LOOK ITS A LOOK BOOK

yes its true. we shot a look book monday, and i think i'm all done editing! I put it on the website here. let me know what you think!

Emily took some great behind the scenes pics. Here are a few of my favs:

Caroline putting on Julia's makeup, in front of my messy workbench. 

Caroline did some amazing gold and black cat eye make up! 

A look at the banner in a mirror

A wonderful stylist, Kaarin of the Closet Caucus, dolling up Julia. 

For the chunky lip look we used hot pink sugar crystals from the cake decorating isle1 

I made this banner just using paper sheets from Michaels, a hole punch, and twine! 

Tasting some sugar

Maybe my favorite shot. 

And photographer Emily with a million eyes. 

Lets talk about baseball

just kidding. but it is exciting.

i really want to talk about this new necklace:

I use the word famous very loosely, and very frequently. My friend (another Rachel) reminded me the other day about the time we were in an ATM and I noticed the man in front of us deposited a check for like, $800, which then (and still now) seemed like a trillion dollars. I whispered to Rachel (and our OTHER friend Rachel) "so famous!"

That's a pretty good example of my relationship with the word. Anything really cool, I call famous. Whenever I'm mentioned or posted about in the tiniest capacity, I write to my friends, or they write to me, saying "famous!" You get the idea.

Also, I sort of want to be famous. Like, the good kind of famous. Where famous people where my jewelry. 

SO thats about it! I created it in wax, and had it cast in recycled brass. It's heavy, but in an awesome way. Very comfortable to wear. And hopefully it will make you famous! Or not, if that's not your thing. 

ALSO. I'm shooting a look book on monday! can't wait. also have NO CLUE what i'm doing. I have a lovely stylist lending me clothes from a great boutique in town, and a couple of friends modeling. 

so get excited about that.

famous. 

My 2 minute convo with Leandra, AKA Man Repeller

Last night The Man Repeller herself was having a book signing at the W in DC. Clearly I had to go. Many moons ago we sent her a Stitchtagram pillow which she so kindly instagrammed and made us happy. And last night I bought her book, and was able to say hello during the signing! She liked me star necklace. Swoon. And almost touched it.

And then Julia, Emily and I went to the photobooth, because they are always the most fun things in the world to do. The gals were kind enough to drape themselves in my jewels.

So that was that! 

whaaaaaaaaa

welp, another month has gone by without a post. TIME TO CHANGE THAT.

i made these!

I call them the Triple Crown Rings! 

I took this photo by accident on my phone. and. LOVE IT. 

More Dripping Heart options! 

This adorable girl bought a camera necklace at District Flea this past Saturday.

I got this awesome rooster scarf/wall hanging from Elizabeth Graber at Crafty Bastards!

AND I got the coolest new stickers!

So. What else is new with you? 

SUCH A LONG TIME

SINCE I WROTE LAST TIME!!

that's wild! what happened to life!

i don't know! i've been to Sonoma Cali for another wedding:

I bought nail stickers!

I've been making a billion studs for a big Fab order and am finally done!

I made this!

I'll also be at the District Flea on Sept. 14th, and Crafty Bastards on Sept. 28th! See you there! 

Compliments to the sewer

So I got this shirt in Iceland a few months ago. It's big and silk and is photo-printed with an image of a tapestry all over, and, according to the sales girl, the designer found this rug thing in the attic that her grandma made, and she had it printed onto fabric. Needless to say, I thought that was the coolest thing in the universe, and made ben spend a ridiculous amount of money to buy it for me. (ICELAND IS SO EXPENSIVE).

anyway. This is the shirt on the website:

and me:

Anyway. I'm currently in a coffee shop and a girl just came up to compliment me and I went on and on about the story and it sounded so fake. 

Also, I just made a hair cut for thursday, but you know how whenever you  make an appointment to get your hair cut, you love how your hair looks? so then i panicked and asked if they could give me highlights instead, which I don't really want either. I'm just BORED WITH MY HAIR. but i like it. whats wrong with me? now i think i DO need a cut but i already emailed them a million times. good gravy. 

in other news,  this is a pretty pic of some necklaces i'm making for Fab:

BYE

PHOTO

oh hello there

Here I am, on the couch. I cleaned off our three coffee tables, and I was I could show you a picture that looks amazing with doilies made from vintage magazines (DO PEOPLE MAKE THAT?) and vases made from spraypainted plastic half gallon milk cartons (it's all i can think about lately) (just kidding, i thought about it once. but i want to do it!). Instead, the tables are just NOT covered in every single thing that we could ever possibly need to use. Like, I put nail polishes in the bathroom. Where they belong. I proceeded to drop a can of spray on sun block behind my little drawer things and will most likely never retrieve it until we move. So thanks a lot, nail polishes.

I also threw out a lot of stuff. And put match boxes in another box. TA DA.

oooh, ahhhh. 

Note the coasters! Catching the sweat from my iced red eye from this morning that I had about two sips of (it wasn't good ok?). And the empt wine glass from last night. And the reflection in the table of an amazing episode of How Do I Look? And a winning scratch off ticket! ($10 what what).

Let's see what else. I made these:

And these:

I also turned these earrings into opposites! 

And I made a new website! 

Now I just need to shoot a Look Book, which seems to be what every is doing these days. However, I have no idea what to do. HELP. 

CALIFORNIA

Welcome back, world! After a lovely birthday, Ben and I flew off to sunny/cloudy Redondo Beach (FACT: LA is NOT HOT). We decided not to rent a car, and just biked along the beach and ate.

Oh, and we went to our friends' Scott and Gina's wedding, which was a blast! Some pics:

Me and the Hubs:

Look! I can ride a bike!

Fun fact: Bethanny Frankle also has this Madewell sweater, so I'm basically famous. 

Via Daily Mail

Mmmmm Gelato.

I found these two rocks with HAIR already on them, so obviously I had to make them into the couple getting married.

Ben and I went to this a-mahzing (happy endings anyone?) Japanese restaurant/stall on the pier in Redondo Beach, tucked between the bars and churro stalls. It was so effing good. 

I also got these snazzy sunglasses for $8.

THE END. how was your weekend? fire work fill I hope. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME