tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26492869467632849232024-02-21T10:13:11.895-08:00Five and Diamond VintageFive and Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359641775390640110noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649286946763284923.post-52780421640244498142017-03-14T12:26:00.001-07:002017-03-14T12:26:22.022-07:0030 dresses, April 2012Snow day distraction, digging around in photo library.<br />
Photos from the 30 Dresses event in April 2012.<br />
The idea was to celebrate spring by wearing a dress or skirt every day and posting in on facebook in the group we created.<br />
My theme that year was to photograph myself around Hudson.<br />
Liberal use of photoshop, of course.<br />
Funny how dated these seem, only 5 years later...<br />
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Long Alley with wallpaper boards rescued from a dumpster</div>
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Eddie's Barn in Long Alley, Dresses by Catherine Ogust</div>
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Paisley at Olana</div>
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Hello there and long time no see again. Quickie post of last year's (2015) Picasso Halloween Costume. (To see my 2014 effort, <a href="http://ideas.coolest-homemade-costumes.com/2014/11/17/homemade-artistic-tree-woman-costume/">click here.</a>..as I entered a national contest and probably don't have the rights to my own photos anymore....)</div>
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Anyway Had been wanting to do this Picasso costume for a few years now. I got <a href="http://gretchenkellyart.blogspot.com/">Gretchen</a> on board to collaborate with me, and we recruited 4 friends to wear costumes to flesh us out so we'd have the whole painting represented, along with our Picasso in stripes.</div>
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Just stumbled on some photos from last year's Halloween costume that I never got around to sharing. I think the pumpkinhead portion was pretty successful ...so here's my recipe.<br />
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(<i>First, the inspiration.</i> <i>A 1930s photo that was making the rounds a lot last year)</i><br />
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The material used was all crap I had stored in my barn.<br />
Large paper lantern, about 1-2 square yards of 1-inch upholstery foam, and orange tissue paper.<br />
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I cut the foam into big petal shaped wedges, shaped the edges a bit,</div>
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and then attached them to the lantern using spray mount. The foam pieces didn't fit exactly but were easy enough to manipulate, with some fudging and fussing.<br />
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Then I randomly collaged the tissue paper all over the pumpkin. The tissue gets all wrinkled and adds good texture. This part was messy. </div>
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You can't see it but I wore a FEZ underneath to hold the head in the right position. After I figured that out, I cut a mouth opening to line up with my eyes, using a large serrated knife.</div>
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I also made a little burlap stem for the top, even though it doesn't show. It was perfect for holding the witch hat on; I just used a 10-12 inch long hat pin and drove it through the hat and stem. </div>
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As for the rest of the costume, I played around with a few different ideas</div>
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but would up doing something that was old-timey, classic, and comfortable.</div>
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The final result, in sepia:</div>
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P.S. The old fashioned bag was made with a home-made stencil</div>
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and I saved all the leftover foam scraps, which I am keeping out of the landfill by using in this year's costume. Stay tuned.<br />
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A ladies 1930ish robe in a red low-nap flannel deco print.</div>
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I just swoon over an original deco pattern like this.</div>
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The taffeta collar and cuffs were in terrible condition, though.</div>
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Soiled, torn, and just plain Nasty.</div>
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I removed them to use as patterns, and then sacrificed this perfectly good silk scarf</div>
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I was happy with how it turned out, but decided to also make a less casual fabric belt out of the last smidgeon of leftover scarf fabric. Fortunately I hoard old belt buckles from the same era. This part was tedious,</div>
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but I like having the choice between the two belting options, since I like to wear the robe to work.</div>
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As promised, here are (most of) the 30/30 Dresses pics, which show off both the dollhouse and a few other 1/12 scale roomboxes I have made over the years, including the mermaid room and Matisse room. </div>
