Londons Calling!

Gals,

During the year we were invited to showcase at a very high profile Wedding Event in London, we were absolutely chuffed with the invitation and we are taking a wee trip over tonight to visit the October show to scope out the set up and hopefully have a few tips and tricks for showcasing our own label in February at the next show!

Heres what the website says about the show, if your in the area it would be worth a trip!

The Designer Wedding Show UK
Bringing together both high-profile designers and less well-known names (those hard-to-find but brilliant-to-discover specialists), The Designer Wedding Show presents the most covetable collection of 130 companies offering everything for stylish weddings. And it makes the complex task of planning your wedding much simpler.
Instead of spending weeks requesting company brochures, visiting designers' showrooms, trawling the internet and hitting the phone, you can spend one day in a relaxed and focused environment at The Designer Wedding Show finding everything you need.
Alongside an exceptional choice of bridal fashion you will also be able to choose the best of everything else from companies, including all those featured on this site, offering: exquisite stationery, beautiful millinery, stylish menswear and divine bridesmaids fashion; couture shoes, designer jewellery, stunning fashion for the mother of the bride, inspirational photography, scrumptious cakes, fabulous venues, smart gift lists and heavenly flowers.

So its roadtrip time again folks, Ger and I are hitting the Airport tonight for a quick flight and hoping to catch the show in the morning ( of course one has to slip in a trip to see Les Miserables in the West End too while we are there! It would be indecent not too! ;)

See you all again very soon, its a flying visit. xx

bonzie & ger

The Sunburned Hands I Used to Hold

Outfit details:
Dress, worn as skirt: Forever 21, remixed as dress
Black cowl-neck sweater: Old Navy
Tights: Hue
Boots: Steven by Steve Madden, recently remixed
Glasses: Fysh

Where:
Cleaning up at home, Michael's and Target, lovely afternoon Autumn stroll with Joe, job applications

So first and foremost I want to thank you all for bearing with me this past week. I know I've been very scarce lately, but I think I deserved it. I've spent a lot of time thinking about new opportunities for my future and new paths I can go down and jobs I can apply to. It's not easy to start all over again, and I've definitely had moments of frustration, bitterness, and resistance to the whole idea, but Joe has been there every step of the way with a hug, kind word, cold beer, and slice of chocolate cake. What a guy!

It's definitely brisk here; fall has arrived, and I couldn't be happier. Fall is by far my favorite season in Chicago (and maybe anywhere else). It's the most colorful season, and the one that involves apple cider, sunny days, perfectly brisk mornings, pumpkins and squashes of all shapes, sizes, and colors, wonderful smells, Trick-or-Treaters, and delightful seasonal beers. It's also the only season where wearing tights is a fun new novelty, not a months-old chore. Welcome, Autumn, dear friend!

Autumn is also the season for remixing summer dresses into more seasonally-appropriate ensembles. I loved this adorable Forever 21 dress when I bought it with my sister this summer, but I also wasn't sure if I'd get to wear it much right away since it's very summery. But as I scoured my closet this morning for a blog-worthy outfit (my pajamas are. not. blog-worthy. Trust me.), I found this dress. Inspired by this week's Weardrobe contest, I decided to Autumn-ize it. I've been wearing these boots like they're going out of style, but that won't stop me from wearing them again! I love 'em!!

Title song: Frank Sinatra, "Autumn Leaves"

Today, Bent Objects, The Secret Life of Everyday Things" is in stores.

Well, here we are, very nearly 400 posts after this blog first appeared September 10, 2006. Today, I'll stop by a couple of bookstores to try and find copies of my book (and then put them on a table near the front door). Yes, today is the first day that it's officially in stores. Hard for me to believe. It's been a long process.

This photo of this pencil bug and paintbrush fly was part of my first post, long before the thought of a book crossed my mind, and even before I thought of using my kinda strange sense of humor.

If you have enjoyed my many attempts here over the last three years to add wire to objects, and end up with something interesting, I hope you'll take a look at the book. I'm very, very relieved to say that the early reviews from people who have already received the book in the mail have been very good.

So, I'll keep making things for you to enjoy here on the blog,

but I hope you all will help me out by visiting a bookstore and taking a look,

or ordering the book from one of the many links on my sidebar on the right.

