Lisa's RetroStyle

2012-01-16T00:00:00.000-05:00

Canned Heat. Going Up The Country. 1968

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Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Friendly Shadows

2012-01-14T20:53:00.000-05:00

Shadow Shot Sunday

I Heart Fridays ~ Feedsack Fabric

2012-01-13T00:00:00.000-05:00

Last weekend I had the pleasure of hanging out with gal pal Lisa Price of Vintage Goodies and Art Goodies. I'd always been curious about feedsack fabric and Lisa was the perfect person to hep me to it. She has an amazing stash and gave me a nice little tutorial on identification! Here's a little selection of some of my favorites...

Love those homey retro patterns!

Fabric from Lisa's stash often end up on items in her ArtGoodies shop...like the ties on this cute rooster apron...

Mmm feedsack fabric...LOVE it :)

Wordless Wednesday ~ Vintage Sign

2012-01-11T00:00:00.000-05:00

Retro Music Monday ~ Christie

2012-01-09T00:00:00.000-05:00

Christie. Yellow River. 1970.

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Wordless Wednesday ~ Outsource

2012-01-04T00:00:00.000-05:00

Retro Music Monday ~ Nina Simone

2012-01-02T00:00:00.000-05:00

Nina Simone. To Love somebody. 1969.

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I Heart Fridays ~ Quilt Smitten

2011-12-30T00:00:00.000-05:00

I was smitten the second I spied this precious baby quilt hanging on a thrift store rack.

What's not to love? The softness. The spring green blocks and backing.

The adorable hand embroidered little animals.

The amazingly tiny stitches of the hand quilting.

Simply beautiful!

Wordless Wednesday ~ Vintage Neon

2011-12-28T00:00:00.000-05:00

Wordless Wednesday

Retro Music Monday ~ Dave Brubeck

2011-12-26T00:00:00.000-05:00

Dave Brubeck. Take Five. 1966.

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Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Vintage Signage

2011-12-24T09:00:00.000-05:00

Shadow Shot Sunday 2.

I Heart Fridays ~ The New Calendar is here...The New Calendar is here...

2011-12-23T00:00:00.000-05:00

I ordered our calendar this year from Hey Harriet on RedBubble. Now it's arrived and I couldn't be happier!

I love every inch of it...from cover to cover.

I can't wait to get this new amazing year started!

Modern Architecture ~ Compact Design

2011-12-22T00:00:00.000-05:00

Last weekend we couldn't resist checking out an estate sale at a home designed by noted Detroit architect William Kessler. The house we visited in Lansing, Mi is a replica of Kesslers own home in Grosse Pointe Park.

It is the smallest modern home I've ever seen. It's a 3 bedroom, single bath, compact, streamlined, simple gem.

It consists of 3 rectangular, peaked structures...side by side. The "front" and the "back" of the house are identical.

The "front" faces the Grand river...

...while the "back" faces the road. A brick wall provides privacy, despite the glass walls.

A lovely little garden area lies between the windows and the wall.

The kitchen is in the center of the house open to both the front and rear living/family rooms.

Unusual cupboard doors open by lifting up.

Neat inset pulls on the kitchen drawers...

...are repeated on the bathroom drawers.

The back hall gains access to bedrooms, bathroom, living and family rooms. The square with the circle in the middle on the right wall is the laundry chute.

There is no garage. A carport stretches from a small storage area to the main entrance at one end of the house.

Sweet house...and yes we did bring home a few modern treasures from the sale!

Wordless Wednesday ~ Vintage Neon

2011-12-21T00:00:00.000-05:00

Wordless Wednesday

Shadow Shot Sunday

2011-12-17T09:01:00.001-05:00

Wordless Wednesday ~ Urban Decay

2011-12-14T00:11:00.002-05:00

Retro Music Monday ~ Red Skelton and Betty Garret

2011-12-12T00:01:00.004-05:00

Baby it's Cold Outside. 1949. Red Skelton and Betty Garret.

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Shadow Shot Sunday

2011-12-10T08:28:00.001-05:00

I Heart Fridays ~ Farwell Class of 1958

2011-12-09T00:01:00.004-05:00

A while back, on a drive to my booth in Elk Rapids, I stopped in at the flea market in Farwell. I picked up a few things...including these photos. Senior pictures of the Farwell class of 1958. I'm not sure why...but they looked like a swell bunch of kids...and I just couldn't leave them behind.

To me, they all look quite mature for their years...especially measured against today's standards.

All the backs have something written on them. Most were to the effect of "...its been great knowing you and best of luck in the future." 

