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  Inspiration: 8.30.2010

  08.30.10 | Permalink | Comment?

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  I Love Life I Love You: Shop Update

  08.27.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  First of all, to all my new readers who are here from College Fashion, hi! Thanks for stopping by! I hope you’ll stay awhile! Just letting you guys know that I just put a TON of stuff into I Love Life I Love You, my Etsy shop. I’ve still got a bunch to go, too, [...]

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  Freakishly Fun Flats for Fall

  08.26.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’m ogling all kinds of commuting-worthy flats on Amazon, treating it like my own personal Netflix of shoes – whenever I see one I want, I add it to the queue and buy it whenever I’m able to. Here’s my current favorites.

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  Autumn 2010 Goals

  08.24.10 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  I’ve written before about how much I love autumn as a time to set goals and make life changes. I learned a long time ago that making New Year’s resolutions wasn’t going to work for me, mostly because I was a) way too ambitious, having come out of a holiday season peppered with excesses of [...]

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  IFB Links a la Mode: 8.22.2010

  08.22.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Awesome week for Links a la Mode! I’m super-stoked to be included again this week, along with some of the coolest bloggers around, y’all. Check it out. All Tumble Down- Focusing on style “best practices”; what we do well instead of what we don’t Amanda Lee- 6 Great Ways to Repurpose Your Clothing Beyond Fabric- [...]

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  New Prints in I Love Life I Love You!

  08.21.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  I Love Life I Love You [affectionate nickname: ILLILY] is out of its seasonal summer hibernation and springing to life. I’ve posted the rub-off letter prints I made last week, and by the end of the weekend there’ll be a few more [I'm hard at work at the land of Chroneos], in addition to some [...]

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  What I Wore: 8.17.2010

  08.21.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  [Note: My good friend Matt helped me out with these photos. Katrina and Tori provided inspiration, and Tori and Bandmate Ben were the reason for my being out in the first place, 'cause it was their birthdays. So, thanks, kids, for being born.] Dress, Prairie Underground Blouse, vintage [a gift from Bandmate Hilly, who wore [...]

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  Tutorial Roundup: 6 Great Ways to Repurpose Your Clothing

  08.14.10 | Permalink | 17 Comments

  Lately because of my new closet situation and my renewed interest in being a grown-ass lady about personal finance [sidenote: did y'all see my tweet this morning about paying off an old debt? I feel amazing. Really.], coupled with my disdain for waste of any kind, I’m getting more interested in the clothing cycle – [...]

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  Amanda Lee Loves Typography. So She Makes Her Own.

  08.14.10 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Awhile back, I inherited an enormous amount of rub-off lettering. This is the result.

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  Pretty Old Things: Knitting and Crochet Patterns, circa 1970

  08.13.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  My coworker graciously brought me these two old knitting and crochet patterns that her mother had used when she was young. Good thing, too, since it had been awhile since I had done a Pretty Old Things post. Bright touches for gay spirits, indeed. I thought rug yarn was a texture, but apparently it’s just [...]