Picked up this wee bar pin at the St. Lawrence Antique Market last Sunday for two bucks. It has assay marks, but I can’t quite make them out. Next week, I’m going to… Continue reading
I really, really don’t need another purse. But I couldn’t resist this slouchy green suede purse. It’s got a label that simply reads “Made in Italy for The Bay.” I love the bold,… Continue reading
Spring is officially here! To herald this event, I’m sharing this picture of one of my favourite brooches. It’s a handmade, enamelled depiction of a geranium (which also happens to be one of… Continue reading
My birthday bunny has finally arrived. I’ve long been a fan of Canadian-born, Bali-based jewellery designer John Hardy. Even though he’s retired, the company has done well by his legacy. Which is why… Continue reading
Soon it will be warm enough to wear pumps again. And then I can dress up my shoes with these lovely lucite shoe clips that I got from Veronika Swartz‘s indoor garage sale… Continue reading
Here is a very old seal ring that I got in a bag of broken jewellery at the Value Village (same bag as the Gucci watch). It has many battle scars: it’s shank… Continue reading
As some of you know, I am a third generation Kitchenerite. In my Grandmother‘s youth, Kitchener was known as Berlin. I am not sentimental about the place, but I still found myself on… Continue reading
As you may or may not know, my paternal grandmother was a Collins of the Spaniard’s Bay Collinses who were descended from the County Cork Collinses. To celebrate my tiny fraction of Irish… Continue reading
I found this necklace a while back. It is unsigned, but has a very Larin-esque look to it. Here are some of signed Robert Larin pieces I have owned for comparison purposes:
I’m building a time machine to travel to 1986 so I can show off the Gucci watch I found at the Value Village Wednesday night. The very same Value Village where I found… Continue reading