A few had more interesting things written on the backs. These are a few that amused me.

This last one was probably my favorite...

Sad to see that 6 of the 26 have been marked deceased. I'm wondering if the previous owner is deceased as well. Perhaps that's how the photos ended up at the flea market...no heirs were interested in them. Doubtful I'll ever know...but I love the photos!

Now, the question is what to do with them? Any suggestions?

Wordless Wednesday ~ Vintage Neon

2011-12-07T00:01:00.003-05:00

Retro Music Monday ~ Mel Torme and Judy Garland

2011-12-05T08:11:00.000-05:00

The Christmas Song. 1963. Mel Torme and Judy Garland.

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Shadow Shot Sunday

2011-12-03T09:01:00.001-05:00

RetroMusic Monday ~ Holly Jolly Christmas

2011-11-28T10:16:00.000-05:00

'Tis the season...

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Shadow Shot Sunday

2011-11-26T09:01:00.003-05:00

I Heart Fridays ~ I've Got Your Number

2011-11-25T00:01:00.001-05:00

I heart these antique United Remco Numerals. Paired numerical metal tags used to help match window and door storms and screens with corresponding window/door casings. My question is why did they not come in sets of three (ie. one for the screen, one for the storm and one for the casing)...or did they?

Always a job we procrastinate on every fall...and always a challenge to find the right storms for the right casings...especially after a fresh paint. This year we'll be using our Remco numbers to make the job a little easier come spring.

Thankfully we only have about 1/2 a dozen of the old style storms to put up...it could be a lot worse on this old house!

Wordless Wednesday ~ Vintage Neon

2011-11-23T00:01:00.001-05:00

Retro Music Monday ~ Steam

2011-11-21T00:01:00.000-05:00

1969. Na Na Hey Hey. Steam.

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***A few more pages are up in the E.L. Rice catalog. Mesh bags. For those interested check out the tabbed page above.  

Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Beachside Kitsch

2011-11-19T09:01:00.005-05:00

A new twist on an old theme...Shadow Shot Sunday with Hey Harriet.

Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Roadside Kitsch

2011-10-29T09:00:00.003-04:00

Shadow Shot Sunday with Hey Harriet

***for those that might be inclined to worry about my whereabouts...I'll be on holiday until November 16th. I won't be posting until sometime after that date. Thanks for your concern ;)

Wordless Wednesday ~ Vintage Neon

2011-10-26T00:01:00.002-04:00

Retro Music Monday ~ Bob Dylan

2011-10-24T00:01:00.001-04:00

Bob Dylan. 1974. Tangled up in Blue.

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Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Hiding Out

2011-10-22T11:12:00.002-04:00

Wordless Wednesday ~ Vintage Roadside Kitsch

2011-10-19T00:01:00.003-04:00

Wordless Wednesday

Retro Music Monday ~ Flash 'n the Pan

2011-10-17T00:01:00.001-04:00

Flash 'n the Pan. 1977. Hey St Peter.

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Shadow Shot Sunday

2011-10-15T09:01:00.002-04:00

Shadow Shot Sunday with Hey Harriet

I Heart Fridays ~ Vintage Cake Decorations

2011-10-14T00:01:00.002-04:00

I heart vintage cake decorations....probably because they make me think of cake...and cupcakes...which of course I super duper heart!

 I love these vintage ballerinas. They once graced one of my very own birthday cakes...making it taste all the more sweet.

You can find loads of fun cake decorations on Etsy....

 Vintage Circus Clowns with candle holders by Funk Daughter

 Football players by Fresh Eggs Antiques

 Surfer Couple by Dharma DeJavu

 Colorful candle holders by Teresa Tudor

Bat cupcake toppers by Yesterdays Whimsy

Wordless Wednesday ~ Saranay Motel

2011-10-12T07:59:00.000-04:00

Retro Music Monday ~ Peter, Paul and Mary

2011-10-10T00:01:00.001-04:00

Peter, Paul and Mary. 1966. Puff the Magic Dragon.

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Shadow Shot Sunday ~ The Big Chief

2011-10-08T09:01:00.002-04:00

I Heart Fridays ~ Vassar Theater

2011-10-07T00:01:00.001-04:00

What's not to love here! Vintage sign....check. Movies...check. Restored historic building...check. I'll be headed back to check out the restored interior and a flick real soon! Read their story here.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Roadside Kitsch

2011-10-05T00:01:00.001-04:00

RetroMusic Monday ~ Todd Rundgren

2011-10-03T00:01:00.001-04:00

Todd Rundgren. 1973. Hello It's Me.

