lustroware

lustro ware image search makes me feel all mushy inside

plastic housewares in perfect colours, excellent fonts, wonderous shapes

made between the 1940's & 1960's in Columbus Ohio

 one . two . three . four . five . six . seven  . eight . nine

some detailed lustro history

arrival

brownie has arrived to the city!! 

it saw it's first sale this past weekend at the May Junction Flea

it is truely a dream come true

 

it was very very windy to start 

it wasnt long before the awning needed to be removed

it hailed, it shone, it rained, it blew

over and over again

i got to hide inside & watch from the window

i look forward to the June Junction Flea

i imagine sunshine + a perfect breeze

common cold

today i woke up sick...but with a will to combat 

i stayed in bed as long as possible scheming a wake-up-get-well-soon plan

step one: put on your Dusted 'Total Dust' record 

step two: have a hot epsom salt bath and gargle hot salt water 

as long as possible while in the bath

 

step three: put on your coziest jammies, and your hand-knit socks

step four: make a berry-kale-flaxseed smoothie for breakfast

step five: steep fresh ginger in boiling pot and add 

lemon and unpasteurized honey

step six: get in bed and spend some quality time with your cat 

and your ginger tea and your book

step seven: go back to sleep as long as possible

zero .. one .. two .. three .. four .. five .. six .. seven

a tooth for an eye

another supreme video from the knife

bouclettes

beaming beauty,  beautiful language, brilliant technique

nailmatic

this is a dream!

nailmatic is a polish line that is available in vending machines in france

equpit with skin tone/colour testing panels

 

 

retrograde

ive been using the term retrograde lately to describe the funk i feel ive just emerged from

i associate my experience with the time that mercury was in retrograde from feb 23-march 17

progress came to a halt

did you feel it?

jenna rose

i've been enamoured with Hamilton for the past month

i either need to move there within the next year

or escape toronto for an extended trip to get rid of this urge to relocate

at the March Junction Flea i noticed a shopper with this excellent 

Jenna Rose (limited edition) Hamilton Tote

she has a stunning collection

 

 

  

 

all images were taken from the blog & shop

of Jenna Rose

feline felicitation

i took a gander at my etsy favorites

& discovered a grand wad of cat themed items

let's review them

up top its a felted cat cave (!!!)

by vaivanat

custom cat necklace pendant

by honey thistle

  1960's cat book

by honey & bumble

cat colouring book 

by team art

 

 

vintage gold & turquoise cat earrings 

by carillion collectibles

  pile o' cats sweater

by pretty snake

i like cats sweater

 by burger & friends

 

all of these gems can be purchased from etsy

follow the links!

wok with yan

remember this fellow? 

it's Stephen Yan from Wok With Yan !

a chinese cooking show from the early 80's/90's

i had a flash memory of Wok With Yan the other night while attempting stir fry

i had a couple of great stir-fry resources stashed away which came in real handy

i chose one of these homemade stir fry sauces 
combined it with this stir fry guide

success!

heathers

 

we watched the 1988 film 'Heathers' on our v.day date

& i was enthralled with the late 80's fashion

i took a quick gander through it again on via YouTube

& gathered my favorite shots

  

blazers & brooches, tights & socks, natural hair & hats

scrunchies, swatch, & shoulder pads

early Winona Ryder, Christian Slater & Shannen Doherty

 

if you've never seen it, of course, now you must! 

 

 

 

101 Markets

February 101 Markets is coming up this Sunday!

101 Markets is a vintage + handmade marketplace 

held at 3030 Dundas West every third Sunday of the month

meet for brunch & stay for the sale!

Sunday February 17th

10:30a - 5:00p

ink

its been six years since my last tattoo & ive been thinking about it again

i recently came across the Juptier blog's wild collection 

of tattoo pics which are posted every tuesday

i chose my favorites from their collection