For those of us in the Southern hemisphere, summer is on its way as we've finally left the winter months. Warm weather, sunny days and beach trips are on the horizon and I figured that it's never too late to start learning something new. As I'm trying to challenge myself with my sewing, I wanted … Continue reading Sewing Swimwear: Making my First One Piece Swim
According to the radio, it's the most wonderful time of the year but I know for many of us right now, we are riding the struggle bus. This year I wanted to sew at least one garment per month to keep myself active and hopefully use it as a means to stay focused and creative. … Continue reading Sewing my Christmas Dress for 2023 with Snoopy Fabric and Vogue 9100
Do you ever find a fabric that you love but you can't seem to find a match to a decent pattern? I have a super cute fabric I have been wanting to sew up for about two years but every time I finally decide on a pattern; the fabric is either not wide enough, too … Continue reading Sewing Pattern Review: Simplicity 8873 by Gertie
We meet again Liz Dress. It's easy to fall in love with a dress, get overly excited and then completely mess it up. This happened two years ago as I decided to sew the Liz Dress from Charm Patterns by Gertie as my Easter dress for the year. This was a pattern I wanted to … Continue reading Sewing my Easter Dress – Liz Dress from Charm Patterns by Gertie
We all know that vintage jelly recipes leave a lot to be desired; many are more of a miss than a hit (don't even get me started on some of the recipes I've started... eww), but I've been asked repeatedly since last Christmas to try out some vintage recipes. So here we are, one year … Continue reading Making a Vintage Christmas Jelly
You know how the body is 75% water? Well, I'm basically 75% tea and the rest is glitter and anxiety. I drink a lot of tea; I'll drink it hot, cold with or without nut milk (don't laugh) and I've tried a lot of weird and wonderful brands and flavours. The first thing I do … Continue reading My Favourite Teas
I've always been surrounded by vintage objects and antiques; I've seen many beautiful things during my travels and have, over time, created a wishlist of beautiful things that I hope to one day own. Now that I dress pinup full time, it's only natural that my vintage wishlist features certain items of clothing. Some are … Continue reading Finding my Vintage Unicorn