Simple Yet Complicated

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❖ ALTEWAISAOME FALL 2014 ❖

...INSANE bibs & AMAZING embellishments...
...BOSS of color-blocking & IRRESISTIBLE layers...

I flipped when I saw these bibs and beaded embellishments.
Then I fell in love with the surprising layers. 
Love the little turtle neck (mom would call that a dickey)
with the deep plunging necklines. I'm CRAZY over this color palate too!
Such smart, beautiful styling.

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In The Bag @ Rooney Robison !

Stuffed Animals by Natasha Fadeeva, Paper Birkins

We've reordered our beaded handbags and clutches
@ Rooney Robison Antiques
I could not resist re-posting the collages.
Sorry if you follow me on both places!
I'm so tempted to make myself one of the Paper Birkins!
So funny!!!!

Istanbul Tiles, Oyster Bucket, American White Pelican

 ❖ Turquoise Beaded Silk Handbag: $90 ❖
...pictured above...

Color Pencil Shavings, Model: Siri Tollerod

A PERFECT SUMMER PARTY BAG!
But hurry, this one's on Rooney's wish list!
❖ BEADS and SEQUINS BRACELET EVENING BAG: $325 ❖
...pictured above and below...

Rug, Dolce&GabbanaS/S2012 , AtlanticPacific, Atlantic-Pacific

Roof Tiles, OHOY Wallpaper, Valentino Fall 2012

I adore this little box! It's my all-time favorite!
Of course it is...GREYYYY!
❖ Tiny Beaded "Box" with Beaded Shoulder Strap: $90 ❖
...pictured above and below...

Artwork: Daniel Egneus, Zhanna T(Photographer: Pelle Crepin for Fashion Gone Rogue)

Pearl Dress: Champagne Maker, Great Tie Guy: Hercules Magazine/Photographer Doug Inglish, 
Gold Dress: Marios Schwab Fall2011

And this one might is the shop's new favorite!
❖ Beaded Gold Handbag with Chain Handle: $160 ❖
...pictured above and below...

Watercolor: Clare Caulfield, Model

Kirsten Dunst by David Armstrong for A Magazine S/S2012, Hunt Scene: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Hunting


❖ Beaded Bracelet Handbag: $275 ❖
...pictured above and below...

Palate: Flickr-Phoebe Doan  Hallway Photo: Sarah Hogan

Crab, Model: Abbey Lee Kershaw, Boat: Paige Baird on Flickr


❖ Beaded Embroidered Clutch: $130 ❖
...pictured above and below...

Models: USVogue by David Sims, Cable Car Image: Lisbon, Portugal, 
Globe: Nicholas Stevenson, Model: Anthropologie

Model: Skye Stracke by Kayt Jones for Elle Russia, Pacific Sea-Maid

This one's perfect for your favorite Mermaid!
❖ Beads and Shells ❖ A Perfect Summer Clutch: $290 ❖
...pictured above and below...

WindChime, Grasshopper: Maria Sibylla Merian, Pearl Image: LongForgotten/ETSY, 
Model: VOGUE - Alexander McQueen S/S2010

Beading: CWonder on Pinterest, Degas: by Marjoriesalu/Flickr


(Hurry, I've got eye on this one! I think PrettyStuff and I could share!)
❖ Beads & Sequins ❖ Handbag with Beaded Shoulder Strap: $145 ❖
...pictured above and below...

Julia Nobis by Luke Irons for Harper's Bazaar Australia May 2012, Cotton Candy Date, Gemma Ward

Actress Morena Baccarin, Chanel Resort 2011, Neon

❖ A Classic Beaded Silver Clutch: $95 ❖
...pictured above...


And is that the cutest lip dress you've ever seen?
Note to self: MAKE THIS ASAP

Also, PrettyStuff just messaged me that Claire Danes 
is shopping in Southend RIGHT NOW!
Hope she comes by the shop with Morena Baccarin!! :D

Boat: Nova Scotia - Alison Brown, Gingham: Atlanta-Pacific

❖ Turquoise Beaded Silk Clutch: $100 ❖
...pictured above and below...

Background: VIGILISM / Urban Growth Strategy ETSY, Model: Madewell, Vintage Anchor

Brand new beaded bag? Don't leave home without it!
We hope you're having a wonder summer.
It's HOT, but our AC is all tuned up!
Please stop in for a visit or send us a message 
if you need us to hold, ship or hide one of these bags for you. 
We can't help book your summer vacation, but we can help you pack!


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...Ok, back to work...

Confessions . . .

