pest control

i'm being such a camera pest.

i can't help it though.

with a great new toy 

and super cute subjects

who can blame me?

at first they seemed unaffected...

...then they were all like 

beat it, lady.

boring

sorry the blog has been so boring lately.

things have been pretty hectic

with the new job and all.

in other news

jesse got me a great camera for christmas

with all sorts of gadgets.

filters, tripod, blah bibitty blah...

needless to say, i'm reading a bunch of manuals.

so exciting! 

this is one of my favorite shots so far.

my little monchichi dog, doobs.

she's eleven but still looks like a pup to me.

her dirty bed looks eleven though. ew.

in other, other news

our first anniversary is new years eve!

seems like just yesterday i was sewing the invitations and

making a shit ton of paper flowers and deserts 

for the sweets table.

do you guys make new year's resolutions?

i don't every year

but two years back i made sort of a new years acronym:

fast bag

it started off as kind of a joke but it really worked.

feet

and 

skin

treatments

butt

and

gut

more of an ongoing reminder to put foot cream on every night,

wear sunscreen everyday & exfoliate every other day

and stay fit.

fast bag.

i'm happy to report that i did keep up all year.

thinking about doing it again.

what will it be this year...?

 

winter white.

 

thinking of all my snowed in friends.

hopefully you'll be able to find some beauty

in the inconvenience of extreme conditions.

snow on your dog's nose.

rosy cheeks on your little ones.

reading by the fire.

hot chocolate.

i'm thinking

a bottle of wine, big wooly socks,  and a kitten.

but that's just me.

image from the diary of carl kleiner

may the force be with you.

merry christmas. from our star wars christmas tree, to yours.

i give you, jabba the snowman.

yum

trying to plan a holiday dinner for fifteen or so.

it's a lovely artistic group

{save a few manly, outdoorsy types}

that may very well appreciate if these were served

instead of a real meal.

darling, no?

served at cardigan.

booty booty booty booty rockets everywhere.

dig it.

illustration by an ann arbor physics prof.

blast off at jalopnik.

grind it til you find it

i'm switching gears and going back to the grind, y'all!

feels like just yesterday when i was just trying to get used to

being home and enjoying my severance...

next thing you know

calls start rolling in

interviews start dipping into my *free time*

and i'm negotiating multiple offers

{no kidding! and i wasn't even looking- they found me!}

so happy with the way things have turned out.

the time i've spent at working from home

has been incredible.

extremely grateful for having a taste of what it will be like

if i decide to take another corporate hiatus

be it permanent or temporary.

if i didn't want to 

sell our current house & buy a new {old} one

start a family

go to the maldives

buy everything i see on etsy

and treat myself to the spa on occasion

etc

i would definitely give up the cash and stay home.

nothing feels better than home.

PERIOD.

but for now

i'm grinding it.

yes- i DESPISED my last job

but i won't let that get me down on the whole advertising industry.

i've still got some spark left in me!

plus, i didn't want to pass up the opportunity

to work with clients

who were recently awarded

marketer of the year.

i'm totally geeked about it.

i hope they don't think i'm a weirdo

when i show up with a box of 

old rusty wire bins

and vintage office supplies.

image from AMradio on etsy which is a lovely, lovely shop.

sedimentary, my dears.

i love charcoal gray. 

{or grey, whichever it is}

my closet used to be organized

roy.g.biv

now it seems more like grayscale.

anyway, back to charcoal.

i'm digging the real live version right now, too.

apparently, it has some fab properties for skin care.

yay, nature!

last week, i used my gift card from origins 

on their active charcoal mask.

tried it today.

when it dried it was so tight!

i ran to the mirror so i could make

strange faces and watch it crackle.

rinsing it off felt incredible.

all in all a lovely experience.

the dark moody mask makes it feel less girly, too. 

and since i'm not a girly gal

it's right up my alley.

image credit to soapalaya.

december-y.

 

it snowed today. 

not nearly as much as i would need to

make something like this happen.

but even a light snow has a nice twinkle to offer.

ah, nature.

it finally feels december-y.

found on ninja vs penguin.

sweater stockings.

finally got around to making some stockings

from two of my favorite old sweaters.

super easy.

i just drew a template and pinned it to the sweater.

then cut two pieces from the sweater {one of the front, one for the back} 

leaving room on the outer edges for stitching.

i also cut a long strip of sweater to use as a hanging loop.

just some simple machine stitches around the edges. 

folded over the top and stitched for a finished edge.

hand stitched the loop to the inside edge.

voila.

i hope mine is full of jo malone pomegranate noir perfume 

and necklaces from my etsy favorites list.

but i'll gladly settle for sea salted dark chocolate bars.

i need your help with decorating for the holiday!

i'm hosting this year and really don't

love christmas colors {red and green}.

boo me, right? 

hey-just being honest.

i'm leaning towards wooden clogs,

fresh garlands and pine cones.

