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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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  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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  Inspiration: 8.16.2010

  08.16.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Sounds like today was sucky for a lot of people. This is a good thing to keep in mind.

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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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  Sparkly Heads

  06.02.10 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  [Sidenote: "sparkly heads" sounds kind of like a nickname that a chick blogger would have for her readers. You know the type I'm talking about - the one who pours glitter on everything and mentions unicorns frequently. I hope this is sufficiently distinct from that, though I have my doubts.] I think sequins make almost [...]

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  I Love Life I Love You Update!

  02.13.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Updates and discount codes, oh yes!

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  Announcing…I Love Life I Love You!

  01.05.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’ve spent the past few weeks needling nonstop to get ready to present this to you all—between making a slew of pieces for two different independent stores in the Cincinnati area [woohoo!] and keeping up with the handful of custom orders I’ve had so far this winter, I think I’m finally ready to turn my [...]

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  What I Wore: New Year’s Eve 2010

  01.04.10 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Dress, vintage Lord and Taylor Coat, Forever 21 Stockings, Target [American Apparel High Socks layered underneath] Shoes, Jeffrey Campbell Gloves and hat, vintage [Special thanks to Chris for taking these photographs. Also, a huge special thanks to TJ for taking the first round of these photographs on New Year's Eve, amidst broken glass, booziness, and [...]

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  A Reiteration: Why Fashion Is Important

  05.27.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  I’ve touched on this before in one of my Inspiration posts, but then a couple weeks ago this happened on Britain’s Got Talent. And I think given that, it bears repeating. How you look matters, people. And since we’re not always at liberty to change our own height, weight, bone structure, skin condition, or disability, [...]

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  I Made This! #1.0: A Scarf for Robert

  12.21.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  A few weeks ago I finished this scarf for Robert. I knitted it in Lion Brand Thick and Quick in Oatmeal, which was scrap yarn from a project I made a few years ago. I used the seed stitch (learn it here), and it’s as tall as I am (about 5’7). Robert loves it, and [...]