Hey everyone!You may have guessed I have abandoned the blog, and I suppose you are right.I simply havent been posting for the last wee while as my life has changed in some quite substantial ways. As ...
Whew! Sorry for walking off the face of the earth, Ive been moving house!I didnt intend to be MIA for so long, but the hassles of sorting my life out just got in the way. And this is why I am in awe ...
For a very short while there, I had lovely almond shaped nails painted in a pretty half moon manicure. It was a marvellous couple of weeks.And then once this turquoise/cream half moon combo above beg...
You know, it may be the 12th of January, but I thought Id share this anyway. Its my outfit from New Years Eve.Yea that was a while ago, I know. I was busy working every bloody day.But yes, I love thi...
I received the most beautiful book for Christmas from Scotts mum, and I just had to share it with you.Minxy Vintage is a book full of beautiful clothes, handy hints and absolutely wonderful ideas for...
It doesnt look like much of a transformation, but ooh boy does it feel good to have clothes that fit just right for you!This vintage 60s skater dress was my very first purchase ever off Etsy, and I w...
Im back! I wish I could say Ive been having a lovely break over Christmas and New Year, but I have actually been working a whole pile of night shifts, which well and truly screwed up my body clock. T...
I seem to be making a habit of opening my posts with a picture that involves me looking shocked in some way. Perhaps its because I find it incredibly difficult to take myself even slightly seriously ...
Esme and the Laneway / Tuppence HapennyI have become completely obsessed with novelty and deco prints this week, spending far too many hours trawling through Etsy for the perfect flutter-sleeved deco...
My first ever petticoat/second ever Etsy purchase arrived today!I was so excited I put it on over my pyjamas. I got it from Theda Bara Vintage, who stock a great range of vintage lingerie and sleepwe...
I couldnt not share that photo. It is patently ridiculous.Anyway, I have officially worn a skirt during Dressember. I ever so slightly feel like a failure.But it is OK because I was successful in doi...
You may or may not remember that I had a bit of a conundrum when I first purchased this dress.Its a homemade vintage jobbie, and was probably mid-calf length on me when I first got it.I had an intere...
Today is meant to be Sparkling Saturday for the ladies of Dressember, but I dont do sparkly dresses!So instead I thought I would introduce you to a new addition to my accessory pile - a vintage brooc...
Hey look, painted nails! This is the first time I have had painted nails for months and months, let alone perfectly almond nails in excellent condition.Basically after I moved house I forgot to cut m...
Just ignore the silly looking pose and the pursed lips, I was checking something on my shoe I swear...Its Day Five of Dressember and Im finally joining the fun! Here you see an entry from my "Bou...
Have you ever seen an item of clothing and despite the fact that it is absolutely the most illogical thing to buy on that particular day, you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you will regret it f...
I am very excited today, as I finally have a sewing machine of my own!Its pretty old as it was my nanas machine, but as it is the very machine I was first taught how to do the basics on, its quite ni...
In 40 or 50 years from now, which items will vintage clothing hunters be fighting eachother for from the 2000s?I dont personally believe vintage clothing will exist in the same way as it does current...
You know, Ive come an awfully long way to be wearing pink, blue AND green in the same outfit.Less than 12 months ago youd be hard pressed to get me wearing pink full-stop, let alone with two other br...
One of the bonuses of my new job at the local newspaper is that I spend part of my day checking on upcoming events around the place, thus discovering all sorts of things to do I would never know abou...
Today ladies and gentleman (hi Scott), I thought I would share with you my very first vintage repro dress.I picked up this black and white number from a New Zealand website called Oops! Oh My clothin...
My nana has been moved down to a home in my town, which means her little house needs to be emptied.Part of that task is dealing with all of Nanas sewing paraphernalia, from buttons to bobbins to mate...
Well how about that? Straight after a big, soppy old post about how Im going to better prioritise my life and plan out my blog posting much more effectively, I immediately disappear from the internet...
You know, when writing my Monday blog post this week I had to stave off the impulse to apologise profusely for my blogging absence.I was gone for a week and a half while I went through the most stres...
Well its another month and another round of Everybody Everywear. But this months challenge of DIY was particularly close to my heart.Ive been doing a LOT of sewing this year as I try to get to grips ...
You know, I am more than halfway through this shoe saving lark, and I have come to a realisation.I hate boots.You see, here in New Zealand we are coming to the end of the so-called boots season, yet ...
Welcome to the middle of the week!As I discussed on Monday, I have an overflowing collection of scarves at the moment. So I figured I might bring you a few really, really, REALLY easy scarf hairdos t...
When I was little, I was an incredibly fussy eater. I hated tomatoes, pretty much all red meat (except for mince, because we all know thats not really meat), potatoes, broccoli, carrots, basically ev...
This photo has nothing to do with anythingHello hello!Just a quick post today as it is my birthday! I am officially 23, and everyone who was a teenager in the early 2000s knows this means that nobody...
Hello hello! How has your weekend been?I spent mine hunting for a new home for the boy and I, then counting up how many projects I have in my sewing box. Eek!I have picked up a hideous habit of thrif...
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