Tag: Vintage
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Three Generations of Women in Gardens
In an era dominated by 12 second Reels saturating our daily media consumption, I felt a deep need to take a pause from that. I wanted to return back to a feeling of more tangible creativity. So I turned to one of my most prized family heirlooms. My Dad’s old Kiev 35mm film camera from…
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Wearing My Mom’s Wedding Dress
Like many brides planning their wedding in early 2020, I didn’t get too far with wedding dress shopping by the time lockdown happened. Like many around the world, we postponed our wedding, and dress shopping was put on hold indefinitely. That is until we eventually changed our minds, and decided to still get married this…
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My Bridal Suite
Part of the whole Bridal experience is the “getting ready” part. The pampering, the beautifying, the excitement and the butterflies. Since I wasn’t having the typical wedding with bridesmaids, make-up artists or the coming and going of people, my getting-ready experience was thankfully quiet and relaxed. It was just me and my Mom getting beautified,…
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Framed Pressed Flowers
One thing that I’ve realized about myself is that I often feel the need to be surrounded by environments that ignite inspiration. If a few days go by without anything stimulating me creatively, I feel a need to seek it. Those environments can be many things; seasons, cafés, nature, old homes and even images on…
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90 Years Loved: Handmade Gift Idea for Milestone Birthdays
I think there’s a certain aspect of romance to old family photographs. I don’t mean the old family photos at Chuck E. Cheese birthday parties in the 80s. I’m talking about those black and white photos of our maiden mothers, our newlywed grandmothers, or our handsome great uncles in some sort of distinguished uniform. It’s…
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Gallery of Vintage Travel Posters
The bare and beige wall above our couch desperately needed some colour. After browsing uninspiring wall art in home decor stores and online, we had the idea of creating our own little gallery of travel posters. Not just any travel posters – we wanted our gallery to represent the destinations we’ve ventured off to in…
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Country Chairs in an Urban Condo
I love receiving text messages from friends that say: “I found antique chairs for you”. That’s exactly the text I received when my friend spotted these beauties disposed on someone’s curb, which to me, is basically a silver platter. I was planning on selling these chairs once I refurbished them, but I couldn’t help falling…
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Upcycled Furniture Inspired by Summer and Travels
I am so happy to have finally completed refurbishing some of the antique pieces I’ve had sitting in my garage over the winter months. I had a bit of free time this past weekend so away I went with my paintbrush. I hope you enjoy the transformation! Storage Cabinet I painted this stunning piece a calming blue-green and added coral…
My Turquoise Bag 