hey friends.
i have a teeny request for you. my sweet little internet nephew wolfie, who is my dear friend alex’s boy, is hanging out in the top 50 of a photo contest that could win him 100k for college. by the time he’s 18, lord only knows what college tuition will be, so how great would it be for him to win this contest!
head on over and CAST YOUR VOTE. and if you should be so inclined, you can do so once a day for the next week until the contest wraps up.
thanks a million!!!
i about fell off my seat when youn emailed me these *amazing* pictures yesterday. youn has been a customer for years, and she tells me that she’s not really that jazzy about having her picture taken- but her boyfriend is a great photographer, and she was inspired by the spring temps.
um, hello- can we all agree that youn is an absolute s-t-u-n-n-e-r and she should totally have that boyfriend of hers take pictures of her more often!??!
thank you, youn! you made my day with these pictures. 
new in the shop today: vintage trench coats for spring rains, and pretty shoes + handbags.
(i am finishing up measurements + descriptions this morning, and should have all these thing in the shop by mid afternoon EST, so check in then! or subscribe to the RSS feed to know straight away!)
that we will see green grass again. someday soon.
if you are currently experiencing the World’s Longest Winter, hang in there. it’s got to end soon.
good grief, it’s more snow. i can’t even really believe my eyes. in fact, this is me, bumbling about the house today. in shock and disbelief. total denial. and dreaming of that happy place. inconceivable. it’s my word of the day.
yesterday’s sunny, snow melting, 50 degree bliss was such a tease.
thank god for new sunshine pillows. i needed a bit of sunshine in my day like you wouldn’t believe.
my gosh. i felt like we would never get here. and even though we are still under a whole bunch of snow, it’s beginning to feel a little bit spring-like out there. yesterday i heard a woodpecker in the back yard, and each morning, there are more birds singing their good morning songs. so this is good!
i got a huge wave of inspiration this weekend and did some major editing of my wardrobe. and it feels amazing. my closet is still really full, but it’s the best of the best- and only stuff i *really* want to wear. i purged about a dozen pair of jeans, oodles of tshirts, shoes, etc. perhaps a picture is in order? the other thing that’s really nice is i got rid of all the wire hangers. it makes a difference! i have slowly been working our way to all wooden hangers- whenever i see them at the thifts, i pick them up. around the holidays, i scored a couple dozen nice new ones for next to nothing. one day, i hope to have all wooden hangers. is that weird?
when i finish up the closet (still have to organize that top shelf of bags + such) i promise a photo. perhaps it will inspire you to do a little early spring cleaning of your own!!
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in other news, i have added some springy handmade items to the shop, and i am offering free shipping world wide on these things all week. so head on over and have a peek!
a huge thanks to all you ladies (and gents!) for all your recent orders. i appreciate you all so much! and i hope that you are lovin’ your new goodies.
XOXO * jenny
i smartened up recently. i realized that i *hate* cleaning house on the weekends, so i try to knock it all out on fridays. it’s nice to head into the weekend with all the week’s clutter put away, groceries in the fridge, and nothing on the to-do list. no chores on a sunday for me!
this morning i have:
done 2 loads of laundry and 1 load of dishes
scrubbed clean 2 bathrooms
prepared 3 bags of clothing + books to donate to the goodwill
loaded up 4 bins of recycling to take to the recycling center
vacuumed and mopped the kitchen + living room floors
packaged 8 orders
all by 11:43, not too shabby.
next up: make the beds, hit the grocery store and deliver packages to the post office. and then i am d-o-n-e.
i thought i would share a different view of a shop update with you.
dotty’s room gets the best natural light during these winter months, so lately, i’ve been hauling in my dressform and a bin of items to shoot pictures of, and making it work in there. and it actually works out great- it’s easy to move her furniture around just a bit so that i have one plain white wall to shoot against, and also, it’s where most of the toys are.
we listen to music, and i chat with her about what i am doing, and we make a pretty good time of it. usually we will take breaks to make movies on my laptop, or shoot some pictures of ourselves, or have a little snack. and some days go better than others- but for the most part, we make a great team.
this morning she was amazing. she was so content to sit in her crib and read books, chat with her buddies, roll around and look out the window at the snow.
so a big high five to dotty, for all her amazing help in getting the shop updates done!
prepare yourselves
ok ladies.
today is a good day. just brought home a huge haul of vintage- like, abnormally huge-a-licious- and i will work quickly to get it all prepped and added to the shop asap.
i rarely keep stuff for myself anymore, but i couldn’t resist these two treasures. finding the red shoes was like a cinderella slipper kind of moment. perfect fit. and the bag- well, it just speaks to me, what can i say.
fear not though. there is so much goodness, and i am prepared to part with the rest. stay tuned!