you know that feeling you get when you love the outfit youre wearing - you feel confident and awesome and you kind of dont want to take it off? this skirt makes me feel that way about my outfit...
first, the good news: CHRIS IS HOME! he ended up not getting home until monday instead of sunday because they made stops along the way to fully enjoy the road trip experience, and i really am g...
yesterday morning, before the sun came up, before the birds were chirping, and before any sane person gets out of bed, my chrissie was kissing me goodbye see you later. whenever i know im going...
i always feel sort of guilty when i go for a few days without posting; almost like blogging is a job and i just decided not to show up. id like to say i had 8 million things to do that kept me ...
on friday afternoon a little gold bird was victimized right under my nose, quite literally. while i was busy making faces at my husband, i heard a crunch, i heard a crack, and i realized that a...
i dont know about you, but i get excited to the point of squealing when i get a postcard in the mail. tweets, wall posts, and emails are definitely nice, but they just dont compare to a little ...
so, i caved. i thought i stood firmly against midi skirts - not because i didnt like them, but because i wasnt convinced i could pull them off on my 52" frame - but it turns out i was only ...
this morning has been filled with sewing, drawing, dyeing fabrics, attaching earrings to their little cards, and all sorts of things in preparation for the big event in charlottesville this saturday....
lately, well, i havent many new ideas. at all. but ive had to force it because if i want to be even close to ready for the event in charlottesville on may 12, i cant let my lack of ideas ...
are you prone to ripping, snagging, and generally ruining clothes that you really like? i am. big time. im not sure why that is, but it seems like the clothes i dont particularly li...
the sun is out, the birds are chirping, and im ready for a day of jumping on the trampoline! its been so rainy and gross here for what feels like forever, and its amazing what waking up to suns...
how are you this morning? im running a few hours behind schedule thanks to a late but amazing night last night! chris and i finally woke up and got out of bed at 9:45 this morning, which ...
you know the good thing about only working away from home two or three days a week? when you buy new clothes on a husband-suggested shopping spree, you get to wear something new for several wee...
after going back and forth on how i felt about it, and not being sure i was confident enough to do it (because i really cant handle criticism or rejection AT ALL), one of my best pals, beca, finally ...
i hope youre as happy about it being friday as i am! i need to finish a painting, edit some pictures, update my website, and so many other things that cant be done when you know you have work h...
i dont remember where exactly i heard that liking shiny, sparkly things was because of ones german-ness, but whether its that, or that im part magpie, i cant deny my love of anything gold and sparkly...
i hope you had a nice weekend and that this monday finds you well! my weekend was a lot of fun and ended with me adding two new books to my collection and a 2 liter of coke that im guilt drinking bec...
after a lack of blogging, im back. one of the worlds greatest evils, malware, downloaded what can only be described as the worst VD of the internet onto my laptop, completely took over and made this ...
well, last saturday was it - the day id been looking forward to for several weeks - shopping spree day. and believe it or not, it was chriss idea! the mission: find clothes that fit in stores we dont...
heres one of my first world problems: i like solid colored clothes, but i tend to have a harder time finding them than i do finding patterned clothes. and sometimes, im so used to wearing patterns th...
my birthday is a short 13 days away (the big birthday - 30!!!), so naturally ive been thinking about the hundreds of things id like to have. okay, i honestly start thinking about it in february. its ...
i feel like such a bad bird mom for saying that, but guys, that girl could win awards for driving me crazy the last few days. from chewing my clothes up (which all parrots do, but usually she stops w...
i just wanted to stop in real quick to say that i hope you guys have a nice friday and a great weekend! thank you for your comments on my last post, and just so you know, kona isnt skunky anymore tha...
i dont know about you, but im never wrong. like, ever. i jest. or do i? the point is, i made a comment last week that turned out to be wrong, but in this case at least, im happy about it! i said fare...
yesterday i had a few ideas for some necklaces that i wanted to work on, so after i finished hammering some hoops that needed to be shipped, i sat down and started tangling. as i was tangling chains ...
i know we all have these things on our closet: the piece of clothing that looks good when you put it on in the morning, but by that afternoon its wrinkled, stretched, and just looking pitiful. this s...
first i wanted to thank you guys for your sweet comments and words of encouragement on my last whining post. sometimes life just gets so crazy that its hard to even know what to do, and im glad to ha...
i had decided that i wasnt going to blog today, or any more this week, but it does sort of provide temporary relief from real life sometimes, so here i am. i love spring and warm weather, but i alway...
i havent been working on many new designs as the sales from the lonny magazine feature have been keeping me incredible busy, but i did take a little while yesterday to hammer out something other than...
nope, i wasnt on a boat, although i wish i had been, i just decided to go a little nautical. im sure you recognize the shirt because i pretty much wear it every other day. okay, not that often, but o...
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