Miu Miu Sparrow Shoes

I am such a sucker for animals on clothes-- and over the past few months I've been loving Miu Miu's collection of cats, sparrows, and fat ladies. I've had these shoes since high school and I've been saving them for the perfect project.

Original:

photo via net-a-porter





Before: Dirty and white


After:









This plane flew right over my head when I was taking pictures. Looks a little like the birdies to me!

Tutorial on Cut+Keep as soon as I write it! :)

Wonder Wheel Polaroid

A Polaroid from NY... on 4-18-10. I pretty much love any picture of Coney Island. I have looked through Flickr many times just looking at photos of it. It is so whimsical and disgusting and fascinating to me. :)

So my computer crashed, but now I have a new Macbook! So far Mac>Dell. But some of my blog post pictures are on my Dell hard drive so I am getting them soon.

Also-- the random winner of the fork bracelet is Freck! I'll be shooting you an email. :)

Bead Your Cowboy Boots

"If only them boots could talk
about life on the range ..."
--Clark Crouch


I have been looking for cowboy boots for years. I had these red cowboy boots when I was really little that I wore to death (still have them too! I'll have to find a good picture of me in them and put it up.) Anyways-- I finally found the perfect used pair in NY and I spent 3 rainy days watching Meryl Streep movies that I borrowed from CBS and stitching beads into the stitching that already existed on the boots.

Not gonna lie, it was painful and tedious but these are definitely my favorite shoes now. And the fact that I worked so hard for them makes me believe that I will be wearing them when I am an old lady.
















I think these colors-- especially together-- are so beautiful.


Whenever I wear this necklace, I always get some sort of comment. I got it on Ebay for 10$! That is including the shipping. I love Ebay so much-- I am 97% sure the necklace is fake-- but it feels SO real. And I am pretty good at recognizing turquoise. I have told people that my necklace is fake and they don't believe me.

Just type in "turquoise necklace" in Ebay and sort through. :)


♥Indiana

American Tune

And high up above my eyes could clearly see
The Statue of Liberty
Sailing away to sea

-Simon and Garfunkel


This is one of my favorite Polaroids. I took it on a freezing, windy day while riding the Staten Island Ferry. The light, clouds, and contrast couldn't be more perfect. And I really dig the crazy white spots. I think my camera does this to pictures because it has happened in my color film as well. It's like little Tommy Polaroid's little artist signature. :)

Also-- I have the coolest uncle who gave me a bunch of cameras to add to my camera family. I am working on a huge post for it. :)

Oh-- Happy Friday!

Vinyl Record Purse

3 Vinyl Records + Daydreaming and scheming ÷ Frustration = Vinyl Record Purse





I am not a big fan of Bing Crosby or anything (but the other record on the flip side of the purse is "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" and I do like that song... I am Irish, ye know. I really chose the records for the purse because I really like the colors and the Decca design. As I was going through the records at Goodwill, I first narrowed my choices by artist, then by the design in the center.

Decca Design: A+





My dad told me what those hooky things are connected to the purse and strap... I definitely colored 2 of them with Sharpie to match the black. I am very impressed with my dad though, I kept going out to his barn and asking for things like this:

Me: Dad do you have any like half-moon hooky things that are open in the middle so I can bend it and hook it to this hole?
Dad: Oh you mean, __________ (Insert correct term here... I already forgot.)

or

Me: Dad can I use one of your drills?
Dad: For what?
Me: To drill through records.
Dad: (scratches head...)

But he let me borrow them!


Also doubles as a clutch-like purse.




West Side Story Bottom.


Inside. Remember those laundry bags I got in NYC? Oh yeah, they make a great lining.


It fits lots of stuff. Awesome chapstick from this fiber arts festival I went to. Duck change purse. Sunnies. Polaroid Camera ( I was taking photos by the road so I could get a Polaroid of 2 birds on a wire... Regina Spektor song, anyone? ... I did not succeed in that.)



You can barely see it in this photo, but I have a little birdie in my hair. A new bobby pinned knickknack I've glued together.



My mom and sister think the birds are totally dumb. I think it is an awesome excuse to let my hair look like a bird's nest.



Birdies, and butterfly. I love the bluebird. :) I also have 5 other colors of the butterfly. I got these little guys at Hobby Lobby-- 3 white birds for 2$, 2 Bluebirds for 2$, and 6 butterflies for 2$. I love America.



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Click here to look at the tutorial I made on Cut+Keep. :)

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