Gadgets, Gizmos, and a Gidget, too!

Happy belated 4th of July to all of my American readers! I hope every one's days have been spent well. New York has been blistering hot and this Latin mama has been melting! 

Aside from turning into a puddle every time go out (hehe) I have been super busy having changes done on my blog as well as going on a family trip to Philadelphia. I have also been kept busy by all the technology I have been learning and acquiring this summer. So much so, it has my head spinning a bit by all the mumbo jumbo jargon of codes, manuals, tutorials. 

I don't know if you know this but I am not a technological person. I am more comfortable with a movie or a good book and not html's and seo's and all that jazz. Thankfully I have been getting help and also thankfully a lot of it hasn't been as hard to figure out as I imagined. But there is defiantly a lot to learn. This summer is turning into a summer school of sorts. I'm learning a lot about blogging, photography, and other little gizmo's.

Let me start with saying that I now have four child. Say what? Omg? Huh? Oh yes its true. Okay, its not a human child but still, she is becoming a close member of our family already. I carry her with me almost everywhere I go since she was delivered to our house. Oh okay, I should just share a photo of her right? Her she is and her name is Gidget-small but mighty!

Ta-da! Isn't she adorable! hehe I know, I am being silly but really having my hands on a professional camera was never something I thought I would want to do. But I thought a lot about how much I enjoy taking photos of my family and of course for my blog and I made the decision to ask Santa for an early Christmas present and here she is!

From now on when you hear me speak of Gidget you will know exactly who she is unless I mention the show or film or something hehe

The camera came with a kit with loads of gadgets and gizmos and of course Gidget! I took her on our trip to PA which I will share later this week and although it is very different to handle than a point and shoot, I loved handling her. There is a lot to learn about angles and lighting and all that jazz so later this month I plan to take a course on photography. This is a hobby I have wanted to have for a long time. 

One day I would love to have a working vintage camera...dreamy!

For those of you looking for a professional camera-I highly recommend this one. Which leads me to another sort of addition to my life. For years now I have avoided the owning of what my husband and I call a "fancy" phone. You know, the phones everyone on the planet seems to have! 

You can get on the Internet and email people and take photos and all sorts of amazing things. I finally entered the 21st Century! Bunny now has a fancy phone! It's literally been just a few short days since I have had it and I find it more difficult to figure out than Gidget! hehe

I did figure out how to join Instagram and now you can see an closer look at Gidget and all sorts of vintagey life inspiration on here. Follow me and I would be happy to follow in return!

Gidget and a new phone and a new blog design. Bunny is on a roll me thinks hehe All this will take some getting used to but I am so thrilled to learn more or in other other words "feed my brain".

Here's to learning!

My Vintage Wardrobe Series

At the beginning of my vintage journey I felt I had a great deal to learn. Honestly, I still do-especially when it comes to fashion. It's not that I don't enjoy fashion as much as others may, it is just I didn't grow up with a passion for fashion. I mean between a dad, an older brother, and a grandma-every time I wanted to express myself through clothes I was either told no or told to stick with what I had-which wasn't much. LOL

Now I am all grown up and I have a chance to delve into fashion in a way that I couldn't as a child. I did experiment in my early 20's and dressed very retro-mostly 1970's. I was a bell bottom sight to behold and I loved it!

Being able to express my love for the past has renewed my interest in fashion and through My Vintage Wardrobe series, I am exploring the wonderful world of clothes and accessories in my own way. Join me as I share what I have learned and hope that I may inspire you in exploring your view of fashion and help make your vintage wardrobe the best it can be!

These are the posts I have written within this series so far:

Vintage Colors

1940's Trouser Outfits

1940's Accessories

Inspiration

Train Case: Show & Tell

Dreamy Dresses 

Jeans

3 Ways to Wear Vintage Jeans-Winter Edition

Christmas Edition 2012

Using Your Accessories To Define Your Color Scheme

Easter 1950's Style

Easy Peasy 1940's Casual Outfit

What posts were the most helpful to you? What topics on fashion would you like to learn more about or see more of?

xox

Follow Bunny on Bloglovin!

Seems things are changing in the blog world! If you want to continue to read my blog and others as well follow them on Bloglovin! You can Follow my blog with Bloglovin by clicking on this link. There will be lots and lots of changes happening on my blog within the next few months and I would love for you all to see them!

You can also follow me on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Facebook. I will be getting on Instagram soon I hope and will share that information when I get it.

Goodness me-I hope we all keep up with our favorite and new blogs irregardless of the changes ahead.

Here's to all of you my amazing, amazing readers!!!

xox Bunny

Stepping Up and Stepping Out!

It's official! My eldest bunny is going to start first grade in September! Gee-the time has really flown. This month my bunny girl had her "Stepping Up" aka mini graduation from Kindergarten. The entire family was there to see her sing and perform to her hearts content. She made everyone laugh during her part of a skit they had. Good thing we ordered a dvd from the school because we cannot wait to watch her hamming it up again hehe

Not only was that day a big step for my daughter but it was a big step for me as well. I normally go to pick up my daughter from school in my usual comfy garb of jeans and a nice cotton top. I also usually wear my University alma mater cap on and no makeup.

