On Turning 50

This Saturday I turn 50.  Yay!

Overall, I live a beautiful life with the world's best husband (Captain Project to you) and our Beagle Twyla.

I have wonderful children and a very delightful daughter- and son-in-law.

I have other dear family and friends that brighten my life too.

And I have YOU!  I am so lucky to have so many sweet friends out in Blogville.

Retro Revival brings me great happiness and continues to grow.

I'm almost totally gray (so greatful for Aveda!), have the beginnings of some serious wrinkles, and my back gives me fits sometimes.  But I'm a little less foolish (most days!) and more importantly, I am surrounded by light and recognize all of the joy in my life.

I love my life!  I'm not bragging, rather just counting a few of my blessings out loud.

When I dig in to another piece of my birthday cake (pound cake ~ my fave), I won't think about how fattening it is, but will instead think of how lucky I am that my beautiful daughter baked it for me, and came down from Philadelphia to hand deliver it to me!

Wishing you all a happy day!

White Pizza with Asparagus & Squash

Yummy!  I threw together this pizza and it tasted so good I thought you might like the easy recipe:

White Pizza

Ingredients:
Pizza crust or flat bread
1 cup Parmesan sauce
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
1 bunch fresh asparagus, cut into bite sized pieces
1 large squash, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons minced garlic
Olive oil for drizzling

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Mix up Parmesan sauce: In a sauce pan, and using a whisk, mix 1 cup of milk with 3 tablespoons flour, a pinch of nutmeg, and 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese. Heat until bubbly, whisking constantly so that it'll be smooth and gooey.
3. Spread Parmesan sauce onto crust
4. Sprinkle on garlic and mozzarella
5. Place asparagus and squash onto pizza and drizzle with oil
6. Bake for approximately 20 minutes, or until pizza crust is brown and crispy and cheeses are bubbly
7. Load up your plate and enjoy!

 

High Heeled Shower Caps

I love a pretty, high-heeled shoe.  And you know I love fabric.  So imagine my excitement when I found high-heeled fabric!



Perfect for Retro Revival shower caps!



Cute, right?



I've listed these must-have shower caps, including this pink number that I've named, "Imelda's Closet," on my website and Etsy shop.

Vintage {Christmas} Tablecloth Aprons

Tis the season for upcycling my enormous stash of vintage Christmas tablecloths into aprons.



The past two years, try as I might, I've only sewn a few aprons from my Christmas tablecloth collection, so this year I'm determined to create a big inventory of Christmas aprons available for purchase!

I think I have enough of these tablecloths to sew nearly 60 aprons.  Here's a preview of a couple I've made so far:



And for you vintage tablecloth lovers out there, don't worry!  These are all "cutters," with stains and holes, too worn to actually use on tables; I work around the flaws.



Think I can finish them all this Spring?  I'll keep you posted!

Retro Aprons for Grandma & Granddaughter

My customer Jane and her granddaughter in their Retro Revival aprons.  As requested, I made her granddaughter's apron extra long, with adjustable neck straps so that it will fit her through many growth spurts.

So cute, right?!

Retro Revival Shower Caps Featured on TV

I received a call last week from Dawn McCarthy, style expert from It's a Glam Thing, asking me if she could showcase my Retro Revival shower caps...



And swim wraps...





In an ABC Utah TV segment featuring great Mother's Day gift ideas.

Eke!  Of course I said YES!

Click HERE to watch it or click on the video below.  The entire segment is about six minutes in duration, and she talks about Retro Revival at the five and a half minute mark.

Pretty exciting!

Vintage Clothing $50 Gift Card Giveaway!

Are you familiar with Shabby Apple?  I'm obsessed with this online, vintage style clothing, woman-owned business!

I've got my eyes on these beauties:









Vintage-inspired with a modern twist ~ gorgeous, right?!  They also offer a big range of other vintage clothing and accessories including skirts, tops, home accessories, maternity wear, kids clothing, and awesome retro bathing suits.

Thanks to Shabby Apple (they have not compensated me) you can take a bite of the Apple!  I'm giving away a $50 gift card ~ woo hoo!

You can view all of Shabby Apple's vintage clothing by clicking on this link:

Vintage clothing http://www.shabbyapple.com/c-458-vintage-style.aspx vintage clothing.

Shabby Apple's website is full of pretty images.  Head on over and I'm sure you'll enjoy it!  Then come back here...

1. Become a follower of my blog

2.  Leave a comment

...and you're entered!  Hurry though, contest ends in one week, at midnight EST, May 9th.  {Shabby's rule that this contest is only open to US residents ~ sorry!}

Have fun & good luck, friends!