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Five and Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359641775390640110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649286946763284923.post-38225863277998740032013-05-21T10:41:00.000-07:002013-05-29T06:21:10.344-07:00Goldilocks Returns: Welcome to the Dollhouse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So there it was, eight months later, (at Brimfield),</div>
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sitting in almost the exact same spot it was sitting in when I <a href="http://fiveanddiamond.blogspot.com/2012/09/goldilocks-and-three-dollhouses.html">blogged about it</a> the first time in September 2012. "How much is it <i>this year?" </i>I asked the seller.</div>
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<i>"</i>$250." (Down from $500..which was down from $900).</div>
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Then he pointed me to a box laying on the ground several yards away that had a whole bunch of spare trim parts and wallpapers and furnishings that all went with the house. He accepted my $200 offer and I carted it all off to my car.</div>
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When I got home, I set up the house in my studio to assess all the work ahead and identify its maker. One great thing about this house is the convenience of the three separate stacking sections, which makes it easy to move and work on.</div>
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I pulled out my collection of dollhouse books and my googling machine, and quickly determined that this was a Christian Hacker dollhouse made sometime in the 19th Century. Rough as it was, it still had plenty of signature details, the most obvious to me being the painted outline details and the kitchen cupboards. </div>
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(The cupboard was completely disassembled in eleven pieces but I have put it back together since taking this photo. The metal wash stand was something I had in my collection already but wanted to see "in action".) </div>
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The box of spare parts was loaded with stuff. I spread it all out on the floor to inventory.</div>
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They had also saved the glass windows and what appear to be the original lace curtains.<br />
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To top it all off there was a nice random assortment of old furnishings in different scales from different eras.</div>
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The metal pendulum clock was in one of my books and described as German, 19th century. (It has a winding mechanism but I can't get it to work yet!)</div>
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Photographs of the house taken in 1989 were amongst a small amount of paperwork, which included a couple of dollhous-y newspaper articles and a handwritten note calling the house a "Captain's House with a widow's walk."</div>
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It was already in poor condition in 1989, with many crude repairs, but someone had plans to restore it further. Loose wooden replacement trim parts had been hand made by a woodworker, and a stack of bad 1970s wallpaper was waiting to get installed (Yikes, Noooo!).</div>
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I've had the house for one week now, and spent several hours painstakingly removing the top layers of non-original wallpapers (some walls had 4 layers)</div>
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It's been like a putting a jigsaw puzzle together, and there are still some stray parts and unsolved mysteries. Lucky for me I live with an expert antique restorer, who will help me fix the hinges of the facades, broken staircase and balustrade.</div>
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What I've come to decide after a week with this house is that it does not want to be <i>restored, </i>it just wants to be put back together and loved as-is, with all its rough- and-tumble charm. I feel like I rescued it from what could have been horrible further abuse, and for now, anyway, I want to keep it in "original" as-found condition as possible, without polish and inappropriate updates. My one temptation would be to add some antique marbled papers to the walls that are in the worse condition, but we'll see.</div>
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"When it comes to restoration the rule is <i>Don't.</i> The value of antique dolls' houses and their furniture lies in the originality of the condition, however distressed. Nearly all serious damage in old houses is caused by enthusiastic overpainting or tinkering...."</div>
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Probably missed a few but that's the gist of it for this year. I'll post some customer shots in the next few weeks. Meanwhile, Thanks to all the loyal Five and Diamond shoppers for my best year yet. Have a safe and Happy New Year!</div>
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A cupboard style house; taller than it is wide, and with a flat or mansard roof. Widow's walk and original wallpapers would be a huge plus. They are harder to find than regular farmhouse or Victorian style dollhouses, and usually very expensive.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Looked like an old FAO Schwartz store display or something. Wouldn't it look amazing in my shop window at Christmastime? Over 5 feet high, with balconys and side windows letting in lots of light. No doors to open; just reach right in. Electrified but (again) in need of much restoration. </span>At $1800, it was way out of my league. Even at 7 am, the seller insisted I make any old crazy offer. I did, he declined, and when I went back two hours later to take a better picture --and maybe make a better offer? --- it was gone.</div>
