vintage – The Girl In The Jitterbug Dress

The History of our Vintage Botanical Wedding How did this vintage botanical wedding happen? Well, it happened in a blink of an eye. Only yesterday, my precious boy was asking for another bowl of ...

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Writing a vintage blog has its perks and this vintage sticker book: The Antiquarian Sticker Book: with over a thousand Victorian stickers is one of them. I was fortunate to be sent one from the ...

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As I finish up the third and last book in my Jitterbug Dress series, I read non fiction for inspiration. Here are my picks for vintage swing non fiction summer reads I recommend for anyone who li...

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  Hops the Atlantic: Now on Sale! Time-out for Hackers I’d hoped to have the sequel to The Girl in the Jitterbug Dress Hops the Atlantic in time for Christmas and let everyone know about it, b...

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Be My Guest I’m excited to welcome fellow Lindy fiction novelist, Renee Conoulty to my blog. Before we get into her wonderful guest post about vintage fashion hair accessories–Snoods–I want...

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Summertime is a time to slow down, let the sun tickle your toes as it slips into twilight. Grab a crisp cocktail, find a hammock or porch swing, and curl up with a fun, fast book. I have ten pick...

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Fruit and Luggage Labels for Vintage Backyard Decor by Tam Francis I don’t know about your part of the world, but here in the southern U.S. the weather is turning warmer, and people are planti...

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Recreating Vintage Swing Dance Photography Here’s a little story about how we recreated vintage swing dance photography, what we learned, and how you can do your own photo shoot. The Impetus ...

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Halloween Hallow’s Read & Ghostoria Book Trailer I just received an ad about Neil Gaiman starting a new tradition called All Hallow’s Read! The idea is to give a book as a Halloween gift. B...

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~ Wish you were Beer ~ by Tam Francis Mmmmm…Beer A Wish you were Beer postcard blinked at me from a rack on the counter as we waited for the hostess to clear a table. I laughed at the card and...

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~ Memorial Day, Flags, Girl Scouts & WWII ~ by Tam Francis Another Memorial Day approaches and I find myself helping my husband (who is our county’s Veteran’s Commission Officer) put togethe...

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~ The Secret Life of Dresses: Vintage Reviewer Book Review ~ by Tam Francis The Synopsis The Secret Life of Dresses (5-Spot Hachette Book Group, 2011), by Erin McKean is the story of a young coll...

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~ My Dream Vintage Girl Scout Troop ~ By Tam Francis What’s a vintage mom supposed to do when her daughter joins the Girl Scouts? Form a Vintage Ambassador Troop, of course. Here’s my story o...

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Hot New Release in time for Halloween & the Writer’s Journey by Tam Francis Time to Buy The collection of short stories, perfect for Halloween, is finally here and available on Amazon, Kindle, ...

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Remembering the First Camp Hollywood By Tam Francis In  honor of this year’s Camp Hollywood, I go back in time, into the archives of Swivel: Vintage Living Magazine and tell you what is was li...

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~ Don’t Be Cheap: Why You Should Spend Money on Your Novel’s Cover Art ~ by Tam Francis I’m on the verge of self-publishing my ghost story collection. This seemed like a no-brainer. Literar...

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~ The Biggest Jitterbug Contest in History ~ By Peter Loggins edited by Tam Francis I’m thrilled to share another article by dance historian Peter Loggins. I was fortunate to have Peter on staf...

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~ How to create a vintage swing wedding on a budget ~                                   When David and I got married we wanted to have a vintage wedding. I mistakenly picked up b...

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~ Meet Jimmy Valentine the Extraordinary One-Legged Lindy Hopper ~ by Peter Loggins edited by Tam Francis About Peter Loggins Peter is a dancer and dance historian who I had the very great pleasu...

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~ How do you handle Dancing Fools: Read this Q & A ~ by Tam Francis Over the years I’ve taught dance, jitterbugged, collected vintage and published my (out of print) magazine, Swivel:Vintage L...

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~ Fred Kelly: Tony Winner, World Class Choreographer and Story Teller ~ Written by Steve Conrad with edits by Tam Francis The multi-talented dance legend spoke about the history of the Lindy Hop,...

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~ How to get Dealer Deals at the Auction: Home Vintage ~ by Tam Francis                   You got the dance lessons, you’re a great jitterbug. You’ve got the duds, the hair, the acce...

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~ How To Spot Phony Vintage ~ by Tam Francis                   I thought we gals had it figured out, but the more I read and see lately, the more inaccurate information is being passed o...

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~ Bakelite The Queen of Plastic Jewelry ~ The Clink of Bakelite Bracelets This past Christmas and birthday I received my first Bakelite bracelets, a gift  from my dear friend Lynnda. As a swing ...

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~ How to Make Beautiful Snowy Vintage Christmas Cookies ~                   These are not strictly Christmas cookies and as much searching as I did I could not find the history and origi...

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