handful of stitches

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2009-12-12T09:52:00.000-08:00

i love today. it is the last saturday in the apartment i have lived in for 2 1/2 years.It is so strange. i am crocheting up a storm... my little sister needs a christmas present. i received my boots from GOJANE.COM and they are awesome!! the best boots i could have bought online after only seeing once! and for only 35$, so great. i have noticed a definite trend of me posting shoes, and i think i'm going to continue with this...

shoe loves of the day:

the classic hunter wellie.

these boots are my absolute favorites. i have navy bluse and they now have the beat up dirty look that i love. absolutely perfect and comfortable. plus, they look great with any outfit.

hunter now makes socks for them! a fleece sock that lines the boo are the perfect addition. i got a grey pair of socks for my boots and my feet stay so warm!!

2009-12-09T06:23:00.000-08:00

i think i would look insanely cool in these shoes...

deena & ozzy canvas heel. $48

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2009-12-08T09:23:00.000-08:00

brrr! my goal today is to keep warm. i am currently wrapped in my heating blanket with my crocheting sitting next to me with a big cup of cocoa. it is reading day, but i don't have any exams until thursday so i'm going to ignore studying until tomorrow. then i will be in the library alllll day with some of my classmates. i've added quite a few crocheted goodies to my etsy shop, and even sold a scard to someone in germany! i'm so excited, i've gone international! today i am working on my sister's christmas present, i hope she likes it.

what are some of the creative gifts you are giving this year?

c h r i s t m a s s h o p p i n g

2009-12-05T11:51:00.000-08:00

all of the blogs that i follow are doing their gift guides and i have found so many cool things that i would never have found if it weren't for them! here are some of the really cool things that i love:

3d deer puzzle: via rock paper scissors micro size is only $16!!!

(they also have a moose and even a rhino!!)

mibo 2010 calendar that is sent as a .pdf file straight to your email account!

and the calendar is only $4.50!

shabby chic paper posies! an adorable set of 6 flowers for $5.50. adorable!

vintage sewing machine charm necklace!

$7.50 with two color choices for the chain.

absolutely check out some of the other things in their shops, so individual and adorable.

happy hunting!

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2009-12-01T01:10:00.000-08:00

school, school, school. 14 days until i am done forever!! retail therapy has helped me through this almost all-nighter. i have a presentation tomorrow and do not want to look sickly, so i will be trying to get a couple hours of sleep. but... before i drift off, here are the boots i bought!

gojane.com --- only $35 and $6 for shipping. I'm so excited!

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2009-11-26T08:43:00.000-08:00

it is finally thanksgiving! my favorite holiday. i woke up and watched the macy's day parade and i am sitting cozily in front of our fire with a big mug of coffee and still in my pjs. tomorrow we are heading to florida for my grandfather's memorial. it will be a busy weekend, but we get grandma food!! i am so excited. i am about to post a bunch of scarves on my etsy. i will post up when it happens!! i'm a busy little bee!

i hope you have a great thanksgiving!

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2009-11-23T05:47:00.000-08:00

5 years of grafitti on one wall. awesome video.

Serge Gainsbourg - animation des graffitis sur 5 ans du mur rue de Verneuil from Arnaud Jourdain on Vimeo.

via strawberry lemonade

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2009-11-22T16:37:00.000-08:00

i am so excited! my birthday is in 3 days, and then thanksgivingggg. a great weekend that included the football game(we won...), two friends came to visit and derek came right up the mountain to spend the night! we went to an amazing show at the saloon and had delicious breakfast. i think this was an excellent way to spend one of my last weekends in this town that i have lived in for almost 4 years.

i hope you had a great weekend!!

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2009-11-20T12:01:00.000-08:00

oh man!!! it is almost thanksgiving and that happens to be my favorite holiday... because my birthday is the day before it! i will be turning 23 this year. birthdays are also my favorite day of the year and i get so excited for them and will try to celebrate as long as possible. my birthday list included oxfords, a fish-eye camera lens and liners for my rain boots. i always have cold feet and hands and those fleec eliners will keep me nice and toasty warm.

on design*sponge, they featured a diy that was so cute and i cannot wait to try and replicate.

fabric pumpkins!

via design*sponge via the thompson family-life blog

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2009-11-16T05:45:00.003-08:00

on tuesdays i am going to start doing a blog post dedicated to things i happen to love.

i love this ring:

i love this tuxedo jacket:

i love these boots:

i also love these boots:

my ultimate love of the day, these shoes:

also, buy winona's book, closet confidential! (she happens to be one of my favorite bloggers...)

