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- Spring Dapper Day
- Birthday in Pink
- Our 1954 Home: Dressing Room Tour & Storage Solutions
- Welcome to the New Atomic Redhead
- Farewell to Don the Beachcomber
- Walt Disney Studio Tour
- Beach Blvd. Signs
- Easter at Knott’s Berry Farm
- 10 Comic Books for People Who Don’t Like Comic Books
- Abandoned Cadillac Dealership
- Walt’s Barn at Griffith Park
- It’s Boysenberry Time!
- Shields Date Garden
- El Mirador Hotel
- Cabot’s Pueblo Museum
- Adventureland Day
- Long Form: The Truth Behind Blogging
- History of Sambo’s Restaurant
- Questions Answered!
- Book Review: Addicted to Americana
- Any Burning Questions?
- Bronson Canyon – The Batcave and More
- Paramount Ranch: Set to Screen
- Frontier Day
- Batman ’66 Exhibit
- Vilma the Unconquerable
- Our 1954 Home: Windows
- Palm Parlor
- Sparkle
- Christmas in Frontierland
- Rootin’ Tootin’ Christmas Eve
- Last Minute Christmas Shopping
- Merry Christmas
- Christmas Time at Our New House
- Roping Up Some Christmas Spirit
- Birthday Fiesta
- California Christmas Playlist
- Our 1954 Home: Floors
- Fall Dapper Day
- Cowgirl Coven
- Daisy Jean Brooch Review
- Spooky Hillbilly Chic
- Sleepy Hollow
- Charm Bracelet Collection Vol. 4
- Vintage Holiday Feature
- We Bought a House!
- The Sixth Annual Tiki Day
- Spooky Saturday
- Wardrobe Shop Review
- History of the Ouija Board
- Country Rapunzel
- Charm Bracelet Collection Vol. 3
- These Boots Were Made for Walkin’
- Charm Bracelet Collection Vol. 2
- Charm Bracelet Collection Vol. 1
- Flea Market Dos and Don’ts
- Cowgirl in Black
- Stagecoach Ride
- The Forbidden Zone
- Old Trapper’s Lodge
- Slue Foot Sue’s Golden Horseshoe
- Pirates within the Disney Archives
- Zorro at D23
- Long From: Reasons for and the Transition To California
- Independence Day
- Cacti Love
- Jackalope Jamboree
- Why Do I share My Outfits?
- Orange Vintage Shopping Guide
- Yeehaw! Saturday at Knott’s
- Vintage California Souvenir Linens
- Petersen Automotive Museum
- The Return of Ghost Town Alive
- Knott’s Preserved
- Survivor Soiree
- Western Party at Paper Moon
- Spring into Dapper Day
- Ticket to Ride
- Mad for Boysenberry!
- Birthday Cowgirl
- I Brake for Vintage Neon
- Abandoned along the Highway
- Vintage Reno Signs
- Diamonds are Forever Filming Locations
- The Neon Museum
- The Mob Museum
- Rock-a-Hoola Waterpark
- Day One of Boysenberry Festival
- Knott’s Auction
- Bright Eyes
- Greetings from Portland
- Green Gal
- Pirates Turns 50!
- Dressing Downton
- What a Guy, that Gaston!
- A Horseshoe For Luck
- Palm Springs Air Museum
- Palm Springs Swirl
- Palm Springs Village Green Museums
- Valley Relics
- Corriganville
- In the South Land there’s a city
- There’s a Snake in my Boot!
- Palm Springs Postcards
- Golly, What a Day!
- Practically Perfect
- Fun Factory
- Goodbye Gill’s
- Cast a Spell
- Orange Empire Railway Museum
- Westworld
- 3 Kings Day Potluck
- Goodbye, 2016!
