Dries Van Noten Boomerang Dress
I found this Dries van Noten bias cut gown at the Salvation Army in Kitchener about eight years ago. I bought it for my niece Sarah to wear to her grade eight graduation.… Continue reading
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Do Over: Amethyst Bracelets
I was cleaning up my jewellery drawer when I came across these two amethyst bracelets that I made about four and five years ago. The one on top is a marriage between a… Continue reading
Crystal Ball and Serious Coin
More random thrift shop finds. Neither of these pieces have great monetary value or a rich design history, but they both amuse me. First is the rock crystal pendant which hangs from a… Continue reading
Los Castillo Pouch
I got this Los Castillo pouch in a bag of old jewellery boxes that I bought at the Value Village ages ago. This may be the closest I ever get to owning an… Continue reading
Paulette’s Original Chicken and Donuts
Paulette’s Original Chicken and Donuts is a newish place in Leslieville. It is pretty much as the name describes — you can go there and buy some fried chicken or some fried dough.… Continue reading
Santa’s Workshop: Puppy Tree Ornament
My mom put up her tree last weekend. She still hangs ornaments we made as kids, including this ’lil polka dot dog I made as a youth. This little rag doll doggie is… Continue reading
My Bean
This week’s theme is iPhoto week. Starting with this cameraphone picture of my Elsa Peretti for Halston perfume “bean” necklace. I won in an eBay auction back in the summer. The chain is… Continue reading
Vintage 1988 Makeup Ads
Some more old ads from 1988 for your time travel pleasure. Not much to say here except that eye makeup was certainly more dramatic in the Eighties.
Colourful Stationery From Ordning & Reda and Jonathan Adler
Was invited to The Bay’s Christmas Street Event last week. I’ll get to the Holiday stuff tomorrow, but first I need to share my excitement of the stationery. I am a stationery geek… Continue reading
Countdown to Halloween: Devil Dolls
I bought two Monster High dolls a year ago. Because they are fully articulated, I purchased them with the intention of making some stop motion animations with them.This was an unrealistic goal. I… Continue reading