Updates on The Progress Around This Crazy Place

by JoAnn

I continue to clean out and sort.  What is making this so challanging is that Rick is busy refinishing floors and restoring plaster walls in what was the shop and will be our new living and dining rooms.  That means all the shop inventory has to go somewhere because the rooms upstairs that will be [...]

Colette!

by JoAnn

cutie patootie

Our new puppy Colette. named after a French writer who also had red hair. She is a miniature red poodle. She can come home in 3 weeks.             Ziggy will be a little jealous but he loves other dogs and I’ll give hin xtra attention

We Did It! Aug. 18

by JoAnn

Wow!  Talk about overwhelming!  The Red Lion St. Fair was a roaring success.  The shop was packed and the tent I had set up ouside also did a brisk business.  So many friends and loyal cutomers showed up to wish me luck with the change to internet sales only.
Thank you, Julie, Becky, Ken, and the [...]

Big News At Vintage JoAnn

by JoAnn

I’ve been dreading this post for a while but time is running out.  Saturday August 14 is the last day the brick and morter store will be open.   We will be open that day from 9 am until 4pm.
Vintage JoAnn is NOT going out of business!!! We have been doing well and I’d like to thank [...]

NEW INTERNET STORE !!!!!!!!!!

by JoAnn

Rick and I have been working so hard and as promised, we now offer you a new way to shop at Vintage JoAnn. Right here on VJ’s website you can click on the store and buy the same great stuff you see at the store.   I will be adding multiple things weekly so you will [...]

Heat Wave!!!!!

by JoAnn

Thurs. July 8th.
Remember all the whining and moaning I did during the blizzards last winter???
It’s coming back to haunt me!!!!!   Tropical heat wave at Vintage JoAnn.  I scurry around in the am turning on fans and a few window air units before opening.  It makes it a lot cooler then outside but it’s still HOT [...]

VJ update

by JoAnn

Tomorrow I am going to Cape May for a few days of vacation and I’m looking forward to it!
Just a few updates-  5o’s dance has been moved to sept, I’ll keep you posted as soon as I know something.
Shop will open next Wed the 19th as usual, I’m returning tues. night.  my friend julie is [...]

Vintage Sewing Adventures & Showing Off

by JoAnn

I finished sewing my red rose dress today from the 1957 pattern.  I wore it with modern peep toe pumps I got from penneys a few years ago. They look so vintage, you can’t tell!  Sunglasses, bead necklace and bracelet- all vintage 5o’s.  The red crinoline is enormass with many layers- looks great but not [...]

sewing vintage patterns

by JoAnn

I’ve had this stash of vintage 50’s dress patterns in my size for a while now.  One has to go strictly by measurements, not size, on vintage patterns as well as clothing.   I generally wear a plus 16 in modern sizes but need a 40 bust in vintage patterns which is a size 20-22. I finally got [...]

Vintage Musings and Random Rants

by JoAnn

Have any of you watched Kirstie Ally’s new show? I love the show and her. Beautiful and hilarious fat or thin.  The tabloids were so vicious about her weight gain.  Sexist!! They never get on James Gandolphinis’ case or any big actor.  John Travolta is a good 70 lbs heavier now that he’s in his [...]