_fSdxpqGa0Um/s1600/download.jpeg" width="251" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: left;">Here is to making next year even better!<br /><br />xoxo<br />~Lolita</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p></p></div></div></div></div>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-35969406510038082642021-12-02T10:17:00.000-07:002021-12-02T10:17:51.695-07:00Sally Scott of the WAVES<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OK7oTpx3imM/Yaj9MIeZeyI/AAAAAAAAKR8/T56DlU9boosNyc8CGkatMjU_seDPqpCngCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/RR01-27-21-42.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OK7oTpx3imM/Yaj9MIeZeyI/AAAAAAAAKR8/T56DlU9boosNyc8CGkatMjU_seDPqpCngCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/RR01-27-21-42.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><b>Sally Scott of the WAVES - A Book Summary</b></span></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Published in 1943</span></b></p><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">As part of the Fighters for Freedom Series</span></b><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TzYLpBzsSVk/Yaj9LvEI1FI/AAAAAAAAKR0/9myecrrByoY5PgFnC0SQWIA3hD5flenrQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/RR01-27-21-41.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TzYLpBzsSVk/Yaj9LvEI1FI/AAAAAAAAKR0/9myecrrByoY5PgFnC0SQWIA3hD5flenrQCNcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/RR01-27-21-41.jpg" width="266" /></a></p><p>Sally Scott is a young woman ready to help America in anyway she can! Having enlisted in the WAVES, Sally takes a chance to help her old man neighbor determine if his newest invention really can aid America in the war, you see outside radios are not permitted, but Sally sneaks in this secret radio to try to test it out to see if it is as great as it's inventor hopes it will be! During her first few months as a WAVE Sally gets into some mishaps, meets new friends (and enemies), and experiences the battles of war all in the name of "DOING HER PART"!</p><p>This very Patriotic book for young adults is a juvenile sneak peek into what it was like for those who wanted to do their part to serve America during WWII - with added adventure.<br /><br />You are sure to find this book on Etsy or Ebay in various condition for under $25. If there are none listed when you ready this, I am sure it will pop up again from time to time. <br /><br />An easy read that gives adventure without being long winded. Patriotically inspirational.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><b>**Note: For those interested in this book, but sensitive to language, this book was written at a time when Japan was enemies with America, so they are referred to as Japs a couple of times and the Black American Sailors are referred as "Colored Sailors" and their speech is spelled phonetically as it was perceived Black Americans spoke back then. These instances are very brief and do not carry out throughout the story.</b></i></p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nfKRZ9x6rUQ/Yaj9MNyuqhI/AAAAAAAAKR4/8Bzaquz5m4QbPNuaSZ3iBCTpaOvlvUdEQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/RR01-27-21-43.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nfKRZ9x6rUQ/Yaj9MNyuqhI/AAAAAAAAKR4/8Bzaquz5m4QbPNuaSZ3iBCTpaOvlvUdEQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/RR01-27-21-43.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A Video Summary</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="477" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7UZXv87MrT8" width="574" youtube-src-id="7UZXv87MrT8"></iframe></i></div><p></p>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-11070201063591027312021-11-23T11:00:00.001-07:002021-11-23T11:00:00.158-07:00Marvelous! My small collection of Marvelous cosmetics by Richard Hudnut<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hqxx6SXuILA/YZBUz5yKPRI/AAAAAAAAKNs/k83oVY8QficcDhXTdGeT_qxGK_lH9Db3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s520/richard-hudnut.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1z03togL-9w/YZb8csWaevI/AAAAAAAAKO8/3DnFjzRYG5Qh8fHMGWnXMrhioblVe2UeQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/DSC04587b.