The 70's were a wild time, especially culinary speaking where it was adding the weird and wonderful (mainly into a jelly mould and calling it a day) presented on our tables. When I was deciding what decades-old dining experience to share with you all, I wasn't sure what to make until I saw the Banana … Continue reading Making a Vintage Banana Spook Cake – Vintage Cooking Adventures
Vintage Cooking Adventures It's officially the greatest month of the year which means there will be a pumpkin on every flat surface of my house, cinnamon in every cup of tea I drink and spicy candles lit all day long. It's also the month of listening to the Rocky Horror soundtrack, watching Over the Garden … Continue reading Making Halloween Triple Treat Parfait from 1977
For some reason, I absolutely love a good door wreath. It's a capsule craft of seasonal goodness and overdosed with cute. For many seasons throughout the year, I'll whip up a door wreath and have a constant supply of wreath frames on hand at all times. Whilst doing some home decor shopping, I was recommended … Continue reading Mini Pumpkin Door Wreath
We all have seasonal traditions, many which stem from our childhood. Although I wasn't the kid that ever liked scary movies (I still don't!), Halloween still meant certain videos were played on a loop as I enjoyed the spooky season. One such VHS was 'It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown'. For any Peanut's fan out … Continue reading Welcome Great Pumpkin
I'm trying to get back into sewing after a bit of a sad-spell so I figured Halloween is a great time to really get the creative juices flowing. To get some inspiration I went straight to my old vintage-sewing Pinterest board and stumbled upon this skirt that I completely forgot about. I'm not sure exactly … Continue reading Sewing a Vintage Spiderweb Skirt
We all have that show or film that terrified us as a kid, I have a couple and one of those films is Beetlejuice. I must have been about 3 or 4 years old and I saw Barbara and Adam turn into their scarier version and it frightened me beyond belief and I just avoided … Continue reading That’s a Wrap – Beetlejuice Halloween Shoot
I love me a good beret, they are super cute, come in loads of colours and of course, they are fully customisable to suit your style and personality. With spooky season well and truly underway, I thought I'd share some of my favourite beret customisation methods to add a little spooky flare to your month. … Continue reading Decorating Beret’s for Halloween
It's officially October which means I get to dress up in all my Halloween inspired outfits. As much as I love all things Halloween, I do still love pastel colours, cuteness and all things aggressively floral. To celebrate the start of October, I thought I'd combine my love for Halloween and also my love for … Continue reading Making a Pink Witches Hat Inspired by The Love Witch
It's officially spooky season and every year I try to whip up a vintage Halloween themed recipe because I like to do weird things. Some years we have success and other years ... not so much. I haven't attempted a vintage recipe in a little while and I've been wanting to try a few strange … Continue reading I tried making Vintage Jack-O-Lantern Salad
Hands down, Halloween is a magical time of year and I am all about the pumpkins and cute little spooks. I definitely lean more on the 'cute' side of spooky so when I saw that Erstwilder was working with Mimsy I was very excited to see their Halloween collection for 2021. If you're unaware, Mimsy … Continue reading Erstwilder X Mimsy Halloween Collection
After a bit of a mini break, I am beyond excited to be back on the Erstwilder train and have the chance to share with you all my favourite pieces from their upcoming collections. You may recall that a little while ago Erstwilder released a Hello Kitty collection which was super cute and adorable. Well, … Continue reading Erstwilder X Hello Kitty Halloween Collection
So I've taken a break from filming but I still love to test out vintage recipes so I thought in true Witchy Wednesday tradition, I will try my hand at a vintage recipe. After last years struggle of an attempt, I thought I might give myself a bit of a break and try something easy … Continue reading Making Pumpkin Soup from 1946
Did you clutch your pearls and scream "NO YOU CAN'T!" when you read that title? You're not alone, but alas, it is true. Today we dye the much-coveted Dita Cardigan just in time for the spooky season. For those that have no idea what is going on, the Dita Von Teese cardigan, in collaboration with … Continue reading Dyeing a Dita Cardigan
It feels like an entire lifetime has gone past since I last reviewed Lipstick and Chrome but I was very kindly asked to collaborate with them again and this time, I dragged my pinup partner in crime, Miss Vintage Orchid, along for the wonderful ride. Lipstick and Chrome completely spoiled us with an entire box … Continue reading Lipstick and Chrome Review
So I had this odd idea as I was decorating my home for Easter (it feels so so long ago but here we are). I absolutely love Halloween, its a fun season with cute fall decorations, delicious treats (you had me at cinnamon) and no one feels obliged to buy you a gift. As much … Continue reading Witchy Wednesday: Making a Pastel Pumpkin Door Wreath
You didn't think Erstwilder would only release one Halloween collection, did you? Nope, we are back back back again with another Bone Brigade collection featuring brand new boney friends. The collection is now live on the Erstwilder website so make sure you grab your favourites quick before they sell out super quick like last year. … Continue reading Erstwilder Bone Brigade Collection 2020
I know, deep in my heart, spooky season is all year around but I've slowly started listening to my Halloween music and watching my Halloween movies more openly. There's nothing better than spooky season; this year will be a little bit more crazy for me but oh my goodness has the new Erstwilder Halloween collection … Continue reading Erstwilder X Kitschy Witch Halloween Collection 2020
Hello guys and ghouls! Today is the final installment of my Witchy Wednesday series and I've had a lot of fun coming up with vintage Halloween inspiration for you all. Today, we do something a little bit new and exciting which is testing out a vintage recipe. Now I love baking but I'm definitely not … Continue reading Witchy Wednesday – Baking a Vintage Halloween Cake