a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/SUbrUr4m62I/AAAAAAAAAvw/twnE_aXHGF8/s1600-h/sm-necklace_poison4.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/SUbrUr4m62I/AAAAAAAAAvw/twnE_aXHGF8/s400/sm-necklace_poison4.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280166353748552546″ border=”0″ //aI’m definitely enjoying the rain, wishing it might snow a little but, alas, no such luck in Southern California unless you count the mountains. As you know I have a ton of jewelry parts and I was going through them last night for fun. (Fun, i.e. span style=”font-style: italic;”procrastination/span – I’m supposed to learn how to do a provisional cast on but I’ve been avoiding it. Ugh.)br /br /Anyway, I made some pretty stitch markers. I like the idea of combining the stitch markers with a necklace, kind of like a 2-for-1 thing (which is always nice). br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/SUbrVGnoB5I/AAAAAAAAAwA/jjgb1TqvGy8/s1600-h/sm-necklace_poison2.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 400px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/SUbrVGnoB5I/AAAAAAAAAwA/jjgb1TqvGy8/s400/sm-necklace_poison2.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280166360925079442″ border=”0″ //aYou can wear each stitch marker (or, hmm, even 2 at once?) as a pendant simply by inserting the toggle into the loop. I made a few of these for span style=”font-weight: bold;”Stitch Austin/span back when I lived in Texas and I always thought I should make more!br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/SUbrUu8658I/AAAAAAAAAv4/qDTaxya6Ai4/s1600-h/sm-necklace_poison3.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 394px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/SUbrUu8658I/AAAAAAAAAv4/qDTaxya6Ai4/s400/sm-necklace_poison3.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280166354571945922″ border=”0″ //aI’ve only shown you 1 set here, the a href=”http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18737770″Poison Apple Stitch Marker Necklace Set/a. I have 4 unique sets in a href=”http://fablehandmadegoods.etsy.com”the shop/a. All genuine sterling silver with glass beads. br /br /I’m seriously behind in my blog reading, only lurking here in there. (span style=”font-style: italic;”Hence/span, this is why I know it’s snowing in the PNW via a couple of blogs; I don’t watch/read the news very often.)br /br /I hope you are staying warm, have power and someone to snuggle!

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/SRqX1x8gSFI/AAAAAAAAArw/JAamT2-2-U4/s1600-h/751086_copy.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/SRqX1x8gSFI/AAAAAAAAArw/JAamT2-2-U4/s400/751086_copy.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267689664359188562″ border=”0″ //aNot sure how, but I stumbled upon these production shots of a href=”http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014759/fullcredits” target=”_blank”Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland/a. (I grabbed these photos from a href=”http://infdaily.fusebox.com/2008/09/our-first-look-at-tim-burtons-alice-in-wonderland.html” target=”_blank”INF Daily/a. I hope they don’t mind!) Anyway, take a look at that rick rack skirt. Weee! I would totally wear this outfit span style=”font-style: italic;”out and about/span.br /br /I checked the IMDB site but there is no costume designer listed which is strange since they have the rest of the costume crew listed. Should I just assume a href=”http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0041181/” target=”_blank”Colleen Atwood/a has teamed up with Tim yet again? If not, I’d love to know who.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/SRqZaRSsCUI/AAAAAAAAAr4/xwVHaCWSV2U/s1600-h/751064_copy.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/SRqZaRSsCUI/AAAAAAAAAr4/xwVHaCWSV2U/s400/751064_copy.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267691390760651074″ border=”0″ //aSo pretty. I love the soft periwinkles. (I love to say span style=”font-style: italic;”periwinkle/span too.) I think I enjoy looking at theatrical costumes like these as much as I enjoy eating sugar. span style=”font-weight: bold;”Sheesh, perhaps more!/spanbr /br /Oh, back to rick rack, did you know there’s a href=”http://www.jkmribbon.com/wrights/rickrack/bulk_rickrack/1747120.html” target=”_blank”span style=”font-style: italic;”embroidered rick rack/span/a?br /br /And thank you for the blog-love lately. As always your comments make me smile.

