Category Archives: inspiration

dress inspiration

Found the Best of 2009 BurdaStyle via Angry Chicken this morning and clicked through all 80 of the submissions. Some amazing amazing stuff. If you love to look at tailored dresses, you’ll find some great ones here. A few of my favs: I’d like to make myself a dress like this for spring. I love how [...]
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mossy

i love snow, but this ring is causing spring daydreams
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knitting crush

i’m currently crushing on this etsy shop. the crush has gotten a little out of hand in the last few days and now i’m trying to figure out how i can knit every one of these designs for myself starting next week, 2010, a.k.a. year of selfish creativity. i’ve had a 5-6 year obsession with fingerless [...]
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count-down to second storie and handmade nation!

The second storie indie market is this coming weekend and we’re kicking it off with the first showing of handmade nation, this Friday, November 27 at 7 p.m. at the Visual Studies Workshop. If you haven’t bought your tickets yet, grab them here.Yours truely will be the panel moderator after the film this Friday and [...]
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i’d rather be…

I’m having a very difficult time focusing lately. Working on my comprehensive exams has slowed due to other pressing academic deadlines and I finally succumbed to a cold–my first this fall. As much as I enjoy writing and enjoy researching, I’m feeling the creative tug. It might be the colder weather or the holidays creeping [...]
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dear Anna Marie Horner,

I don’t know what is sweeter: your new fabric collection or your new baby. I’m smitten with this print: purple and red = crush.
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happiness is

sitting on your back step with your best friend drinking the best kashmiri chai tea brewed with raw honey and almond milk out of your two favorite mugs while eating the yummiest vegan banana bread while your house smells like this soup and this soup…o, and the sun and the leaves and the 60 degree [...]
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textura

I’m way behind in scoping out all of my favorite blogs, but happened on this today and I’m officially in love with these knits. It’s so cold here (only in the 40s) and all I want to wear is layers and layer and layers of warm stuff while walking around in the bitterness and sunshine [...]
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anthro love

I recieved the October Anthropologie catalog in the mail the other day and I haven’t been able to stop looking at the cover. I love greys and silvers. I need to come up with a take on this amazing top:
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fall inspiration

Working on my comprehensive exams so there’s no time for creativity. Have some pictures to post of tiny handmade accomplishments if I can find a moment to take some pictures. I’m currently obsessed with knitting all my friends hand-warmers for the holidays. It’s officially fall and given the odd humidity this week, I’m currently in love with [...]
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