more needlepoint letters

while this is not the book mentioned in a recent post since it seemed like there were quite a few people commenting here & on flickr that they would like to make similar letters I thought it might be worth sharing.

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books

lately I have been considering some new types of posts I could add to the rotation here on the blog - for example today thought I'd share some books currently on my radar:







1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5

{in the spirit of full-disclosure: I've not been contacted by anyone associated with these books nor do I own them - just thought they looked interesting.}

in regard to the new types of posts thing - I'm not planning any kind of revamp of the blog or any kind of schedule. I'm just interested in freshening things up a little bit in terms of content to keep myself & you readers engaged. so I'm curious - would you like to see more posts about stuff like books, photos, crafts/embroidery, etc...that I've found online that I like? or do you have suggestions for types of posts you'd like to see? thanks!

1972 simplicity sewing book

recently thrifted

title: this is a town
author: polly curren
illustrator: robert j. lee
publisher: follett publishing co.
copyright: 1957

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title: major matt mason - moon mission
author: george s. elrick
copyright: 1968 mattel inc.
publisher: western publishing co., inc.

I haven't read it yet, but from the images I've gathered that there are huge rabbits involved:


and that jo ann is always freaking out about something:







until she finally faints on one of the giant sedated rabbits:


poor jo ann...I don't think she's cut out for space travel.

a winter walk in the woods

{copyright 1965 - standard education society, inc - elmer jacobs illustrator - from the book paprade of stories}

vroom!

{book cover - copyright 1966 - houghton mifflin co. - illustrator unknown}


{electric car ad - copyright 1967 - investor owned electric light & power co. - look magazine - illustrator unknown}

p.s. thank you all so much for the good wishes you sent little girl's way - they worked! I'm very happy to report that the surgery went great & that if all goes well she will be home later today :)

dinner for two

for xmas I bought myself a copy of the betty crocker dinner for two cook book illustrated by charles harper:


here are some of my favorites:

merry-go-round

copyright - 1960
publisher - charles e. merrill books, inc.

the answer book: McCall's guide to carefree sewing

I can't find a copyright date, but I'm going to go out on a limb here & say its sometime in the 1970's:







{if this blog had smell 'o vision the scent of old spice would be wafting through the air right now}

children's circus of songs

it feels like weeks since I've seen the sun. october has been so cold, wet & dreary...I think some brightly colored silly illustration is called for:







copyright: 1973
publisher: magnus organ corp.
editor: roger bobley
graphic arts director: neal levin

well there now, I don't know about you but I feel a little better...