Archive for September, 2010

Fascinators fascinate me!

Friday, September 17th, 2010

I must have been hiding under a rock for years. Do you ever think that? I pride myself on being pretty up to date on all things retro and vintage and then poof!….out of nowhere comes this new fad based on retro fashion that I somehow overlooked all these years. Hair Accessories! AND my favorite era of all time, the 20′s, was the mecca of all hair accessories!!!! I’m ashamed it took me this long but now that I’m aware and alert, I vow to keep my eyes open at all times from this point forward.

 With that said, here are some of my oldies but goodies:

Ribbons and flowers

Netting

BeadingPretty

Whether it is ribbons or lace or jewels, I love texture mixed into silky hair. Now what to do with my hair today?

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Clever Ideas for Hotel Fobs

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Hotel Fobs are becoming a thing of the past. You know what I’m talking about…those plastic or metal keychains with the name of the hotel on it and the actual key to the room on the other end of the ring. So it’s not surprising to see them popping up being used in alternate, yet clever ways:

Hotel Fob Necklace

An antique key fob from the Penn-Harris Hotel in Harrisburg, PA is the focal point where chains, crystals and keys collide. Super fine, fancy and fantastic by MmeFortuna on Etsy.com

Extra door key

Plus you can use them for something as simple as a spare key to the house or that extra key to the back door that never goes anywhere. I’d like to try to find one to the hotel where my husband and I went on our honeymoon and use it with the ribbon as an embellishment on our anniversary present. The options are endless but the fobs are not. So happy hunting!

 

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