I’ve been invited to a baby shower in June. It’s for the daughter of a lady that I am friends with. I’ve only met her daughter once or twice and I won’t be going to the shower (you know that I’m a hermit, plus it’s in Phila.) but I want to send along a present, because it’s my friend’s first grandchild.
So I’ve been seeking out some handmade baby items on etsy. This morning I came across Colby Lane Designs . They make baby bibs with chenille backing, in over 200 designs.
They have a bunch of great retro prints that are really cool, plus some unusual geekery prints, dots, stripes, animals, food etc.
An example of a few designs I’m showing here are Hula girls, sock monkeys, paper dolls, comic strip, faces, vintage Valentines and retro kids on a rollercoaster.
Really cute, only $8.00 each, low shipping cost ($2.75 for 3 bibs)
If you need some cool bibs for your baby, or for a gift, go check out Colby Lane Designs .

Also, the daughter is using the Christening dress that my friend made from her wedding gown. She made it for her children’s Christenings, now her first grandchild will wear it too. I made a few repairs on the gown for her so that she could get it cleaned. I was glad to be able to help her with such a special item.

Happy Mother’s Day. I bought my Mom a huge hydrangea plant (which, to be honest, will end up in my garden, but she will be enjoying them inside for awhile) and a pair of Brocade Victorian Boots that I just picked up this week. I’ve never seen a pair like this in person.
Both pieces are setting on the little table in the livingroom just like this. The boots are just about doggie level and Harlow keeps sniffing at them and putting her paw up on the table. No! Bad Dog! Those are not shoes that you can chew on.

Gratuitous sleepy puppy photo -

I’m sure you’ve seen her auction on ebay, and I featured an interview with her on the Vintage Bulletin a little while back. She is one of my longtime favorite vintage sellers. She models her own vintage (one of the first to do so on ebay) and she always looks like she’s having fun doing it.

Maggie is in a contest sponsored by More magazine – Re-defining the F-word. Maggie’s F-word is Finery:

I was right when I was 6… Playing dress up makes you happy! Now 47, I’ve made a second career of vintage clothing and I never tire of the finery!

Maggie is one of the 25 finalists in the contest, and now they are doing an elimination round. The top five vote-getters will be considered for the prize of $1000.

You can vote every day from now through September 15. So visit the site and vote!