wishlist wednesday

Collars as necklaces. Awesome, right?! 1. Metal frill collar from topshop ($28) - like a metal version of the collar I wore in my outfit post this morning! 2. ASOS metal collar ($21.49) I think this one would look so perfect over a plain LBD!

I love love love the color of this dress and the super pretty neckline! It's $80.57 at ASOS.. I think I know what I'm buying next time a coupon lands in my inbox!

Aqua and grapefruit is my all time favorite color combination! I wish I could wear both of these dresses at once, lol! 1. Cutout back stripe dress from Topshop ($58) and 2. Yawl come back dress from Modcloth ($64.99) .. the sailboats on the second one are making me long for a day at the beach!

I already have way too many bags but this one is beckoning! It's only $14.80 at forever 21 and it's the sweetest shade of creamsicle orange!

So so tempted to get this dress! It's on sale for $53 at ASOS and it has such a sweet dainty crocheted collar! It's also available in light blue and I'm thinking I need both.

Lately I'm really drawn to shoes with multiple colors like these. I think they're so beautiful! The first pair is vegan leather from Ruche* ($64.99) and they're definitely on my get-in-my-closet-now wishlist. The second pair is totally wishing only, though, because I don't wear leather. But they were so pretty I had to include them anyway! They're $89.99 at Modcloth.

*Update: Apparently the shoes from Ruche actually have leather lining. It just wasn't listed on the item description at the time that I wrote this post :(

Is this not one of the most fantastic cat beds you've ever seen?! It's fashioned out of an old imac computer! I used to think these computers were SO cool when I was younger (mostly because they came in various colors) and I still love that midcentury shape. $129 from Atomic Attic on etsy.

Please somebody buy this mod wonder so I can live vicariously through you? It would be in my shopping cart right now if my hips were just slightly smaller. Honest to goodness, I need to find some magic potion that can either make my hip bones smaller or make the hips on vintage dresses a few inches larger. blargh! $46 from Miss Farfalla on etsy!

Ironically I found that yellow and white vintage dress by searching "go go" on etsy, and the name of this 60's inspired number on the left is the "On the Go-Go dress" ha! ($44.99 from Modcloth) And how sweet is the dress on the right? It's called the "Either orchard dress" ($49.99 from Modcloth) and I can definitely see wearing it to go apple picking in the fall! I know it's not even spring yet, but I just really, really love autumn :)

February 14th isn't the only day to wear hearts! :) I think they would look amazing with these sunglasses, too! They're $10 from Vinette on etsy!

Happy Birthday, Chloe!

A very happy birthday to my little Chloe! I can't believe it's been nine whole years since we adopted her! I can remember going to meet her on a chilly, rainy night. She still had bandages on her paws from being frostbitten, and the hospital staff had nicknamed her "Frosty." She was so teeny tiny and undernourished, and just so helpless. So it warms my heart to see what an incredibly content (and incredibly chubby!) cat she's become! She's definitely the queen of the house, and I can't help but smile whenever I'm around her!

ps. you can read her adoption story here.

dots and scallops

dress - h&m

collar - romwe

shoes - c/o blowfish

belt - from another dress

Yesterday was pretty fantastic. We picked up Hubble in the afternoon, and he has adjusted amazingly well to living here! The only hitch was when Hypatia hissed at him once, but I would too if a stranger just randomly started sniffing my face! Otherwise everything has been going more smoothly than I could have ever hoped. And he is SUCH a cutie pie! I can't handle the cuteness!

Also, yesterday I hit 4,000 sales in my etsy shop so that was really exciting too! It's surreal to think I've made and shipped that many things, that there are 4,000 flapper doodle items out in the world! That enough people actually liked my stuff enough to buy 4,000 things?! It's absolutely mind-boggling! If anyone out there reading this is one of those 4,000, thank you so much!!

And finally how fantastic is this collar?! I bought it after seeing Bianca wear it a few months ago and I think it fits perfectly with this dress! Detachable collars are seriously one of the most awesome fashion inventions ever, ever, ever.

Meet Hubble!

Hubble is home now!! So far everything has gone very smoothly. He wasn't a happy camper in the car (he was yelling and trying to paw his way out of the carrier) but once I let him out he was totally at ease! He started rolling around and purring and inspecting his new home right away. About an hour ago I plopped him in his new bed (yes, it has dog bones on it... I couldn't find any cat beds I liked lol) and he's been asleep and purring ever since. Hypatia is currently sunbathing in my window, and seems totally fine with the new addition :) Chloe doesn't get to meet him for another week or so, but based on her aloof disinterest in the strange new meow coming from my bedroom I doubt I'll have much trouble with their first encounter.