Musings from Marilyn

Crochet a Vintage 70s Boho Red and Black Shawl

Posted August 29th, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Daily Life, Fashion, Vintage.

Here’s a very dramatic vintage 1974 red and black shawl to crochet! The shawl consists of a series of motifs crocheted to each other on the last round, then edged and fringed. So beautiful, and perfect for fall and winter! Instructions are below: Happy crocheting! 😀 ~Marilyn

Crochet a Vintage 70s Rainbow Posy Flower Shawl

Posted August 21st, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Daily Life, Fashion, Vintage.

Perfect for autumn, this is an absolutely stunning dahlia flower shawl for you to crochet! Colorful rainbow flower motifs are joined together to make this beauty. Edged in long fringe. Instructions are below. Happy Crocheting! Marilyn

Crochet a Vintage 70s Stained Glass Granny Square Shell

Posted August 19th, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Fashion, Vintage.

This is such a pretty crochet pattern from Women’s Day Granny Square magazine, circa 1974. Unique stained glass shell, is an ingenious assemblage of fancy geometrics. Created by Barbara Schaeffler. Granny squares are making quite the fashion comeback, with designers like Dolce and Gabbana showing similar garments. Make your own designer statement by crocheting this… Read more »

Vintage 70s Orange Coffee Braid with Marzipan Holiday Recipe

Posted July 23rd, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Daily Life, Fashion, Food, Vintage.

It might seem a bit odd to post a vintage 1970s Christmas recipe in July but this is in response to a reader’s request. She wanted to know if I had the recipe for a braided orange bread that was in “one of the winter issues of Seventeen magazine in the 70s”, that she had… Read more »

WWII Beauty: All it Takes is a Bar of Soap

Posted June 6th, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Daily Life, Fashion, Vintage.

Beauty routines were so much simpler in the 1940s. According to this Camay soap ad from the February 1945 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal magazine, you could have lovable, softer, smoother skin with just one cake of Camay! The glowing wartime bride, Mrs. William H. Geyer of Nutley, N.J., showed off her apparent skin care… Read more »

Washing Clothes the Wartime Way with DUZ!

Posted May 11th, 2019 by finnfemme & filed under Daily Life, Fashion, Vintage.

Laundry is eternal, even during wartime. This is a great vintage 1945 ad for DUZ laundry soap, on how wash all your clothes during those trying days. DUZ cleaned grimy overalls, dirty towels and pretty undies with equal ease. Women everywhere called DUZ a washday wonder! I like the suggestion to use just a little… Read more »

Posts Categorized: Vintage