Last time I was home, my parents gave me this Simplicity Sewing book a friend of theirs had picked up for me at an estate sale. I had seen these sewing books–really more like what we would call a \”bookazine\”–online before, but I was so excited to have one of my own! This one is…
Archives for January 2017
New Year, New Wardrobe: Week Four
I set a goal for myself at the beginning of 2016 and I been very diligent this year about posting every Monday, usually with a new project to share, and in total I made 42 things last year. That\’s about 10 pieces per 12-week season. I really enjoyed the structure of \”a new item every…
Pink Coat & White Tights
for my non-sewing readers: !function(doc,s,id){ var e, p, cb; if(!doc.getElementById(id)) { e = doc.createElement(s); e.id = id; cb = new Date().getTime().toString(); p = \’//shopsensewidget.shopstyle.com/widget-script.js?cb=1483378317993?cb=\’ + cb; e.src = p; doc.body.appendChild(e); } if(typeof window.ss_shopsense === \’object\’){ if(doc.readyState === \’complete\’){ window.ss_shopsense.init(); } } }(document, \’script\’, \’shopsensewidget-script\’); I mentioned in this post that I spent New Year\’s in…
New Year, New Wardrobe: Week Three
Looking at my everyday wardrobe as well as my inspo from week one and pinterest boards, I can see that I have three basic silhouettes that I enjoy wearing: mid-thigh to knee-length a-line dress/cape/coat, a full knee-length skirt with a defined waist, and slim ankle pants with a boxier top half. Here\’s a few examples from…
Brunch in Boucle
One of my favorite parts about living in Durham is visiting the new spots that seem to pop up every week. The Durham Hotel is not new, it\’s been open for a year or so, but I just recently learned of their \”disco brunch\”–a monthly brunch party with a DJed set, bloody marys and mimosas (starting at…