Alice avant garde
Currently absorbing everything in. All things Alice in Wonderland. All things phantasmagorical. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Author: psaugust
peonies and gardenias
So after fawning over a headband from Anthropologie for some time now, I decided to make my own. I mean, really, $30 for a headband is just ridiculous! It turned out to be so simple and really fun to make. I used some Chanel pink-colored felt, a peony flower template from the craft queen, Martha Stewart, and a leather headband I’d had lying around for some time now. The brown headband and the turquoise from […]
going neutral
I’m debating on a new paint job for the room. It’s been almost two years since I last painted it chartreuse, but now with the pink desk I just purchased for my computer, it only seems that the yellow is clashing with the pinks. I know I want a gray because it could be warm and cold depending on the light. But picking out a neutral gray is probably harder than picking out another color. Maybe […]
feeling a cold in summer :(
Been feeling horrible the past few days. Somehow, I always manage to get a cold during the summer. It’s probably heat exhaustion since the Summerfest and the constant change in weather. But, I’ve managed to keep preoccupied with some new projects. I picked up several bundles of felt yesterday and started making some flower head pieces for the fall. It’s a lot more satisfying to see everything “bloom” into completion after researching the how to’s […]
dream fixer upper in Portugal
Just saw a great episode of House Hunters International. This British couple is looking for a ruin in Portugal and it seems just so awesome. They seem like a really fun couple. They finally decided on the house that I really love. Wow what I wouldn’t give for a property like that. Just watch! Life in Ruins
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