Fashion Frenzy

Okay, so please bear with me, this and the next post are all about clothes. I guess thats what is on my brain! Ive been sewing all day, and yesterday, so go figure.

I cant get enough of this adorable little bow from Jennifer of Jennfunique, love it! Go find on in her shop, they are the greatest. I also got a super cool gigantic white flower one, that I cant wait to do a cool photoshoot with :)

here is her blog, and you can find links to her shop there, both worth checking out!

This is only 2 of like 10 photos from different days I have! I figured 2 was enough for you to get the point that I love it!
These are my awesome boots I got on etsy, love these babies!
I got them in this adorable shop:
I was going to make a bunch more pillow case tops today, but I only got one done. I used one from you Meg, thanks! (not this one, this one is sold)
Pics of my blue tank I made yesterday worn with my green sweater.
I love the way it came together in the back, I am going to make many more of these and make it another Violet Bella look!
This was on the way home the other night, so pretty!
Two blogs have little features going on about Violet Bella right now that you should check out and show some love to!

Mint Green With Envy's first giveaway ever was a Violet Bella photo, and now after much success with many artists being involved, they have asked me to join again, so you will find a free Violet Bella print over at this lovely spot:

And this adorable girl asked me if she could do a spotlight, she is so cute!!! Go check out the mention, and her sweet blog:

And now... POSTING LOTS OF NEW GOODIES TO THE SHOP, DONT MISS OUT!

Peace,
laura

That Vintage, O Bella Naturals and Style Feature

So, they say patience is a virtue right? well, for all of you wonderful followers who entered my giveaway, you are going to have to wait until tomorrow for the results! I wanted to do a video response with my friend that is down from Cali, so it will have to wait until we can do it tomorrow! Sorry for those of you who are impatient!

Speaking of giveaways, I won my first one last week from the one and only, THAT VINTAGE. I won the awesome wooden feather ring on my finger! Her work is stunning, I want every piece. I usually dont get excited over many jewelry artists, honestly, but I am just IN LOVE with hers!

See her beautiful blog here:
Visit her etsy shop here:


Wow, we have actually been going places lately, well today was the grocery store, but I did a Style Feature anyway, well, because I wore my favorite jacket from when I was like 15, I still absolutely love this jacket. I has a HUGE rip under one arm, Ive needed to patch it forever, and after wearing it out today, it was a bit embarrassing, I am going to patch it asap so I can wear it more! And I broke out some baggy jean shorts from my shed, plus I wore my new little vintage cab pin I made last night, so it was well worth a Style Feature!
And this, the cutest shirt ever, was so generously given to me from my Bestie, she truly is the BEST. Oh, and I bought hair dye today, darkest brown, and while we are out tomorrow I am thinking of picking up some blue to replace my pink! Cant wait!

And a few days ago I received my package from Betsy from O Bella Naturals. All I can say is that I am never buying soap at the store again, nope, never! I am hooked and I am only on the first sample! I LOVE it so much! She included a sample peppermint lip balm which I cannot stop applying to my lips and a cracked earth hand salve which smells like the most delightful candle. I love it all!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Eeeeeek, I am so excited. I am going to try to be so patient and only use one bar of soap at a time :) I smelled so good all day today after using her soap!

So, from my personal experience to you, I think you should go buy some! Right now I am using the Brown Sugar, Honey and Oatmeal soap and its heavenly! She sells a sample pack! And the wrapping is so cute and earthy!

Visit her blog here:
Visit her etsy shop here:


I just made cupcakes for Christie and Matt, well and us too! I bought the decorating stuff today on an excited whim, I just had to! It was super fun. I made strawberry flavored cupcakes. My nanna use to make me strawberry flavored cakes when I was little, so it always reminds me of her! And it smells like the Nestle Strawberry Milk she used to give me to!

Soon, we shall meet up with our friends and go to the local coffee shop, hopefully catch some good tunes and get super wired way too late! Yay! That is basically my high, I hardly drink at all anymore. It just doesnt even sound that good in general.

PEACE,
Laura

Thrifting Finds and Style Feature

Yesterday, I got to go thrifting with my best friend. First I took her to the coffee shop in Ingram where my art is hanging. I sold two prints! She liked it alot. She got a fruit smoothie and I got a Vanilla Bean esspresso shake, but I only had a bit before I got a crazy rush and had to stop!

First, this is what I wore, which will be another STYLE FEATURE!

