tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post5142803074190457618..comments2024-03-25T15:10:58.495-04:00Comments on Following The Thread: Vintage Workbasket gemsMelwykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-71457540987831204872015-04-16T15:47:46.097-04:002015-04-16T15:47:46.097-04:00Ha! It's so much fun to look at old magazines....Ha! It's so much fun to look at old magazines. Funny... even when I was a kid I realized that the "Mark Eden" thing was a cheat. I thought, "Why don't they show her in a bathing suit in the before picture?"Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332055598026035779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-84224996543854700832015-04-16T10:48:32.050-04:002015-04-16T10:48:32.050-04:00I love looking through vintage magazines -- there ...I love looking through vintage magazines -- there are unusual inspirational ideas but also things that make you really happy that you live now instead of in the 40s or 50s!Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-68335993292969811772015-04-16T10:43:12.071-04:002015-04-16T10:43:12.071-04:00It really does show a different world! I laugh, ev...It really does show a different world! I laugh, even if sometimes it's kind of a horrified laugh!Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-49509656244198211832015-04-16T10:42:35.620-04:002015-04-16T10:42:35.620-04:00That is interesting! Thanks for sharing it. I'...That is interesting! Thanks for sharing it. I've been having a lot of fun looking through these vintage magazines.Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-72053586983695476792015-04-15T09:34:46.162-04:002015-04-15T09:34:46.162-04:00I have all of my grandmother's Workbaskets. Th...I have all of my grandmother's Workbaskets. Thanks for the reminder. I should pull them out. Rhonda Busshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240737918954576573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-81156374487393085102015-04-15T09:15:33.222-04:002015-04-15T09:15:33.222-04:00LOL! I picked some up from the thrift store becaus...LOL! I picked some up from the thrift store because I remember my great-grandmother having those. I ended up not finding any projects I wanted to do, but I also was amused (and horrified!) at some of the ads!! Also the letters to the editor: lots of talk about nervous breakdowns. That's not a term I hear nowadays but I remember adults talking about that when I was a kid.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11718137744623626322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-43979681144559736782015-04-15T00:26:42.557-04:002015-04-15T00:26:42.557-04:00I received a box full of work baskets from my gran...I received a box full of work baskets from my grandmother but they contain mostly knitting patterns. I did notice ads for the bust developer in all of them though. If you're curious the Wikipedia on that is really interesting http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Eden_bust_developerRose Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00281710935144425618noreply@blogger.com