So instead of my mommy outfit, I decided to go to her ceremony dressed in my vintage best. My daughter LOVES it when I dress up so I thought she would be thrilled when she saw me dressed up and she was!

It was a incredibly humid day that day-eekkkk for people who have wavy or curly hair! The horror! Thankfully I had a hat to cover most of it-what a perfect invention-it looks pretty and covers up bad hair days LOL 

Who says you have to spend a million to look like a million bucks? Not here you don't! You will not believe  how much my dress cost.....okay I should probably tell you. $4.99! Yes! It's crazy huh? I scored it on my last trip to MO.

The accessories were thrifted locally and the gloves also purchased while in MO. They were NOS and cost under $6.00 as did the handbag. The dress is 1980's does 1940's and I think it does a fair job of it. The hat is another story. It is a late 1930's/early 1940's hat purchased via Etsy from Europe. It wasn't under $6.00 but it was worth the investment. I think having a few amazing hats in various shades of solids allows you to to wear it with many things unlike buying a hat that is striped or a bold color like hot pink.

This is my first dressy tilt hat and I am in love! I look forward to finding more to compliment my growing vintage wardrobe.

Attending my daughter's "Stepping Up" ceremony dressed in vintage was a HUGE stepping out moment for me. Most mother's dressed casually and no one has ever seen me dressed this way. I knew I would stick out like a sore thumb but I am proud of myself for doing it. I felt beautiful and feminine and I found it so appropriate to dress up for a special occasion-something unfortunately many people do not do anymore.

Have you had a vintage "stepping out" moment recently? If you haven't, do you think you will?

xox

Jazzy Time @ the 8th Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party

Last week I attended The 8th Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party at Governor's Island. It was hosted by Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra. This was my second time going to this beautiful event and you can see my post about last summer here.

This time around I decided to bring my family along with me. It was such an adventure. The children behaved really well but they had their moments of course because it really isn't a place for children my babies ages. It more for adults but I am really glad that we took them. It gave them a chance to see and do things they never have before.

We drove to Brooklyn and then took a ferry boat ride to Governor's Island. It was the first time my children were on a boat and they really loved it. We plan on taking them on the Staten Island Ferry this summer since its free.  For a family of five-free is a beautiful word to hear. Heck-for anyone it is hehe

I wore a 1930's inspired outfit and attempted to dress my children up. Some parents dressed their children in authentic 20s/30s outfits (which was adorable!) but I wanted mine to look cute but be very comfortable. So, the boys and their daddy wore polo shirts and khaki shorts while bunny girl and I wore dresses. They were all such good sports. I am a lucky mama!

My dress was more of a early 1940's dress but I think it worked as a 1930's look. 1920's authentically vintage dresses are very hard to find and super duper pricey. As much as I adore the 20s/30s-the clothes from those eras do not look their best on my type of figure so I didn't want to spend too much on my look just for one event.

I did use an authentic 1930's black crocheted handbag and the pattern of the hat I wore was a 1930's pattern. Brittany from Va-Voom Vintage made the hat for me especially for this event-you can read about it all here. I love my hat!!!

I accessorized with a simple black choker purchased at a thrift store for 2.00 dollars and a pair of black stud earrings. My hair is luckily already wavy so I simply put hair styling clips in the front and set my hair as I usually do. Then the day of I brushed out the waves in the front and clipped my hair up to give more of a bob look. I hope it looked okay!

My daughter wore a typical very very girl dress I purchased on ebay for 9.00 dollars. The seller included the hat for free-how sweet is that??!!! I usually dress my daughter in feminine dresses but more modern yet not big girl styled dresses. Hope that makes sense. This style of dress is usually not my taste for her but I found it soooo charming and it looked so vintagey on her. She loved it and so did I!

The booths were a hoot to check out and it was sooo humid out that I decided to get my bunny girl and I some fans. hehe

After lunch (the food was outstanding!) I went to look for Giana from The Greedy Seagull and Amy from Wildfell Hall Vintage-two of my very favorite vintage sellers and lucky me-they both are New Yorkers! The dress I am holding out is soooo amazing-the pattern is of carriages and umbrellas-I love it. You can find it here. And yes, my daughter is curtsying! She is such a performer and a little princess too! And isn't that hat fab??! It was stunning in person. I think my little one has great taste!

I would say it was a lovely day out with my family. I highly recommend checking out the Lawn Party one day if you can. It's nice to walk around and check out all the booths. We also took photos in two specially themed photo booths-cannot wait to see how the photos turned out. Everyone there was enthusiastic about the music and the ambiance was so inviting-how can one not enjoy themselves?

Hope you enjoy a little glimpse in the Jazz Age Lawn party!

Do you have events like these where you live? Have you gone too them lately or plan to?

xox