Wooo shiney

stuff I buy,stuff I wear 22 July 2011 | 0 Comments

  I went to Pretty Chic Boutique to find a gift for a friend, which I did, but I HAD to pick a little something for my very own self. i got a fabulous pair of silver earrings, and my BFF ended up with a nifty necklace. If you haven’t been down Quebec Street lately, or [...]

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wearable art – downtown this weekend

stuff I buy,stuff I wear 12 July 2011 | 1 Comment

I got this at last year’s Art in the Street event in downtown Guelph. It’s by Karli Sears. The hand blown glass bubbles are tougher than they look – and they do look dainty and delicate don’t they? While you’re on the street, check out other awesome shops like Pretty Chic Boutique and Blush. Come downtown [...]

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sweet second-hand scores

stuff I buy,stuff I wear 29 October 2010 | 2 Comments

Fall is here, and my closet is nowhere near ready. I cleared out some of my old stuff to make room for someone else’s old stuff. I stopped into my fave second-hand spots and scored a flirty skirt skirt, beautiful blouse, a sassy dress and a sparkley scarf to add to my collection of fall work wear. [...]

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wearing art

stuff I buy,stuff I see,stuff I wear 18 August 2010 | 0 Comments

In July Downtown Guelph had it’s Annual Art on the Street event full of paintings, photography, sculptures and (just as I had hoped) a bunch of hand-made jewellery (jewelry if you’re American). I went last year and saw this work from Karli Sears. The hand blown glass bubbles are tougher than they look – and [...]

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Keep on rockin’ me baby

stuff I buy,stuff I wear 22 March 2010 | 0 Comments

OK. If you can tell me what’s on my fabulous new cuff from On the Verge, then, well, you’re kinda old, or you’re super-cool, or both. Back in the day, in your basement, you needed these little yellow spinner adapters to play a 45 on your record player – not your turntable, your record player. [...]

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can’t beat that for fourteen bucks

stuff I buy,stuff I wear 27 January 2010 | 0 Comments

I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to introduce you to …And Venus Smiled; a fabulous consignment store and jewellery bar in Old Quebec Street Mall. I am in there all the time to pick up cute stuff for work, great used jeans and it’s all super cheap. I am a big fan of [...]

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from nice to WOW

stuff I buy,Stuff I want,stuff I wear 14 January 2010 | 1 Comment

It’s hard not to be overwhelmed by all the shiny sparkly things inside the Pretty Chic boutique. I visit often, and browse one section at a time. If you need a little something to take an outfit from ‘nice’ to ‘WOW’ be sure to check out this lovely little shop at 34 Quebec St. The [...]

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