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Show us what you've made!
Well, I have definitely been bitten by the sewing bug! After my first post a few weeks ago I managed to find the missing pattern envelope and pieces and set about making one of the other versions of my dress, this time with some fabric I'd bought specially rather than a sheet lol (Excuse the...- Lily Amelia
- Post #6,537
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Show us what you've made!
Thanks for the lovely comments everyone :) The pattern was one I picked up in a charity/thrift shop, it's Maudella No 6212and I think it is from the 1970s. Unfortunately I can't find it at the moment otherwise I'd have posted a photo. I'll have a good look for it today though because I'd...- Lily Amelia
- Post #6,382
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Show us your hair do's....
I have those Nicky Clarke ones too and was disappointed with them at first, but I think it is just that they take absolutely ages to heat up. I usually plug them in and then go off and do something else for half an hour before attempting to use them. They're not much good if you're in a hurry!- Lily Amelia
- Post #9,023
- Forum: Beauty
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Show us what you've made!
After admiring everyone's work on here for a good few months I finally decided to get myself off the sofa and have a go myself. I'm so glad I did! I'm very happy with the results for my first attempt, I had no major disasters and the dress even fits! I'm sure it was either an easy pattern...- Lily Amelia
- Post #6,373
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Cold Cream- Brands and advice!
Boots Original Formula While I was in Boots yesterday I noticed that all of their Original Formula range was on offer at half price! I'd been wanting to try these for a while but thought they were a bit expensive, so I decided to jump at the chance to get the cold cream, skin tonic and...- Lily Amelia
- Post #531
- Forum: Beauty
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Everyday Women of the Golden Era
I've been having a bit of a lazy day today just browsing around the internet and I came across the Yorkshire Film Archive website. There are quite a few films on there but this one was by far my favourite, the 'Saturday Morning Out' footage especially - it's full of everyday women out and...- Lily Amelia
- Post #359
- Forum: The Powder Room
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wave clips?
Reading this thread reminded me of a photo I came across recently... That's my Nana on the right, along with her sisters, probably in the 1920s/30s. There's some great waves on there, wonder what method they used? :)- Lily Amelia
- Post #26
- Forum: Beauty
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Show Us Your Purchases!
I've been building up a collection of vintage-inspired dresses lately but had a visit to Camden last weekend and fell in love with this dress in a vintage shop. I'm not sure how old it is, maybe only 80s but the colours caught my eye and I just had to have it! I think it'll go nice...- Lily Amelia
- Post #10,214
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Eye Cream
I had never found any eye cream which seemed to make any noticeable difference, so decided to give the jojoba oil a try. I put it just on one eye before going to bed last night so I could compare the two this morning - and there definitely is a difference!! I thought it might have just been...- Lily Amelia
- Post #15
- Forum: Beauty
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Show us your vehicles
Our new/old car After deciding that a 50s American car wouldn't fit on our drive we went for what we thought was the next best thing - a 1966 Volvo Amazon! He may be Swedish but has a bit of retro American styling, enough to keep us happy for now anyway ;) He needs a bit of...- Lily Amelia
- Post #707
- Forum: The Display Case
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Cocktail Cabinets
Whilst browsing around a charity shop the other week we came across this cute little cocktail cabinet. We didn't think we really had enough space for it so left it, but when it was still there a week later we decided that it was fate and promptly bought it and took it home! :) I must...- Lily Amelia
- Post #72
- Forum: The Display Case
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Show us your hair do's....
Wow that looks great! I've tried that method before but get myself tied in knots trying to twist the straighteners round, guess maybe I'm not doing it right lol- Lily Amelia
- Post #6,315
- Forum: Beauty
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The Wall Bed....
We had a bed-in-the-wall at the motel we stayed at in Florida in January. Despite the fact there were two perfectly good full sized beds in the bedroom, we just had to sleep in the pull down bed in the lounge!! Coming from the UK it was an opportunity we couldn't miss lol- Lily Amelia
- Post #12
- Forum: The Golden Era
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My Mother Says...
I haven't given my mother that satisfaction yet lol She's a great mum but drives me mad when she goes on about it, to other people too, even though every time we go out together someone always comes up to me to say how much they love my hair and how they wish they were brave enough to do it...- Lily Amelia
- Post #38
- Forum: Beauty
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Show us your hair do's....
First of all, thank you for all of the kind comments to my last post :) After having my hair cut for the first time in quite a while it felt like it was in much better condition, so I thought I'd have a go at wearing it straight for a change. I just blowdried the ends under then curled the...- Lily Amelia
- Post #6,240
- Forum: Beauty
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Show us your hair do's....
I am so impressed with everyone's hair on here so I was inspired to give it a go myself, I must admit I've had varying results but some attempts have worked out OK so I thought I'd show them off! I know my hair colour's not particularly vintage, but I'm finding it hard to give up lol I've...- Lily Amelia
- Post #6,130
- Forum: Beauty
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Show Us Your Purchases!
There's a great charity/thrift shop close to where I work so I usually pay it a weekly visit to see what treaures I can find, so far I've picked up some old Babycham & Cherry B glasses and a tiki-style bamboo tray amongst other things. But this week I had a big find in the shape of a...- Lily Amelia
- Post #8,842
- Forum: The Powder Room
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The Pinup Thread
Kind of the nearest I have to a pin-up photo at the moment, taken in January when me & hubby had a cool 50s style holiday in Florida. I tend to have my hair curly now rather than straight but hadn't starting experimenting with curlers back then - it's still pink though :D- Lily Amelia
- Post #623
- Forum: The Front Parlor
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New Ladies and Gents Step Forward
Hi everyone! I'm just newly signed up but have been visiting the Lounge for quite a while picking up tips and admiring all he hair-do's, homes and family photos. I live in the North East of England, I'm 42 years old and have been married for 5 years (although we've actually been together...- Lily Amelia
- Post #2,732
- Forum: The Observation Bar
