Last weekend was the last of our crazy-early morning flea marketing - I actually didn't buy all that much this time, but my friend Wendy won the day with her antique dinner chimes and a set of velvet armchairs.
Things I found:
Wrapping paper. Hilarious. It's a huge roll and we're going to use it at our booth at Teslacon, since it's got some nice steampunk flair about it.
And, because I can't resist:
There's a chance that I went a little overboard, but they were only $1 each!! Most of them are 40s, a couple of 30s and a couple of 50s. Top left is a pattern for shoulder pads and hip pads.
I also picked up a very sweet, ivory colored, pumpkin shaped teapot, creamer and sugar bowl set, another 50s hat, some white gloves, a metal painted watering can, an antique jewelry box that needs a lot of love and a new lining and such (project!!), and this:
OH MY GOD IT'S SO AMAZING!!!
I paid one American dollar for it and it's my new favorite possession. It's published in 1935 and sort of serves as a Home Economics textbook for teenagers. It's SO wonderful. Here are some interior shots:
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| This is page one of the table of contents, note: "It is Easy to be Good Looking", "Starting the Sewing", and "Making Additional Underwear." |
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| There are all of these exercises and class activities throughout. This one is "Describe complete foundation garments suitable to wear on the following occasions: school wear in January; party wear in June; skating party; playing tennis." Note the oldey timey 1910 versions drawn to the right of the first and last illustration. |
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| Such charming illustrations!!! |
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| AND SOME ARE IN COLOR!!! |
That about wraps up this week's adventures. Next week starts technical rehearsals for our season opener, so I'm sure I'll have melty brain until that's all over....here goes nothing!
