Christmas gifts..

As I told you in an earlier post, my mother-in-law Hanne gave me some pretty special gifts for Christmas.

She gave me tree bags..

One that belonged to a dear friend of her mother...
This gorgeus brown alligator/crocodile one.. (I have the perfect shoes to match -brown velvet and croc. with fringes...)



This little satin beaded darling that belonged to her grandmother.. (She wanted to give me this for my wedding but we got married in Vegas without anyone knowing... She was a bit dissapointed..)

Again I have the shoes to match (-a pair of 40's satin platforms probably wedding shoes looks like they've only been worn once great condition and original box...)

And my favorite that also belonged to her grandmother..
A grey lizard with head and eyes!



I have no shoes to match this darling but I use it anyway!

She also gave me some jewellery that belonged to her grandmother..

Pearls, faux off course, 6 rows with matching clip-ons (also ment as a wedding gift...)



Cherry amber and silver brooch which is probably my favorite..



Navy, white and yellow plastic clip-ons from the 50's 60's


She also gave me some hankerchiefs and a darling 30's 40's silk blouse that also belonged to her grandmother.
I will post pictures of it later on I simply have to make a new skirt that can do this gem justice.

She has always told me that I have the same taste in clothes, jewelry and lingerie as her grandmother . She always laughs when she comes to visit and my frilly, lace, pastel peignoirs and nightgowns are scattered all over our bedroom "Just like grandma'" she says..
She told me she is so happy to pass these wonderful items on to someone who truly appreciates them I feel some honored... I intent to take great care of these heirloms and hopefully pass them along to someone down the line...
Nothing's better than vintage with a history.

And the winner is....

Thank you little darlings for entering my humble giveaway!

The best part was getting to know some new blogs to follow...
The worst part was choosing a winner...
But I will be doing this again! -and soon!

It was really hard to choose just one, especially because I feel that we all have a lot in common -making clothes, dressing up, music, dancing, chocolate and movies are all the things I do when I feel like treating myself a little.

When I get the blues I find that the best treatment of them all for me is to dance!
(-and off course music is much neded to dance...)
It gives me all the energy back I've lost in the big blue hole...

But now for the lucky gal...
I have choosen the lovely Yesterday Girl as the winner (I think it was the Andrew Sisters that really hit the spot;) "Christmas Island" was my favorite holiday tune this Christmas..)
Congratulations honey!

Please send your shipping information to my email: heidi-puppet@hotmail.com
-and I'll send you your price:)

I hope you'll all come back for the next giveaway....

Kitten tattoo

A long time ago I wrote about getting a kitten tattoo, then I wrote that I got the kitten tattoo..
Now finally I got some (not very good) pictures to prove it...

This is the drawing I made to inspire the tattoo artist...

I was inspired by 50's childrens books especially Rand McNally's Little Elf books (in Danish they were called "Pixi" books) where sometimes one page would be in full colors and the other would be in pure grey tones with a touch of pink...
-and the shoe is a 40's babyblue satin peeptoe...

Here's the tattoo..


I like that the artist made it his own style and it's a bit cheekier as well, even though I think my kitten is cuter;)
The colors are a bit of in this photo and it looks really lopsided. It's on the inside of my upper left arm -hard to get a great photo of that when your the photographer...

Don't forget to enter the give away!!!

Winterblue giveaway!

I'm proud to present my very first give-away! Trying to turn the winter blues into something good...
So speaking of blue.. light blue is one of my favorite colors whether it's periwinkle, robins egg, sky, baby, aqua.. you name it, I love it.
Therefore the giveaways theme is blue...

First here's some pictures to get you in the mood...





















Happy Birthday to the King!

..and now for the prize...

A lovely little fascinator made (by me..) from new and vintage materials such as tulle, nylon and satin. It has a round base and comb attached to it and is sure to brighten even the darkest of days...

A pair of never worn vintage plastic clip on earrings. These beautiful bouquets of blue flowers with pearls in the center fill your ear with promises of spring.

A pair of new plastic bow hairclips with sweet little forget-me-nots in their center.



Rules to enter:

1. Be a follower of my blog -newcomers are off course more than welcome...
2. Link to this competition on your own blog and Twitter if possible...
3. Comment on this by telling what you do when you get the blues.. (It doesn't have to be a long answer..)

The winner will be announced Monday Jan. 18th...

Good luck!

A bird in the hand....

Here's a vintage postcard I found today...


It says: "A bird in the hand is worth more than 10 on the roof" -which translates to: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"....

Can't help but thinking of the song "Two little girls from Little Rock"

"Find a gentleman who is shy or bold,
or short or tall, or young or old..
as long as the guy's a millionaire!"

Come back tomorrow for the giveaway....

Happy New Year....

Happy New Year to all my dear readers and a special welcome to the newcomers I'm always happy to see new faces!
Hope you all had a Merry Christmas! I'm sorry for the lack of post lately I've been taking a break from the computer to dedicate my time to the family holidays.

My Christmas was bittersweet...
We went to spend some of the holidays at my parents house, they live in a small town in the countryside. There was snow everywhere! It was so beautiful! -and the snow continued to fall as we walked through the woods to go sleighriding and we picked out our Christmas tree and pulled it all the way back on our sleigh, we visited my grandparents house with homemade Christmas cake and I gave them a dvd with their old 8mm films on it. It was everything the holidays should be and more but sadly some serious family problems aired I'm not even sure what is going to happen so I'll get back to it when I know more...
Luckily my husband and I had the chance to spend a few days in the summerhouse just the two of us, a fireplace, tons of food, music and love...

Not to mention the presents! Where do I begin... Perfume, books, Iphone;) and some very special vintage clothes, jewellery and bags from my mother in law that belonged to her grandmothers, I was in awe... I must take some pictures of them, you have to see this!

Anyway, this morning I felt the winterblues grabbing a hold of me -not uncommen in this part of the world where the days are so dark and cold, but I refuse to let it get to me and since I was given so many beautiful things for Christmas I want to pass it on (not literally the things I was given...) so I've decided to make my first give-away! I actually wasn't going to do it before I had at least 50 followers but I can't wait. I'll have it ready later this week so stay tuned....

..and I've received an award.. Thank you so much Stefanie! I'll get back to that aswell...