Hey Gals wanna know somethin'...i was an extra!

Hey there kittens...glad you all swung in for a chit chat...sit a spell and let me give a tale...You see I have gotten some sweet & amazing emails, awards, write ups about my blog, selected on numerous top vintage lists for fashion & vintage living...but just recently i got the sweetest darn email evah...first it was a long long email about my impact on vintage living...my joy...& just every other darn tooten' wonderful comment i could imagine =0)...ahhh ya me! Any who...this gal asked if i had ever had an exciting thing go on that i hadn't shared. Well, hmmmmmm...ya! there is lots!...but i share lots too...so i needed help...so i asked Daddy-o & he mentioned this...this funny lil' spotlight in my joyous life...Yes...it is true...I Was an extra in the movie...Catch me if you can! Extra Extra...sayin' it like the show...hee hee...

Ahhhh...so funny huh?! This was such a fun moment...I love this movie...well yes i am partial...ok so here is it my story of an extra...In Hollywood!!!

Ok so one Sunday night i got a call from a agency asking if i was, who i was..."lawdy-daw"...they asked if i was a vintage gal who owned vintage cars...first hold the phone i was real -real sceptical...ends up being a friend of mine gave them my name and number saying that i wore vintage clothes and drove vintage cars and that i would be purrrrfect for an extra in this movie...so long story short...i did it...I filmed for 3 weeks straight every day & night...and my car and i were in a few movie shots...this one above filmed at the Ontario airport...which was made to look like the Miami airport in the 60's...my car is in the back right side...however...you cant see it in this photo... Next i filmed in LA by a famous train station for this scene and a few others...this one is the one that i am standing to the side of Leonardo...i walk by many, many ,many times in this shot...however my dream was to be the clerk inside the shop...which her line is...We don't open up for a half an hour (in the most jersey voice evah) I soooooo wanted to do that line...as I listened to it for a whole day, over & over & over again...

Now my favorite part about the extra work was this...the warehouse of vintage fashion...and GETTING MY HAIR & Makeup DONE EVERY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved it!

However I hated this outfit...I kept telling the fashion people...I have a better outfit than this!!!!!!! Let me wear it please! tee hee...alas they would say no...you see they were very very picky...they snap photos of every person in their outfits...and look at them every day to check that every day you are the same top to bottom. Every thing from the hair, makeup,shoes,jewels, down to the undergarments...was period perfect! So day after day i wore this...& the yucky bullet bra!Now check out this... there was one mistake...you see my white gloves...well one dark night, this night pictured here...i was supposed to be in New York at night well they filmed me walking across the window in a shot...but alas...i have white gloves on...well you only wore white gloves in the daytime in New york...so stop...hold it...they stopped filming so i could take them off...like they stopped everything just for a pair of white gloves...wow! So now onto the daytime...this is me driving in traffic up & down round and round on set...its really LA...but i believe it was a New York shot when Leonardo is going to the bank to forge some checks...the worst thing about driving your car...is they spray it with this mud stuff so it isn't shiny for the camera...awww...my purdy car is dirty!

Now looky here...there is my car in front of one of the directors...you see it was very hard to get photos on set...you have to sign a waiver that you wont take photos or let anyone know where the locations are...well of coarse my rocken Daddy-o made friends with this particular director...and well he let us snap a few pictures! yay!

So this is me with a good friend of mine... he is one of the coolest guys in the Rockabilly scene...hes very well known here and Japan... they even have a doll of him in Japan...and well he hated the 60's period clothing they had him in...no one would ever recognize him & well i think he was happy about that...hahahha now take a lil look...in front of the cab...yep that is Steven Spielberg...directing...

ok so this is it...my moment...ok my favorite moment the one im gonna share...this day up in old Pasadena we filmed...they shut down a old street of vintage houses...paid each home owner $350.00 to not be home or hide out...so as an extra i sat on a porch while my car was parked out front of this house...looking at this amazing man...Tom Hanks...and this is what happened... ........................................the back end of his car...yup...he smiled, tipped his hat...then waived at me and i got this....a horrid picture with my purse in the way...why me!!!!!!!! However I met Christopher Walkin, and had a blast on a great movie