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It was bright, fun, very Phyllis Diller, and very <i> familiar.</i> I walked over to it and realized why. It had cycled through my shop already. It had a Salvation Army price tag stapled to it, AND, it had one of my five&diamond price tags attached under the arm with a ribbon and safety pin. From April 2011, $65.<br />
I've been scratching my head all day trying to figure out whether the dress could have been stolen (I almost always remove my tags when selling an item) and then discarded --- or --- was it purchased, never worn, and then discarded? I'll probably never know, but yeah, I purchased it again, and it will be out on the racks this week with a much more reasonable price of $35.<br />
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Boomerang #2 is this very "Goodfellas" knit shirt-jac. My friend Michael brought it in a couple weeks ago, claiming he purchased from me in <i>1996</i>, when he and I had shops across the street from each other in Tivoli. (Can't say I remember a shirt I sold 16 years ago, but I took his word for it.) It is still vintage and still fab, here in the 21st century.</div>
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My favorite boomerang of late is this slinky rayon late-30s dress, which is, in fact, now, a double-boomerang. I sold it to Holly a couple of years ago, who needed a dress for a wedding. I told Holly she could always sell it back to me if she wanted to, that's how much I love this dress. </div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> She took me up on the offer, and returned it a couple of months later, trading it in for more Holly-appropriate garb. The dress sold quickly </span><i style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">again, </i><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">to Patty, </span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">and I offered Patty the same return-for credit deal. Patty owned the dress for about a year. She wore it once, and just recently brought it back to me and traded it for a jacket she will get much more wear out of. I'm more than happy to have the dress back in the shop for what is now the third time, but come September will probably put it away for next spring.</span></div>
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<br />Five and Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359641775390640110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649286946763284923.post-90153201843986707862012-01-02T14:53:00.000-08:002012-01-09T13:57:24.269-08:00Costume Season Wrap-up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Let me purge the system of the last 3 months worth of costume fun, and then maybe I'll move back to the subject of vintage clothing.</div>
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First, in early October, during Artswalk, artist <a href="http://melorakuhn.net/home.html">Melora Kuhn</a> and Dina Palin hosted a Victorian Dinner in the shop window of Historical Materialism. It was dinner, costume, and photography all in one. I called it the Fishbowl Feast; this picture was taken by Melora from the sidewalk outside.</div>
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We should definitely do this more often. </div>
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Window Mannequin Izzy wore the still-high-in-google-rankings Morticia dress</div>
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while I got busy on my Halloween costume of an Earl dog.</div>
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If you don't know what an Earl dog (or cat) is, you don't live in Hudson, and are missing out on a wonderful local institution: the <a href="http://www.ezantiques.com/page10/page10.html">Earl painting.</a> Earl is a local artist who sells his work on the street.</div>
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Cats, dogs, birds, celebrities, musicians are his favorite subject matter.</div>
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He also does commissions, and makes house calls. </div>
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Gretchen and I dressed up as an Earl cat and dog for Halloween. </div>
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On the night of the big party, there was freak blizzard here in Hudson, and I had to leave my bootie paws at home</div>
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For Halloween Day/Evening, I opted for a Tweed Ride around town dressed as Miss Elmira Gulch. </div>
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(The zombie crawl thing I attempted in 2010 never caught on but I'm still game if anyone's interested in 2012)</div>
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I had a basket and a Toto, and might've freaked a few kids out, but it was fun, and I managed to keep the long skirt out of the spokes and chain somehow.</div>
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A few days later I got to revive some of my vintage <a href="http://fiveanddiamond.blogspot.com/2009/03/will-real-barbie-please-stand-up.html">Barbie</a> costume at a Habitat for Humanity fashion show. According to stats, this Barbie is still the main reason anyone ever visits this crappy blog.</div>
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with a long sparkly dress added, and silver crown, gloves and boots.</div>
