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Customer Story: Meg Busacca and Her Amazing Masks

October 7, 2020 By Lindsay Curren

Editor’s Note: The second in an occasional series focused on Lady Virginia Vintage customers and their projects using our fabrics. See the other profiles here. Earlier this year I was thrilled when one of my Etsy customers, Meg Busacca, left me such a nice review: This fabric is one of my absolute favorites! I am so happy with it, it really is special. I love this shop! Who doesn't love … [Read more...] about Customer Story: Meg Busacca and Her Amazing Masks

Filed Under: Customer Stories, Fabric, Masks Tagged With: antiques, coronavirus, COVID-19, fashion, kindness, lifestyles, one of a kind masks, reusable, shopping, vintage, vintage fabric, vintage fabrics

When ‘frugal’ became a bad word in America

June 3, 2015 By Lindsay Curren

Two incidents recently got me to thinking about how what was once an essential American value — frugality — morphed into a cultural pariah. The first was when I posted on my Facebook page that my hubby and I had made a New Year's resolution to not buy any new clothing during all of 2015. We both enjoy nice clothes, and we purchase worthy stuff — quality over quantitiy — but it's not like we … [Read more...] about When ‘frugal’ became a bad word in America

Filed Under: Families, Individuals Tagged With: #AmericasGotProblems, activism, consumerism, DIY, fashion

Our local eco swap

January 29, 2013 By Lindsay Curren

Fashion Wheels

I've written before about the merits of swapping clothes and accessories you no longer want for "new-to-you" items instead. The three top benefits are: Saving money — one of the the keys to prosperity is spending less/saving more. Eco-friendly — reusing stuff helps avoid adding to the landfill. Fun! — getting together with others for a good time beats solo shopping zombiedom. But … [Read more...] about Our local eco swap

Filed Under: Communities Tagged With: activism, consumerism, DIY, fashion, happiness, reusable, shopping

Best $20 Father’s Day gift for peak oil

June 15, 2011 By Lindsay Curren

Bicycle Shaving

For $20,000, what peak-aware dad wouldn't want solar panels installed on the roof? Or, if you can pony up $500, and your man has got a more outdoorsy-survivalist bent, a shotgun would make surely him smile. But for less than $20 you can help Dad build resilience in his daily life by giving him an old-fashioned razor that he can use no matter what the future brings. Editor’s Note: This is a … [Read more...] about Best $20 Father’s Day gift for peak oil

Filed Under: Individuals Tagged With: consumerism, DIY, fashion, gifts, men, shopping

Green textiles

June 13, 2011 By Lindsay Curren

Alabama Bike

I just got back from Washington D.C., where I went to meet informally with folks connected to or interested in the Association for the Study of Peak Oil. ASPO is planning their yearly conference and they wanted to share some aims for the event which is being held for the second year in the nation's capital this November. I'll be there and I hope you'll go, too. But as I often do, when I get the … [Read more...] about Green textiles

Filed Under: Communities Tagged With: art, DIY, fashion, reusable, reviews, slow clothes movement

That 70s show

April 8, 2011 By Lindsay Curren

70s Bike fashion

Fashion observers from haute couture to the New York Times to The Today Show are hailing the return of fun 70s garb in the spring fashion season. Mini skirts and longer hemlines too, funky bags, clunky bracelets and other throwbacks to the era of polyester and All In The Family are all the rage. Of course the fashionistas want you to break out cash or credit and shop till you drop to get the … [Read more...] about That 70s show

Filed Under: Individuals Tagged With: fashion, lifestyles, retro, shopping, thrift store, vintage

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