Lettuce Fingers

For the past few days my parents and I have been cleaning out the basement and I started sorting through my mom’s knitting bag. She is the queen of knitting everything from baby clothing to doggy sweaters and was on a kick a while back focused around creating funky gloves. The fingerless gloves have always been a favorite of mine (number one basement find of the year) and right in time for Halloween. This particular knit reminds me of gigantic petals of lettuce.

And these are my lettuce monster pictures. Enjoy.

So sorry for my offensively short fingernails. I was watching a drama on Lifetime last night and got a little ahead of myself.

My mom gets a lot of her ideas/patterns from this gorgeous site Pearl Soho
(Check it out here)

Color me Leopard

(Clogs, Dansko...I know, I was surprised too)

I have been house sitting for three cats this weekend. Yes, three cats! And though I have never been a “cat person” I must admit Henry, Gus, Olive and I are forming quite a bond. My leopard clogs have their full attention and everyone else’s (I’ve been wearing them around town and all eyes have been going to my feet).

I got these wild things in Boston (not my usual thrifting….can't lie, sometimes I get a little freaked out by second hand shoes) but I did wear them with my garment district skirt/dress from the fashion show last week and I think you can still pull them off with a flannel shirt.

What do you think?

(Flannel, Gap, Pants, BDG, Earrings, Grandolly)

outfit for "the sip and swap"
(Dress/Skirt, Garment District, sweater, Marshall's, Earrings, Grandolly)

Henry lounging with me on the couch

Sipping and Swapping

Boston Fashion Week 2010

Sip and Swap

perfectly organized before the madness

I was taught at a young age that envy is ugly, and have been quite successful at practicing the art of goodwill until last night.

If there could have been a color for my mood…it would have been nuclear green.

For as long as I can remember, my friends and I have been having clothing swaps at each other’s homes and I have always been looking for a way to make money through it. Last night at Somerville’s Arts at the Armory, Swapaholics, Amy Chase and Melissa Massello did just that and my mom and I attended the event with swappable clothing in tow along with a camera.

I got in as press to take photos before the show and just as the masses were filtering in, my battery died so unfortunately I was unable to capture the sheer madness of the scene. The partygoers showed their true colors as they shoved their way through the racks with iron fists and linebacker moves. About ten minutes in, all of the clothing was either strewn about on the floor or stuffed into seam-breaking bags.

Luckily, I didn’t go home empty handed. My goal is to style my items on the blog throughout the rest of the week so stay tuned.

the line to get into the event was out the door and around the block

our swapping bags

checking out the sponsor booths

One of the Swapaholics, Amy Chase of Punky Style

The Classic Oxford

(Oxford Shirt $3 Goodwill)

check it out here

I am a firm believer in the classic oxford shirt. While some of my looks come and go, I can honestly say that the oversized button-down is one that has been with me since entering middle school. Lately I have being going overboard with this particular shirt but I absolutely love it!

Second Time Around Fashion Show

Boston Fashion Week 2010

Photos Above Courtesy of Nina of

Fox and Bullock

Last night I had the pleasure of being invited to the Second Time Around Fashion Show at the W Hotel Boston, MA. I came to the city in the afternoon with a jacket, heels and a goal to find the rest of my outfit for dirt cheap that afternoon. I lucked out at the Garment District and found a sweater knit skirt and funky dangly earrings and a scarf from Nina's closet (bill =$12)…the rest is history.

It was a great event with a fall theme that captured lots of sequins, military inspired jackets, strappy sandals, big graphic tees and gold hue dresses. Nina(who took the amazing pictures above!) and I spent the evening sipping St. Germain cocktails and finding inspiration in many of the looks strutting down the runway.

SOWA

After a long (and wonderful) weekend I was rushing home to the island to meet some friends for dinner but couldn’t help but quickly breeze through the SOWA market in Boston’s South End before dedicating my eyes to the road. I spanned the perimeter quickly but was still able to capture some beautiful shots of some of the talented artisans presenting their work.
Here are some shots of my favorite things...

Daylynn Richards of Nevermore reminded me of being young and finding little trinkets outside in the yard and creating an eerie story around it. Her work was amazing and I have to go back and find more of it. She had this whole forgotten fairytale element around each piece...like it would bring you to some dark place.

I was very excited to run into my friend Nicole of Fidget Finds at SOWA. I always see her adventures online but was unable to make it to the booth. Last summer I had the pleasure of having a little apartment above her store so my vintage cravings were always satisfied by walking downstairs. I am planning on doing a little piece on her in my blog so make sure to keep reading!

I couldn't leave empty handed! A token of my adventure was this amazing clutch from Thailand. Only 12 bucks (Abbey you would be proud). I love the colors and it checks off another item on my August Wish List!

Shadow Hues

I love morning light. It always hits objects in a special way...like there is some sort of extraordinary quality that is unknown to the onlooker (a lamp that dances when nobody is looking or a dried flower that organizes its petals ;)

Shirt (Church Thrift $1), Vest (DIY Here), Earrings (Grandolly's)

Hope you have been liking my denim kick...it is an ode to a friend that just started a blog dedicated to the denim trend Bleu Denim. check it out!