Posted: April 26th, 2011 | Author: Sarah | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: camel, craft, fedora, felt, fur, gold, hat making, millinery | 3 Comments »
You are looking at finished hat number two! My fur felt fedora. For those of you just joining us, I made this hat. With my own two hands in my Millinery class. I chose a soft tan felt and a vintage grosgrain ribbon in mustard yellow, and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. What do you think?
P.S. See those sunglasses? Vintage frames. And prescription lenses! Do you love?!
Posted: October 5th, 2010 | Author: Sarah | Filed under: Shopping Sherpa | Tags: birds, Byrd & Belle, C comme Ca, cases, cotton, craft, Dashing Etc., De Nardi, felt, flowers, Frank & Gertrude, handmade, heart, In Blue, iPhone, leather, RN & TN, ShiBang Designs, sleeves, snap, Stash | 2 Comments »
This just in: we are officially those people. We are iPhone owners (aka wizards). We can do anything now–write a blog post on the train to work, tweet in bed, become completely oblivious to the world around us for hours on end (thanks, Angry Birds). If you’re familiar with trendy iPhone apps at all, you might have already noticed this, as evidenced by my incessant use of Hipstamatic photos here on Westervin. So to combat the grown-up, yuppie ubiquity of owning such a pricey gadget, we’ve decided to buy some cutesy, handmade iPhone cases from Etsy! Would you expect any less from us? Or would you expect me to find just one or two sweet options, order them promptly, and call it a night. Of course not! I’ve found quite a few lovely cases for the B-bops and I, and we’d love to know which one you like best. Vote for your favorite!
{ A: Blue Flower Case from ShiBang Designs } { B: Red Birds Gadget Sleeve from Frank & Gertrude } { C: Felt and Rivets Sleeve from C comme Ça } { D: Gray Herringbone Case from Stash } { E: White Flowers Cozy from Dashing Etc. } { F: Gunmetal Gray Case from Byrd & Belle } { G: Claret Red Pouch from De Nardi } { H: Handprinted Heart Case from In Blue } { I: Morning Sunshine Case from RN & TN }
Posted: April 23rd, 2010 | Author: Sarah | Filed under: Yayza! | Tags: brooch, felt, foam, hair, jewelry, Nick Mullins, sculpture | No Comments »
I just can’t get enough of Nick Mullins’ brooches! They’re definitely “yayza!”-worthy sculptural pieces, made from found objects or materials made to look like found objects, like jewel-encrusted hairballs. “Hey, Nick! What’s that on your shirt?” — “Oh this? It’s just my jewel-encrusted hairball brooch. Yeah… I just found it.” Plus, it never hurts when you can coordinate your jewelry with your facial hair.
