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Thursday, November 18, 2010

What I'm Wearing - 1950s/60s College Girl Inspired (Wool Plaid Skirt)



- What I Wearing - 

Plaid Wool Skirt - Second-hand
White Ruffle Blouse - Kohl's
Black Boyfriend Blazer - J.C. Penny
Cream Tights - Kohl's
Black Pumps - Famous Footwear
Key Watch Necklace - Maurices
Polka-dot Headband - Claire's
Pearl Earrings - Gift

Today's outfit is very private school uniform - which I love. Odd I know. But I love school uniforms! Growing up I also looked forward to wearing my "school uniform" clothing. No, we didn't have a uniform for school (home-schooled K-12). We just bought the school uniform jumpers, skirts, blouses, cardigans each fall for our everyday/Sunday wear. I LOVED it! =) Anyone else love school uniforms? 

Another way you could look at my outfit, is that it looks late 1950s/ early 60s college girl inspired.  Any of you own Sears Everyday Fashions: 1950s? Near the end of the book you will find outfits just like this one. 

I better get going. I have a dining room to decorate and a present to wrap, for today is my Mom's birthday. :) 

~Ashley

p.s.
Don't forget to take a guess on the movie quote quiz. Here are some hints. 1, 2, 5, 6 - the actors have been talked about on this and my movie blog and are from the 30s/40s. 9 - One of the people is really famous, think 1930s. 16 & 17 - some people may consider these boy type movies. One is from the 50s the other 2000s.  =)

I ♥ Thursday

I have decided that every Thursday will be, I ♥ Thursday. I will post a collection of pictures of things I love for that week. =)

This dress is so pretty. I ♥ it!!! =)

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What are you loving this week?

~Ashley

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

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Movie Quote Quiz

It has been awhile since we have done this and I thought it would be fun to do it again. =) First off the rules.

1. Pick 20 of your favorite movies.

2. Go to IMDB.com and find a quote from each movie.

3. Post them for everyone to guess.

4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.

5. NO cheating.

Are you all ready? I will give you all until Friday to guess. Have fun! Ready. Set. Go!


1. Character 1: The iron fist has a glass jaw! (Desperate Journey) - Maggie 


2. Character 1: They're running! They're getting away! 
Character 2: No they're not. We're going after them! 
Character 1: Hey, wait a minute! They outnumber us three to one! 
Character 2: Well, if it makes you nervous, don't count 'em. (Santa Fe Trail) - Achaia

3. Character 1: Excuse me lady, but that upon which you sit is mine. 
Character 2: I beg your pardon? (It Happened One Night) - Kristin 

4. Character 1: At midnight, I'll turn into a pumpkin and drive away in my glass slipper. 
Character 2: And that will be the end of the fairy tale. (Roman Holiday) - Lily Litten 

5. Character 1: Men, if you're willing to fight for our people, I want you! (The Adventures of Robin Hood) - Achaia

6. Character 1: William Shakespeare. 
Character 2: I never heard of him. What part of Texas is he from? 
Character 1: [surprised at Rusty's ignorance] Stratford-on-Avon. (Dodge City) - Achaia

7. Character 1: It's a conspiracy, I tell you. The minute you start they put you on the all-American sucker list. You start out to build a home and wind up in the poorhouse. And if it can happen to me, what about the guys who aren't making $15,000 a year? The ones who want a home of their own. It's a conspiracy, I tell you - -against every boy and girl who were ever in love. (Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House) - Caroline and Kristin

8. Character 1: Oh, Stanley. I don't know how to explain. A wedding. A church wedding. Well it's, it's what every girl dreams of. A bridal dress, the orange blossoms, the music. It's something lovely to remember all the rest of her life. And something for us to remember too. (Father of the Bride) - Vicki

9. Character 1: I've got a friend that ... 
Character 2: Oh, I bet that isn't true. 
Character 1: What? 
Character 2: You said you had a friend. I bet you have *lots* of friends.

10. Character 1: Do you ever feel like a chess piece yourself? In a game being played against your will. (The Young Victoria) - Polka Dot and Caroline.

