Sunday, July 31, 2011

52 weeks of instax // week 28, 29 & 30

Week 28 // Doctor Octopus lounging on the couch. This is probably the most common place and position you'll find him sleeping. He knows he's precious.
 Week 29 // Jumping with Elycia at the beach.
Week 30 // I had a really awesome mail day on Tuesday and got three pairs of shoes. Two pretty floral ones from Forever 21 and some fancy new ones from Blowfish.
It feels great to be completely caught up on this project! I'm excited to share my weekly photo with you each Sunday!!
Hope you're having a great day! I'm on day two of my birthday weekend extravaganza (aka antiquing/thrifting/good food). Make sure to stop back tomorrow. There's a little bit of a blog party going on all this week (August 1st - 5th) but I'll tell you some more about that in the morning.
xoxo

52 Weeks of Instax!

It's been a while since I've blogged about the project I started back in January, 52 weeks of instax: one instax photo for each week of the year 2011. But that doesn't mean I haven't been keeping up. A few weeks ago I finally got around to photographing weeks 1-27.

I even made a little gif to show them all off...
From now on Sunday is my designated day to blog about the 52 weeks of instax project! Each week I'll share my photo from the week, maybe a little story about it, maybe even share some of my favorite photos from other people participating, just things related to the project.

Remember it's never too late to join in! You can find an instax camera here, and more posts about 52 weeks here. Also, be sure to post your photos to the 52 weeks flickr group!!

I'll be back later with weeks 28, 29 and 30's photos!
xoxo

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Friday Night!

What I wore: shirt : c/o Omerica Organic, skirt: TJ Maxx
What I did : found neat mushrooms at the state park!
Who I did it with : this jumping weirdo!
Just a brief recap of my Friday night! Simple evenings like this are the best! This is the first time we've gone mushroom hunting in a while, it's been so rush rush lately, it was so nice to just go the park then come home to just hangout and watch a movie (even if it really was lame! two thumbs down for Stone)

I've got a reeeeeally busy day today and I've got to head out already! I'll make up for the super short post starting Monday! ;)
xoxo!!

Friday, July 29, 2011

hello, august

July is at its end, and my tolerance for the humidity is, too.  (Actually, I have no tolerance for humidity.)  I'm not quite over summer--yet--but would dearly love a few sunny, hot, DRY days.  Not that I'm likely to get them in Michigan in August.

Game of Thrones has me craving snow and big cloaks with fur at the shoulders.  But more on that later.  There's still plenty of summer here!  Next week's shop preview is here.

1970s halter sundress, by Fritzi.


1960s lace-trimmed Peter Pan collar blouse.


1960s deadstock green ruffled polka dot shift, by Charmode.


1950s poppy print puff sleeve blouse, by Helene.


1950s Native American blanket print dress.


1950s nylon plisse bib blouse, by Glenwear.


1960s mod pique shift dress, by Parkshire Original.


1950s sunset plaid blouse with pique cuffs and collar, by Ship 'n Shore.


1950s crepe floral sailor dress with belt, by Leslie Fay.


1950s fitted lace blouse, by Alice Stuart.


1960s blue gingham romper, by Byer California.


1960s deadstock orange striped girl's dress, with bow at neck.


1930s sheer sepia plaid chiffon bias cut dress.


1960s dandy striped cotton oxford, by Russ.


1960s floral voile dress with tie belt.


1970s teal floral print dress.


1960s dot print cotton day dress with rickrack trim, flocked flowers on pockets, and tie-back sewn-in belt.


1960s tulip print polished cotton shift dress, by Lahaina Casuals.


1950s blue satin party dress with tulle skirt decorated with sequin circles.


xo
K

FF #115

I'm so very intrigued by this car!
(via: callyourmomm)
I love that bedspread (and the puppy shaped bump in the middle!!)
(via: bawkbawk)
This, la sardina camera, is too neat!
(via: lomography)
Two words: dream house.
(via: goatmanbaldy)
This cat banner is so cute!
(via: kaye blegvad)
What a pretty handmade dress!!
I am 100% in love with these photos.
 (via: janwillemsen found via: grundstuck)
A 28 day old golden golden tiger cub being fed bottle milk by a chimpanzee. OHMYGOSH. My heart is going to burst. I don't think I love anything more than seeing different species of animals become friends. I would probably cry big time if I saw this in person. (PLUS that chimpanzee is wearing jean shorts! What a cool dude!)
 (via: nytimes)
Absolutely adore this outfit!
 (via: the 10 cent designer)
!!! I don't even know what to say about this !!!
 (via: gbalogh)
This photo of things collected is so charming. The colors are perfect.
 (via: skittty)





This dress is so pretty! It's mostly the collar though, I'm crazy about collars!
I also love this dress. I don't own many solid colored dresses so this would be perfect in the fall with a pair of fun tights!
I know I mentioned it last week, but Happy Socks is still having a massive sale, and now it's up to 80% off!! I'm currently thinking about placing another order! (hey, it's almost my birthday, I'm allowed to spoil myself...right?)
This sauce pan is so snazzy!! Why don't they make stuff like that anymore?!

