Vintage Health Care

I love how if you apply the word “Vintage” to anything it’s automatically assumed to be cool. Sooo funny! An Example: In California there is a church called Vintage Church. Now what I find so humerous about that is that vintage is something that is 20-25 years old. BUT the church itself is a church which is all about conforming their church to the newest trends. So, maybe my understanding of what their name is trying to say is wrong… but onto my vintage healthcare.

As a person who has been heavily impacted by holistic methods for health care in a extremely positive way and by regular health care in a very negative way the Obamacare thing is worrisome to me. I don’t have a television because it wastes my time. If I really want to know something about the news I just look it up so I am not up to date on the latest terror stories and their validity/unvalidity <- not a real word. But I do know that for years the holistic practitioners have been worried about the government  causing regulations to stop  herbal supplements and other non-insurance covered activities.  That is super bad for my life right now because living my life treating a disease without the nasty prescription side effects is only possible with herbal supplements. Bad deal if their fears are realized.

But then again, even if it does happen it’s not like us natural peeps can’t make it work out. That’s where Vintage Health Care comes in! What was done before Kaiser dominated and pharmaceutical companies advertised on our televisions telling us to take drugs for things that give us worse side effects then the original problem? How was a cold treated? How did you deal with a burn when there wasn’t a Dr 4 minutes away? How did people survive before health insurance? Think about it, It’s not like you need a vitamin C supplement if you eat lots of citrus and it’s either spinach or broccoli. Putting a towel over my head and breathing in steaming hot water with a few drops of tea tree oil has cured my allergies. And diet changes and cutting out soda did more for me then that nasty accutane crap did. Adding a fruit veggies smoothy dealt with my hubbys lifelong heartburn in a few months. A lot of health problems don’t need a supplement or drug to be dealt with, just some knowledge and discipline.

In writing this I hope that my worries are not founded. That I am totally wrong. BUT in case I’m not you may want to start looking in used book stores for some vintage home health books because soon your only option for that cold may be a government issued drug that went to the highest bidding pharmaceutical company. Plus they have some practical ideas and recipes that are quite good.

Dainty Vintage Tops

I am in love with these pieces added into my shop today! Living in California I am constantly in jeans and looking for easy ways to add some effortless feminine pieces to my wardrobe. These are perfect to add that girly spice to your day.

To see more Vintage Tops Click HERE

Happiness is My New White Vintage Table

Oh, the joy that this brings me!

We bought a Hutch, set of matching danish chairs… oh, and a HUGE UGLY table that was thrown in with the other two items off of craigslist. For 9 months I have been staring at the hideous beast every day. Finally we got around to selling it on craigslist and I purchased a beat up ugly table for $7 from the thrift store.

Two months after that (I move slow) I went with my hubby to pick out paint and actually remembered to buy all the needed supplies. I waited until he had left (I work best when he is gone because the fun in the painting is to be able to suprise him when he gets home!) then painted 3 thin layers of primer and 4 coats of brilliant white paint.

I then dug into my fabric stash for some fabric he and I had picked up a year ago in LA and never figured out what to do with. I wasn’t really sold on it, but we had some people come by to pick up our danish sofa and the two of them plus Lee decided it’s a good combo…. Stacie-1+ Lee-3= Stacie Looses =(

Dang.

So, once I find my staple gun that he bought me for valentines day I will attach the fabric… Also, I am drying some coats on the chairs… so ignore those.

The Danish Sofa we just sold:

here’s a link to the blog of the new owner… she was a super sweet girl and also a seller on Etsy.

My Sofa

Her Shop

The Value of a Vintage Sweater

Ah, the Art of the Sweater. In my opinion, one can never and I mean NEVER have enough Vintage Sweaters. They add a unique touch to what you are wearing no matter what the season it is. The same sweater can take you from a lovely layered look in winter to thrown over a swimsuit in summer. Plus when complimented who doesn’t love to respond “Thanks. It’s Vintage.” Or maybe that’s just me…

Take the time to browse MY SHOP for new sweaters to fill your wardrobe.