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1z03togL-9w/YZb8csWaevI/AAAAAAAAKO8/3DnFjzRYG5Qh8fHMGWnXMrhioblVe2UeQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h512/DSC04587b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hqxx6SXuILA/YZBUz5yKPRI/AAAAAAAAKNs/k83oVY8QficcDhXTdGeT_qxGK_lH9Db3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s520/richard-hudnut.jpeg" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="http://www.cosmeticsandskin.com/companies/richard-hudnut.php" border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="380" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hqxx6SXuILA/YZBUz5yKPRI/AAAAAAAAKNs/k83oVY8QficcDhXTdGeT_qxGK_lH9Db3ACLcBGAsYHQ/w234-h320/richard-hudnut.jpeg" title="http://www.cosmeticsandskin.com/companies/richard-hudnut.php" width="234" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>I</b></i></span>n the late 19th century through the early 20th century, <a href="http://www.cosmeticsandskin.com/companies/richard-hudnut.php" target="_blank">Richard Hudnut</a> was an established perfumer, beauty and cosmetic line creator, and successful businessman from New York. He created perfume and cosmetic lines that were comparable to the quality that France was known for. Most notably his lines included, </span>Violet Sec (1896), Du Barry (1900), and Three Flowers (1915). <span>Though the history of Richard Hudnut, his family, and his other lines of beauty products are interesting in their own right, this post will be focusing on his <i>Marvelous</i> beauty line. Simply because it is from this line that I have created a small collection from.</span><p>In 1902, Richard Hudnut created <i>Marvelous</i>, a cosmetic and beauty line that started with a cold cream for women. A <i>Marvelous</i> perfume was created in 1908 and is associated with the cold cream. With just the little bit of information I could find on this cold cream, the description of it makes me think of the original Pond's cold cream that was mineral-based. It's intended uses were exactly what we know Pond's to do even today. It was to cleanse, soothe, and prep the skin. I know that mineral oil based cold creams are controversial today, but I have always had great success with them and could only imagine I would have enjoyed the original <i>Marvelou</i>s Cold Cream as well.<br /><br />The original packaging for <i>Marvelous</i> was what you would expect from a turn of the century design. Very Edwardian and ornate with gilded flourishes on royal blue and cherubs carrying a crown to show that this line was superior to any other.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6d7pqmmC-5EL4fU2BZFvtird4hEhz1b-u-suhWENuYYdYYLH6lcdvpkIyUVkgnjAsxi7ND_Sbl6-zqBjJkzpY_xOYrOZMzGS1u4Xe-xTJC8T0vWegOeJDrEv5GDsEabbELab8nkMRg05/s645/Marvelous-cold-cream.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="380" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6d7pqmmC-5EL4fU2BZFvtird4hEhz1b-u-suhWENuYYdYYLH6lcdvpkIyUVkgnjAsxi7ND_Sbl6-zqBjJkzpY_xOYrOZMzGS1u4Xe-xTJC8T0vWegOeJDrEv5GDsEabbELab8nkMRg05/w378-h640/Marvelous-cold-cream.jpeg" title="source: https://www.cosmeticsandskin.com/companies/richard-hudnut.php" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source: https://www.cosmeticsandskin.com/companies/richard-hudnut.php</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By 1916, Richard Hudnut sold his business and from what I can tell retired until his passing in 1940. It was during the time of his retirement that the <u>Richard Hudnut</u> beauty and cosmetics lines really expanded into makeup. Sure there were a few makeup products prior to then, but not like what we have come to know with the <i>Marvelous</i> line. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />It is in 1932 that the line of <i>Marvelous</i> products and packaging that I like to collect was introduced. Featuring stunning Art Deco geometric lines in silver and black with a thin red band this packaging gave it a (then) modern look. There were also the new designs that featured the kneeling woman holding a beauty jar. If you see packaging that is a solid black base with red banding -- that would be specifically from the British line of <i>Marvelous</i>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o23ib0VXwj8/YZBTY1y8L5I/AAAAAAAAKNc/8uV-PKBQl9UYeUv0t4CsugxOTJcyaJeQgCPcBGAYYCw/s640/427980199_ed02d7fa8b_z.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="486" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o23ib0VXwj8/YZBTY1y8L5I/AAAAAAAAKNc/8uV-PKBQl9UYeUv0t4CsugxOTJcyaJeQgCPcBGAYYCw/w243-h320/427980199_ed02d7fa8b_z.jpeg" width="243" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zV_3osn-R8o/YZBTY2SCc-I/AAAAAAAAKNg/6O0QOCNtLZY71c7Qej-3k5qagMdlpvldgCPcBGAYYCw/s535/053dc73f37113ecb67992bdc0d97a31f.