Etsy Update!

 Vintage 1970's Powder Blue Pleated Skirt // l

 Vintage Faux Suede Navy Midi Skirt // xs - s

 Vintage Black Midi Skirt // m - l

 Vintage 1950's Red Corduroy Skirt // m - l

 Vintage Ethnic Print Midi Skirt // xs

 Vintage 1960's Shift Dress // s

 Vintage Grey Wool Swing Coat // xs - s

 Vintage 1970's Whiskey Brown Leather Satchel

Vintage Southwestern Market Bag

Christmas Eve

1. 1940's dress - ruby rose
2. gold and pearl pin - from my late grandmother
3. belt - stolen from mom
4. stockings - cvs
5. maryjanes - thrifted

Christmas has always been a sort of melancholic holiday to me, and so far this year seems to be no different. Don't get me wrong, I love the idea and season and everything. Christmas carols, old movies, the little baby Jesus and the general national effort to decorate all our houses and be a little nicer. But the actual day of. . .I just always end up sad somehow. I was feeling pretty rotten, driving between families and haunting carols on the radio. But then after I came home things started to seem a little better. Me and my dad decorated the tree and watched the Twilight Zone. And of course there was whiskey cider. I'm hoping this mellowness transitions into tomorrow. Oh, and we realized we don't have any cookies for Santa. Christmas Trader Joe's potstickers are just as good, right? I think so.

Anyways, I'm glad I got to wear this little dress. Bright red, gold buttons, non-sensical novelty print. . .it's the ideal Christmas outfit. Although, I'm equally excited about tomorrow's outfit..! 

Aren't those little guys cute! A gift from my aunt. Also that's homemade granola I'm giving as gifts, cus I'm a cheapskate!

Half Moon Bay

Half Moon Bay is one of my most favorite places in the entire world. I've been to many beaches, but this one seems just..perfect. Anyways the pictures really don't do it justice. I always wonder about living there at some point, but I don't know if that would take some of the magic out if it. Every time I go there I feel so unbelievably quiet, in the best way.

We started out by eating at our usual breakfast place where you can play checkers while eating pancakes. I won, I just thought I would point that out. Then we spent the rest of the day crawling around the beaches, driving up and down the coast and even finding a few thrift stores. I made out with the best flannel shirt and a gorgeous leather satchel from the 50's. Anyways, I've basically been living in this wool skirt. It's really cozy and warm, and not to mention one of the best colors I've ever seen. 

A Christmas Craft!

I don't really consider myself an experienced crafter, by any means. However, around the holidays I usually find myself littering my floors with paper snowflake bits and trying to get rubber cement out of my hair. I don't know what it is about Christmas but the Martha within usually starts to rear her ugly head by the middle of December. . . Anyways, I wanted to share these pretty cinnamon birds because I was really pleased with how they turned out.
It is, in fact, a Martha Stewart craft. However, it's not actually that hard to execute, unlike other Martha crafts I've attempted. You just throw together the dough, cut out the birds, let 'em dry for a few days, and then get wild with glitter. The end result smells wonderful and looks gorgeous. I gave these as gifts though I wish I would have made a few more for myself!
There are a few notes I have though. Either the cinnamon I had was extra dry, or the recipe is way off. I had to double the glue and just keep adding apple sauce til it came together. I would recommend making it in a Kitchen Aid mixer too, if you have one available. Also I made mine a little thicker for stability so it  took longer for it to dry. Oh and I used rubber cement and q-tips instead of craft glue. Other than that it's pretty simple! Woo!!

12/6

 

1. striped thermal - thrifted
2. snowflake sweater - thrifted
3. black pleated skirt - thrifted
4. coach bag - thrifted
5. brown cable knit tights - marshall's?
6. maryjanes - thrifted

I know there's nothing really mind blowing about this outfit, in fact, it doesn't even really match. . .but these are just a few items I can't stop wearing lately. Also I'll have to apologize for the awkward faces. It's funny you know, I've had this blog for two years but I still feel shy in front of the camera!

Anyways, today was SO SUCCESSFUL. After getting up early and getting coffee and a delicious scone (chocolate almond rose!), I ventured out to find a thrift store that Taylor told me to check out. I couldn't get over how lovely it was! After following a pretty tree-lined road for a while, you happen upon a series of buildings that include a nursery, "bargain shop", and community garden. Everything is so nicely arranged with lots of pretty furniture and dishes. I left with a bag full of loot including four 40's dresses, a pretty sweater, the most perfect faded rug, a cute little dish and a vintage platypus cookie cutter!! I didn't even know there was such a thing. Anyhow, I think I'm going to take proper photos tomorrow if I can catch some good light. Have any of you readers found some recent thrift treasures??

Winter Cozy

Just a few teaser photos that Taylor and I took for our etsy stores! We're chock full of vintage goodness right now. I feel so lucky to have a friend near by that I can nerd out with and have photoshoots with. I feel that if I weren't so fortunate I would contemplate using my cat to model things. . .