Well, I've gotta run. I have oodles of emails to tackle before the weekend. 
xoxo 
ps. I still have a few ad spaces left for August, both small and large, if you'd like to grab one shoot me an email! Here's more info on ads if you need it! :) 

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Nail Tutorial: Simple Triangles!

I have a simple, but really cute nail tutorial for you today! I just figured it out the other day and have been completely obsessed ever since. I've got so many color combos swirling around in my head!
You will need // Two colors of nail polish, plus a top coat, scissors and scotch tape.
Step 1 // Paint your nails one solid color and let dry completely. It is extremely important that they aren't even remotely tacky.
Step 2 // Rip off ten pieces of scotch tape (one for each nail) and then cut those in half so you have twenty total strips.
Step 3 // Apply one strip of tape crossways, make sure to press down firm.
Step 4 // Apply a second strip of tape across the opposite way.
Step 5 // Paint the tip of your nail, which shouldn't be taped, in the other color.
Step 6 // Peel off tape & wait for it all to dry!
Some tips:
• Don't try to use packing tape, it won't work and you'll just end up getting mad (experience taught me this one!)
• It is a necessity to wait for each coat to dry before adding another, or applying tape!
• Peel tape off ASAP,  the quicker the better because even if your base coat is completely dry it still might peel if you leave the tape on too long.
• Adding a top coat will blend the two layers so there isn't a step up to the triangle.
• If you'd like to do the triangle in lighter color than the base coat then try adding a coat of white to the triangle area first.

Have fun! Leave a link in the comments in you decide to blog about your pretty nails after trying the tutorial, I'd love to see!!
xoxo!
ps. Don't forget to check out the tutorial I did a while back on how to get perfect polka dots! part 1 & part 2

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

obsessions and inspirations

Dear Internet, and most especially, Tumblr--
I love you so much!  You let me keep a scrapbook of all my favorite things, and I don't have to mess with scissors, glue, or scrapbooking stores.

Seriously, I remain a hardcore fan of Tumblr since I signed up for an account a few months ago, and my Tumblr blog, alwaysalwaysalwaysthesea, has become my online repository for sources of inspiration and obsession.  I've made a couple collages of images from my July Tumblr-ing--click them to make the images nice and big.



1. pine cone collage (via Cori Kindred's Flickr stream)
2. Dutch paper theater scenery.  Old paper puppet theaters are really cool and were beautifully illustrated. (via 50 Watts)
3. gingham check dress from Roksanda Ilincic's Resort 2012 collection. (via style.com)
4. beautiful old book cover (via HoskingIndustries Flickr stream)
5. beautiful young Pete Townshend, in a fair isle sweater vest (via meninsweaters on Tumblr)
6. single malt scotch + a lodge on Jura, an island in the Scottish Hebrides = my dream vacation. (via IsleOfJura.com)
7. creepy as all heck, but beautifully filmed and with a stellar cast (David Morrissey, Sean Bean, Andrew Garfield, Maxine Peake) all decked out in 1970s finery.  Screenshot from the Red Riding Trilogy.  Will give you nightmares about Yorkshire policemen--who knew?
8. I do have a thing for Scotland and accordions.  King Creosote (a.k.a. Kenny Anderson) fills the bill.  His gorgeous new album with Jon Hopkins, "Diamond Mine," has been nominated for Britain's Mercury Prize and deserves to win.  Buy it!  (image via Dear Scotland)



1. Richard Armitage.  It's been quite a week for us Armitage fans.  He appeared in his first major Hollywood film, Captain America, and an awesome photo of him as Thorin Oakenshield in next year's Hobbit film was released.  Plus, he's looking quite sexy and fierce in this Project magazine shoot.  (via RichardArmitageNet.com)
2. Speaking of fierce.  This is Danish actor Mads Mikkelson.  He's been in a number of films, but the one I know him from is After the Wedding.  (It's good; watch it on Netflix.)  I really like these photos.  (via brilliantinemortality on Tumblr)
3. photo by Matthew Turley of an A frame shed in Norway. (via mpdrolet on Tumblr, who consistently blogs the most interesting photography)
4. amazing lace halo/headdress (via suz1212's Flickr stream)
5. more fierceness, this time Arya Stark, my favorite character in HBO's Game of Thrones.  Have you seen it?  You really should.  I may re-watch the whole thing again--I can't wait for the next season.  (via HBO.com)
6. an 1839 friendship album with locks of hair sewn into the pages and color drawings of flowers. (via summer turban on Tumblr)


xo
K

What I wore 7.26.11

The details:
dress - thrifted
belt - thrifted
shoes - forever 21
brooch - gift from Julie
rings - forever 21
black ink on hand - c/o being left handed

I found this dress over the weekend while Elycia and Ivan were out. She passed it up because of the ugly buttons, but I had to have it. I planned on sewing new buttons on but when I tried the dress on with a belt I ended up loving them. I'm pretty stoked to add this to my collection of knee length, blue vintage dresses. I don't know why I love them so much, but I'm immediately drawn to them! Also totally loving that this dress has pockets and a rick rack trim around the neckline!

Did you notice my new table and benches?!?! Happy early birthday (less than a week now!) to meeeee, they're from my mom and dad (thanks guys!!) I'm so happy to finally have them in my yard.
xoxo!