Summer Dresses & Sentiments

I recently got a huge box in the mail from my Grandmother, full of her own things (yarn, fabric, sewing stuff, etc) and it really struck a cord in me. These things mean more than i can express... So i decided to use the fabric to make a dress.. I still have some work to do with the buttons, but i threw out the whole "uniform, identical white round button" idea and used various mis-matched navy blue, brown and gold buttons from my Grandmother's button jar. I have no doubt all the things from the box will be put to good use. The bottom dress is a dress I altered from a floor-length, shoulder-padded Good Will find.. Yeah!

Thank you Grandma,

Rachel

Ps. Happy 100th Post!! :)

Public School

I got this sweet poster in the mail today from Public School



This is the first in a series of posters called Keep These in Mind by Jay B Sauceda

The rest of the posters are awesome too! i like this one and this one especially.

I'll post a picture when i put it up

*edit*

I put it up with some clips



Hope you are having a good day.

-nicole

More More More

Tarty goodness.

Rachel

Reminders

I love this photo series by Erin Hanson aka "Recoveringlazyholic" called Reminders:







With advertising these days constantly telling us to buy this and that, it is nice to see reminders we really need to hear.

many more cool projects at their blog

-nicole

Washington Park

Today I trekked up to Washington Park to calm my jumbled city-head that I've been developing over the past few weeks...Starting to realize I'm pretty darn ready for autumn.

Rachel

Stay Gold

i wore my "stay gold" shirt from the lovely Frances May today, and a boy wrote this out on the back of a receipt and gave it to me at the grocery:


Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

-Robert Frost



stay gold.



Photo by lenubar on flickr

-n

The Sun

Is nothing but a fair-weather friend... but I'm not complaining.

Rachel

Tarts

I'm sorry that I've been so aloof lately, I've been caught up in the excitement of having my room mate back! Nicole's family is also here for a few days and i recently had a wonderful visit from my mom, so we've both been pretty dang busy! But happy! I wandered down to the Farmer's Market today and bought some fresh raspberries and boysenberries and decided to make some yummy tarts... I apologize for the crappy picture, our apartment is pretty dim at night and i assumed these babies wouldn't be waiting around for a picture in the morning!

cheers

Rachel

Mel Kadel

Unscared

Up Against It

Pack and Run

Mouse Hole

Carrying the Load

I absolutely love the imagination and curiosity evoked through Mel Kadel's illustrations... The titles are perfect.

Rachel

California Adventures

I spent the last few days having a lovely time in southern california visiting with family and old friends. I'm heading up to san francisco tomorrow to spend a few days there. I will post some pictures as soon as i get a chance. Today i finished knitting a very large scarf, and felt like making something small and goofy so i made this little blue and white bowtie.



I really like making these, they are so much fun. though i'm not sure if i can pull off the look!

Jaune: Yellow Day

Made myself get out and about today after spending (pretty much) the entire day sleeping yesterday...Kept my eyes peeled for all the varieties of yellow i could find..

Happy Thursday,

Rachel

Back in Portland

And apparently I have strep throat yet again... Mas fruit smoothies.

On a lightern note, my dear friend Sydney opened up her Etsy shop! check it!

Rachel

Ocean Air

i will miss tasting the salt in the wind. I have to soak up the islands in the next few days.

-nicole

Summer Fruit

Nothing better in warm weather... Leaving home is so bittersweet, but good coffee here i come.

Rachel

Carlsbad Charm

Although hometowns are cozy and relaxing, I can't wait to be back in Portland this weekend!

cheers

Rachel