Vintage Grrl

Product Review – Jean’s Color Direct Hair Colouring

Vintage Grrl — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:28:50 +0000

It’s no secret that I dye my hair. I do it often in fact. Lately, though, I’ve been more concerned with how my hair reacts to constant chemical torture, and whilst I have been shampoo free for about 12 months now (I use a mixture of bi-carb and conditioner to wash my hair), colouring every [...] [...]

Of Shawls … and Things…

Vintage Grrl — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:30:15 +0000

Well, of one shawl really. I have finished knitting my Line Break Shawl! Took much longer than I’d hoped for (one month vs 2-3 weeks), but when you have to redo the same section 3 times due to mistakes, you get a bit ‘meh’ with the project. All I have to do now is dye [...] [...]

Mis-adventures in Sewingland

Vintage Grrl — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:13:16 +0000

My quest for a summer maxi dress has been long and arduous. And I still don’t have a dress! The original pattern from this post, had been misplaced. So I had to start over with the looking for a pattern thing. After about an hour of online and in store searching, I decided on this top [...] [...]

New Years Fun

Vintage Grrl — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:27:54 +0000

Since having our son, we tend not to do a big New Years Eve celebration. We find a vantage point in the neighbourhood and see the fireworks the best we can at 9pm, then go home and let the boy fall asleep watching a movie or something… this year it was Mythbusters. New Years Day is [...] [...]

Christmas 2011 Wrap Up

Vintage Grrl — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:13:51 +0000

I usually post about what gifts I’ve made at for Christmas. The plain fact is that this year, I didn’t make any. We bought gifts this year, which was so much less stressful! I may make gifts for next year, but I wouldn’t count on it. I did, however, receive some wonderful things this year that [...] [...]

Well, What Can I Say?

Vintage Grrl — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:32:00 +0000

I seem to ebb and flow with my posting, don’t I? I’ll be happily posting away, and then life throws me a curve ball and everything, especially my blog, suffers. I have been busy, with preparations for Christmas, wrapping up my son’s school year and generally keeping my head above the proverbial water. I have been to [...] [...]

Getting My Knitting Organised

Vintage Grrl — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:29:56 +0000

I had an epiphany. I don’t finish projects because I get distracted by the new shiny, which causes me to become unhappy with my current projects. When I’m unhappy with current projects, I stop working on them… then after about a year they get frogged and the yarn either goes back into stash, or recycled into [...] [...]

When Knitting Mojo Dies…

Vintage Grrl — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:27:42 +0000

At least once in a Knitter’s life, the desire to continue with or start a new project just disappears. There is NOTHING on or around my needles at the moment that I am inspired to pick up and knit. But I really dislike having nothing to do with my hands, so I turned to some [...] [...]

Terrific Printable! Single Fold Bias Tape Maker

Vintage Grrl — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:14:18 +0000

I know it’s been a while since I’ve blogged, and I have a bit to catch you all up on… but this was linked to me this morning and I HAVE to share it! I love making my own bias tape, rather than buying it, as I know it will match my project just the way [...] [...]

Cross Stitch Phone Case

Vintage Grrl — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:20:17 +0000

Have you seen those awesome iPhone 4(s) cases that you can cross stitch on the back of? Aren’t they the coolest?! But wait… I have an Android phone and they don’t make them for my phone. *sadface* No! Wait! Do not despair! No matter your phone, you too can have a cutie cross stitch case! Wee Little Stitches has figured it [...] [...]