tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post5973812052997741348..comments2024-03-12T13:57:38.337-07:00Comments on Chronically Vintage: You can't put a price tag on nostalgiaWitchcrafted Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-84155366854275091862013-05-15T07:54:37.856-07:002013-05-15T07:54:37.856-07:00Well done! So glad you got it! There is a jubilant...Well done! So glad you got it! There is a jubilant feeling when they tell you that you won the auction, especially when you've already attached so much value and memory to the item you're bidding on. So happy for you and can't wait to see it!<br />-Jamie<br /><a href="http://chatterblossom.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">ChatterBlossom</a>ChatterBlossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16812718292807106583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-82986551092355660112013-05-15T06:54:42.568-07:002013-05-15T06:54:42.568-07:00i love your writing. nice posti love your writing. nice postnanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000329393132137663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-74168563536767799662013-05-08T16:34:18.079-07:002013-05-08T16:34:18.079-07:00It's such a beautiful color and style, it'...It's such a beautiful color and style, it's certainly easy to see why you aspired to have one similar to your childhood dress and what a lucky duck you are for finding one!<br /><br />I have a blue embroidered smock that belonged to my grandma that she would often have me wear (more like be draped in it, actually) when I was little, especially when doing something like dying eggs for Easter. Although a little worn in spots, I still wear it after all these years! Inkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02264071644082664358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-69584942677455942452013-05-07T13:57:08.574-07:002013-05-07T13:57:08.574-07:00I was thrilled to that I won it, too! It's my ...I was thrilled to that I won it, too! It's my favourite eBay win of the year so far bar none. How wonderfully lovely that you have fond memories of a beloved childhood dress, too. It sounds precisely like the kind of frock I would have adored as well (I'm wild for fruit prints of all kinds, always have been, with strawberries being my very favourite). I hope you're able to find a dress that reminds you of your treasured childhood one some day as well, dear Kate.<br /><br />♥ Jessica Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-81387490061363227282013-05-07T13:01:07.595-07:002013-05-07T13:01:07.595-07:00Thank you very much, dear Rachel. Blue can do amaz...Thank you very much, dear Rachel. Blue can do amazing things for many peoples' eyes, so I doubt for a moment that they help yours sparkle even more. I have green eyes and shades of blue often really help their colour pop (especially, I've found navy and teal). <br /><br />♥ Jessica Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-29929870503433627252013-05-07T11:35:11.103-07:002013-05-07T11:35:11.103-07:00Oh Jessica, I can totally relate -
It's like ...Oh Jessica, I can totally relate - <br />It's like a piece of me holds on to special moments by having something physical. It's like a connection.<br />I wish I could have bought the building my grandparents and i lived in while i was growing up. I recall crying myself to sleep when I knew that we had to move from that 1940s building.<br />I hold on to the past and tend to think things were better before. Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720997862417551402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-91222548201993501482013-05-07T09:39:42.301-07:002013-05-07T09:39:42.301-07:00Congratulations! It is a true beauty and I will lo...Congratulations! It is a true beauty and I will look forward to seeing you wearing it. Now you have to hunt for some matching accessories. ;)SANNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973437247117000140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-77643833288709914642013-05-07T09:01:37.918-07:002013-05-07T09:01:37.918-07:00I am so glad that you managed to win this dress, i...I am so glad that you managed to win this dress, it is a gorgeous colour. It was lovely to read your thoughts on nostalgia and your memories of your childhood clothes. It made me think of one of my favourite childhood dresses that my mum made me. It had a fitted bodice with frills round the armholes and a slightly lared skirt with a waist sash. It was made of white fabric which had a tiny strawberry print all over it. I loved my strawberry