The Ugly Truth...

Hope y'all had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend!

I had a 3 day Yard Sale, which kept me busy & made me some

extra $$$. What a great combination, right!

With a title like 'The Ugly Truth', you must be expecting some juicy

morsels of scandal or at the very least some torrid trouble that I've

gotten myself into, but what I'm going to share with you is a little

bit of movie TRIVIA. My brother & sister-in-law live in the 1930

apartment that Katherine Heigl lived in the movie, 'The Ugly Truth'!

This cracks me up...I found this picture on the internet of a random girl

standing in front of their apartments under the title,

I am NOT a STALKER. lol

Now, their apartment is not just one of the apartments in this

quint, California bungalow style, courtyard setting...

it is THE apartment they filmed 'The Ugly Truth' in.

Kinda CoooooL, right!  ;)

Sooo, since I'm their family & you're my friends...

you get a personal tour of this awesome little jewel, with all the charm

& character that only a 1930, Los Feliz home could have.

This is Pichu, catching some of the rays of light filtering

in through the gorgeous leaded windows.

{can you see my brother's reflection in the window?}

OK, leaded, stained & bayed windows... Aweeeeeeeee.

I have to go to a post office to get my mail, not only is this mail box

awesomely vintage, the mail lands on their floor...must be nice!

Their view into the courtyard, no wonder Pichu loves sitting here.

A Peek~A~Boo window in the front door, too cute.

This architectural detail goes all the way around the living room,

absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

What was once a phone box, see the shelf below for the phone book?

Here it is in the background of a scene with Gerard Butler & Kathrine Heigl.

The dining room is through the arch behind them...

& the corner cabinet built~ins & old windows in there are to die for.

The original old ice box that is tiled into the kitchen,

how cool is that?

The kitchen is completely tiled with soft yellow tiles & has a built~in

mirror/medicine cabinet & a little space to put your sponge.

I forgot to get a picture of the tiny milk bottle door,

where the milkman would leave your milk.

Those were the days!

The huge downstairs bathroom window.

A gorgeous upstairs nook with a built~in linen closet...love this!

This is the subtle design that goes around the walls of the

master bedroom. All the little added details that

no one takes the time to make anymore.

The base of the built~in vanity. I didn't want to include the top, as it

had personal items on it, but it is AMAZING. It has a vintage

round mirror, with great drawers & cabinets. I would love

to get ready for my day sitting here.

The Spanish style baloney over looking their courtyard &

gorgeous bougainvillea, a California staple. 

The view looking down into the courtyard...

not too shabby!!!

I love this sweet baptismal font, or maybe it's just

a bird bath, but it's perfect.

Headin down the Famous Stairs, which were featured in the movie...

yeah, I was standin there a minute ago. I think I was taking

up a little more space then Katherine, but I was standin right there! lol

Well, that's 'The Ugly Truth' friends.
The Ugly Truth is that I ADORE my brother & sister~in~laws new
apartment & think I need to live in one of the units right across from
theirs. Wouldn't that be so fun? It could be my CITY crib.
Enjoy...

XOXO
vintagesusie

Officer, CUFF Me...Please!

Sew...I DO have some good stories about thinkin I'd be cuffed by
an officer on my cross country trek to Texas,
but I'll save that for another time.  ;)

I must say though, I have been obsessing about cuffs. A much
softer & much more beautiful kind of a cuff...
a Gorgeous Fabric Cuff Bracelet.

I've been wanting to make one for ever sew long. I love the one's made of
Leather & Lace & always think of the Stevie Nicks & Don Henley song
when I hear those two words together, but since I had no leather
mine would be made of scraps of fabric & lace.

Looking through my Jewelry Love Board on Pinterest, I saw a sweet
& simple cuff tutorial by Vintiquites Workshop & it inspired
me to get all my tiny bits & pieces of vintage love out
& try something new.

Here's the lovely cuff made by Thespoena McLaughlin & her awesome
TUTORIAL. Thank you SEW much for sharing this with us, your words
were just what I needed to guide me through these uncharted waters.

What I loved about her method was that all that it takes is some
scraps & a needle & thread. I also used some fabric glue
just to secure any loose frays of fabric.

I ADORE the way my cuff turned out & enjoyed making it so much,
I'm sure this will be my NEW jewelry craze for the moment!

Sew, like I said...Officer CUFF me, PLEASE!!! LOL

XOXO
vintagesusie

Old Point Loma's Historic Lighthouse

Oh My Goodness...I can't believe it!

 When I went in to write this post I saw that prior to

this, I had written 400 posts, so this is number 401.

I think that calls for a WOOT WOOT...

What do you think!!!  ;)

I wanted to share with you a fabulous DAYCATION I had in southern Cali

recently. My daughter & grandson & I went down to the San Diego

area to the Cabrillo National Monument, which is located on

the tip of Point Loma & it was absolutely Gorgeous!

Sitting on the point of this beautiful peninsula overlooking downtown

San Diego, is the Historic Point Loma Lighthouse.

Yes, we have an awesome lighthouse right here in southern California

& who doesn't LOVE lighthouses, right!!

The lighthouse was built in 1854 & was the first of 8 lighthouses built

on the Pacific Coast.

Sadly, this wonderful little lighthouse was only in operation for 36 years,

it had a serious flaw. Sitting 422 feet above sea level it's light was

often obscured by clouds & fog. In 1891 it's light was

extinguished forever.

Our little guy Kai, was excited to get in there to explore!

The lighthouse has been restored to it's original  1880 beauty by the National

Parks & is a reminder of a bygone era of large mast sailing ships & oil lamps.

It is an homage to the keepers of the light, the family's that lived in

these lighthouses & nightly climbed the stairs to the top,

to light the beacon that would bring mariners home.

The spiral staircase takes you up three floors, with living

quarters on each floor...

untill at the top, when you come to the ladder that leads to the massive lamp.

This is my favorite picture...Kai had gone ahead of me as usual & as I called to

him to wait, I looked down & saw this...perfection!

Now besides the lighthouse, there is also the Cabrillo National Monument

here, which is fact filled & very interesting, but the part Kai probably

enjoyed the very most was...

the tide pools...

or as they call them, Windows To The Sea.

I LOVE how perfectly round this hole in the rock is.

Inside these pools you find crustaceans & starfish & sea anemones.  

Tiny crabs & mussels & algae...

they truly are incredible windows to the sea.

And the entire time you are visiting this awesome place, you are
overlooking the breathtaking San Diego Coastline.
For $5 a carload you can have a day of
beauty, education & fun.

I LOVE & Support this country's
National Park System...
It so totally Rocks!!! :)

XOXO
vintagesusie