How to Jazz Up Yer Thanksgiving Photos!

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Our friends at Simply Silhouettes sent us something we had to share with you.  These great Thanksgiving photo booth props.

As you know, Thanksgiving is one of those great days when families are gathered together.  Which of course means terrific opportunities to take pictures of the whole family.

But instead of doing stiff shots of ravenous or stuffed kids–give them a chance to have a little fun. AND get your snaps in. Simply Silhouettes created just the thing to add a bit of fun to your photo taking.

Just print ’em out and tape them to some chopsticks. And voila! Instant cuteness. Hmm… Hope they are doing some like this for other holidays in the future! Get your Turkey Day printables here. Modern Kiddo readers can enter “turkey” at checkout and get them for 25% off! Gobble gobble.

Meet Henry!

Weekly Kiddos


Hello friends, meet this week’s kiddo, who is the cutest little laddie around. His name is Henry. Or “Henry Crumb” as his family calls him. Swoon! What is there not to love about that?

And don’t worry—he has perfect vision, but who couldn’t want to wear pipe cleaner glasses?  That’s some sweet style you got going on there, Henry!

Henry is five and and loves his new cat “Perf” (short for perfume!!!), scootering, Legos, his little bro, chasing chickens, making pancakes and making noise.  Henry has a wacky imagination.  And I have a feeling that imagination involves some rousing renditions of cowboys and Indians.  And using a bow.  Henry—you are one hundred percent all boy, aren’t you?

Henry is really into Yetis at the moment…as in big hairy creatures.

The other day his mama asked him if he could have one wish, what would he wish for and he answered “bigger eyebrows”.  I’m right there with you, Henry.  But dear boy, yours are perfect.  You want proof?  Look below.  Perfect.

 

Most of the clothes were actually made by his mama, who has her own clothing line in Australia called Crumb, which is full of yummy retro inspired togs for little ones. I’m in heaven.

Henry, you couldn’t be any cuter if you were trying.  Awake or blissfully on the edge of sleep, you are a keeper, dear boy.

Thanks for stopping by, Henry!

PS:  Do *you* have a stylish kiddo you’d like to show off? Send ‘em our way! You can find submission details here. We love all kinds of kiddos….vintage and thrift loving liddles, modern grooviness tots and simply sweet, down-to-earth kiddos.

We went to the most amazing vintage holiday sale

Holiday Kiddo, Real Life : Alix

So our fabulous friend Karen has an equally fabulous friend named Enid. And Enid puts every other vintage collector I know to shame. Her awesome 1950s home is quite literally packed to the rafters with treasures you can’t even imagine.

You know, things like a spectacular Marlin hanging on the living room wall. And crazy cool lamps. And mid-century, two-sided fireplace. And groovy paintings. And 50s dishware. And a library FILLED with vintage books and pulp novels. And her enid collins hand bag collection. And her lucite bag collection. And enamel daisy pins. And vintage bowling goodies. And vintage suitcases. And SOCK MONKEYS. I could go on forever. People this place is insanity. Amazing. Overwhelming. Gorgeous eye candy EVERYWHERE. Miss Enid has a wonderful eye.

Enid calls it The Ugh House and the story behind the name is really great. It was originally built in 1953 by Ed & Ella Baugh. Somehow the “B” and the “A” fell off the sign and thus it was rechristened!

As hard as it is to part with treasures, when you have TOO much stuff, the goodies don’t really have a chance to shine. So the lovely Ms. Enid decided she  needed to start purging just a little bit. She’s already had a big garage sale, but this weekend she had something extra special. It was an ALL VINTAGE HOLIDAY sale….and friends, it was SO awesome! Not only drinkies and snackies, but amazing decor AND the cool stash she was selling, made for a wonderful afternoon!

 

There were so many amazing things. There were elves and reindeer and santas. Wrapping accoutrements, holiday themed cups and glasses, wall hangings, angels, tree toppers and of course loads of ornaments—in boxes and displayed on a shiny silver tree. It was pretty damn magical.

I was obsessed with the packaging on everything. The Fashion Flower bow?? Wow.

Yes. Made by the dwarves of the black forest. Brilliant.

Dottie and I were two ships that passed in the night that day, but we both went and scooped up some awesome goodies. We passed on a lot of amazing things too. For example:

Here are some of the goodies I scooped up. I love all the little figural characters, but those jewel ornaments were my favorites of the day:

These New Year’s Party Hats were pretty fantastic too.

All in all, we had a blast! I have a “no xmas decorations til after Thanksgiving” rule, but then I go full blast into holiday mode. I love Thanksgiving but truly, I think I love it because it gets me THAT much closer to Christmas.

It’s time for another rootin’ tootin’…

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Here we are days before Thanksgiving, savoring the last days of fall.  For the first time in more than seven years, I’m NOT having Thanksgiving at my house!  Huzzah and special thanks to Melinda who is hosting it.  I am just making a mere three dishes–a divine butternut squash dish, Parker House rolls, and Momofuko’s crack pie.

But before I went grocery shopping, I did manage to do some online thrifting! Oh, what goodies I have to share with you all today!

This vintage snowsuit from Lishyloo is so cute! Those primary colors will certainly make your little one stand out in the snow!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am amazed at the cuteness level of this little pink sweater. With little pink flowers on it.  Too too much! From 3 Ring Circus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since we are stepping into snowman season, you know that this little jumper with a friendly frosty is going to go fast!  From Ms. Tips!

 

Just admit it, you want this game. Badly. From Lilly’s Lucky Penny.

 

I’m totally crushing on this duo of gingham cuteness with not one, not two, but three widdle turtles! From Oh Dear Things.

Prep your kid early for that high school job working at the GAP with this sweet vintage cash register!  Perfect for playing shopping and of course teaching the value of money.  You slay me, FuzzyMama!

I know nautical may not be what your thinking about in the throes of November.  I’m mean–really.  Vintage nautical jonjon? ‘Nuf said.  From KidWonder.

Three little cowboys in a row. On a sweet brown sweater! Sounds like a song. Wait–is it? From Stop the Clock.

I can’t help but post a good pair of vintage plaid pants with the tag still on them. From Dream Queen.

 

I love all of the Muppets, but Cookie Monster has a very special place in my heart and this book looks like a great read! From Etsy seller, Twigenberry Vintage.

 

This is a GREAT price on the Fisher Price house.  I paid more for the Peach’s! BTW, my parents just told me that they found my old one. Sigh… From  ModFolk.

Happy Monday, folks!

A little retro surprise at the Marin Civic Center.

Real Life : Alix, Vintage Photos

We were in Marin the other weekend. And we drove by the Marin Civic Center. It’s a fabulous masterpiece and looks somewhat incongruous in the pretty Marin setting….like a sleek space station plunked down in the midst of the scenery. In fact, the groovy sci-fi movie Gattaca was even filmed there!

We decided to walk around a little bit, but we were suddenly totally distracted. Look what we have here….

Oh-so-casually parked under this little overhang….a pristine vintage 1960s Plymouth Fury police cruiser. WOW! It was so cool. I felt like I had blasted back in time (and was wishing I was wearing a more special outfit). I love it! But as amazing as the car is, let’s pause for a moment to acknowledge the insane lighting situation going on up there in the background.

WOW! Talk about crazy globes.

No one wants to be pulled over by the fuzz, but man…..this would totally help soften the blow. I’m not sure what the car was doing there. Perhaps they just bring it out for the weekend. Maybe it belonged to some kooky collector. Either way, I was loving it!