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Five Senses Friday: my favorite feet.

Friday, April 10th, 2009
(idea comes straight from the amazing Abby over at her blog.)

Sight #1:

la-venice-path

A perfectly imperfect path outside of a specially designed Venice home.

Taste:

Salty licorice fishes from Holland.  I used to hate these, now I’m hooked. (I’m preparing myself for an upcoming visit from my beautiful Dutch friend.)

Sight #2 (and my favorite):

la-wills-feet-bike

Three of my favorite things: an old rickety bike, Will’s feet, and bright green grass in the Spring time.

Smell:

Freshly sawed wood.  Will is building me a very high storage shelf in my tiny studio.  It’s looking fantastic and cleaning up the space very well.  I also get a special handmade wooden ladder.  That boy never ceases to amaze me with all of his projects.  I’m such a lucky gal.

Sight #3:

la-venice-door

In the same awesome space where the imperfect path lay, was this tall, strange geometric corner.  I couldn’t leave without documenting it.  I truly dig odd corners.

Hear:

Awhile back, I posted about a new (for me) music discovery, Bon Iver.  Well, I finally bought the album when in California.  The best part is that I didn’t overplay it like I am inclined to do when I first buy a new album.  Instead, I forgot about it after the first few plays through, and just yesterday I remembered I had purchased a new album.  When I listened to it the whole way through, it was like I had just bought it the moment before.  Fresh, new, moving, just like the song I was drawn to, the entire album is big and raw and honest.  I highly recommend: For Emma, Forever Ago.

Sight #4:

la-number-8

…and an accomplishment.  I finally had a moment to add my old door number necklaces to my store.  When I first came up with these back in December, I couldn’t keep them in the shop.  The moment I made one, I would sell it.  A few weeks back, I made a whole slew of them…as many old door numbers as I could find.  I just did not have the time to share them with the online world.  There are two available online now and I plan on adding more to the shop in the coming week.  Enjoy!

I plan on visiting with an old friend and actually taking a day off this weekend.  I hope you all have marvelous weekends, full of light and love.

***Song of the Moment: The Wolves (Act 1 & 2), by Bon Iver***

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All of a Sudden.

Friday, February 27th, 2009

all of a sudden

You walk out of the house with your pretty shoes on and it starts to rain.  You play in the puddles any way.

You wake up and worry that you can’t remember what it is you were worried about.  You worry any way.

You find yourself where you’re not meant to be.  You play there any way.

You don’t know what to say.  You say it any way.

You’re no longer in love.  You’re loving any way.

You’re no longer heartbroken.

You’re no longer young.

You’re no longer old.

You’re no longer lost.

You are weak.

You are free.

You are love.

And you’re heavy.

allofasudden2

Nothing and everything are exactly what they seem.

You are exactly who you say you are.

You are exactly who you wanted to be.

Light gets in.

***Song of the Moment: Time of No Reply, by Nick Drake***

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Outfit of the Day: Orange Betsius

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Orange Betsius

Orange Betsius

In all its ridiculousness, I kind of really love this get up.  This is another drooly (good thing)  pick from the Bargain Hunting local-store clearance show I attended at the top of February.  I saw this number and immediately fell in love.  It comes from another new favorite local designer and her flagship store: Idom.  Modi Soondarotok is the name behind the happy color designs.  She was at the crazy show herself and I was immediately taken by her genuine, down to earth awesomeness.  The price tag on this dress floored me.  Marked down to $30, it had been $235.  I DEFINITELY felt lucky to find this gal, her awesome store, and her beautiful designs.  Thank you, Susan, for making sure I wouldn’t miss this gem.

Jailybird? Maybe.

Jailybird? Maybe. (look at those eyes...)