- Christmas Day at Disneyland
- Christmas Eve at Knott’s
- Mistletoe & Holly
- Rogue One
- Windy Day in Joshua Tree
- A Stroll Down Mane Street
- “Don’t you kind of love December”
- Christmas Gibson Girl
- Christmastime Teddy Girl
- Cool Yule
- Knott’s Merry Farm
- The Magic of the Movies
- Mid-November
- Clifton’s Pacific Seas Bar
- Dapper Cowgirl
- Halloween at Knott’s
- Fine Finney Fiend
- Helping Jessica of Chronically Vintage
- “I took care of everything. Everything on the list!”
- Mickey’s Halloween Party
- Knott’s Spooky Farm
- Riley’s Farm
- Tiki Day Adventures
- Spooktacular Season
- Match D Brooch Winner!
- Your Questions Answered!
- A Perfect Match! *CLOSED*
- A Song for You
- Ghost Towns along Highway 49
- The Jewel of the West!
- Yeehaw for Calico!
- Saying Goodbye to the 60th
- “All Wings Report In.”
- “The young ape with a shovel.”
- The International Printing Museum
- Have Questions?
- Ghost Town Alive!
- An Afternoon at Balboa Park
- “You are Traveling through Another Dimension…”
- Bob Baker Marionette Theater
- San Diego Comic Con
- Interview with Chronically Vintage
- Sabado en la Plazita
- Happy 4th!
- Spirit of ’76
- “It’s Called a Hustle, Sweetheart”
- Museum of Neon Art
- Countess Vibes
- Goodbye to the Fantasyland Skyway Station
- A Return to the Autry
- Mission Santa Barbara
- Centaurette
- One Sweet Vendula Purse
- All Aboard!
- Dapper Day!
- Undercover Rock-and-Roller
- Flowers and Ferdinand
- Birthday at Farrell’s
- “You built a time machine out of a DeLorean?”
- Gibson Girl Goes to Disneyland
- Order Up!
- Ribbons for Sam
- Parasol Winner!
- “You’ve never heard of the Millennium Falcon?”
- Knott’s Boysenberry Festival
- Mexican Tourist Shoes!
- Mickey & Minnie Parasol Giveaway! *CLOSED*
- Ciao Mi Amici, Luigi e Guido!
- Entering the Wizarding World
- A Mad St. Patrick’s Day
- Salvation Mountain
- Coral Sands
- Out and About in Palm Springs
- Palm Springs Aerial Tram
- Atomic Redhead’s Disneyland Tips
- Get the Rabbit!
- Two Chips and a Miss
- Down Here in New Orleans
- Celebrate at Cicada
- For the Love of the Garish
- Rey Day
- Dolly and Dotty
- Fur & Feathers Comes to LA!
- The La Brea Tar Pits
- Happy Trails to You
- Fantasmic
- Merry Christmas!
- Imperial X-Mas
- A Jolly Holiday
- Cupcake Dresses and Bow Ties
- Christmas on the Range
- Christmas Cheer
- Christmastime is Here
- Full of Yuletide Cheer
- Thanksgiving at Clifton’s
- Tune In to Yankee Sweetheart
- Season of the Force
- Fallin’ for Fall
- Bond…James Bond.
- Changing Dreams
- Great Scott!
- Of Snakes and Monkeys
- Howdy, New Shoes!
- Anaheimland
- How to Tell Vintage from Repro Halloween Decorations
- Up With Downey
- Boo to You!
- A Tiki-rific Day!
- Warner Brothers Studio Tour
- Clifton’s Cafeteria At Last
- Jack-O-Landia
- Big Thunder Ranch Barbecue
- Universal Studios
- Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour
- Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust
- D23
- The 60th in 120
- A Diamond Studded Affair
- Join us on our Patio
- Happy Birthday, Disneyland!
- The Hollyhock House
- Greetings from Los Angeles
- R&R
- Saying Hola to Olvera Street
- Mission San Juan Capistrano
- Round-Up Time!
- The Wigwam Motel
- Burrito King
- Care to Drop In?
- Desert Sweetheart
- Prepare to be Dazzled
- This Ain’t My First Rodeo
- Case Study House #22
- This Year’s Smartest Headress
- You Had Questions, I Have Answers
- Giant Rock
- A Girl and her Jackalope
- It’s a Lazy Day
- That Voodoo You Do So Well
- I Don’t Work Here.
