Vintage Halloween Roundup

October 30, 2014 RetrofittingVintage Bookshelf

Happy Halloween! I’ve noticed, as I do, a few great vintage Halloween posts on this, the world wide web. And I will now share them with you! First off, the lovely Queens of Vintage posted these Halloween pin-ups. I like these because they’re simultaneously cute and weird. Glamour and goofiness,

Applesauce!

October 19, 2014 RetrofittingVintage Kitchen, Projects

Applesauce! Not just 1920’s slang to express disbelief, it’s also a delicious, inexpensive, and delightfully old-fashioned way of rounding out a meal. You can also use it to replace (some) fat in baked goods, which is handy. Commercial applesauce is not expensive, so this isn’t necessarily a case of saving

French Press Cozy

October 12, 2014 RetrofittingVintage Projects

I have a fondness for coffee. Okay. Fine. I am addicted. I come from a long line of coffee addicts and pushers. However, I am not really into drip coffee makers. This isn’t from any snobbery, it’s really about anxiety. If I have a heated electrical appliance, I will convince myself