{inspiration: tartan tights}

{outfit:} go green go by phillip lim coat, white python carlos falchi tote, camilla skovgaard thigh-high boots, DKNY tartan tights

{via instyle.com}

{halloween inspiration: valentino haute couture}

{p.s.} more of this collection here + here

{valentino haute couture, photography by sofia sanchez & mauro mongiello for vogue italia september 2009 via i know what you wore last summer}

11 reasons you should keep reading etsy wedding

{ where am i going? art journal kit by elisejoy }

i know, i know. i never call, i never write.
was in NYC last weekend briefly on a music adventure to CMJ, am planning a trip to dubai/UAE, doing some behind-the-scenes research for this blog... no excuses!

my readers, i need to get on a posting schedule. i have roughly 11 things on deck, some of them for months, some of them i'm embarrassed to admit to because i've left blog friends hanging.

looking in my drafts folder, they are:

1. bridal-party gifts for women under $20, to follow up men's gifts under $20
   
2. silver earrings post requested in august by meg of a practical wedding, who is already married and no longer needs it...
3. bridesmaid dresses you *might* actually like
4. eco-housewares worth registering for
5. real etsy wedding: dorie
6. call for entries: seeking 20 motivated etsy wedding vendors for the wedding show, jan 15-17, toronto, see http://www.theweddingco.com/thedailynews/2009/10/calling-all-etsy-sellers/
7. a really really great giveaway with a prize (a really good one!) that i have needed to post since *june*. 
8. a post on the wonderful twin oaks bed+breakfast, where we stayed in natchez on our road trip in september, and proprietor regina charboneau's amazing food writing (and recipes!)
   
9. polls: what do you want to see more of? budget features? top 10 vintage? individual seller features? also: if people offer me non-etsy products to review, would you like me to accept them in order to pass them on to you as freebies?
10. for hannah at the daily etsian, an interview she gave me weeeeeks ago....
11. plus a really good story i've been holding out on.

i hope that by listing them here it shows that i do think about you far more often than it shows the last few months. plus it's the first step toward finishing a few of them, for the love. i also purchased (months ago!) a domain name for the site: etsyweddingblog.com, but have yet to revamp the template and reorganize the resources now that they've grown. i need an assistant. perhaps an intern... (don't we all!)

being at fort point open studios and working with other artists reminded me why i do this: to connect couples with amazing craftspeople and artisans, and to give exemplary indie design a wider audience. i've been neglecting that job of late, and plan to be more mindful of your good faith in reading.

for all waiting to hear back by email, i am catching up slowly.
i thank you all for your patience and for reading!

{ad campaign: kate for belstaff}

{kate moss for belstaff via flickr}

vivi reborn

Don't you love the distressed look of these? All from Vivi Reborn. I've got my eye on that bracelet, although I would actually have to wear something that's not yoga pants in order to pull it off.
Off to get Halloween candy for our trick-or-treaters!

taking care of business

Taxes? Done! New pattern? Finished! Sleepin baby? Check!
Next I have to find a wedding/housewarming gift for my good friend who's getting married this fall... I love the embroidered goodies from September House (via Decor8) and I think I might just go for one of those adorable monograms. Last on the list is grocery shopping and vacuuming. Confession: I haven't vacuumed since the baby was born.

{photographer: elisabeth toll + autumn sunshine}

{photography by elisabeth toll} http://www.lundlund.com/photographers/elisabeth-toll

{photographer: elisabeth toll + elephants}

{photography by elisabeth toll} http://www.lundlund.com/photographers/elisabeth-toll

{inspiration: backstage at lyell}

{images: photography by tamara schlesinger for lyell -- thank you, felicity!}

{photographer: nick knight}

. . . looking forward to the new book by nick knight

{kate moss by nick knight via fashionista}

petal to the metal, go baby go

Thanks to everyone for your patience this past week. Life with a newborn has proven to be quite unpredictable and keeping up with the feedings, the blog, the job, the housework... it's tricky. Everyday I have been trying to make a list of things that MUST get done, and at least complete those - but even then it's like trying to hit a moving target because I never know when Niko is going to need my attention. The hubs is in charge of the baby today, so I have some good 2 hour chunks between feedings where I can get some serious stuff done. Yay! I'm working on some new designs for Kenzie Kate's 2010 collection and I'm doing my quarterly taxes. These two things are at the top and the bottom of my "Favorite Things To-Do" list, I'll let you guess which is which.
But before I do either, I have some adorable bobbies to share, from Petal Mix. I would wear any of these just to spice up an ordinary outfit any day of the week, but I can imagine them really rounding out a nice bridal shower ensemble or rehearsal dinner look. They've got that handmade, I'm-not-taking-myself-too-seriously thing going on, which I love.

{photographer: elisabeth toll + perfectly plaid}

{photography by elisabeth toll} http://www.lundlund.com/photographers/elisabeth-toll