Midweek Modness: Rafael Alfandary Tassel Necklace
I won a lot of jewellery on eBay. I could see this Rafael Alfandary necklace poking out from the other goodies, so I bid $20 and won. When it arrived, petty much everything… Continue reading
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Faux Barbie vs. Faux Elzac
I found a tribal mask brooch (above, bottom right) at the Value Village in Kitchener. It reminded me of pieces made by a company called Elzac of Hollywood in the 1940s (above ,… Continue reading
I Found An Art: Another Helen Kalvak Print
It’s only been a year and half since I started looking for art for our walls, but Mr. Andrew gently suggests that perhaps we have too much. So this Helen Kalvak print may… Continue reading
Midweek Modness: 1960s Art Glass Decanter
Back when I was a youngster kitting out my first apartments, I spent most of my thrifting hours visiting the Goodwill at Jarvis and Adelaide. It and the Salvation Army on Richmond and… Continue reading
Play Mitzi For Me: 1961 Reliable Barbie Clone
I met this lady at the Value Village in Kitchener this weekend. I fell in love with her blonde bubble cut hair, her red felt Jackie O suit and her impeccable makeup and… Continue reading
Down the Rabbit (or Bear) Hole
I bought this cute little green plastic bear pin at the same time as the Burberry’s cape. It was marked “Dart Ind, Inc. Brown Bear Made in China” on the back. I assumed… Continue reading
My Spidey Sense
I think I’ve mentioned this before, but sometimes I have an uncanny ability to find certain things. For example, the time I woke up thinking “I wish I had a star sapphire.” And… Continue reading
The Cape: Vintage Burberry’s
Here is the Burberry‘s cape I found at the Value Village last Thursday. Even though it is not very heavy it keeps me toasty warm. I think the heat retention system must work… Continue reading
Top Five Finds of 2010
A quick review of some of my favourite Thrift Club finds, including the Victorian Slide Mesh Bracelet, (pictured above) that I got in the fall but am only sharing here for the first… Continue reading
Marc by Marc Jacobs Snake Bracelet
We interrupt my endless gabbing about my jewellery to focus on our friend Lois from Hello Girlthursday‘s amazing Marc by Marc Jacobs snake bracelet find. It’s soooo good. I thought it was a… Continue reading