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This costume was <i>very </i>popular with the hundreds (Thousands?) of children out that night, and I plan to do it again next year. I need to name it though. I got called everything: "Glinda" "Glenda", "Wanda" "the Fairy Godmother," "the Fairy Princess" and the "Wicked Witch of the West".(?)</div>
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Christmas came and went , and I forgot to wear this wonderful old red and green dirndl I bought over the summer. </div>
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Before we went out, Gretchen did some quick paintings<br />
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which are for sale, and<br />
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Yards and yards of crude ruffles made this way! They laid wire down along the fabric's raw edge, and then crimped over the electrical tape as though it were a sticky-backed bias trim. (And let me tell you, it did not behave like bias, and did not stick well to the cheap metallic fabric at all. I spent about 90 minutes glueing, primping, shaping, fixing it.)</div>
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<br />Five and Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359641775390640110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649286946763284923.post-30751641321983225912011-12-06T06:16:00.001-08:002011-12-06T07:16:38.397-08:00I'm baaaaack.I know. Really long blogging hiatus. Rest assured, I have only neglected the blog, not the shop or the never-ending search for treasures to put in it. In fact, I'll start purging the blog file with a brief show-and tell of items that I picked up this summer <i>while out riding my bicycle</i> (the major distraction this year that had me neglecting blog and millions of other things). I stumbled onto several random yard sales I wasn't even looking for.<br />
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Blue silk velvet 1930s bias-cut evening gown. Turned the bike around for a yard sale in Claverack that clearly had nothing at all for me, but I decided to ask the seller if she had any old clothes lying around. She went into the house and brought this out. The price was reasonable enough that I didn't mind finding out it had holes in it after I got it home; 'cuz it fits me <i>and </i>Izzy (window mannequin).<br />
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New (but old) leather sandals in original box --from Tom and Mary's sale in Taghanic.<br />
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I didn't have a bike rack yet and it took me EIGHT weeks to go back and pick them up after I asked them to hold them for me. "uh, Remember me?". Very sweet people.<br />
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Carpet bag purse. Route 9H estate sale. Very likely manufactured at the Pocketbook factory up the street here in Hudson.<br />
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Remnants, children's books, flower-power recipe file, awesome vintage novelty hankies:<br />
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And last but not least, vintage neckties, purchased at a <i>Tuesday</i> garage sale, on a back road in Ghent:</div>
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<br />Five and Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359641775390640110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649286946763284923.post-36075690507419752572011-07-21T05:40:00.000-07:002011-07-21T05:40:18.869-07:00Red white and Blue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCs7bOcU3lF4DKViztU32eD0dkhnf9XRV-qwnrXU9JUkd2XYC7KtGovZaDkJnZdK9vt0hD0X3xP5o7ZdRQm0XFjOwJnuMv_5f_6MUaG_pr0EEIOjgFSOMxfQ7RfYPvZgkrZGME9NpKVWM/s1600/IMG_5360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCs7bOcU3lF4DKViztU32eD0dkhnf9XRV-qwnrXU9JUkd2XYC7KtGovZaDkJnZdK9vt0hD0X3xP5o7ZdRQm0XFjOwJnuMv_5f_6MUaG_pr0EEIOjgFSOMxfQ7RfYPvZgkrZGME9NpKVWM/s320/IMG_5360.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The red one *Just* sold. The white and blue ones are still available (as well as several others). The air-conditioning is on.</div>Five and Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359641775390640110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649286946763284923.post-60334176220014477282011-05-09T05:06:00.000-07:002011-05-09T05:06:41.142-07:00Brimfield Bound!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I'm making a major de-cluttering effort this week; headed to the <a href="http://www.brimfieldshow.com/">Brimfield</a> Flea Market in Massachusetts with a big van-load of draperies, tablecloths, dishtowels, tchotchkes, artwork, ephemera, odds, ends, etc etc etc. All the stuff I would love to be selling in my shop but simply don't have enough space for. Here's a tiny sampling of some of the stuff I've dug up from the hoard:</div><div><br />
</div><div>vintage knitting books and mags</div><br />
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</div>If you're a Brimfielder, come stop by at <a href="http://www.brimfieldantiqueshows.com/">the Meadows</a>, along the west side fence. I'll be there hanging/selling with Meri of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sideshow-Clothing-Co/154690023412">Sideshow</a>, Tues-wed-Thursday. Weather's supposed to be gorgeous, and I'll be making my traditional Brimfield Penut-butter and Jelly sandwiches (BYOmilk). <br />
Five and Diamond will be closed on Thursday and will re-open Friday the 13th. Seeya!Five and Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359641775390640110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649286946763284923.post-38269471898260737722011-05-05T07:20:00.000-07:002011-05-05T07:20:14.026-07:00new SignageThough it still needs to be sealed/weatherproofed, I finished my new sidewalk sign this week. <br />