dress!Kate-Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-84309661688008881092013-05-07T04:17:37.589-07:002013-05-07T04:17:37.589-07:00What a lovely story! I am so pleased that you wer...What a lovely story! I am so pleased that you were able to win the dress!!! It must be so exciting to win a dress so similar to the one that you loved many years ago - and I'm sure you will feel really happy when wearing it! :)Incendiary Blondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528321687210279974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-36092788392551590142013-05-07T00:09:40.846-07:002013-05-07T00:09:40.846-07:00You are such a talented wordsmith, Jessica! Loved ...You are such a talented wordsmith, Jessica! Loved your portrait of nostalgia, and I would second it in a heartbeat. I've never been one to say "out with the old, in with the new", and when one of my friends tried to convince me that material things only weigh you down, and it's better to get rid of one's entire home and live minimalistic, I was almost angry. Sure, one need to let go of the things that can live just as well in memory (and of course of meaningless clutter, but that's an entirely different thing), but certain items connects me just not to my past but to my family's past.<br />Anyway, it's a lovely story and a lovely dress! I'm glad you got it to a reasonable price, and wish you many happy summerdays in it =)Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762815696807107905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-77647932514941653442013-05-06T20:21:03.007-07:002013-05-06T20:21:03.007-07:00Jessica- what a great colour! I love to wear blue-...Jessica- what a great colour! I love to wear blue- my DH claims it brings out my blue eyes ;)<br />I honestly understand the allure of this beautiful dress- and I cant wait to see it on you!Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-37438653495127615182013-05-06T13:23:55.162-07:002013-05-06T13:23:55.162-07:00You know, I have a penchant for overalls, too, and...You know, I have a penchant for overalls, too, and I think it likely stretches back to my childhood as well, come to think of it. Between the cute ones my mom put me in as a wee tyke to the baggy styles that were all the rage when I was in middle school, surely that must at least partially explain for love of this garment (the fact that I have a secret inner cowgirl side definitely plays in, too). It's so fun to learn what garments people remember most fondly from their childhood, thank you very much for sharing one of yours, sweet gal. <br /><br />Big hugs & happy Monday wishes,<br />♥ Jessica Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-11505607290714593582013-05-06T12:52:45.324-07:002013-05-06T12:52:45.324-07:00What a pretty blue dress, I can't wait until y...What a pretty blue dress, I can't wait until you model it for us!<br /><br />I do wonder if this is where my love of overalls comes from? I did like frilly things now and again, but I was a fairly rough-and-tumble kid, so overalls were often something I'm seen wearing in photos of my pretty early years. While I don't wear them *all* that often now, I have several pair, and always feel at home in them!Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-50830090372163027912013-05-06T11:18:53.807-07:002013-05-06T11:18:53.807-07:00Thank you very much, dear Kymberlee! I'm burst...Thank you very much, dear Kymberlee! I'm bursting with excitement for when I'm feeling well enough to go out again and take my first snaps in it. Perhaps, given that it was my birthday present to myself this year, I'll sport it on/around my b-day in July and posts photos in the same time frame (or sooner, if I can't wait - we'll see! :)).<br /><br />Big hugs,<br />♥ JessicaWitchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-89490762329056931512013-05-06T09:34:28.802-07:002013-05-06T09:34:28.802-07:00Three cheers for a beautiful dress that was meant ...Three cheers for a beautiful dress that was meant for beautiful you! :)<br /><br />~ KymberleeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-55972413525498762802013-05-06T05:10:21.350-07:002013-05-06T05:10:21.350-07:00Thank you for sharing. Your mama was a switched on...Thank you for sharing. Your mama was a switched on lass...clothes can be washed. Sometimes kids just need to play in the mud! (my kids are partial to running around in the rain). I am so thrilled you won the dress and I just know you will have that beautiful nostalgic feeling whenever you slip it on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-76872771406956526932013-05-06T04:07:17.664-07:002013-05-06T04:07:17.664-07:00That is adorable! You'll have to show us how y...That is adorable! You'll have to show us how you dress it up when you get it!