Phew!  It took a little while to get all of this up; I wanted to get the shipping as accurate as possible as well as list all necessary details for each piece.  I’m just making my September 1st self-imposed deadline!  Anyhow, please take a look when you can.   I’ve got some really beautiful things in the shop for really reasonable prices.  Just wanted to note: I’ll reimburse shipping overcharges that exceed $1.00 USD.  That might be especially helpful if you are combining goods.

Also, if you order over $20, I’ll include a free vintage hankie in your shipment! (Unless you only order crochet patterns since I can’t email you the hankies, hee hee.)  I’ve got a bunch of white hankies with simple designs that I just hand washed so they are ready for new homes.

Happy looking!

» fable* on etsy

The weather keeps changing on on down here in the Southland.   We had some really lovely fall-like weather and now it’s back to HOT.  I guess this back and forth has gotten me to focus a little bit on my wardrobe.  What to wear, what to keep, what to give away!  I have a bunch of vintage things, many of which I have never worn, that I’ve decided I need to part with.  For those of you that collect vintage clothing, you know that can be quite the challenge!  My closets are overstuffed as they are; as much as I love these finds I’ll probably never get around to cutting them down to fit me or perhaps the full skirt look I adore so much really doesn’t suit my frame.

Anyhow, this is good news for anyone looking for the right vintage item to add to her wardrobe because I’ll be putting some pretty things up on Etsy soon, including what you see here as well as a coveted nylon blouse (or two!), a sweet bag and maybe some trinkets too.  I’ll let you know when there’s a shop update!

Ok, I may need to cool off with an icy drink - and it’s only 11 am, ha ha!  Have a wonderful weekend, dears.

This image is an oldie but goody.  I love this skirt though I hardly wear it;   I think I like it better on the form!  Anyway, I was going to post a lesson or talk about my wedding dress today; I have (had?) this wonderful picture of my family from the 50s that I was going to include in the post.  But I can’t find it.  My fiance’s sister was in town a couple of weeks ago so I “straightened up” my room and, of course, I put things in seemingly logical places that are far from them.  The worst part is I’m an avid recycler (Ok, not’s not really a bad thing) and I’m wondering if it ended up in the recycling by mistake (being in a nondescript off-white note card-type frame).  So then I started to freak out and cleaned up my room for reals this time and I still can’t find it!  Then, naturally,  I ate too many chocolate chip cookies to cope and now I have a stomach ache.

So, ANYHOW,  I’m posting a few links for you in lue of a normally scheduled sewing lesson post:

Must-read: Alicia shares some words of sewing wisdom

See Casey’s completely awe-inspiring Alice dress

Check out what Elizabeth made for her daughter Caitlin - as always, lucky girl!

Wish me luck finding that photo!  I really hope it’s in here somewhere…