Vintage Fakes
How to intuit counterfeits
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Crazy Carpet
I was looking for a little welcome mat for our front hall. I found this oddity at the Dollarama. Apparently two dollar mats are made from remnants of larger carpets. And larger carpets… Continue reading
Midweek Modness: Teak Salad Bowls
Teak was like the official wood of mid-century modern furnishings, but it was also used to make lots of other stuff in that era. In fact, teak was so popular in the 1950s… Continue reading
Freebie Friday: Number One Record, Number Three Number
3. 45, 33 1/3, 78
Freebie Friday: Mother’s Day Edition
These are my mom’s 1980s-era sunglasses. I liberated them from her junk drawer when I was there for a week in April.
A Flock of Buch & Deichmann Seagulls
Earlier I wrote about how some collections just come to me. For a long time, these Buch & Deichmann seagull brooches would pop up all over the place, and I could not resist… Continue reading
Rabbit Season
What’s up Doc?
Happy Birthday to Me!
The girl with the most cake.
Do-Over Week: Victorian Revival Repousse Pendant
One of my big goals for 2014 is to get caught up on my backlog of repair projects, I thought I’d share a few upcycled jewellery pieces I’ve been working on this week.… Continue reading
Freebie Friday: Sidewalk Scandinavian
THe neighbours up the street have been slowly deaccumulating by putting things on the sidewalk. Because I don’t want to be a hoarder, I generally try to avoid rifling through their rejects, but… Continue reading