Was feeling a little silly:

Typically, I would pick the few best photos from the mini OOTD photo shoot and present them here.  But I was having so much fun and so excited to be resurrecting the OOTDs, that I’m including them all—ridiculous fun.

This one is my favorite.  See if you can spot the surprise in the background.

Boots:  Matisse

Shirt: Michael Stars from Scout and Molly’s.

Dress: from Radiance (Indie shop on Hilton Head Island)

Necklace:  Purchased on the street in Mexico City.

betsy & iya: What I would have worn with this… The Desert Landing Hoop.

Time of my life.

Outfits are BACK.

***Song of the Moment:  Get it Together, by The Beastie Boys***

A little while ago, I shot some OOTD pics of Will.  I thought he was going to fight it, but it turns out he was a natural.

Here, he is working hard in the back room; probably, he’s building some sort of wild spreadsheet art.  He’s very talented.  Y’all should check out his gallery some time.

A few years ago, when we started officially dating, he grew a beard.  Apparently, I had expressed my love for beards somewhere along the way.  He took that and put it all over his face.  And he didn’t take it off until just before these pictures (it’s back on again).  I had no idea I had such an influence on that baby face, but truth is—I love it (like, a lot) either way.

Insert:  Gingham tries to eat my boots:

this will be the only caption of this post: LOOK at that chest. (just imagine little hearts floating around my head).

Then I made him put on a necklace.  I think it looks pretty good on him.  You can find it in our shop by clicking here (or the picture):

Now, he’s sleeping because he stayed up until 3 am (on his “day off,” nonetheless) putting our newest color vintage items up for sale in our shop.  His drive sorta blows my mind sometimes.  It’s infectious.

Then he got sassy.  Honestly, it surprised me that it hadn’t happened sooner.  He’s so good at technical things—things that I find very difficult sometimes—that it’s easy to forget just how funny he is.  That was the first thing that attracted me to him, back when we were just friends.

Now he’s my best friend and my husband…

(who regularly wears TLE, American Apparel, and St John’s teeshirts with cool pants and usually a converse or two thrown in).

I love this guy so much.

***Song of the Moment: Oh, My Darling, by Basia Bulat***

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smooth operator. This woman is incredible.

Mother’s Day has come and gone, but my sweet mama has remained in my mind; I guess she always is.  I was gearing up for my promised one OOTD per week and I remembered a very cool outfit that I had not  yet showcased.  This time, though, I can’t take a lick of credit for it.  This is all her:

so much STYLE in one woman! wowza!

love these shoes from Shoefly in Arlington, VA.

I promise she's not being fresh here, she's just showing off her betsy & iya!

She wears a custom initial necklace that I made for her last Mother’s Day and initial stud earrings (found in our physical shop).

Mom is gourmet hot chocolate with a sprinkle of salt on top (on a rainy, cold winter day).  She is a field of wildflowers that my hands graze as the sun warms my smiling face.  She is a glowing lightbulb in a dark dark room.  She is an ice cold beer after a rough day (she’s gonna love that one).  She is focus in a room of chaos.  She is truth climbing out of a pool of fake.  She is the ground and the sky and I am standing right in the middle…right where I’m supposed to be.

so much love.

She is my mother.  And I love her with all my heart.

Happy Mother’s Day, mama!  Always.

Your,  bets

***Song of the Moment: Dear Mama, by 2Pac***

I’ve been in crazy design mode lately.  The awesome pleasure I have of working with amazing people who get things done (Will, Lupe, and Kate + other amazing folks) has afforded me the open time and space I have needed to let the ideas flow.  With that plus the weather, these are the outfits I feel like wearing most days:

Every morning I think…oh this could be an outfit-of-the-day day…and most mornings I end up throwing on my brown cords or slumpy jeans and think…no, this is what I need for design brain.  So I figured it’s only fair that I show you where I’ve been for the past few months.  Cheating, maybe, but this is an accurate OOTD for the time being.

Pants: years old J. Crew staple

Shirt: Forever 21

Headband: an amazing trade from the Holiday Crafty Wonderland sale (I cannot for the life of me remember the name of the company…I will post as soon as I do)

Boots: Matisse

Earrings: new color vintage, betsy & iya

In addition to the new design project, The Music, we are busy editing (slash: killing) old designs and making room for new ones, like these hot new color vintage pieces:

These color super models will premiere at the Crafty Wonderland Spring show this Saturday and we’ll have them available in our online shop very soon.

In the meantime, we’ll keep on climbing that bright ladder and hope you do the same.

See ya up there.

xoxo~betsy

***Song of the Moment: SpottieOttieDopaliscious, by OutKast***

Several months (er…a year?) ago, I asked my dear readers what were their favorite parts of my blog.  Two most popular things:  1) Songs of the moments and 2) Outfits of the Days. Well, I’ve kept up the bargain with Songs of the Moments, but I’ve completely neglected the OOTDs. I’m going to try and change that, starting today.  I *hope* to give you at least one OOTD per week.  That’s my goal.

Shirt:  Artisan shirt from Campeche, purchased in a rad Mexico City mercado.

Pants: Leggings from Nordstrom.

Socks: local favorite Sock Dreams.

Scarf: local Sloan boutique.

