It's my party and I cry if I want to, cry if I want to...

No need to cry! I've had a lovely birthday!
The week started with snow! A lot of snow, to much snow. It was awfull to drive. It took us two and a half hour to get home from work. And we already don't have a lot of time in the evening because of our long working-days.... I was glad when it was thursday. It was my birthday! I had to work that day, and I really have some amazing colleague's. They made me a little crown and I didn't take it off till we got home. Hubby was a bit ashamed sitting next to me in the car. :) I didn't care. I was happy with my crown. 
It is not my real age..... but what doesn't know, doesn't care..... ;)

Hubby got me some real sweet presents. I love to cook and I got already some great cookbooks from him, but now I finally got A Vintage Tea Party. Such a lovely book. And he got some more fun cookbooks for me. 

I am big collecter and user of vintage photocamera's. And hubby found a lovely old tin can and sign from Agfa. It will fit perfectly in my collection. I love them. 

And I may pick some great pink plastic flamingo's for our the garden. There were to many differend kinds of flamingo's so we are going to choose together.
Because of the snow overhere I've bought myself a nice warm pair of vintage goat-hair boots. Already got a pair of black boots, but these were white and I could get them for a fair price.... So this was a nice present for myself. :) And so warm in the snow!

 

The party is in the summer, when we can have a lovely garden party with a bbq. Now only some good friends and family showed up saturday and it was lovely. 

On friday we went to Belgium to a guy who sells secondhand stuff. Hubby found a strange medical cabinet and I found some little girl dresses, who I couldn't leave behind..... How cute are they.....

And for now, I am going to enjoy our fire place in the living-room. It is cold and snowing outside and it feels like I am having the flu or so. But first a lovely photo of me and the doggie's this morning. Lola loves the snow and is running like hell in the snow. Flos hates it and rather stayed inside in front of the fire place, just like me. :)
Hugs and kissis!

Pink is the color of passion....

Yeah, I collored my hair and it went wrong....again....... It was red in the book and I had hubby to check it for me as he bought them for me in the city were he works. When I put it on it had a funny color already, but it could have been te light.... When I washed i,t it was dark-pink. On the photo is doesn't look that terrible, but when I step out in the bright day-light. Yeah.
Bad photo of me and my new hair. Not good in taking photo's of myself and with hubby walking the dog....

I will survive it. :)
This week was very hectic. The big pick-up broke down and we had to get it back to the garage. It all turned out oke, but I didn't get enough sleep this week. It was work, pick up, work, garage, bleh.
On friday we had a day off. Hubby's parents were married for 50 years and we went out to an open air museum to celebrate it. They break down old houses and build them up again at the park, so you can see how the people lived years ago. It was lovely. In the main building was a place with and old candy-store, barber and more. Only thing I was interested in was a gorgeous dress....

They put it behind glass...... It was so lovely....
 Other good thing was that I tested my new and some old bracelets yesterday and last week I bought my first bakalite bracelet for 50cents! We did the smelling test. Hold them under hot water and smell..... It was a yuk chemical smell.... I am so happy.

It is one lying in the front. They others are galalite and plastic. :)
Yeah a short one today. I going to have diner and walk the doggie's. Have a wonderfull week for all of you!
Hughs and kissis,
Jolanda.

Happy New Year!

To all my beloved readers, Happy New Year and may all your dreams come true! xx
My newyear started pretty good. I've had an appointment with my dentist. There was a very little brown spot on one of my front teeth.... It was a very little hole. So I've got a new filling this morning. :D
We are having 2 weeks off from work and a week and a half are already gone by. When we have days off it feels like we are more busy then we are working. We did a lot off fun things. Got sweet visitors over and I did something that will stay with me for my whole live. (My facebookfriends already seen it) I will show you when I have a good photo off it. ;) Last week we went on a few secondhand trips. We visited a lot of secondhand/triftstores and I found way to much nice stuff. But first one off the x-mas presents I've got from my hubby. I collect vintage camera's. Not everything, only the funny one's and Russian and former DDR cam's. He got me (next to a great vest, beautifull book about vintage shoes, bags and stuff and a Le Creuset cooking pot) a "new" in box 3D camera. Still have to try it. Maybe I will take this afternoon with me on our trip....

In the little stores we found way to much nice stuff. Old panty's that I never will wear, but loved for the image on the bags.

A lovely set of glasses with a jar, and some sweet little teaglasses. The blue light is from my x-mas deco. :)

 I've found the most amazing dresses and a beautifull raincoat, and one shop was selling a complete shoestore with new shoes, for only 10 euro a pair. I loved the ones with the retro-look and 4 pair came home with me.
Sorry for bad quality of the photo's.

I have 2 best finds this time. Found this great partydress that was maybe worn once. It is to long for me, but with one of my new platform shoes.... :) I am so in love with it.....