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="380" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zV_3osn-R8o/YZBTY2SCc-I/AAAAAAAAKNg/6O0QOCNtLZY71c7Qej-3k5qagMdlpvldgCPcBGAYYCw/w227-h320/053dc73f37113ecb67992bdc0d97a31f.jpeg" width="227" /></a></div><br />Known for both makeup and skin care products, <i>Marvelous</i> was the lesser expensive line from the Richard Hudnut brand. It is thought that this was brought forth from the economical decline of the early 1930s. Most notably in 1936, <i>Marvelous</i> was promoted for eye matching makeup! These are the eye color based ads that come up most often during google searches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-43EqyWHb2HU/YZb-rs1kSEI/AAAAAAAAKQU/OFm2kmZe87UYsBlqxiz3OT_G9HyiM67QwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1935%2Bad%2B-%2Bcolor%2B-%2B001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1237" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-43EqyWHb2HU/YZb-rs1kSEI/AAAAAAAAKQU/OFm2kmZe87UYsBlqxiz3OT_G9HyiM67QwCLcBGAsYHQ/w309-h400/1935%2Bad%2B-%2Bcolor%2B-%2B001.jpeg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />Now that I have shared with you a brief history of <i>Marvelous</i>, I'd like to share with you my small collection. To start, I was originally just looking for empties to restore and refill with my favorite, current products. I was even considering color matching if I found some compacts with a bit of product still in them. However, it is through this that I discovered unused products that I just had to get my hands on as well!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BXLRDkmnqx8/YZb8ctwgaLI/AAAAAAAAKPE/R7B1g_ZKCt8GZ8s-vVuR-xqhfr85mALGACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/DSC04589b.jpg" style="clear: center; float: center; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BXLRDkmnqx8/YZb8ctwgaLI/AAAAAAAAKPE/R7B1g_ZKCt8GZ8s-vVuR-xqhfr85mALGACLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h640/DSC04589b.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Most abundantly you will find the rouge compacts. These will be sold empty, with some product, or if you are lucky like me unused! My first 2 purchases came from either Ebay or Etsy, I don't remember which. The first one, which came empty, is a hinged compact that measures 1.5 inches wide. It has a mirror on the inner lid and features the iconic kneeling lady of silver embossed on a textured silver circle. This compact is slightly more domed shape than that of my unused compact. The unused compact has the silver kneeling lady against a black square with a silver arch and silver deco lines aimed at her. This compact comes with a mirror also as well as the original poof which has a backing of silver with RICHARD HUDNUT printed in red. The rouge has Richard Hudnut embossed still and from the bit of coloring that has transferred to the poof, we can see that this shade is a bright orangey red. I am unsure which shade of rouge this was for or if it was part of the eye color matching line as the sticker on the bottom has been lost to time. It's the only thing missing from this otherwise perfect compact. That is of course unless there was some sort of cellophane separating the powder and puff.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fPf2zEgKpJw/YZb8dUR7-RI/AAAAAAAAKPM/--lnVsExRvUhHYfJkfn2ozCMT3SC_x4WwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/DSC04597b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fPf2zEgKpJw/YZb8dUR7-RI/AAAAAAAAKPM/--lnVsExRvUhHYfJkfn2ozCMT3SC_x4WwCLcBGAsYHQ/w160-h200/DSC04597b.jpg" width="160" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JezDjg1r9l4/YZb8dDN8jfI/AAAAAAAAKPI/Rg9JQLewWkUmjUJpiaMTOP9jwjzWu4odQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/DSC04596b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JezDjg1r9l4/YZb8dDN8jfI/AAAAAAAAKPI/Rg9JQLewWkUmjUJpiaMTOP9jwjzWu4odQCLcBGAsYHQ/w160-h200/DSC04596b.jpg" width="160" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wvGLlMsZ9Iw/YZb8cj4Kb0I/AAAAAAAAKPA/WVU2SxajH4MV09f1XHzZUA_ULGJShW2LACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/DSC04595b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wvGLlMsZ9Iw/YZb8cj4Kb0I/AAAAAAAAKPA/WVU2SxajH4MV09f1XHzZUA_ULGJShW2LACLcBGAsYHQ/w160-h200/DSC04595b.