Giveaway on Leiladarling's Blog

 I came across a beautiful blog today called Leiladarling! Angie, the writer, is holding her first giveaway and you could win some beautiful items including products from brands like Benefit and Avon, as well as a beautiful headband! Click on the link to enter the contest:

http://leiladarling.blogspot.com/2011/02/our-first-giveaway.html

Here's what I've been working on

 Decoupage bookmarks

...and pinwheel cupcake toppers!

I've also begun to decoupage switch plates and outlet plates with vintage sheet music and I've been making lots of other cute paper crafts. I will be listing these in my Honey and Vanilla shop very soon so stay tuned! Let me know what you think :)

Giveaway Winners!

Congratulations to Ayereiss, who won the vintage sewing pattern and to Nikki Cole who won the cupcake hairpin in my first giveaway! They will have until February 9th (10 days) to send me their mailing information, or I will be forced to choose a new winner. Thank you to all who entered and thank you so much for helping me get such a good start to Buttons and Lace! Please stay tuned, as I will be holding giveaways at least on a monthly basis. You could be the next winner!

♥Meg

Old Movies

I absolutely love old movies. I could honestly sit and watch Turner Classic Movies all day. Some of my favorites range from 1930s-1960s movies. I just don't think I could live without TCM!

My absolute favorite actress of all time is Ginger Rogers. Click on her name to learn more about the beautiful starlet- for instance, did you know that her birth name was Virginia Katherine McMath?!

Here are some of my favorites of Ginger's films (along with some stills/promotional shots from each film):

 

 

 Of course, Ginger's most prominent film co-star was Fred Astaire, but as you can see, she made a wide array of films working with many of the most handsome and talented actors of the 1930s and 1940s.

On February 16th, Turner Classic Movies will be showing Swing Time at 6:15 pm, but you can see the full schedule of TCM's movies here: Turner Classic Movies Website.
You can also search for your favorite movies and actors to see when TCM will be showcasing them!

What are some of your favorite old movies?

 (Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with Turner Classic Movies or any part of the Turner Broadcasting Company, I just love old movies!)

Vintage Sewing

I like to sew by hand. I know it takes forever to do things this way, but since I only sew small-scale projects, I figure it's far easier than fiddling around with a sewing machine. In fact, I have a sewing machine, but try as I might, I cannot figure out how to make the darn thing work like I want it to. I seem to start off well and then a few seconds into my sewing, the thread starts to bunch up and I get too frustrated to continue! So one of my new goals this year is to really learn how to use my sewing machine. Wish me luck- I'm gonna need it!

For those of you who actually do enjoy using a sewing machine, I wanted to let you know that I currently have 5 vintage sewing patterns in my Etsy shop Buttons and Lace if they tickle your fancy:

Enter the code: BUTTONS at checkout to receive 20% off your order at Buttons and Lace!
Don't forget that I am giving away a beautiful 1960s vintage sewing pattern this month- contest ends January 29th!

One last thing- I wanted to share with you one of my absolute favorite blogs: Casey's Elegant Musings.
She is a fabulous young woman who loves anything vintage and makes her own vintage clothing from scratch, or by upcycling/refashioning vintage finds. If you love all things nostalgic, please check out her site. It's breathtaking! (disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with Casey Brown or her website, and I posted this on my own accord).

I am planning some awesome new posts in the coming days- this site's about to go vintage- full force! So, please stay tuned!

♥Meg

Etsy sale!

You can currently get 20% off your order in either of my Etsy shops!

For 20% off your order at Buttons and Lace enter the code BUTTONS at checkout

For 20% off your order at Honey and Vanilla enter the code VANILLA at checkout

Links to both shops are located on the right sidebar of this blog.

Thank you so much for your support!

♥Meg

My new project...

I'm going to begin to stock Honey and Vanilla with accessories for babies and toddlers, so here's a peek at what I'm working on:

 I plan to add bunches of cute stuff this weekend, so don't forget to check out my shop!

♥  Meg