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Happy Weekend!

baby dahlia, originally uploaded by jena:rator.

It's Labor Day weekend here in the states, which signals the unofficial end of summer. Ahh, summer...I've enjoyed your sunny days and flowers, your birthdays and long walks in long light. But I must admit, I'm ready for the dreary, gloomy Portland I know and love! I'm ready for sweaters and soup and rain dripping off the roof. How about you? Are you ready for summer to end yet?

I'll be taking Monday off for the long weekend (and we're going to get the last wall we have to paint done this weekend. Yes! We! Will!) so, I'll see you back here on Tuesday! Hope you have a happy weekend!
<3 jena

Cecilia Hammarborg

Some girls fawn over shoes. Some collect bags. I'm obsessed with clothing in general but I particularly swoon over sweaters and coats. Is that weird? Maybe it's because I'm always cold ;) Whatever the reason, I am totally in love with the entire AW10 collection of coats and blazers by Cecilia Hammarborg.

They're like classic London meets Grimm's Fairytales. I'll take one of each, please! (I wish!)

Sponsor Spotlight: Stone & Honey

Oh how I swoon for Stone & Honey's brilliant agate necklaces, crystal rings and shop filled with more organic jewelry goodness than you can shake a stick at. You lucky duck Modish readers get 20% off anything in the shop thru Sept! Just enter "MODISHBLOG" in the discount box at checkout. Thanks for supporting Modish, Teresa! {SHOP}

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.