Feeling Blue...the Color

Shoes: Tommy Hilfiger, Skirt: Vintage, Tank: Forever21

I bought tons of dresses today for the shop! Tomorrow will be filled with organizing and doing laundry, I'm a little excited...not blu about it at all ;)

30.

It finally came out!

I've been waiting to read the next book in the Sookie Stackhouse series...aka the Tru Blood books, and the 12th book just came out. I bought it on my iPad, which I'm not a big electronic reader. I'm more of the library book girl. (I love the smell of old books). But anyway.......I read it in like 2 days and I actually liked reading it on the iPad. 

Now, I just have to wait for the next season of the HBO Tru Blood to come out. I think the date is May 29! 

I'm in the midst of dog sitting...somewhat of a vacay for me. :) So there should be more books to come...I actually started Sisterhood Everlasting yesterday and finished it today. It was sad, but also pretty good. It was a nice ending to the whole Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. 

(I think I have a bit of a thing for book series, yeah?)

Off to find more books to read...my Goodreads list is super long, maybe I'll pick one of those to finish my #30 on my list of 101 in 1001 days. 

26.

I have officially watched Mad Men through Season 4. I'm gonna wait for Season 5 to come on Netflix before I get into it. 

I liked it. Don Draper is def a character. And I loved seeing all the outfits!

And the female cast is just amazing and so diverse. 

Most of the actors and actresses are fresh, and I haven't seen them in a bunch of other stuff. But, there are the token few that I recognized the name or the face from other shows. For example, one actress is also in Sons of Anarchy, which is a show that I LOVE.

 

Personally, I liked her better in Sons, but that might just be due to Jackson and their romance ;)

.....or just Jax hahaha

If you like fashion history and the US in the 60s-70s, you should watch Mad Men. It might take a couple episodes to get into it, but once you're in, you're kinda hooked.

One thing on the 101 in 1001 days done!

Hip Huggin Dress

Shoes: Nine, Dress: Etsy Shop, Belt: Express

I was out thrifting the other week and just last minute grabbed this dress and added it to my pile. I tried on tons and tons of things and was tired so I considered just putting this dress back. But, I just couldn't...I hate the feeling of missing out on something. So I threw it on over my clothes and it fit perfectly. I loved it! So, of course, I bought it! I thought about not putting it in the shop, but the more I sell, the more I get to find!

101 in 1001 days.

I saw a list of 101 in 1001 days over at Design Darling and it inspired me to make a list of my own. I kinda already had one in progress, there was just no limit on it. So, to write it out is a bit of a challenge, but here we go. I'll keep it updated as it goes along. Btw, it just so happens that 1001 days from today is my 28th BIRTHDAY!

1. Visit 28 of the 50 states.

2. Fly in First Class.

3. Have my own place.

4. Decorate my own place in a magazine worthy way.

5. Have my own STAR. (In the Sky, not in Hollywood)

6. Graduate Nursing School.

7. Pass the NCLEX.

8. Get a Nursing Job.

9. Buy something from Rodeo Drive.

10. Buy 5 Designer items and Frame the bags for the Closet.

11. Go Skinny Dipping.

12. Purchase a pair of Louboutins.

13. Go for a run in Central Park.

14. Have 100 followers on the blog.

15. Ride a Motorcycle.

16. Road Trip Hwy 101 in a Convertible.

17. Make Map to Pin Places visited out of Shower Curtain Map.

18. Work out 5 days a week for one month.

19. Have $1000 in sales from Rearview Vintage (keep track!) ($233.88/1000).

20. Have a professional redesign my blog.

21. Get a professional logo for Rearview Vintage. 

22. Have all the things that go with a logo, business cards, stickers, blog, stationary, etc.

23. Take a ballet class.

24. Take a yoga class, seriously.

25. Mail 25 'just for fun' packages.

26. Watch Mad Men from beginning to now.

27. Get the newest iPhone.

28. Sell 5 personal paintings.

29. Invest in 5 coffee table books. 

30. Read 25 books.

31. Watch 10 b&w movies, (just for you Jess).

32. Sell 5 Signature Chairs. (2/5)

33. Cook my way through a cook book. (any suggestions on gluten and dairy free books?)

34. See family names at Ellis Island.

35. Go on a cruise to a new place.

36. Go on vacation with friends.

37. Help with the turtle hatching at the beach, or just see turtle eggs/remains.

38. Ride a horse on the beach.

39. Live at the beach for a month. Enjoy the solitude.

40. Run a 5K.

41. Take a train ride.

42. Have a highly organized closet.

43. Come up with a way to organize ALL jewelry.

44. Buy a dress form for Rearview Vintage.

45. Save a life.

46. Have 100 etsy sales. (25/100).

47. Have 10 blog giveaways. (1/10).

48. Help deliver a baby.

49. Get through first semester of MCG.

50. Get through second semester of MCG.

51. Get through third semester of MCG.

52. Design a line of jewelry, a complete line season.

53. Buy a new car.

54. Write 100 thank you's.

55. Sponsor 5 other blogs.

That should do for a while. It's going to be hard to keep track of all these. But as I complete some, I'll add more to the list. Any ideas???

moo.

One of the blogs that I read, DIY Style, did a post recently about some stationary she had made. I went to the site, which is Moo, and fell in love a little bit. 

I wanted to get some stuff for the shop, to make it a little more business-y. I decided to make some stickers with my logo...to seal tissue paper wrapping of packages and be the "stamp" on the thank you card. 

They will be tiny, but hopefully still readable. :/

Go check out the site! And if you feel inclined or fall in love a little bit, like me, here is a link to get 10% off your order. 

SUMMER

SUMMER HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN!!

Yay, time for beaches and shopping and vintage galore!

Was going through some old photos and found some highlights of beaches, boats, and bikinis of the past...made me excited for this summer.

Although, I have no BIG plans for this summer...it's nice to just not have class for three months before it all starts up again non-stop for 16 months. 

At least, I'll have memories of warm summers to get me through grad school!

One last one...at the beach house with family last year. LOVE THEM!

Dior Accent Pillow

So the 'new project' I've been playing around with is officially down. 

For all my instagram people you got this shot a little bit ago...

and this is what it ended up looking like...I used a vintage Dior men's shirt and hand-stitched sequins into a bow tie pattern...switched out the buttons...and voila...

I absolutely love it and debated about keeping it...BUT, I decided to put it in the shop. If it sells, then that means I get to make more ;)

If you're interested...ETSY

Btw, thanks madre for your amazing sewing skills! Saved me time fighting with the bobbin.