No promises

I love new year's resolutions.. they are so full of hope.

I have seen on a few craft blogs the resolution to

'make something every day.'

I think that is super sweet. Although, seeing that I

can't pull a blog post daily, making something daily might

be tricky.

My new year's resolution is to deal with the

giant pile of stuff that I have purchased from

thrift stores or stolen from my mom's attic with the

intention of fixing or taking in.

Today I started with a new item, given to me by

Sweetie for Christmas. It would appear that

Sweetie is fed up with my giant purse and it's contents.

He bought me this wee little purse from Grandma June.

I think he was going off my love for giant bows here.

Super cute, yet the handle fits my 2 year old perfectly.

A little morning sewing, using the same dimensions

of our earlier bag tutorial for the new strap

and voila! we have a new, adorable,

across body purse.

And how about this giant bow outfit?

kidding. This outfit will send me straight to

Kitty Hell.

So, no great promises of doing anything in a timely

manner, but I will try to get through that pile,

one hot item at a time!

like candy.

This one is for you, friendy.

I finally went onto the Linda Farrow Vintage website this

morning and it is full of amazing.

Linda Farrow is back in action producing her beautiful

sunglasses that she first made famous in the seventies.

We all know her from the slatted glasses image

of Kanye that overstayed its welcome over the

last two years, but she is so much more and

doing some very impressive collaborations with

some wonderful brands and designers.

Linda Farrow sunglasses are like, well, candy.

Above fabulousness from the Linda Farrow Luxe line.

The more important question is.. where can we get these

beautifully wacky designer collaborations?

for Bernhard Willhelm.

For Charles Anastase.

For Jeremy Scott.

For Sophia Kokosalaki.

And LF uses her projects collaborations to pair with some of our

faves.. Rodarte(above), House of Holland, and Opening Ceremony.

And, if you need more diamonds in your life(i do), there are always

these hot mamas.

from Linda Farrow Fine Jewelry Collection.

I am loving my new sunglasses.

Happy weekend.. get busy!

Not to stress anyone out, but if you are going

to fashion your own fancy Halloween costume,

the time to get started is now.

Let me offer you a few costume ideas..

Dangerous love: sheik plus

geisha = witchy love child.

Hammer pants clown family

80s moon people.. who love their sneakers.

An easy sell: we love america!

Big love.

And, for your sweetie...

Disco cowboy

A onesie that is likely to creep up? Obvious good times.

Civil war/Halloween party?

Now this is an unlikely bunch.

What are they up to? No good.

[buy these patterns here - from top..

lindapaloma,vintageurbangirl,

rosesvintagesewing, siobhansfancies,

jodelicious,thevintagedresser,

dianadwain,prettypatternshop,

allpatterns]

Happy weekend!

I love America contd.

Here in Newport Beach, the fourth of July pretty much is the most

exciting event that happens all year. For me, the fourth has

become synonymous with boating/sailors/all things nautical

since I moved here almost seven, ack, years ago.

People here really do take their boating, their red white and blue

home decorating, and their casual bay front drinking

of wine and other spirits seriously.

I'd say the related fashions for these activities

share the same snappy colors..?

And so, a quick etsy search of all things pertaining to golden anchors,

rope, and deck shoes has convinced me to do a couple Independence

day tribute outfits (vintage, of course , because that is just the phase I

am in). *Keep in mind, too, that all patriotic outfits worn on the fourth

need to be slightly over the top.. perhaps with one too many red

or blue elements. Tackiness is mandatory to stay in good humor

on a national holiday.

Yankee Doodle drumroll please..

1.) Beach boardwalk girl

Beach boardwalk girl is clearly under five foot five inches tall, or

as Meghan tells me, under five foot four inches.. as she wears

a jumper painlessly. She makes beach cruiser riding look good.

(I am jealous of her bike control.)

Chances are, she has really cute effortless hair. Bitty.

1.bloom earrings from willowcreeksparrow 2. misschang romper

3.belt from adVintageous 4. shoes from brownbagvintage

2.)Classy boater girl

Classy boater girl has it way too together to consort with frat

guys on the beach, take jello shots, or go within ten miles of

the Balboa Saloon. Tear. She is on a envy producing sailing

vessel of some sort and casually chatting about the tasting

notes of an amazing Spanish wine(she knows the difference.)sigh.

She probably has brown eyes and brown hair and

an easy tan. I always admired those brown eyed, brown haired

women. Stay classy.

1.sailboat blouse from cocoandluna(a new fave)

2.Bobby Sue coinpurse(why not?) from adVintageous

3.woven loafers from greatestfriend 4.Lou high waister short from brownbagvintage

3.) Fun girl

Ahoy! Fun girl has limited self discipline and is willing

to drink whatever a salty dog offers her. She is not afraid

to awkwardly roller skate on the boardwalk and

wear oversized americana beads for the occasion.

Sound familiar? Yes, I am most closely related to

the fun girl. This fun girl loves looking at belts, but would

never wear one, and opts instead to carry a back up pair of shoes

to keep the party going.

1.necklace from marandydesigns 2.dress from snappyfishvintage

3.skates from Katiepatatey 4.red woven wedges from verseauvintage

which girl are you?

have a fun weekend!