this precious life.

I've rather been.... a.w.o.l. { absent.without.official.leave }...as of late. Let me just say this- March { always and without fail } is a ridiculous month. A little of everything gets thrown in to make it a really fun and adventurous time of year *but* also craaaazy busy. I've a few posts in the works but since I'm currently working on 1) catching up on Chem and Am Lit h/w{ amongst other h/w-- but these two are especially time consuming } and 2) filling 18 basketball image CD orders... blogging gets put on hold. { Oh and I would love.love.love to catch up on some personal photos somewhere in there- they've been too forgotten } {Hopefully soon} be looking for some posts that have to do with a silhouette mini-shoot, an overview of my March { *I hope* to have personal photos edited by then to go along with that post!} , a load of inspiration that hit my inbox a week ago, an introduction to my two film cameras and another gorgeous day mini-shoot. Oh yes- I'm also in ...

{This has been sitting in my drafts for a while now... all it held was some links {to amazing things} but I needed time to pull those links together into an entry.} I love seeing how others have been inspired by teacups {and teabags!} to create truly unique items. I'm a huge tea drinker { yes, it won out over coffee a long time ago. It isn't that I don't like coffee...I just like tea more! } but also as a result of the many tea parties held at my home, we've collected quite an amount of tea cups and saucers.  Some of those in our collection might eventually be turned into a few of the projects listed below;) The teacup clock is one of my favorites <3  Watercolor painting using steeped tea! Find the tutorial from Ez at her Creature Comforts blog Mary from Nova Scotia uses tea cups and saucers as mini bird baths. {A tutorial isn't given, but I'm sure it something as simple as drilling and screwing them down into the post}  Kate gives a great tutorial on ho...

As you may have noticed- STRIPES ARE EVERYWHERE right now! I picked up a vintage striped skirt at Goodwill recently and though I felt completely blank with how to wear it, it came home with me because there were things I just loved about it. I WOULD FIND A WAY TO WEAR IT, YES I WOULD!!  See?! Isn't it just marvelous? {ooh and when I say vintage- I mean that it was originally supposed to be worn at the waist and hit between the shin and ankle. I love tons of vintage styles but...not that one.} I loved the length of it (to the floor maxi skirts=my fave) and I had ideas with how I wanted to wear it...but I was stuck primarily because I'd never worn stripes on the bottom half before! It didn't help that the ideas I had didn't fall within clothing I already had in my closet! I also wasn't crazy about throwing just a solid top with it-- I wanted something with detail but not too much so that it was overkill. Here's a few ways I've worn it so far-- but hey- as yo...

Sometimes, you get caught up in the whirlwind of life and think, "if I can just get past this crazy week, or month, or year...then afterward things will slow down and I'll have more time to spend with people". Until a week ago- that was me. Through my senior year, I've been incredibly busy and on the go...there's always something else that needs done. But though I can oftentimes go without time with friends thinking, "I'll be much more relaxed when I hang out with them if I put it off until after I've studied for this test or I've gotten a good amount knocked off my ever growing to-do list", what I hadn't thought about is that sometimes, people need me to invest in them! Even if it's just homework, it's selfish of me to put that in front of people. My feeble excuse of "school will be over soon and then I'll have more time to hang out" was essentially saying I didn't care much about those around me-- even if I did...

If you're tired of dark clothes and completely ready for spring-- well you're not the only one! I've been craving Spring and everything it brings since the first week in February! This post may be a little dragging though since it's all about layering. But maybe you'll be able to take something from it and implement it with spring layers.   I've grown so attached to layering this way that I'd be awful loathe to give it up come spring weather so I'm already exploring options for layering short and knee length spring skirts. I should have pulled this post together months ago -when it'd be more useful to the rest of y'all in warmer climates... but for those of you who are someplace like me (where Winter just does not want to let go) and warmer clothes are still a must , these ideas can be a way to throw some spice into that winter wardrobe. Sort of a patriotic 40's look here;) And super comfy. I layered a skirt *on top* of a dress this time an...