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />My next two purchases also came from Etsy and Ebay as well. The Dusting Powder Tin is probably the next most common item for sale. This container use to store powder that one would dust over the body to soften and scent the skin. Like one would use baby powder today. Again, I wanted to restore and refill one of these tins, but none were both in my price range and my acceptable condition. So I put off the search for a while. It then so happened that I decided to browse <i>Marvelous</i> products for sale again when I happened across a listing for a completely unused Dusting Powder tin. However what sold me was that it came with the original puff and information sheet! Then I saw the price! It was too good to be true! It was comparable to the prices of empties that are listed on both Etsy and Ebay! I did not waste a second -- I hit Buy Now immediately! Oddly enough it was within the hour of buying the tin, that I was emailed a discount offer on a <i>Marvelous</i> lipstick I had in my watched items for a bit of time. I was on such a buy high that I had to accept that offer and bought the lipstick too!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2ha_yKXywytMRnOp2L3FOcsgdfunOY4d4nMuF_wcLYFOb1aA-cjQyYc-EtwgtT0JsYayLzd7WppGH_ohqo3hfsxyM7FdTKJHX5MzeSuYAtQGCqKOqzNN1ZgtKCk1VeIS2V7PdGyMOqjg/s1200/DSC04607b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2ha_yKXywytMRnOp2L3FOcsgdfunOY4d4nMuF_wcLYFOb1aA-cjQyYc-EtwgtT0JsYayLzd7WppGH_ohqo3hfsxyM7FdTKJHX5MzeSuYAtQGCqKOqzNN1ZgtKCk1VeIS2V7PdGyMOqjg/w320-h400/DSC04607b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Having received the tin, I was amazed at how pretty the puff was! It is soft with a pocket for you to slide your fingers into when using the puff. It even still has the original tag attached to it! I can only imagine that this is pretty much exactly what the Tati Beauty Blendiful is like. Folks went mad over this "new, innovative" product of hers, which goes to show you that there is nothing new under the sun. Of course, I can only speculate that it is similar as I have never handled a Blendiful and I realize that one is meant to powder while one is meant to blend powder and liquid makeup products. It is the information insert in the Dusting Powder tin that I was most excited about!! I learned more about what products were available and could see a color chart intended for use of the products not designed for the eye matching lines. I mean, there was a <i>Marvelous</i> deodorant!! Can you believe it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B6bE3EsyRZg/YZb8ejBjYNI/AAAAAAAAKPs/YAh-jQc3ia81xNqat4SQnU8NjhNyrAHFACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/DSC04608b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B6bE3EsyRZg/YZb8ejBjYNI/AAAAAAAAKPs/YAh-jQc3ia81xNqat4SQnU8NjhNyrAHFACLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h640/DSC04608b.jpg" width="512" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B6bE3EsyRZg/YZb8ejBjYNI/AAAAAAAAKPs/YAh-jQc3ia81xNqat4SQnU8NjhNyrAHFACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/DSC04608b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RR-n1iaT4zM/YZb8e7Y_45I/AAAAAAAAKPw/uSeRFRShfOAKC4sLp4Ed_c4t2HR50QDpgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/DSC04609b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="256" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RR-n1iaT4zM/YZb8e7Y_45I/AAAAAAAAKPw/uSeRFRShfOAKC4sLp4Ed_c4t2HR50QDpgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC04609b.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sSIHWXo7BVY/YZb8e4_XGSI/AAAAAAAAKP0/aqyCcuW0IUsvGYMPMWeKBzAXysPPk1RTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/DSC04610b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="255" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sSIHWXo7BVY/YZb8e4_XGSI/AAAAAAAAKP0/aqyCcuW0IUsvGYMPMWeKBzAXysPPk1RTgCLcBGAsYHQ/w204-h255/DSC04610b.jpg" width="204" /></a></div></div><br />The lipstick was always meant to be a fixer upper. Like the rouge, I planned on cleaning, restoring, and matching the lipstick that still remained in the slide tube. This one was a bit grody, especially since the oils and base had separated over the years and created an unsightly buildup. I am guessing this is what is causing the push lever to cease up. Hopefully once I am able to give it a good cleaning, this will work itself