scarves as ties. genius!

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.

pseudo-patriotism (that's as close as i can get)

scarf tie

bangle

pretty little t-straps

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

shoe dreams….

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….

mustard mary janes

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…

puffy sleeves

t-straps

cute little detail

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