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2009-11-13T14:51:00.000-08:00

i love plain clothing. i also love pieces that can be layered. american apparel must know what i like because about 90% of my wardrobe consist of this company. right now, american apparel is having a 30% off all hosiery and socks sale. this sale is making me insanely anxious to start buying immediately.

some of my favorites:

my ultimate favorite piece of clothing:

i can never get enough of anything american apparel does.

shop swap & blog

2009-11-08T13:16:00.000-08:00

the lovely pattie over at my structured chaos organized a great shop swap for all that entered. we were paired with other etsyians to exchange an item from our shop as well as blogging about them.

my partner was samsstuff, who has a blog that is self proclaimed as "random stuff." along with her beautiful blog, which features some great photos and stories, her etsy store is so cute! the items in her sam's etsy are vintage and upcycled, along with new items, are jewelry, clothing and one of a kind accessories. also, there are some awesome vintage pieces included.

i received my package from sam and was so excited. i've been sitting on pins and needles waiting and anticipating what would be in there. after i had seen her shop i knew it would be cute.

guess what was there:

an adorable pendent and crocheted bag!

i love crowns and cannot wait to slip this onto a long chain and wear with a cute t-shirt.

the crocheted bag is my new favorite color!

i loved this shop swap. how fun, to meet new people and make new friends. i hope there is another one soon!

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2009-11-08T09:11:00.000-08:00

hello, beautiful weather this weekend. my mother picked up a copy of O, the Oprah Magazine and surprisingly, I'm really enjoying it. some of the advertisements are very nice. so are some of the articles. as always, kate moss is beautiful and the yves saint laurent ad for parisienne perfume is gorgeous:

noir jewelry made these beautiful creature rings:

via: O

lastly, I think that this is one of the best styled, realistic looks I have seen in quite a while:

Beatrice Johnston, pear-shaped body styled with knits that are perfect for her.

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2009-11-02T06:59:00.000-08:00

this morning, i am supposed to be writing a paper. i have never been a great writer. i take after my grandfather and work with my hands much better than my words. also, a month away from graduation leads me to the lack of motivation i have currently. instead, here i am working on my layout and listening to pandora. here is a great mash up of dead prez and grizzly bear. i happen to love this!

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2009-10-30T17:51:00.000-07:00

via bhg

I wish I had thought of using a paper doily for my pumpkin design!

I am spending a quiet night at home crocheting watching say yes to the dress. Have a great Halloween weekend!

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2009-10-29T17:25:00.000-07:00

happy halloween everyone! there is a lot going on. this saturday, Derek and I are going to Asheville to spend the holiday night with our friends and go to a party all dressed up and cute. also, I have started hardcore crocheting. I do not know what is going on with me but I can't stop! I think that it is so much fun. Also, I entered a Shop Swap, in which I got paired with another etsy seller to swap one item and blog about it. My partner is sam's stuff. beautiful eco-friendly with vintage items. great prices and they are so cute!!

in the spirit of halloween, here are some great etsy finds:

1. earthfirestudios 2.ghostlovejewelry

3. JL67 4.earthfirestudios

have a great halloween weekend!

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2009-10-22T06:34:00.001-07:00

I think I have fallen in love with these boots:

Although they are from f21, and probably are not as great quality as they look like in the photos, but I hope the f21 near my house has them so I can lust over them.

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2009-10-21T06:56:00.000-07:00

I feel like I am in a tizzy 90% of the time. School is ridiculously busy and I am also trying to design my graduation announcements and sew and design some cute items at the same time. I also have trouble keeping up with this blog and putting things in my etsy. Not easy! The fall weather is making me wistful of a mountain fall, and I haven't even left yet. Awful. I want to go shopping all the time and I am broke again! We just spent the weekend in Atlanta working the wholesale mart and we saw so many cute clothes! I represented Tulle and they had some adorable sweaters and things.

