Showing posts with label "TheThrifty Kitschy Housewife". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "TheThrifty Kitschy Housewife". Show all posts
Monday, February 20, 2012

Junking Old Clothes: Don't Rush To Purge Your Clothes Closet

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The Myth Of Organizing Your Clothes Closet I just came across yet another magazine article  about how to organize your clothes closet.This...
Sunday, January 15, 2012

Where Should The Hostess Sit At The Table ?: Antique Traditions of The 1900's

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Arranging Your Proper Table: Tips From The 1900's "Good Things To Eat: How To Prepare Them", is the title of 1909 booklet ...

Paper-Bag Cookery: Union Bag And Paper Company 1912: Antique Cooking Ideas

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1912 Housewives Saved Time And Money Cooking In Union Paper Bags I bought a box lot of vintage cook books and came across this booklet enti...

Checking Your Antique And Vintage Pots And Pans For Size

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Retro Hous ewi ves Measuring Pots And Pans For Size Housewives in the 1950s apparently had plenty of time to think about "how big t...
Monday, May 16, 2011

The Thrifty Kitschy Housewife Series: Caring For "Galoshes" And Other Bad Weather Apparel

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Advice From A Collectible Homemaker's Handbook: "Keeping Your Galoshes, Rubber Boots And Raincoat in Tip Top Shape" Yes inde...
Sunday, February 6, 2011

Vintage Ideas For House-Cleaning

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Frugal Housekeeping Ideas The Thrifty Kitschy Housewife There really is no need to spend oodles of money on household products to keep your ...
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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Tips Every Frugal Retro Housewife Needs To Know About Keeping Home

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Retro Reliable Household Advice The Thrifty Kitsch Household Seri es If you have not completed a proper degree in household management, ...
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How To Remove Stains From Clothing: Thrifty Retro Housewife Ideas

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Stain Remover Tips: The Thrifty Ki tschy Housewife Series This post should help all of you Retro gals finally fi gure out how to get stubbor...
Thursday, January 27, 2011

Fresh Frugal Ways To Preserve Lemons

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Preserving Food Tips For Retro Homemakers The Thrifty Kitschy Housewife Series Are you keeping your FISH LEMONS CHEESE mixed in with your m...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Monday is Wash Day: Hints For Thrifty Housewives

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The Proper and Systemic Method of Doing Housework The Thrifty Kitsch Housewife Series Back in the day, many pamhlets and booklets were publi...
Sunday, November 7, 2010

Kitschy Thrifty Retro Christmas Decorating

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Christmas Decorating Ideas from A Nice Jewish Girl aka The Kitschy Collector Here is a post about Kitsc hy Christmas decorating from a ...
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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Diving Into The Topic Of Freegans And Frugal Living

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Freegans Compared To 1930s and 1940's Frugal H ousewives While doing research on junk collecting I kept coming across the term ...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Using Vintage Kitchenwares to Organize Your Trinkets and Notions

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Goodbye Plastic Bags - Hello Green Vintage Kitchen Storing trinkets and odds and ends in plastic bags is not cool these days. Environmentall...
Monday, January 11, 2010

Don't Throw It Out: Advice From Frugal Forties Housewives

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A Vintage Guide To Thrifty Living This is another installment of sage advice from the 1940's housewife on how to run a thrifty househ...
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Monday, April 6, 2009

Go Green with Funky Flower Power Vintage Plastic Totes

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Go Green with Vintage Plastic Totes As everyone is going “green” and carrying re-usable shopping bags to the grocery store, I was wondering ...