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ikea daytrip

In my ever-increasing days off, I have actually had time to hang out with my wonderful boyfriend and do all the stuff we’ve been meaning to do for months and months. Of course it also helps that we have a mobile car again, hopefully my poor truck will be back on the road soon too! I’m really excited for all this time mostly because it means that I’ll have more time to devote to our store, Chicken Lays An Egg. I would like to look into having stock available on our website, but I still have some logistical issues to work out if we did do that. Thank you so much to all the very sweet people who have inquired though! If you do live in Cincinnati or just want to see some of our stock, become a fan of our Facebook page. I upload pictures of almost every new piece that comes into the shop. I also want to do a giveaway from Chicken Lays An Egg to a reader – any requests on what to give away? I was considering jewelry or a bag possibly…. Leave me a comment and let me know what you’d like to have!

Since I had Monday off, Jacob and I went out to play at Ikea. I say ‘play’ because we always end up having a really good time messing with everything and mocking ridiculous things that no one needs, which Ikea has no shortage of. Although, we were actually there to pick up some more pieces for my massive and ever-expanding closet. I cannot wait until he has time to put it together, I’ll finally have some storage for off season clothes. It also gave me a chance to debut my new favorite skirt from H&M and cool vintage pillbox bag from Chicken Lays An Egg! I love them both so much, and I can predict that you’ll see a lot of them in the coming weeks.

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After I posted this entry, I found this picture in my Iphoto. Talk about subliminal inspiration!

This picture doesn't even get close to capturing how saturated the colors get in the light and the shimmer of the fabric.

Oh little yellow bag, you're so adorable.

WHAT: flapper hat, h&m

camera necklace, diy by me

ruffle shirt, target

iridescent skirt, h&m

je t’aime double finger ring, forever 21

black rose ring, pangea

seafoam h.u.e. tights, macy’s

yellow pillbox bag, chicken lays an egg

wedge booties, forever 21

WHERE: ikea and running errands

WHEN: monday, march 22

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so jersey 1982

This weekend I went out with my best girlie (my business partner and roommate) to celebrate the quitting of my job! It had gotten to the point where I was being ridiculously over-managed and spied on by my boss, and I just won’t put up with that crap. I am however very sad to leave this good of a job- fantastic pay, great benefits, and it could be very fun at times. I just have too much self-respect to be told how many times a day I’m allowed to go to the bathroom at this age. So I will be going back to my old job as a preschool teacher pretty soon, which I am really excited about. But the thing I’m really excited about is having time off!! I’ll be working fewer hours and I’ll always be off on weekends- what an exciting prospect! Now I’ll have the time to put into all the things I love, especially the blog.

Maya and I had a great time shopping yesterday, and we got some really amazing stuff. We finally got an H&M store here in Cincinnati, and in an evil plot to make me spend a bunch of money, they put it right next door to the Forever 21. Bastards. The biggest score of the day by far came when I strolled over to the shoe section of Forever 21 and saw the platform Chloe boot knockoffs that I thought were totally sold out!!! Of course they only had 2 pairs and they were both size 6, and I wear a 7 1/2. Somehow though the shoe gods were smiling on me and they fit. So of course I had to wear them out as soon as possible.

I really love these sleeves.

WHAT: chunky gold chain, chicken lays an egg

puffy sleeve roses, forever 21

giant oval ring, forever 21

gold clutch, chicken lays an egg

tuxedo skirt, chicken lays an egg

dot tights, h&m

platform booties, forever 21

WHERE: northside tavern and rollin’ with the homies

WHEN: saturday, march 20

And since Maya was looking so cute in her new duds, I had to include her too. You would not believe how differently Maya dressed when I met her almost 6 years ago! She wore only darker earth tones, no bright colors, very simple silver jewelry only, and never heels. I am so proud of how much she’s branched out, especially lately.

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guest appearance

I’ve been in a bit of a slump for the last few days, and as always it is definitely evident in my outfits. I also haven’t really had to leave the house for almost a day and a half, so mostly I’ve just been in my jammies. Yesterday my lovely friend, business partner, and roommate, Maya came over to hang and do some crafts and she just looked adorable. I asked her if she’d mind posing for a few, and set her up in front of the camera. She did a beautiful job if a may say so! Also, she had on the coolest necklace! It seems like its pieces of lace that were somehow cast in metal- totally awesome. Sorry the pictures of her super-cool accessories are of such poor quality. She also brought over a bunch of jewelry to price and I ended up borrowing and buying quite a few pieces from her. I included a few pictures of those guys too!

maya lookin' adorable

clip-ons can be cool!

AWESOME metal lace necklace

sexy boots

WHO: maya banatwala, great friend, co-owner of chicken lays an egg, manager of the esquire theatre, also a library employee!

