Daily Outfit: Night Time

Normally I prefer to always take my pictures in natural sunlight.  Sometimes though, the day gets away from me, and I have to settle for porch-light.  One of these days, I’ll get my broken flash fixed, but this works for now.

The unfortunate effect of this lighting is that the color gets very washed out.  This [...]

Daily Outfit: Professional

Yes, uber original title, I know.  I wore this outfit when there was a big principal’s meeting at the school I work at.  It was hosted in the media center, so I wanted a polished, professional appearance.

I think this black and white blouse is quickly becoming one of my favorite thrifting finds.  The material is [...]

Daily Outfit: Hello, Fall.

Last week, we had a nice cold spat, and the morning of this outfit, it was actually in the fifties!  I had to take advantage of the cold while I had it, and I’d been itching to try a new layering technique inspired by Lucky.

This was just the right amount of warmth for the morning. [...]

Daily Outfit: Aleita

I don’t know if all knitters are like this, but whenever I finish a new project, I feel an immediate compulsion to wear it, no matter what the season.  Luckily, things timed well with this vest, because we had a cool front (temps in the mid-60’s to high-70’s) and the vest is made of linen/cotton, [...]

Daily Outfit: Watermelon

Sometimes, certain color combinations can have very strong associations that go with them.  To me, this color combination of bright pink and green with touches of black and white just screams “watermelon”.  In a good way of course.

Sometimes I like to wear bright colors to perk me up.  This is actually what I wore last [...]

Daily Outfit: Cozy Sweaters

Even if the weather is ridiculously warm outside, nothing works quite so well on blah days as my favorite jeans and a comfy, cozy sweater.  My office gets pretty cold, so it works just fine indoors.

I actually had a different outfit planned for yesterday, but I woke up feeling like I didn’t really want to [...]

Daily Outfit: Vintage Glamour

It always amazes me when I can put together an outfit in less than half an hour.  Most days I spend way more time than I should trying on multiple combinations, changing my mind at least five times, and feeling very frustrated by my tiny closet.  Some days though, like yesterday, an outfit just magically [...]

Introducing Waldo

When it comes to gifts for babies and children, they are two things I always give: handmade toys and books. Clothes are grown out of too quickly.  Electronic toys break. 
Handmade toys, on the other, provide a tactical experience that children don’t always receive with modern toys.  When well-made, they can become heirlooms to be passed [...]

Baudelaire Knee Socks

I realize that there hasn’t been much knitting posted lately.  Part of that is due to my shift over to a focus on style in this blog.  Part of it is also a change in the way I knit.  I love knitting, but now I think I savor it more.  Instead of constantly churning out [...]

Daily Outfit: St Patrick’s Sweater

Once, a long time ago (about a year and a half)  I knit a green deep-v-neck sweater. This was before I discovered the joy of seamless knitting.  Or learned how to make sweaters in shapes and lengths that flatter.

Since then, my knitting has greatly improved, and I really wanted to have a nice, comfortable, flattering [...]