his and hers

for those of you new here, i have a vintage and a handmade etsy shop. 

they've been mildly 'inactive' as of late, but i plan on bringing them back up and running very soon here. 

i'm doing free shipping at my vintage store, so here are some of my favorites, and be sure to go check it out and use code RAINYDAY for free shipping! (international too!)

olive khaki cross body purse

navy blue polka dot wiggle dress

liberty london blue and red floral tie

1967 sears scout manual portable typewriter

campfire peter pan color blouse

peachy keen sleeveless blouse

brown plaid wrap skirt

minted pull over sweater

of machines

i'm super enamored by kelly's work. i've been a fan for a few years. and i occasionally purchase journals through her. i recently got one of her black small leather bound books. and it's perfection. it's cute and small, with dreamy paper, and printed end pages. i almost don't want to use it in fear of what i use it for not being good enough. 

but i wanted to take a post to highlight her work, in hopes that you'll love it as much as i do.

"Of Machines specializes in handmade blank sketchbooks and limited edition prints and is run out of Baltimore, Maryland by Kelly Laughlin. "

leatherbook blank sketchbook with chevron

grave one: zinc plate etching on pescia with chine colle







boiling springs (deer skull) - photolithography on rives lightweight










leatherbook blank sketchbook with paper collage

there's something so perfectly simple, and gorgeous about her work. her hand bound books are probably my favorite. i can attest to their quality, as i've had one for a few years, that i still have. and i've toted it everywhere. 

so this is the new year

i'd love to thank everyone who stuck around, who read this blog, and those who continue to read this blog. i have an awful amount of fun working on it. and i hope to continue it and have it turn into something super great. the lovely people i met (although only online so far) have been the best part of this. so thank you.

on a sidenote, my vintage shop is having a sale. a ridiculous one.

use code FOURTY for 40% off. there is no end date yet.

handborn

i told you i'd talk about handborn eventually. handborn is a craft fair that i've done for three years running now. i've done better and better each year, but this year! i did amazing! i made twice as much as i did last year. i honestly think improving my products and display really helped. there is more shop talk below, and i will be doing another post about it soon.

tiara took these photos for me. and she's kind of out of the outfit post game, and we were kind of rushing to get there to set up because we were super excited (me to see how i do, her to be my booth buddy and keep me company/be an extra set of hands) to get going. i love kind of dressing up each year for this. last year, i had bright red hair and it's crazy to think of how far i've come/everything has come since then.

details:

cardigan: h&m

dress: h&m

tights: happy socks

shoes: forever 21

brooch: beautifully regular

so above is my booth from handborn. and i've been struggling to think of a way to talk about my shop and what i do without seeming like i'm 'selling'. like posting a million product photos and have no one care and lose readers over it. i like you guys, i don't want you to leave. so i wanted to know your thoughts on posting more about the shop. the important thing is, i am trying to make this what i do. i'm so inspired by so many other artists and crafters alike supporting themselves with their hand made goodies. i want to be in those ranks. so i've been updating my shop with NEW ITEMS every week. i practically all but sold out of my tampon pouches i made for handborn (came in with 18, left with 1) within the 4 hours of handborn. so that's the only real big thing missing right now from my shop. what i'm earning from my shop is going to support other bloggers and artists as well. i have a small sponsorship with modest june currently, and i buy materials from etsy sellers whenever possible to support them. 90% of the money i am making from selling on etsy is going right back into buying new materials and making new products. i've got some big dreams for my shop, but i got to start somewhere.

so i started with a name change, from my own name, to beautifully regular. i think it perfectly exemplifies what i do and create. so, i won't be mad if you don't read this, or if you'd prefer i didn't post about this stuff (PLEASE SAY SOMETHING), but please, check out my shop.

shop update!

i don't want to overwhelm you all with shop updates when i do them. but i have been updating, and so here are some of my favorites!

click the photo to take you to the listing!

thanks for looking!

shop update!

sometimes i forget that i own and run a vintage etsy shop. i put some new thing sup there recently, and there will probably be more up there tonight or tomorrow.

take a look!

you can click on the photos to have them take you to the listing.

be sure to check back often!

made with love

i've been working on a lot of stuff for my etsy lately. including cat brooches! (in 5 colors) and more heart brooches (just in time for valentines day)

click each image to go to the item listing!

handmade etsy feature

i feel like i've been busy nonstop. i had my first truly lazy day in a while yesterday and it was lovely. eating fake chicken burgers, sweet potato fries and mcflurries from mcdonalds. all while watching louie and season 6 of the office.

i've had a cold for the last few days. it's nothing terrible, but still has made me super sleepy.

christmas is coming up soon! both my sisters are home from college (montana and texas). and i feel like there is so much to do! including photos of my rearranged room. (i seem to have rearranged my room about 3 times this year alone) but here are some items from my own etsy shop that i'm loving right now. and hopefully more to come later this week! i had another craft show on saturday. not as good as handborn, but better than the one i did after that.

all photos are links, feel free to click through to see the item's page.