Guest post by Sophie of Her Library Adventures!

Hi Oh So Lovely Vintage readers, it’s Sophie here from Her Library Adventures.  I’m so delighted that Stef and Erin have invited me over today to share with you a little vintage inspired DIY I put together to jazz up some plain coasters for your next dinner party! Here’s how I made them..

What You’ll Need:  2 to 4 round coasters (I found these at my local K-Mart) and an vintage image or icon you would like to trace onto your coaster.  I chose this lovely retro flower motif from a vintage placemat I recently thrifted.  You will also need, white acrylic paint, a paint brush, permanent markers in a variety of colours,  Mod Podge, a piece of tracing paper, a pencil and an eraser.

Step 1 & 2: Paint a thin layer of white paint on each coaster and then set them aside to dry.   Once they are dry, add one to two more layers so they are well covered. Again set aside to dry.

While the coasters are drying, you can set to work on creating a stencil for your image.  Feel free to draw something free hand but this works well if you would like a specific image. 

Step 3. Trace around the desired image onto the tracing paper.

Step 4. Once you have traced around the image, flip it over and gently rub the pencil on the back leaving a fine lead film (this will create the imprint for your drawing).

Step 5. Flip the drawing back over and place it gently onto your coaster (make sure the coaster is completely dry first). Trace around the outline of your image carefully, ensuring you don’t press down too hard.

Step 6. Take the tracing paper away and you will be left with a fine imprint of your desired image.

Steps 7 & 8.  Using the colours of the original image as inspiration, take a selection of permanent markers and colour in your image.  (Of course you can paint it if you like, however I found that permanent markers were much quicker and easier to use.)

Step 9. Set aside to dry for about five minutes and then add 1 to 2 thin coats of Mod Podge to seal the image. Use the mod podge sparingly and try to work in the coloured area and then the white area to avoid the marker running. Once dry, your vintage inspired coasters are ready to use.  

Make them in different colours or add names or initials for a personal touch.  Set your table with a vintage twist and you are ready for your next retro inspired dinner party.

Thanks so much to Stef and Erin for having me today! You can pop over to my blog, Her Library Adventures to check out more fun and simple DIYs for you and your home. 

Much Love

Sophie

xxx 


footnote: Thanks Sophie for sharing this cute DIY project with us! We can't wait to try it when we get back from holidays! Sophie is a great friend of ours, who lives on the other side of the world in Australia, who we met through the lovely blog world! She also has a really fantastic blog that you should definitely check out: www.herlibraryadventures.blogspot.ca
XO, Stef & Erin

If you like Mad Men...

Then you will love...

The Apartment (1960) stars Shirley MacLaine, Jack Lemmon, & Fred MacMurray and focuses around the interoffice politics and relationships that take place during (and after) work hours. The men are very Don Draper-esque and the women are secretaries that give us a Joan or Peggy vibe. You can seriously see where the makers of Mad Men got their inspiration from!

The film is set in 1959 and takes place in a massive office building with tons of mid-century furniture to drool over. Now if only it was in color so we could see what that couch and those chairs really looked like...

Both leading ladies are cute as buttons! We especially love Shirley  MacLaine 's adorable pixie cut!

The movie is packed full of drama, romance, and laughs, so if you haven't already seen it, we highly recommend it! The Mad Men fanatic inside of you will thank us.

all images were taken as screen shots from the film.

Pride Magazine: No Shoes Allowed at Diddy house party

Pride Magazine: No Shoes Allowed at Diddy house party

"Taking your shoes off when you walk through the front door might not seem very glamorous but that was reportedly what rapper Diddy demanded of his guests as they stepped over the threshold at his most recent house party."

Shoes for Spring!

Clockwise from top left shoe:

Cream & brown with stripes

Blue espadrilles

Forest green strappy sandals

Navy Salt Water sandals

Brown with wooden heels

Red strappy wedges

Turquoise with thick straps

Coral flats

STORE LOCATOR - COUNTRY HOUSE

Country House, Rotterdam was founded by Harry Polderman in 1981. He was one of the pioneers of the Dutch Denim scene. The first Country House at the Oude Binnenweg was closed down 5 years ago, but like a sphinx it raised from his ashes. Last year October, after 8 weeks of hard labor and with a warehouse stocked with vintage industrial furniture and lamps, Harry opened "Country House - Authentic Blue". This store is based on Iconic brands like Pendleton, Filson Bags, CP Company, Levi's Vintage, Redwing, Barbour, Lee 101, "Big E" to name a few heroes. With a friendly team, great coffee and a fine selection of merchandise, the message is clear. Harry tells me that clients from the"old" Country House already find their way back to the store, but also a new group loves to buy here. Authentic Blue is back in the city of blue collars. 

