Hey kitty cats! As part of L’Oréal Paris Canada‘s sponsorship of Luminato, they have been giving free expert beauty consultations all week. Today, tomorrow and Sunday, the L’Oréal tent at David Pecaut Square… Continue reading
Inspired by the 1960s Thai dress my sister-in-law and her sister got for their birthday, I found myself purchasing this hot pink printed silk blouse. The label reads “Jim Thompson, The Thai Silk… Continue reading
Lookee what I gots fo two bucks at a garage sale on Saturday. A gorgeous rivière necklace. For some reason, I neglected to ask the seller where she got it or how long… Continue reading
Catching up on some recent acquisitions from the CAFTCAD Movie Wardrobe Sale. Only got three things but they are all good. Above is a $10 broomstick dress with a peacock feather print. On… Continue reading
As mentioned in past posts, I obtain a lot of jewellery and jewellery findings in bags of broken bijoux that the Value Village and other thrift shops sell. I also promised to give… Continue reading
I have become a coral magnet of late. I already posted about the branch and apple coral necklaces that I found. Since then I’ve picked up a big black neckpiece (alas, the little… Continue reading
Eight or nine years ago, the artist Rachel Feinstein appeared in a Marc Jacobs ad wearing her signature 68 carat aquamarine ring. This ring fired up a desire to obtain a ginormous jewel.… Continue reading
Look what I found at the Value Village – A vintage Vera Neumann top sheet. It has a few holes, so I plan to use it for the fabric. Still, I am pleased… Continue reading
Last summer, when I was at my parent’s trailer with my nieces, we went to the Salvation Army in Southampton. My middle niece picked up a bolo tie. I asked her if it… Continue reading
We’ve talked about Taxco silver before. And we’ve talked about how Scandinavian modernist jewelry before. This kitty kat brooch is both Modernist and Mexican. It’s marked TC- or TH-163, which dates it after… Continue reading