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Shadow Shot Sunday

2011-10-01T09:01:00.010-04:00

Shadow Shot Sunday with Hey Harriet

I Heart Fridays ~ Vintage Green

2011-09-30T00:01:00.000-04:00

I heart vintage green. The shade often seen on home and garden items from the 1930's and 40's. This time on an ironing board.

Removing the the top 2 layers of padding reveled some sorrowful under-layers. Some very burnt through under-layers...

...in need of removing.

Then I saw something I loved almost as much as the green paint...

...MAID OF HONOR by Sears...my favorite vintage brand of housewares! I love this ironing board...right down to its rich honey colored wood and even its charming burnt spot.

Now, if only I could find a little love for my pile of ironing.

Shadow Shot Sunday

2011-09-24T00:01:00.001-04:00

RetroMusic Monday ~ Simon and Garfunkel

2011-09-19T00:01:00.001-04:00

Simon and Garfunkel. Monterey 1967. Homeward bound.

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Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Vintage Neon

2011-09-17T08:44:00.000-04:00

Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Faded Blooms

2011-09-10T09:00:00.001-04:00

Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Vintage Neon

2011-08-27T08:15:00.000-04:00

Wordless Wednesday ~ Vintage Neon

2011-08-24T00:01:00.001-04:00

RetroMusic Monday ~ The Kinks

2011-08-22T08:35:00.000-04:00

The Kinks. 1966. Sunny Afternoon.

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Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Cruisin'

2011-08-20T09:01:00.004-04:00

I was in the Detroit area yesterday on the hunt for some vintage tables. I had forgotten it was the big cruise weekend with both the Woodward Dream Cruise (Detroit to Pontiac) and Back to the Bricks (Grand Blanc to Flint) in full swing. It was fun hunting for vintage tables while cruising along side some real vintage beauties!

Wordless Wednesday ~ Vintage Neon

2011-08-17T07:48:00.000-04:00

RetroMusic Monday ~ Cat Stevens

2011-08-15T00:01:00.002-04:00

Cat Stevens. Wild World. 1976.

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Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Vintage Photo

2011-08-13T08:59:00.000-04:00

Wordless Wednesday ~ Roadside Kitsch

2011-08-10T00:01:00.000-04:00

RetroMusic Monday ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd

2011-08-08T08:35:00.002-04:00

Sweet Home Alabama. Lynyrd Skynyrd. 1974.

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Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Vintage Neon

2011-08-06T09:01:00.001-04:00

Wordless Wednesday

2011-08-03T00:01:00.001-04:00

Retro Movie Monday ~ Let's Go Surfing

2011-08-01T15:50:00.000-04:00

Beach Blanket Bingo. 1965. Tune by The Drums. Let's Go Surfing. 2009.

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Shadow Shot Sunday

2011-07-30T09:01:00.001-04:00

Wordless Wednesday ~ Vintage Neon

2011-07-27T00:01:00.001-04:00

Retro Music Monday ~ America

2011-07-25T00:01:00.001-04:00

America. 1973. Don't Cross the River.

Shadow Shot Sunday

2011-07-23T09:01:00.001-04:00

Wordless Wednesday ~ Peterson Beach

2011-07-20T00:01:00.001-04:00

Retro Music Monday ~ Neil Young

2011-07-18T00:01:00.001-04:00

Neil Young. 1971. Out on the Weekend.

Shadow Shot Sunday

2011-07-16T09:01:00.001-04:00

Wordless Wednesday ~ Vintage Neon

2011-07-13T00:01:00.003-04:00

Retro Music Monday ~ Joni Mitchell

2011-07-11T00:01:00.001-04:00

Joni Mitchell with Big Yellow Taxi circa 1970.

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Shadow Shot Sunday

2011-07-09T09:01:00.001-04:00

Vintage percolator vintage star lantern

I Heart....

2011-07-08T00:01:00.003-04:00

CAMPING!!

Roughing it in style

Not Lost Just on An Adventure

Kids camping

Wooden Roasting Sticks Flamingo Ice Chest

Thermos Picnic Jug Hikers

Camp cook

Tin Camping Trays Antique Brass SVEA No. 106

Vintage Four Slice Toaster

Vintage Pie Maker

Camping 1910 style

Jericho chairs Fungi photo

Buzz Off Bug Repellent

Wordless Wednesday ~ Graffiti

2011-07-06T00:01:00.001-04:00

Retro Music Monday ~ Bruce Springsteen

2011-07-04T00:01:00.003-04:00

The Boss from 1985...Born in the USA tour.

