Lady You Are My Peace of Mind

Outfit details:
Tan tank top: hand-me-down
Gray scarf (worn as shrug): Old Navy, recently remixed as a belt
Pants: The Limited, via Marshall's, remixed
Black patent booties: Payless, remixed
Belt: thrifted, remixed
Stone fish pendant necklace: made by me!

Where:
Work, home for Saag Paneer (homemade, deliciously, by Joe - I'm a lucky gal)

I felt very 70's today for some reason. Maybe it was the pants. Or the belt. In any case, I loved the outcome. These pants weren't my favorites the last time I wore them, but they're growing on me now. I like them with boots more than pumps or sandals. And speaking of boots, I know that I am totally, completely, utterly breaking the fashion rule of matching your belt and shoes. Black patent shoes and a brown belt? Yikes! But I don't care. The dark boots complimented the dark hints in the necklace and my hair, balancing out the ensemble.

Oh, and don't forget to enter my giveaway!! I've been loving all the answers you've given to my questions, and I can't wait to hear some more. Don't forget to leave a second comment if you've tweeted or re-blogged for another 2 entries, and good luck!

Title song: Donovan, "Curry Land"

Client Corner ~ Lindsey & Jared

Gals,

We received the loveliest email yesterday from a one of our clients Lindsey & Jared. We spent ages swooning over their photography, the styling involved in the wedding, the location, the bride, the groom, heck even the guests were cool in this wedding! The overall theme had a very relaxed antiquated feel to it and the wedding album just captured the most magical day!

The photographer for the wedding was Christina Gilchrist out of Portland, Oregon. Her website is: http://captured-momentsphotography.com/ , we spent an afternoon oogling through Lindseys wedding album online and this photographer is one talented lady!

Lindsey and Jared wed in Cannon Beach, Oregon last month and we would both love to wish you guys a fabulous time together. It was an absolute pleasure working with you on your bolero.

xxx

bonzie & ger

Colder, Warmer, Days are Longer

Outfit details:
Yellow blouse: Anne Klein (part of suit), remixed
Blue sweater-vest: Old Navy, remixed
Black pencil skirt: Old Navy, remixed
Shoes: Target, remixed
Button necklace: Funky Junk Jewelry, courtesy of Things a Boutique Owner Sees

Where:
Work

I'm going to keep this post pretty short because I'm pretty sleepy and in the middle of a very nerdy evening with Joe: Battlestar Galactica and Risk. I know, I know. You don't have to say it. Today's outfit was a slightly more colorful version of an outfit I wore during my second interview for this job. I love the navy/black/yellow color combination, and I especially love how it matches with my new button necklace that I won in a giveaway from the lovely and wonderful Things a Boutique Owner Sees!

Isn't it lovely? And speaking of giveaways, I'm hosting my very first!!! In the spirit of my new jewelry-making experiment, I'll be giving the winner first choice of necklaces from my soon-to-open Etsy shop! To enter, simply leave a comment on this post. In the comment include either:

• What kind of Etsy shop you would open (or a link to your shop if you already have one), or
• Any ideas you have for what I can name my Etsy jewelry shop

For an additional entry, you can Tweet and/or re-blog this giveaway, but be sure to leave additional comments here for each entry! A winner will be chosen at random on Saturday, October 3, at 9 AM Central time. Good luck!

Oh, and don't you just love this mural (or, rather, mural-to-be!)?

Edit 10/3: I've drawn a winner at random and announced it on today's post...thank you all for your wonderful shop ideas, links, and support for this new adventure of mine!!

Title song: Field Music, "Give it Lose it Take it"

Am I a Stud-Muffin?

That was a rhetorical question.

The Wall Street Journal blog "Speakeasy" called me for a short interview yesterday. Seems to be kind of a neat blog, and I'm only partly saying that because they have good taste in wire-plus-object arteests.

For people in creative fields- Teller, of Penn and Teller (the magicians) tells a young struggling performer his secret to success. I posted this link on my Twitter and Facebook, and people really got something from it. I couldn't agree more with his main point.

