How To: Collect vintage bicycle accessories
Start a vintage bicycle collection without owning a vintage bicycle. Learn about collecting various vintage bicycle accessories from a bicycle expert in this free video series.
Start a vintage bicycle collection without owning a vintage bicycle. Learn about collecting various vintage bicycle accessories from a bicycle expert in this free video series.
Is that bicycle in your basement vintage and worth something? Get an introduction to various vintage bicycles from a bicycle expert in this free video series.
English three-speed bicycles were manufactured from the 1930s through the 1970s but are still popular around the world today. Learn about English three-speed bicycles from a vintage bicycle expert in this free video series.
Do you have a penchant for all things vintage? Why not save some money the next time a birthday or special occassion arises and make your own vintage-looking greeting card? In this video, Niki Jackson shows you step-by-step how to create this adorable greeting card using background papers, printed materials and distress inks.
The makeup of days gone by was truly glamorous. This tutorial makeup video will teach you how to apply makeup so that you, too, can look glamorous. This video sequence covers applying eyeshadow.
A cute and easy 12x12 vintage layout that you can create in minutes using some of your scraps. This video shows you a vintage layout.
In the old days, makeup was so glamorous. This tutorial makeup will teach you how to look glamorous in an old sense, just like the Blonde Bombshells of the red carpet. Watch this and learn to apply your face just like the beauties of old.
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a vintage car. This car will take a lot of detail, so make sure you take your time with it. Start out by drawing the hood of the car, then work your way to the back of it. Once you have the basic outline of the car finished, add in the details! Don't forget the windshield, side mirrors, paint, wheels, tires, etc while drawing. To finish this up, start to shade with the pencil and then use the eraser to create a shined appearance as well. Add in colors if...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a vintage inspired vest. First, measure yourself around the bust waist and hips. After this, write down what your measurements are, then mark them on a piece of fabric you want to use as your vest. Cut out the shape and then fold in the edges and sew the sides to hem them and reduce and frays. After this, add in any scrap pieces of fabric you have laying around and sew them to the vest to make your desired look. After this, sew on buttons to the front of...
So you've found the perfect jacket, sweater, or pair of pants in your trek in the thrift or vintage store. The only problem? Your new find smells like grandma. The way to fix this issue is easy. All you have to do is lightly spray the item with two parts water and one part vinegar. Voila! Smell is gone!
Think 1940s/50s pinup magazine pictures! Jayne Mansfield, ya know.
Gorgeous, sleek waves inspired by old Hollywood glamour are the perfect complement to the bold eyes and lips. Here, New York hairstylist Oscar Blandi shares his tips on mastering this 40's bombshell look.
Coro Costume Jewelry, created by Emanuel Cohen and Gerald Rosenberg in the early 20th century, is prized for its intricate floral motifs and use of rhinestones for extra bling.
This video shows how to turn a vintage frame into a cork board. This is the perfect use for vintage frames you may find at yard sales. This is a quick and simple way to have an attractive cork board.
Using a sewing machine entails knowing how to fill a bobbin with thread properly. This sewing how to video will show you how to fill a bobbin on a vintage Kenmore sewing machine. Happy sewing!
Using a sewing machine entails knowing how to thread it properly. This sewing how-to video demonstrates how to insert thread on a vintage Kenmore sewing machine. Follow the user's instruction below to properly thread your sewing machine.
In this clip you're going to see how to make a vintage inspired apron. The first step to making your apron is choosing your fabric, then determining what size you want your apron to be. See how to do these first steps in this part of the series.
A Photoshop quick tip on giving an image a vintage color effect. This tutorial uses the Curves tool within Photoshop.
Artist Kate Bangs shows us how to improve old furniture with a shabby rose design. Take vanilla and fuchsia colored paint and mix them together as you paint them on the furniture to form the background. Let that background paint dry. With a watery brush paint the rest of the areas, including raised sections. It is shabby painting and so it does not have to be super neat. Load your brush with pink and white paint and make arches in a circle to form petals. Mix green, pink and white on your bru...
Amy H. Hughes helps you make a vintage tile tabletop. Part of the fun of making this table was rooting through the tile crates with Rosi Zingales at Olde Good Things in New York City. Our first find was an 1890s 6-by-6-incher depicting a Spanish Colonial mission, for $45. This, we agreed, would be the centerpiece. Next were four flowered accents, $8 each, and 30 yellow-and-white marbled tiles from an old fireplace surround that we bought in bulk for $40. We also uncovered the wrought-iron tab...
This creepy-as-hell vintage jam ad is a WTF as it comes. It's not uncommon to find old ads that are somewhat off kilter. Think you can find a legit ad that's more unsettling than this one? I challenge thee!
Instagram Challenge: Here is a pic from my vintage PC game collection!
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Extremely easy vintage chocolate cake recipe with a secret ingredient: ice cream. It's not how it sounds... the ice cream goes in before you bake it.
Image sourced from Weirdomatic
Lisa Eldridge is one of the most preeminent makeup artists in the fashion editorial space today, working with nearly every A-list female in Hollywood. Her blog is full of interesting tutorials and articles, and Eldridge recently posted a fascinating interview with Madeleine Marsh, historian and author of Compacts and Cosmetics: Beauty from Victorian Times to the Present Day.
Ad from circa 1880, found on http://copyranter.blogspot.com/2010/05/its-easy-to-die-with-diamond-dyes.html. Nothing Disturbing here
Now this is a perfect gift for a SCRABBLE addict.
Who wants to pay for a bouquet that'll fade the very same day? You won't be able to part with these beautiful bouquets - they're handmade and handpicked to make each one unique.
The game has undergone many transitions over the years, since its days as LEXIKO (1931) to its briefness as CRISS CROSS WORDS to its current and amalgamated, renowned brand of SCRABBLE. There has been many editions of the word board game along that historic metamorphosis, and SCRABBLE has even given in to pop culture, sports memorabilia, and fanaticism.
There's a time in everyone's life when they need to become immortalized and reprographed in a full-blown comic spread, complete with halftone dots and speech bubbles—or squares, if you're a square. With our favorite program Photoshop, you can quickly turn any hyperbolic celebrity into a comical farce. Even normal people can become vintage villains with a little pixelation.
Happy weekend! Time to relax and waste time. If you're a child at heart, or you've got a couple young ones hanging around, treat them to these old-school magic tricks, courtesy of Flickr user Jordan Smith. Smith generously scanned and uploaded a selection of cards from a postcard set published by the General Cigar "Hall of Magic" for the 1964-65 New York World's Fair.
This project makes for a nice gift. This pillow was made for a baby, but with a change of the hankie, it could easily be made for the home. It's easy and fun. Here's the pillow back:
Tips This tutorial can be used for toenails too.
WonderHowTo World, LoadSave points us to great resource courtesy of Mashable: "Here are ten computer and arcade games we all know and love that you can now play online and free of charge. If you’re of a certain age, you probably played these games while waiting for your mom to finish grocery shopping. Or they might have been on your very first video game console. We hope you remember them fondly and enjoy playing them again."
This tutorial is brought to you by http://oops-im-in-love.blogspot.com "This was originally going to be a test run but it turned out SO good that I had to share it with you because I think it's the perfect DIY for a brooch bouquet!