Though a little bit like a girl on the run in a fashionable prison jumpsuit; I mostly just stunned people with my sassy brightness in this one.  This is why I jazzed it up with a large and in charge black patent leather belt with itty bitty white polka dots pushing through.  On top of that I wore my mother’s scarf as mentioned in a previous OOTD, which complemented the brown frye boots (yes, I’m obsessed) and the orange in the dress.  I also added textured charcoal (ish) tights.  I really think you can’t go wrong with wild socks and tights.  My favorite place for things that go under your skirts and into your boots: Sock Dreams on Powell.

Lastly, the jewels.

The chainy wonder

The chainy wonder

One of my first designs.  This one reminds me of something a royal woman would wear—BUT a free royal woman…like one who wouldn’t wear a shirt with it…and with lots of colors, she would dance.

On the ears:

wise owl earrings

wise owl earrings

I wore these in teal to offset the softly wild orange.  Here are the colors to choose from:

all the wise old owls

all the wise old owls

These pictures are direct links to my online shop.  These colorful wisies will be GREAT for spring (or any time you need a wise one near your ears).  Please specify the color you want in the message-to-seller section when checking out.

Here is me in the studio getting ready to fill orders.  kissy poo!

Unfortunately, the following picture is not a direct link to purchase.  I am not for sale:

Orange Betsius goes to work.

Orange Betsius goes to work.

Wow, I look so serious in this photo.  I hope I’m gonna be okay.

***Song of the Moment: Orange Blossom Special, by Johnny Cash***

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Friday?

Friday, January 9th, 2009

I’ve been working so incessantly lately that the above word has lost its exciting societal meaning. Not to disappoint all of you who are actually celebrating the word right now…on the east side and middle of the country, hopefully you’re soaking up a nice happy hour, on the west, you’re solidifying your happy hour plans (esp. in Portland because if you don’t already know, we have the most unbelievably awesome happy hours here that sometimes last well into the evenings). And I am genuinely happy for you.

Me? Well, I’m trying to stop thinking about those happy hours and finish up my orders for the week, including one for my newer client in DC!  When I visited my fam over the holidays, I was able to pick up two more awesome boutiques to sell my wares!  Apparently the inauguration promises to bring many many visitors to our Nation’s Capitol, which helps the sweet little indie boutiques—which helps me!   Go Sugar and Betsy Fisher!  If you’re in the area, go see these awesome stores and tell them I sent you!!!  It’s a perfectly round snowball.  And I’m throwing it right at you.

I’m doing an awesome project with Wendy Hickok, decorating the Georgetown University’s Foot and Ankle Center.  This is a picture I’m hoping to mount in either the lobby area or conference room.  It was taken very early in the morning before I left on the 31st.  :

National Monument from Jefferson's eyes.

National Monument from Jefferson's eyes.

Yesterday I sold a new necklace I made for the Old Turns New line.  I didn’t even have a chance to take a photo and list it in my online shop before someone came into my physical shop and snatched it right up!  That’s how great it is.  You might recognize the focal piece.  I found a load of these at the rebuilding center in Portland.  They are old shower curtain holders.  I did some metal/wire work around them.  I’ve been told it looks like a light bulb.  I like that.  Also, I took some sterling silver snake chain, oxidized it, sized it and added it with this vintage antiqued silver chain—to make a double chain, vintage, shower curtain, knock-out necklace.

Shower Curtain Necklace

Shower Curtain Necklace

Okay, I gotta get crackin’ on the rest of these orders or my etsy friends are gonna be hatin’ on me!

As for my exciting Friday, I WILL be free (at least for 2 hours) when I bask in aural awesomeness here: Kotogoto’s show at 100th Monkey gallery starting at 6:30!  If you’re in Portland and need something AWESOME to do, come out come out come out!  As for the rest of my evening…well…I have to open my shop at noon tomorrow and probably need to be here earlier to finish orders—so it might be an early night for me.  Oh well, I continue to love what I do, so at least there’s that.

Happy Friday!!!

***Song of the Moment: Conan and the Woodpecker from Mars, by (of course) KotoGOTO***

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