Latest Knitting Projects

The scarf is a work in progress called the Lacy Ribbon Scarf from the Spring issue of Knitty.com. The beret pattern is from knittingpatterncentral.com. For some reason the beret came out way too big-- seems to fit Brigadoon, but I'm going to have to felt it if I want to wear it myself. Tom tried it on, but it's even a wee bit too big for him. Who'd 've thought? I have to mention too, that for some strange reason, Stephanie and I seem to always pick out the same knitting patterns. I recently found out that she's also working on the same scarf and has already made the beret. Great sisters think alike! --L

Kitchy Confections

So, these lovely images come from a 1950's magazine I inherited from our dear Grandma. I'm totally inspired by the layers of fluffy pink confections. I think I need to make that doll cake immediately! Enjoy - S

Klaus Nomi - Lightning Strikes

I think it's finally time to give Mr. Nomi a little of the limelight on our blog, don't you? Thanks, Janie! --L

Homage to Edward Gorey

Another delightful way to celebrate the season is with the always brilliantly bizarre illustrations of Edward Gorey. It makes me long to watch the original PBS Mystery opening, remember when Vincent Price hosted? I think maybe I need to find that on youtube. Happy Halloween!! -S

Swinging Skeleton

Countdown to Halloweeen! Only 6 days to go!!!

The Invisible Man - by James Whale starring ~Claude Rains~

In the spirit of Halloween, here's a clip from a true classic. Here, the Invisible Man is forced to unleash his sass upon the unsuspecting townsfolk... Gotta love it! --L

A little autumunal journey to the eastcoast

So, I'm officially an Austin resident again! Yeah! On my way there I thought I'd take a little trip to the east coast to visit my good friend Monica. Here are some of the highlights of the trip... Boston, the Atlantic Ocean, and my very first time in NYC (I was a total tourist snapping all the pics).


Some of the best hot chocolate ever at Burdick's in Cambridge. I'm donning the sweater with my embroidered strawberry (made from the embroidery kit my dear sis gave me for Christmas).



Yup, that's a new kind of automat... remember the ones you always saw in your favorite 20's and 30's movies where all the big city folks had their lunch?
Here are some of the best windows I saw in Boston & NYC. The hat store at the bottom had a hat that I almost dropped $240, but I luckily came to my senses and didn't go for it. sigh... -S

Kitschy Resins

I took these photos of my newest batch of resins about a month ago, but since I couldn't get my computer to upload photos for a while, here they finally are in their glittery splendor. These were taken right after the resins were popped out of the molds. I still have to sand and shine them up. My favorite is the big oval shaped one with a blue space man in it and a red glitter background. Hmm, should it be a big ring or a necklace? --L

Swanky Retro Finds

Here are a few things I picked up at the antique fair. From the top: 1. I got the owl necklace plus the round swirled glass pendant necklace, plus a bunch of cameos all for $2!! I found the blue plastic necklace (on left) in a trunk in my parent's basement, and I got the purpley-pink bead necklace at a yard sale. 2. Close-up of cool owl necklace. 3. I shouldn't have, but I bought the green formica top table for $20. I certainly don't need any more tables, but I just couldnt' say "no" to such a cool shade of green! And it goes so nicely with this yellow vinyl chair from the same era.
4. As you can see-- I don't have a shortage of tables at the moment. Is there such thing as a table fetish? --L

Setting Up At The Antique Fair

These are a few photos from last week's antique fair that Tom and I attended. We didn't end up selling much, but we had fun trying at least. Our booth actually looked more put-together than it would appear from these photos-- looks like a whole lotta junk, eh? I also picked up a few treasures which I'll show in another post. --L

Inspiration for future projects

I've been having trouble posting photos I've taken lately (I'm using a different computer), so I thought I'd share photos other people have taken instead. Here is a medley of projects that have inspired me from other blogs and websites. Hopefully I'll get around to creating my own versions of at least some of these lovelies. --L

From top to bottom:
Spider ring from "purevile" on Etsy, Straight Needle Beret from "Petulant Feminine" blog,
Cool necklace I saw on Etsy (can't remember the name), Paperdoll shadowbox from Amy Earls blog "wool & water", Button and fabric necklace from a French blog on canalblog.com, Bottletrees, Crazy fabric lamps, Embroidered button rings, Pennant/ Garlands from "purlbee", homemade chandelier from "thompsonfamily.typepad.com", Crochet necklace I found on Craftzine, Amazing headboard (can't wait to make this one), Sparkley rhinestone adorned shoes from "Lindamade" blog, "C'est Moi..." necklace from a French blog, and lastly, a lacy knit shrug from "knittingonthenet." Sorry to all I haven't given credit to. --L

What's New at New York Fashion Week

As the New York Fashion week comes to a close, I need to reflect on some of my favs... and some that are just fascinating. I'll start with my absolute favorite, Anna Sui! Her inspiration came from south of the border. Her textiles were amazing, as well as her shoes. Anna Sui, can I please come work for you?? And look, her models are smiling!






























A few other designers that stood out to me were Rebecca Taylor, doing some fun ethnic prints, and Jason Wu (the yellow & blue look) very cute. Marc Jacobs created a sort of Mary Poppins goes Grunge. Awesome!














Betsy Johnson channeled Johnny Depp, ala Pirates, with these almost costume like frocks. And lastly, Alexandre Herchovitch, a rather brilliant Brazillian designer, found a way to make models look, well, bigger than they are in this ensemble. Very interesting. -S