Two Retro Ladies

   Me and this little lady did a retro photo shoot the other day... after I took the Autumn Pictures of her. ;) I had to use a tripod.

Of course, I have to show you all these! ;)

   She didn't really have any very retro-looking dresses. This blue flower one worked fine, though. :) Then she wore one of my new necklaces, and a blue headband. 

   I put a skirt and shirt together, both white and black, only with different sized polka-dots. I think it worked nice, though. :) I wore my new red necklace, a red belt, and black heels. ;) Oh- we both wore red lipstick, but it kind of faded... looks for pink. :P

        I edited a lot of these pictures. Mostly just the coloring to make it more "retro-looking". ;) I did more on some, though. 

      I think my outfit looked kind of like 40's... but maybe I don't know! :P

   I really like this one. :) It's one that I edited more, but my hair also looks better. I should've pinned it back like that.

  Our dog was in a bunch of my pictures. She wanted to pose with me, apparently. :P

  I hope you enjoyed these retro fashion pictures! ;)

WHAT ERA DO YOU THINK MY OUTFIT WOULD BEST FIT IN? HAVE YOU EVER DRESSED UP RETRO?

Awesome Finds at Goodwill and Some of My Art...

I got these things from Goodwill awhile ago... (totally awesome Goodwill! :D) Anyhow, here they are.

                                A CANDLE SNUFFER

This thing is really cool! It looks old, and it might be. It's kind of fun to put out candles with it! :)

A REALLY OLD BOOK

   This book is called Myths Every Child Should Know. Myths... well, that might be kinds of strange. I don't know. But the thing that makes this book awesome is that it was published, (or at least copyrighted), in 1905!! That's like when cars were barely invented! :) And it was probably about two dollars. So yea, really cool.

   Then I got this lovely stone-feeling bowl. For only 70-something cents, I think. Doesn't it look wonderful with soup in it? :D There were other cool dishes, but I couldn't buy them all... 

   

   I need to go to Goodwill again!!

  And now here are some of my drawings and paintings that haven't appeared on this blog before...

   Anyone recognize the wondrous mountie Jack Thorton? From When Calls the Heart??! He's wonderful. <3 I just drew it one night, from the movie cover. It was at the bottom of my sisters bookshelf, and I was sleeping on the floor by it. :)

Colonial couple :)

  Maybe the man just got home from fighting in the Revolutionary War...

  This is quite possibly the best hand I've ever drawn. :) They're hard without a model, but I had a model in this one.

                     
        I just painted this last night. It's a silhouette... maybe I'll think up a name for it sometime. :)

    The sun has just retreated into the oceans depths, and all that's left in the sky is a splash of brilliant colors, which reflect on the water as a few birds take an evening flight...

That pretty much sums it up, right? ;)

   I like this one. Not only does it look like the girl is on the edge of a pine forest, but it's a fantasy sort of painting, with a sword, and dragons silhouetted against an aurora that paints the dark night sky. :)

   I painted this awhile ago. The tree branch could use help, but I like my nice little bird nest. :) I think I might have made it to be a hummingbird nest. :)

   On a random note, here's something I've started doing.

  I have these different colored index cards, and I write down verses on them. If they'd help if you're feeling fearful, I write "fear" on it. Or love, I write "love" on it. :) So yea... You can pull them out and find one that applies to your situation without having to flip through the Bible. :)

 I just did a photo shoot today. A person one, to clarify, which I haven't done in awhile. And its totally wonderful! I'll have to post it soon, so keep an eye out for it. :)    (psst! Little Red Riding Hood :) )

 I've been posting like crazy these past few days, so here are the links to recent posts:

Fantasy Love February Reading Challenge: Reading an Original Fairy Tale

Blueberry Almond Cheesecake Oatmeal Smoothie

Fantasy Love February Reading Challenge: Fan Art

Fantasy Love February Reading Challenge: Book List

Soft Light of Evening

Absentminded Bits and Words on Old- Fashioned Days

   Old fashioned things are intriguing to me, and its especially interesting when you're in a place where history happened. I was fascinated when we found these people from 1700's- 1800's online, whose graves are actually in our woods! It's really cool! 

   It was a little family graveyard, apparently. That falling over metal entryway says "HALL" on it. That's the last name...

   Sometimes it feels like the days in history were better than today. It's partially true: There was more chivalry, there was more wilderness, there wasn't so many bad leaders and corrupt laws in America, people seemed to be more hardworking, women were more feminine and men were more masculine, Their houses were more interesting, and their clothing was lovely! (I'm not saying all of them throughout history, because...) The romance back then even seems more... romantic. :D

  On the other hand, they didn't have the medical knowledge we have now, and all the technical things,  women weren't really treated equally (that has somewhat gone too far the opposite way these days...), they couldn't travel very fast, they didn't have indoor plumbing until later history... yea. They both have their good and bad qualities.

Uh, yea. My jabbering. :P

HERE'S OLD FASHIONED IN PICTURES :)

 Medieval...

Castles, beautiful flowing gowns, swords, forest, and knights rescuing fair maidens. :)

THE 1900's... somewhere in there.

Pearls, lipstick... so fun. :) 

(I think it was more red lipstick, not pink)

                                               

Of course, I have my little vintage traveler. :)

These pictures are from my aunt and uncles house. I love the wallpaper and chandeliers. :D

 

A few more pictures that can make you think old fashioned. ;)

 Well, thank you for reading my random, odd, old- fashioned post. Hopefully I didn't bore you, especially since I'm no history master. :)