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one last day

jessy — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:30:06 +0000

Hello dear readers, I promise you that I haven’t run off to join the circus (although I’m often tempted) I’ve just been crafting hard and enjoying my first week off! Maya, Dana and I are scrambling to get ready for the Crafty Supermarket, and we have lots and lots of stuff to make. I’ve been trying to make some stuff I’ve never tried before. I hate to be so cryptic, but I want it all to be a surprise for people who are coming to the show. I will post pictures after though!

As I’m sure you’ve noticed by now, my amazing boyfriend redesigned the site! I love all the custom buttons he made for me – I have the best boy ever.

However, without any further ado here’s the outfit I wore for my last day of work! What a fantastic last week too, my boss was out of town so I pretty much did whatever I wanted.

Yay! I'm jobless!!!

I got the coolest new watch!

It even does little animations!

WHAT: jockey hat, h&m

bourbon necklace, diy by me

jacket/vest, h&m

black t, rainbow

japanese watch, chicken lays an egg

engineer pants, forever 21

flats, target

WHERE: one last day of work at the library

WHEN: saturday, march 27

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photo booth fun

jessy — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:26:06 +0000

When Maya, Dana, and I made the photo booth in the dressing room for the holiday soiree, we kind fell in love with it. Consequently we decided to just leave it up. Of course I couldn’t resist having my own little photo shoot in there! This is definitely my super comfy lazy look, but I love it nonetheless.

WHAT: floppy gray hat, borrowed from boyfriend

gray turtleneck tunic, rainbow

anchor necklace, thrift

watch, borrowed from maya

stretchy geometric pants, gabriel brothers ($2!)

combat boots, thrift

WHERE: working at the store

WHEN: wednesday, december 22

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new shoe love

jessy — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:25:42 +0000

Earlier today the boy and I went out to look at a possible puppy to adopt, unfortunately it didn’t work out. We took Chopper out to meet him, and she was just having none of it. I dressed waaayy down today because Chops has a way of getting completely messy when she plays, and in turn getting me totally grubby. Of course she still managed to get my shoes pretty dirty, which are by far the best part of this outfit. Oh well, it cleaned right off!

WHAT: velour sweater, chicken lays an egg

white t, rainbow

black jeans, forever 21

blue socks, chicken lays an egg

lacey shoes, chicken lays an egg

WHERE: playing at the park, visiting a puppy, work at the library

WHEN: wednesday, december 16

I am thrilled to announce that I now have a link on one of my absolute favorite blogs, The Clothes Horse!

And I just have to reiterate that all of the other lovely blogger ladies that I have communicated with have just been so warm and friendly. I really feel like I’ve been welcomed into the community. Thank you so much ladies!

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treasure hunting

jessy — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:23:05 +0000

Yesterday the boy and I had planned loosely planned to drive around, take the pup to the park, relax and maybe hit a thrift store. Surprisingly, I woke up earlier than everyone and ran to get some dog food. However, the second-hand gods were having none of that. As I was driving to the store, I saw a sign for an estate sale, so of course I had to take a peak! Luckily it had just started and I found a few treasures. They had these decanters for booze that I wanted purely for the silver engraved tags they each had. However, he wouldn’t sell me just the tags and I couldn’t afford the entire set so I bought the bourbon decanter and called it even. I also got quite a few Christmas presents and these cute little shoes, I don’t think I’ll keep them though. This outfit was perfect for its purpose; I was warm, comfy, not a lot of re-adjusting to be done, and good mobility for sneakin’ in on deals real fast! The only complaint I have with this outfit is that my jeans are so faded. I loved them intensely for one year and washed them to death unfortunately. For a new project I think I’ll try my first Rit dye kit and do these bad boys up!

I bought these on my first trip out for deals in the morning, but I don't see myself wearing them a lot, so they'll be for sale at Chicken Lays An Egg next week. Click on this image to go to Chicken's Facebook page. More pictures of new merchandise to come!

