You didn’t think I went to New York City without doing a little shopping? Unfortunately, we were there in an awkward, in between fashion cycle. The exciting events: Fashion Week, The new Marimekko… Continue reading
Is your birthday in September? Then your birthstone is the sapphire. You probably already knew that. What you may not know is that sapphires come in a rainbow of colours: blue, orange-pink, gold… Continue reading
Finally found a picture of what my Matisse pendant should have looked like. This image comes via Morning Glory Jewelry, which has got to be the web’s best resource for vintage bijoux.
Found this vintage Southwestern style belt buckle at the Value Village on Tuesday. It’s pretty crudely and cheaply made, but it has its charms. I’ve got a whole bunch of cowboy style buckles… Continue reading
The second half of summer holidays was to my parent’s trailer outside of Southampton, ON. I went with my sister Bobbi and nieces Madison and Sydney. It was overcast the first day, so… Continue reading
As previously mentioned, I was on vacation last week. For the first part of the week I was in New York City with my niece Sarah. Here are some of my holiday snaps.… Continue reading
Look at these vintage necklace clasps. Aren’t they beautiful? I found the répoussé clasps in bags of broken jewellery and saved them for years until I found the amethyst and coral beads that… Continue reading
These retro gold and garnet earrings are my most recent eBay purchase. The online auction site used to be my number one trawling grounds for fantastic watches, Inuit prints and jewels. So many… Continue reading
As my mission is to only write about things I love, I will qualify this slightly bitchy post by saying that sometimes I love to get slightly bitchy. About a month ago, I… Continue reading
Whilst hanging up my laundry (above) I came to a sudden realization that more than half of my wardrobe has blue in it. I always thought my go to colours were green or… Continue reading
