Thrift Store Find of the Week

A funky, fabulous 1960s (?) hat with this great Venezia label. $2.50. 

The Yellow Flower Hunt, Part II

More options, less flowery, again at Tinsel Trading. Awesome. 

Cutting in line

I always have a mental list of all of my projects, some I need to do (Nick needs undershirts, Brian's jacket needs to be aged), some I want to do (paint that old bookcase, sass up my messenger bag), and some I dream of doing (taking apart my favorite summer dress to make a pattern, patching and embossing that leather chair).  And then, it happens. Some little idea just takes over your brain and you can think of nothing else until you satisfy that urge. It's the line-jumper projects that get you into trouble. Everything else on the list is demoted, once again, for these pesky budgers. They always look simple enough, and perhaps you already have the supplies on hand, and you're sure you'll be done before dinner. Not so. 

This simple project from Sew, Mama, Sew, suggested for kids, but currently fermenting in my mind, reminds me of Tibetan prayer flags in a really fun, whimsical way. Watch out, world, and prepare to be decorated. 

Plaid-on-Plaid Moment #1

Okay, so this might sound a bit weird, but my brother is a good lookin' kid. He's in town, and I've been admiring his style. I couldn't help but note this plaid-on-plaid moment, one of the best kinds.

The Problem Child

While some single gals focus on their cats, and others on their houseplants, I prefer a more creative, frustrating and potentially hazardous distraction of the crafting variety. And, like cats and plants, sometimes you have a high maintenance project on your hands. Sometimes you craft yourself into a corner. Sometimes you do both. I made this little straw cocktail hat two years ago and it sits, unfinished and ignored. Maybe I just haven't found the perfect trim. Maybe a friend's off-handed remark about it looking like a hat for a funeral made me harbor negative energy toward it. Whatever the case, I'm pulling it from its place of shame in hopes of some inspiration. 

Yellow Flower Hunt, Part I

So a very dear friend of mine is getting married come September, and she wanted a funky vintage-inspired hat with a little veil to replace the whole shrouded-in-white bit. And she really wants a yellow flower on it. Mission: to find the best yellow, funky, vintage-inspired wedding flower in the world. Of course, I started at Tinsel Trading...

Thrift Store Find of the Week

A real wool Deerstalker hat! As modeled by Mr. Holmes. Great condition, British-made and smelling very much like moth balls. $3. Awesome.