First of all… if you haven’t seen it yet, I did manage to get Rebecca’s Civil War dress finished and listed on Ebay Saturday evening. I ended up calling the set “Apple Butter Sweet,” which was suggested by Linda. From the moment I read that name, it started spinning things in my brain and I knew a little jar of apple butter would be involved. The story line evolved a little at a time until I finally liked how it all went together.
You can click on the picture at the right side bar to be taken to the Ebay listing, or you can click HERE.
Here it is…
I made her “apple butter” by using sienna acrylic paint and dropping a few squirts into these fun little glass jars I found at Hobby Lobby. They are very tiny and I don’t think they are too small for the American Girl dolls. They might be “considered” pints… :o) I rolled the paint around in the jar for a day and when it appeared to be sticking to the sides, I poured out the excess… and then glued the lid on tightly and added the blue ribbon!
The jars will work for a few different dolls… the 13″ Little Darlings and even tiny Ten Ping picked one up and said she’d like some apple butter too! :o)
I ended up making a boned crinoline out of some gauze fabric I had and it is very soft and lightweight… It works well at holding out Rebecca’s dress.
Sunday morning my hubby announced there was a Classic Car showing in Cape Girardeau, MO, and Rebecca decided she’d like to go if we went. (This makes 3 weeks in a row for us) We scrambled as quickly as we could after church to get on the road, but it started raining here. I mean REALLY pouring down buckets of rain. The radar on my phone said it was clear in Cape, so we called one of the antique shops to see what the weather was like there. They said it was 82 and hot! So we kept driving… hoping that the weather wouldn’t be bad at the car show. Well, the rain stopped on the way and just as we were crossing over the Mississippi River going into Cape, it started sprinkling… and when we found the car show it was still raining… SO… we dug out the umbrella’s and looked at the cars in the rain… But pretty soon it stopped and then it got hot again…
Anyway, there were many, many cars lined up the streets and down by the river walls. They went on for blocks and blocks… and the streets were even closed off for this event. Now, I don’t know anything about cars, except that I “like this one and don’t like that one…” but my hubby and Rebecca knew the years of the cars before they even saw the sticker in the windows. They had fun looking at engines and tires and the insides of the cars. I just went for the ride… :o) So, maybe you can show these to your hubby and see if he knows what kind they are… because I didn’t take notes when I was taking the pictures… You’ll be happy to know that I took 48 pictures and narrowed it down to 8! :o) This is a dolly/sewing blog, not a hot rod blog!
Here’s one of the streets blocked off…the cars went down as far as you could see… we didn’t go to the very end…
My hubby was explaining something to Rebecca in this picture… beats me what it was…I was just the photographer…
I know this is a Corvette!
Another teaching moment…
I don’t know how many trophies they gave out, but they had rows and rows and rows of them… Surely everyone got one!
Last week my hubby found their family tractor, and this time my hubby found his family’s old farm truck… this was the same year and make of the one they had… of course their’s wasn’t this spiffy!
Well that’s it for today… Crinolines to cars… hope you enjoyed it!
See you tomorrow,
Blessings, Jeanne
I sure did enjoy today’s blog, Jeanne! I was REALLY surprised you picked the name I suggested, because others gave such good ones too. I remember sitting here thinking about possible names, with apple butter in it, like apple butter days, apple butter time, etc., and then Apple Butter Sweet just popped into my brain, and I went with it! So, thank you for using my suggestion!
Oh my, the dress turned out so pretty, and I love the little jar of apple butter! I may try that trick to add to Molly’s kitchen, since I try to tie in my own girlhood things with hers. My grandmother made apple butter every year, from the big apple tree she had in her back yard, and we always had apple butter for a treat at her house.
Oh my, the car show! It certainly does look like it was in a familiar place, and, wow, that was a huge amount of cars and trucks! I see you have showcased the flood wall with all the paintings on it in the background. I mentioned that to you before, but you said you had no idea where it was. It’s kind of like floodwall in Paducah, isn’t it?
That’s a Chevrolet Super Sport that George and Rebecca are looking at, I’m pretty sure. You got the Corvette right, so yay! I LOVE the last truck picture, it would go perfect in my Dept. 56 Snow Village settings—–if it were a tad smaller!! This was a fun post today, Jeanne!
Hi Linda,
There was just something about “Apple Butter Sweet” from the very first moment, that made me like it. Thanks!!!
My grandma used to make apple butter in those big kettles too…lots of hard work and long days of stirring with that wooden paddle.
I’m glad you enjoyed the car show, Linda…I hesitated about showing cars on here, but now I’m glad I did.
Yes, the floodwall made a great backdrop for the cars…and my pictures.
Thanks Linda,
Blessings, Jeanne
Beautiful outfit with a perfect name too! I love the little jars. They are a great size for AG and too cute.
The car show photos are great too. It sounds like all of you had a good time despite the rain and heat.
Hope you have a good day.
Take care.
Thank you for your sweet comments, Charlotte. I’m glad you enjoyed today’s “varied” post…something for everyone!
Blessings, Jeanne
My first car was a beige 52 Chevy, the first hardtop convertible model, with tomato-colored upholstery with a continental tire cover on the back. What a wonderful car with all the chrome bumpers and trim. I should have stored it at my parent’s house when we got transferred to Hawaii. Wish I still had it and the ’88 Fiero I drove for 13 years. Love the pictures of the murals on the flood control wall. Neat background for a car show.
