One thing that I don't think I do enough around these parts is outfit posts. Would you agree? Would you like to see more? A few weeks ago we had a nice cool spell, which actually made it feel like fall was on its way. And so I started ditching my skirts and dresses for jeans again. Of course then after that we sweltered in the heat for awhile, naturally. But even still, I've been finding myself wearing jeans a lot in ... Read more »
Vintage Wardrobe
The accidental vintage playsuit
We haven't visited sewing in awhile, have we? Truthfully, I haven't had much time for sewing lately! I have one or two things up my sleeves, and that's been taking up a lot of time. I finished this top over two weeks ago and haven't been able to touch my sewing machine since. I've barely had time to check my favorite blogs and I'm woefully behind on email. Ugh! But enough about things I can't talk about, how about ... Read more »
Wearing bold prints and bright colors this summer
This summer, I've found I would much rather be wearing separates than a dress. And bold, beautifully colored ones are really catching my eye. I have several patterned separates that need coordinating solid pieces to put together outfits rather than wardrobe orphans. So I'm trying to fill in where I can this summer! Unfortunately I haven't had a lot of time to sew lately, so a couple of the gaps I've filled in with a ... Read more »
Crazy for tulips skirt and blouse
I assume by now everyone who was using Google Reader has exported their feeds to another service like Bloglovin or Feedly? Today's your deadline if not, so you better hop to it! I exported my feeds to both of those services when I first heard about it, so I could play with them both. I decided awhile back that I preferred Feedly, partially because it included options to organize blogs into categories. I know you can do ... Read more »
In which I confess my shoe love while working on a house project
True confessions, Karen style: I like shoes. A lot. Yesterday, I posted a photo on Instagram of my shoe collection. Which up until yesterday, had been (embarrassingly) mostly stacked on one another on the floor of my closet. So I finally bought a shoe organizer at Target and put it together yesterday afternoon. I posted a photo once I filled it up with shoes, and then we went out to the side of our house to work on ... Read more »
Finished: polka dot dirndl for summer
Glad you like my new eyeglasses! Of course, you'll see I'm wearing my vintage ones in this post. I go back and forth. ;) By the way, I've had a few requests for a tutorial on my hairstyle in that post. I may work something up but in the meantime, you can watch this first part of this Lisa Freemont Street video for a 40s scarf updo to evening glamour to get the gist! I finished this skirt at least a month ago kind of ... Read more »