I’ve been into my cozy giant cardigan urchin-dumpling look during the last TWO WEEKS of rain, now I need to fancy it up a little. From this: To this: I need to tack these on the wall in the morning when I wake up, because I’m too sleepy to get dressed properly. And it needs [...]

Mmm. So, I’ve still been in such a funk. Waiting for it to lift, the past few months have left me pretty listless and exhausted. Grief? Ideas are brewing, but haven’t been touching down enough to form anything cohesive. Do you know what I mean? Like some elusive path in the woods you can’t quite [...]

10 rainy days! At least, that’s what the weather says. Still feeling sluggish and healing, so I tackled the task of sorting out my fabric and mending and Etsy piles in the work room. Oh, my goodness. So much work, and so much inspiration just looking at all the fabric! This 1920s dress from my [...]

Ok, so maybe I’ll put wee wedding snips here. I did start a separate blog for logistics for people who are coming (from all over! Even Berlin!) but as I’ll be putting maps and things it’s sneakret. I’ve been so down since Janna and my grandmother died, I’ve noticed that it’s been hard to be [...]

2010, 2010!! I love this little listmaker for the new year: http://teuxdeux.com (Thanks, Angel!) Speaking of Miss Angel, we were chatting the other day about life and growing up. My life from 1990-2000 (age 15-25) is curiously similar to that of young women blogging now -  I traveled all over,  modeled for the 1980′s east [...]

Ok, we don’t get them here, so I’m dreaming. While the rest of the country freezes, it’s sunny and warm here. Boo! But this post is a tribute to staying in, bundled by the woodstove, cracking open a new book and going on adventures! I had a stack for my convalescence, but only got through [...]

New year, new treats in the shop! Refresh your wardrobe for 2010! 1. Navy Pinstripe Dress 2. Candy Striper Dress 3. Jadeite Grunge Dress 4. Disco Flapper Dress 1. Pendleton Mod Dress 2. Cocoa Ruffle Sweater 3. Purple Tweed Skirt 4. Hello Senorita Dress 5. Wine Velour Dress 1. Calvin Klein Suede Prairie Skirt 2. [...]

Can we start 2010 with some good good news? Yes yes yes! It’s engraved “HFG to Lida Avril 17 1881 Mizpah” Pearls + turquoise + rose gold == the best. We want to do bands in rose gold as well, something handmade and ancient looking. 10-10-2010, we think, a round auspicious date! Piles and piles [...]