Here are some items that I found adorable on etsy.

1.dayslonggone 2. heistjewelry

3. kalikadesigns 4. goorsendjewelry

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2009-10-13T06:47:00.000-07:00

Hello. Fall is in full swing in the mountains, and the trees are absolutely beautiful! Today I get to wear my shiny tights and a cute dress along with my *amazing* boots! I adore fall.

I am also in love with flirty ballerina skirts right now and found a couple on modcloth.com.

1. More Than a Tealing Skirt 2. Storm Cloud Skirt

I love them, and of course want them both insanely bad.

I do believe I am going to make a skirt today... and maybe I will make it to look like the "More Than a Tealing Skirt..."

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2009-10-07T05:32:00.000-07:00

Hello from the life of a hermit! I have become a crocheting fiend and have no motivation to actually do anything or leave my house. Crocheting has become so much fun, unfortunately I am not that great at it. I keep trying and trying though. I have been battling a cold for 3 weeks! It just will not kick the bucket. The rain today fit my mood. I think I'm in a funk!

To make myself feel better here is some window shopping:

1. palomasnest 2. PrintSpot

3. DailyMemorandum 4. junkyardgarden

Also, here is a picture of Boone, NC this morning:

(sorry for the crookedness... i took this on my blackberry)

I hope everyone has a great day.

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2009-10-01T06:58:00.000-07:00

As soon as Fall hits, I want to wear scarves. Check out these adorable ones from Etsy.

1. captainapricot 2.ozetta3. ozetta 4. MsSunflwr

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2009-09-30T18:29:00.000-07:00

As Fall is now upon the mountain and I am now layered as much as possible, I can't help but think of our Egypt trip in February. I know that there is no logically reason to be pulled back to the trip but right now I keep flashing back to the heat, unfamiliar days and nights and all of experiences that had happened.

Cruising the Nile for 4 days seems like it never happened. Going to small villiages to see how the native people did their everyday activites and seeing a hippo in the water. The sand storm while at the pyramids and getting sunburnt no matter the amount of sunblock worn and having to wear Drew's hat to keep my nose from burning everyday.

Being in Cairo to Alexandria in 2 hours and a new hotel every night and upon returning back to Cairo and the Movenpick, feeling that we were home. Ordering spaghetti from room service at 2 in the morning and giggling all night long. Starting a trip with 42 relative strangers and sharing a life changing experience with them.

I think the drastic tempature change now had me thinking back to be too hot all the time. Being in the warmest place I had ever been and now am freezing already wearing 2 tank tops, a tshirt, sleeveless hoodie and sweatshirt on top. I look like the marshmellow man. I miss the blazing heat right now but it may only because it is so insanely cold in our apartment because the front window is broken.

I want to go back to Egypt.

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2009-09-28T17:35:00.000-07:00

Today really seems to be bringing fall to the High Country. Blustery winds, the leaves falling and the crisp air is making me so happy. Being my last fall in the mountains, I am already feeling a bit nostalgic for the fall, even though it has not happened yet and I do not particularly fond of Boone, I will miss the fall. The colors of the trees are the most beautiful things I have ever seen and I am so excited it is that time of the year again.
I wore my new boots today for the first time today and I love them! They looked so cute!

I am in the process of sewing a good bit of bags and scarves and will post them soon. I am feeling so creative and full of ideas and hope that they all come out the way I am planning them to come out. I hope you are enjoying the weather!

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2009-09-21T17:51:00.000-07:00

Today is a rainy day that is not really containing any rain. More like a fine mist that will not go away or evolve into a real rain. I did get to wear my rain boots though and that is always a great thing. I did finally suck it up and buy some leather boots yesterday. Zappos has pulled through once again and I am not so patiently waiting for them to arrive.

Brio Boot, Steve Madden

(they are however, sold out of the cognac color on sm's website.)

