Threads - Spiral Drift >>>

Not very common I get around to outfit posts two days in a row!  I got my new Blowfish sandals in yesterday and just couldnt wait to wear them!  These ones are called Sea Dream, ahhh...  I cannot say enough good things about Blowfish.  Seriously love their shoes.  AND this amazing necklace and bracelet from Spiral Drift.  The bracelet has the sun and moon etched into it.  I highly recommend this girls work! 

*yes I painted my toes just for these shoes*

<<< outfit details >>>

sweater - thrifted

tank - friends garage sale

pants - friends garage sale

shoes - c/o blowfish
necklace & bracelet - spiral drift

PEACE,

Laura

Threads - A Handmade Collaboration >>>

This cool front that came through the day after groundhog day has allowed me to sneak in a few more winter outfits, and Im loving it.  Yesterday I wore a few of my old favorite handmade pieces from Poor Pitiful Pearl and Mountain Girl Clothing, along with a new necklace c/o Kiki Koyote and purse from Lost Boys & Lovers.  I love being decked out in my artist friends clothes and accessories.  Feels so special.

As much as I love to talk about real things, life, spirituality, all of those things... I love to talk about fashion.  Gotta have some balance somewhere right?  This girl loves clothes.  Kind of a clothes hoarder.  Now that spring is here, and we are trying to save up for a new car, I just had a huge virtual garage sale on facebook and sold about 100 things out of my closet!  It feels so good to lighten the load, and Im digging things out of my closet I havent seen in a while, like this ppp sweater!  Ive decided to only keep things I truly love to wear and of course some sentimental ones I just cant ever let go of.  Ill end up saving lots of my clothes for my hopeful one day daughter b/c I know how much I love the pieces my mother kept.  She may hate them, but then again, they may become those sooooo very special pieces in her closet. 

So... this PPP sweater is one of my favorites of hers.  I love the color, the fabric, the simplicity of it.  So very versatile.  Shauna does a pretty amazing job of creating one of a kind pieces.  And beyond her clothes, she is such a crazy cool momma with a true passionate heart.

This necklace from Kiki Koyote is pretty awesome.  For such a big statement piece, its soooo lightweight since the big beads are made from 100% recycled material.  Im so happy to have found her, or should I say have her find me.  Truly great work!  And again, a sweetheart of a girl!

I have about 5 pairs of Mountain Girl Clothing's leg warmers and I love love love each pair.  She finds the raddest sweaters to upcycle.  This is one of my favorites, I love the way they bell out.  And not to sound cliche, but again, another super sweet gal!!!

Last but definitely not least, this purse from Lost Boys & Lovers.  I have admired her upcycled bags for some time now... I was thrilled to be surprised with this one.  She said it called my name and she was ever so right!  And one part that I flipped over beside the general beauty of it, is that the original bag brand is called Crazy Horse!!!  (like neil young and crazy horse) ahhhh!!!  So perfect.  And again, another true gem of a girl.

And even though they are not one of a kind handmade shoes, my Blowfish shoes are my FAVORITE.  The girls behind blowfish are sooooo genuine and sweet.  The only shoe company Ive bought from who have been so personal.  I love the way they operate.   They are currently having a HUGE clearance on winter boots.  Like more than half off of many of them.  But they are going super fast!!!

Way beyond loving these girls handmade products, Im honored to call them friends.  People I truly admire for who they are beyond what they do.  We are so much more than what we do.  It gets me excited to talk about people when I know they are soooo wonderful!  Ive said it a million times, but I love the community of girls I have found online. 

Enough about clothes???  ha ha.  Sorry, it really do excite me.  How silly huh? 

PEACE,

Laura

A Night out with Fred Eaglesmith >>>

 Last night we saw one of my alltime favorite musicians play at Floores.  Fred Eaglesmith holds a sweet spot in my heart, and especially b/c its shared between me and my bestie.  The songs from Paradise Motel just bring me back to a time in my life and make me want to weep everytime I hear them.  This was the first time seeing him since his mandolin player passed away.  He is now paired up with The Ginn Sisters (who are from Texas) for this tour.  They were amazing and made me want more more more.  They kind of intoxicated me.  Im so glad that this canadian loves to come to our home town about once a year.  Ill never forget the first time I saw him play at the Cabaret in our hometown before it shut down.  And then another time that was just so very special... The first week James and I started dating.  We drove to Gruene with our friends and had a magical evening.  One of my top memories for several reasons.

Of course I was excited to get dolled up for a night out... you know how I love the clothes.  A true weakness.  I thought Id show you real quick how I transitioned what I wore during the day to my evening outfit.  Simple change of the shorts to a skirt, mocs to boots and throw on a sweater and accessories.  These are my favorite kind of outfits.  Do you spy miss Violet in the background?  :)

 <<< outfit details >>>

sweater - threadsence

tank - forever 21

skirt - forever 21

 tights - target

boots - blowfish

 necklace & bracelet - moorea seal

 earrings - roots and feathers (coming soon)

Here are just a few of my favorite Fred Eaglesmith songs:

PEACE,

Laura

CSNY Threads >>>

Yesterday's outfit was full of some of my favorite pieces in my wardrobe.  This golden crochet fringe cardigan is just about my new favorite piece.  The moment I saw it, it just screamed my name.  Nanna, this is another piece I got with my giftcard :)  My custom CSNY dress from PPP is pretty stellar if I say so myself.  I searched for this shirt to revamp for a long time.  I found it on ebay as a mens xxxl and it made the perfect dress.  If anyone EVER comes across this vintage shirt as a regular small size PLEASE let me know.  Id probably wear it everyday of my life.  And I could pair just about anything with these blue velvet pants from Threadsence.  They have completely filled the shoes of the bellbottom ones I had in junior high/high school.  As you can see, these Blowfish flats go with just about any outfit on the block!  The lovely red and teal tassel earrings came from Rachel of La Belle Vie.  So darling!  And the braided leather bracelets are from my collection from Flourish Leather.

We spent the afternoon yesterday picking up a rental car.  My boy had two deer run into his car on the way to work the other morning.  Yes, they ran into him!  It happens out here in the hillcountry.  I knew a girl who on two separate occasions had a deer jump off a cliff area onto her car!  Or at least she said so.  Sounds like an exaggeration to me, but honestly something I could see really happening.  Today, Im playing catch up from the past two days.  Time to get my butt to work!  Here is some of CSNY for you to listen to.  Not as great as listening to them on vinyl, but better than nothin!

PEACE,

Laura