Caught Red Handed

Is anyone else as mesmerized as I am by these post earrings at Caught Red Handed? I cannot stop staring.

Post Earring Collection, $16 each

Mixbaby

I've been a little bit obsessively watching What Not to Wear, and I started questioning whether or not I should wear headbands. Am I getting too old for them? Are the sufficiently sophisticated? And then I stumble on Mixbaby's shop in my favorite's list, and all of a sudden want to star in my own retro photo shoot.

Polka Dot Headband, $11

Green Satin Headband, $9

Black Lace Cocktail Headband, $25

What do you think? I mean, I could definitely rock one of these while cleaning my house, that's for sure.

P.S. Terri, the mastermind behind this fabulous shop, has her MA in Fashion Merchandising and works as an engineering tech in her day job. Color me impressed!

Hey, Look! A collage!

Have I mentioned that I'm subscribed to hundreds of blogs? I am. I don't have time to read all of them anymore, so I pick and choose, but I'd say there's a good few dozen that I read on a regular basis. Anyway, the reason I mention this is because I noticed that a lot of bloggers make collages of outfits, color-themed housewares, or just pretty pictures. They always catch my eye, but I figured I'd have to know how to use Photoshop or something to make something similar.

Well, today as I was ripping out inspirational outfits from a catalog, I thought about how it's such a shame that all those gorgeous catalog clippings end up piled on my coffee table with no one to share them with (except my husband and cats...). And also, how I don't really like piles of paper scraps around. It would be so much nicer to digitalize them and share them with the world. If only I had such a way...

All of a sudden (that is, after a quick google search), I realized that Picasa, a free online photo editing software that I use all the time, can make collages! The default mode is to make a little collage that looks like a pile of photographs, but there is a little drop down menu where you can make crisp organized photo grids, or all sorts of other stuff. Since I only had four photos, here's my first go at it:

Boston Proper Summer 2012

Sequin Mesh Tank Dress, $129

Knit-Front Tube Top, $49

Palm Leaf Cover Up, $79

X-back Travel Dress, $79

Well, what do you think? Do you prefer my standard one-at-a-time, vertical-style of photo listing, or are you feeling the collage look?

Designs by A. Pham

Reading through my blogs this evening I came across a photo by Amanda Pham, a fourteen-year-old aspiring fashion designer and photographer. I absolutely adore her photographs, which are playful and have a gorgeous wash of light.

She's saving up for a Nikon D90 by selling prints of her work through her Flickr site, so if you're interested in supporting her work (which I absolutely recommend) you should head on over!

(*Note: her pro-account is temporarily expired, so check back, too, to see all of her work once it's reactivated!)

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Tribal Haze

Might I also add that her accessories and fashion designs are available for purchase? Very reasonably priced, and she'll probably appreciate the support.

Floral Bib Necklace, $8

Spring 2011 Mini Collection

Happy shopping (and supporting!)

Armour sans Anguish

One of my favorite aspects of Etsy is the abundance of talented artists. I'm especially happy when I can look back at a long-ago favorite and see that the shop is still thriving and growing. I rediscovered Amour sans Anguish, who creates gorgeous, unique clothing. An impossible task, but I've collected a few of my favorites into this post. It's worth taking a stroll through her sold orders, as well, because she does custom orders -- it's also just a pretty stroll.

Easy to Love You Dress, $475

Turquoise Thrill Dress, SOLD

Tatiana Top, SOLD

Dark Candy Dress, SOLD

Amazing, right? Happy drooling, ladies!

Red Ruby Rose

Well, it looks like I'm officially digging back into my favorites and finding the best of the best. Today I took another look at Red Ruby Rose, which caught my eye for their beautiful clutches, but they also have some gorgeous silk scarves. What an amazing present one of these would make.

Tree Silhouette Clutch, $85

Serpentine Leather Mini Purse, $58

Stencil Noir Printed Silk Scarf, $120

And plenty of ideas of how to wear your present to yourself...

In case you're eyeing something already, redrubyrose was kind enough to offer a 10% discount on any purchase. Just use the coupon code snooted1. Happy shopping!

Color Me Kelley

I got distracted (as I do) searching for green agate, and stumbled upon this gorgeous, understated shop, Color Me Kelley. I fell in love with their romantic, natural jewelry -- particularly her necklaces. I also kinda love that she offers handmade gift boxes in her shop, so you create a thoughtful gift with a few clicks and resume your Etsy shopping.

Tree Agate and Copper Necklace, $28

Love is in the Air Necklace, $28

Rustic Romance Pheasant Feather Hair Clip, $20

Sheet Music Decoupage Gift Box, $7

Consider this a form of charity that I even shared that with you. I may have to snatch up that first necklace before you do.

Sequins

I'm having a little bit of a sequin obsession, so I thought I'd share some fun sequin finds -- in case you feel like being a little extra fabulous today.

Modern Marie, $17

Black and Gold Sequin Mini Dress, $58

Vintage Cascading Chevron Bag, $32

and I can't tell you how many gold sequin dresses I have favorited on Etsy...

After Shower Shop

Oh man, my internet window shopping has taken over my life to a new level. Leave me without work for a week and my inner girl starts pushing and shoving my overachieving-half out of the way. Paint my nails blue and sparkly. Check. Shop online for hours. Check. Discover fabulous Etsy shop. Check. Check. and check it out for yourself.

After Shower Shop is a cute little family run place in Bangkok with Mom doing the sewing, bro helping with the dyeing, sis running the marketing, and a friend doing the designing, shipping, and modeling.

I think my first official Etsy clothing purchase is going to be this Tulip Blue Cotton Skirt (kinda loving the grey, as well). They come in two different sizes, so I just measured around my hips with a piece of string and I'll hope for the best. I'm in love with it, especially the styling! You know I can't get enough of my boots.

Tulip Blue Cotton skirt

Wind of Change dress

Two Tone Cream Brown dress

Fisherman Wrap pants

Okay, that list is getting long, but you get the idea. Get yourself over there and check it out! Let them know brinnet sent you ;)