yup, Im the worst.

So, I know I have been the worst blogger on the planet. Listen, I understand how you are feeling right now... frustrated, annoyed, betrayed. Nothing makes me angrier than having a blog that I love with a blogger than never posts anything. I hate it! It totally ruins my morning coffee!

Well, anyway. Im sorry. My camera broke, they say it will take 6-8 weeks to fix and I dont know what the hell to do in the meantime. My jewelry blog has been littered with poor quality, pixilated photo booth photo's that make me feel self conscious and that frankly will not do!

Regardless of no camera, I will try, try, try, to keep things somewhat interesting. Let me tell you I have some great ideas brewing in this head of mine and I hope to find someway of making them onto this page.

In the meantime... check out this perfectly perfect little slice of heaven at this blog (one of my favourites) Studded Hearts. This photo shoot makes me intensely happy and long for a few hot days and a big ol' body of water! Also, I'm sure it helps that it reminds me of my favourite old timer photographer, David Hamilton. I have a lot of David's photos on my computer so I will post them all on here to tide us all over until the sun starts burning up all of our pale, Albertan skins.

Down By The River

Weekends in Edmonton are some of my favourite. My hungover Sunday was made much better by a visit from my cousin, Samantha. Sam's always down for an impromptu walk down at the dog park with my girl, Stella.... she also makes a great photographer!







me: Studded Ankle Leggings-Target, White Tee- Purr Kensington, Cardigan- Nordstrom Rack, Leather Jacket - Vintage, Crocheted Toque - Pretty Knotty Sweatshoppe. Heart Sunnies - Found! Jewels - Millicent Designs
sam: Denim Jacket - Mine, Vintage Judith, Tunique - Joe Fresh, Sunnies- Rayban - Vintage Deborah.

more 70's for hippie heart

Is it wrong that I love this? I mean, it's obvious I would love anything Mary-Kate is wearing, but still... Bell bottoms! gah! I Love Bell Bottoms! I wore them with pride in Jr High. I had a pair of teal corduroy "Hang Ten" bells that had yellow feet stitched on the bum. I thought they were the coolest pants around and managed to wear them until the cord rubbed off to a patchy sea of green and holes. My friend, Carolyn, and I found two pairs of these cord bell bottoms in the bottom of a giant cardboard box at a garage sale. It was like winning the lottery.

Last fall I had a flash back to said pants and realized this is exactly what I needed. They must be high waisted (because that's my trick to looking put together - just tuck it! Tada! A Tee shirt and jeans doesn't look so homeless anymore!) I started wandering around stores in Calgary trying to find any of these high waisted, flared numbers. This was not an easy feat, in a world filled with skinnies, crops, paper bags, and straight legs. Sale girls scoffed at me, rolled there eyes saying, "No, we have none of those here". I began to long for the days of Stitches with the racks brimming with light washed Silver jeans. However, the real clincher is said jeans can't just be plain old denim, they must be butter soft, washed out, REAL vintage looking worn in numbers. They must be the colour of summer lakes with sun rays bouncing off the surface. They must be perfectly perfect. They must exist somewhere! THEY MUST! I'm sending out a call signal, an S.O.S for the perfect bell bottom.


7 for all Mankind has this option. I'm not sure if it's because the model has no shirt on - but these look cheesy. Not quite right. Dont worry folks, Im determined. I won't give up, they will be mine.

IT FINALLY CAME

I've been waiting for this beauty since I asked for it for Christmas. After the disappointment of receiving one in the mail that was my mother's name and not mine (apparently, the people making it got confused with the order) and waiting FOUR months (!!) this bad boy was waiting for me on my grandparents dinning room table upon my Edmonton arrival. Oh, how I love coming home.



Also, as a side note... there is something about the name "Judith" that's not as endearing on a gold swirly necklace - sorry mum, but thanks for the late Christmas present!

One Million Ideas

So for the past few nights I havent been able to sleep. Blame it on the book I was reading (Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger - lady who wrote Time Travellers Wife) or because my head is just brimming with ideas of things I want to create.
I must begin with saying I have never considered myself to be overly "creative" in a visual sense. Sure, I went to an Arts school but I definitely felt more comfortable with myself on a stage than on the other side of a piece of paper. My gran was an artist and I was always surrounded by the "arty type" (read:crazy buddhist hippie artists) so I felt very comfortable around these sorts of people but I never considered myself one of them. Im not sure when all this changed (be aware I still can't draw or paint to save my life) but I have managed to find other outlets - obviously jewelry however lately I have discovered a real desire to be create things I can't afford to buy. I know people say creativity is born of necessity and perhaps that's exactly how this all began for me. Anyway, to get to the point, here is a copy of the things I want to create. right. now.

Miranda, Do This;

Tie Dye Tie Dye Tie Dye

Now, let me elaborate on this. This is not your camp YoWoChAs tie dye (I know you know what I'm talking about Edmonton) This is not a garish display of bright dyes melding into each other with the result of a brown disgusting mess that you would never be caught actually wearing ( Monika; may I remind you of the buckets and wife beaters on your parents deck circa grade 10-11? Still have mine FYI)
What I am picturing is more of a sombre ombre (yeah thats right I semi rhymed) in the family of non colours I am really into as of late - think greys, taupes, blacks, dark purples and teals. Maybe a meander through some pastels in the sea foam green or lilac if Im feeling really crazy. I have found some sites that tell me how to do the ancient Japanese technique of Shibori (which is essentially sewing patterns and tucks into a piece of fabric and then submersing it in dye, rinsing and then removing the threads)
Point being I have some white leggings that are far from flattering (tight white on legs and ass? What was I thinking!) Well, if there is a fashion God she must of had some reason why I kept the damn ugly things. Then these catch my eye on a blog....




Shabd leggings via Beklina

I really liked the idea behind them but feel two things A) $210 for dyed leggings is ridiculous. Are they made from the silk of a 98 yr old silk worm? What gives people? and B) They are perhaps a little more bright than I will realistically wear in all seriousness. This ol' broad is getting up there and needs to look not like a child after all. I must say I like the white backed ones the most and perhaps with much practise I can get myself to that point.... and then charge $220 for them. Ha! For mine I'm seeing more of a dark pattern, a little more "marbling" and less camp happy. Thoughts, Feelings?


Ok, there is more where this came from - but I think if I ram too much into one post I will have nothing left to write about later. right? right! I also fear I may be in danger of spending too much time thinking about things, I wont have enough time to actually do said things. So perhaps now I will actually shower and get on with it.

This Ones For You, Amber.

After much persuading from a few friends I have (reluctantly) started yet another blog. This one is more to do with fashion, my wild ideas, and some of my favourite finds. I will think of it like a "Hello and What Are You Wearing" conversation I would of had with my ladies that have all since moved away.

Also, I realised that almost any day I have something on my person that is from my gran, Audrey - so hence the name "pieces from audrey".

I hope I get a hang of the self timer on my camera soon.