- Bunny Hop!
- Paramount Ranch
- Citrus Fest
- North Shore Yacht Club
- Greetings from Salton Sea!
- Desert Shores
- Case Study House #1
- Let’s Get Some Shoes!
- A Visit to the Studio
- A Return to the Orchid Tree Inn
- Knott’s Berry Farm
- Look Not into the Eye of Mara!
- That Thing You Do in Orange
- La Vie en Rose
- Will You Be My Valentine?
- Are they Squaw, Patio or Fiesta Dresses?
- Case Study House #21
- Home on the Range
- Case Study House 1953
- Hollywood Costume Exhibition
- The Old LA Zoo
- Where it All Began
- Nothing But Blue Skies
- Case Study House #25
- Where the Palm Trees Sway
- Hello, What Have We Here?
- When You Wish Upon a Star
- Cultivating the Magic
- Gifts from Afar
- Not so Royal Anymore
- Vegas Finds & More
- Atomic Testing Museum
- Zzyzx
- Calico
- Into the New Year
- Looking Back at 2014
- Wonderful Things
- Christmas at Disneyland
- Christmastime in Orange
- California Christmas
- Pioneertown
- Kickin’ it at Hicksville
- Once Upon a Wintertime
- Behind the Scenes
- Mele Kalikimaka!
- Merry Kitschmas!
- Autumnal Hues
- Giving Thanks
- Disney Dinner Double Date
- High Fashion Queen
- Christmas Time Is Here!
- At Home in Orange Part 2
- The Wildest Ride in the Wilderness!
- The Huntington
- A Return to the Rose City
- This is Halloween!
- At Home in Orange
- Marc Davis: Walt Disney’s Renaissance Man
- Happiest Haunts Materialize!
- Settling In
- Mahaloween!
- Third Annual Tiki Day
- Greetings from Orange!
- Brunch Time
- Aloha Portland
- I Brake for Antiques
- 120 Film at Disneyland
- Treasure Island
- Mission San Juan Bautista
- California Bound
- Disneyland Daze
- The Wagon Wheel
- On the Side of the Road
- California, Here We Come!
- Antiques in the Park
- Bali Hai
- Balboa Park
- Mission San Diego de Alicalá
- San Diego Finds
- Hotel Del Coronado
- Old Town San Diego
- July Expo
- Cover Girl
- A Trip to the Middle East
- The Summer Wind
- Cupcakes & Cowboys
- “Tell ’em Howard Hughes Said So”
- “I Ain’t Nobody, Dork.”
- Painted Pretties
- Day Trip Treasures
- This Old Town is Filled with Sin
- Saturday Night at the Drive In
- La Carlotta
- Fernandina Beach
- St. Augustine
- Off to Florida!
- Hot Burrito
- Pinspired
- 99W goes Digital
- Office Party
- This Town
- A Confession
- Buffalo Tour
- Saturday Drive
- Smell the Flowers
- Squash Blossom
- Riding the Stage
- Go for Launch
- A Visitor from France
- Overdressed
- Walk Like an Egyptian
- Wardrobe Woes
- Miner 49er
- Walt Disney Family Museum
- Death & Hollywood
- Route 66
- The Grievous Angel
- The Salton Sea
- Sutter’s Mill
- A Few Finds
- Arrows & Antlers
- Frozen
- How To Organize with Stocking Boxes
- How To Sell Your Vintage
- Girls with Cars
- Snow Cowgirl
- The Monuments Men
- Stocking Boxes
- Preserving the Past
- The Dusty 45s
- Geek Out!
- Genderbent Lando Calrissian
- “I’ve Struck a Real Bonanza!”
- Westward Ho!
- The Annual Fur & Feathers
- Animal Friends
- A Case of the Blues…
- Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
- Happy New Year!