Big Iron 8007 ft - April 5 Sierra Club Hike + Personal Websites

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I: Iron Mountain #1 (8007')

Date:	Thursday, April 5, 2012
Time:	12:00 AM (Time Tentative)
Presented by:	Angeles Chp Hundred Peaks
Leader:	David Comerzan - 909-482-0173 comerzan@verizon.net Mars Bonfire - 661-609-8218 mdembonfire@gmail.com
Level:	Strenuous (I)
Location:	Forest Service Road 3N08, Angeles National Forest, Mt Baldy, CA 91759, USA

I: Iron Mountain #1 (8007'): A very strenuous walk on dirt road, trail, and rough trail for 14 miles roundtrip with 7200' of gain to a peak above Azusa. Slow pace. Bring food, water, 10 essentials. Contact leaders for status and details. Leaders: DAVE COMERZAN, MARS BONFIRE

http://angeles.sierraclub.org/hps/outings.asp

Re: Personal Websites

by Cy Kaicener » Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:15 pm

New Route on Kirchkogel in Austria
http://hansjoerg-auer.at/ -- Hansjoerg Auer -- Austria
http://www.alpsolut.com/ -- video
http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39353

http://sonnietrotter.com/ -- Sonnie Trotter -- Canada
http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39352 -- The Shining - first ascent video by Trotter and Caldwell

http://www.youtube.com/aestokesrees -- stokesrees -- UK
http://www.summitpost.org/curtain-call/783362
http://www.summitpost.org/afella-4043m/783359 -- Video -- Afella 4043 m on Mt Toubkal

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Frantic

Makes me tear up just lookin' at the little guy...

The oscillations in temperature lately have left last weeks feast reduced to mere table scraps. Not to mention, the recent heat wave has awoken the bears. Whilst adrift in my own world set in the back country I became numb to such threats of wilderness. Needless to say the giant bear track I saw on the Stove trail yesterday was more than enough to strike fear into my heart of hearts. In fact my entire sympathetic nervous system was getting ass-fucked by the dramatically over sized shot of adrenaline it received by the realization that I might become a giant dog's dinner. This realization was followed by the flailing of arms and frantic, almost reckless retreat I made down the mountain.
This would come to be known as the 'second' time I have had to retreat in fear from the top of the Stove. The first time involved bears in a very roundabout and self-fulfilling prophecy kind of way.


Sticky albeit steep snow on the north ridge of Picnic Rock



Other than that, things have returned back to normal. Spring break is officially over, school is back in session, and the snow is shit!! Hopefully we can get some more inches before the real heat gets here.


The north ridge is sweet. Steep, featured and very wide open right now. The sun set alone was worth the fear that came later.


Evening time right outside our little home front.

We love kitschy art!

When you think "retro kitsch decor" what is one of the first things that comes to mind?
Paint-by-number paintings of course! We've gotta admit, we are total suckers for these and have a few hanging on our brightly colored walls! What about you, which one is your favorite?

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one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

Sierra Club Hiking Schedule + Funny Videos

Upcoming hikes

http://angeles.sierraclub.org/hps/outings.asp

Funny videos on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/embed/kPvciIdDZAE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW9TSWegU60&feature=youtu.be

Summitpost Personal Websites (current page)
http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/personal-websites-t2819-1830.html


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http://www.hiking4health.com/

Chocolate milk.

A little collection of pretty brown photos for your Hues-day viewing pleasure! Enjoy!

The prettiest little brown dress. The fact that it has a peter pan collar makes it that much better.

 

Amazing mid-century sofa.

The biggest collection of fawns we've ever laid eyes on!

Cute brown peep-toe wedges.

Chocolate chip cookie peanut butter cup brownies. Need we say more?

Get the recipe here.

Dreamy blunt brown bangs.

Kitschy pineapple shaped salad bowls!

xo

CLUB MONACO SS 2012 LOOKBOOK

This ain't J.Crew or Todd Snyder nor Bellerose, but the new Spring Summer 2012 collection of Club Monaco.

 In 1985, Canadian Joe Mimran and Alfred Sung opened the first store in Toronto. Until 1999, Club Monaco was a Canadian company. It is now owned and operated by Ralph Lauren, which acquired Club Monaco in 1999. Club Monaco is a mid-priced, high-end casual clothing retailer owned by Ralph Lauren, the company was best known for its classic "black and white" styles, from which pieces of colored are paired. With this Spring 2012 collection the designers brought us a full preppy collection yet sporty with lots of style. (click here for more pics)