DIY studded pocket cardigan

I spent my afternoon customizing my cardigan with gold pin-studs on the pockets...I think it came out pretty well!

retrofuturistic.

my American Apparel/Lookbook Halloween costume contest entry!

High/Low

I love modern design, but alas, I am usually too 'financially challenged' to do much more than look longingly at my fancy design magazines. But once and a while I catch a lucky break, like finding this geometric white bowl at Target for about $10, almost identical to a $110 bowl at Design Within Reach... of course my version is melamine and the original is porcelain, buy hey, for only $9.99 who's complaining? Not me!

1, 2, 3, 4...

Another new Ex American track...

cafe do brasil (what to do with burlap coffee bags)

So recently I bought a burlap coffee bag for a dollar... the graphic design on the front is really cool, and I have been trying to figure out what I should do with it/where it should go- should it be a wall hanging? A rug? I found a few cool ideas for using these bags in home decor (including a lot of cool pieces with coffee sacks as upholstery)-

 

Two tone walls and doors!!

I am dying to do some two tone or graphic stuff with color on my walls and doors- like this door from rainbowwildfox's tumblr page-

Source: rainbowwildfox.tumblr.com via Courtney on Pinterest

...so unbelievably cool. At the very least I might try the eHow tutorial on  painting two tone walls!

It's all the rage.

My side music project, Ex American

Slowly putting up my music tracks on bandcamp- here's a sample!

Off to the 2012 Pig and Whiskey in Ferndale...

VANDALism

My sister and I finally opened up our second Etsy shop- check it out!
 http://www.etsy.com/shop/weareVANDAL

avant garde awesomeness

This girl makes me want green lipstick! What awesome 'Grace Jones'- like style:

Wearing horses because I am feeling hoarse

 I have a super bad cold (sneezing, sore throat, bleh!) , so I decided to cheer myself up with this equestrian themed cardigan-

you can hardly tell that I am on the verge of death...

I heart chairs

I love this modernist chair from Urban Outfitters! I feel compelled to add it to my excessive chair collection... a set of them around my faux Saarinen kitchen table would look awesome!