This is the sign that sits out on Warren Street (Hudson's main drag) and brings foot traffic up one block to the shop at 5th and Diamond (aka Columbia) Street. A lot of people have told me they would have never known about my store without this sign.<br />
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</div>Five and Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359641775390640110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649286946763284923.post-47956986827738502142011-03-21T14:59:00.000-07:002011-03-21T15:01:06.122-07:00Happy Spring!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A tiny sampling of pictures taken in the shop in the last 3 weeks. (Most of these things are sold, but the the black velvet gown, green party dress, the yellow day dress, and chiffon dress with open balloon sleeves-- are all still available. I also have the white unform jacket in a larger size.). So much fresh merch---- so much ironing to do! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Often when I'm hunched over needle and thread behind the counter in the shop I'm really just goofing off with my own clothes. For example, this is the new Peek-a-Boo Abe shirt I've been playing around with lately <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCotTHr1lsLrsOzxoVaqP7U-RTypgwHfK8vIUXkfPGGVMfXrK-z8aw87AYPWZ02O1YA4sUiZN2CfX0CRJJcBgsTJFZ3MUS7YXlOtSpDI3OUJCY4BSP_Zoz3_RfmJk1GDrrMV9Tz6TxLg/s1600/IMG_3929.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> It was a plain button down shirt that I liked simply for its soft cotton lavender stripes (plus it was already sorta nicely beat up). I more or less rehashed it into a practical summer blouse with a bunch of one-of-a-kind details.<br />
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After cutting off the sleeves and mending a few holes<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzbEnM8lz6VvzIdm_Om5HME8IzQw2bTEY37ZzaVvKk8Fn7bbajgp5LVDEEo-wnon0YDcWq_z8FZEeFqPbjKupWtBJXr8SF8C6v3kN5l02H26hejsb29mT38iLfn6bOfQ4cMN6K3Qlqnk/s1600/collar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> (3) made a checkerboard-ish patch for the left pocket, and<br />
(4) made an asymmetrical flap out of one of the leftover cuffs for the other pocket.<br />
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I opened up the top-stitching on the cuff/flap and inserted a 5 dollar bill, folded almost exactly to the size of the flap. I sewed it back together, opened up a little porthole for Abe's face, and finished it off with white bias tape. The idea here is to have a secure pocket that A) an ipod would not fall out of during a bike ride, and B) could hold a hard-to-get-at 5-spot to cover me in a flat tire or dehydration emergency. I'm pretty sure I've rigged it so the only way of getting at the bill is to open up the stitching or cut the cloth. We'll see.<br />
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</div>Five and Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359641775390640110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649286946763284923.post-90796955690844431282011-02-15T07:15:00.000-08:002011-02-15T08:28:28.929-08:00Handmade ValentinesI finished the shirt from the sew-along and I'm happy with it. Towards the end of construction I asked Alan to model it for me for the sew-along flickr group and not only did it fit him well, he really, really liked it. <br />
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Since we have a tradition of handmade-only Valentine Day gifts in this house, it became his Valentines gift.<br />
The Valentines Alan makes for me are always made of wood. This year I dropped a hint back around Christmas time, when I was setting up my <a href="http://www.flickriver.com/photos/fiveanddiamond/sets/72157625533311983/">vintage miniature Christmas.</a> <br />
I've always wanted a miniature (1/12th scale) dress form, but would never tolerate a modern, cheezily manufactured one. So he carved me one out of wood.<br />
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</div>Five and Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359641775390640110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649286946763284923.post-43173292318697519712011-02-04T07:40:00.000-08:002011-02-04T07:40:33.798-08:00I joined a Sew-Along!My true passion is to hunt down, repair, and revive old clothing, but every once in a while I like to make a garment from scratch. For camraderie, inspiration, and disipline's sake, I joined this group at the wonderful <a href="http://malepatternboldness.blogspot.com/">Male Pattern Boldness blog</a>. <a href="http://malepatternboldness.blogspot.com/2011/01/mpb-mens-shirt-sew-along.html"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_5ioJqrf4fK8/TScgUebvi_I/AAAAAAAAgvk/U2DbFB8z9b4/s
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Through the magic of the internet a whole bunch of sewing enthusiasts get together online and construct a casual man's shirt together. (Or did I mean a man's casual shirt?)<br />
Anyway, here's my pattern and fabric:<br />
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It's going to be a lightweight short-sleeved shirt, made from a pair of x-tra large linen gaucho pants I picked up in a thrift. Yummy mixed stripes. <br />
In the interest of not boring my blog readers (all both of you) I'll be posting all the fascinating details of my journey on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiveanddiamond/sets/72157625975046128/">my flickr page</a>, where the Male Pattern Boldness Group page is. Should be fun. <br />
