This costume was pretty spur of the moment! It was two weekends before LAST Halloween (yes, I know I am almost a year late posting this), and I had been wanting to wear this outfit for blog/IG photos. I had gotten the top and shoes at a recent Collectif sale and knew they would be adorable paired with this Tatyana skirt. The outfit was giving me vintage circus/carnival attendant vibes, so I wanted to find a suitable location to shoot. About 30 minutes away from where I live is an off-road “attraction” dubbed Ponyhenge. It seemed like the perfect place to photograph my carnival zombie look. I ..read more

Hey folks! It’s time for another pattern review! This one isn’t very in-depth, but I’ll try to give you as much info as possible. The vintage/retro gal’s dream dress has got to be Gertie’s S8873. Check it out: The tie straps, the full skirt, the simple lines – this is one that can be made over and over again in many different fabrics and you won’t get tired of it! (Which, FYI, I plan on doing. Stay tuned…) I checked the dress measurements (the actual measurements, not the bogus ones with too much ease on the back of the envelope), and I was falling a bit in between sizes. My waist was an 8 ..read more

This dress went through quite the transformation from its inception to its final form! (Also, I know this is my blog and I don’t have to apologize for having many photos, but I want you to know what you are getting into. There are MANY photos ahead!) Every summer in early July, my husband and I go to Ocean City, NJ with his family. We rent the same beach house (a block and a half from the water!) and try to disconnect for a week or two. It’s pretty amazing. I usually try to make a summer dress in the week between the end of the school year and the start of the vacation. Here’s what I made la ..read more

About 45 minutes south of Ocean City is a town called Wildwood. I had always wanted to go because they have a street with a lot of retro motels and signs. Plus, their Wawa has a cool (and cartoonish) mid-century design! Since we were there in the daytime, it was slightly less impressive, but fun nonetheless! It was hard to take photos down that stretch since it was a pretty busy road. Instead, we decided to park near the boardwalk and take a stroll through the rides at Morey’s Pier. Coincidentally, I was wearing a Disney dress I purchased from the Dress Shop at Disney Springs a while back ..read more

Hey guys, remember me? Seeing as I’m about 1,000 posts behind here on the ol’ blog, I figured it was time to get back in the game. I know that not many people even read this, but I like having a place to put all of the stories behind my looks that end up on my IG account. Dave and I are currently in Ocean City, NJ for our yearly summer vacation. This is actually the longest we have stayed here – 2 weeks! His parents always rent the same house for the first two weeks in July, but we typically only stay for one week. Now that Dave is permanently working remotely (and I have no school in the su ..read more

Dave and I have never really done much for Valentine’s Day We are very lovey-dovey year-round, so there really is no need to have a special day to show our love for each other! But that doesn’t mean that I don’t love wearing red and hearts on v-day I kind of fake-wore this outfit over the weekend. Dave and I were headed out for a walk (it was in the 50s and sunny!), and my initial thought was to wear this outfit. But unfortunately, the streets and sidewalks are still covered in slush from some recent storms so it didn’t really seem like an appropriate thing to wear. Instead, I popped on the ..read more

Just a short little post for me today! Back in September, my friend Sara gave me the cuuuuutest skirt and top (top not shown) for my birthday! Just look at those colors! I can’t help but smile every time I put it on! The skirt is from Retrolicious, and this is just one of a few items they carry in this spectacular print. I feel like with the longer midi length and the pencil theme, it is just perfect for a teacher like me! The top Sara got me is a sweet light blue button down – I’ll be sure to wear it in a future post. For this look, however, I went with an old favorite – a simple top from E ..read more

Over the summer I sewed a new to me pattern, the Frida Skirt (from Schultz Apparel). It was so quick and easy to put together, and I love that since it is a wrap skirt it will fit if I gain or lose a bit of weight. I also sewed one for my girl Sara (see her FANTASTIC styling of it here). When I found this adorable Halloween fabric at Sewfisticated Fabrics in Somerville, I knew right away that I would be making another Frida! My last version was pleated, and this time I opted for gathering. This made it an even quicker sew since I didn’t have to do any math and measuring I wasn’t sure what ..read more

I had such a fun time posing for these photos! Dave and I LOVE Halloween, and have been working on decorations for our front porch. He had this awesome idea to separate a skeleton and have him shackled up in two halves, as if he got pulled apart medieval rack-style. For my outfit, I went with this fun green and black striped dress that makes me think of Beetlejuice. I think it’s because he wears vertical stripes, and his hair is green. I recently snagged this on Amazon for only $16.99! It looks like it’s up to $25 now, but it’s still a bargain. I love that the pussy bow is sweet and feminine ..read more

When I turned 34, the only thing I wanted was a tea party with my besties! You can read more about our elegant afternoon at the Boston Public Library’s tea room here. Now that I’m 38 (insert shocked face here!), I thought a great way to celebrate would be to have a few people over for an at-home tea party. Unfortunately, Covid prevented me from inviting all of my gal pals over, but I was thrilled to enjoy the company of my friends Meghan and Sara, along with my hubby, Dave! Having the tea party at my house meant that I could create the menu of my dreams! Although I love a good cucumber ..read more