Just in time, here's my effort for the 40s Fashion Calendar January project. In the spirit of Make Do and Mend, I constructed my brooch entirely out of things I already had in the house. I didn't have any felt, so instead I used some craft foam which I happened to have available...
Brittany of Va-Voom Vintage recently blogged about a project she is undertaking in which she will be buying fewer clothes and making use of the items she already has in order to create one 1940s style outfit per month. This 1940s Fashion Calendar sounds like a really great idea for me, because I have...
My graduation ceremony for my Masters degree was on Wednesday. This is my second time graduating, so I at least knew what to expect this time. Last year I was really nervous but this year I thought I had it a bit better in hand - until one of my tutors commented on...
Jeans - Freddies of Pinewood | T-shirt - Primark (old) | Cardigan - Tesco (last year) Belt - borrowed off a skirt | Shoes - Primark | Necklace - made it myself years ago I feel like I've been pretty good with my shopping so far this new year. I've bought a few...
For Christmas I was given this beautiful makeup set by Lauren Luke called 'My Vintage Glams'. I've been watching Lauren's videos on Youtube for years (have a look on her channel youtube.com/panacea81 if you've never come across her before) but I've never had the chance to try out any of her products. The...
Jumper - Tesco, old | Scarf - gift | Skirt - 1970s vintage | Tights - M&S, old Socks - Primark, old | Boots - Charity shop find | Brooch - Christmas present from Ell This is the first post after my tutorial for adding photos from Flikr to Blogger in which the photos...
Jumper - M&S (bought not long before Christmas but I can't find it on the website any more) Skirt - 1950s vintage via Etsy | Shoes - old, Deichmann I think | Jewellery - Misc, high street Christmas Day. Yes, I know it is the 12th January today. Better late than never though! ...
When I take photos for my blog, I like them to be of the highest quality I can achieve. I shoot using a Canon EOS 1100D and the standard 18-35mm lens, and although it's not the most expensive DSLR available, it's quality is a huge improvement on my old compact holiday snap camera....
Recently Jessica of Chronically Vintage compiled a list of 52 awesome (vintage) outfit photo shoot locations. I'm constantly trying to think of new and different locations for my photos, and I was feeling very inspired by Jessica's list so I contacted her via Twitter to ask if it would be okay if I...
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