Fall is for Feathers
It was my dad’s 70th birthday this week. I inherited my love of natural things and curiousity skills (which give me the ability to poke around in thrift shops for hours) from him.… Continue reading
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Do Over: Crystal Charm Necklace
If you want to make your own jewellery, the first thing you should buy is a good pair of needle nose pliers. Maybe two pairs in case you are prone to misplacing things.… Continue reading
Oh Bows!
Bow blouses are a big look for Fall 2011. They look good with tight pencil skirts and looser, wide-legged pantaloons. Here is my only bow blouse — from the Rodarte for Target collection.… Continue reading
Midweek Modness: 1970s Givenchy Shirt
This 1970s Givenchy logo shirt is vintage vintage. I bought it from the Goodwill on College Street — before it became Motoretta. At the time I was shopping with my former roomie Amir… Continue reading
Beauty in the Ruins
Got this destroyed celluloid hair comb or or peineta in the free stuff box outside of Gadabout. I bet I can make something out of it, but it also has a certain charm… Continue reading
Art Deco Week: Rings and Things
Here are some Art Deco rings that I have owned — or continue to own (clockwise from top left): Silver and pale amethyst and marcasite ring; sterling and marcasite double heart ring; sterling… Continue reading
Do Over: Silver Tiger’s Eye Pendant
The very first bag of broken jewellery that I ever got was at the old Goodwill at Sherbourne and Richmond. This was about seven-and-a-half years ago. Technically, it was a mason jar full… Continue reading
Art Deco Week: Birks Sterling Rhinestone Lavalier Necklace
Here’s a nice piece, signed Birks Sterling. It is displayed with a Birks box and jewellery bag of the same era that I found in a “free” box on my street.
Number One With A Bullet
A few more finds from last weekend’s thrift gold rush. Above, memories of the “Me Decade”, a 1970s #1 pendant. Below, a lawn bowling stick pin.
Midweek Modness: Bond Boyd Sterling Heiroglyph Earrings
I’m a sucker for all things Egyptian and pseudo Egyptian, like these ’70s-era sterling silver earrings. They bear the mark of a Canadian company called Bond Boyd, which was established in 1944. I… Continue reading