- Beginners Guide to Vintage Shopping
- Christmas Cowgirl
- From All of Us to All of You!
- In-Law Christmas
- Saving Mr. Banks
- Very Inspiring Blogger Award
- The Portland Special
- Victorian Secrets
- Holiday Time in PDX
- Ring Those Christmas Bells
- Cold Weather Cowgirl
- Anchors Away!
- A Visit to The Foundation
- Forties Fall
- Vancouver Swag
- Off to Canada!
- Real Fashionable Men Vol. 1
- Teddy Girl
- It’s Wizard World Time Again!
- Boo!
- Welcome Foolish Mortals…
- Antique Show Tips & Tricks
- Just a Few Treasures…
- Fall Finds from Orange
- Rescue Rangers Away!
- Autumn Tones
- Real Fashionable Ladies Vol. 2
- A Day at the Races
- Disneyland on Film
- Warming Up to Fall
- Toons
- Are You Ready for Halloween?
- Where Dreams Come True
- Hollywood
- Tiki Day
- Visitor from Across the Pond
- Rose Tinted
- Wait…I’m a what!?
- Trouser Wearing Gals
- Afternoon Tea
- Bettie to the Rescue!
- Summer Days
- Family Disneyland Pictures
- The Same but Different
- Project Drive-In
- Sombreros Again
- Mummies!
- Broken Threads
- Friendship
- Calamity Jane
- Picked Me a Plum
- Nazi Chic?
- Swell Swirl
- A Visitor from Down Under
- July Expo Finds
- Boys and Their Cars
- Sun and Sombreros
- “Ole! Ole! It’s Showtime!”
- Zorro to the Rescue
- Race Days
- “Cross Yourself in Front of the Hearse”
- Vintage Swimsuit Saving
- Western Adventure
- 15 Vintage Essentials
- A Word on Fur
- Best Dress and Shoes Ever!
- Bathing Beauties
- Days with Dad
- Jitterbuggin’
- Portland Vintage Guide
- Bakelite & Bowties
- Style Me Winner!
- Anatomy of a Vanity
- The Great Gatsby
- Style Me Giveaway! **CLOSED**
- Real Fashionable Ladies
- Sunny Days…
- Thrift Luck
- Sombrero Siesta
- Springtime Tea
- Viva the Mexican Tourist Jacket
- April Showers
- Red Apple Lipstick
- Clowning Around
- The Hideaway
- La Plaza Dos
- Vista Las Palmas
- The Orchid Tree Inn
- La Plaza
- Packin’ for Palm Springs
- Conscience & Temptation
- Austin Snapshots
- Austin Vintage
- Palazzo Lavaca
- All the Way with LBJ
- Travelin’ to Texas
- Merry March Expo
- Another eShakti Experience
- Black & White
- “Very Fancy”
- “Who’s Gonna Help Me File My Claim?”
- New Specs
- Vintage Must Have: Snood
- Just Keep Beading…
- Hey, Four Eyes!
- “Look at it! Isn’t it Beautiful?”
- And Now for Something Completely Different
- A Filmland Creation
- If You Could…
- Fur & Feathers
- Miss L Fire Returns
- How To Maintain Your Vintage Wardrobe
- Liebster Blog Award Take II
- To a Prosperous Year
- Little Blue Riding Hood
- Christmas Eve
- Insta-California
- How To Travel with Vintage
- A Brother for Algernon
- A Sherlockian Christmas
- Vintage Must Have: Muff
- The Most Wonderful Time of Year
- The Foundation
- The Autumn Wind…
- Why Hello There, Pink Aluminum Tree
- Find Your Perfect Fit at eShakti
- California in 120
- Fantasyland Skyway Station
- Rock Around the Park
- Disney Daze
- In the Land of Cars
- Observing James Dean
- Off to California!
- Merry in Magenta
- Cranberry & Honey
- Hats and Suits, Oh My!
