Yet another 24 hours later
The smell isn’t out of the leather jacket. Yes quite sad, I think I need something stronger. My lace cardigan is coming along nicely and I think it will smell perfectly in a day or so. My next attempt will be locking the items in a room with a vinegar bath as suggested by FinnFlair. But I will have to do this when my roommates aren’t home as they will surely hate me for the smell.
Tried and Tested Solutions
I’ll leave you with some suggestions from various sites on how to get the funk out:
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About Vintage Clothing : leathers
Shop Well With You: A guide on washing different fabrics
Vodka! via Ehow: Thanks for the link Becca!
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The Problem
A common problem people face who shop at thrift stores and something that prevents people from purchasing thrift store items is odour. That mothball smell that reminds us of our grandmother’s attics is not attractive and makes or breaks a purchase especially if the items are not washable. Enter my green leather jacket, and lace cardigan. This jacket is amazing but smelly and after letting it “air out” for a few days it remained smelly. This lace cardigan has been washed but still smells like an attic. I love these two garments so to save them and to help you shop thrift(!) I went looking for a (cheap) home solution.
In the beginning of January I asked people to vote on which Men’s
Dress Shirt DIY I should do from one of my favourite books, Cool
Couture Remake Dresses. One of the runners up was Tie-Me-Up
so I did it today!
Categories: Blog, Do It Yourself
I started My Vintage Secret well into my thrifting days so there are a lot of great items that you haven’t seen. So today is a catch-up day! I love vintage purses because they are almost always greater quality then what you can find in mainstream stores. I love the idea of paying $5 for a bag that will last longer than a $50 one manufactured today. Without further ado, here are some of my favourite purses.
Stud Muffin
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I’m sure most of you have heard the news about Alexander McQueen’s death. He was an amazing designer and innovator, and his absence will cause a huge impact. I didn’t realize how much I would be affected, but I think everyone in fashion or who knew of his amazing talent are feeling like they lost a part of themselves. I’ve decided to dedicate a do-it-yourself project to him. My prayers go out to his family.
Categories: Blog, Do It Yourself
I’m giving away this authentic Coach Bag to a lovely home!
To enter please tweet Coach Bag Give Away! Follow @MyVintageSecret and ReTweet To Enter! http://bit.ly/a5KcoJ” or just click here.
I’ll draw names and announce the winner on February 14 at 12pm
A little bit about the work that goes into Coach:
Only the top 10% of quality leather is chosen to become a Coach handbag and the leather is slow cured in large drums with rotation for several days. The leather is then enriched with natural treatments which produces a softening effect to bring out the individual grain of each piece of leather.
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If you have any questions about the bag let me know!
PS. If you don’t have twitter, it’s about time you do. It’s a lot of fun!
Congratulations to @jbsmith the winner of the Coach Bag!
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It’s Wednesday! Check out my post, Make it a Vintage Valentine’s Day, over at My Vintage Addiction!
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I had Chain of Fools by Aretha Franklin stuck in my head as I was making this DIY. It didn’t turn out exactly like the picture last week in the proposal (yes, it’s quite different) so I think grooving to Aretha had an influence on me. Here it is!
Before After
Categories: Blog, Do It Yourself
It’s 50% off at (Canadian)Value Village stores today! This morning I sprang out of bed ready to hunt through racks and say, “excuse me” a hundred times (I dunno whether to blame the carts or the small aisles but I got personal with a lot of people). Among my many finds were these great watches. They don’t actually work… yet, but they’re pretty and will act as fancy bracelets until I fix them.
The Bloor and Landsdowne (Toronto) location has always had a great selection of jewelry and each watch cost $7.50 with the discount. Most stores are open until 9pm during the week so find the one closest to you and GO tonight! Here’s a list of all Value Villages in the Toronto Area.
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The lovely Renee from Eat Live Shop tagged me to participate in a “10 Things That Make Me Happy” challenge. But I’ve decided to twist it around a bit and post my favourite things about vintage (which inevitably leads to my happiness).
My Favourite Find
I’m happiest when I walk out of vintage and thrift stores with shoes, so it’s a toss-up between my Aigle riding boots that I got from a garage sale for $10 (best rain boots ever), my Brown’s combat boots I found at Goodwill (St. Clair) for $13 or my black (Jeffrey Campbell-ish) shoes I got at Value Village in Regina, SK.
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