you can find the shirts here and here.  you can find the dress here.

i’m not a shoe girl.  really, i’m not.  well, i was. once.  i’m a reformed shoe girl?  i’ve just gotten too practical over time.  and i’ll be the first to admit comfort wins out over style these days.  heels are surely a thing of my past.

but these!  oh my god!  look at these shoes!!!  they’re too gorgeous, too over the top, too fabulous.  and i love them.

some current faves over at anthropologie.  i’m particularly smitten with the stripey one in the lower right.

this past weekend i had the good fortune to meet mollie dash.  mollie is a brooklyn based artist who has recently launched a new online shop called everbrite mercantile.  such a cool and eclectic collection of goods.  see two of my favorites below and check out everything they have to offer here.

if money were no object this would surely be mine.  has a more amazing skirt ever been created?  i think not.  see more here.

better late than never?

the renegade craft fair in chicago was held the weekend of sept. 12 & 13.  i’ve been meaning to post photos but time is just moving too quickly lately.

what a great show it was!  i had participated in renegade in brooklyn but this was my first time in chicago.  so much talent, it was both humbling and inspiring.  i felt lucky to be in such good company.  i was able to walk around a bit on sunday and i so wish i could have spent more time than i did.  a few snaps of things that caught my eye below.

these great pillows from k studio. i’ve been a long time fan and it was so nice to meet shelly.  she was very warm and talking with her made me like her work even more.

amazing work from uncommon, who were also my booth neighbors.  jesse and vincent were great and i loved getting to chat with them throughout the weekend.  i wanted pretty much one of everything.

these sweet pillows from blue thimble. i was especially fond of the snail one (big surprise) and thought they’d make a great children’s gift.

earrings from cursive design.  all of sarah’s jewelry is amazing.

i had never heard of urban posture before but i loved everything in their booth. it was so crowded i was barely able to take any photos but managed to snap this one of a really cool clock.

gorgeous summer dresses from  built by wendy.  my fave is the bottom left, it could be worn well into the fall with some tights and a nice chunky scarf.

i listed some new items in the shop today.

where do i even begin?  i saw a dress made by emily ryan on the front page of etsy this morning and clicked through to her shop.  what i found when i got there were some of the most beautiful clothes i’ve seen in a long time.  structured but not stiff, totally feminine without being girly, each piece is better than the next!

some of my favorites that are all available in her shop:

and ps. – if you do buy something from her can you please tell me so i can live vicariously through you.  because sadly her gorgeous frocks have no place in my living in the middle of the woods life.

i forgot to bring my camera with me to renegade!  such a bummer!  although not surprising since i was like a lunatic those last few days leading up to the show. so i don’t have any photos from the event but you’ll just have to trust me when i say we had the most perfect fair weather.  ever.  this is my third year doing renegade and the first time i did not experience torrential rain and/or extreme heat.  hooray!

so no photos from the show but i do have photos of things i bought at the show :)

i had mentioned in a previous post that i wanted to get a little case for my business cards.  i found a beautiful one at jewelweeds booth.  i love julia’s work, it’s all so beautiful and has such a soft, soothing appeal to it.

a ring from erica weiner.  it’s perfectly thin and delicate.  i love it!

this amazing bird from fern animals.  this is my second fern animal bird, you can see pics of the one i bought last year here.  i love ashley’s work.  everything she makes is so well crafted and her attention to detail is amazing.  look at that wing and tail!

and c bought an owl for himself from lauren alane.  last year he bought rosalee for me but decided he wanted a little boy bird for himself.