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Zootsuitmama was my shopname, but I closed it a while back. Now I have entered a magic timemachine and live in a time warp of vintage and retro ... Join me.

Sunday, January 19, 2014

After Christmas Mid Century Decorating!!


 Finally took some after Christmas pictures. I like redecorating every year, but it's a big job. I try to do a lot of color to cheer up the place! Always seems so bare after the busy and clutter of Christmas! Enjoy!
Oriental table
kitchen after christmas
bright plastic cannisters
Blue pitchers
Decal lamp shade 1.99!
stove with various colors
pot holders


Hall china thrift store find....$5!
red cart
$4 chenille bedspread


bedroom after christmas decor down

action shot of dogs in living room! Must be a cat

Ziggy looking out!


fake fireplace after christmas, now oriental

Oriental mirror

dollar pillow (don't look at the dog hair)

angel on zebra pillow

yellow vases, etc. in peek a boo window

current fav lamp

rock picture

rock oriental pictures

flamingos come home to roost

bullet olantere

tropics in the bathroom

fishies return

i had to leave some lights up after christmas!

pink plastic dresser set

bathroom
















Sweetheart plate

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Happy New Year

Looking back at all the stuff I used to have before 5 moving sales! Wow! I always get "verklempt" after taking down my Christmas anyway. Searching for all my "regular" stuff is wierd, because I take everything out in Sept. to put up Halloween, then don't see it again til Jan.! I haven't taken new pix yet, but will tonight. Until then, bask in the glory of some oldies!

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Hello all! I am sitting here debating on whether to go out to the store because the ice has already started here in Independence, Mo. Then, 5 or more inches of snow is supposed to fall. Two days ago, it was in the sixties! That's Missouri! I had posted some more pix  and some were duplicates while some are upside down! Trying again...

This is my Frosty I have had since I was little. 
My smaller aluminum tree with old and new ornaments -finally bought a new colorwheel on my Autumn trip to Weston at the old time hardware store!
I made some swags out of tablecloths and fastened some of my vintage brooches on them. Usually I hang heavier vintage drapes, but wanted something lighter this year!
This is the pix that came out upside down. It's my collection of vintage stencils still in package, some flocked bells from Ben Franklin with tags and wrappers in tact, and ribbons, and of course ole HARRY TRUMAN shopping on the Independence square in the fifties.


Moon shelf in my bedroom with flocked Santas and elves.
Mid century metal candle holder with plastic trimmings and velvet bow. In bedroom...
Plaid in bathroom.

Parade of Santas and Candle blomolds in living room on my Magnovox stereo console.

Flocked Mrs. Santa from Woolworths.




And flocked Mr. Santa from same package, Woolworths. (both bespeckaled!)

Some of my ceramic carolers and my Its' a Wonderful life town my son got
 me a few years back...and my little white fiberoptic tree from Dollar General about 10years ago...they had the cutest ones with candles that say Noel, candy canes and ornaments that lit up. The base rotates and says Merry Christmas in the color that is on at the time.

well...more later.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Visit to Oklahoma

Getting ready to head home -wanted to show the "mountain" where my sis lives. Really peaceful and the air is so clean! Last night we had steak, lobster, shrimp (cooked out on the grill) and baked potatoes, green bean salad, german chocolate cake and ice cream. So full I am afraid to put my clothes on. Probably wouldn't fit without the elastic waist! It was really nice to get away and not have to wake up to an alarm clock.But, missin' my hounds and need to get on the road. My sis has different taste than me in decor, but really pretty stuff. Not retro or vintage...lol. Pix of the mountain and my sisters' house.

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