Monday, June 29, 2020

Vintage Beauty Time


Today Bleubeard and I are once again joining Halle at Halle's Hobbies, our host this month at Art Journal Journey.  As you probably know by now, her theme is A Stitch in Time.  As much as I love this theme, sadly, I've run out of time and this will be my final entry for Halle's theme.

I call call this Vintage Beauty Time.

I had a terrible time trying to get the wording focused.

These are the best

I could get. You can see by the "Buy bonds" message,

this lovely lady 

posed for Vanity Fair in 1944 during WWII.

The background was one I had left over from my Time altered book.  I enlarged it and printed it on my laser printer.  I don't remember where I got this eight page ad for Vanity Fair through the decades, but this is the first one, and the oldest ad, in the pamphlet.  I had this beautiful black, gray, and white variegated thread, but once I used it, the beauty of the thread on the spool disappeared and the thread was quite mundane. 

Bleubeard and I are thrilled you joined us today, and we also hope to see you at Art Journal Journey.  There's still time to join the fun, too.


18 thoughtful remarks:

Valerie-Jael said... 1

Wonderful page, old ads were certainly nicer than the ones they serve these days. Have a great week, Valerie

aussie aNNie said... 2

Stunning page, love the vintage beauties we can see on the mags and all... Your Murals in the post below are fabulously colourful.xx

aussie aNNie said... 3

Stunning page, love the vintage beauties we can see on the mags and all... Your Murals in the post below are fabulously colourful.xx

Meggymay said... 4

Fabulous vintage fashion papers and layers on this wonderful page. I love old magazines, much nicer to look at than the modern ones of today.

Iris Flavia said... 5

Beautiful. Proud.

Birgit said... 6

What a great vintage feel with the background d and that retro 40s look. I love the stitching which I can never do.

Halle said... 7

I love this! Maybe you were just trying to save the best for last. I love it...the time and the vintage. Yes even the stitching you lament about. :)
Thanks for another wonderful page for A Stitch in Time!

Sami said... 8

Beautiful old advert, such elegance :)

da tabbies o trout towne said... 9

I can remember going to the vanity fair outlet store in PA, 1000 years ago ☺☺☺☺ with my grandmother and then, aunt !!! if my memory serves me correctly the place was huge !!!!!

Divers and Sundry said... 10

Oh, that pose! That sofa! I like the thread as it looks here.

Darla said... 11

This works so well for the theme. I sometimes wonder why fashion left the 40's, LOL!

kathyinozarks said... 12

Awesome pagae

Eileen Bergen said... 13

This is a very special page, Elizabeth. It's lovely and nostalgic. I remember those beautiful ads.

Hugs, Eileen

My name is Erika. said... 14

She is a vintage beauty for sure. And I love the background with those clocks. This is perfect for Halle's challenge and really is a stitch in time. Or at least the in time. Happy Monday. Hugs-Erika

Jeanie said... 15

I admit it -- I have Vanity Fair underwear! What a gorgeous model -- love that period.

Elkes Lebensglück said... 16

the vintage beauty, i love your journal page with the stitching. Have you wonderfully designed again with the clock as a background
Greetings Elke

Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations said... 17

Halle's theme was another fabulous AJJ one Elizabeth, i'm really sad that I could only link up a couple of times. June was a terrible month for online time die to spending some much needed time with my Mother. I hope July will be more productive. Your lady sure is a lovely one, fabulous use of her.
Hugs Tracey xx

craftytrog said... 18

Gorgeous page! xx