winnings

The winner of the 18" doll outfit giveaway is LittleYellowBirdBoutique! Be sure to check out her Etsy shop. The outfit will be shipped this Monday.

In other news, I visited a rather out-of-the-way antique mall this week that'd I'd never been to before. It was in a warehouse and it smelled kind of strange, but it was definitely worth it.

The prices were insanely low and I found some amazing items. Besides, I just love being around vintage things. I gives me a new perspective on history that I doubt I could ever receive from a textbook.

Here's what I found:

My new jewelry favorite, this great Betsy Johnson-esque charm bracelet.

A copy of Life magazine from 1941.
The caption under the cover photo states that 'the pretty Mrs. Bertram Benedict' was a freelance fashion illustrator who moonlighted as a volunteer air-raid spotter.

A tiny beaded purse....

...and this really unique purse; I love the clasp and buckle.

A few patterns from the '40s ($1.95 each! Crazy!).
Aren't their hats and hairstyles great?

And to top it all off, a few bags of pins (I like putting these on gifts/packages instead of a bow).

Have you been vintage shopping recently?

I'm back!

Hello, everyone! I'm officially back from vacation and getting back into the swing of things (or at least trying to). I had a lovely time, and right now I'm desperately trying to figure out a way to make my tan last until summer.

I've decided not to post photos from the craft show I did while gone (though I said I would), because the lighting was awful and my table didn't look so great anyway. It was something of a last-minute affair.

Anyway, I cancelled my Teen Vogue subscribtion awhile ago, but I returned home to find the latest issue in the stack of mail. I quit my subscribtion because I don't like the magazine, but I think TV may have redeemed itself with this editorial. It still seems a bit overstyled to me (my main complaint with TV), but the overall mood is lovely.

And they managed to find a boy model that doesn't look like a girl!

View the entire editorial in higher resolution here.

Red 5 Ways

Artistic Mod

Rugged and Romantic

Casual Parisian

(her hair is so gorgeous!)

Fresh and Ethnic-Inspired

Classic with a 70s Twist

All photos from Elle Street Chic.

inspiring spaces: tara anderson

I think that the space you work in and the products you make are very closely linked, which is why I love seeing other artist/crafters' work spaces. It really makes you think about their work in a different way.

I'm starting a new series called Inspiring Spaces, where I'll share some the best work spaces I've seen. Above is one of my favorites, Tara Anderson's Craft Room. It's so fresh and energizing, and the way she's arranged her supplies seems to make projects come together of their own accord.

Do you have a favorite work space (either your own or someone else's)?

inspiration board

I'm certainly not the first person to have an inspiration board in their workspace, but I love to see the ways people personal theirs, so I'll share
mine. Today I switched it from Christmas-themed stuff to pictures that inspire me this January.
Most of the pictures are from my collection of magazine
clippings and ephemera I've been amassing for the past few years.
My board is a magnet/dry erase board from Ikea.

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Sorry about the weird pictures. The lighting in my room is horrible.