a look of enduring elegance

I'm not going to lie.  Being out of school is kind of awesome. I'm about to drink red wine, watch 500 Days of Summer, make some jewelry, and flip through these beauties. . .

(yes, that is fabric on the covers!)

(haha. . .too good)

(!!!)

(SO what I'm going for)

; )

oh yeah, and. . .

enough said.

update

As I suspected, removing all of the artistic rules I subject myself to has created some freedom around my productivity.  My website is almost done (yes, again) and the vintage shop is growing slowly but surely.  I decided that rather than trying to photograph, edit and post everything right away, I'll be posting 3 items a day.

The shop so far. . .

The site so far. . . I might completely change my mind about the feel of it (because I do that) but we'll see :)  It is always hard for me to flawlessly combine crafty and classy so if you have any constructive feedback, please share!

oh Gio

It's been a few weeks and I still haven't introduced you to my new love.  Meet Gio. . .

He is about 90% Italian, vintage, and pretty fast.  If this weather ever stays nice, Ned has some competition.  

an ode to random

Howdy. My mind is all over the map today so I will share some random good things.

1) I may or may not have thrifted again today. This is on top of scouring Etsy for somewhere in the neighborhood of 20-30 hours this week. I think I have a problem. . .a problem that has stumbled upon these treasures:

(click images for source/listing)

No, I didn't buy any of it.  The day that Jadite salt and pepper shakers fit into my budget, you blog world, will be the first to hear about it.  

2) Today I met the cutest woman at the D.I. in Centerville when she noticed that I scored all of the good vintage books. We chatted for nearly an hour about our obsessions, traded contact info, and I think we both felt a little less alone in the world after parting ways. It was magical.

3) Old. Books. Are. Amazing. The way they smell. . .the illustrations. . .the

covers. Wait, what? I've already gushed about this on here? Okay, fine.

4) This website is effing genius.

5) Lately I've become incredibly drawn to and inspired by various textiles. I don't know why I'm so surprised by this, given my fascination with textures in general, but yeah, I feel like there is something there to consider. In the meantime, I might bite the bullet and take some costume design classes in the fall and finally conquer my fear of sewing machines.

you are all stardust

1) I have awesomely amazing friends.

2) This:

(source)

3) My vintage store is up and running as of today and I've already had my first sale. Woohoo! You can check it out *HERE*. There are MANY more items that will be listed in the next couple of days. I feel like I haven't even gotten started yet.

xoxo

back into the swing

There is SO much to catch up on!  I think I might post updates backwards, from what's happening now, to all the fun over the last few weeks.  Hmmm. . .

First of all, it is finally Spring!  I have the annual proof:

*beautiful*

I spent this last weekend in Idaho Falls with my mom and sister.  There are more fun photos to come, but my sister and I thrifted and landed on some real gems.  Here are a few I'm getting ready to add to my vintage Etsy shop, once the shop is up and running, that is :)

I also scored some amazing books. . .old maps, ads, illustrations, etc.  I can't get enough!  Seriously, my Etsy favorites are out of control.

Ah!  It is love.

More tomorrow :)