Would You Rather?
This Victorian Revival bracelet is signed Coro. It is missing its original centre piece, which was most likely a black and white glass cameo (I’ve had similar bracelets before). I also have these… Continue reading
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Year View Mirror: Fave Fashion Finds
This is a bit of a cheat. I have other great garment finds from 2012 that I have not included here because I don’t have good pictures. Plus that cardigan that I placed… Continue reading
Year View Mirror: Best of the Rest
I found some beautiful objets digging around last year. Here are my five most exciting discoveries: 1. Yaad Israel Copper Utensils. This studio-made spatula and fork set are best used as decoration. I’m… Continue reading
Year View Mirror: Best Jewels of 2012, Non-Thrift Category
In 2012 I got some grail pieces, some new things and some unexpectedly cool things that cost more than $36. Take a look at them now: 1. Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace. I won… Continue reading
Year View Mirror: Top Timepieces of 2012
Because I was in a state of downsizing my watch collection (and because 2010 and 2011 were such amazing years for finding watch treasures), this list pretty much represents most of the watches… Continue reading
Year View Mirror: Top Thrift Jewelry Finds
Again, it was a good year for thrift and a good year for thrifted jewels. In my head, to qualify for my imaginary thrift club is that the item must cost less than… Continue reading
My Maison Martin Margiela for H&M Haul
Just so you know, as of Friday, The Yonge and Dundas H&M still had a pretty big selection of their Maison Martin Margiela collaboration available. And all marked down by 70 percent. I… Continue reading
Knit Wit
I was mostly totally slothful over the holidays. And yesterday was kind of a snow day. But I did show some gumption. I mostly finished knitting this cat (still needs a tail and… Continue reading
Year View Mirror: My Best Accessories of 2012
I’m kinda really happy with most of my accessory finds this year. First of all, I didn’t buy a lot of duds, which made winnowing this list down to just five things really… Continue reading