Study: gold shoes

Sometimes things come home with me that really probably ought not to. Prime example fit for New Year’s Eve? These shoes. Not Continue reading →

Study: acorn pins

Just some fun vintage branded packaging for tiny safety pins. These gold-plated (oooh! fancy! what’s keeping your dress together at a party?) brass Continue reading →

Designed: April 2015

April here came out of a meditation on (read: brief research into) the etymology of the word. While a link between the month Continue reading →

Study: French purse

I don’t know much about this embroidered French purse with Chinese influences (or Chinese embroidery?). I picked it up at a thrift Continue reading →

Study: loon embroidery

I’m not one for making snap judgments about people, but this vintage embroidery (cross stitch?) piece tests my resolve. I carefully watch Continue reading →