It's been a while since I've posted a good youtube video, so I thought y'all would enjoy this. This one's pretty hard not to smile at:

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• chronicling everyday textures at port2port
• homemade bath tutorials: yes, please.
• I've heard a lot about this book elsewhere, but nothing beats a review with pictures
• have I ever confessed that I'm a food blog voyuer?
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Phew! What a whirlwind weekend! It was very fun, however, with the exception of breaking my heels on the dance floor of the wedding reception. Seeing people and places I haven't seen in 10-15 years definitely made up for it.

And when I got home, I was greeted with the news that I had won a giveaway from the lovely Elegant Musings! I'm simply ( Read more... )

I expect to be AWOL this weekend. Besides having friends expected in town, I have some family unexpectedly in town. I'm advancing on the productivity side of things, however, and hope to have more to share soon! (really)


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Okay, so they're nowhere near falling yet, but I love that song. Just popping in for some links . . . enjoy!

• The hilariously funny yet provokingly familiar photography of Sarah Hobbs. Recently on exhibit at the Art Institute in Chicago, more here and here.
• I want this cardigan sewn of fluid jersey knit, sculptural felt, and a knitted version of ( Read more... )

• A sartorial comparison between Fred Astaire and Cary Grant: Who will come out the winner?
• Two slideshows: Flatter your face with the perfect hairstyle and bangs for every occasion (I now have Jane Birkin bangs)
• Combining textures to vintage perfection: NoaNoa's spring 2007 collection
• Second star to the right and straight on till morning: a Peter Pan ( Read more... )

• Paris is beautiful in b&w AND technicolor
• garments made of unusual and unlikely materials
• aqua walls with a dash of red (for the last link, 7th picture down)
• contemporary fashions that nod to vintage structurality
• similarly, the latest issue of Threads, all about vintage garments and details

I've had these links in my Favorites since before the computer crashed, but they've kept well . . .

• Free, fashionable, sewing patterns! These aren't your princess-seamed garments.
• It reminds me of a lovely, dreamlike garden party.
• Inspired by the work of collagist Joseph Cornell, Hotel Cassiopeia has to be seen to be believed.
• Capturing the form ( Read more... )

All of a sudden, I want to . . .

• wear harem pants
• be a flapper girl
• make clothes in neutral monochromatics
• sing princess songs in a city park

I shudder to think of the effect of this wishes combined. I suppose they compose the frightening concoction that is my imagination!

P.S. The computer's up! At last!