september...how i love you

 

 

oh, september...you are my favorite, i think...

you make me think of cozy things. like turning leaves and cooler nights and apples and school supplies.

you make me long for things i don't even particularly like...like football season and sweaters and politics.

you make me sad that the photo above is already four septembers ago...

september. you are one of a kind and i want to cherish every minute of you...

happy september:)

haute couture;)

 

 

i just can't go another day without a new post on this blog...it's downright wrong to see my last post was in may. and the photos are of winter topics:( yikes.

 

so today i thought i'd share this pretty little handmade dress - my recent thrift store find. true - my thrift store forays have been infrequent over the past year, as i continue to bring less into our home. but that doesn't mean i'll never have any vintage treasures to share:)

 

will i wear this? i doubt it. but maybe i'll resell it or gift it to someone looking for a vintage dress with some extra special touches;)

 

found it hanging with the halloween costumes. caught my eye because of the unique little accessories, all lovingly handmade.

front view...simple lines. wrinkles included at no extra cost.

love the tag...

look at this pretty little headpiece with attached comb

i'm sure someone wore this with great excitement for a special occasion

this flower with attached velvet ribbons intrigues me. it was pinned randonly to the dress and i thought it must be a belt...but the dress doesn't lend itself to a belt. and the ribbons both drape down from the flower in a "non-belt" way:)

so who knows how the piece was worn or attached? if you have a hunch as to how it was meant to be used, please leave a comment:) isn't it a pretty little outfit from days gone by?

project life - simpler yet...

i've been saying it for several years on this blog and in real life. i love less. the process of living my 'less is more' ideal is ongoing. it will be for a long time - maybe for life. most people who are truly living a minimalist life say that it's a continual process. i am glad to be on this journey, even knowing that i have a long way to go. that's okay.

i want to share two more project life pages. simple. simple. simple. photos and words and very little else. i think this type of memory keeping is really me. photos, memories, words - they mean so much to me. i will always love and enjoy all the papers and embellishments and mists and masks that go with traditional scrapbooking. i will still make those pages when i feel the desire. but this album is capturing the essence of our everyday lives. simply.

this makes me really, really happy! have a wonderful memorial day week-end:)