Yesterday In Montreal

Yesterday, my mom and I went to a vintage bazaar. I had already been to a previous edition in January 2020. Since I'll be moving out soon and am looking for decoration from the 50s ↔ 70s, the event came at just the right time. ✨

Here are the items I bought:

Price of each item (in CAD):

• Set or marble bookends + grey x golden dish (seller gave a price for both items): 25 $
• Vintage Butterick pattern: 3 $
• Milou bookend: 5 $

I love the marble bookends. Their surface is glossy and they give chic mid-century modern vibes. For the little dish, I plan on putting it near my entryway for my keys. It looks so much prettier in real life. It is glossy as well and has golden speckles that shine when you look at it from different angles.

As for the pattern, I wasn't madly in love with it, but for such a price, it was surely worth it. Despite loving fit & flare dresses, I wasn't drawn to the design on the right... due to the chosen print. (I know fabric and design are two independent things, but I was still on the fence because of that.) Anyway, I also looked at the design on the left and found the brooch really cute on the collar. Despite never having made a sheath dress, maybe my first time could be with this pattern. Looking back, I don't regret buying the pattern.

Only thing I haven't checked yet is whether the envelope contains all pieces... oh well, if it's incomplete and unusable in any way for me, I'll be happy to reuse the two ladies on the pattern cover to decorate my Midori journal.

Now, for the Milou bookend; I was pretty sure it originally came in a set and would've loved to have the other one... I just looked up on the Internet and it is indeed a set, the other character being Tintin. But I'm not sure I want to spend time and money on reuniting the two bookends. I'm satisfied with having the Milou bookend only.

So that was my day yesterday in Montreal. I almost forgot to mention that the weather was also perfect. It was very sunny, yet the sun wasn't too hot, there was zero humidity, and a slight, continuous breeze made walking in the city very comfortable.