In one store I found a dress from my favorite designer, Guy Laroche. And only for 3,25 euro! I was freaking out! Normaly they are way to expensive for me. I found a 2 piece suit in France 2 years ago for only 10 euro's. It is to small for me but maybe it will fit one day..... The black dress is the one I just found... <3 The 2 piece is hanging next to it and on the other side my new raincoat. 

Also found a never worn (tickets are still hanging on it) 80ties C&A dress who I love to wear to a carmeeting. It has this lovely 50ties look.

And a home-made dress that was so cute. It is a very old one, and got some perspiration stains below the armpits, but I loved it.

And a lovely photo off me after a day shopping. My hair is a mess but I don't mind! (It is now also red again)

Funny thing is that the dress I was wearing that day, comes from the same shop as the photo was taken.
Now I am going to say goodbey to you all and I will pop by! I am going to enjoy my afternoon with some more shopping, looking for another car, and going to visit my beloved Dodge who still isn't at home.....
Hugs and Kissis!

Seems like forever....

Ow, it seems like forever since my last blog. I am sorry that I didn't pop by yours this week. :(
Last weekend was a weekend full of visits from and to sweet people, getting the house ready for christmas, workmen, who came to place a second wood stove (this is in hubby's office next to my craftroom and it is so yummie warm now) and offcourse we went to Amsterdam to see shock-rockers, Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson. I went for Rob Zombie and what a trill it was when he suddenly popped up right next to me! Almost fainted..... :)
This weekend was a nice one. We've had snow! It was so great to walk the dogs and enjoy the snow. We paid a visit to some local triftstore's and I found some lovely dresses who are in the washing machine now. Spend an evening at best friend Sjak's place, and this morning we went to a fleamarket in Belgium. Found a vintage ice-chrusher for the tikibar. :) (photos follow soon) An amazing weekend!
Also found an amazing pair of shoes on the internet... Couldn't resist them...

X-mas in the house

Catzilla destroing my kitsch village.... :s

And our garden in the snow. (I think it looks sweet but I love it more with sun and flowers.....)

Sorry that it is a short one today, but I really am a bit tyred today. I will pop by everbody later.
Big hugs and kissis! xxxx

A beautifull award and a smelly coat....

I got this sweet award from the gorgeous La Vie En Rose.
But I am bad at awards. I was bad at it in my former blog and still bad at it now. I am just afraid people will not accept it. So I will answer the questions and when somebody would like to have it also just scream and I will give it to you. :)
Here are te rules and I am breaking nr 3... Sorry..... :(

1) Link and follow the blogger who awarded you

2) Blog about the award

3) Give the award to five others (preferably with less than 200 followers)

4) Answer the 11 questions I've asked at the bottom of this post, and then give 11 of your own to the bloggers you've awarded!

So here are the questions that have been asked of me...

 

Then the questions.... 

1.) When did you start collecting vintage pieces and why?

I started collecting when I was a kid. :) I really don't know why. I was always a bit different then the rest of the kids. My first husband didn't like my vintage addiction, so I've had several pieces but didn't wear them to often. My hubby now owned his own vintage-store so he understands me and even helps me search for things. 

2.) What reactions do you get from others when you are out dressed to the nines?

It depends. Sometime's people stare at me like I am from another planet, but sometimes I get lovely comments about my dresses and that makes me smile. 

3.) Who is your favorite designer of the 40's - 60's?

Guy Laroche. I bought one gorgeous piece of him in France last year. It is to small for me, but I hope that it will fit one day. 

4.) How do you describe your style?

A mixed up. It depends on my mood and what we are doing. Sometimes when we go out with one of the cars I am 50ties style and now today I am totaly 60ties. 

5.) What type of other hobby's do you have?

I have my sweet doggie's and kittie's and my cars. I am not only driving them but also working on them by myself. (with a little bit of help from hubby.) And I love photography. 

6.) Do you have a favorite place to shop online or local?

The fleamarket and triftstores. :D Ow and marktplaats.nl a Dutch online fleamarket. :)

7.) What are your go-to vintage pieces in your wardrobe?

My big seventies bag, my seventies coat (see other blog with the pacer) and the rest really changes a lot.

8.) What is your signature lip color?

Red! 

9.) What pinup or starlet are you most like or you look up to as inspiration?

Bettie Page, I just adore her. Wish I looked like her. She is so sexy and beautifull....

10.) What is your favorite perfume or fragrance?

That is an easy one. Chanel nr. 5 Once given to my by my former husband. It was the only good thing of him. The Chanel bottle. :)

11.) What beauty look from the era do you love the most? Hairstyles, moon mani, seamed stockings, etc.