- The Ladies of Frank Sinatra
- Anti-Vietnam War Buttons
- Manly Mondays: Hair
- Red Cross Playsuit
- Goblins and Ghoulies from Last Halloween
- Re-Mix Melody
- Frankenweenie
- Farm Fun
- Manly Mondays: Shaving
- “Do we need the monkey?”
- Indian Summer
- Questions on the Street
- Common Vintage Misconceptions
- Manly Mondays: Jackets
- Weekend Shopping with Dad
- New Shoes!
- Manly Mondays: Evening Attire
- Hello September!
- 1938 Picnic
- Unexpected Shopping
- Manly Mondays: Shoes
- Costume Construction
- Manly Mondays: Shirts
- Gingham Gals
- Rocket Roll
- Palm Trees and Airplanes
- The Black Dahlia: A Work of Surrealist Art?
- Manly Mondays: Jeans
- Perfect Park Finds
- Vintage Must Have: Crinoline
- Manly Mondays: An Introduction
- Patio Pretties
- How To: Remove Sticky Residue
- Vintage Beauty: Exercises
- Sizzling Vintage
- Vintage Must Have: Sheer Blouse
- The Historics
- Drive-In Tips
- Picture Perfect Day at the Drive-In
- Fresh Vintage
- Retro Rejuvenation
- Vintage Must Have: Slip
- Vintage Beauty: Posture
- Vintage Must Have: Seamed Stockings
- Vintage Ventures
- Vintage Must Have: Girdle
- Vintage Quartette
- I’m Ready for My Close Up
- “Stop Being Demure. You’re Already on the Bed.”
- Pearls & Beignets
- “You Don’t Want Most of It. You Want All of It”
- Floral Fun
- Three Dames Drinking
- “What Would it Take to Make You a Queen?”
- Perfect Palms by Collectif
- The Perfect Fur – Better Late Than Never
- “Surprise! There’s an Airplane Here to See You!”
- Mail Call!
- Vintage Must Have: Bullet Bra
- “Isn’t This Suppose to Be Scary?”
- Vintage Beauty: Hairstyling
- Mission Dolores
- In Search of Vertigo
- 25 Cent Entertainment
- “But You Said Grey, Sir.”
- Getting My Mad Men On
- Pasta & Shopping
- Swingin’ Stagecoach
- Footsteps in the Fog
- Together in the Truth
- Birthday Senorita
- Vintage Beauty: Face Shapes
- Mad Men a Go-Go
- Titanic – 100 Years Later
- I Strum My Guitar…
- Liebster Blog Award!
- “The Lie is Extra”
- Vintage Beauty: Introduction
- 100 Percent Less Joan
- Creating Vintage Beauties
- Rainy Day Finds
- A Rainy Day of Shopping
- Mad Men is Back
- Modes Royale 1944
- Feeling Foxy
- The Perfect St. Patty’s Day Dress
- Howdy, Partner!
- A Sewing Voyage
- Buy ALL the Jewelry!
- One-Twenty at Disneyland
- I Couldn’t Resist…
- Disney Dreams
- The Disneyland Skirt Makes Its Debut
- A Visit to Orange
- Pack up, Let’s Fly Away!
- Jewelry Jackpot
- Sweetheart Jewelry
- Introducing Mr. Van Cleef!
- Slappy Cakes Outing
- Disneyland, Here I Come!
- Book Review: Forties Fashion
- A Little Bit of Fringe
- Yee Haw!
- Disneyland Skirt Progress Report II
- Fashionable Ladies
- Vintage Must Have: Overshoes
- In the Tiki Tiki Tiki Room
- Disneyland Skirt Progress Report
- Ringing in the New Year
- Midnight Will Sound…
- Deck the Halls and Give a Cheer
- Setzer Rocks the Coast
- Santa Claus is Back in Town
- Flea Market Morning
- Tom Brokaw Speaks on America
- Darling at Doug Fir
- O Christmas Tree…
- The Perfect Thanksgiving Dress
- Weekend Shopping
- Autumn and Winter Staples
- Nampa High School, 1945
- Another Hitchcock Flick at The Laurelhurst
- One Draining Expo
- A Spooktacular Halloween
- Headless Horseman Circle Skirt
- Shopping and Sinatra
- Corn and Pumpkins
- Grandma’s Sewing Drawer to My Closet
- Zero Poodle Skirt – A Halloween Spin on a Vintage Classic
- Do You Crave Starburst?