Happy 4th of July America!

Shadow Shot Sunday

2011-07-02T09:01:00.001-04:00

Wordless Wednesday ~ Vintage Sign

2011-06-29T00:01:00.001-04:00

Retro Music Monday ~ Procol Harum

2011-06-27T00:01:00.000-04:00

From the summer of 1967...Procol Harum with A Whiter Shade Of Pale.

Shadow Shot Sunday ~ America's Wonderlands Reprise

2011-06-25T09:01:00.002-04:00

Shadow Shot Sunday with Hey Harriet

***I couldn't resist using another photo from the book in the post below. There are just so many awesome ones! Thanks National Geographic!!

Friday Fun ~ America's Wonderlands

2011-06-24T00:01:00.003-04:00

I was looking for something on the bookshelf today when this old book caught my eye. I hadn't looked at it in ages...so I pulled it down.

1966 edition of America's Wonderlands The National Parks, by the National Geographic Society. I adore our National Park system...we are so lucky to have them!!

I LOVE the photos in the book. The natural beauty is amazing...and I get a kick out of the photos featuring people.

Folks camping in Sequoia. I wonder if she's practicing her smoke signals...or she's just burned their dinner.

Sailing off Cape Cod....or as the book reads "heeling to a spanking breeze".

Surf casters cruising the Cape Cod shoreline.

Brewing a pot of coffee in Shenandoah. She really reminds me of my mother!

Picnicking on the shore at Olympic National Park.

Campers at Yosemite. Check out those webbed aluminum chairs!

Any plans to visit a National Park in your future?

Wordless Wednesday

2011-06-22T00:01:00.001-04:00

RetroMusic Monday ~ ELO

2011-06-20T00:01:00.001-04:00

Summer of 1979...Don't Bring Me Down.

Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Vintage Lawn Furniture

2011-06-18T08:26:00.000-04:00

Wordless Wednesday ~ Frank Sinatra Parade Head

2011-06-15T00:01:00.001-04:00

RetroMusic Monday ~ Bob Dylan

2011-06-13T00:01:00.000-04:00

Love how young Bob looked in 1965...Subterranean Homesick Blues.

Shadow Shot Sunday

2011-06-11T09:00:00.001-04:00

Wordless Wednesday ~ Beach Babies

2011-06-08T00:01:00.003-04:00

RetroMusic Monday ~ Small Faces

2011-06-06T00:01:00.002-04:00

From the summer of 1967...Itchycoo Park

**As you may or may not have noticed...for the last year I've been featuring vintage videos of the weekly chart toppers. From here on out, I'll be featuring favorite vintage tunes regardless of where/when they may or may have not appeared on any charts. I hope you enjoy them too.

Shadow Shot Sunday

2011-06-04T09:19:00.000-04:00

Friday Finds ~ Vintage Mackinac Island Sign

2011-06-03T00:32:00.001-04:00

Last fall while hiking thru the woods on Mackinac Island...we came across this sign (originally posted here).

Imagine my surprise when we popped into an auction a couple of Sunday's ago and found this...

If you enlarge the photos you'll see they are both marked M.I.S.P.C. (Mackinac Island State Park Commission). If I had a cabin...that sign would be hanging in it! Since I don't...it can be found here.

If you're not familiar with the island and would like to read more about it...start here.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Bucket O' Flowers

2011-06-01T00:01:00.002-04:00

Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Vintage Student Chairs

2011-05-28T08:22:00.000-04:00

Wordless Wednesday ~ Vintage Signage

2011-05-25T00:01:00.002-04:00

Retro Music Monday ~ Chi-Lites

2011-05-23T00:01:00.001-04:00

Topping the charts this week in 1972 were the Chi-Lites with Oh Girl.

Shadow Shot Sunday

2011-05-21T09:00:00.003-04:00

Friday Fun ~ Ttvm

2011-05-20T00:01:00.007-04:00

Last week I was listing a vintage View-Master into the shop...

...when I realized I could do this.

I was so enamored with the cute little photos that could be obtained by shooting thru the eye piece of the View Master...I couldn't seem to stop myself.

How fun!

***I've added more pages to the catalog. If interested you can check them out here.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Ttvm

2011-05-18T00:01:00.003-04:00

Retro Music Monday ~ Paul McCartney & Wings

2011-05-16T00:01:00.001-04:00

This week in 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings topped the charts with Silly Love Songs.

Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Vintage Lilac Bush

2011-05-14T08:00:00.002-04:00

Wordless Wednesday ~ Vintage Neon

2011-05-11T00:01:00.001-04:00