With 3 weeks to go until I go back to school, I'm trying to get my back to school wardrobe together. It occured to me the other day while helping my little sis get her stuff ready to school that my personal style has really evolved, and has both affected and been affected by the way that I view myself as a consumer (basically, as someone who now is ( Read more... )

Weather in the pacific northwest is completely bipolar - it's not unbearable because it rains constantly here (sometimes it does), but that the weather is so unpredictable. Today actually felt like the first day of Spring (and even summer) after a really rainy May and really sunny March (it was so sunny in March that we had my history quiz section ( Read more... )

I realized while cleaning out the stash of doom in the closet that I have way too many dresses, some of which I don't wear anymore. So, I've decided to sell some of these to make more room in the closet. (All of the dresses are mid-19th century reproductions to wear reenacting, or just for fun)

1) Light purple print summer dress, $60 SOLD

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With Memorial Day yesterday and no school, I finally had a chance to finish these tote bags, which have been on my to-do list for a while. Both are made out of the same printed cotton canvas that I picked up at Hancocks (on sale, of course ;) ). The one on the left is lined with purple twill and is a belated b-day gift for ( Read more... )