Whenever I work on putting these Thursday outfit posts together, I feel very self-conscious and sort of ridiculous as I go through dozens and dozens of pictures of myself. I wish I could be blasé, but I'm really not. It's so very out of character for me to do this. The other night a friend invited me to an event and I ran into someone who told me she reads my blog. I was surprised and turned bright, bright red, and all eyes at the table were on me. Immediately, I thought of these awkward photos ... Read more
Fall Goal: Home Revamp
A while ago, I mentioned that I have a love of mid-century furniture. Much like my fabric dealer, I used to have a mid-century furnishing goods dealer, who was a former schoolteacher turned vintage furniture refurbisher, and he sold his wares out of his cute Craftsman house garage. His prices were incredibly reasonable and the quality of his products was topnotch, so I've purchased quite a few things from him. For example, I got this great walnut credenza for a steal (about $200) and he ... Read more
Dancing Sparrows
This watercolor painting I did was inspired by a Japanese folktale. The story is about an old man married to a less-than-nice woman, and how she maliciously hurts his pet sparrow one day (cuts out its tongue!), causing the sparrow to fly away. When the old man goes in search for the bird, he discovers that the sparrow -- despite its tonguelessness -- can talk, and has a family in the woods that entertain the old man with food, drink and dancing. There is a moral about greed and ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Mini Me Style
Good morning! How was your weekend? We've had a relaxing one full of bike-riding and now we're counting down the days until school starts on September 4th... With that in mind, this week I have a double-feature! Be warned, there are endless photos coming up. But first, let me back up a bit and start from the beginning. A few weeks ago, sweet Yeka of Lollipop Garden Grafts contacted me to see if I would be interested in a sew-along - I'm always up for a fun sew-along, so I heartily ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! This has been a landmark week, friends. What you see above was, until Tuesday, K's nemesis. M bought this vintage beauty of a bike from the 1960s off of Craigslist last year in the hopes of teaching his rather...athletically-resistant (except when it comes to swimming) daughter how to finally cycle without training wheels. It never happened. It probably doesn't help that it weighs about two tons. Love that sparkly banana seat though... At K's school, bike-riding is ... Read more