Jelly Roll

This arrived today and my mind is SPINNING with ideas:

Delhi Fashion

Delhi recently had their very first couture week.
I cannot stop looking at these beautiful images.

i've been cheating

i went to anthropologie last night for inspiration.
but what happened while i was there is difficult to explain.
there were candles, beautiful items....
one thing led to another and........

i bought non-handmade last night.

not only were they non-handmade.....they were....*gasp*
BAGS!

i feel very guilty.

but not so guilty that i'm not gonna show 'em off.

these bags are simply beautiful.

a perfect fall staple.

and a beach bag for my time at the.....well, beach

i'm slowly coming to terms with what i've done.
if you could give me some time, i'm sure i'll be ok.



with these on my shoulder.

Some Like it Hot

some like it hot is my all-time favorite movie.

my sister and i use quotes from the movie in our everyday conversation.
here's my homage to it via etsy:
the some like it hot treasury!

Alexa's ash accumulation

didn't i tell you i was addicted??

here's another treasury collection

this time, the theme is GREY

carnival summer

i've become addicted to making treasuries on etsy.
here's the latest:
c a r n i v a l
there's just SO MUCH great stuff on that site!.

here's one of the prints i didn't include.  but i love it anyway! something about carnival rides at night bring back VIVID memories for me.

dot, dot, what a girl i've got...

so i don't think i'm shocking anyone when i say: 

i LOVE polka dots.

yesterday, the fabric store employee commented on my love as i was checking out.
how'd she know???  what're you, psychic??

until i looked at myself.

i was wearing this skirt:

and this:

i was carrying this:

and here was my purchase:

ok, ok, know-it-all.  yes, i love polka dots.

here's the new skirt in the etsy shop.

the dot dot market skirt

if you didn't catch the Golden Girls reference, then you're no friend of mine!!
oh, i mean:
check it out here.

glasses

i'm loving the japanese fabric by echino with glasses!

i posted two bags.

chocolate brown

and fuschia pink

i can't decide which one i want to keep.....

airstream...

i made THIS TREASURY

can you tell what i'm thinking about obsessed with??

Jake Schnauzer Buckley

here's more of jake's photo shoot he had a couple weeks ago as seen on Allison Laura's blog!!!

i really love this dog.

Christina Hendricks

i heart tom & lorenzo's blog. 
tom & lorenzo are in LOVE with christina hendricks as am i in LOVE with christina hendricks and this spread of her in LA Times Magazine...

thank god for mad men and all its retro-glory. 

season 4 is coming sunday, july 25th!!!

Etsy Treasury!!

my skirt has been featured in a road trip treasury!

ok, so let's go on a drive somewhere!!!

new bags in the shop

i just put a couple of new bags in the shop.


turquoise tote

and my personal favorite:


rugby stripe tote

lookie here! for more cute stuff!!!

favorites:: pillows

i thought i'd showcase some of the items in my favorites on etsy.
turns out i have favorited tons of throw pillows.
who knew?  here are my favorite of my favorites....

love this chicago pillow for obvious reasons.  

tons of cuteness is found in the diffractionfiber shop!!

i love this pillow so much i want to marry it.

hettle carries even cuter pillows than this one!  look at the shop and check out the ruffles!!

if this isn't the sweetest pillow i have ever seen.

i crave the pink chair it's sitting on as well.

love the zebra print, love the yellow, love everything.  

love this.  i want more union jack items in my house!

why are birdcages so adorable??

i dunno, but they are!!! LOVE!

red and white polka dots really melt my butter.

i don't know what that means, but i love them a lot!

and last but not least:

mustache!!!

buy handmade, people! 

ch-ch-ch-changes!

so you've finished your foundation chain, you've gone a few rows and want to change to a new and more exciting color.....

you've arrived at the end of your chosen last row as shown here:

chain 1 as shown here:

hold the tail of your yarn out a bit and snippy snip as shown here:
((don't cut the tail too short, we have to weave it in later))

now pull the tail you just cut through the loop on your hook and
pull the knot taut.  (that's tight to you and me).
as shown here:

this is called "tying off"

turn your work so that the knot is on your right.

(sorry, lefties, i don't have a clue how to help your kind)
put your hook into the first stitch.
as shown here:

pull your new color through while holding on so the end doesn't come through too.

as shown here:

keep holding on to your new color, chain two (since we're doing half doubles).

like so:

continue on a few stitches to get your new color settled in to the new neighborhood.

leaving the ends out like so:

when everyone is settled and getting along, tie the two colors together in a double knot.

now, GO!  go like the dickens!