Oh HAI blog.
Huh? What do you mean where have I been?
Here's a fact about me: sometimes, I'm useless. Life gets on top of me (see: uni, ear infections, boys, OFSTED inspections) and I spend a week in jeans, sleeping and watching Richard Armitage on Youtube. It's not big, and it's not clever but I emerge refreshed and determined to do good things.
So! Onwards with what I've been filling my screen with.
Dorcas Lane! She's just so awesome. Just in case you haven't picked up on my love of Lark Rise to Candleford, here it is again. I want to be an independent lady with a post office and a forge. And the dress she's wearing in this picture. Oh, the dress. It's love.
Jodi from If You Never Did, You Should posted a link to an awesome campaign called The Girl Effect and I think it's something people definitely need to get behind. I'm already trying to think how I can incorporate raising awareness of it into my work. I skipped the intro video the first time round, because I'm impatient but, seriously, please watch it.
Casey is one of my favourite bloggers, she's so super-stylish and talented! Her new guide to sewing is a brilliant read; I don't know anyone else away from the internet that makes their own clothes, let alone vintage inspired so it's really great to see how other people work.
Vintage at Goodwood is a new festival starting this year. It looks AMAZING. If anyone's thinking of going, please let me know! I really want to be there, but need to convince some friends first :)
I can't remember how I stumbled across her, but I've really enjoyed reading Mary Van Note's blog. And this is possibly the best photo I've seen in a long, long time.
In other news, my mama's starting to think about moving, so I got to raid through her wardrobes. Yay! Among other treasures I found a beautiful pinafore dress. I shortened it a little bit and now it's just about my favourite thing ever. Check it out :)
I'm not so good at the posing thing... It'll come with practice :)
Well that's it for this Tuesday. I'm off for another cup of tea and then work!
Lots of love
Jen xxx
Hello NJ!!
ReplyDeleteI also adore vintage everything and I am horribly ecclectic, which I love, because it says, Hey, I am me and there is nothing you can do about it!!
I am currently into scarf collecting. I have really short hair that I spike and then tie a scarf around my head!! Loving it!
I love the pinafore, It reminds me of an apron I have that was my grandmothers!!
I think it is good you are determined to do good things, I wish I could determine somthing other than what to have for dinner...lol
Love the blog! I am following now!
Come visit me anytime and we shall chat about things of nonsense and days of old...
Ciao, Brandi