I made a resolution about a month ago, not to take on any more projects. I have far too many as it is. On the whole it has been great, I’m finishing plenty of old forgotten things. Unfortunately, a few days ago I saw a small, beat up, beaded clutch at an ARC thrift store. I … Continue reading »
I found this lovely fabric at a thrift store a week or so ago. It’s amazingly soft, luscious wool in a classic houndstooth pattern. It was only $2.99, and I really want to turn it into a scarf, a pencil skirt, a blazer, and a sweater dress… unfortunately I will only have enough for one of those things. It’s … Continue reading »
My grandparent’s have been cleaning out their home, and among the things they no longer wanted was a collection of green depression era glassware. Depression glass, so named for the era in which it was produced, are cheap, translucent pieces which were distributed free or cheaply. In fact Quaker Oat’s ran a promotion that gave away pieces … Continue reading »
Just about all my latest finds are in the process of becoming cool projects, hence the title of this post. So don’t forget to check back and see how they turn out! I bought this geeky, chic dragon t-shirt at the Salvation Army: The Salvation Army is one of my favorite place to buy second-hand clothes since … Continue reading »
As I showed you in this post, my Grandmother gave me a bunch of very cool sewing things awhile back. One of the items was an old Greist attachment tin. Instead of keeping it as an attachment tin though, I decided to redo the inside and use it as portable storage for pins, fabric markers, seam ripper etc. … Continue reading »
One of my most popular posts ever has been my letterpress tray jewelry organizer. The concept wasn’t mine, do an image search and there are pages of examples. It’s a beautiful way to display jewelry, and since I’ve used it now for about 6 months, I wanted to do a little update to tell people … Continue reading »
While trying to find good examples of amber canning jars for this post, I stumbled across this: Which is a piece of art created by Dave Dube, on old Ball company letterhead. His blog is a treasure trove of inspiring creations like this one, all done on pieces of old paper ephemera. In the middle … Continue reading »
Matt and I found this 1976 copy of The Complete Basic Book of Home Decorating by Doubleday. It was $2 at ARC and it was worth it for these amazing pictures: “Here’s a clever idea for an unexpected bonus in the small apartment, a niche… single mattress sits on platform carpeted same as floor.” The … Continue reading »
So as I mentioned in my last post I recently bought a vintage faux fur coat at a thrift store in Aurora. I couldn’t tell at first if it was real or not but once I got it home I looked up some ways to id real fur. (Source) Check the base of the fur … Continue reading »
As you could guess from the title, this post is part 3 of my restoration of a vintage Singer sewing machine. Part 1 can be read here, and part 2 here. Quick recap, I researched this machine ad nauseam, to discover it was in fact a 15-90, made in 1948, and had a removable external electrical … Continue reading »