out as well. I am excited to swatch the lipstick and see if I can't find a match for the color. Unlike the other products I have, the lipstick retained its original sticker and is designed for the eye color line. It is labeled Patrician for Blue Eyes. Sadly, my eyes are brown/hazel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vhX3QZLDmds/YZb8ePeoHFI/AAAAAAAAKPc/9D-NLZTgV20eGcEnVdxcwSjUyU_4O9lMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/DSC04602b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vhX3QZLDmds/YZb8ePeoHFI/AAAAAAAAKPc/9D-NLZTgV20eGcEnVdxcwSjUyU_4O9lMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC04602b.jpg" width="256" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OHHbNg_F5Q8/YZb8ebzDEOI/AAAAAAAAKPg/OTfS9Mgx1kweYHz5enobnDnl6Cc2RutxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/DSC04603b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OHHbNg_F5Q8/YZb8ebzDEOI/AAAAAAAAKPg/OTfS9Mgx1kweYHz5enobnDnl6Cc2RutxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC04603b.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3j1PWx-rZIk/YZb8eo8kY6I/AAAAAAAAKPk/ZdfXYGcgMXc9sn58SX0YNzBcJcxk7H5XQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/DSC04605b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3j1PWx-rZIk/YZb8eo8kY6I/AAAAAAAAKPk/ZdfXYGcgMXc9sn58SX0YNzBcJcxk7H5XQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h400/DSC04605b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwavBRUpH61ayRPwGuEG5y49fdjCfMGUsigTqxIwkxxV96LriGWK6zUbR17N3MXejJQ7E9klBhNKXPEQLjZ6_mI-bfMsrCYfalHzvW2nmFGqHOzcn0dZVfP_aUaQ9QGuGBANI-en_2VIo/s1200/DSC04598b.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwavBRUpH61ayRPwGuEG5y49fdjCfMGUsigTqxIwkxxV96LriGWK6zUbR17N3MXejJQ7E9klBhNKXPEQLjZ6_mI-bfMsrCYfalHzvW2nmFGqHOzcn0dZVfP_aUaQ9QGuGBANI-en_2VIo/s1200/DSC04598b.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwavBRUpH61ayRPwGuEG5y49fdjCfMGUsigTqxIwkxxV96LriGWK6zUbR17N3MXejJQ7E9klBhNKXPEQLjZ6_mI-bfMsrCYfalHzvW2nmFGqHOzcn0dZVfP_aUaQ9QGuGBANI-en_2VIo/s320/DSC04598b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />It was when I was trying to finish up details in order to film a video sharing my collection that once again I came across another product for sale. This time it was an empty mascara case. I hadn't seen one for sale since my <i>Marvelous</i> journey started, so once again I snatched it up without hesitation. Unfortunately, this one came without its original brush, but I figure I could replace it if I ever come across another mascara case for sale. The mascara case would have originally contained a mascara cake. Like the mascara cakes sold currently by Besame. Only this one would have been long and thin with Richard Hudnut embossed on it. Just like the Besame cakes, one would wet the brush, rub it in the cake, and then brush that onto one's eyelashes. It was interesting to me that the case had a metal lid, but the bottom was all a molded plastic. The plastic was thick and sturdy. I thought for sure the plastic would have been an insert. They definitely didn't cheap out when it came to this. I am assuming the bottom was made out of plastic (as opposed to the full metal seen with the rouge) because of the moisture introduced when activating the mascara. The moisture would have definitely destroyed the metal had it been made from it completely. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cFmIVG6soOU/YZb8drF9rmI/AAAAAAAAKPU/Qfisj7u-zGsyRPKjvFC5qUyycuJXIoG0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/DSC04600b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="160" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cFmIVG6soOU/YZb8drF9rmI/AAAAAAAAKPU/Qfisj7u-zGsyRPKjvFC5qUyycuJXIoG0gCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h160/DSC04600b.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yKHlQBPnihE/YZb8dgvrYzI/AAAAAAAAKPY/sUzu9-diGjcKvZBKYAtqx6e-LO2eZrtXACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/DSC04601b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="160" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yKHlQBPnihE/YZb8dgvrYzI/AAAAAAAAKPY/sUzu9-diGjcKvZBKYAtqx6e-LO2eZrtXACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h160/DSC04601b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />That is it. As of the date of posting this, that is my small collection of <i>Marvelous</i> products. I look forward to growing and using (packaging not products) my collection. Please feel free to watch the video I made about these items as well. Let me know if you too collect <i>Marvelous</i> or any other Richard Hudnut line by commenting below. <br /><br />Thank you for reading this!