What a beautiful outfit and I knew you’d find a great accessory. What a lot of time you spend on the great details to tie into the outfits. Congrats on another great show.
Thank you Susette,
I didn’t realize these car pictures would bring back such memories to all of you…
You sound like you were the snazziest car owner, Susette. I can just see you with your convertible top down and your chiffon headscarf blowing in the wind!
Thanks for the compliments on the dress set.
Blessings, Jeanne
Love Rebecca’s whole outfit. Her story and the name of the outfit and the apple butter jar are fun and so interesting – just perfect! Your whole auction is presented nicely.
I’m like you in that cars don’t interest me except it’s fun looking at the older cars. My first car was a 67 Mustang, so I’m partial to mustangs. When my husband and I were younger, we went to many car shows for parts. He was restoring a 34 Ford, and over the years, several mustangs. I cheerfully followed him holding many parts! It was fun at the time.
Glad your little outfit was a day out of the house!!
Thank you for all the sweet things you said about Rebecca’s dress set. It was fun to think this one up…
There were quite a few Mustangs at the show…I used to like them too…actually still do.
My hubby restored a 1950 Pontiac Silverstreak…it was painted metallic green and was a beauty. He sold it to pay for college…
Blessings, Jeanne
I have no idea what happened to that last sentence. Glad you had a day outside is what I meant and that now the outfit is up for auction.
So funny, Joy! Those things happen to me too!
Rebecca and her apple butter should be a big hit. Lovely.
Now to the car show. How fun. You must be Chevy fans as that is what they all appear to be. The first one I was thinking might be a Plymouth, but probably also a Chevy. The 4th photo with George looking at the popped hood is the car my high school boyfriend drove. His was green though with black. He also had a Mustang like the one on the left but red. I remember he had a Vet like the blue one too at some point. My first car in high school was a Chevy II Nova in lovely tropical turquoise. Loved that car. Wish I still had it, but it drove like a truck. My sis in law has a collection of 50’s Chevy’s that they show once in a while. Thanks for sharing the show. Fun.
Nope that first one is a Ford or so I think. Early 50’s but haven’t the year. Had rear side fins. Remembered sis in law has a 55 blue and white and a 57 red Chevrolet. Neat old cars.
Joy,
I liked all your car talk, but I had to tell you our first car was a Nova…a pale yellow one and my hubby didn’t like it, but it was his mom’s and we bought it for $1000. We gave it away to someone who needed to get to work…along with a case of oil…*sigh*
Thanks Joy,
Blessings, Jeanne
Ah, so what was the car in the pic with you standing by it shielding your eyes from the sun? Ford??? Driving me crazy.
My Nova was a 1966. Perhaps yours was a later model? They changed a lot a few years after mine. Fortunately, mine did not leak oil, but it had a very heavy clutch. Took a lot of fun ski trips in that car. 🙂
Rebecca’s outfit turned out wonderfully sweet. I really like the name Linda chose and was sure you would use it, if not for this dress, one to come. Love those little jars, I’ll have to check them out the next time I’m in Hobby Lobby. You could get lost in there and in Michael’s checking out all the little items. My grandmother made a lot of jams and jellies and it was nice to see the little jars lined up in the pantry.
Oh, the car show, our town has one each year where the main road through town is block off and all the old cars are on display. The owners are allowed to cruise slowly up the street for a few minutes each hour. We’ve gone a number of years and it is a lot of fun. My dad is a real car buff, he can name cars and tell you if the paint is original or not etc. He has two corvettes, a 1960 and a 1962 as well as a Austin Heeley. Glad you had a fun day.
Hi Laura
It’s nice to hear you like Rebecca’s dress too! I’m glad you liked the title too…
I CAN get lost when it comes to looking at little trinkets for my dolls.
Your towns car show sounds like fun too… my brother in law has an early Corvette too. Rebecca was hoping to maybe talk him out of it someday, but I think it’s his pride and joy!
Thanks Laura,
Blessings, Jeanne
I was hoping for an apple butter close-up. Thank you so much. Of course this pretty dress is on my watch list. Someone is going to be very happy to own it.
My dad restored a 1915 Model T. It was in good condition when he bought it — good for its age, anyway, but the trailer flipped on the way from Nebraska, so the work was more major than he planned. When he was done, he bought it some nice brass fittings and then painted it bright red. The upholstery was black leather. It was definitely a beauty. My brother has it now.
The first car my dad drove was a Model T. His uncle came to show it off to my grandmother, and brought her outside and the car was gone. My dad was driving it around the block. He was 6, so he couldn’t operate the pedals and see out at the same time, but he managed to turn the corners and bring the car home safely.
All of us have old car memories. I’m so glad you shared the pictures.
Reminds me of the story of my uncle who is now 90. Apparently, he was driving the family car a bit too fast and the local police followed him. He drove home and right into the garage and pulled the door down. However, the cops figured it out and guess he probably got a ticket and was in deep trouble at home when the police followed right down the driveway. Must have been in the mid 40’s. 🙂
Hi Joy,
I loved your story too! I bet someone was in big trouble when he opened the front door!!!
Thanks Joy,
Blessings, Jeanne
Hi Marilyn,
Thank you for being one of my watchers! I love watchers on my dresses!!
I love reading all the car stories…and yours were great! I can’t imagine driving that car at 6 years old…and to think he made it home safely.
What a fun story he must have told over and over again!!
Thanks for sharing it.
Blessings, Jeanne