Hola, Magic-Maker! Welcome to another delightful Vintage Fashion Friday…

or as I like to call it… FASHION TIME TRAVEL FRIDAY*

Don’t like waiting all week for the goods? Yah, me neither. For your daily dose of vintage awesome, follow @VintageMable on Twitter!

• “Dior: A Life in Pictures” re-created scenes from #vintage photos w/ live models in a gorgeous fashion tribute: http://ow.ly/bOvzC
• @mandaMiskabelle Every decade in the “Modern Vintage Pool Party” is SO CUTE! http://ow.ly/bOO5K #fashion #style
• World’s Oldest #Purse Unearthed—You’ll Never Guess What it’s Studded With! http://ow.ly/bUPKe #weird
• New #Vintage Shop opened in Napa Valley is helping fund #hospice care: http://ow.ly/bOvWG #charity
• @hawaiivintage is the featured @LivingSocial daily deal today! $40 of vintage clothing for only $20 – ow.ly/bRiJt – That’s 1/2 OFF!
• @TAVIK swimwear will have more “exotic prints & unique fabrics” thanks to new designer @ANIbikinis http://ow.ly/bOLkd #vintage #style
• Aspiring #fashion #designers: @ModCloth & @TeenVogue want your winter design sketches! http://ow.ly/bOM3o #contest #win
• @calivint Erin I think your bi/weekly fashion roundups will frequently end up being featured on ours Cute City! http://ow.ly/bOMIt
• The @nastygal sale just got even more awesome. Take an extra 30% off all sale through July 4th! http://ow.ly/bTkEp

To all our readers in the US, enjoy the upcoming 4th of July parties. Everyone else, may your week be full of joyous festivities, too. <3

* I don’t really call it that. But maybe I should. Has a ring to it, yes?

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Posted by Sean in Clothing and Accessories,Retro and Vintage on June 29, 2012
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Hey moms: got wanderlust in your heart? We have to introduce you to our new friend, Tea! We just discovered their globally-inspired line of modern kids clothing, and the world-changers behind it. I think you’ll love them, too

Right now Tea Collection is having their semi-annual sale.

Because life is good and you deserve it, Tea is also offering an EXTRA 25% off already discounted clothing with promo code SUMMER25.

This beautiful deal is good now through Sunday, July 1st at 11:59 pm PST.

Welcome to caring and creation. Discovery and exuberance. Welcome to inspiration and connection. Welcome to our world. Welcome to your world. Like you, we were born to explore it, to experience it with every bit of our souls. ~ Tea

Posted by Sean in Kids on June 27, 2012
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Hey there, hot stuff. Welcome to the first of many fantastic Vintage Fashion Fridays!

There are approximately eleventy billion* brilliant examples of fierce vintage fashion online. Since there are only 24 hours in a day, and life isn’t going to live itself, we decided to start a weekly roundup to showcase the best and brightest.

For your daily dose of vintage pretties, follow @VintageMable on Twitter!

• Learn How to Style a Wire Headband from @ModCloth http://ow.ly/bFfjQ #vintage #fashion #tip
• Oh this is cute! @British_Airways had a #vintage #fashion show w/ some of their 400+ uniform changes! http://ow.ly/bF8iv
• DOTTO #Vintage Dress #Giveaway. Pick your favorite from Nicole’s #Etsy shop & #win! http://ow.ly/bFdp2
• Love this dramatic repro jewelry from Charlize’s Queen character in #SnowWhite. Love the sale too! http://ow.ly/bAHvT #swath
• Learn the craft of #Vintage Shopping @ Thrift Stores: http://ow.ly/bF8ov #tip
• @SwaggerNewYork Agreed, Apple’s #Vintage Clothing Line is kinda hot: http://ow.ly/bFcJk #lol #ironic #hipster #nerd
• Love this #vintage “Fatten-U-Up” ad from @madfashionista. Beauty standards are always in flux. http://ow.ly/bFdMG #plussize #LoveYourBody
• @selenagomez looks gorgeous in #80s & #50s #vintage #fashion in this new photoshoot: http://ow.ly/bF6Mb
• Gawd. These spacey Intergalactic Leggings from @NastyGal are fab. #Fashion must have for #summer! http://ow.ly/bF6AB
• Time for a wardrobe revamp. Let’s have a tie dyeing party with @VintageStyleMe: http://ow.ly/bFf3s #tutorial #DIY

* We made up that number, but it seems pretty accurate.

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Posted by Sean in Clothing and Accessories,Retro and Vintage on June 22, 2012
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Thank all that is good and holy for Tempur-Pedic. Fo’ real.

Since 2001, Team Mable has been getting a restful nights sleep thanks to the Tempur-Pedic neck pillow. We want to share this with you because it’s turned out to be one of the best purchases we’ve made in the last decade. Waking up with less stress in your neck and stiffness all over is a mighty great feeling.

We don’t spend the night anywhere without making sure to bring our contoured neck pillows. They have traveled with us to 10 countries, on trains, planes, cruise ships, cars, hotel rooms, and the guest rooms of friends and family. It doesn’t matter how full our luggage is: our Tempur-pedic pillows are mandatory for travel.

These Tempur-Pedic pillows are designed for maximum pressure relief, and the pillow sizes are custom fit to cradle your neck at the proper angle and conform to your head while you sleep. It seems so simple and I’ve tried recreating it by folding an edge of normal pillows, but it’s definitely not the same. You actually do wake up with noticeably less tension and stress in your neck. It’s one of those things you just have to experience to believe. As an added bonus the included hypo-allergenic velour covers are dust mite resistant. Take that, bed bugs!

Of course the ultimate would be to get the Tempur-Pedic mattress so your entire body is supported by NASA-developed “Visco elastic” material. Along with being ultra comfortable, “studies show that Tempur-Pedic mattress reduces tossing and turning by 83 percent. You can try the mattress for 90 days, risk-free.

Since there are no inner springs to worry about, Tempur-Pedic beds are maintenance-free. You don’t even need to flip or turn the mattress, and it’s guaranteed to perform for 20 years.” This has been on my personal wishlist for several years, and I’d love to try it out. With the 90 day trial, maybe now is the time.

Do you sleep on any Tempur-Pedic products? How have they affected your sleep?

Posted by Sean in Household,Just For You on June 11, 2012
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