in search of an honest try to carry home

just a few things:

giveaway day! thanks to my handy dandy random number generator j, the winner of the luxe covered matchbox set is....... chelsea f! send me your snail mail address chelsea and i'll get those sent off asap. and thanks to everyone for the lovely comments, it means so much to know you're there :)

new vintage paper rolls up at mushroom and moss vintage, my favorite is black wings. or maybe the little flowers... don't forget if you click on the photos you can see them bigger!

abby and summer visited my big, messy studio the other day and both went crazy taking photos which you can see here and here. also abby did the sweetest post here. it's so fun to see my crazy collections through someone else's eyes. and it seriously thrills me to no end that other people seem to get as excited about my piles of crap as i do - !!! love it.

that's it for now, happy july!

no one can hurt you now because you know what's true

just a quick post about another favorite book:

audubon's birds of america (1950)

containing 288 prints of audubon's gorgeous bird paints, it's literally a little art book. i've had urges to take it apart just so i can frame the prints and hang them all over my house. i'm lucky enough to have two copies, so we'll see!

ps - how excited am i about urban weeds, a new portland street style blog by the talented chelsea fuss and lisa warninger. so fun! and yes, i've totally been making more of an effort fashion-wise lately. you know, just in case... ;)

happy weekend!

theres nothing to do but believe. just believe. just breathe

the last year has been a year of changes to say the least. i'm at a place in my life that i never saw coming, but it's where i'm supposed to be. i wanted to share a few little things that really helped me in those confusing, frustrating, exhausting days when i wasn't totally sure everything really would be ok.

and the day came when the risk to remain in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to bloom.
(anais nin)

only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.
(dorothy thompson)

you need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star.
(nietzsche)

be honest with yourself. then *trust yourself*

*you deserve happiness*

i believe in myself slowly
it takes all of the doubt i've got
it takes my wonder
(primus st john)

even though things are turning out different from what i expected, i'm so thankful every single day for my blessings, no matter how small. i'm a lucky, lucky girl.

ps - as a thank you for listening / reading / looking i want to do a little giveaway :) for everyone who has commented on my posts since 6.19 (and who comments on this one) i'll do a drawing next wednesday for a set of luxe covered matchboxes. thanks for being here!

(middle photo by abby, one of those blessings :)