This is why I scroll.

and scroll...and scroll!

For months I've been painting a bookcase/media cabinet that HandyHusband built for the family room re-do. Each phase has been a painful one for this cabinet. HandyHusband's dyslexia got the pieces all flipped around when he installed a drawer for CDs and that was a tearful discovery when he so proudly brought it home and tried to put it together. (Picture HH in the floor, on his back, with a tear rolling toward his ear.) But it all worked out. Back to the workshop, corrections were made, but it was now my turn on the project. I decided it needed to be "decoratively" painted, distressed and glazed. 

Unfortunately, I'm still on the decoratively painted phase...it's a pain!

It takes hours and hours. I'm pleased so far, but I was stuck!

Until I saw the image above this morning on PLAID!

Do you follow their blog? YOU SHOULD!

Images above were gathered from Benjamin Moore by PLAID!

Benjamin Moore Color stories are also a good follow!

Base Molding, HERE I COME!

{sneak peek: I told you he was handy!}

The Big Love . . .

❖ Design: Ellen Grasso ❖ via Home Bunch ❖

Love those walls!

and the Curry & Co. Chandelier...BIG LOVE!

Alive After 5 . . .

A link to these adorable dresses

showed up in my inbox today.

❖ Donna Morgan ❖

They look like great Friday dresses when you 

need to cross the week's finish line and go straight

to meet your friends to start the weekend.

They are made of Polyester and Spandex.

Normally, that would worry me a little,

but the prints are so sassy, I think they are worth a look!

And chances are, they're going to look the same at 8pm as they

did at 8am when you put it on.

Click the pic to buy the dress!

Poetic Color . . .

...CRAZY for the COLOR...

...CRAZY for the SHAPE...

...CRAZY for the STYLE...

...CRAZY for the DRAPE...

...CRAZY for the COLORS I SEE...

...CRAZY for ITALY...

❖ Stella Jean ❖

Italy

Click the collage to see a larger image.

Seriously, these pieces are insanely beautiful!

I'm no poet, but Stella Jean sure is!

Someone Asked . . .

Today, someone asked me, "What's on your needles?"

Now, you know I couldn't give just one answer, because

I think every needle has something on it. 

It's a little problem I have, so...

I said, "You mean which needles currently have my hands on them?"

...That would be my 3's...

And this is what's on them.

Manos del Uruguay Serena

Kettle Dyed 60% Baby Alpaca, 40% Pima Cotton

Solid: Color #2318, Multi: Color #7325

It looks like Sea Glass to me!

And no, as usual, I have no idea what the finished

garment will look like, but it's a top-down animal graph.

I'm sure, being on size 3's, that it will take me through the

upcoming Bachelorette season, so we'll just call it Emily for now.

If you follow my knitting adventures, you know I knit at least

one project during the Bachelor/Bachelorette season.

This season was filmed here in Charlotte!

Watch and knit something with me!

What's on your needles?

Race To Rikshaw !

I don't think I've ever enjoyed ANY Spring garment

as much as I did my Rikshaw Kurta.

Her new spring 2012 line is live!

I think I need two this year, don't you??

They are so fun and look, they make you dance on the counter!

KURTA POWER!

This was PrettyStuff's graduation! HandyHusband

and I were the last parents standing on Friday night and

I'm pretty sure that BeatDropping (pictured bodyguard) thought I 

was going head first into the floor when I hopped up on the counter top to 

take pictures of the party. Little did I know that it would be documented.

Psst: this dancing picture was sorta staged.

I was actually pretty invisible, taking pictures of crying dancing Kappa Deltas. 

Thanks for the pic Sarah and I love your blog header :D 

Black & Grey & Me All Over !

Love, Zooey just made a serious dent on my Christmas Wish List!

...I hope somebody's listening...

...No words, just black, grey and comfy...

This sweatshirt dress is KILLING ME!

I might not ever take it off.

Now, I don't have the fanny any more for this dress,

but the back...I love that!

...Love the silky touch under the grey sweatshirt look...

Can I wear sweats out and about if I look like this?

Love the little drawstring in the back of the cardi.

I.AM.SMITTEN.

I think I have a new favorite line!

...Love, Zooey...

LisaA, surely you just crushed a little too?!!

I Am Thankful . . .

First for my Family,

Second for my Friends,

and 

Third that I can still see to knit!

Rowan Kidsilk Haze

Quite possibly my most favorite yarn E.V.E.R!

I NEED THIS COLOR!

and

...this one...

...and this one...

 ...and this one...

...and this one too...