I told you about my quest for a vintage vanity or jewelry armoire. My current storage solution for my vintage costume jewelry consists of cardboard boxes sitting on my bedroom floor and an array of smallish jewelry boxes. But I couldn’t help picking up one more. How could I pass…

Some girls love diamonds. I love Lucite. Beautiful, plastic crystal-like gorgeousness that is sculptural and modern. Lucite jewelry was an inexpensive way to to wear fun but luxurious looking accessories. Designers really never intended it to be a faux stone like rhinestones are to diamonds. The designs were always whimsical,…

It’s that time! Time to spring clean. And closets need a good cleaning out as much as the rest of your home. Carolyn Schneider, expert bargain shopper and author of The Fifth Edition of The Ultimate Consignment & Thrift Store Guide, offers the following tips on how to efficiently clean…

Today is the opening of The Great Gatsby. I bet you are going to the movies this weekend to see it right? Well I can say I was lucky enough to attend a very Jay Gatsby affair at a real life 1920s Hollywood mansion. I was so thrilled to be…

I have an addiction to vintage jewelry. I wouldn’t say I pile it on everyday. Just buy it by the handfuls. Especially when the handfuls are already beautifully displayed, curated and priced to sell for me. These were all purchased at one time. A very stylish older woman must have…

Help! I moved into my new house five months ago yet my vintage jewelry and accessories are still in boxes on my bedroom floor. Not exactly a domain for inspiration or relaxation. I used to have a Heywood-Wakefield vanity, but that is going to be sold and waiting patiently in…

I am a thrift store snob! I was pulling out of Starbucks when I saw a new-to-me Goodwill. It’s located in a city that I would not say has a reputation for style, but I thought, hey you never know. I saw them stacked up on a table at the…

On Christmas Eve, my little sister was engaged. Even though we knew it was coming, I still cried. Weddings and marriage are such a beautiful rite of passage. It’s no wonder some brides lose all sense of control when it comes to planning their wedding. Brides who want to get…

I think I’m nesting. After buying my little vintage house, all I can think of is staying home, cleaning, organizing and cooking! But it’s not just my home that that wants to keep me home. The man in my life is also a “let’s cook and watch a movie” kind…

  Ever wonder why some vintage dresses are so so hard to wear? It seems amazing how teeny women’s waists were in the past. Have we changed all that much. NO! The secret to getting that Joan Holloway hourglass figure, even back in the 1960s? Shapewear! Check out this wonderful…