Vivian got me hooked on Into The Gloss, though I usually avoid the “view into people’s closets” genre because it’ll just make me jealous, makeup seems really accessible. And I like my face most of the time, even when I can’t fit into my clothes. (I’m also a total sucker when people post what’s in [...]

In a good way! When we were kids, every Valentine’s Day my mom would put a tiny pile of red gifts on our place mats at breakfast. Small things, like a red wallet, gloves, red pencils with my name on them – Anabela’s post totally reminded me to finish this post, ahhh nostalgia – a [...]

Year of the Rabbit, my friends. That is what I am talking about. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are articulate, talented, and ambitious. They are virtuous, reserved, and have excellent taste. Rabbit people are admired, trusted, and are often financially lucky. They are fond of gossip but are tactful and generally kind. [...]

My mama’s mama, my Nana, passed away last week. Today was the memorial,  but we weren’t able to make it down to meet up with my family. Instead, I spent the day sorting the boxes and boxes of vintage I’d been saving up for Etsy. There’s so much to sort that I started at 10am and [...]

It’s been over a month since I turned 35, without a moment to really sit and reflect. 35! How did that even happen? I don’t know if it’s January blues or what, but I’ve been thinking a lot about everything I’ve done and everything I want to do. I’ve spent years creating, sewing, weaving, dyeing, [...]

We have 3 outdoor areas at our (rented) house – a front yard which has no privacy, a small courtyard, and a totally neglected backyard that’s more like a long strip. It’s been really great spring weather this weekend it’s giving me a hankering for a trellis-ed up, chandelier hung, secret nook of a garden [...]

The dressssss. A few people have asked for more dress detail, so here we are. It is a leeeelte bit of a thorn in my side, but I do love it. I tried on so many dresses in shops, but I wanted long sleeves to cover my tattoos for the wedding. It seems that it’s [...]

Some fun other-places treats today & updates – the Etsy Storque blog ran a guest blog about the wedding – & they edited me into sounding like a normal excited bride. Yes!! & Brides.com (!??!) selected our invites as one of the “The 10 Best Invitations of 2010″ I’ve been updating my web portfolio with [...]

2011 is on the doorstep & all the tasks I’d delegated to this holiday week sit undone, a thick fog floating up around me as I become one with the couch, kittens & cocoa. What I allowed to be a short rest and recovery after the wedding is fast becoming stagnation. I have plans! Things [...]

Wee tea party yesterday afternoon for friends, which led into our first family holiday here in the evening!! It was so good to be around new family (& extended family!) fire blazing, unwrapping presents & drinking mulled wine.

Getting ready in the gnome cottage for our first married hexmas while rain & thunder crashes outside – but we’re cozy by the fire! Boxes are packed and ready to ship for my family, prizes wrapped for his, our Hexmas Eve tea is coming together, the boughs trimmed from the tree have been turned into [...]

Every hexmas I watch Bell, Book & Candle – I think Gillian might be my #1 fashion icon. For dinner this year, I’ve got a long sleeve black silk velvet 1960s dress I plan to sparkle up with rhinestone bracelets and brooches. I need way more dressing up occasions in my life! New Years resolution? [...]