Adventures
A Sewing Handbook
I loved making my Colette Mini Bloomers so much that I want to learn more about sewing clothes. To that end, I’ve picked up a copy of The Colette Sewing Handbook. My goal is to work my way through the entire book, learning some useful skills and techniques along the way. I’ll be updating my…
Read MoreFriday Favorites
There are things that I have always been my favorite – like my husband and mint chocolate chip ice cream. But, it doesn’t hurt to add a few things to my favorites list every now and then. Here are a few of my favorite things right now. 1. Epic Room Makeovers Vintage Revivals‘ recently did…
Read MoreThe Inevitable Political Post
So late last night it became official that Barack Obama would remain the President of the United States. But this post isn’t about the election, the candidates, or even the issues. It’s simply about the hatred that I have seen from friends on both sides of the aisle. For the last month, I have seen…
Read MoreA Prairie Home Companion
Matt and I went to see A Prairie Home Companion live at Elliot Hall of Music on Purdue’s campus over the weekend. We had a pretty good time. I got to go to Von’s before the show, and what could be better than seeing the Purdue Varsity Glee Club and Old Crow Medicine Show preform…
Read MoreFashion Friday – Falling for Layers
There’s a chill in the air outside, but it’s the kind of chill that dissipates in the mid-day sun. That mean’s it’s time for layers. For me, that almost always means wearing a cami under my shirts. What do you wear when there’s a chill in the air?
Read MoreSite Design
I’m thinking about making some updates to the design of the website, to add a little color and better reflect where our blog content is going. A friend of mine was telling me about web design by Third Angle (she also has a website that she wanted to re-design) and it inspired me to change…
Read MoreFriday Favorites
There are several things I love about this time of year. Leather & Furs I’m not really a big fan of cold weather (or hot weather for that matter) but one of my favorite things about this time of year is that when it gets cold outside, I get to add some things into my…
Read MoreGetting and Staying Organized
As some of you may remember, way back in March I decided that I was going to make my goal for Lent to get my house clean and organized. I even got started on that process. Unfortunately, life got in the way, and I wasn’t nearly as successful with my goal as I wanted to…
Read MoreFashion Friday – The Teacher
As I mentioned in last week’s post, I think you should always dress well. And since I’ve been back to teaching classes at the University for a couple weeks now, I’m wearing a lot more suits than I did during the summer. That’s alright though, I love a good suit – and it’s even beginning…
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