mixing patterns

Peter Pan Collar Silk Blouse - Vintage shop in Atlanta

Knitted Floral Skirt - Handmade

Braided Belt, Suede Platform Heels - Forever21

Opaque Tights - American Apparel

Styling my handmade knitted skirt! This is my try at mixing floral patterns, and I'm really liking the concept.

The soft pink braided belt was a cheap Forever21 find.. only 2.50. And the black suede platform heels were pretty reasonable, too. I needed a pair of dressy shoes, although I can't tell you I'm comfortable with stiletto style heels. I'm a chunky shoe person, mostly.

I've been stocking up on all sorts of crafting supplies lately - fabric dye, crushed velvet (for a Valentine's Day dress?), floral and pom pom trim, sewing patterns. The one thing I'm really stumped on is what fabric to choose for future bedroom curtains. We've been staring down boring white blinds since we moved, and I need some drapery inspiration. Maybe antique white embroidered curtains? Maybe gilded golden ones with vintage fringe?

I'm looking forward to spring projects but am trying to stay in the winter mindset, as we still have a good three months left of it. Why do I always want cold weather clothing to end once New Years hits? I'm longing for summery dresses and lace rompers again.

Interviews with lovely photographers and pictures of pretty apartments coming up soon.. so many things I'm excited to share with you. Stay tuned!

shop update.. 1940's watercolor dresses and polka dot blouses.

1940's Watercolor Floral Bow Dress

1990's Pleated Polka Dot Blouse

1950's High Waist Gingham Reversible Shorts

1980's Crochet Collar Floral Dress

New to the shop today!

Neil and I have had a crazy morning. The water heater in our closet broke, which soaked everything in there and consequently gave us a plumbing problem. Now we're waiting on the plumber to bring in a new one. The bad news? Due to waiting around, we're late to work. The good news? Since we have no water and can't make any coffee at home, we have an excuse to go out and order coffee at Bongo (breve!). Hope you guys are having a better morning than we are!

etsy update.. tea party florals and lace.

New to the shop.. 1960's white lace cocktail dress and 1990's tea party floral dress with lace collar. I'll be adding the denim dress and black lace blouse soon!

I'll also be posting a belated Sewing Saturday later tonight or early tomorrow morning. Our internet decided to crap out on us yesterday, which meant I couldn't show you guys my sewing progress. I've been working on a corduroy ruffled bib with suspenders that attaches to a pair of matching shorts. Photos soon!

Another big thing this week is my blogging anniversary. As of Wednesday, this blog will have turned 1 year old! It's exciting and a bit intimidating to think about.. and I may have bought a vintage dress for the occasion.

Happy Monday!

floral crop top love

1990's Floral Crop Top - Thrifted

Patchwork Denim Cut Offs - Thrifted, DIY

Wood Wedge Sandals - Madewell

Red Grosgrain Ribbon

I've done a lot of shopping where I find a dress or a skirt and I feel it's an important purchase, only to completely forget about it in my closet a week later. I've also gone shopping, found something I liked and not bought it, only to still remember it a month (or more) later. One blouse sticks out in my mind. It was at Forever21 when I was shopping with my friend Zach over a month ago (strangely enough, the mall it's in is still flooded and won't be open for awhile). It was a brown crop top with smocking at the bottom, thin straps, and buttons up the middle, all in a vintage-looking liberty print. At the time I chose the seersucker blouse instead, but ever since then, I've been on the lookout for brown liberty print and crop tops.

I found this rosy crop top at Goodwill yesterday and had to work it into an outfit post. I'll be selling it in the shop next week (it's just a bit big), but our relationship was fun while it lasted.

I love crop tops. I really do. But I also wonder sometimes about how much skin I feel comfortable showing. I guess it all depends on the time and place, really. If this top were used as some sort of swim coverup on the beach, that'd be all well and good, or maybe during a walk in the park on a super hot day. Or with friends at a packed party. But on a regular basis, I'd rather go for something that covers my belly button.

I've also bought some vintage liberty print fabric at thrift stores recently. I've already showed you guys the yellow fabric on the bottom, but it looked so good with the three new additions that I had to take a photo with them all. My favorite fabric is probably the red on the top, but it's such a small piece that I need to find a good way to use it.

Sewing Saturday tomorrow night! In lieu of the theme of this post, I'll be making a summery ruffle crop top with an elastic waist out of a white striped fabric. I'll also be sewing it from scratch - as this is a super easy project, I think I'll be able to manage without a pattern. And the fact that the crop top I found thrifting didn't have darts in it gave me hope to make one without. We'll see!