Part two of my weekend round-up, this time in Instagram photos. There's no narration for these, you already got the main round-up so you can fill in the blanks. I just love the old feel this app gives photos (when it works right). It's so much fun to tinker with! I hope to have a mini tutorial on making vintage-inspired earrings up a bit later this week, stay tuned! ... Read more »
wisconsin
Birthday weekend round-up Part 1
After work on Friday, we picked up two of our close friends and hit the road, heading to southwestern Wisconsin to spend a couple of nights in Dodgeville. Saturday morning we headed "downtown" (since I live in Chicago, quotation marks are definitely needed when talking about the downtown of a town of 4,000) in search of coffee, tea and breakfast goodies. I wore my Freddie's overalls (they were my weekend staple), a ... Read more »
Wisconsin weekend
As I said yesterday, we went to Wisconsin for the weekend. Really just one night, but it's amazing how rejuvenating even a 24-hour mini-trip can be. Little local weekend adventures are some of my favorite things to do.We went up with two of our friends to the Milwaukee Public Museum to see their Mummies of the World exhibit.I knit in the car on the way up. In the picture below I'm wearing a vintage yellow acrylic cardigan ... Read more »