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R8rx8_M9CEI/AAAAAAAAAI8/fZEdzWYJM8E/s1600-h/penel.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R8rx8_M9CEI/AAAAAAAAAI8/fZEdzWYJM8E/s400/penel.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173213152048646210″ border=”0″ //abr /If you want to see a movie that is funny and sweet AND has adorably wearable costumes , see a href=”http://www.penelopethemovie.com/” target=”_blank”bPenelope/b./abr /br /I stayed home all day trying to get some work done and it was time to trek outside. We haven’t been to a movie in a long while (I missed bSweeney Todd/b, I cry and cry!) so last night it was either a href=”http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount_vantage/therewillbeblood/” target=”_blank”bThere Will be Blood/b/a or bPenelope/b. Although I admit I have a “non-sexual crush” on Daniel Day Lewis, I have been watching far too many iForensic Files/i (eek) as of late and wanted to see something light-hearted and uplifting.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R8r42PM9CII/AAAAAAAAAJc/uKTIQyMuLkM/s1600-h/penelope4.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R8r42PM9CII/AAAAAAAAAJc/uKTIQyMuLkM/s400/penelope4.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173220732665923714″ border=”0″ //abr /With Christina Ricci, Catherine O’Hara and Peter Dinklage I figured it couldn’t be too bad. Oh, it wasn’t – I really liked it. It definitely had some funny moments that even the trailers don’t spoil. (Don’t you hate it when a trailer uses all the best parts of the movie?) The Penelope character is charming and quirky…ok wait, I don’t to give away too much!br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R8rzqfM9CFI/AAAAAAAAAJE/B0ASvrxK0Sg/s1600-h/penelope1.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R8rzqfM9CFI/AAAAAAAAAJE/B0ASvrxK0Sg/s400/penelope1.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173215033244321874″ border=”0″ //aThe clothes. There are plenty of movies with gorgeous costumes but in one like this, the clothes are ones you could actually wear in real life. Think Anthropologie. I imagine though that Penelope makes her own clothes. (That’s what I like to think, how cute would that be?)br /br /The designer put a lot of thought into the details. That may be my favorite things about Colleen Atwood’s costumes – she doesn’t miss a stitch. I’ve looked online but haven’t been able to figure out who the designer is for span style=”font-weight: bold;”Penelope/span – if anyone knows, let me know. I especially love the saturated colors, the 1930′s-’40′s style, interesting tights and Mary Jane shoes.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R8r16PM9CGI/AAAAAAAAAJM/EO9B_u3y1qs/s1600-h/penelope2.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R8r16PM9CGI/AAAAAAAAAJM/EO9B_u3y1qs/s400/penelope2.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173217502850517090″ border=”0″ //abr /The production design in general is enchanting, fairytale-like and truly inspiring. I mean, it has made me realize I need more butterflies, moths and terrariums.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R8r4vfM9CHI/AAAAAAAAAJU/wM0ZHgg8w0I/s1600-h/penelope3.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R8r4vfM9CHI/AAAAAAAAAJU/wM0ZHgg8w0I/s400/penelope3.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173220616701806706″ border=”0″ //abr /And striped knits.

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R12A4o5s-ZI/AAAAAAAAAFc/kIGNniAZYto/s1600-h/apples-skirt.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R12A4o5s-ZI/AAAAAAAAAFc/kIGNniAZYto/s400/apples-skirt.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142408060067445138″ border=”0″ //abr /I continue to go through my closet looking for clothes that I keep but never wear, have never worn, that no longer fit or I just plain don’t like anymore. It’s very liberating. It’s also a good excuse to buy more clothes.br /br /Hannah of a href=”http://www.madewithlovebyhannah.com/” target=”_blank”Made with Love by Hannah/a is one of my favorite DIY designers. I got her a href=”http://madewithlovebyhannah.com/apples.html” target=”_blank”Apple Pickin’ skirt/a (in Red Delicious) while I was living in Texas and it’s one of the most fun skirts I have. (The best part is the little worm peeping out of the apples!) Check out a href=”http://madewithlovebyhannah.com/” target=”_blank”her site/a: it’s all about mushrooms and gnomes, doe-eyed critters and ric rac. It’s like a black forest dream come true.br /br /She has one of those sites that I visit frequently, admiring and drooling but never feeling like I have a legitimate reason to buy another skirt. But after the last 2 visits I thought, who am I kidding? Maybe I should just buy something so I don’t keep coming back here over and over again. Part of the “problem” with the site is that I absolutely cannot decide which skirt to get because they are all so cute! So I didn’t, really. I can buy more than one, can’t I? Early Christmas/Birthday gifts to me, because I’ve been iso/i good this year.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R12F7Y5s-aI/AAAAAAAAAFk/9r9ETaiudsk/s1600-h/winterwoods-skirts.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R12F7Y5s-aI/AAAAAAAAAFk/9r9ETaiudsk/s400/winterwoods-skirts.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142413604870224290″ border=”0″ //abr /Most of my skirts are summery and I’ve been feeling like I really want to wear skirts now, even though it has been quite chilly. Hannah’s a href=”http://madewithlovebyhannah.com/winterwoods.html” target”_blank”Winter Woods skirts/a seem to fit the bill. Soft cotton velveteen in deep colors. I got one in charcoal grey — with a little felt skunk brooch! — and one in pine green that comes with a bluebird brooch. Ack! Now I just have to wait patiently for my goodies to arrive.