Sunday, November 30, 2008

10 things today

pull my daisy

1.
waking in m's pajamas, blue stripes,
black tights beneath. raining out.

2.
charlie's made up board games, sitting
semicircled three in the middle of the hall.

3.
pull my daisy vhs - dug from a buried box.

4.
telephone and mom.

5.
one pair of white eyelet gloves, left
unpurchased.

6.
vegetable fajitas, chips, queso, salsa.

7.
one tube of red lipstick, pink blush,
soft ivory to match skin.

8.
dusklit photos along the river.

9.
freshly laundered polka dot thermals.

10.
til 2 am crochet orders.

worn - november 30, 2008

PB300354-2

PB300407-1

boots - goodwill by the lb
white tights
skirt - goodwill by the lb
scarf - f21
jacket - steve and barrys
turtleneck - goody's
beret - available in my shop!

photos by the river

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PB300407-3

Friday, November 28, 2008

more new items in shop

books

introducing the bonnie parker beret!

and another photo from the lookbook
m and i are working on :)

softspoken.etsy.com

Thursday, November 27, 2008

new items in shop!

balloons

new designs in shop and new photos to be
posted in the next few days. i've been
working on putting together a softspoken
lookbook and trying to feel comfortable
with m taking photos of me instead of
the tripod and timer.

softspoken.etsy.com

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

softspoken now available at topstitch boutique!

softspoken now available at topstitch boutique!

softspoken now available at topstitch boutique!

if you're ever in philly, pa then stop by!
softspoken also soon to be available in
austin, tx. <3

photos via design*sponge and topstitch's myspace

Saturday, November 22, 2008

plus 40

plus 40

m and i in 40 years?

i hope so.

via advanced style

Friday, November 21, 2008

worn - november 21, 2008

november 21, 2008

lorimarsha sent me these suspender trousers
(houndstooth and pleats!) a little over a
year ago, i think it was. when i moved in
with m a few weeks after and everything was
thrown haphazardly into boxes and bags i
thought i'd never find them again - but here
they are, long overdue for an appearance.

suspender trousers - gift from lorimarsha
tie - goodwill by the lb
shirt - bitten
oxfords - la redoute

Thursday, November 20, 2008

worn - november 20, 2008

november 20, 2008

trying to get out of the rut of pulling my hair up all the time and have been wearing it down every day this week.

jacket, tank, necklace - target
pants - f21
boots - aerosoles, gift from mom

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

worn - november 19, 2008

november 19, 2008

vintage dresses with big pointy collars do me right.

vintage dress - clothing warehouse, greenville sc
tights
boots - old navy
tote - cubist literature via etsy

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

windowpane beret in grass

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softspoken windowpane beret in grass

in shop

Monday, November 17, 2008

i dig you

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i left my mark on m's tee.

the prototype

the prototype

the outcome .

something simple but sweet. and roomy, too.

it has side pockets which i created using
this tutorial. i haven't really done
pockets that much during all my time
sewing and i'm not sure why! they
came out nicely except that i placed
them a tad bit too low. there are a
few other things i want to work out as
well - such as whether or not i want
the back of the dress to have an inverted
pleat also. currently it does, and i
like the way it looks , but i'm not sure
if i like the way it causes the dress to
hang in the back. and at first i didn't
think i liked the buttons, but now i think
i do. and the length.

coming soon to the shop... maybe.

softspoken <3s yarnovermovement

softspoken <3s yarnovermovement

so happy to finally order a beret from
tara-lynn of yarnovermovent! her shop
was one of the few that inspired me to
open my own, and she is such a super
super sweet and stylish doll <3

worn - november 17, 2008

november 17, 2008

beret - yarnovermovement.etsy.com
top - goodwill
skirt - goodwill
black tights
shoes - laredoute

ebayed.

erin fetherston dress

so it's happening again.

last time ebay just told me
to email the seller... and
waited just a few hours
before the auction ended to
do so.

i would never ever use someone
else's personal photo to try and
sell something in my shop without
asking and receiving permission
from them first, so i can't
understand why other people feel
so free to do so.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

vintage patterns

vintage pattern

i thrifted all of these great patterns
from the 60's and 70's a few months ago
and finally have some in shop now!

softspoken.etsy.com

Saturday, November 15, 2008

new beret color

now available in muscadine wine:

bubble beret in muscadine wine

bubble beret in muscadine wine

i name all of my colors after things
that remind me of mississippi :)

Thursday, November 13, 2008

worn - november 13, 2008

november 13, 2008

scarf - world market
hoodie - target
necklace - target
dress - goodwill
tights - hue
boots - steve madden

coming soon?

today i have a gynecologist appointment, but
am skipping it because, really, the last thing
i need is another doctors bill on the kitchen
table.

instead i'm going to dig through my fabric and
try to come up with a dress pattern - something
simple but nice - and maybe add them to my etsy
(?!?) depending on how well it turns out. off to
trial and error...

front pages!

if you ever wondered if you've been on the
front page of etsy and missed it - then
this flickr group is quite helpful.

i only knew about 2 of these!

front1

front2

front3

front4

front5

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Monday, November 10, 2008

well hmmm...

so check out urban outfitters new hat...

urban rip


:|


keep it real.

buy handmade. buy ethically.

buy original. buy indie.

buy softspoken. buy etsy.

softspoken crochet

(mine are more affordable anyway)

brown bubble beret

softspoken.etsy.com

disguised

PB050006-1

PB050004-1


my mom sent us a halloween
package of goodies. lots
of candy - the good stuff,
too.

i think i'm going to frame
these for her for christmas.

<3 <3 <3

daniel

my baby brother got engaged!

get lucky! picks

getluckydesignsblog

thanks to get lucky! designs
for these two features!

Sunday, November 9, 2008

worn - november 9, 2008

november 9, 2008

dress - clothing warehouse - greenville,sc
virgo necklace - gift from m
boots - thrifted

Thursday, November 6, 2008

adore this <3

obama ups

"Two staffers had just passed this site and done two pull-ups. Not to be outdone, Obama did three with ease, dropped and walked out to make a speech. Missoula, Mont., 4/5/2008."

image by time photographer callie shell.

via now voyager

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

sc democratic party - election watch

sc democratic party

sc democratic party


free food:

free food

but not veg friendly:

not veg friendly

free booze:

free booze

which m hit again:

free booze

and again:

free booze

and again :)

free booze


media:

media


cnn:

media


congressman clyburn:

congressman jim clyburn - sc


obama passes 270!







obama 08


obama 08


i adore this boy <3 <3


celebratory drinks:

one last drink

and waffle house endings:

waffle house endings