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I've already said "phooey" to the construction of a muslin practice piece (mistakes, ME?), and started cutting out my pattern today.Five and Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359641775390640110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649286946763284923.post-92024204417211975382011-01-05T05:54:00.000-08:002011-01-08T08:30:53.252-08:00Quick Dye Note of Note<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeE_7I2If69wdTceGJfxKAXuw8lw2mZaVYHFLnjJzrZbNU4QUxz3nOO9q-TNa4uBTZukBAqTq-TGJsRDZq0Ng2MsUDHk-tu5hddUbcjvbC7yobpW0Ciq_a0fWnwbHpcjnvqqEiVtJG-k/s1600/IMG_2723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeE_7I2If69wdTceGJfxKAXuw8lw2mZaVYHFLnjJzrZbNU4QUxz3nOO9q-TNa4uBTZukBAqTq-TGJsRDZq0Ng2MsUDHk-tu5hddUbcjvbC7yobpW0Ciq_a0fWnwbHpcjnvqqEiVtJG-k/s320/IMG_2723.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
In an attempt to camouflage a blood stain (ack!) at the bottom hem of an otherwise stunning 1930s champagne pink silk negligee (middle of photo), I did an experimental dye bath yesterday combining Scarlett with Cocoa Brown. I'm really excited about the kind of oxbloody results ---even though I ultimately decided to re-hem the piece and remove the stain entirely (the camouflage only works to a certain extent). With the extra hem fabric I was able to do some repairs on the straps. Now I need someone to come in a model it for me -it's totally divine. <br />
Other random items that got tossed into the batch: Cotton mandarin dress with gold trim, 50s slip with lace insets, 30s rayon and lace camisole, and a satin and lace bed jacket, formerly powder blue (gag).Five and Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359641775390640110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649286946763284923.post-4078356030650322592010-11-11T07:59:00.000-08:002010-11-11T08:12:56.708-08:00From Helen's closet to Kimberly's closet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div> This is Helen P. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I purchased a nice carload of vintage clothing from Helen last May when she invited me to come over while she was cleaning out her family home across the river in Greene County.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_nQqxX0sYyUa2A1vS3fjNQPcBpfud5GSUgqBZE2bf-C9ptDrVYTIPzzSsw0zezRM_8OiiKkmx9I0JossdkoZU3fuKDnA7frq3y3oWTK3LI711tTjrTu5srqqtt5PLGCxJAwzlIMjyJ8/s1600/helencloset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_nQqxX0sYyUa2A1vS3fjNQPcBpfud5GSUgqBZE2bf-C9ptDrVYTIPzzSsw0zezRM_8OiiKkmx9I0JossdkoZU3fuKDnA7frq3y3oWTK3LI711tTjrTu5srqqtt5PLGCxJAwzlIMjyJ8/s320/helencloset.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_nQqxX0sYyUa2A1vS3fjNQPcBpfud5GSUgqBZE2bf-C9ptDrVYTIPzzSsw0zezRM_8OiiKkmx9I0JossdkoZU3fuKDnA7frq3y3oWTK3LI711tTjrTu5srqqtt5PLGCxJAwzlIMjyJ8/s1600/helencloset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> inlcuding the yellow and blue silk ensemble she is holding in the photo at top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Helen served as a nurse in the Vietnam War, and had the outfit custom made during a visit to Hong Kong. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnXEMWohyphenhyphenTbOTWvgJI7zMr2iak2mZCW26JBvTtqli089Pc9fFJmv10R_YQGYmRgiDNF9RGjYtAGiaY9G9QpICCVqcfs0DZNpeFPvOIG5_EMH3PV7jOalU7I7iBrlF_eldnJG-TJxMy3k/s1600/IMG_8550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnXEMWohyphenhyphenTbOTWvgJI7zMr2iak2mZCW26JBvTtqli089Pc9fFJmv10R_YQGYmRgiDNF9RGjYtAGiaY9G9QpICCVqcfs0DZNpeFPvOIG5_EMH3PV7jOalU7I7iBrlF_eldnJG-TJxMy3k/s320/IMG_8550.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a> Just like the good old days (and still common overseas) You'd walk into a tailors shop, get measured, pick out styles and fabric, and then the outfit would be constructed, personalized with embroidery, and delivered to your door in a sturdy cardboard suitcase.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Veteran's Day.</div>Five and Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359641775390640110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649286946763284923.post-45799365829816502652010-11-01T14:53:00.000-07:002010-11-01T14:53:32.894-07:00The Fairy Gaga Halloween CostumeI started on my Halloween costume early this year, as I usually do---with one big difference-- I didn't really know what I was going to be. All I really knew was a) I wanted to wear a pleather dominatrix suit I'd picked up at Salvation Army last summer, and b) I wanted to try my hand at making a cage/hoop skirt from scratch. At some point Lady Gaga entered into the non-idea, as well as the fact that I was attending a "Witches' Ball", so I just kept improvising and struggling along with multiple concepts, hoping for the best. <br />
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The stars for the wand were also from the Dollar Store:<br />
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I did not decide on the fairy wings until just hours before the party, when I saw them at Rite-Aid while buying candy. I bought them and changed the fabric and trim, using an old pair of silver pantyhose. The wings provided </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a nice backdrop for the puffy sleeves, but </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">made a fairy princess silhouette, which conflicted conceptually with the witch's hat. Uh-ooh...whatever. With one more day I may have made a Glinda from Oz crown for the top instead, but --my time was up. </span><br />
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