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Nautical Neon

Nautical Neon

Blouse – Cynthia Rowley // Shorts – Zara // Shoes – Lulus // Clutch – Steve Madden // Bracelets – Forever 21 & H&M // Rings – Vintage & Material Girl // Sunnies – HOH 1960 When summer comes around I think nautical, but then when I actually get around to buying... Continue reading »

Tutorial: Bali Bliss cami and shorts for toddler girls

Tutorial: Bali Bliss cami and shorts for toddler girls

Kelly from Sewing From No Man’s Land guest blogs at Grosgrain with a tutorial for making her Bali Bliss outfit for toddler girls.  The styling is inspired by the fashion on the Balinese island where she has been living.  The shorts are cut extra full through the crotch for a loose, easy-going fit.  The closure... Continue reading »

Vintage Find: Stax SR-40 Earspeakers with SRD-4 Adapter

Vintage Find: Stax SR-40 Earspeakers with SRD-4 Adapter

A pair of thrift store finds recently came into our possession, impressing us with their capabilities despite their age: the Stax SR-40 Earspeakers and SRD-4 Adapter. We were cruising our local secondhand store and came across this pair of what some might consider, audio equipment history. We share what these... Continue reading »

Trend: Vintage Rugs Over-dyed

Trend: Vintage Rugs Over-dyed

Wow check out this trend in floor rugs that I just saw when I was in Istanbul a few days ago, also appearing on the ABC Carpet & Home website -- vintage carpets over-dyed a solid color to modernized them. What a gorgeous look! You can see examples below... These imperfect carpets have been reinvented using color... Continue reading »

Get All Of This Van Cleef & Arpels Clover Lookalike Jewelry For Less Than Reese Witherspoon’s Necklace

Get All Of This Van Cleef & Arpels Clover Lookalike Jewelry For Less Than Reese Witherspoon’s Necklace

There’s no better feeling than finding a lookalike designer item for a fraction of the price.  Reese Witherspoon’s Van Cleef & Arpels four leaf clover jewelry (called Alhambra) is nice, but nobody wants to pay a home mortgage just for one necklace. Thanks to Etsy, the online flea market for handmade... Continue reading »

Head scarves, je t'aime

Head scarves, je t'aime

(the fashion spot) (twitch vintage) (variacje) (keiko lynn) (toast) I think I've worn a head scarf (or turban if you will... not quite sure of the difference) approximately... once in my life. I honestly don't know why. They can make any updo (or any hairstyle, really) look so effortlessly chic (and there are so many... Continue reading »

Happy Meal, Indeed: A Stomach-Turning Vintage Porn Ad! [Oldies]

Happy Meal, Indeed: A Stomach-Turning Vintage Porn Ad! [Oldies]

We can't decide if this is more unappetizing, or more unsexy. [Vintage_Ads] More » Continue reading »

Cabaret Desire: Sexy and Seductive New Film from Erika Lust

Cabaret Desire: Sexy and Seductive New Film from Erika Lust

With her latest film Cabaret Desire, Erika Lust adds a new touch to her modern and urban Sex and the City styled porn. Inspired by the New York Poetry Brothel and its Barcelona sister branch, the film elicits the lush burlesque feel of fin-de-siècle Europe with its bohemian free-love poets and artists. Inviting the... Continue reading »

Free hand-embroidery designs from Bramcoast

Free hand-embroidery designs from Bramcoast

In its continuing quest to revive vintage crafts, Bramcoast Publications is sharing 16 hand-embroidery motifs from the early 1920s. The blog post notes these sweet designs “would’ve been used to embellish undergarments, towels, handkerchiefs, baby items and other home and personal items.” Go to the... Continue reading »

Vintage Shopping at Beautiful Garbage

Vintage Shopping at Beautiful Garbage

Unlike Sydney, the Central Coast is not riddled with vintage boutiques and quirky op shops. If you are searching for that one off retro piece, its either  St Vinnies or the Salvos. Recognising a niche in the market, and luckily so, Brendan Walsh founded Beautiful Garbage. Located along the main street of Long Jetty,... Continue reading »

