Yes I know . . . more Deco Dandies freebie

It's Tuesday already and the week is flying by. Yesterday was rainy but I had errands to run. By the time I got back home, caught up on news with husband, it was time for me to cook dinner and then clean up. Spent some time with hubby then worked on Deco Dandies when I discovered I didn't, as I'd thought, have anything ready to post. Once I finished up yesterday's zip it was after midnight so I decided I'd just wait and post today. I'd gotten a little disturbed throughout the day because I had to relate the story of my brother's parting shots to another family member and it stirred up all those bad feelings again. I know I have to let it go. I know it is always better to choose love than hate. But I also realize that in trying to be kind and fair I was a fool. They say you can't be taken advantage of unless you let it happen, right? And yes, I resent Thom's treatment of me. I don't hate him, I'm just disapppointed and hurt that someone I thought cared about me certainly doesn't. I wish it was all over and I could just pretend he doesn't exist and move on. But I know I'll hear from him at least once since he will be eagerly awaiting his share of tax refund and will be calling to check on it. Fun, fun, fun.

But more than enough about that! Here is zip you should have gotten yesterday:

Aviation was a hot topic in the 30's and men, loving all forms of transportation, couldn't get enough of all things related to flight. (Why do I feel like I've said this before? Oh, maybe because of the airplane lamp?) Anyway, today you get an aviator figure, a globe, and some assorted elements, plus one paper.
Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rsvfr7mbv44evcv/ws_DecoDandies_10.zip?dl=0

By now, you know how I am - I get started on something and can't decide where to stop. Today's zip has elements for another masculine favorite in 1930s form - football! Couldn't reist including a couple of vintage photos of football players too.

One more paper and lots of football memorabilia.
Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tf98a2eqin5pos8/ws_DecoDandies_11.zip?dl=0

*** I'm getting ready to go out of town to see my son and may not be back to posting until 5/18 or later. It will be a new topic, just not sure what yet. Hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day!

Saturday freebie on Sunday

* First, to the visitor who asked if I would post to another server so she would't have to get Dropbox. I was not ignoring you; I have been busy. In answer to your question, I give away my designs for free and chose a reliable and safe free server to make these designs available. (Some other services have had problems including but not limited to hacking and viruses.) I don't believe you need to have a free Dropbox account to download items from my links. It would be inconvenient and time consuming for me to upload to more than one server so I will not be doing so. I suggest you try to download my Dropbox links and open them as you would any other zip file.

Yesterday was a busy day with family. My niece and God-daughter, Rachel Marie, graduated from Old Dominion University. The ceremony was at 2pm but such a large crowd was expected that we left home at noon to get a decent parking space and obtain handicapped seating. Long time sitting on hard chairs and the section we were in had AC vents blowing directly down on us. I got so cold. Not so bad for hubby who was wearing a suit. We got home about 4:30 and just had time to unwind a little and warm up, then it was go out again and pick up my Aunt and her boyfriend as we had promised to go out to dinner with them. Home again near 10pm and we were tired.

Quiet, rainy day today so we are just taking it easy. I've got what should have been yesterday zip of Deco Dandies for you. One stacked paper and loads of masculine elements. Bakelite, a kind of early plastic, was all the rage in the 30s and made into almost everything: handles for eating utensils, jewelry, boxes of every description and so on. This zip includes a Bakelite box and a desk set. Aviation was big news and men, loving all forms of transportation, were crazy about it. Today's zip includes a desk lamp made like an airplane. You will also find other desk/office related items like fountain pen, ink well, books with bookends, clock, reading glasses and so on. Hope this is fulfilling your wishes for masculine touches? I would have liked to include some Deco era Poser men like the ladies I included but Poser figures of men are few compared to those of women and often the expressions and hairstyles leave a lot to be desired.

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/h5vp46eipyjewsw/ws_DecoDandies_9.zip?dl=0

Friday and lots of Deco Dandies elements (freebie)

Put together a lot of elements for today's zip but first I want to share something about 20s-30s fashion that I discovered. I think it's a hoot! Some men wore trousers called Oxford Bags:

Isn't that hysterical? there must be 4-5 yards of fabric there.

