NEW THINGS ON THE HORIZON

Ive been a little quiet over here on the blog this week b/c I have been working behind the scenes on a total shop revamp.  Just like I have spent the past month slowly cleaning out, purging, and revamping my home space, and then doing the same thing to my blog... Now I am doing it with my shops.  I really feel like I am at a new crossroads with my life.  I am ready for change.  For new life.  New inspiration.  All of it.  And as funny as this may sound, the switching of two desks in my home sparked ALOT of this change.  I can't fully explain why, but it shifted something in me in so many ways. 

One big change that will be occurring soon is that I am bringing BACK my print shop!  But with all new, updated photography.  I'm keeping it very simple and only selling small 5x5 prints.  I'm so excited about this shift.  Photography is one of my biggest passions and I'm happy to be sharing this love with the world again.  It's been a long time since I closed down my last print shop, and with all new photos this move feels filled with new life! 

The best part... I'll be selling straight from my site here!  Which leads me to...

My Roots & Feathers shop is also getting a major re-vamp!  I will also be transitioning my jewelry shop to my website here!  You will be able to get it all in one place.  This will be a new thing for me, so I may need to do a bit of a trial period first to make sure I really like the flow of it, but that is my plan! 

I am also going to only be making one of a kind pieces, or some things in very small batches, so once something sells, its gone!  The last few years I have built my shop full of items that could be re-ordered over and over, and while that has been a great thing for a long time, it is no longer working for my lifestyle.  I have my hands in too many things along with creating the magazine for The Bohemian Collective + keeping up with that website, making shirts with James for Skyline Fever (which is booming), being a fulltime blogger, etc.  If you have been following along you know that over a month ago it hit me that I need some major restructuring as I was burning out.  I wasn't sure how that was going to look when I first took time off, but slowly over a month or two of letting go, things have been falling into place in a new way.  They are finally starting to feel exciting + manageable again! 

It takes the passion out of something when it gets to the point where you feel stressed out over what you love to do.  I am continually aiming to create an environment for myself that feels life giving, not life sucking.  If I have to let go or restructure the things in my life to do so, then I am up for it!  Being your own boss comes with all the responsibility of figuring this out, and sometimes it has to be done over and over again as your life changes. 

I can't wait to share the new shop!  I'm not sure exactly when it will go live, but I'll keep you posted!  Many of the items that are in my etsy shop right now are going to be phased out, just FYI if you have had your eye on something, it might be the time to snag it!

VELVET BLOSSOM LOOKBOOK // BOHEMIAN COLLECTIVE

Hey guys, a brand new Autumn inspired lookbook just hit the site over on Bohemian Collective.  One of my favorite ones yet.  Go check it out! xo.

THREADS // WINGS

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outfit details:  sweater c/o swell // owl shirt c/o wolf child tees // jeans c/o pylo // necklace c/o gypsy love store // seashell ring c/o special j creations // turquoise ring c/o adorn by sarah lewis

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This is what I wore to the Saves The Day concert a few weeks back.  I'm absolutely in love with Wolf Child Tees.  Ive been a fan for a long time now, and they are so so cozy, especially the looser styles.  I was very excited to find out that Sabrina, the designer, not only draws the designs but also has each style shirt custom made, choosing each fabric and cut herself.  So rad!  She is working on a new collection right now and I can't wait to see what its all about!

I don't normally wear alot of black and white, but I fell in love with this sweater along with this tee.  It's like they were meant to go together.  It was suppose to be cold at the show so I brought two sweaters, and of course ended up most of the night with both of them tied to my purse b/c I was hot.  Even in an outdoor venue, getting that many people in one space naturally heats up the place!

I could quite possibly replace all the jeans in my closet with these Pylo bells!  They are about to be coming out with a new lighter wash, so be on the lookout!  Best Jeans Ever.

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SKYLINE FEVER // ROOTS & FEATHERS // BOHEMIAN COLLECTIVE MAGAZINE

THIS TIME OF YEAR

Each year I think enough time has passed by, or enough inner growth has occurred, that come fall time I will feel free as a bird emotionally.  It is my favorite time of year, hands down.  I love the way the earth looks during Autumn, the colors on the trees, the fallen leaves, the fields of golds and browns.  The not too hot or not too cold weather.  The feeling in the air...

But at some point, usually around Halloween, a wave of sadness hits me.  I know alot of it is simply missing my parents.  But it feels deeper than that.  It's like my body begins a process of going within and evaluating myself from the past year.  My heart strings begin to pull over the past, people I can no longer talk to or touch, even people I have been.  Old wounds begin to surface, letting me know I have not quite finished my business with them.  Layers of myself begin to unpeel, and there are days I don't recognize the girl in the mirror. 

This year has been no different.  A month ago is when it started, though this time it looked more like a mini break down than depression.  Or maybe breakdown is not the word... but the feeling of life slapping you in the face while screaming at you, WAKE UP!  Changes need to be made.  Old wounds need to leave your body.  Bad habits need to be stopped.  Your perspective needs some re-evaluating.  Something is about to SHIFT. 

The biggest message I got this time was to clear my home in order to clear my self inside.  Start with my surroundings, and by doing so, I would begin to clear from within.  I must say, in many ways it has been true.  I guess b/c really taking time to clean deep gives you lots of time within yourself to think without distracting yourself with emails, work and to-do lists.  It's been a slow process.  It's taken me a whole month to clean out my house and I'm still only half way done. 

I think my biggest shift this year has been the allowing.  Usually when I start to feel this way I want to do whatever I can to run the other way.  I submerse myself in work which is never hard with the holiday season.  I think Ive been submersing myself in work for years now... One because I love what I do, yes, but also b/c it can easily be a distraction from self.  This year work is the last thing on my mind, except that I do have to keep at it for bills... but I'm not mentally exhausting myself with details of it. 

There are parts of myself that feel like a broken record at times.  I'm so ready for that needle to lift and skip to the next beautiful song.