What is it about a 1960’s series Volkswagen bus that makes thoughts of ‘love, peace and happiness’ come to mind? Why do we secretly search for some all telling bumper sticker to reveal whether the driver has ‘been there’ and celebrated along with thousands of others, the infamous Summer of 69’event that reshaped music and society forever? And where, oh where did the long haired man behind the wheel of that royal blue baby get those awesome retro window dressings? Questions like these are likely to bear a multitude of responses and conjure up a plethora more of nostalgic memories and stories that take us back to an era where we were our brothers keepers, liberation was the key and love was the new revolution. This baby boomer generation had something to say and found healing in the release. From their creative mouths came meaningful songs of unity and freedom. From the deep recesses of their idealistic minds came powerful written works, and from their crafty hands came unimaginable ART.
When one of our customers sent us an email showcasing makeover pics of his treasured good as new 1960’s VW caravan on wheels, the first thing that came to our mind was…”cool”! Cool as in creative, cool as in crafty, cool as in Mod-squad-funky-retro-psychedelic-how-can-I-get-some-for-the-interior upholstery-of-my-1969-yellow-VW-Baja-Bug-cool. When I found out that he searched online and found it on our very own website http://www.jofabrics.com/ , I had to go into our vast warehouse of fabrics and check it out for myself. I was delighted to not only find this abstract swirl of heaven, but yards and yards of fun, eclectic and colorful novelty cottons, decorative prints, and fashionable upholstery just waiting to bring some love & life back into this little car of mine.
Now I’m not saying that everybody who lived and survived the 1960’s era chooses willingly or unwillingly to carry a lifelong ‘hippy’ membership card and the desire to create as they please, but if they could all hold on to the beautiful piece of free-love-expression that was found there, then maybe the world would be a better place. And maybe we would see more cool looking crafty cars like the one J&O Fabrics helped to decorate…..with LOVE!
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