'garden of mythology'...

happy wednesday

local artisans...

a lovely collaboration between commoner films and milk bar magazine, featuring the process and inspiration behind melbourne-based 'pot black ceramics'...

i try to buy locally when possible, both food and handmade goods, and this year my sister and i also began to sell our prairie seed cloth goods (handmade from mostly recycled textiles, also found locally) at our neighborhood farmer's market.  

not only is it a wonderful experience to be surrounded by such a community, seeing and talking face to face with the people buying and using your pieces, but there is something so uniquely satisfying about making pieces with your own hands, seeing them lovingly used by your neighbors, and then putting your proceeds back into the community... 

by purchasing from local farmers and artisans - produce, bread, and cheese to give you sustenance for the coming week, soaps and cleaners for your home, or meaningful gifts for family and friends...  or by visiting the independent coffee shops and restaurants down the street.

happy tuesday 

listening...

{ 'bow and arrow' ; cocos lovers ; facebook ; twitter }



cocos lovers, simon fagan, and fiona maria fitzpatrick. 
listen, love, share...

{ 'water's edge' ; simon fagan ; facebook ; twitter }

{ 'falling away' ; fiona maria fitzpatrick ; facebook  }



happy monday

'lines. in three parts'...

 

happy sunday

toast a/w 2012...

the always inspiring lookbook from toast, for the autumn/winter 2012 season.  seriously, could the photography and styling be any more gorgeous?

it is currently eighty two degrees, here in atlanta... i'm desperately trying to make boot and sweater season happen. i thought that if i just paired them with shorts that i could make it work?  and then i went to run errands and almost collapsed from heat exhaustion... in the first thirty seconds. 

we did have one rainy day this week with temps in the upper sixties!  so, obviously, i gleefully zipped on a pair of boots and skipped off to buy a pumpkin, with a giant grin plastered across my face.  

sadly, while reaching for that one perfectly shaped pumpkin in the center of the mound, i caused a domino effect of rolling, runaway pumpkins everywhere.  some nice people helped me to collect and return them .... some people bundled in coats. and gloves. with hoods wrapped tightly around their heads. who complained bitterly of the freezing temps. and looked utterly miserable.  where do i live?

anyway, back to dreaming of more such weather, and outfits like these...

happy friday

'the capacious sea'...

happy wednesday

'the middle place'...

happy tuesday

september at home...

a few images from around the house, for september...

some fun, original paintings i found at the thrift store.  the quaint city scene pictured above, and another portrait of a bearded man, further down (i mean, who could pass up a beard painting!)... that one was actually unfinished, and was painted atop another, earlier portrait of a woman, which you can still see when you turn the canvas upside down.  it's funky and i love it.

i found this red, wool, navajo rug a few months ago, while out thrifting with my sister (i think this was right before she gave birth to my niece, tessa!)... it fits perfectly on my white trunk (my grandfather's war trunk, which he later painted white to use as a toy chest for his four children), which is sitting as a coffee table in front of my daybed.

recovered the lamp shade in this recycled red and cream toile (was once a bed sheet), and found the perfect red and cream antique plate at the thrift store to hang on this wall as well... when i get around to it ;)

my sweet niece... now two months old

happy monday

'amongst weeds'...

happy sunday

listening...

{ 'i could die looking at you' ; jordie lane ; facebook ; twitter }


jordie lane.  pete roe.  the lowly knights.

listen, love, share...

{ 'there has to be a reason' ; pete roe ; facebook ; twitter }




{ 'even keel' ; the lowly knights ; facebook ; twitter }



happy thursday

'ehawee'...

happy tuesday

listening...

{ 'word of mouth' ; shakey graves ; facebook ; twitter }


shakey graves.  slow skies.  
both incredibly delicious for the ears.  
listen, love, share...




{ 'ice cream' ; slow skies ; facebook ; twitter }




happy monday

saturday shopping list, september 1st...

$40

chain headpiece in turquoise, by lovmely

 { click on the price below each picture to view the listing on etsy, and on the shop names to see what other lovelies you may find!}      

$95

upturned toe burgundy and gold gillies. with suede soles, by uku2

$20

vintage farmhouse bowl, from gardenofsimples

$86

 southwest suede fringe boots size 6, from mydrawingnumberone

$5.95

hello bolero / pdf sewing pattern sizes 12 months to 7t, by toosweetspatterns

$95

chevron lace racerback shirt - prairie, boho, sheer, natural tunic, by murmuration

$30

 cimbalom - hawaiian jasmine solid natural perfume in a mini compact locket, by illuminatedperfume

$25

bird girl 8x12 fine art print. signed, by thelightfantastic

$42

topeka -- gathered skirt with pockets size medium, by letsbacktrack

$70

desert stripe 100% pure virgin wool minimal mexican blanket/throw/sarape/poncho, by mexchic

$39

 wedding hair. rustic bridal wreath with flowers and ribbon ties, by besomethingnew

£41.00 gbp

white cotton bra - 'puppy love' bow back bandeau, by lovebabygrand

$35

vintage mohair woven shawl in sunflower yellow and browns, from drowsyswords

$950 aud

white lace wedding dress. off the shoulder. bohemian beach wedding, by graceloveslace

happy saturday