Anyway, here is today's zip:

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qvjy1fbg71sz7sp/ws_DecoDandies_8.zip?dl=0
Couldn't resist sneaking in a locket with a photo of Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby.

Photo mat freebies

Eighty-five degrees here and going up but at least humidity is low. I so dread sticky summer weather. It makes me feel so weak and nauseated when I have to be out and about for any length of time. Paid a couple final bills for Dad today and made copies noting my brother's portion.

Something a little different today. I came across some old art deco era photos in dark blue photo mats. Love the crazy shapes so cropped out the photos and am giving you the mats. They should work nicely with our Deco Divas and Dandies.

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a7c25yjnxkz97vj/ws_DecoDandies_7.zip?dl=0

Putting together some more male acessories, so check back.

Smoking man Deco Dandies freebie

Tuesday flew by. Had lunch with my friends from Sentara and we didn't leave restaurant until nearly 4:00 p.m.! Brief time at home, then on to pick up my Aunt and her boyfriend who wanted to go to Rt. 58 deli for hot pastrimi sandwiches. Made the mistake of asking for mine grilled and while delicious as always, that extra bit of grease from the butter grilled bread was kind of overwhelming. By the time we got home from dropping them back at their house around 10 (they love to sit and talk), I was exhausted and not feeling too well.

Here is freebie I should have posted yesterday:

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/r3u77wfnksx5kro/ws_DecoDandies_6.zip?dl=0

Picked up my check for house settlement today. Did I tell you that Monday, after all the papers were signed and I was about to leave, my brother practically ran out to the car and asked if I'd gotten the tax check. At first I thought he was referring to the city real estate taxes but no, he wanted his half of the federeal income tax return. I explained (again) that the tax documents weren't sent in until almost last minute from lawyer's office and added that the refund wasn't very large anyway. He proceeded to pull out his phone and quote me the amount of the refund which is just a little over $1,000. "I consider that a big refund," he said. I told him when the check comes in I will send him his half. Then I asked about Mom's 50th anniversary ring which he was supposed to have brought back to me. He claims he had it appraised and the value was under $200 so he didn't sell it. I know better but when I told him what Dad paid for it, Thom said Dad got ripped off. Sure. Then he brought up the pearls again in a nasty tone saying he still wants to know what happened to those. I don't know what his problem(s) is but he definitely has some! When he calls me, which he will, to ask about that refund, I intend to let him know I'm holding it until all bills come in because while he says he will send me half on the bills, that will be like everything else he has said. Also waiting to get John's guns back and Mom's ring. And what about the money he told me (from Florida) he was going to bring me from what he and Roberta had made doing yard sales of Dad's stuff? He always has his hand out, always taking. Sadly, even if he had it all, he still wouldn't be happy.

Today I have some borders I'd made for Deco Divas and had forgotten about:

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ep267b3dl1wqztr/ws_DecoDivas_18.zip?dl=0

Saturday Deco Dandies freebie

During the 1930s our Deco Dandy was almost certainly a baseball fan. Here are some vintage 30s baseball related items he might have had sitting around and a bright blue paper:

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7a4ffu6fhyqt6vu/ws_DecoDandies_5.zip?dl=0

Forgot to post Friday freebie

My apologies. First, for ranting about family problems. I do appreciate how kind you all have been about that and how supportive. I haven't felt anger like that in years and I hated how I found myself feeling about my brother. But truth is truth and I've every reason to distrust him as he hasn't kept any of his promises yet and behaves very selfishly. If my tirade did nothing else it showed him I can get angry and that my kindness in letting him do pretty much what he wanted was that - kindness, not weakness. Wish you could have seen his eyes when I walked through the door and blurted out my initial message. Once I got some of the vile out of my system, I recognized that the most important thing was to try and do as my parents wished as much as possible. If I have to pay the final bills he has promised to pay half of, so be it. At least my integrity is intact, right?

