1988 Vintage Jewellery Ads
I’m still pouring through the 1988 issues of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar that I found a few weekends ago. In particular I’ve been the jewellery ads are a great resource for dating vintage… Continue reading
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Is it an Art? Areaware Cubebot
I always like to celebrate a new contract by buying myself a little prezzie. I’ve had my eye on the Areaware Ursa Major articulated bear, $135, for a very long time. unfortunately my… Continue reading
Camera Ready
I was goofing around the other night, taking pictures of some of my cameras. My Grandfather Bissett was a shutterbug. The Kodak Hawkeye Instamatic pictured above was my first ever camera and used… Continue reading
Bond Boyd Sterling Choker
Bond Boyd is a Canadian company, established in 1940 in Toronto and still in business today. The first signed pieces of jewellery I ever had (and still own) is a souvenir of Newfoundland… Continue reading
GlucksteinHome Holiday: Christmas for People Who Don’t Love Christmas
I’m not a big fan of Christmas. It all goes back to when I was a kid and I had a fear of Santa. When holiday things start to appear in stores, I… Continue reading
Midweek Modness: Brass Rafael Canada Pendant and Unsigned Brutalist Ring
At the Junction Flea, the dealers walk around checking our each other’s tables and buying stuff. I found this unsettling at first because I felt that they wanted to buy something from me… Continue reading
Beauty in the Ruins: Victorian Rolled Gold Earrings
I spent way too much money on these broken Victorian rolled gold earrings. Both have varying degrees of wear, breakage and signs of earlier repairs. But I had to have them because the… Continue reading
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
Mirror in the Bathroom: My COPA Award Look
Covet Garden was nominated for a Canadian Online Publishing Award. The ceremony was last Monday night. It wasn’t a red carpet-type thing, but I still felt the need to get a little gussied… Continue reading
Art Deco Coro Duette
I have read a lot about Coro Duettes for a long time. Introduced in the 1930s, these practical pieces of costume jewellery were designed to be convertible so you could stretch your bijoux… Continue reading