I need to do things like this more.

New Favorite Book

I have a new favorite book The Handmade Marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and Online

If you craft and are interested in making money I suggest you check this out.

I want boots.

These are some of the shoes I want for fall.  Most are from Aldo, which is nice.  I am probably going to go and buy the last pair with the buckle next paycheck.   It's funny, I wanted black booties with a heavy heel and a buckle and then I just kind of stumbled upon them at the all today.  I love it when that happens.

Also, 

Also, I am going to try to wear only neutrals for fall and winter.  I will try to do colour only in my accessories.  This means I need a new purple scarf and some amazing emerald green shoes.  I am also going to wear more beige because I just realized that I love it.  And I need more pants.  I will be making a trip to VV soon in order to build up my wardrobe and I have very few neutral toned clothes.

Swoon

I am having a problem...

I am having a huge freaking problem not spending big dollars on beautiful quilting fabric. Look at this stuff!

If you are as big of a suck for bright coloured fabric and like to dream of potential sewing projects then you should check out Anna Maria Horner's blog.  She designs fabric and make amazing things and all her kids are dressed in beautiful, colourful homemade clothes.

So basically my goals are to sew more, be more colourful, and wear homemade clothes or something.

(I took all the pictures from Anna Maria Horner's blog)

Rainy Days

It is so cold and damp and miserable out and leaving the house is the last thing I want to do.

What I do want to do is be cozy and curl up with a cup of apricot mango tea and my new obsession The Talented Mr. Ripley. I had no idea it was a book until recently. Actually, it is the first book in a series about Mr. Ripley. I am probably going to go through the whole series this week if the weather doesn't improve.



I would also like to try this recipe for Corn Chowder. It sounds like the ultimate comfort food. How amazing does this look?!




Mysterious Mr. Ripley, hot tea, and corn chowder? YES PLEASE!

She's lost control again...

Using the iPhone app Hipstamatic, here is a quick look at some of the crap around my apartment.

I crafted these flags out of some twine and colourful sheet wrap with letters printed all over it.

I am pretty sure that if I didn't have roommates to object, I would cover all empty wall space with these.

Valentine's Day decorations!!!

The ones on the windows tell people on the street that we are lovers, not fighters.

One of the many elephant themed items hanging around...

 

Our phone, it sits on the back of an elephant.

 Ship in a gin bottle.  I would like to have many more bottled ships.

As you can very well see, the Hipstamatic thing makes all our stuff look way cool.  Unfortunately the iPhone used to take these images belongs to a friend of mine, but I would almost say that I would get an iPhone just so I could use this app.  Martha Stewart.com used this app to shoot vintage bicycles.  Please continue reading to see how this app also makes people look super hot.

Roll call:

STEFAN!

MICHAEL!

KAARI!

HILLARY!

JENI!

more ideas than time...

SO WHY AM I SITTING HERE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT?!

Craft Time!

Kaari already made a similar post about globes but I couldn't help myself.  I think we are going to have a craft night where we will decoupage globes that we will purchase at Value Village or something.

Originally we found these globes on Design Sponge and it was love at first sight.  We decided to try to make them instead of buying them because we don't exactly have $300 to spend on such things.

I love this butterfly globe but I might do moths instead.

I also really want to make some paper garlands for the living room and dining.  I think they would look nice on our chandelier type light fixture in the dining room.

Hop to it!

My bedroom is at the point of such complete disarray that there is a path from my door to my bed and the rest of the floor is no longer visible.  I have boxes for packing leaning against my dresser and blocking my closet so i am living with the small selection of clothes that are reachable.  I should probably do some laundry.  Or pack.

While procrastinating I have realized that there are a lot of things I own that I would not like to bring with me.  Small things that are creating clutter that I do not want in my new space.  I imagine that I will have to pack these up and have my dad store them somewhere because he would never let me throw them out.

I am going to have to go through my craft supplies and weed out some of the stuff I have been collecting for years for "future projects" that are never going to happen.  I will also need to find a new storage solution for my beads because the old laundry basket they are stored in now is ugly and inconvenient.

I will be leaving some books behind.  A table.  A rotary dial phone.  My curtains with Superman on them won't be coming either.  I will purge my closet, again.  Get rid of some shoes.  Get rid of some jewellery.

It is after 1pm and I am still in my nightgown.  I should get cracking.