11. Character 1: How can you read this? There's no pictures! 
Character 2: Well, some people use their imagination. (Beauty & the Beast) - Polka Dot and Old Fashioned Charm.

12. Character 1: No one of our age has ever taken power. 
Character 2: Which is why we're too young to realize certain things are impossible. Which is why we will do them anyway. (Amazing Grace) - Polka Dot, Caroline, and Old Fashioned Charm.

13. Character 1: Reckon I'll leave my brains at home, then. (North & South) - Polka Dot, Caroline, Nzkiwigirl, and Old Fashioned Charm.

14. Character 1: You didn't let me finish. I was going to say 'turn right here left'. 
Character 2: Turn right here left? Have you any conception how much room it takes to turn this thing around? We may have to go on for miles. (The Long, Long Trailer) - Lindsay 

15. Character 1: One day the war will be over. And I hope that the people that use this bridge in years to come will remember how it was built and who built it. Not a gang of slaves, but soldiers, British soldiers, Clipton, even in captivity. (The Bridge on the River Kwai) - The Warrior 

16. Character 1: Sextus, you ask how to fight an idea. Well I'll tell you how... with another idea! (Ben-Hur) - Maggie

17. Character 1: I regard the crime of desertion as a sin against the army of the Lord. Duty is ours, the consequences are God's. (Gods & Generals) - Caroline 

18. Character 1: But just remember: a woman's like a rose; if you treat her right, she'll bloom, if you don't, she'll wilt. 
Character 2: Where'd you get that? 
Character 1: Counseling. (Fireproof) - Melinda 

19. Character 1: Houston, we have a problem. (Apollo 13) - Caroline

20. Character 1: Oh, my goodness. Everybody behave naturally. (Pride & Prejudice 2005) - Caroline, Old Fashioned Charm, and Kristin. 

~Ashley

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Book Sale Findings

This past Friday was a library book sale. Now I for one LOVE book sales! How about you? And I want to share with all of you the treasures I found.


1. Santa Fe Trail VHS - I was so excited to pick up a copy of Santa Fe Trail as I've only been able to see the movie through internet archive. It has Errol Flynn (look they spelled his name wrong on the case), Ronald Reagan, and Olivia de Havilland. This is definitely one of my favorite Errol Flynn movies - I think it is because Ronald Reagan is in it. =)

2. Baedeker's Paris and it's Environs by Karl Baedeker (1907) - After doing some research it seams like this little book is worth some money. Interesting. I picked up the book because it had floor plans of buildings and places in and around Paris. Also because it was old, looked interesting, and provides a peak to the past.


3. Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott (1892) 



4. Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott (????) - My mom is reading this aloud for school right now. I thought I would pick up my own copy to read and own. My siblings say it is a wonderful book!



5. The Scottish Chiefs (Early turn-of-the-centry 1900s) - Just one of those books I've wanted to read for awhile now. I can't remember what it is about. I'm thinking it takes place around the King Robert the Bruce & William Wallace era. 



6. Northhanger Abbey by: Jane Austen (1988) - I now own all of Jane Austen's novels - except for her short ones. Hurray! 



7. How to Design Your Own Dress Patterns by: Adele P. Margolis (1959) - This looks like an amazing book on drafting patterns. Plus the designs are for late 1950s, instead of the modern designs that are in my other pattern making books. 



8. History of Costume by: Blanche Payne (1965) - I have the reprinted version of this book and let me say, the original is so much better! Why? It covers more AND has some scaled patterns in the back of the book. This book is/has been one of the textbooks colleges use for the history of fashion.




~Ashley

Monday, November 15, 2010

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Friday, November 12, 2010

What I'm Wearing - Blue & Purple




- What I'm Wearing -

Purple Tee - Kohl's
Vest - Paul Harris Design {second-hand}
Cotton Skirt - New York & Company {second-hand}
Scarf - Kohl's
Butterfly earrings & necklace - Kohl's
Heart Locket Necklace - Gift
Black Knee-highs - Kohl's
Black Moccasins - Naturalizers   
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