...now is it hard to find me in the movie...ummmm,mm Yes! We had to slow it down like a million time to see me...and like once you see my arm...oh ya! I mostly ended up on the cutting room floor where all the great shots end up... wink wink;0)

So that is it...my tale of somethin' i haven't shared before...The Day I was and extra...Extra Extra! tee hee...thanks for swingin' by for some Extra time...Cat~

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CAN WE KITTENS TALK ABOUT LADY DAYS? giveaway post #2

Give away post # 2...this one is funny! Oh my, oh my, can we say it kittens? Can we talk about our lady days? hmmm...this vintage kitten loves all things vintage inspired, girly, and ooh la la! So this kitten had to just share it...had to share...a lady day find indeed...a lil' razzle dazzle...

ekkkkk...purrrrrre...lady~ness...this is this kittens new find..."MOXIE" ... pantie liners...are you sure about this cat? ...yes gals...take a peek...

Oh kittens...what a treat...the very girly, stylish, sweet, and sassy line of femine products by the AUSTRALIAN company "Moxie"... oh gals i just had to have them...very vintage housewife glam...

can you believe it, look at these...cute lil' pink boxes...full of pantyliners,tampons, and pads...aren't they sweet...and ooh la la girly...this company has it...the glam idea that ladies need to feel pretty...well kittens i love this stuff...and as Moxie puts it ,spoil yourself , we no longer have to have tampons under wraps...why can't we get this on our shelves here in the states?

this company has it all...very feminine boudoir boxes of sleepover pads {heavy nights} what else do you need?...fluffy socks...check....flannelette pj's...check...now you just need to glam it up with Moxie...

ooooh kittens this gal cannot tell you how much i love these things...such glamor... can you feel that old Hollywood feelin'...hmmmmm...in a tampon...wow now thats good! teehee ;)


this kitten just had to share with you sassy gals...a vintage housewife find...let me tell you all...ummm...no... show you all about...

Moxie!...ok this kitten has to show you some of the vintage inspired features...look at this lil' metal box...for your purse...your lil' pads are in it...ekkkkkk...toss it in your bag and doll don't look back...i love it...

the packaging...now take a peek at these...the holders for tampons...stylish and feminine...no one will know what they are in your purse....unless you wanna share...they are so glam kittens...you'd just have to share...

now some details, these lil' tampons are very similar to O.B tampons...the company sells regular and heavy...the pads are in forms of liners, regular, and sleepover, all with sweet boxes and cute metal tins to throw in your bag...i love it...can we hear the kittens...sayin' eekkkkkkkk! Cat you didn't do it...you talked about lady days...why yes dolls of coarse...you gotta have a lil' sista' talk...hee hee...

ok, so i had to do it...i had to show one & i had to talk about Lady days, { thats what we kittens call it in our house} and what a better way to share it...with vintage goodness all wrapped up with a lil' black bow...how cute...now that is what a lady day is supposed to look like...this company has this vintage kitten's stamp of approval...google and check them out...www.moxie.com.au

thanks for swingin' by for a lil' razzle dazzle kitten... lady day time...cat~

this post is not to offend any kittens...hey we gotta have a lil' girl talk once-in-a-while...take it all in stride sassy kittens!

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A True Vintage Housewife, My very 1st post

REPOST Give away #1 meet me!

Why am I true vintage housewife... Because I wanna be!!!! I love being home with my lil' chicks and working to have a warm and happy home. I'm a mix of June Cleaver... she always was so well put together! Did I mention she was the picture of elegance even doin' dishes honey! And Lucy her crazy-ness & spunk for life! oh yes i do get into a few lil' I love Lucy moments! I love 40's & 50's shoes & clothes they are so cheery' happy and colorful. Now what gal doesn't feel better doin' dishes with pearls on. I am a 1940's & 1950's vintage lovin' farm dress wearin' rooten' tooten' vintage junkin' lil' rebel honey with one fab joy for life! I started wearin' rockabilly style but found my true love of real time period clothes that i wear daily & have adapted to comfy every day! You will find me Wearin' a 40's wrap farm dress even with flip flops in sunny california...I cruz in my 1953 Ford Customline car named LUCY..and love love love swing dancin & toe tappin' twangy rockabilly music'...I have one rocken' hunny which I call Daddy-o...he's always ready for my adventures...take a lil' peek at my life...my style...and oh honey rocken' and rollin' the whole way! thanks for swingin' by for a lil' meet me time! Cat

