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  1. GoddessMama

    What my grandmother told me about life in the 1940s.

    Grandma told me it was unheard of a girl to ask out a man. It was the boys job to do all the asking, girls didn't even call boys on the phone. I actually instigated this policy when I was having bad luck with finding a decent man. With my husband I told him when he asked for my number, "Here is...
  2. GoddessMama

    What my grandmother told me about life in the 1940s.

    My grandma told me some stories about the war. One was about my grandfather. He was stationed in Florida somewhere and his job was something to do with communication and radars. She said that there were German subs routinely spotted off the to coast but nothing was ever said because they didn't...
  3. GoddessMama

    Hair colour advice

    As a gal who has many of hair disasters, I will advise if you are going more than a couple shades different get thee to a salon. I do my own almost platinum, but it has been a lot of trail and error and orange hair. LOL. I'm only going from dishwater blond to platinum too, so its an easier switch.
  4. GoddessMama

    The Biba Look

    I think I know what your talking about, its that chola look, and it looks terrible! I am blond and have to draw in my eyebrows too, but there is a difference from a pretty elegant drawn brow and those scary looking chola brows.
  5. GoddessMama

    Do you look like a past relative and get negative comments for it from family?

    I don't have bangs becasue my DH said I would look like my grandmother with them, LOL!
  7. GoddessMama

    Cute Vintage-y Shoes

    OMG I might just die with out those shoes! I looked online but all I could find was tan in my size. I need them in lilac or white in a 40, where online did you buy yours?
  8. GoddessMama

    Plus Size Vintage

    Yup Layne Bryant. I am a 42 DD and they have mine there and it was on the smaller size of their size ranges. They have many sizes bigger than mine.
  9. GoddessMama

    1920s One-Hour Dress

    FYI, and only becasue I have 2 patents and several copyrights and I am nosey, you can not re-copyright something that has become public domain. Public domain works may be freely copied or used in the creation of derivative works without permission, or authorization, of the former copyright...
  10. GoddessMama

    Mascara on upper lashes only?

    Only upper lashes here. My eyes are super sensitive and with melt even the most waterproof mascaras. I end up with it all under my eyes. I don't put anything under my eyes.
  11. GoddessMama

    Hair Styles for hot humid weather?

    Its 114 here today and humid. My favorite style is a take on rosie the riveter. I do mine kinda like this http://www.youtube.com/user/ilovegerardo#p/search/0/Nz94khhuxmA
  13. GoddessMama

    Favorite liquid eyeliner

    Ok the ones I have tried are below. I have very sensative eyes and they water a lot. Revlon® Colorstay™ Liquid Liner ~ Love this it stay put fairly well, even with my watery eyes and its cheap. Urban Decay Liquid Liner~ Awful and wore off smudged and ran off my eyes by noon. Maybelline...
  14. GoddessMama

    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    Ok first this tutorial is wrong, the difference in sizes is 1/4 inch, not 2 inches. When grading with the slash method, you want to make many smaller slashes not three huge ones. Those huge cuts are a sure fire way to get an ill fitting pattern. She also did not adjust the length of the garment...
  15. GoddessMama

    Oh I hit the jackpot

    Feel free to move if you like. the files are .bup .dat .ifo I have a mac please someone tell me how to convert them I would love to share. ;0)
  16. GoddessMama

    Oh I hit the jackpot

    This Christmas my mom gave me a box of DVD's and cds with what I thought was just old family photos. Instead it was home movies from the 40's of my grandparents and their family! Oh my gosh if I could figure out how to convert the files so you could see how awesome they are! Its amazing seeing...
  17. GoddessMama

    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    You could release the seam allowances if there are any. I wouldn' t add to the sides as it would risky looking really off and it really won't help the bust much. There is honestly not much you can do to make it fit if there is no seam allowances to release.
  19. GoddessMama

    Victory Rolls!

    Oh I wish I would have known this sooner I just had 6 inches cut off two weeks ago to make it more manageable!
  20. GoddessMama

    THE Dress - Butterick 4790

    Ok I am so jealous at how nice everyones dresses are turning out I went and bought my self a new pattern today (the last one was thrown out in a fit of rage and disgust at why such a simple pattern could look so beastly on me ) JoAnn's had Butterick patterns on sale right now for 99 cents so I...
  21. GoddessMama

    Home Economics

    I have two slow cookers ( I am cooking for 8 people every day) At night I fix up both, one for breakfast and one for dinner. Breakfast its things like slowcooker cinamon rolls, fritata, or cranberry and walnut Irish outs. Dinner we do things like enchiladas, pulled pork for sandwitches, stew...
  22. GoddessMama

    Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage

    I got a really cute compliment the first day I actually got victory rolls to work well enough that I felt brave enough to wear them out. A flustered lady with three kids in tow(you know the type frumpy wrinkled tee's stressed out to the max) came into my floral dept and She couldn't stop staring...
  23. GoddessMama

    Hiding bobby pins

    There was no nice light blond ones that I could buy locally and I needed them that day, so I just bought a can of pray paint and painted them that way. It worked really well and only took a few minutes.

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