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Take only Memories
www.takeonlymemories.com
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Take only Memories is my personal style blog. I am obsessed with art, traveling, movies, old times, and all things pretty.
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Here is another short video my friend Jon Amar and I shot. I wrote it this morning, we went to the park to shoot it this afternoon and its already online! Making these short clips is so much easier a...

5 days ago

Common Vintage Photoshoot

Hey guys, I think Ive told you that I started blogging for a fabulous upcoming website called Common Vintage. The website will be a platform where you can swap your clothes online. Its going to be ve...

21 may 12

A Mermates Tribute

Thank you so much for such a warm welcome back!Since I promised to tell you guys about the creative things that Im up to I thought Ill start with that. A while ago I discovered a fantastic new web se...

10 may 12

A Fresh Start

Hi everybody! Its been quite a while, I know, but I am back! The good news is that Im planning to write posts regularly again. The other news (not bad, just new news) is that this will no longer...

05 may 12

Birthdays in Pink

It was my birthday yesterday and I was thinking that really not that much has changed in the last 20 years or so. Sure, Ive had to grow up a bit and objectively a lot has happened but I dont really f...

17 dec 11

"Get busy living, or get busy dying." Stephen King

Here is just a super quick post to show you that I really am back! These photos were taken in about 5 minutes on my way to work today. I really want to take some "arty" fun ones again soon bu...

04 dec 11

"That was pure wild animal craziness." Fantastic Mr. Fox

Hi everybody! I know I havent blogged in forever and I really missed all of you! I hope you forgive that I am just going to ignore the 1000+ entries in my google reader and start fresh now. Over...

27 nov 11

"It takes a long time to grow an old friend." John Leonard

My friend Lacey and I are co-creating a web series that is due to go online at the end of the year. We had an absolute blast taking these promotional pictures for the website and ended up with almost...

02 nov 11

“He seemed to be waiting for me to move forward. Werent we all.” Miranda July

 Lately I have been feeling like I dont have a personality or personal creativity because I am constantly steeling or borrowing other peoples ideas (I usually call it "getting inspired by...

26 oct 11

"Lost time is never found again." Benjamin Franklin

I keep seeing beautiful images and since I got my iPhone Ive been taking tons of pictures with Hipstamatic (best app ever!). You cant frame the photos properly and it takes a while until the pictures...

23 oct 11

Blog Muse: Style Marmalade

Victoria from Style Marmalade is one of the most creative and unique bloggers I know and I was thrilled when she agreed to answer some questions for this interview. If you dont know her blog, yo...

17 oct 11

"You better be goddamn happy." Melancholia

Last night I watched Lars von Triers newest movie Melancholia. It had quite an impact on me, so much so that I walked around in a bit of a daze all day today. These photos were inspired by ...

13 oct 11

"You risk tears if you let yourself be tamed." Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Today we took a train for about 30 Minutes and then walked another 30 through a forest to end up at this beautiful cloister. As you can see, the weather drastically changed since my last post. It was...

08 oct 11

"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night." Steve Martin

The leaves might be falling down but the weather this last week was actually nicer than the entire summer. I have really tried to get the most out of it and have spent a lot of time outside. It was s...

04 oct 11

DIY: Make your own Bowler Hat Tote Bag

I am an absolute sewing beginner but I really want to learn how to sew. My mom was so kind as to give me her sewing machine (thanks!) and this is the first project that I did with it. I che...

25 sep 11

"You can fool me, but you cannot fool Ernest Hemingway!" Midnight in Paris

I know Ive been a bit anti-Berlin since I moved here but I am finding more and more great and unexpected places. Like this waterfall which is literally in the middle of the city.  Ill post some ...

18 sep 11 1 person likes this

"They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. " Andy W...

Those of you who have been following this blog for a while have probably heard me complaining about my hair before. The thing is that I used to have nice, long, curly hair and last year a LOT of it f...

15 sep 11

"Bei mir bist du schoen, Please let me explain." The Andrews Sisters

This shoot was inspired by Gil Elvgrens paintings of Pin-Up girls. Obviously its a more modern approach to it. I should probably be offended by those kinds of paintings but I actually really like the...

08 sep 11

"Everything you can imagine is real." Pablo Picasso

We went to Potsdam today, which is a small town so close to Berlin that you can go there by subway. These photos were taken in the park that surrounds the palace Sanssouci. We didnt go into the palac...

04 sep 11

"A Dream is a Wish your Heart Makes" Cinderella

I am a little bit messy, but thats ok! When it gets too bad, I just call my friends to help tidy up...Dress: Thrifted, Hairband: Simple RibbonDo you guys sometimes wish you had little helpers to tidy...

31 aug 11

"Can the soul really be satisfied with such polite affections?" Sense and Sensibility

The whole quote goes:"Can he love her? Can the soul really be satisfied with such polite affections? To love is to burn, to be on fire. Like Juliet or Guinevere or Eloise." Marianne DashwoodI...

27 aug 11

"Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?" Pocahontas

This is a preview of all the lovely things I got at a charity shop today. They are closing down and having a super sale! How exciting! I am really into prints, colors and different patterns at the mo...

25 aug 11

Style Muse: Lissy Elle

I have been an admirer of Lissy Elles work for quite a while now. She has such a vivid imagination and each image is more hauntingly beautiful than the last. I love how she combines beauty and magic ...

23 aug 11 1 person likes this

"Is there any risk of brain damage?" Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Here is a little bit of silliness for you. I dont know if its sad or adorable but my honey and I have matching Macbooks and now also matching headphones. Can you believe that the headphones...

19 aug 11

"Time is life itself, and life resides in the human heart." Michael Ende

Lately I have been thinking a lot about confidence. Just a few years ago this blog would never have been  possible because I was always too much of a chicken to wear what I really liked and I wo...

15 aug 11 2 people like this

"I love you more every day." Belle du Jour

After I felt sort of out of place in the last post, I needed to wear something super feminine.These photos were inspired by the film Belle de Jour where the gorgeous Catherine Deneuve plays a bored h...

10 aug 11 3 people like this

"Talk low, talk slow, and don’t talk too much." John Wayne

This location is around the corner from where we live. The building is for where you go to register and where you get your passports and all that. Its such a cool building, it should really be used f...

08 aug 11

"Dans le port dAmsterdam Y a des marins qui chantent..." Jaques Brel

Todays quote is from one of my favorite Jaques Brel songs. You can listen to it here. If thats too French for you, you can listen to a pretty rockin David Bowie cover here.I grew up in a town with a ...

06 aug 11

DIY: Print your own Kitty Shirt

When I saw Laetitia from Mademoiselle Robot wear Leah Gorens adorable Kitty Cat Tee I went cat crazy! I wanted to press that little "Add to Cart" button so badly but I really dont have 8...

03 aug 11

"Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it." Andy Warhol

Its sunny and warm outside! This is the first really nice day in about a month! I just had to go outside and cycle around a bit. My "To Do" list is never-ending so I had to go back ...

02 aug 11 1 person likes this

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