polyvore

have you heard of polyvore?

it’s just an incredibly interesting time waster- you put together sets of things you like- plus they tell you the price and link for everything so if you actually want to buy it- you can!

i’m thinking about getting those crazy tights near the bottom right corner.

make your own set of favorite things now!

serena & lily

i like the fabric just fine @ serena & lily

but the photography is what i really adore.

those mini british cars can make anything look cool.

even sweatpants.

shift dress

i absolutely ADORE this dress from shade clothing.

i waited till i got money for my birthday to buy it, even though it’s on sale for only $10 and i waited one day too long (i’ve been checking pretty much daily) and now i am in a state of depression only icecream could help. 

so, if you’re a xs, s, or m you’re out of luck. but if you’re not- buy this!!

i’m dumb.

i’m so sorry for my last 2 posts (which i’ve deleted..) first of all, i was just being arrogant and really, really stupid. Then, to try to defend myself, i said i didn’t care if i offended people, which is even worse.

but, if you could get offended through a blog post, i hope you can get un-offended. I’m really sorry for those of you I have hurt. I promise that was never my intention but it doesn’t matter what the intention is, what’s wrong is wrong. today is my birthday and I’ve spent an entire afternoon (on one of my favorite days of the year!) feeling completely awful about this situation. So please, forgive me.

one of my many, many downfalls is that i am not as careful with what i say/type as i need to be. sometimes i just don’t think.

but, i promise i will work on it- and this will be about WHAT I ADORE- not about things i might not like.

and just because i love the magazine: i’m reposting the link to eliza.

i hope you enjoy.

daisy doo

Ok, i must admit- I know Kendra (and daphne is her part-time model) but even if i didn’t, i would adore and feature her work. I just LOVE what she makes- and I know you will too.

I have never, ever (ever) been excited about headbands for babies until her daisy doo collection- now daphne wears one of her headbands almost daily and seriously, i want to steal them for myself. [bonus: they fit adults too!] I even asked Kendra to make some custom clips for me and I love them- a camera for my photo-loving friend Rebecca (feature coming soon! a VW bus for me and several of the birds from our wedding invites too.

I interviewed Kendra [of st. anthony, idaho] about her creations and here is what she said:

what do you create? I make fun creations from felt including flower headbands, clips, fabric covered earrings, fabric covered bobby pins, baby shoes, and children’s skirts!

where do you sell it? This summer I’ve been selling at a local farmers market in Rexburg, Idaho. I also just started an etsy shop! www.daisydoo.etsy.com I also have a blog  www.daisydoodaisydoo.blogspot.com

what is your creative process like? I usually sketch down my ideas, then make a pattern and cut out the felt. If I’m taking a custom order I’ll make a pattern with the pictures they send me.

what inspires you? Nature most of my clips are flowers, trees, and animals. I’m also heavily inspired by children. I love to see their faces at my booth when they get something new!

do you have any goals for your business? I love the idea of being able to work from home. It’s ideal right now to have an online store and to be selling at farmers markets. I hope to expand my etsy shop into a website.

please pick one favorite: band, tv show, movie, website and etsy seller.
Saosin, Greys, any Tim Burton film, etsy (honestly I’m on there any chance I get), HidenSeek I bought a print called “My Captain” and I adore it!

[my own imput]- another great thing about Kendra is that everything is incredibly affordable. Headbands for $5, clips for $3 and they come in a cute package, ready for a gift.

I don’t think I can adequately express how important it is to me to support the handmade cause. Obviously, it is how Nic and I support ourselves, but to me- it’s so much more than that. It really is an opportunity to damn the man PLUS handmade stuff is WAY more awesome. Quality, a sense of uniqueness, great prices, friendly people, pride in their craft, recycling/up-cycling, not going to wal-mart… all good things, right? Because of this, I’ll be featuring Etsy sellers frequently. I know etsy isn’t the only option- but i really think it’s the easiest way to find and buy great handmade items. So do what you can- go to local markets, shop etsy and give big chains the middle finger. ♥ kirsteneva.

sugar bee’s

is such a labor of love for nic and i. first, we L O V E to go to vintage shops, thrift stores and our favorite place to “shop” is nic’s grandma jane’s basement. 3 cedar lined closets FULL of treasures from the 1960′s-70s. also, nic and i love to take pictures. we are not pros- but it is something we love to do, especially together. nic is so creative;  it is awesome to watch him work. So check out our etsy shop (one of three… yeah we’re a little obsessed with etsy) and keep checking back- we have about 30 items yet to be modeled/photographed that will be up soon for your viewing/buying pleasure.

to me, there is something so beautiful about wearing a vintage piece. recycling, making something completely new that was once old- there is nothing modern that can compare to that. i like to think of the person who wore it before me (who i usually don’t have a clue about, unless it’s jane) what they looked like, where they lived, where they went in the coat, dress, skirt ect. i don’t know, maybe i’m getting a bit sentimental about all of this ♥

http://www.sugarbeevintage.etsy.com

baby’s first halloween.

the air has been crisp the past few days and that really has me thinking about just one thing- halloween!

now, my sister julie is the halloween freak in the family. though she is a die hard minimalist, she has tons of goolish decorations and she creates elaborate, handmade costumes every year for her 5 kids (plus her & pie) so i am in now way trying to out-halloween her, i know that isn’t possible. {plus, i like my birthday and christmas best} but i’m excited for this halloween because let’s be honest, kids make everything more fun. i know daph is only 8 months old (nearly 10 months @ halloween) and she won’t remember, won’t care and won’t be able to eat candy- but we’re excited to dress her up. we recently found this amazing hat on etsy- so we think we know what daphne will be for her first halloween:

a baby being eaten by a monster!

check out more adorableness @ http://www.glitzconcepts.etsy.com

there, you have it- this is what i adore.