People tell me that I look totally different when I straighten my hair, and I’m inclined to agree with them. Recently I went to the post office with straight hair and saw a neighbor I’d talked to for about 10 minutes the day before. I said hello, but he didn’t seem to recognize me. One […]
Friday Favorites: 5 Adorable Bathing Suits
Am I jumping the gun by looking at cute bathing suits? Maybe a bit, but I couldn’t help but notice that they’re already out in force in stores. And in case you’re not feeling quite bikini-ready, these are all one-pieces. 1. Shakuhachi 2. Anthropologie 3. Mara Hoffman 4. Anthropologie 5. J. Crew I think my […]
3 DIY Ideas: Bringing Sexy Back
The back is one of those areas of the body that doesn’t get nearly enough love. Tight clothing and cleavage are often too over-the-top, but an exposed back can be just as sexy in a more understated way. Here are three examples of open-back garments that you could DIY on a shirt or dress. Especially […]
Full Circle
Although I was born in Portland, I grew up in the suburbs, and didn’t get to live in the city proper until after college. One day I saw a lovely, lacy fern and bought it for my little studio apartment, and the thing flourished even though I managed to kill other houseplants. It came with […]
On Friday I put a little extra time into my hair and makeup in preparation for a very important event: taking a new driver’s license photo. My last one was terrible, and if you get a bad picture you’re stuck showing it to people for YEARS, so I was determined to try to get the […]
Nearly everyone has colors that they favor more than others (for a lot of people it’s black, which still counts as a color). But most people also have colors that they never wear. For me one of those is yellow. It just doesn’t look good on me. But on that girl in the yellow dress […]
Life in Photos
Today I thought I’d share some photos of what I’ve been up to lately. We stopped by Schoolhouse Electric the other day, mainly because I’d heard so much about it online and just wanted to check it out. As expected, it’s lovely, and full of amazing furniture and styling ideas. Some genius turned this vintage […]
DIY Turquoise Spike Earrings
As promised, here’s another use I found for the turquoise spikes/spears I used for this necklace. I’m not sure what else to do with them, but I have a feeling this won’t be the last you’ll be seeing of these stones. Materials: Turquoise stone spikes/spears, top-drilled (mine are actually faux turquoise, made of dyed howlite. […]
DIY Turquoise Spike Necklace
I’ve been wanting some turquoise spears for a while, and in fact I’ve had some favorited on Etsy, but when I saw these at a big craft store the other day I couldn’t resist. Turns out they’re somewhat tricky to find, as I hadn’t seen them anywhere else in person. And as with many of […]