And the Winner Is...

Sorry this announcement is so late in coming!

Time flies when you are having fun, and the last two days were pretty busy,

mostly spent away from the house and computer. 

So, without further ado, it is time to announce the winner of 

my Vintage Pattern Give Away!

The winner,

chosen by random drawing,

is....

 Delvalina!

Congratulations!

I'll be contacting you soon to get your mailing address so I can

get this package on its way!

Giveaway Reminder

" The essence of creativity is essentially risk, 

believing enough to leap into the yet unseen.

The theological term for this is faith. "

~ Ann Voskamp ~

There is still time to enter your name

for my Vintage Pattern Giveaway!

Visit this post to read more and find out how!

The winner will be announced tomorrow,

though probably pretty late because I'll be spending the day

out and about with my dear, sweet friend Atlanta here in Tennessee!

If I don't get time to put up the results tomorrow, I'll get it up on Sunday.

Have a blessed weekend all!

Bloggiversary and Giveaway! {CLOSED}

Guess what?

Today marks the Two Year Anniversary of this little blog!

I started this blog at about 1a.m. on the morning of March 8, in 2012!

Back then, this blog was a place to share my thoughts and lighthearted little ramblings,

but, since refocusing and taking blogging seriously last spring,

it has really transformed from it's humble beginnings!

 So really, I only feel as if I have been blogging for one year, not two. 

As a way of saying thank you

for being such a wonderful community of blogging friends,

I am having a giveaway!

Honestly,

this anniversary kind of snuck on me,

so I wish I had more to offer you,

but I think someone out there might be excited to receive

some Vintage sewing patterns!

Giveaway!

As you can see,

two are Simplicity dress patterns from the 60's

and the third is a Vogue pant and top pattern dated 1975.

Sizes:

Both dresses start at bust size 31 and up to 38 inches.

The other pattern starts at bust 31-40 for the top,

and the pants are 33-42 in the hips.

These of course are used patterns,

and I haven't checked to see if all the pieces are there,

but I know they come with the original instruction guides!

To Enter:

*Leave a comment below. 

I love to getting to know my readers, so let's do this, 

tell me where you are writing from...state/country!

*You must be a follower of this blog.

In the comments, also let me know how you are following,

via Blogger, Bloglovin', or e-mail. 

I will leave this giveaway open for 1 week,

with the winner to be drawn at random and announced next Saturday!

Thank you for reading Gladness of Heart

and for all of your wonderful support and much appreciated comments!

God bless and good luck!

What Goes Around...Vintage Trends

You would have to be living under a rock
to be oblivious to the fact that vintage and retro has come back into style.

Sites like Modcloth, Eshakti and others are teaming with
lots of lovely vintage inspired copycats, and I love it!

While some modern trends are obviously vintage throwbacks,
I have discovered several trends that I didn't know had their roots in vintage fashion!
Here are a few examples I came across.
 

 

Color blocking

Here we see a 1940's tiered gypsy dress with color blocking.
I was pretty shocked to find out this was a vintage concept!
 

 

Belts 

I'm sure you have all noticed belts that look like these, especially B and C.
This chart dates back to the 40's, I think.

 (Does it bother anyone else that the letters on that chart are all out of order?! Gahhh!)

Big Pockets

Big, exposed pockets are back in, and it hasn't been the first time they were popular, 

as seen in these 1940's patterns.



Peplums

Peplums....all the craze these days!
Perhaps the modern designers thrifted some 1940's patterns just like these and decided to bring them back? 'Cause they look just like the peplums you see all over today.


Here is another version of the peplum.

This looks a lot like the design I ended up with for my refashioned peplum jacket, doesn't it?!



Bubble Hem

This is a 50's pattern as far as I know.

This trend also made a resurgence in the 80's

and now it is back again.

I'm sorry.

I don't get this one.

It looks just as strange back then as it does today!

 

 

 

Lace Top/Sleeves

This is a 1950's evening gown pattern, with the lace top and sleeves.
So classic. So beautiful.
This is style, not just fashion!
There is a reason this look is still around.



Pinafore

Pinafores are coming back in (and have made their way onto my 'need to make' list)
and while you may not see a whole lot like the two above styles, which date back to the 40's,
there are lots more like the style pictured below.

Isn't it cute?


What do you think about the resurgence of all the vintage looks?
Did you know these modern trends had vintage echoes?
Have you come across any other modern trends that you didn't realize
had vintage roots?

Disney's Jane Costume, a Refashion

(If you are coming over from The Renegade Seamstress, keep scrolling down,

or click here to read my full post on the Halloween Challenge.)

 

G'day to you!

Recently I was given the challenge of refashioning an entire costume

for the competition Refashion Runway hosted by The Renegade Seamstress.

I had so much fun taking pictures of the finished product

that I decided it needed another post with more of the role play based pictures.

 

To see how I made this costume and what it was before, visit this post,

and don't forget to go vote for your favorite refashioned costume,

by clicking on this link!

 

 

 

You guys, seriously.

Look at my hair!

I was so proud that I was actually able to do something with it, and it turned out so good!

 



 

Tea?

 



 

Sketching...

 



 

"Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, OHHH dear."

 



 

Being dramatic...

 

 

 "It's very nice."

"Oh, thank you, I can't do a thing with it in this humidity though..."

 

  

 

"And daddy...they took my boot!"

 

"Things couldn't possibly get any worse..."
A disheveled Jane.
 

 

 And for fun,
here are some edited ones.

 

 

 

And my three favorite edits...