I am sooo bored! No one wants to hire me and I'm losing the will when it comes to DIY. Fishy the Plumber came this afternoon to plumb in my kitchen sink but the standard Ikea fittings for the waste are to EU specifications instead of UK and so don't fit our pipes. This means no kitchen sink and probably £30 or more to replace the Ikea waste ( Read more... )

Well, I said I'd post a picture of my 50's cardi but got distracted by sunny weather and kitchen floor grouting. But without further ado, here it is!


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Loved, loved, loved the vintage fashion fair on Sunday. It was like 40 charity shops all in the same place. There was some real crap and most of it seemed to date from the 60's and 70's (not my era at all) but then you'd come across some absolutely stunning pieces and all would be right in the world ( Read more... )

I've decided to change the currents at the bottom of my posts, being the flightly girl that I am I'm bored with them so from now on (until I get bored again) they'll be more apt to what's going on with me right now.

I have started a Stitch n' Bitch in the Brad called Crafty Sew and Sews, we meet on Thursday nights at my local pub The Wingfield ( ( Read more... )

... AKA Lena Hoschek Autumn/Winter 2010 Collection.

Now I'm not a labels person, don't understand the draw of paying for a name. But I saw this collection over on Lulu Letty and fell madly in love. Braces! Tweed! Knitwear! Hats! When I have a grown up job I want to wear clothes just like these ( Read more... )

Today I have spent most of the hours not walking the wolf watching period films and ogling all the vintage clothes or rummaging through blogs about vintage clothes. I love vintage but I've never really worn vintage. I've worn retro. I own retro. In fact I have a whole wardrobe almost overflowing with tea dresses that I adore but never wear. Why? ( Read more... )