When I was back in California last fall, I bought an old chevron stitch throw in a flea market. It was so quintessentially Seventies Americana that I just had to make space in my luggage and haul it ...
My friend Lauren threw a cookie decorating party on Boxing Day. It was awesome! I ate my years allowance of sugar. Mmm... sugarrrrhhh...
A very special Christmas story, starring Warner, Nellie, Templeton and Disco Santa..."Oooooh man... I am so hungry... hey wait, its Christmas already?""Hello little fat man in a silver ju...
A few more family photos I scanned while I was in California. I like this batch because they trace my parents journey to -- and my familys beginnings in -- the United States.My Mom and Dad met when t...
I just returned from a trip to California. One of the things I love about going back to my home state to see my parents is digging through old photo albums. I covet pretty much everything my parents ...
As a little girl, one of my dreams was to have a dollhouse. I adored miniatures and even owned one of those four-story Barbie townhouses with the plastic Grecian columns. It was hideous, let me tell ...
I discovered La Petite Mu Mu at last Julys Taipei Toy Festival and just had to take her home with me. Shes one of the most gorgeous toys Ive ever seen! I love those colorful raindrops on her blue coa...
If everything goes as planned, this stack of fabric will become the color wheel quilt from Last Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts. When I was little, I loved picking up big boxes of crayons and arrang...
After five years of warding off dentists with various excuses, I finally got my remaining two wisdom teeth pulled. They were my upper set and the left one didnt fully emerge until I was 24 years old ...
I have to admit that the summer has pretty much sucked any interest in dressing up right out of my life! I wear the same thing almost every day -- a black T-shirt and a flowy skirt. My make-up case i...
As you can tell, Ive been off the radar for most of June. Ive had to spend time taking care of my health issues. Hopefully Ill be back to my old self soon... and finding delight in each little thing ...
Ive been in love with the idea of charm bracelets since I was a young teen. In fact, I like the idea of souvenir jewelry in general, including lockets and hair jewelry. I had a locket that I wore thr...
Hello blogging buddies! I noticed that its been more than week since my last post, but thats not because Ive been feeling under the weather. Ive actually been on the mend over the last few days. In f...
Dress: Macys, gift from my Mom, cardigan: Modcloth, rhinestone brooch: vintage, shoes: AldoLast Sunday was my first wedding anniversary. One year ago, my husband and I got married in a zoo. This year...
I love her jacket, flared jeans and the dash of color her scarf imparts to the outfit!Whenever I visit my hometown in California, I always pore over my familys photo albums. My parents were stylin in...
Way back in late 2007, I started work on my Clapotis shawl. At that time I was studying Mandarin on a scholarship, so I couldnt really afford to buy luxuries like Noro Silk Garden yarn. When my paren...
Dress: Collage on Haji Lane, Singapore; tights: vendor near Zhongshan MRT, Taipei; shoes: Green Pine; belt: taken from other dress; necklaces: Earth Tree fair trade shop, TaipeiThis is another dress ...
Im still working on getting my outfit-making mojo back. Its getting warmer in Taipei (finally!) and all Ive wanted to do is wear t-shirt dresses and avoid thinking about another muggy, hot summer. In...
The 10 days or so have not been very style-oriented ones for me, as you can probably tell by my lack of outfit posts. I had a doctor's appointment to check up on a chronic condition I have and got so...
A few weeks ago, the wooden iPhone cases from Brook Farm General Store started showing up all over the blogosphere. The first thing that popped into my head when I saw "general store," howeve...
Cardigan: American Apparel, bunny t-shirt: Mono+ in Singapore, skirt: American Apparel, tights: Night market, shoes: Green Pine @ Shin Kong Mitsukoshi (新光三越), vintage sweater clips: Night market, red...
Here are some photos from my recent trip to Singapore, including snaps from the indie boutiques on Haji Lane, the National Museum of Singapore and Little India. I took all of these with my Digital Ha...
Last month, I decided to achieve my lifelong (okay, four months long) dream of felting my cat... as in, needle felting a miniature version of him. Hands Tailung, a cool Japanese department store, had...
Dress: Forever 21, leggings: American Apparel, shoes: Aldo, cardigan: Banana RepublicThis is a dress I purchased at Forever 21 when I was back in California for our wedding last May. I really liked t...
Vintage dress: easystreetvintage @ Etsy, cardigan: American Apparel, scarf: Muji, belt: J. Crew outlet, vintage necklace and tights: night market, shoes: Aldo, purse: Hayden Harnett for Target, earri...
Dress: Urban Lotus Boutique at Etsy, shoes: Re-Mix Vintage shoes, belt: Forever 21I am very excited because I just bought a new flash for my camera from Big Camera (相機王), my favorite photography equi...
*Reposted with photos you can actually see. Thanks to Elaine for pointing that out to me!Vintage shirt dress: bvikki vintage, tights: Urban Outfitters, shoes: Aldo, cardigan: Muji, belt: Forever 21?,...
Vintage shirt dress: bvikki vintage, tights: Urban Outfitters, shoes: Aldo, cardigan: MujiThese photos were taken before Lunar New Year! It seems so long ago. I can't believe it's already March. I'll...
Jacket: Modcloth, dress: Oh My God (store in Taipei, yes, it always confuses people when I tell them I'm going there), tights: night market, shoes: Aldo, bag: Hayden-Harnett for Target, headband: Acc...
It's been a while since I did an Unlikely Sources of (style) Inspiration post. In fact, I think the last one, about "The Orphan" was also my first one. I like finding ideas in costumes from films tha...
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