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Answers..answers I've got some MORE Answers! 2

hey sassy kittens Cat here...wanting to thank you doll for all your sweet loving comments and kind kind hearts. I am very full of confidence and joy...and wanted to get right to not only lovin' this sweet lil' ol blog about me...but gettin' to thankin' all my dear sassy kittens who read this blog...you kittens Rock!!! So gals thank ya! You bring my life such joy through your questions, comments and total blog love...wooo hooo this gal is giddy with glee!

Now on with our previously scheduled post...Answers answers I've got some MORE answers...part 2...let jump and jive...



ok so i had a lot of questions about the dresses them selves...so here goes







miss sweet Maggi asks...thanks Cat for doing this! Theres some great questions already asked,what shall i add?...Hmmm wait, that wasn't my question...okay # 1. How many vintage dresses do you own? # 2.If you could visit one of your favorite vintage icons who would it be? # 3.And Aside from agreeing with living the values of the 40's 50's, what else draws you to the time period?

oooh i love each of these questions very much! ok how many vintage dresses do i have...well...its complicated...ok real Vintage from the 30's 40's and 50's...ummmm 97 at this time...yep...really! From the 60's with 50's polka dots and styled...about 12...and newly revamped everyday kinda rockabilly styled...24 which i bought thought the years for easy errand running and soccer games...now i have a small closet of ones that don't fit or are in need of repair...

# 2. If i could visit any one who is an vintage icon...i would be honest and say...Lucy! yup i would! why because i would love the whole experience...i would laugh historically, go dress shopping, get to go to an amazing nightclub, and get into a whole lot of mischief !!! thats a purrrrrfect day in my book!!!

#3 First and most...its the clothes!!! I adore wearin' the fashion... i am comfortable, sassy, lady like, and i love the whole cute aspect...i get so excited when i find a vintage dress with adorable "cut-sy" details like...polka dots, checks, bows, ric-rac, or yummy fruit! I truly get giddy!!! I do!

Porcelina aks which of your vintage outfits is your favorite? oh kitten as probably with yourself that is a hard question...i love so many...so so so many! but as you take a peek at this post these are a few of my favorites...this one above is one...this green polka dot 40's farm dress... eBay find brand new never worn...ahhh pure delight...

but yet again...there is this one...soooo comfy...you gals have seen me wear it probably most...i love a zipper front dress...this adorable 40's dress was one of those omg moments when i couldn't believe i found it and that it fit!!!!! It's sound and cool...i wear it a lot!

but yet.........there is this one...this one is a find of a life time...early on i found this dream and i don't think i will ever get rid of it!!! This red bandanna dream is lined for yummy twirlin, it has a side metal zipper which i adore because it snuggs the top and flatters me...and then it has a western rockabilly flare...that i adore! This dress is very very rare...and in my size oh howdy gals a keeper!

But for sentimental reasons this one is a favorite...this really odd dress is one that is close to my heart...this is a dress Daddy-o bought for me! He adores it! It is a sort of Hawaiian tikki 50's sundress...it has wonderful flowers on top and a under lining of large polka dots in brown orange and yellow tones...overlay with a creamy eyelet! Large circle skirt and low in the back to show off my tattoos...he loves this dress! He bought it one year in Viva...he wanted me to wear it so bad ...that he hand washed it in the tub in the hotel...line dried it with some help of a blow dryer & ironed it! It was a cute memory!


But to be very very honest...an ol' black eyelet dress is this gals very very favorite...it is a gals best friend...so the first picture of this post is my very first Viva find 10 years ago...i bought and still wear it today...i change it with vintage pins...and different vintage necklaces! i adore it...a gals favorite!