While the Sun is Bright

Outfit details:
Dress: Max Studio, remixed
Shoes: Indigo by Clarks, remixed
Ring: Forever 21
Buddha necklace: Made by me!

Where:
Work

It has been a frightfully exhausting week so far. So much going on at work, and Joe has been working late this week, so I haven't felt like I've been able to fully unwind at the end of the day. He's so much a part of my daily routine that I feel out-of-sync when he's not around. Plus, the weather has been crazy lately. Today was unbelievably humid (which made me so glad that I don't have my long curly hair anymore...not friends with humidity, that mane) and overcast. Hard to stay perky when you feel like you need to take 5 showers throughout the day just to stay fresh.

I'm still really happy with this dress. It's pretty much perfect, and I can't wait to see how it fares in winter layered over a turtleneck and tights. I'm clearly battling the oncoming autumn with this very summery ensemble, but it was a great outfit to deal with the humidity. This necklace is another of my recently-made creations, with a little resin buddha pendant on one of the chains. I don't have a better picture of it right now, but I will post more as I set up the Etsy shop. Okay, off to bed for me. I need to recharge for the rest of the week. It's only Tuesday!

Title song: Rolling Stones, "Ruby Tuesday"

And the Branches Bend to the Growing Sea

Outfit details:
Gray puff-sleeve shirt: Old Navy, remixed
Vest: Urban Outfitters, remixed
Black skinnies: Gap, recently remixed
Shoes: Coup d'Etat, remixed
Necklace: made by me!

Where:
Work

This is another one of the necklaces I worked on this weekend. It's inspired by the mind-blowing creations of The Glamourai (which I'm sure is painfully obvious), but on a smaller budget and with just a smidge less bling. Don't get me wrong, I love me some sparkle, but I've never been one of those girls that can rock the full-on-royalty look. I love the incorporation of ribbon into the necklace design, and the multi-strand effect. I also love how it totally glammed up a pretty simple (and dangerously casual, for my job) ensemble. I actually really loved this outfit, and felt chic, classy, and just a smidge sexy in it, but I think I have to steer myself down the "formal" path a little bit more in the future. I definitely still want to make a good impression. Oh, and thank you all so much for the uber-sweet comments you left on yesterday's post. I'm so excited for this new project, and you should all definitely keep your ears to the ground for news on the Etsy shop opening, and maybe, just maybe, a giveaway (but only if you're rreeeeaaallly good!).

Title song: Bowerbirds, "In Our Talons"

Spin Cycle: Dress Yourself in Black or Gray

Outfit details:
Green shirt: Old Navy
Black skinny jeans: Gap, 1969 "Always Skinny"
Sandals: Steve Madden "Sarrahh"
Jacket: Market in Buenos Aires
Necklace: made by me!

Where:
Home, grocery shopping

So I'm starting a new featurette here on Between Laundry Days called Spin Cycle. They'll be reviews of styles I've revisited multiple times, or remixed that I find particularly interesting. I'll have a few of these scattered pretty irregularly from here on out. Today's Spin Cycle is focused on my Sunday best. That is to say, the throw-it-together-because-I'm-just-going-to-be-inside-by-myself-all-day-anyway looks. I noticed today that I'm wearing a couple of pieces that seem to come up time and again on my days off. Elements change, but mostly in conjunction with the seasons. Take a look:

Skinny jeans (especially these black ones!), my DIY cutoff shorts in summer, baggy tanks and tees, mega-comfy shoes (like my Toms!)...these totally spell out "comfort" to me. I'm interested to see if I stick with this uniform in the colder months, since these are primarily warm-weather ensembles. Stay tuned for more Spin Cycle! Any ideas?

Oh, and I know I promised to premiere some necklaces tonight. I haven't gone through and taken photos of them all yet, but I snapped a shot of the one I wore today:

I love the bold chains and asymmetry of the whole thing, and the contrasting shapes and sizes are so fun. Plus, it was an absolute blast to make! My cashier at the market asked how much I'd charge to make one for her...yikes!! I had no idea they would be sellable...any ideas on price range for this kind of thing??

Title song: Counting Crows, "On Almost Any Sunday Morning"