Well, as my computer is still in computer hospital, this week is just a quick post, but it’s a goody! Last week the gorgeous Kitty from Kitty Lou Vintage sent me a huge bundle of 1930s sewing and crochet heaven.… Continue Reading
I’m not going to sit here and have a moan, but let me tell you, I’ve had the week from hell! Over the past seven days a lot of things I rely on every day have broken down, including my… Continue Reading
Following on from my retrospective look back over my makes from 2016, I thought I’d now look forward to my plans for 2017. As you can imagine I have many, many, many vintage crafting ideas for this year but I’m… Continue Reading
Outfit Details 1930s Ruffles Dress – Made by Me 1930s Black Hat – The Washerwoman Vintage White Leather Gloves – Dig for Victory Show 1940s Black Cordé Clutch – Shepton Mallet Flea Market 1930s Reproduction Shoes – Aris Allen Silver Celtic Earrings – Had for years This gorgeous 1930s dress was… Continue Reading
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely festive holiday and are now fully ready to take on 2017. I had a much needed rest and it was good to take a break from the blog for a… Continue Reading
As this is my last post before Christmas I’ve decided to give you the chance to win yourself a little treat. However, before we plough into the giveaway, let me tell you a few things about this brilliant new book, Vintage Secrets:… Continue Reading
Earlier this year I was surprised and delighted to be included within one of Dot Com Gift Shop’s blog posts. The post in question was all about bags that evoke memories and they’d spotted the 1940s Cordé story on my… Continue Reading
For those of you who’ve been reading my blog for a while now will know that I was a massive fan of Channel 4’s 1930s period drama, Indian Summers and I particularly adored Alice Whelan’s beautiful wardrobe. The ivory blouse and turquoise… Continue Reading
At the weekend my Mum and I did our annual pre-Christmas trip to London. We decided to make a real break of it and stay over for two nights and chose an incredibly central hotel to rest our heads. The… Continue Reading
As I’ve been watching rather a lot of period dramas just lately, both tv shows and films, I thought I’d do a quick roundup of some of them. As I never read any reviews before I actually watch something (I’d… Continue Reading