Earrings: betsy & iya.

Boots: Frye.

Dog: Gingham Macpherson Cervarich.

In the early days, it was just me, but now I have a partner in this blog (+ this business, this life) and we are dedicated to keeping it alive—because we love doing it.   So we’re in the process of amping it up a little, of deciding what our favorite topics are and how we want to deliver them to you.  We’re even in the process of naming the blog.

What are some of your favorite topics?  names?

Thanks for hanging with us this far!

xo~betsy

***Song of the Moment: Moth’s Wings, by Passion Pit***

Sweater: Levi’s sale bin

Undershirt and Corduroys: Thrifted

Shoes: Converse

Hoops: betsy & iya (old curtain rod holders, pictured in both natural and white wood)

There’s nothing more cozy than seeing a loved one you haven’t seen in: way. too. long.

Song of the Moment: Bloom, by Radiohead***

and this is what I wore that day…

(dress:  Zachary’s Smile, boots: Frye from Johnny Sole, long black house coat: Folly, earrings: betsy & iya)

I was terrified that I would feel terrified when the day actually came.  When the final moments ticked away and thrust me into a new decade… the truth— I felt proud.  I felt the way one must feel when they’re celebrating 30 years of business, or when the Academy Awards celebrated their 30th year, or heck, Miss America.  I felt like I’d earned it.

And here in Boulder, surrounded by young college students just beginning the decade I just finished, I can’t help but feel more like myself than ever before.

I am Betsy.  I am 30.  And I am loving it.

Thank you to everyone who sent me such generous birthday wishes.  The flowers, the gifts, the community, the love …it goes such a long way.

Happy 30 to all of you!

xo~b

Song of the Moment: Holiday, by Vampire Weekend***

Even though it was just over a month ago that I went on a min-cation, I feel I’ve really earned this one and I’m ready to take it to level 1000.  It’s labor day and I’ve been laboring.  My reward:

In addition to my morning dock full body launch, there’s power boating, jetskiing, wake boarding (W is surprisingly excellent at this, nailing a seated dock landing last year on his first try!), sailing, kayaking, wood burning pizza oven action, hot tub action, anniversary action (it’s almost been one year!!!), and general friends on the beach singing, laughing, and campfiring.  This is going to be one epic Labor Day.

How could this possibly be made any better???  That’s right, folks, the perfect Outfit of the Day.  In honor of my aquatic activities, I shall call this outfit the Sailorette.

Have an amazing Labor Day, everyone!

Sailor Skirt: Bossanova Baby

Secret Orb Earrings: yours truly

Red Wedding Boots: Portland Outdoor Store

EVERYTHING ELSE: thrift stizz-ore!

***Song of the moment: Gin and Juice, Snoop Dogg*** (I mean, come on… does it get much more summer-y than that???)

It feels great.  Like if I needed to be on pills for depression, this would be my pill.  I wake up, take my workout pill, and go to work—or vice versa.  BAM, productivity, bright and light happy work for the remainder of the day.  After three days of this back to back, though, I now feel like someone has dragged me from the back of a pickup truck on an inner tube—I’ve been fighting to stay on that tube so as not to skin myself (seriousy, kids, it is this dramatic), and I’ve succeeded, but not without some dings and near misses.  I ache.  I move slow.  I groan.  I’m black and blue.

I’m counting 1.2.3. (thank you, steph) to get in and out of the car, on and off the stairs, opening and closing doors, hammering ear wires, moving my head to the right to answer a question—IT ALL HURTS!!  But at the same time, it feels so good.

Black pants:  Scout & Molly’s

Blue (oooo ahhhh back shirt): Adorn

Feather Hoops:  betsy & iya

$25, feather hoops

***Song of the Moment: Black and Blue, by Dinah Washington***

A few weeks ago, I received a care package from my mama.  I love care packages.  I remember the first time I left home for more than just a down-the-street sleepover, I felt like I was leaving for years.  I had a blast making new friends and learning how to ride horses and shoot with a bow and arrow and slide down huge slides and fight for the red team and spill an entire box of beads from the top bunk to the floor, but I never forgot about home.  And the thing is, I was the envy of all my bunk-mates.  The reason:  my family sent me letters and packages EVERY day.  I started feeling a bit guilty because the mail dude would come in and say our names if something came in for us… it never failed.  I felt like the luckiest little girl in the world.

Jumper:  Stewart & Brown

Tee:  American Apparel

Leggings: basic blacks from anywhere

Jellies: CARE PACKAGE! (steve madden)

Earrings: yours truly

When I opened this package is was like a gust of childhood nostalgia permeated the room—swim team, bathing suits with holes in the middle, dress up, long afternoons of song writing (I used to take old songs like…”It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to…” and somehow manipulate them into my own), forest deck forts, painted rocks, friendship bracelets, the 80s…just– the 80s, lots of cuddling, lots of love.  All of these amazing memories jumped out at me in the form of jellies and my day was instantly made.

Thank you, mama!  I love my new jellies SO much!

If you’re thinking about sending a loved one a care package—do it.  In the age of facebook messages, texts, and emails, there’s really nothing like a rough cardboard box with a handwritten note and a little surprise inside.

xo~betsy

***Song of the Moment: Lovin’ Arms, by Etta James***