Tag Archive: Value Village

Holiday Haul: Jewellery

Treasure hunting in Kitchener

Find of the Month: Rochas and Céline

Luxury goods

Midweek Modness: Mid Century Walkabout

A walk back in time.

Grab Bag

The last loot bag of 2013.

Halifax Finds

Some of the loot I brough back from Nova Scotia

Sketchtorialist: My “Sprinter” Look

We are experiencing awkward, in-between weather here in Toronto. Which is why I haven’t fully retired all of my winter clothes. This look served me well this year. Clothing credits: Grey sweater is… Continue reading

Paisley Underground

Nancy was in town from New York, so we went to Little India for some shopping and eating. I picked up a some cheap and chic paisley printed garments — a shift (pictured… Continue reading

Best Things In Life: Rose Gold Greek Key Earrings

I was in K-W, helping my parents move. We went to the Value Village to drop off some fabric scraps and linens. Of course, I asked if I could go in and take… Continue reading

Do Over: Sterling and Opal Ring

One of the skills I learned when I took a silversmithing course at Organic Metal Gallery was how to bezel set stones. I have reverse engineered this skill a couple of times to… Continue reading

Do Over: Amber Earrings

It was a good day at the Value Village yesterday. Got a couple of bags of broken jewellery, one of which yielded the sterling silver and amber earrings pictured above. The posts had… Continue reading

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