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It all started with this…
Which contributed to my wanting this…
Then I watched this like three times while sewing…
and remembered how I loved this spooky look….
and this place….
which has me thinking about vampires….
which remind me of ed westwick.
these images may or may not be thought of in this exact chronologic order.
i found them all at different periods,
but this is how they came together in my mind today.
i’m currently loving the idea of a spookyromanticvintagegothic halloween.
(gothic like architechture, not like the high school kids who love hot topic)
An insatiable rockstar asked me to whip together this little number for Halloween… It was definitely exciting to sew something for someone besides myself… And a different experience (I can’t just try it on every five seconds) than making my own shtuff.
Hooray for Halloween!
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
The longest word in the dictionary.
Also a strain of lung disease.
And apparently “antidisestablishmentarianism” isn’t really even a word.
Check out how freaking awesome these pictures are. She’s a co-Harry Potter lover, fellow girls camp extraordinaire, and modest prom dress partner in crime from my high school days in the Vegas.
I wish I ended up as cool as she did.
That’s my favorite of all the pictures.
How cute is this little bouquet she made? Love it.
She brought all her props… which I feel entitles her to be a stylist.
I’m thinking she should style my next “family” pictures…
It definitely inspires me to want to be a stylist. And intimidates me. See more of these beauties at Yan Photography and Becky Earl Photography.
good news | I am learning how to budget.
bad news | This often results in me missing out on things I want. Like the super cute Mallory Suede Bootie (#3) that I realized I REALLY wanted at the same time they sold out.
good news | My motorcycle jacket at Express went on sale (and I had a coupon)! So I bought it. I now have this addition in my closet:
I haven’t taken the tags off while I decide if I really want it, or if I just liked coveting it. And while I figure out if it will work with anything in my wardrobe.
bad news | I found the CUTEST coat at Macy’s today, but I can’t justify buying it even though it’s like, 50% off.
(Please excuse my weirdy face and focus on how cute those toggles are!)
good news | The gladiator sandals I spied at American Eagle went on sale, and I bought them…
bad news | … then I got them just in time for it to get cold here.
good news | The sweater I’ve been eying at Martin and Osa finally went on sale (all sweaters at M+O are 50% off):
bad news | I spent fifteen minutes on the phone with the Town Square store this morning trying to hunt it down. It is not online anymore. And apparently, it is not available in ANY stores in ANY colors either.
Unfortunately, the positive sides of budgeting outweigh the negative, so I will continue to do it. ::sigh::
Maybe it’s just me, but I like the idea of having multiple, less expensive rings to wear instead of just the one. When picking out my engagement ring, I told Brad that I never wanted to “upgrade” my ring – I wanted THE ring I got when I got married to be THE ring… And so, he found a diamond in the cut I wanted (well, I wanted old mine, but he found old european, which is in the same family and still acceptable), let me pick out my super sweet setting (a consignment piece from the fifties), and I plan on sporting it for the rest of life.
But that doesn’t mean I can’t get a lot of “downgrade” rings!!
So, let’s drop hints again to Brad that I’m loving these rings from bario-neal:
The best part about bario-neal is their super sweet packaging. I think I saw this in Nylon magazine like two years ago, because I distinctively remember these bottles:
The engagement rings and such come in these cute recycled boxes:
And if that doesn’t make you want to buy stuff, I don’t know what does.
I love the concept behind Sweet Home Alabama – fashion designer with country roots (yes, that’s the concept of the movie to me).
Growing up, we used to spend weeks of the summer at my grandpa’s farm in Idaho. We’d play “house” i.e. nine orphans living in a fort (I can still remember where our parents’ “gravestone” was) with a four-wheeler as our car. I still love going back there, staring at the stars, lying by the firepit, chatting with my cousin about “the good old days.”
Apparently Karl Lagerfield loves me. His new collection nods to ladylike neutrals (which seem to be the trend for spring) set in a country farm background. Do I love them? Umm… that could be an understatement.
Yeah, those are my narrowed down favorites. See the whole collection here.
this hat.where would I wear it? no idea.
but I’m thinking of starting a collection
of unwearable accessories.
