Quote Originally Posted by Bad JuJu View Post
Yes, it seems that virtually everything used to be more decorative than it is now. I, too, remember my grandmother's treadle-operated Singer (on which I learned to sew) with it's gold curlicues and pin stripes. Mmmmm. I read somewhere not too long ago that the trend now is toward toylikeness in many products, and I think that may be true--cute phones, colorful computers, even some appliances, like vacuum cleaners, have a toylike appearance. That bugs me to no end. In that sense, I guess I do have a baroque soul in that I long for the more mature decorativeness of the past. *sigh*
That's because of our short attention spans and the need to....

Say, Lisa, do you think that buddy of yours can make a bunny for my handlebars...that way I'll really be chasing rabbits???