On Being Nominated for the Liebster Award

Monday morning I had the nice surprise of having been nominated for the Liebster Award by the wonderfully sweet Sean of The Fictionista (Thanks, again!).

Here are the rules when receiving the Liebster Award:
-You must answer the 11 questions set by the blogger who nominated you.
-You yourself then pick 11 blogs who in turn have under 200 followers. You must then think of 11 questions for the blogs you have picked and also tell them.
-Finally link back to the blog that nominated you.

Almost all the blogs I follow have over 200 followers (Not surprising as the writers of those blogs are all so wonderful!), so I can’t fulfill that part of the requirements, but perhaps I qualify for this “no strings attached” version?

(Not my image, found mentioned here)

Anyway, here are my answers to Sean’s 11 questions:

1. Besides what you blog is dedicated to, what are some of your other interests?Arts and crafts (things aside from sewing, of course)! And I also really enjoy looking into my family history.

2. If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
I’d want to take a trip to England and visit a ton of literary and historic places!

3. What made you want to start a blog?
Originally, I wanted to improve my creative non-fiction writing, since it’s always been a weak area for me in my writing. Since then though, I’ve expanded to sharing some of my sewing adventures, my love of vintage, and doing book reviews.
 
4. What took you on the journey to embrace vintage?
I don’t really remember what started it off, although I do have a distinct memory of telling a friend during high school that I wanted to dress vintage. Right around that time I had started watching a considerable amount of movies from the 40’s and 50’s, so I’d say it was probably a big influence. Other influences include having been using 50’s and 60’s Christmas decorations from a very early age, a polk-a-dot dress I found at my grandma’s, time spent looking at family photos and my love for old books.

5. Have you met any kindred spirits through the world of blogging?
Without a doubt, yes!

6. What does your SO/family think of your vintage lifestyle/blogging?
All sorts of positive things.

7. Do you have a favorite decade in fashion and/or history {or both}?
The 1940’s and 1950’s would have to be my favorites. I also love the Victorian Era and Europe’s medieval period.

8. Who is your biggest inspiration and why?
I don’t really have one single inspiration; it’s more like a combination of inspirations in different areas.

9. Dresses or separates?
Both. I like wearing dresses, but wear separates much more frequently for practicality’s sake.

10. Your favorite item currently {does not have to be vintage}?
Not sure if this was meant to refer to a clothing item or not. If so, a sundress I made a few months ago with a delightfully large collar. If not, the vintage train case I bought a few weeks ago to store my vintage patterns in. :)

11. What is your favorite quote?
Just one?! I have quite a few, but some of the tops (excluding book and poetry quotes, in which case we’d be here all day) would have to be…

“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted”—Albert Einstein
 
“If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased”–Katharine Hepburn

“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar”—Helen Keller

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