Free pattern: Sand pail

Free pattern: Sand pail

Here’s a bit of timely stitching for Northern Hemisphere readers and a goodie to be tucked away for warm weather in the Southern Hemisphere. Baby Gardner’s Baby Bloggie is sharing this image from her stash of vintage coloring books. Get the… Continue reading »

Collections To Adore | Pip Studio Wallpaper Spring Summer 2012

Collections To Adore | Pip Studio Wallpaper Spring Summer 2012

*Squeals* who doesn't love Pip Studio?! The images they have for the wallpaper collection are absolutely divine ^_^ I really love the styling of these images. It's terribly impressive! The vintage suitcase is a fabulous addition. I wonder if theres a store where I can get samples :p they would be excellent for cutting... Continue reading »

FOTD: MAC Vintage Gold and Museum Bronze Pigments with Blue Flame Eyeshadow

FOTD: MAC Vintage Gold and Museum Bronze Pigments with Blue Flame Eyeshadow

Don’t you just lurrrve MAC pigments for the perfect amount of shimmer on the eyes? What I Used * Make Up For Ever HD Invisible Cover Foundation in #120 Soft Sand buffed in with MAC #109 Brush * Anastasia Highlighting Brow Kit to fill in eyebrows * Lumene Eye Makeup Base as a primer * MAC Vintage Gold... Continue reading »

etsy shop the old red hen

etsy shop the old red hen

Simple, clean, and classic. These are the words that can be used to describe the vintage finds of Julie, the owner of Etsy shop The Old Red Hen. Thrifting, antiquing, and collecting have been part of Julie’s life since she was a young girl. Her mother, grandmother, aunts & uncles have always filled their... Continue reading »

Freebie: Vintage Car Digital Stamp

Freebie: Vintage Car Digital Stamp

The Digital Two for Tuesday blog has a free digital stamp of a vintage car, perfect for Father’s Day! -Heather You may also like... Freebie: Digital Vintage WomanFreebie: Mother and Child Digital StampFreebie: Digital Vintage Postage DownloadFreebie: FontsFreebie: Digital Stamp Sentiments Comments Continue reading »

Free Wedding Clip Art & Printables

Free Wedding Clip Art & Printables

Creative  powerhouse Cathe Holden always has something to delight and inspire on her website Just Something I Made! Today she’s offering free wedding clip art and printables with ornate, vintage flair. Cathe designed the templates for WorldLabel.com and they include CD, full sheet, address, and circle labels in... Continue reading »

Seeing Double: The Chelsea Shearling Coat

Seeing Double: The Chelsea Shearling Coat

Vintage Virgin and Jean Greige show us two badass ’90s-inspired takes on UNIF’s Chelsea Shearling Coat in our exclusive colors, olive and camel. We’re in awe of Vintage Virgin’s ridiculous layering skills, and seriously coveting Jean Greige’s leather daddy hat and snakeskin skinnies,... Continue reading »

Sam's DIY Mini Bar Credenza

Sam's DIY Mini Bar Credenza

Apartment Therapy reader Sam Morgan sent us some photos of his project that transformed a vintage stereo cabinet into a stylish mini bar fit for a young Hugh Hefner: Just thought I'd share my Continue reading »

Storm auctions off rare Revolvo Bubble watch for charity

Storm auctions off rare Revolvo Bubble watch for charity

Want a vintage watch and also do your bit for charity? Then look no further than Storm's auction. Back by popular demand, international watch brand Storm have dipped into their archive of design innovation to offer Storm fans the... Continue reading »

Tutorial: Vintage “Magic Blouse” from the 1950s

Tutorial: Vintage “Magic Blouse” from the 1950s

Ring in the Vintage New Year  continues at Bramcost Publications with a free pattern for making this 1950s vintage “magic blouse” tutorial.  The elegant wrapped blouse is made from a rectangle of jersey fabric.  Get the tutorial. [photo from Bramcost Publications] You may also like... Tutorial: Vintage... Continue reading »