Brown Paper Packages Tied Up with String

When Where the Wild Things Are came out in theaters there was this fort building competition. I did not find out about it until after it was over, when my favorite blogger built one with her friends.

So here is mine....

(I love my blanket my great grandma Launa made, I'm crocheting a blanket for my mom now, and my toms are awesome)

and all of my favorite things....


( Caffiene Free Diet Coke, Colored Pencils, People Pencil Sharpeners, Little Women, Harry Potter, bird vase, elephant tea pot, The Independent Woman sketchbook, Urban Outfitters mattress pad, iphone, anthropologie catalog, Ready Made Mag, Bible)

here is the overview



(Yeah I knitted a sweater for my lamp...what of it?)


I couldn't resist a portrait of Brownie; my best friend of 23 years.

My Poor Boyfriend

So I like to think that my home style is simple and sophisticated like this....

But I keep buying or making stuff like this...

What's wrong with me? My poor boyfriend is never going to want to live with me and all of my weird crap! Ugh What's a girl to do?

You may be reading this and thinking it's silly. But I'm seriously concerned. I'm not concerned about my boyfriend really, more about myself. I don't want to have trinkets in my home. I don't want to have a rainbow of pillows. I don't want my house to look like my grandmas. I don't want to be shabby chic. I just buy things that I think are too cute to pass up and I end up with this crap. I'm 23 years old. I'm seriously having a style identity problem. I love my little birds, chandeliers, and crochet stuff.......


...what to do?

so I guess I like shopping now?

In light of a recent blog post, I took this photo of these awesome shoes I bought last week.

I had to wait and wait until they came into the store, Forever 21. The day that they came I personally ripped open the box and immediately bought them.

Then today I bought this necklace for myself. I don't know who decides that "oh American girls love roses, pearls, gems, locks, keys, and silhouettes right now, why don't we just put them all on one piece of jewelry," but apparently I'm into that kind of thing because I bought it.

Baby Monsters

This summer my sister's and I hosted a baby shower for our sister-in-law Erika. Instead of playing games we had a party craft. SURPRISE! We made monsters.

Here is how it happened...

I went to the thrift store and bought a few different men's dress shirts and cut out a bunch of different monster shapes.

At the party I laid out the shapes along with some pre-cut felt monster facial features, buttons, and embroidery floss. We let our friends and family let their creative juices flow.

I then sewed up their back halves, stuffed them and they came to life.



I made these two. We named them and on the back of their name tags we wrote descriptions of that monster's character. Halston Oliver Buchanan is on the left and he loves to read. Frieda Maria is on the right and she loves to go to all types of museums, art being her favorite.

Go Here to look at some more pictures of the adorable shower.

Shoes in Chilly Weather

Just because I feel like it...

1. Citrus Hearts Photography by Scoutie Girl

2. Bench Monday:: Photography of feet by Scoutie Girl

3. My Office Shoes in Autumn by Ulfio

4. Walk a Mile in My Shoes by Rodrigo Baptista

5. Reflective Lace by Craft Magazine

6. Rainy Day 2: New Shoes by Jasmine E Thompson

7. Bench Monday:: Photography of feet by Scoutie Girl

8. And take what you will tonight, I'll give it as Fast by Sally Jane Vintage

9. Weekend Snippets by Casey's Elegant Musings

Early October Stars

1. Made By Girl: Made By Girl posted about Kime Busselli's art work. I just really like her style. I want to try it out someday.

2. Attic 24: I absolutely love this blog, and especially this post. October is my FAVORITE month....just check out all of these amazing fall photos. This one is from the ideal homes calender.

3. Once Wed: I just love this photo. I also enjoy reading up on men's fashion. If I were a boy I would dress like that.

4. The Small Object Steno Pad: I just love the vintage looking fabrics in this fall inspired patchwork piece.

5. Drew-o-rama: Drew posted a blog about Amanda Wachob's tattoos. I've never seen anything like them. I just like anything that goes against the grain...so naturally I think these are awesome.

6. Once Wed: This is from a '30s inspired wedding. I think this might be a photo of the guests! How awesome is this picture? I would put this is my house, if I had one.

7. Craftzine Blog: I just think this is cute and looks nice on a wall. It's worth trying, the supplies are virtually free. It might look like you have trash on your wall in the end...but it could be cool.

Lost and Found

Remember that one time I lost my hair clip? Did I ever tell you I found it? It was sitting on the back of my sliding closet door. It was just on a joy ride of sliding back and forth for months. But at least I did finally find it.

Now I have lost my hat....


It makes me so sad.