What I've Been Up To

I've been up since 6:30 this morning! That is extremely early for me, seeing as I have been waking up at around 11 since I've been home from college. It felt good though, I have gotten so much done today already! What a concept! Here is what my day has looked like so far.

I've been putting the finishing touches on my tote bags, they look awesome! The floral print is a sneak peak of one of the bags, the other two designs are not as girly. All of the bags have a different fabric on the inside and outside, it is so fun to choose! Also, that beautiful Huskystar is my trusty sewing machine. I love her. She sits next to my bed all day everyday. I have just decided that her name is Reba. Good ol' Reba never lets me down.

My sister and I made cupcakes for a family friend who just had brain surgery to remove a large tumor. It is crazy how life can change in an instant like that. One minute he was healthy, the next minute he was in extremely intensive brain surgery! Really makes you evaluate your life, let me tell ya. These cupcakes were fun to make. The cake is lemon with fresh blackberries, and the frosting is cream cheese, made light pink. They are the bomb.

My cute doggie wanting to desperatly go outside. You can see the yearning in his eyes, it breaks my heart he is so cute. This picture looks much better in black and white than color, because the glass on our doors is appallingly dirty, and the B & W helps a teeeny bit. Not really.

Happy Friday. C'est le Weekend!

Gettin' Thrifty

Time and time again I come to the sad realization that my photography skills are seriously lacking. Ohhh well. I went thrift shopping the other day at Value Village. The Value Village in Redmond can either be a hit or miss, and this time it was a hit. I tried on at least 2o awesome items, but due to my lack of $$$$, i could only choose a few. I left with a really cool skirt, (the rose floral print one.) It is super long, and has buttons down the front. I am contemplating hemming it to make it a bit more modern, but a part of me really enjoys the Amish look. I also got that black and white floral top. It is meant to be a shirt, seeing as it is XL, but I wear it as a dress. It looks really cool belted and with some tights. I really need to go thrift shopping more, and to Forever 21 and Urban Outfitters less.

also, is this not the most beautiful thing? I bet he would look so good with a beard ;)

1950's Dreamin

Sometimes you find inspiration at 3 AM and just gotta blog it. While browsing wedding blogs, I stumbled upon this wedding on 100 Layer Cake. I pretty much died and went to heaven when I saw this wedding. The 1950's are one of my favorite decades for fashion and music, and this couple made the wedding feel retro without being tacky. The bride's dress is beautiful, not to mention her awesome red hair. And don't even get me started on the groom. Slicked back greaser hair styles are always a good look, I'm telling ya.

Take notes, future husband, this is how things will be done.

Crafty Business

Yesterday, I went to the Urban Craft Uprising show in Seattle. It was such an awesome experience. I am kicking myself for not being able to use my camera to snap some shots of the booths. I temporarily lost my charger, I have a serious talent for misplacing things. The show was amazing. Vendors sold everything from amazing art prints, jewelry, pillows, bags, cupcakes, even handmade cosmetics and soap. It was awesome, I was seriously inspired. I purchased a beautiful pair of earrings from a woman that takes vintage buttons and jewels and reworks them into seriously funky awesome retro stuff. I also bought a journal that was made out of a recycled children's book. I had seen those all around Portland, but I guess they are just making their way to Seattle. ( Yet another reason that Portland is more awesome than Seattle.) My dad also bought about a bajillion vegan soaps in scents that range from lemon basil to grapefruit. My dad loves soap. So much. So much love for soap.

My earrings and journal. I will probably never take these earrings off.

Also, sneak peak! These are the fabrics I bought a week or so ago when I decided to start making bags again. It has not been an easy process, let me tell you. I have finished a couple, but they are no where near good enough to sell. I wouldn't feel right selling bags that have teeny errors in them, they have to be perfect. So for all that are interested, be patient! I am going to get more fabric today, I am excited about that! And my lovely, Isabel, one of my goals is to open an Etsy Shop one day, if I ever get my act together. PS, I miss you! :)

Stuff I love Sunday!

This cute little dress. So adorable for a little girl, but seriously. I need one of those in my size.

The Head and the Heart can do no wrong. They made these stickers a while ago, and while the majority of the time I favor Portland over Seattle, Washington will always be home. This decal always reminds me of my favorite THATH lyric, "you're already home where you feel loved." They need to make more of these puppies because my laptop feels sad without it.

The blog Sunshine and Carousels has probably the most awesome cupcake recipes I have ever seen. I want to try every single one of them before the summer is over. For my first one, I think I am going to make the Berry Lemonade cupcakes. Those look like summer time heaven.

If you have not seen the 3 part interview series Stephen Colbert does with Jack White, shame on you. Its on Hulu, it is hilarious, and you will love it. I mean, I loooooved it. When I am bored I go and watch it. Jack White is extremely attractive. Ugh.

Triumph!

Tonight I am going out with some of my favorite people in the entire world to do one of my entire things in the entire world. Who are these people, and what am I doing?!? I am going out with some of my best gay friends and we are going to a drag show! I seriously love and respect drag queens so much, they are beautiful and fascinating and talented and hilarious. I can't wait, this night has been a long time coming. So for tonight, I have been trying to figure out what to wear, it is a crucial part of my night to be dressed perfectly. If you know me, you know I hate wearing jeans. So it was quite shocking when I decided to put on the one pair of jeans I do own. I bought them at the beginning of senior year. When I put them on, yeah, they were a little snug, but damn, I liked it. So I might be brave and wear them tonight. and who knows? I am inspired to go out and buy some new jeans! What is this world coming to!?

Sheer joy in my face after wearing these puppies. Thanks to photo booth, they look black, but they are really just a dark indigo blue. Pretty nice stuff.

Also, I never wear heels. I am not good at walking in them at all, I look like such a fool. But I found amazing black velvet thick heeled pumps at Urban Outfitters on sale, and I had to get them. They really do look amazing with the jeans, and I think my tattoo looks badass.

I've read from numerous bloggers that if you have problems finding jeans, you should go to Levi's. I have had problems with jeans my entire life. Being short and not pin thin leads to weird issues. I usually find that my jeans are always too long, and sometimes too big in the booty, which is depressing. But Levi's has soooooo many options. They have petite jeans, which is a god send for little midgets like myself. No more going to the seamstress to get them hemmed! Also, they have amazing skinny jeans, because lets be honest, who wears boot cut anymore? So not hip.

A little DIY

Since I have come to the realization I won't be getting a summer job, I've decided to become crafty. Literally, I am going to spend my time doing crafts until I die. I've been sewing tote bags for a while, and I am picking that back up. Once I have perfected the bag again, I will probably be selling them, so if you are interested, hit me with a text. I am also scouring the web for fun project restyles, I have been so inspired! I only hope to one day have enough creativity as Veronika from Tick Tock Vintage. She is amazing!

I was just at the fabric store yesterday, and I tried to buy some suede, but it was about 20 dollars a yard! whaaaaaaat. Going to a thrift store to get fabric swatches from random clothes is such a smart, cheap alternative.

come on, this is seriously amazing. It just goes to show you that with a little DIY hard work, anything you can get at a thrift store can be transformed into something cute. I want to try!

also, I am convinced this is one of the most beautiful songs eveeeer. I can't stop listening to every live version of Conor J O'Brien on youtube. So good!