Big Snowy Owl project

I am quite smitten by this Big Snowy Owl. I wonder if I can get E to make him for me...

The project is over at the ever glorious Purl Bee

Showing Off..

Today I'll be doing a little showing off, as I have achieved total happiness because of two shipments..
The first one came late afternoon yesterday. I had a class coming in, so I didn't really get to pet it like I wanted to..Behold 6 new bolts of Liberty of London!

I ordered these last April and so had no idea what they would look like. I was happy in the decisions that past-Betsy made. Closer and more individual pics coming soon.

Today the UPS man brought me a little Christmas gift that I bought myself. (Well, ordered for myself using a gift card from my awesome aunt). I saw this in London, and oh I wanted it. However, what's one of the more awkward things to drag on a plane? A sewing basket. What is the coolest sewing basket ever? A GYPSY CARAVAN sewing basket. From Cath Kidston. 

Really, isn't this the cutest thing ever?

 

 And I treated myself to a new bag, since mine are in rough shape. This was E and I's favorite, and since everything was on sale, why not?

I'm going to go swath myself in Liberty and look at my stuff. Then maybe I'll have lunch. Then maybe I'll do some sort of work. Although, BORING! Ooh, maybe I'll make stuff with the Lib..that's kind of work, right?

High Society by Villa Nova

Until recently, when someone would mention "high society" I would picture this: 

 Have you seen High Society with Grace Kelly and Bing? Good, but no Philadelphia Story, which it was based on. Anyway, that's not the point of the post...

Now, when I hear High Society, I think of the home dec collection by Villa Nova. It is a mid-century inspired collection with fabric & wallpaper, and it comes in a whole slew of colorways. I love the pear colors with the light greens, blues and creams.

 The Cherry colorway is nice too...

 But I love the berry. This one really caught my eye in my Living Etc. Of course a red, berry, chartreuse  fabric will always catch my eye. One trick pony, that's me..

Gumdrop

So, you may or may not know that J and I have turned into crazy cat people. As long as we have been in our house there have been a slew of neighborhood cats that we've fed, tried to keep safe, get fixed, and try to adopt out. Most of the cats are definitely feral, and although they like us (hey, we have the food) they aren't inside cats. But then Gumdrop showed up on the porch a couple of weeks ago. (We call her Gumdrop because of her tiny head on a Huge body.)

Gumdrop is obviously an inside cat. All she wants is to be petted and she yowls at the door and window to be let inside. (Which, by the way, is really heartbreaking). We've called around and listed her as a found cat, but no one seems to know about her. Perhaps she was abandoned? I worry about her being outside especially because her two front feet are declawed.

Anyway, she's on the blog in hopes that someone in KC might know of her owners, or might want to adopt her. She really is a total lover and I'm guessing would live her life quite happily on a cushion inside. Anybody recognize her? Or want to take her in?

Whale Watch Hat made by E

Sneaky E was busy this holiday season...knitting me a hat for Christmas! She found this Whale Watch hat out of the book New England Knits. She used some of my favorite colors and made the hat even better by adding a big pom-pom on top. Which, by the way, totally makes this hat. 

Excuse the sunglasses by the way, J wouldn't take the picture without them on. So I look like a C.H.I.P.S officer wearing a whale hat. 

Thanks E!

In the KC Star!

Did you see our lovely headbands were featured in the KC Star? Check out the article here..

Santa brought Steve Madden

This year Santa brought me the ultimate gift; blue and pink suede platforms. Oh, they are lovely and so tall! Although, as E is quick to point out, even with these shoes on I'm not as tall as her on flatfoot. Grrr. 

Unfair sibling height distribution aside I think they are gorgeous. One problem. I went to put them on for New Year's Eve and lo and behold..what to wear with them? Could I do black? I never subscribed to the Royal Blue trend (once something is your high school colors, it really loses any cool factor thereafter)

Pink of course is an option, and I have meant for sometime to do a lovely loud print dress from this Martha Negley fabric. But I wonder if it is too fussy for the shoes. Hmm..

Any ideas for me?