This week will contain two tests and a presentation all of which I am not interested in doing at all. Keeping the symmarians, asyrians, etruscans and egyptians all seperate in my mind is not easy and I am having quite the trouble with it. Tomorrow will be interesting with one of those tests and a presentation. The lack of motivation that I am suffering from is probably just senioritis and I should just suck it up but my last semester is KILLING ME. I am so ready to be done with school and I have 3 months left.

Graduation announcements are also in the design process. Since I am not going to participate in the commencement excersizes, I am opting out of the normal route of the school themed announcements and designing them myself so that they are fully customized and represent me. Hopefully they come out well and I like them enough to send to my entire family and friend base.

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2009-09-20T17:58:00.000-07:00

while looking at examples of diy coffee tables, i found this that Vered Zaykovsky made. it is made of 6 magazines woven together and no cutting or glue!

oh man.

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2009-09-20T11:37:00.000-07:00

I am in a complete state of identity crisis when it comes to my clothing. The past week I have work nothing but leggings, oversized shirts/sweaters and knee socks with my rain boots. If I could wear my rain boots everyday, I would and the past week was awesome for that reason alone but I feel as if I am no longer a fashion forward individual and that is scaring me. All of my clothing is plain and slightly boring, which I love, but my ability to style these pieces seems to have gone out the window. Maybe it was the cold I suffered last week, or the face that we are in between seasons, but I am flailing. I did go to Forever 21 today and got a tank top, two belts, two necklaces and a pair of tights. I went out looking for boots but did not find any. It was so absolutely confusing and disappointing because I know exactly what I want, but cannot find it.

I am also re-finishing the wooden table in my room. I will post before and after pictures when it is done. I am starting the sanding next weekend after our first wedding of the season in High Point, NC. The skirt I made last weekend turned out okay, especially for the first time I have sewn with stretch knit. I am still being knocked down by my cold and am chugging o.j., watching bridezillas and eating reese cups on the couch. I am quite pitiful.

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2009-09-15T05:20:00.000-07:00

I am the proud owner of a Blackberry (or crackberry, as I have heard them called...) and am severely addicted. I do not have internet in my apartment which should help explain why I am very sporadic with updating. On my Blackberry I have the Ubertwitter application so I can see my friends and others twitters. Not only is this amazing, but it is also very distracting, especially since last week marked Fashion Night Out and the beginning of Fashion Week in New York City.

I follow Womens Wear Daily and Fashion Watch, which is out of D.C. and have been getting great updates from both of them. While Fashion Night Out was going on, I was able to keep up with the designer cook off that was taking place at Bergdoff Goodman, hosted by Top Chef's own Padma and that the Olsen twins were serving cocktails to a big crowd further down the floor. Oh, I love the Olsen twins. Suprise!

It makes me sad that I was supposed to be in New York this fall, but because of technicalities with school, I'm not until January and missed the Fall shows. I guess I will be up there in the Spring and can catch those.

Friday is FashionSPARK, which I wrote about on Sunday, and I am making a skirt to wear. I found a beautiful stretch jersey that is hunter green with tan leaf shapes within and reminds me greatly of Diane Von Furstenberg. I will definitely post a picture as soon as it is done.

Have a great day!

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2009-09-12T18:31:00.000-07:00

Fashion seems to be an underground scene in Charlotte, and as of last night I learned about SPARKcon. SPARKcon is a local designer & art expo that is completely volunteer run in Raleigh that features any and all art, music, film, fashion, etc. This will mark the 4th year of the event and it has grown quite a bit. I love the fact that this is a group of all the creative people around the area and everyone pitches in to put it together.

I met Kristin Ingle on Friday, a beautiful fashion designer from Raleigh, who is one of the designers that is participating in FashionSPARK. Once a student at Appalachian State University, she now has a line called Tyger Alexis. Kristin has a great style and I am so excited to see her line on the runway.

I am overall very excited for Friday night and seeing all the designers. It is going to be a really fun night with some of our friends and all I now have to find a cute outfit!

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2009-09-05T07:52:00.000-07:00

My favorite channel on t.v. is by far the Food Network. My favorite day of the week to watch it is on Saturday morning when there are just oodles of great recipes being shown. Eventually, at some point in my life, I want to own a huge beautiful kitchen that has a ton of counter space and amazing appliances. A bread and pasta maker are on the top of my list of appliances I am lusting over.

