Crystal Beckvold of Dedham, Massachusettes won our Dirtiest Rosie Contest. Below is the winning entry from Crystal during and after an engine swap. For her efforts, Crystal will receive a brand new pair of  sea green overalls which she says she will put to good use and we believe her.

Taking out an engine is all in a day's fun for Crystal.

Crystal tells us in addition to being our Dirtiest Rosie she was featured  in Street Rodder Magazine May of 2009 and won a scholarship for the “Most Influential Women in Collision Repair” back in 2007. Winning Dirtiest Rosie is just “another badge to add to my resume,” Cyrstal said. To see the other Dirtiest Rosie submissions click here. Thanks to everyone who entered. Keep up the dirty work!!

With Memorial Day just around the corner, what better way to celebrate than by planting a Victory Garden. LaManda Joy, gardener, lecturer and active Rosie sent us a bunch of really interesting information about Victory Gardens. ” My mother was a Rosie the Riveter and welded bomber doors. So I‚have always been impressed with how people can band together for a collective purpose.” she said in a recent interview, “I believe we are experiencing an interest in gardening in this country of a level that hasn’t been seen since WWII. There were nearly eight million new gardens in 2009 with many gardeners reporting they plan to increase the size of their plots this growing season.” Don’t have a green thumb? Don’t worry. As LaManda shared with us, “90% of all the original Victory Gardeners had never garden before.” For inspiration, visit LaManda’s blog. If you live in the Chicago area, you should visit the Peterson Garden. The site was part of an original WW2 Victory Garden from 1942-1945, served as a blueprint for Victory Gardens nationwide and is one of LaManda’s pet projects.

If you haven’t check out the “Accessories” page in awhile, you may have missed our newest edition – two new kinds of workwear gloves especially for women.

The floral gauntlet gloves, featuring a beautiful Japanese flower pattern, are lightweight and perfect for gardening.

The Original Womanswork Glove is perfect for jobs requiring both dexterity and protection. Both gloves come in three different sizes, for the perfect fit.