Stamp Collection
Sort of off topic, but I got this package last week and the envelope had the best array of stamps I have ever seen. A Navajo squash blossom necklace (I will possess one… Continue reading
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Early Plastic Celluloid Bangles
Let’s recap. Many early (pre-1930s) plastics were created in attempt to create cheaper versions of ivory (or tortoise shell or jet, in the case of gutta percha). Celluloid — a derivative of cellulose and… Continue reading
Sidewalk Find: 1930s Wrestling Autograph Book
This is the most random thing I’ve ever found on the sidewalk. It’s book filled with autographs of wrestlers from the late 1920s to the mid-1930s. I wish I had better pictures, but… Continue reading
Midweek Modness: Sterling Chicago Picasso Sculpture Charm
Charm number 3 for my monsters of modernism bracelet has arrived. It is a miniature of the Picasso sculpture in Chicago’s Daley Square. I had always thought it was a representation of a… Continue reading
My Spidey Sense
I think I’ve mentioned this before, but sometimes I have an uncanny ability to find certain things. For example, the time I woke up thinking “I wish I had a star sapphire.” And… Continue reading
My Favorite Look From the Golden Globes
The best bauble from last Sunday’s Golden Globe’s was the 1970s gold and diamond cuff from Fred Leighton that Clare Danes wore with her salmon pink Calvin Klein dress. I have never been… Continue reading
Sketchtorialist: How to Wear 1990s Vintage Clothing
I found these drawings I did of early ’90s era Bill Blass (left) and Krizia (right) print dresses I found whilst out thrifting. I was sketching them out trying to find a way… Continue reading
Do Over: Sterling and Bloodstone Bezel Ring
Bloodstone or heliotrope is cool. My dad used to wear a bloodstone ring all the time. And I had a single bloodstone earring that belonged to my Aunt Nancy. When I took a… Continue reading
Trading Up
Today I went to the St. Lawrence Market to do an experiment: I wanted to trade a bunch of my surplus stuff for one really good thing. So I took in a handful… Continue reading
The Cape: Vintage Burberry’s
Here is the Burberry‘s cape I found at the Value Village last Thursday. Even though it is not very heavy it keeps me toasty warm. I think the heat retention system must work… Continue reading