Second, I apologize for not posting Friday freebie. Had it ready but I guess all the drama set off my fibro because I had a bad pain day. Was going to post after husband and Rachel went off to Inara's softball game but as soon as I'd eaten dinner, I knew I needed to lie down flat on my back. Totally forgot to do anything else.

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/31riuhk3wakyrnu/ws_DecoDandies_4.zip?dl=0

More later tonight.

This is Thursday, right? Freebie

Nerves are frayed. Yesterday my husband made Eggplant Parmesan and spaghetti and we had my two youngest nieces over for dinner. Didn't get much done yesterday. Today I had to keep calling the attorney's office to try to find out what time closing is on Monday. Brother never called or emailed me back. Earlier today something made me check the "gift" account which we had funneled money into to pay Dad's nursing home bills. I'd already written a check to give my brother half the smaller checking account and had planned to take Thom to bank to get cashier's check for his half of "gift" account minus $500 and have his name taken off the account so I'll be able to close it once final bills are paid. I figured if we both left $500 in the account that should be enough for final bills (utilities) and if anything was left I'd send him half of that. I discovered he must be in town and just hadn't called me because he had taken out half the money in the "gift" account without talking to me first. I was furious! I had my husband drive me over to Dad's house and sure enough there was a trailer in the driveway, just car missing. I used my key and had unlocked the deadbolt when Thom unlocked the regular lock. First words out of my mouth were ugly, wanting to know who he thinks he is. He yelled back at me and told me to get out of the house. I actually gave him a soft shove (not usual me) and told him it was still half my house too. Read him off about not calling me back, leaving me to wonder if he was in hospital or angry with me or whatever and about dipping into bank account without discussing it. It was not a pretty scene and I am ashamed over how I handled it. It's just that I've had so many problems with him! Things settled down and I apologized for how I talked to him (just now realizing he did not apologize to me) and explained why I was angry etc. He hadn't gotten an answer about time for closing either and went on to say he found the garage and shed unlocked and the 13ft ladder and air compressor he'd planned to pick up gone. My husband and I had carefully locked everything up last time we were there so figured it happened when buyer brought contractor over to take measurements. Since then I've talked to realtor who contacted buyer etc and they claim no knowledge and swear everything was locked up. Came home worse for scene and had email from attorney's office. We will close on Monday at 11a.m. and that will be that. Brother says he will send me check for whatever bills come in but that's probably a lost cause. Asked about our guns (he didn't bring them and hubby got angry about that so Thom said he'd ship them) and about Mom's pearls and ring. Thom never addressed the issue of the ring but told me he had taken the pearls to a jeweler for assessment and was told they were fakes. True? not true? I don't know. I hadn't looked at them that closely but they were in the case I remembered Mom pulling out to let me wear them at my wedding. I don't feel I can trust my brother who has become like Dr Jekeyl and Mr. Hyde because of all his pain meds and how he abuses them at times. I'm heartsick and disappointed with how everything has turned out, but if I never hear from Thom again after he goes back to Florida, so be it.

Thanks for putting up with my tiraide. Have another Deco Dandies zip today:

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wvi1jq4h8m8lmpp/ws_DecoDandies_3.zip?dl=0

Didn't realize Monday never posted _ freebie

I had finished Monday's post late Sunday night and had it scheduled. Couldn't preview but thought it would post. Checked that afternoon and evening and couldn't get it to go. No time early Tuesday to check on it. Just finding out now that Monday and Tuesday didn't post and it's Wednesday already? Here is what should have posted on Monday:

Link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tcyatwfa133hgbr/ws_DecoDivas_temp_2.zip?dl=0
And first zip of Deco Dandies:

To misquote ZZ Top "Every girl's crazy 'bout a [well groomed] man."
Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/u7rhqycy59l5qu1/ws_Deco_dandies_1.zip?dl=0

On Tuesday another template:

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qa47uj055v1vf2r/ws_DecoDivas_template_3.zip?dl=0

And today another Deco Dandies. A paper, frame, and a couple pieces of decor:

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2wf1jm1ff7hxevl/ws_DecoDandies_2.zip?dl=0

Sorry about delayed posts.