Well ladies and gents, it's the end of the summer, and that means making jam! I love this time of year, all the fruits on the trees and the hedgerows filling up. I've been making greengage jam, from the tried-and-tested, sugar-stained recipe from my grandmother's copy of the Glasgow Cookery Book. Do you have any rituals for the end of summer?
There are some new thingies available now in my All Things Original shop, including but not limited to this pheasant feather necklace and ENORMOUS tassel necklaces. Tell me true: would you wear one? They're so much fun! Anyhoo, if you are in the UK and have not yet had a look around ATO, do; there's loads of great stuff.
I recently got my little hands on a lot of vintage military bits and bobs, and so these new things will soon be arriving shopways. I just find the colours of the worn old brass and imagery of crests and suchlike so beautiful, although I would question wearing anything overtly military that in any way glorifies war. Interesting dichotomy there, methinks.
A very successful impromptu charity shop session today. I couldn't resist this coin purse, which brought memories of school dinners and cutting Barbie's hair off rushing back. Did anyone else have these when they were a kid?
A great 80's dress from Liberty complete with shoulder pads
And also, this tiny child's umbrella which I had to grab as the moment I stepped outside the house the previously sunny skies clouded over and the thunder began to rumble. It's so small it just covered my shoulders, which garnered a few funny looks as me and my shopping ran home!
Please can someone give me $6500 so I can get this amazing box cart by Joel Voisard in my life? Just look at it! It's from The Future Perfect which has a really nice, well-put-together website and loads of amazing things such as these 'pinky wings' rings by Emily Rothschild, below.
