Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Dec 4, 2009, 8:04 am
(Vintage Christmas balls, that is. What did you think I meant? You filthy pig dogs. That's why I love you guys.) Welcome to an apparently juvenile and low-brow Aqua Blue Heaven Friday! This week&...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Dec 2, 2009, 10:59 pm
It's vintage giveaway time again, kiddies! Being as though it's the "mooost wun-der-ful tiiiiiime... of the year!", I thought this month was a great choice in showing how much I've appreci...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Dec 2, 2009, 7:57 am
Welcome to Way-Out Wednesday: Holiday Horrors! Bad news, folks. Christmas has been cancelled this year due to an unfortunate suffocation incident. It's been a bad year for Santa. First the Reinde...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 30, 2009, 2:56 pm
Welcome to Atomic Tuesday! Happy first day of December! (How weird is that?!) Today marks the first day of "Colorectal Cancer Education and Awareness Month"! And apparently welcome to my exclamation-p...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 29, 2009, 8:24 am
It's Prints Charming Sunday, my little figgy puddings! I hope you all had a turkeytastic Thanksgiving and that your families weren't too annoying. And now comes the big push for Christmas. Oy....
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 27, 2009, 9:55 am
Welcome to a special edition of Aqua Blue Heaven Friday~ Aqua Blue and Black Friday, where this week's vintage picks aren't just aqua, they're aqua and black. AND on Black Friday. Eh? Eh? ...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 26, 2009, 8:50 am
To all my American friends: Happy Thanksgiving! To everyone outside of the US: Happy...Random...Thursday? Whatever. I wish you all a wonderful day with your friends and family, as dysfunction-free as ...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 24, 2009, 10:59 pm
Today marks the first edition of "Way-Out Wednesday: Holiday Horrors." Woohoo! Huzzah! Rapture! Actually, I just made that up, just now. I'm not entirely sure I can do a whole month of Christmas/H...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 24, 2009, 7:52 am
If you're, say, under the age of 30 you'll probably think I've lost it completely. To everyone else, I'm sure you already know that line in the title of today's blog is part of the...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 23, 2009, 9:18 am
"That meshugana Hymie. When he said "let's got out for a bottle" last night, I though he meant milk, not Manischewitz. I don't mean to kvetch, but is it just me or is the room spinning faster ...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 22, 2009, 8:46 am
(I bet you have that Jackson 5 song stuck in your head now, right? Ha! Me too. I'm sharing the torture this morning. You know I like to give, and all. You're welcome, I'm sure.) Welcome t...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 20, 2009, 10:01 pm
Just a quick update to let you guys know that I've had to put a block on all "Anonymous" posters to my blog from now on. Not for any malicious or mean-spirited reason, though that would make for a...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 19, 2009, 10:59 pm
Welcome to Aqua Blue Heaven Friday! Today's vintage aqua pick is just about the coolest collection of vintage decals ever. Of all time. The end. They just are. All of the decals below are (as of ...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 18, 2009, 7:41 am
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I thought it was only appropriate to make this Way-Out Wednesday turkey-themed. So first, let me say that I am aghast (aghast, I say!) at the lack of Thanksg...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 15, 2009, 9:01 am
Welcome to Prints Charming Sunday! Today's vintage novelty print pick is this tooth achingly sweet Vintage 50's Fox Novelty Print Blouse. But it's not what you'd think: they're n...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 13, 2009, 7:03 pm
Hey look, I gots me a fancy award! Not just any award- the Badass Blogger Award! Many, many thanks go to the lovely and charming GLAMA RAY who thought my bad attitude and grumpy demeanor should get an...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 13, 2009, 11:01 am
It's Aqua Blue Heaven Friday once again, kids! I've gotten a few emails from some charming gals over the past few weeks, saying that while they love vintage, being plus-size means that they...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 12, 2009, 8:49 am
"Tiffany, I figure this is as good a time as any to tell you...I'm gay. Also, I just landed my first real acting gig, playing "Peach Pit Dishwasher #3" on Beverly Hills 90210. If I really prove my...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 11, 2009, 11:09 am
Which stands for "Forty?!...Ugh...". (What did you think I meant?) Happy 40th Birthday, Sesame Street! It's hard to believe that as of yesterday Sesame Street has been running for 40 years. (!!) ...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 11, 2009, 7:53 am
Welcome to another week of Way-Out Wednesday, folks! This week, I didn't pick anything vintage for a change, and it's not so much creepy or gross (except to me, because I'm uptight and hav...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 10, 2009, 1:49 pm
Howdy, kids! Ready for this week's Atomic Tuesday? I thought so. I know you so well. It's a little late coming to you today, but I had a Very Important phone interview with a Very Important p...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 8, 2009, 10:07 am
Welcome to Prints Charming Sunday! I think today's novelty print pick is so awesome, I almost can't stand it. On second thought, I definitely can't stand it, it's just that rad. It'...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 7, 2009, 9:08 am
Today's charming knitting sensation is this Vintage McCall's Fall/Winter 1957-58 Needlework Magazine, apparently aimed at the modern college student. Uh huh. I understand that the 50's col...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 6, 2009, 9:02 am
It's friday and you know what that means? It should be the return of Aqua Blue Heaven Fridays but I'm forgoing that theme today until next week and I better give a good excuse why. So I will. ...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 5, 2009, 7:29 am