Michelle says what i really admire about you is your courage to be yourself, your kindness( it comes through in your posts) and how i can tell you feel good about yourself and your family as well as your creativity. Was this the influence of your mama or dad or did you have to find your own way in life?

Wow! I loved this...why because it is so kind hearted...and it is the very me that makes me! Thank you for saying the kind words...i do feel good...i love the me i am...and i adore what my family is and stand for...thank you Michelle...now the question part...

My vintage influence for family was not of my parents...Daddy-o and i come from very very different types of families than what we pride ourselves in now...my parents worked a lot and had no time for family time. Daddy-o comes from a type of family that is just not close in many ways

...So we made sure that it would be our goal to raise this family close, simple, and with the lifestyle of yester years! We adore our girls and desired a life for them that is far different from our child hood! That is why finding our own way, has been such a huge part of who we are...we are so "goo-goo" over our girls! And find pride in our own way of life!

Ally jo & a anonymous...i love your blog. I love the way you dress and was wondering where you get your clothes...are they clothes or patterns? Where do you get your images? Cat when you post a pic of a dress it looks so small, but are they your size? Do you alter them? Do you find them in your size?

Thanks gals...i had a lot of questions like this...here goes...my dresses i find in many places...i always say i'm on the hunt...well it's true...i hunt a lot! I search eBay...i vintage dress shops all over California...and i do hit flea markets..which is my favorite way!

I can' t sew a lick...that is the bummer about my life...i wish i could sew myself vintage dresses from vintage patterns...but hmmmmmm I can't!!! I am so envious of all you dames who can...jealousy and envy are my name when i see you gals who can sew! you are lucky kittens!

my images...ahhh i am so glad to get to answer this question..they are mine!!! I collect adorable wonderful vintage magazines! My favorite is better homes and gardens from the 50's...you can pick them up at yard sales and flea markets...for a few bucks...i take photos or scan them crop them and use them...i do have a few old 40's dream ones as well...they have the best photos of moms of that era! try and find a few!!!!!

when i post a dress i buy from eBay or a vintage site it is my size!...they often pin them to their mannequins...i often find them to fit! Although i do get a few that don't which makes me sad.

I always get the bust, waist, and hip measurements and make sure that those are larger than my own. That is how to make sure it will fit you...

I do not alter because i don't know how...i wish i could. I saw one fab kitten take apart a dress and make a shirt that would fit...i wish i could soooo do that...but i'm challenged!

Try to not look at a size listed on a dress...because vintage sizing is much smaller from the 40's and 50's...always measure yourself and ask for those measurement of the bust straight across pit to pit...them double for the full measurement! This will do the trick!

So kittens we can do it...you can do it...get yourself out there and do it! Find a sweet sassy lil' number thats you and fits!!! Keep a tape measure in your purse so you can measure a dress you stumble upon...and get into the hunt! It really is fun...and when you score a sassy lil' number it's like winning the lottery!! hee hee

Thanks for all the questions...your sweet comments on my blog about my lil' baby chic...and all the lovely blog love...have a rocken day...Cat~

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We interupt this regular post...to have myself a lil cry!

Hey there my dear kittens & sweet friends...i was working on my next answer post and just had to stop...beep beep we interrupt this regular scheduled post to have my self a lil' cry! Yes gals it's hit me...right smack dab in my heart!

my lil' baby girl is...growning up..........................miss sweet lil' chick....

is Graduating this weekend and um i think...Houston we have a problem! I'm not ready!

you see i have had a blast living this dream...i've had a blast gettin all ready...i've had a blast enjoyin' that my baby is growing into this amazing young woman and gonna fly ! But now...i'm not ready to Blast off yet!

you see i kinda got a lil' nervous when we started our applications for college...