WHAT: metal clip-ons, thrift

metal lace necklace, chicken lays an egg

plaid t shirt dress, target

sparkle cardigan, thrift

black leggings, rainbow

leather go-go boots, chicken lays an egg

WHERE: coffee with jay twomey, errands, crafting with me

I love this personalized brooch! I'm gonna tell everyone it's my kid, even though the picture is obviously from the late 70's or early 80's.

Chopper loves to model for me. Here she is displaying the emerald scarf brooch I'm borrowing from Maya.

That’s all for now, thanks for reading!

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pricing maniac

Well lovelies, the last few days have been a complete blur of pricing and steaming all the beautiful pieces I recently got. It was totally worth all my sweat though, everything is priced and in the store, so come by! Here are just some of the things I got. Click on the thumbnails to view full size images.

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business ownin’ ladies

Well, faithful readers, I hope for your sake you are in Cincinnati. Mostly because I just became the owner of some of the best vintage clothes I’ve seen in a looooong time. I had a fantastic shopping day today. Maya and I hit up a rummage sale, and then after I closed up, I went and got some truly incredible vintage pieces from a girl leaving the country. And not just womens’ stuff either! I absolutely cannot WAIT to get it all priced and in the store!

Also, tonight was the opening of a very cool new space, Fabricate. It is a gallery, boutique and an arts and crafts supply store; and every month the gallery will feature a new exhibition, which will open alongside a band and/or a DJ. I stopped by the opening tonight for a minute, and I was really impressed. I’m so glad to have a shop like this in Cincy! Go check it out! It’s in Northside at 4016 Hamilton Ave (inside Red Polly).

Today I debuted a dress I got a few months ago, but never got around to wearing it. I love the zipper roses, but I’m not wild about the bottom. I’m thinking about cutting it off and making it a tent style top. Hmmm… I have to say, as hard as I am on tights, these have held up remarkably well. I can’t wait to buy more, but when I went to the H&M opening here, they didn’t really have any. Maya was looking pretty darn cute herself, so I grabbed her when she stopped in the store. Now we just need to get one of us with our fabulous other business partner, Dana!

why so sad maya!?

store dancin'

zipper flower

black & white bracelet

smiley maya

maya's boots

sky blue

WHAT: white t, rainbow

zipper flowers, rainbow

black and white bracelet, chicken lays an egg

pink tights, h&m

black boots, uo

blue h&m blossom jacket, gift from a friend

WHERE: work at chicken, rummage sale, dinner, fabricate opening, and buying clothes

WHEN: friday, november 20

Here are some of my spoils (check the green eyes on that leopard!)

thrift score

nut & leaf with critters

Thanks for reading, have a good day!

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did a little shopping

Due to a recent obsession with saddle shoes, I went out on a shopping excursion for (gasp) new clothes, like not from a thrift store! I am completely not opposed to this, I just hardly ever do it because I can’t really afford to (since I am incapable of buying just ONE thing). Anyway, I was surfing other style blogs the other day and saw some very cute modern saddles from Urban. The next day I went into my local UO and luckily they had one pair left in my size! And even better, a fantastic friend who works there helped me out the price which made them a reasonable price.

saddle shoes from urban outfitters

And they look so perfect with my new beautiful ballerina dress from H&M; which by the way I am so glad to have here in the Cincinnasti! I can’t wait to wear this out for Jacob’s birthday.

more like baller -rina

There’s something very perfect to me about pretty dresses and saddles in bed.

saddles sideview

WHAT: pink ballerina dress, h&m

faux pearl tassle necklace, thrift

saddle shoes, urban outfitters ($30!)

WHERE: just around the house playing dress-up

WHEN: monday, october 9

And here’s what I actually wore yesterday. I did a little sale shopping while I was at Urban too, and got this dress.

flower dress

jockey hat

WHAT: black jockey hat, f21 (12!)

blue pinwheel button earrings, homemade!

bronze chain, chicken lays an egg

white t-shirt, rainbow

floral dress (with pockets), urban ($4)

yellow skinny belt, target

purple sheer tights, gabriel brothers

black flats, target

WHERE: work, walking around, and sushi dinner

WHEN: monday, november 9

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mannequins need clothes too!

Hello dear readers, hope all is well for you. Every spare moment I have this week is either being spent finishing the three costumes I agreed to make (I don’t know why I do these things to myself) or hardcore organizing and cleaning up at the store. But, it’s coming along beautifully! It’s finally starting to look like a real store. I did the window and dressed all the mannequins last night, which was super fun, and I thought I’d give a little sneak peak. So, here are our first week’s mannequins! Click the thumbnails for full size images.