Except maybe a vintage one. Georgia wrote a post on some of the New Zealand labels she has on her vintage clothing. She asked at the end if anyone else had any vintage New Zealand labels and I though...
Uni has been crazy busy lately so I havent had time for much of anything. I was going to show you my finished Moonrise Kingdom inspired dress but then I, um...spilt food down the front of it so, its ...
And by recent I mean between yesterday and months ago.I got this vintage dress a couple of months ago on Trademe. The photo on the auction was of the dress lying on the floor so I wasnt sure what it ...
When I saw the trailer above for Moonrise Kingdom I wasnt that interested in the film but the dress that Suzy wears made me pause and re-watch it several times. To be honest, Im not a Wes Ander...
Remember my last post when I said I could make a whole pile of shirtdresses and wear them all the time? Well, this is number two. I used the same pattern as the last one but added the p...
Thanks for all your comments on my last post. I appreciate every single one of them. Where I live most people just think I dress weirdly (which I do!) so its nice to know that other people like the c...
A few years ago I bought some cotton sateen with flowers and birds on it. It was after going to a William Morris exhibition at the art gallery. I became a bit obsessed with bird prints after seeing a...
This is my last day of OWOP, only three days late. This was actually day six but I posted day seven first so I could post about my Mad Men dress before the deadline. Thanks for your comments on my la...
I feel like I should preface this by saying that I don’t actually watch Mad Men anymore. Honestly, all the misogyny and all the Don Draper just got really annoying. I hate Don Draper. There, I said i...
I may have got a little Picnik-happy with these photos. Got to use it while I can.I have two OWOP outfits today because I was a day behind, although considering the New Zealand timezone is ahead of j...
For day three of OWOP, I wore my sailboat version of Butterick 9405 to uni. The leather tie is my Dads. Mum made it for him many years ago and now I have stolen it. The skirt is another self-drafted ...
No, not those kind of bike shorts. I made another pair of shorts from McCalls 5458. Theyre so good for biking in since Im paranoid about getting my dresses caught in the back wheel. For day two of OW...
I know what youre thinking. What is this OWOP thing? The new Hansen song, perhaps? No, its Tillys One Week, One Pattern challenge. The idea is to wear different versions of the same pattern every day...
Uni has been really busy since I started back but I have managed to get a little bit of sewing done. I finished Simplicity 3911 a couple of weeks ago but didnt have a chance to take any photos of it ...
I havent posted about my quest to make my own underwear for a while but I have actually been making (and wearing) some. When I saw Zoes leopard print knickers that she made I instantly wanted a pair....
A couple of weeks ago I went to the closing down sale at the Two Squirrels shop, the Nest (dont worry, theyre opening an online store). I got four dresses and two purses. I had to get four dresses. T...
These are the "real" version of the shorts I showed you in my last post. The fabric is a drill cotton with lemons on it from (where else?) the kids section at Spotlight. I wanted the lemons t...
My nephew: "Thats a nice...what is that? A skirt? Dress?"Me: "Shorts. Theyre shorts."Its probably unsurprising that my seven year old nephew couldnt quite figure out what I was sewing...
Today, Mum and I went to Rangiora to the Two Squirrels pop-up vintage shop, the Nest. The Nest is closing in a couple of weeks and the squirrels are going to open an online shop. They have lots of am...
You know how sometimes you forget how much you love something? Like, I forgot how delicious cream cheese is and then I had some the other day and now I keep slathering it on everything. I also moment...
My new camera finally arrived. I have been taking pictures of stuff around the house all day.My ever expanding collection of bakelite bangles.A new pair of vintage gloves I bought at Ferry Antiques. ...
Picture pilfered from the fabulous Helga On Sunday Georgia and Ayesha organised a wee blogger picnic in Hagley Park. It was so nice to meet Christie, Laurel and Ayesha and see Georgia and Helga again...
We had a few more big earthquakes yesterday. Not really what we needed two days before Christmas. Luckily, no one was seriously injured. Since theres not much you can do in these situations except ke...
Sorry about my absence. Its been busy. I got a job as a research assistant for the summer. Fun, fun, fun! No, seriously. I love doing research.Anyway, I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange...
Im pretty sure Ive expressed my love of novelty prints about a million times before on here. One of the best places to get vintage style novelty prints is in the childrens section. Ages ago, I found ...
I love leopard print. Im sure it started when I was about seven and my Mum made me a little black jacket with a faux fur leopard print collar. I wore that thing until it fell apart. I have been seeki...
Or as its more commonly known, bakelite. To me, bakelite, sounds like some sort of weird diet cake mix or something but its actually one of the earliest plastics, developed in 1907 by Leo Baekeland. ...
I bought this early 60s dress from Dashfield Vintage a while ago to make myself feel better about all my tests and essays. I dont own anything lilac because pastel colours dont suit me but I loved th...
Remember, ages ago, when I said I was going to try making my own underwear? I didnt forget, I just got distracted by other things. I bought the book, Kwik Sews Beautiful Lingerie from Trademe a while...
Sorry about my lack of posting. Uni is kicking my butt at the moment. I have two tests and an essay due this week. Anyway, its sort of Spring here now. By sort of I mean we get a couple of sunny days...
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