Retro Lucite Shoe Clips
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
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What We Can Learn From Broken Things
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
Boehmer Bros. Berlin 14K Seed Pearl Star Stick Pin
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
Kiss Me I’m Partially Irish
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
Midweek Modness: Larin-esque Unsigned Pewter Necklace
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:
That’s So ’80s: Gucci 4200L Watch
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
Ancient Chinese Secret: Jade Roller
Some say that jade improves circulation. So it stands to reason that if you rolled jade on your face, it would stimulate blood flow, which would help with skin regeneration and create a… Continue reading
Sterling Gimmel Fede Ring
This is a Gimmel Fede ring closed. This is a Gimmel Fede ring opened. That is all.
Post Modern Sterling Earrings
Here’s a convo I remember having with Martin O’Keefe in the 1990s: “We should totally buy up all of the good 1960s and 1970s stuff at the Salvation Army, put it in storage… Continue reading
Do Over – Enamel Week Edition: Silver Tassel Necklace
Poor single earring. Look at all the work that went into you, yet now you are alone and seemingly consigned to the scrap heap. What’s that? Turn you into a pendant? Ah, all… Continue reading