Lost the camera Found some style

Today I laid out new items to post in my shop, prepped my new location for the shoot and made sure my husband was busy so I didn’t get distracted… then went to get my camera. It’s gone. After a crazy weekend of events I spent the last 2 days completely exhausted and due to the tiredness I don’t have a clue where it went. The apartment has been searched, the car has been searched, I have made phonecalls to try to find it… nada. So I spent the day lamenting my lack of style, weight gain, horrid growing-out hair length and the loss of my camera… on the floor… in the corner of my etsy room….

 

It’s 8 hours later. I have read multiple fashion blogs and am feeling a little perkier about things. Just because I stay home all day and live in a “lower income” area with mariachi music blasting doesn’t mean I can’t step things up and rev up the fashion engine.

 

To start off I impulsively used up a bottle of hair dye in a great ebony brown, a few shades darker then my own hair, but with my hair being one solid color it looks more purposeful and makes my bluish grayish eyes pop.

 

I also dug through my nail polishes and choose a deep raspberry color for my nails. I have been avoiding nail polish and hair-dye for a while now because I have been on a natural beauty product (and Burts Bees) for about 1 year… BUT, I need a break and a boost to get me going! I’ll detox when I am bored with the two.

I am hoping to pick up a new camera tomorrow if nothing shows up and hope to get my new items in the shop soon. I am adoring sheer 1960s robes as cropped jackets and had a few to post for you. Plus a Great 1950s atomic dress that I am going to try to squeeze into…

I’ve decided the easiest way to look nicer then I do is a good pair of straight jeans with a loose vintage top and flats OR  straight/skinny jeans with a loose top and a cropped jacket/fitted sweater. The flowy should hide my new love-handles while the cropped jacket will trim me up…. thank goodness I still have good legs!

 

New VINTAGE DRESS (ES) 60s, 70s, 80s..

My Ginger Bath

I am a scary individual who will try many things on the internet if it involves the ingredients in my kitchen. I am terrified of chemicals or pills and on top of that I’m too cheap to buy the products that are “healthy” for me. Well, minus organic soaps and shampoo/conditioner.

Tonights beauty adventure involved a ginger bath. While sipping my homemade ginger tea (1 tablespoon grated ginger steeped in a tea bag thing for like 10 minutes then happily drank) I started to wonder what other marvelous benefits ginger has beyond just taming my sugar cravings. I came across a “ginger bath” it offered promises of a massive detox and a great night sleep. All that was required of me was to grate 1/2 cup of ginger then jump into a piping hot bath with the ginger in it somehow. After 20 minutes I was supposed to sweat like I’ve never sweat before which will help me prevent cancer. Anytime a natural recipe for my body invovles anti-cancer- I am so in. I don’t want the cancer. It is bad.

Well, 30 mintues later I am bathed and wrapped in the required sheet which will catch this out-pouring of sweat and anticipating the wonderful results of my hot uncomfortable bath….

Here was the timeline: 11:45pm hopped into bath. 12am my heartrate went up. 12:10 I hopped out of the bath rubbed the water off until my skin was red (as recommended) and excitedly wrapped up for my sweat-fest. 12:25 feel very warm and just had a droplet of sweat form on my right forehead…. hmmmm my ears feel warm. Actually, my whole body feels warm! Okay. I am verifying that the ginger bath has worked to create a tremendous amount of sweat while sitting in a cool room wrapped in a light cotton sheet.

Now I am supposed to sleep like a baby but until that happens I will be watching a documentary on The Dangers of Pedigree dogs. http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=documentary&emb=1&aq=f#q=documentary+dogs&emb=1&dur=3

Side notes: no one mentioned what to do with the ginger shreds that will now be stuck to the wall of my bathtub.

1950s Vintage Knit Blouse Pattern

 I have a strong belief that any women who is tedious and patient enough to knit or crochet or whatever deserves my vintage knitting pattern books more then I do. But I like the pictures, so I will probably never sell them. Instead I will be posting them here!

This is from a 1950 Minerva Fashions in Hand Knit book.

 

 

 

Monster of Recession!!!

The article is describing the recession I guess. I just looked at all the graphics and giggled.

 

Off to study for my Mid-Term. Only a few hours to go and I have yet to study… bad.

Black and White Vintage Inspiration Rooms

 

I love the Texture of the Shag Rug with the Chrome Lighting  on the ceiling.

I obsess and dream of graphic prints because I don’t get to have them. I could, but I’ve noticed that my husband gets really distracted and unsettled so I try to keep things minimalist for him.