- Grandma’s Yearbook
- Hamming It Up at Tony’s
- Warhawk Air Museum
- Disney TV Icons in Skirt Form
- Stars and Stripes at the Drive-In
- A Family Treasure
- Antiquing in the Park
- Oregon’s Enchanted Forest
- A Return to the 99W
- A Little Slice of Home at Disneyland
- Expo Finds and Historic Autos
- Sail Away…to AlexSandra’s
- "You wear all of that voluntarily?"
- Mrs. Peel – We’re Needed
- WWII Pin-Up Glasses
- Vertigo
- Decades of Dresses
- Rose Festival
- Taking a Dip in Style
- Rope
- Vintage Gloves
- Spring into some Vintage
- Spring Green Glee
- Vintage Fashion for All at Tony’s
- Exciting Expo Finds!
- Hollywood’s Biggest Night at the Hollywood!
- Who is Your Favorite President?
- My First Dress!
- Play it now, play it now!
- A Girl’s Vanity
- Errand Running Turned Shopping Trip
- Proper Care and Maintenance of Aluminum Trees
- Puzzles, Pompoms and Pockets!
- Wedded Bliss at Disneyland
- Saying "I Do!"
- Wedding Prep
- AlexSandra – the Holiday Hostess
- Christmas Time in Tinseltown
- It's That Time of Year…
- Vintage Hairstyling at AlexSandra’s
- Maddness at Tony Starlight's
- Happy Halloween!
- October Antique Expo
- Gearing Up For Halloween
- "Mad" at the Bagdad
- Sunny October Lunch
- Autumn is in the Air
- We Interrupt the Vintage: Childhood Movie Edition
- Wedding Update
- Autumn Antiquing
- At Home with the Atomic Redhead
- Antique Mall Price Tag Lingo
- Hooray for Hollywood!
- Tiki Time at Tony Starlight’s
- How to: Spot Vintage Clothing
- Keepin' a Tradition Alive
- Grand Opening for The Atomic Hideaway
- Love is in the Air
- Getting Settled & Upcoming Events
- Great Day to be a Grad!
- Let's Paint the Town…Turquoise?
- Saying Goodbye to The Clothes Horse
- How to: Clean Vintage Upholstery
- UO Senior Pictures
- Young Couple Seeks New Home + Hawthorne
- Go By Train
- Finding Vintage at the UO Street Fair
- A Mad Affair at the Pad
- Graduation Here I Come!
- Jeannie Finds a New Home
- A Good Day's Huntin'
- Tips for the Thrifty Vintage Lover
- Spring Palmer-Wirfs Antique Show
- Vintage Meets Bridal: What a Pair!
- Jesse Jackson Discusses Civil Rights & Students
- A Vintage Bridal Show for the Vintage Bride!
- Retro Save-the-Date Cards & Other Wedding News
- A Little Bit o' Atomic Life
- Want the Ultimate in Atomic Christmas Movies?
- Here Comes Santa Claus
- Retro Things to Check out at Disneyland
- Disneyland: Then and Now
- A "Storm" in Portland
- Senior Year Seminar Update
- I'm engaged!
- BBVD Leaves Portland Swingin'
- Heading to Portland for BBVD
- October PDX Palmer-Wirf Show
- Buried in Corruption
- From Mom's Closet
- Bee's Barn Show
- Hard Boiled Noir in the Rose City
- How To: Clean an Old Suitcase
- Brownsville Antique Show
- Shopping Vintage in Eugene
- Latest Find: Vintage Dresses
- Palmer-Wirf Portland Summer Antique Show
- "Oops!" The American Pin-Up: An Ignored Art Form
- Welcome!
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