WHAT: gray floppy knit, old navy

pinwheel button earrings, homemade

bourbon necklace, homemade

purple t, forever 21

vintage angora sweater, chicken lays an egg

class ring, high school

bangles, my gramma

black skinny jeans, forever 21

cream slingbacks, estate sale

WHERE: driving around and deal hunting

WHEN: saturday, december 5

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scarves as ties. genius!

jessy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:50:00 +0000

A good friend of mine, Becky recently let me borrow her modern age sewing machine to help me finish the Where The Wild Things Are costume. (Who knew they made sewing machines after 1930?!) In doing so, she inadvertently turned my living room into a one woman sweatshop. I’m surprised I don’t have stitching blisters. Becky, you are a saint. My living room is now strewn with fabric scraps of every type, spools of thread, ties, balls of yarn, felt, and pretty much anything used to craft. My roommate remarked on walking through that she felt like she was walking through my brain. I thought it seemed pretty accurate. Needless to say, I haven’t left my apartment at all except to go to work and to fight b.s. parking tickets.

Getting geared up to move a bunch of stuff from the old storefront in Camp Washington to Northside this Saturday! I’m definitely excited, but nervous. And I absolutely cannot WAIT for the opening!!! October 30, 6-11pm 1608 Chase Ave. We’ll also be open all day before the party. Bring your friends!!

Anyway, here’s Tuesday’s outfit….

I was watching an episode of Extras where one of the characters wears a scarf as a tie for a job interview, and I thought it looked awesome. See? TV teaches stuff.

WHAT: vintage scarf tied in a half-windsor, chicken lays an egg

yellow t, rainbow

white vest, h&m

resized old man pants, uo

little red bc t-straps, shoetopia

bangles, my gramma

WHERE: work and dinner at habanero

WHEN: tuesday, october 20

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c’est la vie

jessy — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Being that it’s been so glum and overcast round these parts, me and the boy haven’t left the house too much. So we decided to make a little trip out to the suburbs (gasp, heresy) and go to Ikea. We were on the hunt for a belt holder and a coat rack of some sort, and we were pretty successful. If only I had more money to buy the big awesome green shag rug I’ve been eyeballing, but not with those THREE parking tickets I got recently. C’est la vie.

WHAT: feather hair headband, homemade

maroon sweater, tj maxx

white babydoll top, thrift

dark jeans, forever 21

tan cowboy boots, thrift

boy+girl necklace, rag-o-rama

bangles, my gramma

WHERE: ikea and running errands

WHEN: sunday, october 18

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shoe dreams….

jessy — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:12:00 +0000

So, even though I’m beyond broke, I of course still dream of owning more shoes. I found these little lovelies on target’s website, and fell immediately in love. And today I went to go order them, and SCORE, they are $5 cheaper now! Now only $19! They come in purple and a slate gray, go get yourself some. Now I just need to invest in some cute knee socks….

On other fronts of my life, the store’s opening got pushed back to October 30th. Bummer. Oh well, hopefully lots of people will come shop and eat some food before they go out for the evening. We’ll be open from 11am to the party, and the party will go from 6pm-11pm. We may even have local news coverage that night thanks to an old friend who works for WCPO. Thanks Megan!!!

Well, here’s Friday’s work outfit, nothing too fancy…

WHAT: puffy sleeved plaid shirt, consignment shop

patent stretch belt, rainbow

skinny black jeans, forever 21

beloved off-white faux-vintage t-strap shoes (dollhouse), shoetopia

WHERE: just another day as a shelver

WHEN: friday, october 16

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just another day as a fake librarian

jessy — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:21:00 +0000

I am pretty much always the ridiculously over-dressed person at my job as a shelver at the downtown Cincinnati Public Library, but it never bothers me. : ) I wish I didn’t make such dumb faces though. Oh well!

WHAT: 80’s ruffle shirt, thrift

high-waisted jeans, urban outfitters (on sale)

cameo ring, my gramma

leather folio purse, casablaca vintage

favorite brown leather belt, thrift

favorite shoes, macy’s

WHERE: work : )

WHEN: friday, october 2

Sorry for so many pics, but I’m having lighting issues in my apartment. I’m working on it! Thanks for reading!!!

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