knitxcore.: July 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

hair.

i need a haircut.

this is what my hair looks like right now.
i hate it. it's thick and kinda wavy at times and usually looks terrible by the end of the day.

so everyone that reads my is going to help me pick a new 'do. right?

i want:
something more polished (as stacy and clinton would say).
that doesn't involve blow drying or straightening.
possibly vintage or classic? (i.e.; pompadours and side parts)
and finally something that requires very little "product".

leave your ideas in the comments, preferably with a link to a photo.
i'll pick my favorites out of those, and open a poll for all of you to vote on monday.
the person who picks with the winning style/cut will recieve a sweet vintage or handmade prize!!!!!



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Sunday, July 19, 2009

floor pillow.

floor pillow

made from a vintage montgomery ward bed sheet.
my grandma used to work there when i was little.
it's stuffed with two regular bed pillows tied together.
i'm sure the kitties will adopt it, and i'll never get use it.
i used ApartmentTherapy's tutorial as a jumping off point
and adjusted the measurements to make it easier.
i'm horrible at math.


floor pillow

project details:

tutorial= @
apartmenttherapy

materials = two standard pillows (which were under the bed), one vintage bed sheet (ebay $8), velcro (i had laying around for some strange reason), fiberfill to fill out corners (i buy it every time it's on sale)

time= 30 minutes

modifications= i needed this to fit under my coffee table so, i did a 30" x 30" square.



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sarah blasko - no turning back




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vinyl sunday.

vinyl sunday

ed ames- when the snow is on the roses.

i bought this album at a store where LP's are 20 for $2.
the sleeve was so good i couldn't leave it there.
i'm still not sure who ed ames is.
he could have been the indian guy in "daniel boone".

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ed ames - when snow is on the roses.



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Thursday, July 16, 2009

friday faves.


Etsy:






























forage shoulder bag from forestbound.
sturdy and well crafted from vintage materials.
oh! if this fabric could talk, it would have better stories than my grandpa.

Music:



zoe woodbury-high's amazing ukelele smiths cover.
i secretly want a ukelele, but i know i won't be good at it.
i had a lot of instrumental FAILs in my life already.

BLOG:



a five year old girl photo blogs with her polaroid
camera. magic.


enjoy!

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Saturday, July 11, 2009

boo.

i thought i had work today when i woke up.
i didn't.
so i:

cleaned the patio
watched horrible reality tv (nyc prep)
thumbed through my favorite cookbook.
took a nap
got the mail
and embroidered tiny ghosts on my clothes.


done!

now i'm going to bake a blackberry buckle.

have a great night :-)

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frente! - bizarre love triangle


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Thursday, July 09, 2009

first rose.

yellow.

i've had this same rose bush for about six years now.
it never makes many flowers.
i'm not a very good gardener.
but, i still look forward to the first rose of the summer.
it's later than usual this year, but it's perfect :-)
i hate the fleeting the beauty of a flower.
it's a perfect reminder to live in the present.
i guess we'll always have this moment.

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devendra banhart - how's about tellin a story



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