Tuesday, July 8, 2014

New Home

Hello everyone! I just wanted to let you know from now one I will be publishing all my posts on Weebly instead of here at Blogspot. The new address can be found here, and I hope you all continue to read my blog :)

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Pillow Pets

Remember the Facebook post from last week? Well, one of the pictures was from this project: owl pillows for our little cousins Katelyn and Aubrey. Katelyn is our new baby cousin - born about a month ago - and Aubrey is her big sister. Aren't they adorable? It took us more than an hour to pick out the fabric (typical behavior); it had to be the perfect mix of girly and colorful. Anya cut out the little felt hearts and embroidered the names on the owl bums (impressive, right?). These owls are so cute, I may just have to make one for myself! 




Sarah
xo

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

"Boppas" Day Present

My sister and I have a tradition for Father's Day (or Boppa's Day, as we call it, because we call our grandfather "Boppa") of making him a tee shirt every year. The tradition started when Anya was in preschool and her class decorated tee shirts by slathering a dead fish with paint and laying a tee shirt on top to make a print. As we've gotten older, we've continued the tradition by designing the tee with a theme from something significant that happened that year. In past years, we've decorated the tee with a cityscape of Jerusalem the year we visited Israel, bats and balls to represent the fact that he came to all of our softball games when Anya and I both played softball, our hand and footprints when we were little, a Union Jack and cityscape of London the year we visited the UK and, one of my all time favorites, when we printed a photo of Anya and I on fabric "paper."


About a year ago, we found out that my Boppa (who we had always thought was an only child) is actually one of four brothers. The past year has been pretty unbelievable and we've loved getting to know all our new relatives. Anyway, something else we found out is that my great great grandparents were world famous animal trainers and toured with their own circus act! So, for this year's tee shirt theme, we chose this silhouette of my great great grandfather Max Gruber standing atop his elephant, Eva. The picture was taken from a real photo from The Queenslander newspaper from Australia, on 4 February 1905. As you can imagine, it's now one of our favorites and our Boppa absolutely loves it (which is most important)!

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Spring-y Attire

When I think of springtime, I immediately think of flowy dresses and pastel colors. Based on those ideas I have the perfect spring outfit. A few yards of pale pink linen and one dress pattern later, and I have the perfect outfit to wear to any spring-y semi-formal event.


This dress is a little Gatsby-esque, with it's v-shaped neckline and flouncy skirt. Although I accidentally made it a little too large, it can be mostly fixed by pairing the dress with a metallic skinny silver belt. To go along with the belt, I matched some silver ballet flats that work perfectly with the rest of the outfit. I think a nice silver necklace and an updo would like great with this outfit. Now I just need an event to go to so I can wear it!

Sarah xo

Bonus: you totally look like a princess while petting cats in this dress



Sunday, May 18, 2014

Grab Bag Goodies

I don't know about you, but I love receiving packages in the mail, no matter what they are. That is why I was so excited when I found out that my mum had ordered for my sister and I two of Modcloth's Grab Bags. In case you don't know what they are, you can order from the clothing/accessories site Modcloth a "mystery package" for only $10, choose whether you want a dress/shirt/pants/jewelry etc, fill out what size clothing you usually wear, and receive a mystery package with your item just a few days later in the mail. Anya and I both received dresses :)
 The first dress we got is a simple white shift with crochet lace detail on the hem and sleeves. So sweet and sophisticated, this dress just screams tea party or some other formal event. Maybe even a graduation ceremony?

The second dress is described as a "prom dress", but I'm not so sure about that. It sure is beautiful though! It is a nice length, not too short or too long, and the gold abstract pattern gives the dress a very art deco feel. Maybe this would be more appropriate for a homecoming or semiformal :)

There you have it! If you want to buy one of these for yourself, here is the website :)
Sarah xo

Sunday, May 11, 2014

White House Correspondents Dinner

Though it took place a week ago on May 3rd, I thought the “nerd prom,” as the White House Correspondent’s Dinner is affectionately known, deserved a mention. The biggest names from the worlds of politics, sports and Hollywood seemed to be there and I’ve chosen what I think were the top fashions from the evening.


Of course, no best-dressed list is complete without Lupita Nyong’o, who is a literal goddess. I also love a good peplum, but what I especially love about this particular Oscar de la Renta dress is that it’s a more interesting, unconventional take on a plain old peplum. The polka dots make its pop against a backdrop of elegant but rather safe solid-colored dresses.

           
I also love Katharine McPhee’s Paule Ka gown because of the perfect salmon color. The shade is so pretty on her and it’s accented in just the right way with the color contrast at the top and by her slicked-back hair. I especially love the red clutch that she added to the outfit: who says pink and red don’t go together??


Freida Pinto’s Thakoon dress is so simple, which, in my opinion, makes it especially elegant. The pale pink color adds to the sophistication, but the center cutout makes it a little edgier.



The most beautiful dress of the evening, however, without a doubt, belonged to Michelle Obama, in an off the off the shoulder, grey and white Marchesa gown, featuring an embroidered bodice and full, flowing skirt. I think it was the perfect dress and definitely one of my all time favorites.

What was your favorite dress of the evening? Comment below!

Sarah xo

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

MOOD





Last week, while in NYC, I finally got to visit Mood Fabrics. Do you all know about this store?

Has anyone else ever been there before? It’s absolutely amazing! It’s three stories filled with

every single kind of fabric (including some absolutely gorgeous designer fabrics), trim, button

or accessory you would ever want or need. They have over 31 different kinds of fabrics, for

example, and 14 different types of buttons. As you can see, one entire wall is just buttons – floor

to ceiling! I have never seen so much fabric in one place. It was so hard to make a decision about

what I wanted because there were so many choices! I felt like I just walked around the store

endlessly touching just about every bolt of fabric in the store, thinking about what I could use it

for. I was so tempted to just buy a couple yards of random fabrics, just because I loved so many

of them. In the end, though, I restrained myself and found a really pretty, black and white plaid,

wool blend jersey. I’ve had a pattern for a cape/jacket for a while now and the fabric I chose

was just the right weight…I think it will be perfect! It’s the project next on my list – as soon as

I finish the lavender sundress I am currently working on. That should be done this week and,

hopefully, will be next weekend’s blog post.