My Strawberry Box Purse

If you have noticed lately,

I have a thing for fruit. 

Especially when it comes to 

vintage fruit accessories from the 40's and 50's.

If worn right, you can look quite retro.

Here is my newest fruit inspired item- 

My strawberry box purse.

Seeing a theme here?

Remember my cherry necklace?

Anyway.. For this project I was inspired by these

fruity items... especially the strawberry ones- Enjoy.

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This beauty below was my main inspiration -

It is an Enid Collins box purse- love it.

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Remember my Enid collins Wanna-Be post?

I love her style of bags, some day I might get an original.

Until then, I just have to make my own version.

you likey?

I really likey.

I made it pretty much the same way I did my other

enid collins knock-off.

Here is what I did.

I started with this plain cigar type box

I got from Michaels for about $4.

Then I painted it by hand- yes I didn't use spray

paint. O the horror. The color I wanted wasn't

in spray paint form. I used my new favorite

paint. These little sample bottles of Glidden.

Walmart has every shade for about $3.

The brush is inside and everything stays all neat and tidy.

No mixing or wasting. 

I removed my hardware and began to paint.

After it dried I put back on my hardware and

put on my bamboo handle, from Joanns.

The wood is soft so I didn't need to pre drill.

I just did it by hand.

Then I chose my foam stamps.

I got these at Michaels years ago,

I think Plaid put them out.

After I stamped I filled in the strawberries and painted

black seeds on.

I decided to add some red gingham ribbon to the top

for added embellishment. I still might add

some bling.  For now, I love it just how it is.

See how cute it looks with one of my gingham skirts.

I decided to line it too.

I just hot glued some cute polka dot fabric in, and

made some fabric hinges so the lid doesn't flop open.

 I can't wait to try this little pretty out.

She will be a perfect accessory for all of the summer

pic-a-niks I plan on attending...hehe.

Tootles.

Ps. Here is my Mother's day gift from my kids-

Thanks guys, I just adore this purse.

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May's Vintage Dessert

I hope you have been enjoying these installments of

vintage 1940's desserts.

If you are just tuning in, go Here for the whole story.

It sure has been fun reading through the recipes and dessert options.

It has been hard deciding which one to post.

Even if you aren't making these

yummies, it is still fun to read and see what

gals were possibly making every month, in the 1940's.

This months dessert-

Raspberry Glace Lemon Pie

Of course we see the appearance of Jello.

The Glace looks like a raspberry simple syrup.

Though Glace sounds much more proper and gourmet.

If your making any of these recipes-

I'd love to know.

Happy May and Tootles.

Shoe Re-do: Poppy Style

Shoe re-do.

Have you done one before?

I have had these sandal's from payless for 

quite some time, I think I got them for about 5 bucks. 

They are cute but never quite looked right.

I held on to them thinking I might spruce them up a bit some how.
As you can see from the opening pic, that I embellished
my sandals with poppies. I wanted a 50's floral look,
so here are a few images that inspired me...



I love this vintage purse....ahhh.

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These shoes are so stinkin' cute. Modern with
a vintage summer on the farm feel.

Shoes By Miss L. Fire

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Well anything with red and strawberries is inspiring.

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This dress is amazing.

Sewing a poppy fabric dress is next on my sewing list.

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I love this "set" on Polyvore.

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Isn't this fabric print drool worthy?

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Needless to say, red and poppies, a total winner.

Here is what I did-

These pretty artificial flowers only cost me...$1.

Good old dollar store.

 I took some regular old felt-

this particular piece had glitter in it.

I cut out pieces that fit over the straps of my sandals.

I didn't glue them on yet. I first cut and arranged

my flowers to see how I wanted them to look 

before I hot glued them down.

Then I proceeded to glue the leaves on as a base, 

and then my flowers. I worked both shoes 

at same time.  Then I glued my felt and flowers 

down to the shoe straps.  I touched up some 

areas with some more glue to get a finished look.

Voila!

Vintage vibe, summer poppy sandals.

I just adore these shoes now.

Here they are being introduced to my new

vintage straw bag...

They are great friends already.

A few pics around the house-

I can't wait to wear these pretties with this dress

I made or maybe one of these skirts.

Putting together summer outfits with these shoes

is going to be lots of fun.

Tootles.

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Granny Chic Blooms

You might of noticed I love anything floral-

especially anything retro floral.

I'm really smitten with vintage needlecraft patterns

and kitschy items that women used, to craft in days

gone by.  Go Here and Here to see what I mean.

One of my favs is the vintage flower loom.

Maybe you have seen one before and

weren't sure what it was or even did.

These looms have been around since the 40's

actually, but got more and more popular as the 

decades went by. 1960-70's had a total resurgence.

Gals would connect individual flowers and make 

whole afghans.

 Below is a pic of my afghan done with a

 Daisy loom, by Ronco, probably made in the the 60's.

Isn't she gorgeous?

Do a google search and you'll find lots

of history, patterns and images of flower loom projects.

I love making these retro or Granny Chic blooms (as I 

like to call them), in an array of colors and sizes.

These are the looms that I own.

The blue and yellow are vintage.

The square one is modern.

If you have visited my shop in the last few

months than you have seen what I 

have been up to with these looms.

If not,  here are a few pics of my pretties.

Aren' they fun and happy?

They are so much fun to make.

The uses for these pretties are endless.

They make cute adornments for gift,

darling clips and pins.

I added a few blooms to a straw purse and tote.

I even made a bunting with them.

They seem to make anything cuter and more sassy, don't you think?

If you want to add a few to your wardrobe or decor,

head over to my shop, The Red Geranium and see what I've made.

Tootles.