Venn Circus

boots!

I'm obsessed with these boots.  But, since they only go up to a 10 and I've been blessed with size 11 feet (which are actually small for my height, so really I'm very dainty), I can't get them!  Sad.  I encourage you to get them, though.  

Embrace your inner grunge queen!

 

They are from Steve Madden, called the "Axee Boot."  Find them online.  Buy them now.  Please, let me live vicariously through you and your normal sized feet!

Necklace + Nightgown

There is really no reason that it should make me happy that my new necklace and my new nightgown go together.  But, it does!!

 

Fonts!

If you are anything like me, you love fonts.  But, it can be a little overwhelming to find just the right one.  You might already know about this, but if you don't, go to DaFont.com.  They have some basic stuff, too, but the best part is the other stuff.  If you are looking for something fun and cool, this is the place. The really great thing is that most of them are free for personal use!  (Do blogs count?)

Look at this cute one called Independence, by James Fordyce:

Or Pointy, by Pointy Design:

Or Angelic War, by Dirt2:

Or JB Etude, by Jean Boyault:

Okay.  I could do this all day, but instead, you should go put in a phrase of your choosing into the custom preview and enjoy!

Turtle and Robot

It is almost Halloween!  Well, not really, but if you are planning on making costumes, this is the time to start thinking about it.  Not that I'll actually make the costumes until October 30th.  Right now I'm trying to convince the kids that they want to be Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket.  I fear that Theo's newfound love of superheroes may win out.

Here are the other costumes I've made.  

Also, thanks for stopping by.  I promise to post more regularly now that Summer vacation is over!

The Dress

I am very proud to be featured on a wonderful blog called The Hidden Seed. Scroll down to the wedding dress post.  What a photo!!

Please have a look -- both to see my dress, but also to be introduced to the very stylish Elsita (if you don't already know her!).  And, a hearty welcome to her readers, some of whom have been kind enough to pop by over here.  And, an extra special thank you to Elsita for your very kind words.  

I've been on vacation with the fam at the beach (what is it about babies in towels that is soooo cozy??), but I look forward to getting back home and blogging it up!

I must not be getting enough sleep

Have you done this?  Twice today, I've almost checked my own blog to see if there was anything new.  My own blog.  Twice!!

True, True.

This was a Barneys ad that I hung on my wall while I was in grad school for Philosophy, and daydreaming about starting my own line.  A few years later, it was Barneys that placed my first big order. 

Mama!

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I should remember...

I should remember this about myself.  Ever since I finished grad school, I cannot stand to have any sort of assignment.  Even a self imposed one, like, say, writing a post every day in July.  I just can't stand it.  And, I won't do it.  I mean, I do the things I have to.  I manage to feed my kids everyday, but even that, frankly, is kind of hard and defies my nature!  

I was starting to resent the blog.  Sorry, dear Venn!  But, then, a lovely thing happened.  My old friend Andre sent me a small note to say that he likes my blog and that reading it made him miss me, and suddenly the blog feels fun and relevant and not like a big looming commitment.  How nice to have old friends!

And, so, in celebration of my return, here is the sugar packet dog that I promised:

I'm glad to be back!

Did you plan that?

Remember when, as kids, you'd plan to wear a matching outfit to school with your best friend, but then vehemently deny that you planned it?  Ridiculous. Especially because, in order to find an outfit that you both had, you inevitably ended up with some crazy combination of things.

Anyway, yes, my sister and I planned to post everyday in July.  And, yes, I forgot to post on 7/1.  But, I did post on 7/2 -- and maybe one very special July day, I'll post twice!