{where is the bag of pine cones i collected this fall?}

bundles of fat candles on wooden trays.

you know...fire hazard kind of stuff.

halp. what else?

the jackson 501st.

not the first star wars alphabet we've covered, but definitely the cutest.

i'm also digging their range of characters...

although a little weird seeing intergalactic badasses look so cuddly.

these were all done up by brandon peat.

you can see them all up close on his site.

shag carpets and peanut brittle.

check out the candy coated goodness of the Holden Hurricane.

too bad you would most certainly die if you drove it,

there'd be mennen and chest hair all over the highway.

sexified at jalopnik.

the power of the people.

what do you do with 30,000 soldiers and one camera?

create some mind-bending patriotic photos from 80ft in the air.

this was in 1918. i'm impressed.

i really love the bizarre perspective of the buildings

when you get to the people in the back.

lots more at the link.

fall in at environmental graffiti.

peeks

here's a peek at some goodies 

making their way to the shop this weekend.

you like?

 

kid size enamelware set! 

totally exclamation point worthy.

graphic wooden key hanger.

the typography and chippy paint on this is grrreat.

super cool tap set {includes a hammer & super cool block}.

gorgeous velvet clutch with a peachy satin lining.

old locks.

i love the little pointers.

lellow lens and leather case.

heehee.

aaand an egg basket.

if i can get through these photos in the next few hours...

i have plenty of other goodies for a hearty shop update.

i LOVE the tiny enamelware. 

might be my fave...

words words.

yoga cat.
does it really even matter what i say here, folks?

words words words words.

so fuzzy and cute.

words don't matter much.

pinned here.

things. i like things...

alright-y right. 

i know. i know.

this is probably not your first blush

with laura lombardi's jewelry.

every time i see these two

i want them.

after countless sightings

why haven't i bought at least one yet?

there is no good reason.

 perhaps today is our lucky day,

my friends.

my fair lady

 

refinery 29

i haven't met a stripe i didn't like.

well, ok. maybe one or two.

but this little number makes my cheeks rosy and warm

just thinking about it.

chic and classic.

i've always been a sucker for fair isle sweaters.

paired with the buttons and stripes...

this one puts me over the edge.

unfortunately, so does the price tag.

DAMN.

i'm seeing plenty of lovely fair isle

in so many of my other favorite shopping holes.

warm, snuggle weight...

{alright, maybe the one on the right isn't fair isle. whatevs.}

 

anthropologie

even finding some with lest heft.

i can get my layering madness going

under these.

who am i kidding?

these are out of my price range too.

pretty though, right?

net-a-porter

i'm on a mad hunt for fair isle.

if you've spotted a dandy, please link me.

are you hunting anything in particular 

for the cold season?

oooh. pretty.

seeing people in a new light can be beautiful.

{image from lieke romeijn}

i'm hooked

i've been super busy the past week or so.

finally tackling some projects around the house.
{which meant the shop suffered from a bit of neglect}

nothing MAJOR since we'd don't plan on staying in this house very long.

just a few things to help keep this tiny crib {somewhat} organized.

we're short on closet space

and i'm big on long sweaters

so hooks are a nice solution.

especially since this wall

was bare nekkid.

i have my heart set on a simpler set but decided to use these

since they were on hand
{bought them a long time ago at anthro, very on sale}

and i won't mind leaving them behind.

aside from our bedding

we didn't have much going on

as far as textiles.

hanging cozy sweaters and lids seem to

soften the space up a bit too.

you like?

in your own little world.

it makes me happy that i'm not the only weirdo.

creeped out at super punch.

blazing a new warpath.

old dutch military bunker + giant saw?

poetic and strikingly handsome.

just slice that thing in half.

boom... place of contemplation.

that's good work you guys.

cut up at sub-studio

peat. repeat.

there's something to be said for anyone

who can elevate something as basic as a gif

brandon jan blommaert blew me away with how beautiful these are

tapped in to the singularity at today and tomorrow