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outfitted

outfitted: week 25, originally uploaded by jena:rator.

Last night I went out to the I Heart Art Mixer Match to mingle with pdx artists, designers and indie biz folk. Fun! The free beer didn't hurt either :)

cardi: Splendid, thrifted
dress: Doki Geki, thrifted
necklace: Betsy & Iya!
tights: target
shoes: Steve Madden

Missed Connections

Sorry for the lack of posting yesterday. The ol' brain synapses just didn't seem to be firing and I couldn't seem to find inspiration in anything. Just one of those days, ya know? But today is already feeling more lively and inspired after looking through the new issue of NEET and discovering Sophie Blackall. She's an illustrator who has created an awesome series of prints based on those "missed connections" listings on craigslist, from the odd to the sweet to the funny. What a fantastic idea!

See many more over in Sophie's shop!

Flower on the Wall Vintage

Taking a cue from Liz, I'm sticking with the back to school theme for the day... What I'm really wanting this fall is more boots and bags. And flower on the wall vintage has plenty of both! And these are actual vintage, one-of-a-kind pieces scoured from around South Dakota. They even have some good shoe picks for hard to find too-big-for-vintage-feetsies like mine (size 10) Yippee!

Eco-Friendly Find: Back to School

I haven't gone "back to school" in the fall for a number of years (got a reunion coming up, hmmm), but one of my favorite things about this time of year was always starting fresh with a new big, roomy, stylin' bag.

Here are a few of my eco-friendly favorites up for grabs on Etsy right now: (clockwise from top left) vegan granny tote bag from blissthings; leather hobo bag with vintage fabric from panbeh; natural linen tote with recycled leather straps from arva; repurposed vintage tweed coat tote from woodroots.

Liz Grotyohann is a co-founder of cosa verde, a marketplace for handmade, environmentally-conscious goods.

Monday Morning

Ahh, it's rainy today. And I like it, becuase it hasn't rained in quite awhile around here. I love how the rain makes everything so still and quiet. And I love the light in this house, especially on cloudy days. It inspired me to pick up a camera which hasn't happened in quite awhile either, so that must be a good thing. My Monday morning looks something like this...

What's your Monday morning like? I look forward to spending another fun week with you here!

Happy weekend (with a pop-up postcard!)

Greetings from beautiful Portland, OR! Isn't this pop-up postcard by Man vs. Ink just the cutest? Brings back memories of how much I used to love pop-up books when I was a kid. Do they still make pop-up books? I sure hope so!

The clouds are coming, the air is cooling and fall is definitely in the air here- and I love it! We have big plans of finding the mister something to wear to our wedding this weekend- wish us luck! I hope you have a good weekend and see you back here on Monday!

<3 jena