While growing up, both of my grandmothers were very into baking and passed that love down to me.

Joe & Maxine, my father' s mother and stepfather.

Dolores, my mother's mother and my best friend.

Because of these two amazing women, I have been shaped into a kitchen crazy girl and I cannot get enough of cooking and baking! I may not have all the skills, but the more I try the better I become.

Tonight, Derek, my boyfriend:

and I are having dinner with our friends Lee and Monica at a delicious Spanish restaurant. Derek is half Puerto-rican and we eat Spanish food like it is our job... now that I think of it, I wish it were my job!

Off to dinner, enjoy your weekend!

Labor Day Weekend

2009-09-04T07:19:00.000-07:00

Everyone seems to have something going on or something to really be excited about for this weekend. My youngest brother is going to see our other brother in Richmond, VA. My sister, who just started her freshman year at Penn State is going to her first ever college pep rally tonight. College football starts this weekend. Our Apps will be playing ECU and everyone is buzzing about it.

So my weekend will include my mother and I painting my bedroom a lovely "Clam Chowder" by Behr. A delicious dinner of cuban food from PioPio here in Charlotte is in our plans for Saturday night with our friends who are Panamanian and Venezuelan. Of course laying out at the pool will also be in the cards. As always, I will be wearing my big floppy hat to block as much of my skin as possible from the sun because I am deathly afraid of getting sunburnt.

I am excited to lay at the pool and relax with a book, but I am tired of being so hot! I am very ready for sweaters, tights and boots. I have been looking at a lot of shoes lately, and being the girl that I am have started making my list of the ones I especially want. Some of my favorites:

Cybul boot, Steve Madden

Bentlyy boot, Steve Madden

Buck boot, Steve Madden

I cannot wait to go boot shopping!

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2009-09-02T11:31:00.000-07:00

After a little hiatus from blogging, I am now back and ready to go. The weather this week has been amazing and a great preview for the upcoming Fall. I wore a pair of tights on Monday and that was a delightful teaser. My newest favorite outfit topper is a double belt. So cute!

bananarepublic.com

My wardrobe is all basics, therefore a belt can be added to anything. My favorite layering piece is an American Apparel dress that is so basic, simple and versatile. It comes in around 26 different colors and I wear them with jeans, tights and boots and even sneakers. Perfect.

american apparel

Also, we went to see

Taking Woodstock

&

Paper Heart.

I really wish that I had been around for Woodstock. My main music listening is based from the music of the 60's and I cannot get enough. The Who, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin. I love it. Until next time.

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2009-06-29T14:50:00.000-07:00

Absolutely loving:

boyfriend blazers.

shopbop

New York & Company

lace.

free people

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2009-06-28T17:59:00.000-07:00

I know that I just blogged about Emma Watson yesterday, but with all of the Harry Potter crazy going around, I can't help but mentioning her again. I absolutely adore her! She is the new face for Burberry and the photos from their Fall/Winter 09 just busted out. Shot by Mario Testino these shots were deemed racy by the producers of HP and was also asked to tame down a shoot being done for W. Check out how awesome these shots are!

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2009-06-27T11:45:00.000-07:00

One of my friends, Bonnie, has one of the cutest blogs I have ever seen. "homegrown and homemade" is the tag-line and it couldn't be more true. The blog features recipes, her love of yoga, favorite photographers, and even her venture into raw milk. It is named going home to roost and it is absolutely adorable! Hope you all check it out!

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2009-06-27T11:11:00.000-07:00

Emma Watson, who is best known as playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies, was on the cover of Teen Vogue in July. The photographs are amazing! She is so pretty . The rest of the shoot can be found here.

"There's nothing interesting about looking perfect—you lose the point. You want what you're wearing to say something about you, about who you are." -Emma Watson

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2009-06-27T10:33:00.000-07:00

Welcome to a blog about fashion, daily musings, fashion, cute things and anything else that may pop into my mind. I'm a 20-something, a fashion major and I'm moving to New York City in August to work for StyleCaster as a lowly intern. The blog will be an everyday/occasional look into my world.