I found these blue velvet slippers a few weeks ago when me and my bestie went to Goodwill! I paid $6.99 for them, which made me cringe, I am such a cheapo! Goodwill has gotten so expensive since back in my high school days.

The outfit:
my favorite vintage blue velvet jacket
brown tank
paisley under tank
my nanna's butterfly belt
super wide leg jeans
blue velvet slippers
blue velvet purse

I usually dont put that much 'matchy' stuff together, but I could not help myself with the excitement of owning 3 BLUE VELVET items!
A quick pic before I was off. By the way, I am such an air head, since James was home, I didnt think to grab my keys, so when we got back, and he was at work, eeeek! I found a way to break into my house :) Im not telling how!
Between 2 thrift stores, I found all of these goodies for only $26!!! The first thrift store was amazing and cheap, the second one had prices that made me want to go up to those old ladies and ask them if they knew they were ripping people off! ha ha!

Items are:
2 vintage sheets
2 vintage scarves
10 crochet granny squares
1 crochet newsboy hat
1 birdie tie
1 vintage frosty candle
1 crochet afghan
1 yard vintage floral material
1 american eagle floral shirt
1 wooden wall accessory hanger
1 wood and metal owl wall plate
eyelet trim
2 vintage doilies
2 long strips of vintage material
1 amazing american tourister bag

my new baby! i think i will stencil something on her! It was only $3!!!
We had a wonderful time, and it was so nice to spend time with each other, doing what we love to do best! Her little Xavier came along with us and got smiles from so many people! I cant believe he is 8 months old already!

I was going to post a photo of me and Shelley and I couldnt find one! Oh my we need to take photos together! I wish I had another photographer friend who was always around snapping photos!

I'll most likely be out and about for the next few days, between pet sitting and my friends being down. Ill try to update here and there with some fun photos!

PEACE,
Laura

My Craft Room & Style Feature

Are you ready for a million and one photos???

So, I told you guys like a week ago that I would shoot my craft room, and I finally did!

First though, a STYLE FEATURE: casual.

{I have two before this one, but this one seemed more appropriate to this week, b/c I have been quite casual :)

Simple skinny jeans, Angels and Airwaves band shirt with a collar shirt underneath, green converse, and my favorite hair pin made by Missy Sue. And sporting my new glasses!

If you have not laid your taste buds on this, do it now! Amazing!!!
So for today...Bella helped me get together my wholesale order for Ruche! Below you will see what I am about to send off to be a part of Ruche.com, I almost cant believe it! I am so excited and I hope they do well for them!!! I will let you guys know as soon as I do when they are actually on the site!


And now for the crazy craft room! Just so you know, I have a lot of stuff in this room. If I had my dream studio, it would not be this cluttered! But I have to make it work somehow!

This is the big desk we just moved in last week, thanks dad!
I made that Violet Bella sign when I had my jewelry up at my old restaurant, then I used it as my banner when I did art shows, now its just decoration!

And of course, Bella had to come see what I was doing and sneak in the shot!
Sorry for the horrible lighting! I used this shoe organizer for my yarns and felt.

And theres my Hello Kitty stereo that is desperately trying to die on me.
Oh so blurry, sorry. My friend gave me the tall wire organizer thing, it was a huge blessing! I was able to put so much fabric in it! It stores most of my fat quarters and my vintage embroidered linens. And on top of it sits half of my mailers. The rest are in a huge box under the desk! The random boxes on the floor need out of there, but I dont know where to put them!
More and more fabric storage! It is piled to the ceiling!
Books, magazines and frames! And on top is a drawing I did of my mom in high school :)
Random pretties, and vintage doilies

my mom's pin cushions and her large yarn ball. and her vintage blue box. My aunt (her sister) gave me those awesome handmade granny stars!
He he, Bella again!
And theres the chair I recovered today!
Now this is where I am sitting right now, and most every morning! This is my office. It is suppose to be our dining room! Sorry, it was a bit messy today.
My inspiration board over head!

{And I am not even going to show you where I make the jewelry! It looks like a bomb went off! It is an eight foot fold up table behind our couch, in a corner, squished between a wall. I have just enough room to slither back and there and fit in a chair. It is so cluttered, but I just dont have anymore room in my house! I need a real studio!!!
Here is the chair I re-purposed today. It has been needing this for a long time! I just spray painted the wood black and cover the top with some cool vintage fabric. I love it now!
So there you go!

Oh and again, I cannot even believe, I already have 37 votes on The Lovelies! THANK YOU!!!! And theres 3 more days for my giveaway. See my posts believe to see about both of these things!

Peace,
Laura