Is it a poncho or is it a coat? I’m not really sure. I’m gonna say it’s a poncho. I got this eons ago from Salvage Life and I still love it so much. Cream was my go-to color for so long; I used to stock pile on vintage cream sweaters, coats, and shawls. I gave away most of my sweaters and coats, but I’ve kept all my vintage shawls. I’m totally grandma status with them, and I don’t mind that one bit.
We decided to make Ben a poster for Valentine’s Day. Our mothers loved the Mother’s Day poster we sent, so I thought one for Ben would be a nice surprise for him. We plan to either sneak in his office at work and have it up on Friday or have it covering his car windshield (with lots of balloons too!). He’s a little behind in reading my blog, so I’m pretty sure he won’t see this before then.
My sister took our pictures (as we pretended to blow kisses into the air), and I turned that into a black and white photo (and added our poem). I took it to a local copy shop to get an engineering print made. We used a paint marker and the girls excitedly drew their own hearts on the poster. If you’re still stuck on a gift for your honey, this one was quick to do, and the heart drawn hearts make it especially sweet.
I like seeing people draw hearts. There are so many different types. Brave’s tends to be rounded, and True’s are more V-shaped. Soul’s ends up with sharper edges, and Glow’s was kind of wacky (we had to help her out a little). I draw mine very similar to True’s.
I love these pictures and how loving they are with each other. Sure, they fight too, but they are definitely the best of friends. I hope it always stays that way. Soul is my little fashionista. She’s very specific about how she likes her outfit and hair. Lately, it’s been denim jacket with everything. If you’ve been following here awhile, you know she’s gone through many different phases. True and Brave try to dress similar to me, especially True. If I’m wearing something long, she’ll look for something long to wear too. We’ve been sewing them some outfits that are similar to mine, so we will share those with you soon!
I got some sewing in recently and I made myself a denim dress. It seems that denim dresses are my thing; they’re my favorite types of dresses (see here and here). I’ve made this one in the past, but I wanted something looser, a little more tent like. I know it’s shapeless, but I do love shapeless dresses. They aren’t the most flattering, however, they are the most comfortable.
I really liked this dress I had stumbled upon on Pinterest, so armed with some denim fabric, I set to bring the dress to fruition. After being holed up in my craft room for a couple hours, I reemerged with a completed dress. Of course, the first person I always show is Ben, and the my big girls were requesting I make them one like this. I guess I need to go get more denim fabric to make them one too!
on me: dress, handmade (similar here). shoes, rachel comey (purchased on eBay, find it on sale here). bag, handmade (see here).
Espadrilles in the winter is totally doable here. In fact, you go to the grocery store and many people are still wearing their flip flops or sandals! At the same time, people are wearing puffy jackets to go grocery shopping too.
My favorite part of an outfit are always the shoes, but my daily outfits don’t revolve around which shoe I want to wear. I wear what I feel like, and then pick a shoe that goes with that. Lately, it’s been a whole lot of jeans wearing (this specifically), but dresses have been back in the rotation since we’ve had a few warmer days. What’s your favorite part of an outfit?
The striped shirt is from Everlane, and since I got it a month ago, I’ve been wearing it about 3 times a week. And when I wear it, I pair it with this sweater that my sister gave me for Christmas. She asked me what I wanted for Christmas, and I jokingly said, “I want the shaggy sweater you picked up from the estate sale.” She said her husband would be happy if she gave it to me because he didn’t like it. HA! I got her another vintage sweater for Christmas, so we did a little swap-a-roo. I love that I am not the proud owner of this one. Thanks sissy!
By the way, my talented sister and her husband are giving away a portrait session… get more details here. I love their dreamy photographs and video, and I think you would too.
After a full week of rain and gloom, the sun is welcomed back with open arms. I pull open all the curtains and let the lovely sun stream in. Let’s be real, it’s California, and the sun is welcome here anytime, and we really did need all that rain, but it’s nice to have variety in our weather. I love the rain and grey, but I also love the sun and blue skies.
I want to take the girls on some sort of outdoor adventure this week, but I haven’t figured out what yet. Maybe explore a new park, go on a hiking trail, or just have a picnic. I don’t let them adventure outside as much as I should, and that’s something I want to do more of this year.
When I put on this skirt, Soul said, “Oh that is so pretty! I love all the colors! Can you save it for me when I grow up?” She’s the one that is first to call dibs on things in my closet; Soul is definitely my little fashionista. It’s fun to get dressed up after living in pajamas for a week; it’s been so (California) cold that pajamas is all I have wanted to wear. I don’t know how you folks who deal with snow all winter long manage to do it, I think I’d be in pajamas forever.
on me: top, everlane. skirt, thrifted. shoes, rachel comey via eBay. bag, handmade (see it here).
I have a large growing pile of fabric scraps. I refuse to throw them away because I am sure they can be used for something. I have been seeing different types of interesting necklaces made of buttons, beads, and fabric. Then, I figured why not make one out of my scraps...
I think it made my white shirt a little less boring. This was so quick and easy to make.
How to make a recycled scraps necklace (which is very similar to the straps on my braided tablecloth bag):
1. Take your scrap fabric, I cut a .5''-1'' snip and tear the rest of the fabric down for a nice frayed edge. Used 3 different fabrics for each strand.
2. Take 3 of the torn pieces and tie the ends together with a rubber band.
3. Braid the 3 pieces together and tie ends together with rubber band when done.
4. Repeat steps 2 & 3 for more strands. Remember you can make the strands any length you want, if run out of fabric, just weave more into the braid.
5. Once all the strands you want are braided, gather one end of each strand together and straight stitch together with sewing machine. Repeat for the other ends of the strands. Snip off any excess.
6. Gather ends of the necklace and sew together (snip excess) or a ribbon can be sewn at the ends to be able to tie the necklace closed, but I just sewed both ends together.
7. Voila! A nice way to make use of all your lovely scraps.
Sorry if the directions get you a little lost, but it really is easy. I promise. Maybe I should put some in the shop. Please share any other good ideas you may have of things that can be made with scraps. I would love to hear (read) them!
Is it a poncho or is it a coat? I’m not really sure. I’m gonna say it’s a poncho. I got this eons ago from Salvage Life and I still love it so much. Cream was my go-to color for so long; I used to stock pile on vintage cream sweaters, coats, and shawls. I gave away most of my sweaters and coats, but I’ve kept all my vintage shawls. I’m totally grandma status with them, and I don’t mind that one bit.