<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">xoxo Lolita<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aErI0sJqskA" width="320" youtube-src-id="aErI0sJqskA"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0f6FiN9EC80/YZBX2_F96kI/AAAAAAAAKN0/s-vY-wB1EJg-EeGC_0KHLhvs4u8KAomUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s537/hudnut_eyecolor.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="417" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0f6FiN9EC80/YZBX2_F96kI/AAAAAAAAKN0/s-vY-wB1EJg-EeGC_0KHLhvs4u8KAomUwCLcBGAsYHQ/w249-h320/hudnut_eyecolor.jpeg" width="249" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--bTW6K8Pw6k/YZBX8EYO3zI/AAAAAAAAKN4/9WCS-4ISybE41EU4ucE_q3FVZo5J99xPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s887/1937%2Bad%2B-%2BMadeleine%2BCarroll.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="684" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--bTW6K8Pw6k/YZBX8EYO3zI/AAAAAAAAKN4/9WCS-4ISybE41EU4ucE_q3FVZo5J99xPQCLcBGAsYHQ/w246-h320/1937%2Bad%2B-%2BMadeleine%2BCarroll.jpeg" width="246" /></a></div>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835147841592512804.post-30935957778212417332021-11-15T17:31:00.002-07:002021-11-15T17:31:39.919-07:00A vase with a pretty face.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HhWX0xe-3wI/YZL6_1AVjOI/AAAAAAAAKOY/Qij8QBV_ZIg7QodMVjcYnooj1kmREe-jwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20211115_152535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HhWX0xe-3wI/YZL6_1AVjOI/AAAAAAAAKOY/Qij8QBV_ZIg7QodMVjcYnooj1kmREe-jwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/20211115_152535.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I happened to find myself in Boulder City just outside of Las Vegas recently and while there, I stopped in my favorite antique store, <a href="https://goatfeathersnv.com/" target="_blank">Goatfeathers</a>. I knew my budget was non-existing, so even though I saw many items I wanted to buy (and 2 items specifically I sadly left behind), I just knew when I saw this vase that I would never have stopped thinking about her if I left her behind. <br /><br />When I antique shop, I like to do 2-3 passes. If I have never been to an antique store before, I like to take a quick run through, just to get an idea of how big the shop is and the layout. I then do a second pass (or in this case my first pass since I am familiar with this store) where I take my time. I look at everything that my eyes can handle and if there is something I am interested in, I snap a photo. That way, it gives me time to think about how much I really need that item, I can consider my budget, and then finally, I don't have to carry everything around. My final pass is that I go back to the items that I had snapped a photo of and grab it if I just have to have it.<br /><br />I pretty much knew that I was going to leave with this vase, but I was still a bit hesitant because she was the majority of my budget. Plus, I am a cheapskate and this was more than I usually pay for items. I believe it was fairly priced, I just don't like to spend over a small amount. I saw her about 1/2 way through my pass through the store and thought to myself, if she is still there by time I get back, I will get her. Sure enough, she was there waiting for me!<br /><br />There isn't much information on her. She is only marked with a JAPAN in red on the bottom. A reverse photo search (from my own photo) brings up 2 more vases, one in blue and one in pink. No other information.<br /><br />I think she will make a nice brush holder for my most used makeup brushes.<br /><br />Let me know, have you found any pretty treasures lately? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4qeN7B5NxGk/YZL7Kk0JFQI/AAAAAAAAKOc/6BgODgOY7FE7YBA_PR52tx9oelI1mF-WQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20211115_142132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4qeN7B5NxGk/YZL7Kk0JFQI/AAAAAAAAKOc/6BgODgOY7FE7YBA_PR52tx9oelI1mF-WQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/20211115_142132.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Lolita Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04348826614712363322noreply@blogger.com0