what-i-found

I love this project from Ruth Weyth Spears  Home Decoration with Fabric and Thread , published in 1940. Put squirrels on your drapes!  ...

This old idea could be pretty great today...and you might not have to cut up old hats and discarded school pennants. Found in Home Decorati...

So here are the guidelines you need...what you can and can't do during 'that time of the month'. Be especially careful to not g...

"Things happen fast from eleven to seventeen...". That's right, and if you just talk to your Mother "As One Girl To Anot...

This is the back cover of the May, 1940 issue of The Progressive Farmer and Southern Ruralist magazine. It shows the charming Miss Elaine Sh...

Here are some of the patterns you could order from The Progressive Farmer and Southern Ruralist in 1940. They range from baby clothes, to pr...

This is the cover art from the May, 1940 issue of The Progressive Farmer and Southern Ruralist. The artist is Gari Melchers, who you can rea...

So here's a batch of fashionable forties looks for you to knit. Each one has a fetching name, Best Girl, Take Off (!), Cafe Society, Tea...

"...ready to gladden the heart, and the home, of every lucky person on your list!"

Just in time for Christmas, "Community Plate - Leadership in Design Authority" shows us the silverware that inspired Balenciaga, M...

This is a nightgown that Santa approves of. (Who wouldn't?) ,br>

Becoming Cottons - from the Bellas Hess Fall/Winter Catalog - 1940.

Don't these gals look like they are ready to go have lunch and dish some gossip?

"Simulated Hand-Knit"?

These gals don't look all that "large" to me. But they do look well dressed! Also, note the last two are actually a coat and d...

I think the big shoulders made their waists so tiny!

While you may get mesmerized by these wonderful pockets, don't miss the hats!