A Quick Hello!

Hello!

I hope you are all fantabulous... things here are beautifully chaotic as usual.

My Blog Idea Folder is getting big-

unfortunately I didn't get the extra 5 hours a day I asked for.

Stella is doing so well in school and

we are keeping her kindergarten boyfriends in check.

 Maci the Tyrant is going through her terrible twos

( I can actually have a whole blog dedicated to her antics!)

and Fibi is getting so big and is trying to walk already!

And I guess that is all I have time for... Maci is eating out of the cat's bowl.

I promise exciting posts are to come!

Talk to you soon!

Hugs

~nic

GaGa for GREEN

Happy Earth Day everyone! It is a beautiful Spring day here in CT. Robins chirping, tulips blooming, my little monsters laughing,screaming and causing raucus in the yard. One of the things I love most about Spring is watching the leaves grow on the trees. This year they seemed to bud quicker than in the past- but that could be because I was so eager for Winter to be over anything I saw could have been a sign of Spring! Anyways, green is not usually one of my favorite colors- but this year I seem to be drawn to it. So in celebration of Earth Day- here is some Green Inspiration...

For the HOME

I would love either- or both of these for my kitchen... however, currently it is bright RED. So I think it would be a bit distracting.

I could, however, paint my kitchen GREEN!

No seriously.

I saw this and now I want a green kitchen. I know that some of you may think it's too bright. It's styled nicely here, but not my style. Think about how fabulous this bold color would look with white chippy shelves (probably not a good description of a kitchen object) and antique cabinets filled with vintage china and silver. It would be... well- heavenly. Oh and how lovely it would be in the winter when it's dark and dreary out... off to the paint store. ;-)

 

There is just something about pyrex that says "I'm going to eat some yummy deliciousness and then curl up in my big comfy bathrobe and fuzzy slippers and watch some tv!"

For FASHION

This is a great French vintage fashion ad.

How cute is this little mod clutch?!?!?! I so need this- in green, and every other color it was made in.

And accessorize the accessory...

... with this lovely little gem.

Or this one!

And yes- I can see me now...

Lots of pearls, a white tank top, a couple of way too big bangles, lightly destroyed denim

and a pair of sweet Apple Green Cons.

Oh yeah! Blow dry some wings into my really big hair and I will so be stylin'!

 C'mon ladies... you know what I'm talking about.

Did I ever tell you about the time I won a Cyndi Lauper contest? Another day...

Back to GREEN!

Who doesn't need a pair of GREEN cheetah print platform shoes????

Just for FUN!

Oh how I wish my mom, my girls and I had matching motorized scooters.

For some strange reason the song that is playing in my head is the one from Wizard of Oz.

Dada dadan da na nana

Many questions about this one...

...but I will ask two.

1. Did they allow this at Westminster?

2. Did her owner wear the cheetah platforms?

And last but surely not least...

for our FREEDOM.

Thank you to our veterans and our enlisted troops!!!

You are in our thoughts and prayers for a safe return home!

 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed the GREEN!

Hugs,

nic

10 Things I learned Today From Facebook and Twitter

and this would be a good time to add a shameless

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So- now the 10 things I have learned from Facebook and Twitter just today. In no particular order.

1. "Republicans are turned off by the size of Obama's package."

             Do you need to read that one again?

2. Paula Abdul is much deeper on twitter than she was on Idol.

           And less amusing.

3. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

            uhhhhh... okay. So much for returning the  favor... we eat pigs.

4. The word gymnasium comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means ''to exercise naked.''

         I'm not sure what to think about that.

        

5. The Real Housewives of NJ premieres May 3rd

          ...and looks to be more explosive than last  season. Crazy Ladies!!!

6. When I read Joan Rivers Tweets, I sound like her in my head.

7. According to Soaps.com... Women lie about watching soaps.

    I may or may not watch AMC, OLTL and/ or GH.

8. The Dunkers are Beating the Non-Dunkers in the Oreo Poll

9. P-Dub's dryer is finally fixed.

10. Elmo, Oscar, Bert and Ernie, Rosita, Abby, Grover & Cookie Monster have Facebook pages.

        Really People? Really?

Thanks for stopping by.

See you soon!

Hugs and Besos

~nicole

           

What the...?!?!?!

I don't have anything to say about this... except I am glad he thought he needed to tell us that the horse didn't actually "talk". lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teHfyby_veU

ShoesDay

I was going to save this post for my Fashion Friday, but I talked so much about vintage shoes this weekend that I needed to get it out of my system. So... silly me tried to do online research on why vintage shoes and most clothing were so small. Well, Bloggers and Blogesses, the answer is simple and I guess quite obvious. The women... ready?... were just smaller. *Gasp* During the depression they ate less because they couldn't afford to eat a lot. And now they put vitamins and hormones in food- and if you are like me add sugar, salt and butter to everything... (yeah, yeah, yeah- my diet starts tomorrow)- so I guess I just lack common sense. But I do have to say looking at old photos those little babies did

 not go hungry!

Don't you just want to squeeze her little cheeks... Hold on- I need to go kiss Fibi.

... okay- I'm back. So anyways here are some pictures of crazy vintage shoes that you may enjoy.

I don't know about you- but these look more uncomfortable than my highest pair of stilletos?!?!

And then there are these- which kind of confuse me. Please let me know if you had/ have a pair of these... I'd love to know how comfortable they are.

Sorry Ladies... this hot pair is for the men ONLY...

but maybe you would like these?!?!

Are these not the most precious... they are like antique an antique version of Uggs! So cute...

Thanks for visiting... maybe you learned something... but probably not. lol

Hugs

~nicole

For Sickness and Vintage

Soooo, although we were both deathly ill... my mom and I did an Antique and Collectible show in Middletown last weekend. We had beautiful weather here in CT (so we heard :-0 ). The show was good- but what was fabulous was the school hosting the event had about 20 boys who flocked our truck to lug in all of our many bins of fabulousness!!! It was a huge help, considering we could barely lift ourselves at that point. But none the less- we pulled it together and this was the outcome...

We decided to do a masculine side and a feminine side with the dress forms in the middle.

Love the hat??? You know you want it!

This is the last of our antique door knobs... as you can see- the glass ones were a huge hit! They are so gorgeous and you can do so much with them!

We brought a lot of silver to this show. It's just so pretty.

Yes- those are shirt fronts. We received so many comments/ thoughts on them. We also had collars. One customer bought a few to frame. Very Fun!

My favorite part, of course, was the vintage purses and accessories. They are great for prom season, formal gatherings... or just everyday wear! Why wait to celebrate? Or more importantly- to look fabulous!!!

So that was the show! Wish you could have been there ;-)

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs

~nicole

It's So Nice To Finally Meet You!!!!

Hi! This is me.

 But in an oranger version.

I am the Momma of three beautiful little MoNSteRS…

 

Stella, our Blondie Princess (in the middle),

Maci, our Little Luchador (in the back),

and Fibi, sweet sweet Fibi.

You will get to know them pretty well because, well- because they are extremely entertaining

 and I’m a proud Momma.

I am the wife of this handsome devil…

This is him “smiling”.

And this lovely lady is my best friend, my business partner,

my inspiration, and LUCKY ME…

my Mom!

She also has a blog… check her out in all her fabulousness:

http://capersofthevintagevixens.blogspot.com/

Together, we own an online boutique filled with

Vintage Lovliness for your

homes, offices and your closets!

I look forward to getting to know you

and sharing some of my chaos!

Hugs

~nicole