And if you have an uncle or cousin with a good sense of humor?

Well, the holidays are just around the corner! (Yes. I said it!)

Best,

Terry Border

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Jon, over at Five Rules For Life, reposted my five rules. They work really well for me (when I can manage to follow them myself).

You Have to Sleep Late When You Can

Hey everyone! I just wanted to check in quickly even though I still don't have an outfit post. Things have been more than a little crazy over here in Between Laundry Days Headquarters. I was actually laid off from my job on Friday. It was a union layoff, something that nobody had any control over, and there's really no one to blame. The upside is that my (former) bosses are now itching to go to bat for me to help find another job. They've been truly amazing through all of this. I'll be job hunting again, starting immediately, so keep me in your thoughts! On top of that we recently had a death in the family, so my mom's in town this weekend so that we can support the fam and go to all the funeral stuff. Anyway, that should explain some of my absence of late. I'll be back to regular posting and commenting tomorrow...maybe you'll start getting multiple posts per day, since I have so much free time now! :)

Title song: Flaming Lips, "Bad Days"

Etsy Giveaway Winner!

First I want to thank you all so much for your wonderful comments and encouragement during the past few weeks. It is truly what made me push forward and get my Etsy shop off the ground.

Speaking of Etsy shops, I have chosen a name. I love all your comments and ideas, and I love that so many of you wanted me to stick with Between Laundry Days. It was a very close race (that went on in my head), but I finally decided to go with Objects Found. It encompasses the way I feel about my jewelry, a play-on-words on found object art, and as much as I want it to be connected to the blog, it is truly a different adventure for me and I wanted to let it have its moment.



...so without any further ado, the winner is....

HUzzah! Vintage

Congratulations, my dear! I love your blog, I adore your Etsy shop, and I'm excited to send you your first choice in Objects Found necklaces! Get in touch with me ASAP, my dear, and we'll work out the details!

Etsy Giveaway Reminder!

Hi everyone! Just a friendly reminder that tonight is your last chance to enter my giveaway! Just for some tempting eye candy, here are a few more pictures to some of the necklaces you may not have seen yet!

Good luck, everyone! I'll be announcing the winner sometime tomorrow morning, to coincide with the official opening of the Etsy shop!!

Because She Does It's Not the Same Room

Outfit details:
Purple shirt: Paix
Gray wool skirt: Banana Republic, thrifted
Gray chevron tights: Target
Wedges: Old Navy, recently remixed
Birds-on-a-branch necklace: made by me!

Where:
Work

This is one of the first necklaces I made, and I really love it. I particularly like the delicate multiple silver chains, but I'm also a huge fan of the adorable little birds. It felt very delicate and feminine today, which kind of complimented the retro feel of the skirt. If you love it too, be sure to enter the contest to win one of my necklaces for yourself!!

I felt pretty old school in this outfit today. This wool skirt is totally delightful, lined, with pockets, and has a distinctly 50s feel to it. For awhile I considered bringing up the hem, since it hits me at a length that isn't always flattering, but after today I think I'm okay with it. Wearing it with big ol' platform wedges made a leg-lengthening difference!

One thing I'd like to mention here is sizing. I won't go all into it, because I think Sal is much more articulate on this topic than I am, but I want to take a second to call to attention the inherent problems in the way women's clothing is sized. This Banana Republic skirt is a size 0, most of my Old Navy stuff is a size 2, I'm a size 6 or 7 at Forever 21, and the H&M skirt I wore yesterday is a size 8. None of these numbers represent my size, shape, or self-esteem, yet they are the numbers that I am forced to reference when I look for new clothes. I tried to explain this to Joe this morning, and he expressed his confusion with the whole women's clothing sizing system, noting how men's clothing is all sized by actual measurements, not some arbitrary numbers designed to enhance marketing strategies. I can only hope that other women out there understand the arbitrariness of the numbers printed on their garments, and base their self-esteem and sense of beauty off of what is real, not what a marketing rep wants them to believe about themselves. In Sal's words (because truly, are there any better?), they are all already pretty.

Title song: Ben Folds, "Fired"