<br /><br />Cheers!<br />~PaigeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-69256505742414130882013-05-06T03:40:12.943-07:002013-05-06T03:40:12.943-07:00I'm so glad you fought and won it! I'm sur...I'm so glad you fought and won it! I'm sure it will be your favourite frock of the Summer. I must say that I had a few favourite pieces growing up, that I wore over and over again...it's funny-as much as I cherish and love my clothes nowadays it's not the same as the love I had for the clothes of my youth. Perhaps it was because we had no way of exploring or knowing who we were except through clothes...or maybe because I had so precise few that were nice. Happy Cerulean dreaming! xx ShaunaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-4426709830088421802013-05-06T02:54:14.615-07:002013-05-06T02:54:14.615-07:00How tremendously lovely that your mom saved all of...How tremendously lovely that your mom saved all of your early childhood dresses, what incredible treasures of your past to have. My mom saved one that I know of (a lovely pink frock from when I was barely older than a newborn), but I don't believe she has the blue one mentioned here. I wish it was still around, I'd love to take a photo (to post here) of my wearing the new one and older up the old for comparison. :)<br /><br />♥ Jessica <br />Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-38339436458307695682013-05-06T02:37:53.439-07:002013-05-06T02:37:53.439-07:00Dear Joanna, thank you deeply for sharing the touc...Dear Joanna, thank you deeply for sharing the touching feelings and thoughts that this post stirred in you, my sweet friend. I'm very sorry to hear about your father's passing nine years, but am deeply touched to know that his outlook on life was in keeping in the spirit of this post. Yes, I completely agree, you and I do share the same sense of nostalgia and I think it's a definite part of why we're so wildly passionate about the past and preserving the elements of it that we bring into our own lives.<br /><br />Really and truly, thank you for your beautiful comment. It long remain warmly in my memory. <br /><br />♥ Jessica Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-75890663714697229682013-05-06T02:34:21.855-07:002013-05-06T02:34:21.855-07:00Absolutely! I'm really looking forward to it. ...Absolutely! I'm really looking forward to it. This is the kind of dress that just sings on its own, and won't need too much jazzing up, but it will be fun to pick an accessory or two to compliment it's beautiful shade and classic cut. I can hardly wait! :)<br /><br /><br />♥ Jessica Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-87761225062344774762013-05-06T02:27:31.177-07:002013-05-06T02:27:31.177-07:00Dear Beate, that sounds like an absolutely beautif...Dear Beate, that sounds like an absolutely beautiful dress. I so adore dirndls and anything that even subtly resembles this classic style. <br /><br />I don't foresee too much time spent in the mud (unless it's a facial :D), but I will definitely be sporting this dress and taking snaps in as the weather warms up and I'm back to feeling well enough (post surgery) to get out again (can't wait!).<br /><br />♥ Jessica Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-76374833496135848602013-05-06T02:16:41.152-07:002013-05-06T02:16:41.152-07:00A beautiful dress - shame the price ended up so hi...A beautiful dress - shame the price ended up so high but it's probably worth it for something you'll really love and get the most out of!Helen Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412020212960504803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-31696989088949377632013-05-06T01:54:59.721-07:002013-05-06T01:54:59.721-07:00Thank you very much, Kim. I know exactly what you ...Thank you very much, Kim. I know exactly what you mean. While I don't have a childhood house that I'd be too keen on buying, I would purchase my paternal grandparent's old house (the one they lived in when I was growing up) in a heartbeat. <br /><br />♥ Jessica Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423410690702297063.post-22747029538197649332013-05-06T01:49:08.067-07:002013-05-06T01:49:08.067-07:00It's funny, I've just been talking with my...It's funny, I've just been talking with my mum about dresses I used to wear when I was little and how they're similar to what I like now in terms of prints and fabrics. This blue dress is so perfectly lovely, it's a birthday present you should most certainly indulge yourself with! The Grande Damehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346770341514368106noreply@blogger.com