Hello lovely blogging friends. Some personal things have come up in my life recently and I feel I need a break from blogging so I can give them my full attention and deal with them without any distractions. I'm not sure how long I'll be gone; it could be days, weeks, months (hopefully not), but I'll be back eventually. So until then, I hope your lives are full of happiness and I look forward to catching up with everyone on my return. Adieu for now.
So yesterday I rediscovered my old friend, Photobooth. While being a dork and playing around with all of the silly settings and such, I came to the realization that my walls (besides the Renoir poster and giant "S") were pretty blank. And ugly. It needed a little something something.
In comes bunting. I've been noticing it on quite a few blogs lately and most recently, Elizabeth at Delightfully Tacky did a "how to" post the other day. As I was walking through the campus bookstore, I came across this pretty paper, right next to a roll of twine. It was a sign. And now I rhyme. Oh hey! So instead of studying for my O-Chem midterm tomorrow, I got crafty and now my walls are covered with pretty bunting. Bare walls no more!
In other news, I took a study break last night and made some French Toast with Kevin and his lovely neighbor. De-LI-cious. Can't wait for this darned midterm to be over so I can do more things like all of the above. Until then, back to the books. Happy Wednesday :)
I've been spending way too much time looking at pretty things online lately. I'm getting bored of my wardrobe and trying to dress up more often. Etsy is going to be the death of me. So, without further ado, things I am lusting: 1. Vintage wool skirts! I've seriously been contemplating throwing out all of my jeans. I love tights and skirts/dresses. Found here. 2. A pair of brown suede, beaded Minnetonkas. I'm a sucker for comfortable shoes. Elizabeth at Delightfully Tacky wears them quite well. Actually, I would pretty much wear anything in her closet. Found here. 3. Vintage ponchos + leather belt = perfection. Found here. 4. I originally saw Elsie sporting this starlette crown on A Beautiful Mess and with finally getting bangs a few months ago, I may actually be able to pull this off. Found here. 5. So perhaps you are aware of my obsession with copper. If not, well now you know. Found here.
I'm also really wanting some more dresses and a pair of brown leather oxfords to add to my closet. If money miraculously rained down on me, all of these lovelies would be in that closet. Until then, I'll keep lusting. On the bright side, I'm hopefully going thrifting on Thursday, so perhaps I will find some of these in a more affordable fashion. That's a jobless college student for ya.
And of course, I must leave you with some music. I heard this while taking a walk downtown with Kevin (boy in band with antique house) on Saturday night. Catchy tune!
A long time ago, I came across this picture on Flickr and fell in love with the hairstyle. Sadly, my hair was too short (or so I thought) and I'm kind of handicapped when it comes to fixing my hair. The other day it was like a tornado rolled through town or something. Winds were at a bajillion miles per hour and my hair was blowing everywhere. And then I remembered the Heidi braids. I found this tutorial and voila! I've been doing this three days in a row now. Ha. I've also been experimenting with other hairstyles. Yay for de-handicapping myself!
On a side note, I've been eyeing this chair from UO for forever. No one has anywhere to sit when they come over to my place, so I figured this would be perfect. Problem was, shipping was $25. Bah. So yesterday I went to the store, where it was double the online price, but they honored the online price for me! Heck yes. Too bad the online price went down another $10 today. Ugh. Also, I want to add something to spice it up. A throw? A pillow? Suggestions?
I found a love for photography some years ago, but after feedback that wasn't the greatest and a sense of disappointment in my work, I gave up. I got Photoshop and thought I'd give it another try, but I gave up on trying to figure out how to use that too. I don't know what possessed me to do it, but the other day I decided to sit and learn how to use Photoshop on some pictures I had taken last year. Low and behold, they came out to be what I always had hoped to get out of photography. I guess the point is, don't give up! You could be missing out on something beautiful.
P.S. Found this song yesterday. You can never go wrong with John Mayer. He never fails to impress...well, his music anyways.
I absolutely love three day weekends. Taking advantage of our lovely day off, the family and I headed to Muir Woods. This amazing redwood forest lies across the bay, north of San Francisco and was declared a national monument by President Teddy Roosevelt himself. I've gone to Muir Woods since I was a few months old, thanks to my once-upon-a-time adventurous parents. It's been a while since I've been there and I almost forgot how majestic the place is. I'll be returning soon, no doubt! Hope you all had a lovely three day weekend!
P.S. Finally added some blog buttons. They're kind of an awkward size, but I'm working on it. I kind of fail at html.
I've never been a big fan of silver and I like gold, but it always seems too fancy. Copper on the other hand, is probably my favorite metal. In Oregon this past summer, I encountered a LOT of copper jewelry and became fascinated with copper wire rings. Stupid me of course didn't bother to buy any and now that's all I want to wear. So here I am on the endless search for the perfect ring. I haven't quite found what I'm looking for and anything remotely close is out of my budget. Those are just some ideas up there. I'm thinking of going to Lowe's, buying some copper wire, and trying to make what I want. In the mean time, I'll keep looking.
onegarnetgirl Yeah, I love this the most, but since I don't have $800 lying around, copper wire rings it is!
