Autumn Sweaters [and Winter Ones, too]
[one of the best songs from one of my favorite bands] I am freezing these days, and no amount of winter accessory goodness is keeping me warm. I need sweaters. Unfortunately, I’m running low on them at the moment, and I’m shopping for them at the thrift stores at all the wrong times. My thrift...
OMG Shoes [for ladies with bigger feet!]
[A quick note: apologies for my absence yesterday. Sunday I got horrifically sunburned, so I was already in a terrible mood, and then I took a drink from a glass that I didn't know Chris was using to store one of his contact lenses. Yup, I swallowed it. And he was blind for the better...
Avoiding Fashion Impulse Buys
[source] Impulse buying: we’ve all done it. Maybe you can’t resist a deal, and there happened to be a sale rack chock-full of awesome tops, so you grabbed eighteen. Maybe you didn’t realize you already had a navy sheath dress, ’cause it was buried behind a winter coat. Maybe you wanted to wear your favorite...
OMG Shoes: DV by Dolce Vita
Last week, I found myself without lunch plans. So I walked over to grab some new mascara at the Nordstrom in the shopping center across the street. And then I found these.
How to Do More With the Clothes You Have [Instead of Buying More]
Know what you have. This sounds like an utterly idiotic suggestion, but here’s a tip: if I’d gone on a thrifting expedition before last summer, I might have come away with eleven different dresses that I wanted. Now, though, I might grab two, because even though I’ve pared down my wardrobe a lot since then,...
Cincinnati [and beyond!] Design, Fashion, and All Sorts of Win
I went to a couple of craft fairs in the past couple months, and I wanted to share some of the goodness with you. You know you love handmade goodies, right? [All the photos below are courtesy of the vendors.] SomeWeirdCrab makes amazing little plush toys and pillows, including some stuffed animal heads mounted like...