It was just as Loretta had suspected. She couldn't wait to run and tell the rest of the "Duncan Hines Ho's" in the neighborhood that their worst fears, next to the Red Menace, was that they ha...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 4, 2009, 7:51 am
It's Wednesday and you know what that means: it's Way-Out Wednesday! (And shish kabob night, FYI.) First, let me address the fact that I'm not sure why my entry yesterday for Atomic Tues...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Nov 2, 2009, 7:38 am
Welcome to Prints Charming Sunday, but on Monday! Don't fret, it's always going to be on Sundays, but I just got hung up on a long and craptastic weekend that I forgot all about yesterday! So ...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 31, 2009, 9:30 am
Happy Halloween! I hope everyone has a rockin' night, chock full o' candy, treats and no tricks! Seems everyone and their mother has been writing about Halloween over the past few weeks. Well,...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 30, 2009, 8:12 am
Well, it would appear as though today is the very last Halloween Friday! I'm slightly bummed about that. I do love me some themes, you know. But no worries, next week "Aqua Blue Fridays" will be b...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 29, 2009, 8:03 am
Knit Wits, Part I: After their exciting day at the mall for a family portrait at JC Penney, Bob and Carol decided it was time to finally tell the children that they had, in fact, been stole...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 28, 2009, 8:18 am
\ Welcome to an extra creeptastic, extra...special...Way-Out Wednesday. I figured the last Way-Out Wednesday before Halloween should be a little extra weird. Disturbing, definitely. Gross, really...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 27, 2009, 8:26 am
Welcome to Atomic Tuesday! Thanks to the few of you who let me know I forgot to do last week's Atomic Tuesday. Say wha?! Where was I, anyway? This somehow can be someone else's fault. Who can ...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 26, 2009, 9:05 am
All 5 voices were in total agreement for once: Sybil and her stupid, big-ass neck flower had to go. (Thanks for Kickshaw, for supplying this fab, vintage early 50's Advance pattern!) va...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 25, 2009, 9:32 am
Welcome to this week's Prints Charming Sunday! I don't usually sell or showcase 80's fashion here- yes, I appreciate the hell out of it, in an appreciation-for-retro way or in a nostalgic ...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 23, 2009, 7:51 am
Welcome to the second to last Halloween Friday! The theme for the day is the devil. Before you get all: "Say what now, girlfriend?!"- (and I'm almost 47% sure you would never even say something li...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 22, 2009, 8:16 am
"It's crack pipe time!" (Thanks to Blue Cat Vintage for the vintage 1963 Spinnerin!) var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 21, 2009, 10:53 am
Welcome to Way-Out Wednesday! In keeping with the Halloween spirit and admiring many an Etsy chick with mad craftacular skillz, I found something that is not only creative but a little odd, in the bes...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 20, 2009, 8:14 am
...of "The Monster Mash, Sounds of Terror" vintage record is... ... MARK! Thanks to everyone who played along, and a big thanks to new followers! You guys rock! I'll ...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 19, 2009, 8:52 am
(Yes, those are part of the lyrics to "This is Halloween" from Nightmare Before Christmas, one of my top 3 favorite Tim Burton flicks. LOVE.) With Halloween coming closer, I thought you'd dig som...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 18, 2009, 9:46 am
Welcome to the second ever Prints Charming Sunday! In case you missed the first one last week, Prints Charming Sunday showcases a different novelty print each week, usually from the 1940s or 1950s. Si...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 17, 2009, 8:38 am
"And you thought we'd have to quit stripping after we got pregnant! Ha! These elastic waistbands are PERFECT for holding in the dollar bills. Girl, you are WORKING that pole. Well, I'm off. Bo...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 16, 2009, 8:52 am
It's Halloween Friday! Today's theme is the witch. I find the history of witches fascinating, who knows, maybe I was one in a previous life. Probably not a good one, either. A powerful & intel...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 15, 2009, 3:02 pm
Due to unseasonably cold temperatures and this afternoon's freak snow, it's not looking very much like Autumn in the Pocono Mountains. At all. In fact, look at what that back-stabbing mother n...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 15, 2009, 8:17 am
As most of you have heard, 80's wrestling kitsch sensation, Captain Lou Albano passed away yesterday at the age of 76. His wrestling career started in the 50's, gained momentum in the 60's...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 14, 2009, 11:12 am
This week's Way-Out Wednesday is all for the guys! Well, mostly. What I'm talking about is novelty print fabric~ but manly! *Do the Tool Time grunt here* While I know we female types really di...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 13, 2009, 9:09 am
Howdy, kids! It's Atomic Tuesday once again! I had an entirely different theme picked out for today, but then I saw this piece-o-awesomeness and knew I had to post about today. Not only is this re...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 12, 2009, 9:09 am
Hey, kids! Ready for this month's Vintage Giveaway? Being as though it's October, of course the giveaway has to be Halloween-themed, right? And of course, with a little bit of kitsch and a lit...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 11, 2009, 10:23 am
Apparently I love themes way too much, have an abundance of time on my hands, am a glutton for punishment or the voices in my head are clocking in overtime, because I decided to start a brand new week...
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Kim posted an article on The Girl Can't Help It - Oct 8, 2009, 7:08 pm
Today's the 2nd installment of Halloween Fridays and today's theme is the black cat! Usually a sign of bad luck and misfortune if they cross your path, if you believe in that sort of wives tal...
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