Where did September go? Apparently gone in a flash and October is going just as fast…slow down please! Or maybe I need to slow down?? Either way it’s the middle of October and I realized that I did not do my roundup of my favorite “Pins” on Pinterest for September and since I’m here I might as well do October as well.

Lets take a peak at all the goodies I have been saving to my boards lately…

1930s Vintage Photo: Film star Helen Twelvetrees, Rutland Gates, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, early 1936 / photograph by Sam Hood
Source: Flickr-State Library of New South Wales

When I saw this picture I just KNEW I had to preserve it for forever on my ‘1920s-1960s Photos‘ board. I mean seriously…how do you not smile when you see this couple?

About the Picture: My grandmother Eileen and her husband Nick (Edwin J. Nickel) at the Mather home in Santa Ana, November 22, 1956.

1950s Vintage Photo: Of an older couple posing together in 1950s fashions and having fun.
Source: Flickr-Kent Kanouse

Hello Vintage McDreamy! What a handsome sailor during WW2.

1940s vintage photo of a young handsome sailor posing for a photo in a photo booth.
Source: Flickr-Christian Montone

1940s Fashion: Sequined stockings with bowknots-1949! I will take 10 pairs please!

1940s Fashion: Sequined stockings with bowknots 1949

I don’t think this photo shoot went as planned for these 3 lovely ladies. Such a fun 1940s photo and I’m sure after it happened they must have laughed and laughed about it.

Further Reading: Vintage Photos of people posing with their cars PART 1 & PART 2

1940s vintage image of 3 woman getting ready to pose on a car but then a gust of wind hits them.

I am by no means an expert on vintage hairstyles. I have like 2 or 3 styles I do well and then the rest is wishful thinking BUT that does not stop me from posting lots of wonderful styles and images to my board, ‘Vintage Hairstyles‘ to help me dream of WHAT I might be able to do one day. Here is a couple of droll worthy styles.

1930s / 1940s vintage hairstyle inspiration.
1930s Vintage Hairstyle

How fun is this 1950s Rockabilly Ponytail style?

1950s Rockabilly Hair - 1950's Ponytail style with curls on the front.

I also pinned a few fun vintage advertising pieces this last month and half, like this 1940s Ovaltine ad.

1940s vintage ovaltine ad featuring an illustration of a pinup style woman with 1940s hairstyles.

1950s Bell Telephone Ad. Imagine that, 3 phones in one house! Times have changed, haven’t they?

1950s Bell telephone ad / 1950s vintage advertising featuring two woman talking over coffee waiting for the phone to ring.
Source: Flickr-Shandeh

1950s Vintage Ad: The tagline… “Balbriggan Pajamas-To warm up your night life”.

1950s vintage advertising ad for mens and kids pajamas. The vintage ad features an illustration of a dad with their kid in their pj's watching TV>
Source: Flickr-sallyedelstein

And of course if you at all follow my blog on a regular basis you know that I love my vintage clothing so of course I added many many outfits to my board “Women’s Fashions from the 1920s to the 1960s“. Here are a few of my favorites:

1940s Vintage Rayon Black & Pink Colour Block Dress: I would have taken a rib or two out to have been able to wear this dress. Stunning.

1940s Fashion: 1940s Vintage Rayon Black & Pink Colour Block Dress
Source: Ebay

Even though I’m not sure if I can pull off yellow, that did not stop me from admiring how absolutely fantastic this 1940s evening gown is.

1940s vintage evening gown in yellow. Very greek looking.
Source: Fab Gabs

The pop of green on this 1940s gown is the best! Another great example of Colour Blocking.

1940s vintage evening dress in cream and green. Great colour blocking dress.

I am currently debating on doing a total apartment overhaul as I’m just tired of the same old same old in my place (ssshh don’t tell my husband), so I have been saving ideas for how to turn my tiny apartment into a mid-century dream. Here are some of the items I would love to have in my apartment.

Further Reading: Vintage Formica Tables

Vintage Formica Table: Kidney Table - Tripod - Formica - Mint - Mid Century
Kidney Table-perfect size for my tiny apartment

How fun are these 1950s Guitar Shadowboxes?

1950s guitar shadowboxes

These mid-century teak switch plates would 100% turn my boring standard apartment plates into works of art!

1950s mid century switch plate covers

Lastly, this “Potting shed” is about the size of my apartment so I will just copy this Mid Century design and be done with it 🙂

1950s style retro potting shed

And there are some of the highlights! I hope you enjoyed taking a peak into things that catch my fancy and if have some fun images you want to share with me, please do! Have a super day and happy pinning 🙂

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Liz