She acted like it was no big deal (she's in drama so thats were this fitted in) we were going with the flow...all the moments...she was on task...ready...on top of it all...and stayed true to herself...

she had her first date...that was exciting...but didn't loose path...her dreams...

she has been ready saving her money...her plans have always been clear to her...since she was 8...she was gonna go to college! so college and working and saving...oh my!

she began by acing her driving tests across the board...written and behind the wheel...ok now it was goin all to fast...i could see it...





then...then...he did it...he helped it along...

daddy blessed her with a car...on Valentines day...she was so humbled she cried and said she didn't deserve it...she is always so humble...(boooooo hooooooo the waters are goin' now)





BUT WAIT...I STILL SEE THIS...

i still see her like this...sweet small and my baby...

ready to do any lil' silly task...piggy tails & pearls...ol jeans and smiles! In't this supposed to last forever?





Her & her sissy...boooo hoooooooooo!

the two most best friends ever! She has been so patient with her lil' sis...they really are two peas in a pod...they have their own rooms queen beds...and stil they sleep together...every night!!!!! What teen does that...she takes her everywhere...she molds her and keeps her on track as well...





Isn't this supposed to last forever...all my lil' ducks in a row...my lil chicks under foot...

isn't she supposed lay around with her best friend... snuggle in an ol team sweatshirt after soccer...







doing all the fun things like shopping, snugglin, smiling,lauphing....

being my adorable sassy kid...my best friend...our very heart of my whole journey as a mom...to spend every moment with her...to love her!






ahhhh...yes...what a blessed mom i have been...to have enjoyed this...

miss sweet baby chick...the best friend and woman i have ever met...a journey i have adored and a blessing of such a fun ride...this darn kid...has given us not one problem...not one heart ache...until now...she's growin' up! But i couldn't be more proud...she did it...she kept on path...and now is ready to fly!! Blessings sweet baby! Fly and dream! Happy Graduation...now ready...Blast off... its a wonderful world!

So i appreciate you all for letting me have this lil' break down...this lil' cry...for being there for one Mommy heart moment...thanks for swingin' by...Cat~


ps. when you wish upon a star...is her very favorite song. She has been wishing!

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Who goes to Home Depot on Mother's Day? I do!

I went to Home Depot on Mother's day! What Cat? Who goes to home depot on mothers day...yup you got it...Daddy-o gets to tell all the guys he took me to home depot on mother's day...hee hee...he thinks its soooo funny!

Really I had a wonderful day...i had an amazing lunch, Went antique shoppin'...and yes girls Home Depot!



Hee hee i actually asked to go...and boy oh boy i was so surprised to see just how many ladies were there on Mother's day...You see Daddy-o took me and bought me some new lights for my kitchen...and yup hung um' up with no complaint(even dimmers) yehaw! And yes He thinks hes so smug...hmmmm who the last one laughing now...I got something done i have been wanting done for months...with NO complaint!....hee hee...love it!

Now a lil' daily outfit...

ahh...now my daily outfit...and super comfy vintage wrap dress in black with the sweetest scallop neck and pockets...you' gals know how I adore a wrap dress and being' comfy and black...oh honey pure joy...a comfy lil' black dress...bliss! I paired it with my sweet lil' remix platform sandals...purrrrrrfect for antique shoppin'...

Now let me share...ekkkkkkk!

Next let me just say it...ekkkkkkkkkkkkkk...i think i just got my new favorite dress! yes gals...i love love love wrap dresses...but honey throw in a lil' novelty like Fruit, bows, Flowers, or lil' cute-sy "thing-ys" like poodles...and gals it sends me over the edge!

Take a darn tooten' peek at this...

ekkkkkkkkkk!

EKkkkkkkkk! yep gals i am so in love with this i wanna marry it! This is my new 40's wrap farm dress...ekkkkkk... i just can't believe i found somethin' this rooten tooten cute... I am so screamin' gals... i think this is my new favorite dress...evah!!! Tell me whatcha' think of it...roses...bows...checks...and lace...throw int the wrap...oh honey slap me i am so happy!


So Mother's day was a hoot...i hope you'all rocked the mama in ya...sassed it up...cuz

Today its on with the show...Mother's day is over and back to the normal ride of life...hee hee...i love and wouldn't change it for the world...thanks for swingin' by...have a great day...Cat~

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