I love the hairstyles from the fifties, and the dresses. I try to do the hairstyles, but I am a bit clumsy.....The dresses is no problem. I have a few original fifties and I love the new Bettie Page dresses.  Ow I have to remember to give my hair a new fresch color. :)

Thanks Lindsay. It was fun to do. I hope I did understand the questions good. 

So now about my way to gorgeous coat I've found on the internet a few weeks ago.... Again I was searching for something else and then it popped up.... Half lammy, half leather and so gorgeous and cheap, only 20 euro's for this sweety...... I have enough coats, but I've had to buy it. Finally it arrived and I went with hubby to pick it up at the post-office. I couldn't wait till we got home and started to open the package in the car. Suddenly the window at my side opened up. I looked at hubby (it was cold) and he was looking at me with an awfull face and was pushing the window button. There was such a bad smell coming out off the package.... A bit old mouldy smell and that is really not a problem. Just a few days outside and most of it is gone, but they tryed to cover it up with cheap perfume.... So it was a very cheap breathtaking mouldy smell. And that is nasty when you still have to drive home in a (on that moment) to small car. I had to wash it and now it is hanging in the back of the house.... 

 But isn't it gorgeous. :)

Today we went to a indoor fleamarket and I found a piece I wanted for ages but they were to expensive or to big for me. A 40ties cape in very good condition. And not smelly at all. :D Think I am going to wear it later this day, when we go walk the doggie's.

Yesterday I was at my sisters birthday and she had a good story... She and her hubby have 2 gorgeous girls and 2 gorgeous boys. She just bought a calender with old photo's from the place she is living. Boy nr one was looking at the photo's and said, ow auntie Jolanda is in this photo. My sister huh.. A photo from 1960 from a lady in front of her shop. Boy nr two showed up and took a quick look, hey, aunt Jolanda, yeah she is wearing the same dress as aunt Jolanda. :) My sister... yes she is wearing the same kind of clothes as aunt Jolanda does. So sweet.....

I love that outfit but no.... it is not me. :)
Have a lovely day all of you and I will pop by later.
xxxx

Just to let everybody know I am still alive.....

It is winter overhere. It is cold.... I hate cold. And because it is getting dark very early, my body wants to sleep very early. And me to. My favorite place these days is my bed. :)
No, it is not that bad... At the moment I've been very busy sorting out everthing in the attic. It is like a big vintage bomb exploded. I am selling most of it and so I've been taking photo's from every item. Really didn't know that I've had so much stuff, and it is taking a lot of time. (check my marktplaats-link) This is just a little piece of the big vintage mountain.... :(
Just to let you know I am still alive! :) Or am I not........ :s

An old photo of me and very good MoPar-friend Sjak. It was at an abandoned ghosthouse-disco.
 Sjak loves horrormovie's and heavy/death metal. He introduced me to the Rob Zombie movies House of 1000 corpses and The devils rejects. I love them. Rob Zombie is also a musician and over 3 weeks we are going to his and his band!!!!He is doing an Evil Twin Tour with Marilyn Manson. (Already seen him was he was still together with the gorgeous Dita von Teese who was with him that evening)

I am so happy! Later this week I will pop by everybody. Now I am going to eat something and being a couch-potato. :)
xxxxx have a wonderfull evening!

I have a little problem... or is it a big problem...

I am not feeling well lately. Not that I am sick, but I miss my dad more then ever. Never took the time to grief or mourn. Now I am getting help with it, and I have some lovely and great friends around me.
I will be oke soon! 
I have to stay busy to keep my mind on other things so last weekend I unpacked the last boxes since the move. It was really cool. I had forgotten about a lot of stuff that was inside. It must have been very funny to look at my suprised face when I pulled out all the vintage bags I couldn't remeber. Still have to figure out where I am going to put all the bags.
Boyfriend let me have the little room upstairs for my clothes.(till they are going to knock through the wall to make some more space and a real bathroom... )  It is already to small and boyfriend was in chock over the amount of clothes that were in there. He is guilty of it to. Sometimes he finds a gorgeous dress or coat for me.... And most of the shirts hanging in front came from his old shop. It is not all vintage. I came across some of my lovely vintage coats and I had to try them on in front of the mirror. And then my little problem came along.... It wouldn't close. My bum has grown a bit...... So it is a big bum problem. Tryed on some of the dresses.... The got stuck at the bum.... Now I really have to lose some weight or sell my clothes..... We just walked the dogs for half an hour.... Maybe I've lost one pound or so... ;) I think I have to cook more veggie's with rice instead of yummie pasta's. Really hope that I will lose a few pounds. And on my bum! Not that I will lose my girls.... ;D
Here a few photo's from my little crowded room..... Remember, I took a lot of years to build this collection. :)

These are a few of my favorite dresses. It all started with the black one.......
And now I am going to go what my sweety's already doing all day...

Have a wonderfull day my loves! And a warm welcome to my sweet new followers.
Hugs and kissis,
Jolanda.