Vintage Grrl

Tefal Steam Generator – Nuffnang Product Talk Review

Vintage Grrl — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:00:23 +0000

This a Product Talk by Nuffnang post – I didn’t receive payment for this post but I did receive a free sample to review. I’ve never hated ironing, but it is a time consuming chore. I’ve always been up for things that would make it easier, whether it’s an ironing spray, a new way of hanging the washing [...] [...]

Iron in the Sky with … Nazis?

Vintage Grrl — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:09:17 +0000

As everyone knows I have a bit of a fascination with the fashion and music of the era surrounding WWII. A movie has been brought to my attention and I wanted to share. Iron Sky Synopsis: As World War II came to a close, several German scientists deployed Nazi spaceships to the dark side of the moon [...] [...]

A Talk about Tea

Vintage Grrl — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:29:02 +0000

Anyone who knows me knows that I love a good cup of tea. I usually buy loose leaf blends from places like Adore Tea or T2. They both have lovely ranges, from plain Assams to pretty floral blends like French Earl Grey. For me, these teas are a little ritualistic. Made in the good pot, sat [...] [...]

From Book to Screen – Murder Mysteries a la Phryne

Vintage Grrl — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:06:10 +0000

Some years ago, a friend of mine strongly insisted that I read an Australian crime series by Kerry Greenwood. The Phryne Fisher (pronounced fry-nee) mysteries opened a world of 1920′s Australia (mostly Melbourne), flappers, guns, eccentrics and amazing fashion. I found out just less than a month ago, that this wonderful series would be coming to [...] [...]

80′s Flashback! Knitted Legwarmers

Vintage Grrl — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:38:47 +0000

Wagons are meant to be fallen off, right? Good. While I haven’t started any of my big 3 for 2012, I have joined in a small KAL on Ravelry in the Tiny Owl Knits group. The free pattern “Some Cloudy Day” is a pair of legwarmers, knit in smaller gauge and meant to be a [...] [...]

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 [...] [...]