tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28506607618858073802023-11-15T07:12:29.025-08:00Chic Originsvintage clothing seller and photographerChic Originshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314085866188978859noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850660761885807380.post-35403963758784978812014-04-24T14:14:00.005-07:002014-04-24T14:18:03.453-07:00Day in the LifeHey everyone,<br />
I'm settled into Biddeford and I'm loving my little workplace. Unfortunately I haven't been able to visit any shops around town, but will be doing so this weekend! Heres the start to a new adventure.<br />
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Ive collaborated some photos together to show what my average day is like with Chic Origins and KAngell Photography. It is pretty simple and sweet! Consistency makes my businesses run!<br />
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I usually use my mornings to shop. I will make it to the thrift shops that are open at 8am and work my way up north stopping at some estate sales during the summer if I find them in the paper or on craigslist! </div>
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Depending on the day I may have a <a href="http://www.kangellphotography.com/" target="_blank">photo shoot </a>in the afternoon. This shot was where I was prepping to take some Christmas photos for a plastic surgery office!<br />
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When I get home in the afternoon I'll work on some social media, sometimes blogging, updating listings on the shop, responding to emails and editing photos.<br />
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Organizing and and keeping track of inventory takes up a bit of my time. It took me three years to figure out an efficient way to catalog my inventory. I have it down to a science now!<br />
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Luckily I live near a Post Office that is open pretty late so this is usually my last stop of the day. Shipping all the way to Singapore, China, and France for example can be time consuming with the customs forms.<br />
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If I have time in the day I'll try and get a fun project done at home like creating a sweet bed for these succulents! My apartment is adorned with them. </div>
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And almost every night I end with a nice glass of Cabernet and some <a href="http://www.netflix.com/" target="_blank">Netflix</a>. If you don't take time to rest, your dream will become just a job to you. I never want to lose my desire to keep creating.Chic Originshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314085866188978859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850660761885807380.post-53917101230943640322014-03-19T09:56:00.000-07:002014-03-19T09:56:56.687-07:00What's coming up!Hey everyone,<br />
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Lots of changes coming up.<br />
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I'm still in the process of creating my own website for Chic Origins. It's been a hectic end of the winter season and some things are on hold, but <a href="http://anchour.com/" target="_blank">Anchour</a> has been gracious enough to be patient with me. My goal is to get it up and running now by next Christmas! It seems like a ways away, but it will come fast enough! Heres my pinterest board of the vision we are working with! <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/chicorigins/chic-origins-design/" target="_blank">Chic Origins Vision</a><br />
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I will be moving to Biddeford, Maine in a month! I'm off on my own for the first time. My apartment has beautiful hardwood floors and lots of light. It's the perfect setting to find inspiration for both my businesses! I like to think of it as a mini Portland. I'll make a blog post of my interior decorating for you all to see for sure!<br />
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I've been finding lots of unique pieces lately and moving has forced me to limit my inventory size. I decided to do a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChicOrigins?section_id=15124225&ref=shopsection_leftnav_10" target="_blank">BUY ONE GET ONE FOR 5 DOLLAR</a> sale. There is no expiration date to the sale at the moment! Basically when you purchase any piece from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChicOrigins?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">Chic Origins</a> you can then purchase another (free of shipping) for only $5.00. The other piece just has to be in the $5 section. It is the biggest sale I have held yet and there are 70 pieces in the $5 section! These being a few of them!</div>
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I am always looking for second hand leather shoes/boots and handbags. If you have any in your wardrobe you've been looking at getting rid of maybe we can make a deal. :) My email is katherine.e.angell@gmail.com</div>
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Chic Originshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314085866188978859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850660761885807380.post-68137767272357739212012-12-08T11:11:00.002-08:002012-12-08T11:18:03.742-08:00<br />
Hi everyone,<br />
A quick update this weekend going into the holidays! I went into the city today to scope out some places for my model shoot with Caitlyn Duffy next week! Make sure you checkout my sneak peeks of her next week on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/KAngell-Photography/299640266772059?ref=hl" target="_blank">FB Page</a>. Stopped at Crema and had a little tea while editing the rest of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.387879337948151.90135.299640266772059&type=3" target="_blank">Hannah & Brandon's Engagement shoot</a>. All up to date on editing thus far, now looking forward to some creative ideas I have in store for this winter's shooting!<br />
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My Polaroid camera came in the mail with some film already in it. A lot of the film was damaged, but I managed to get a couple test shots of the Christmas Tree. Polaroid film is so expensive, but it's a fun and different way to express my creativity. Looking forward to playing around more with it. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChicOrigins?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">Chic Origins</a> had a successful weekend in sales! Some of the pieces that sold are listed below. A lovely someone from Turkey purchased my favorite brown suede boots find! Be on the look out for more photojournalistic day blogs like this!<br />
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The outfit here was worn on my trip to the Brimfield Antique Shows. It was a breezy, summer outfit with lightweight cottons and polyester. The colors of the pieces together were my favorite.</div>
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top / Ali & Kris</div>
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sweater / Kirra</div>
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sandals / Steve Madden</div>
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necklace / Target</div>
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wallet / vintage Coach</div>
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perfume / Musk by Urban Outfitters</div>
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<br />Chic Originshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314085866188978859noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850660761885807380.post-33983211294044787932012-05-30T16:36:00.000-07:002012-05-30T16:38:55.471-07:00Brimfield Antique ShowsMy mom and I had been dreaming of taking a trip to the Brimfield Antique shows in Mass. for a few years, and this year we finally made it due to our schedules! I promised all of you that I would make sure I posted about out weekend, so here it is!<br />
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It was similar to what we both expected. Mom and I both have Etsy shops and we had a feeling we wouldn't be finding much of anything to put in our shops assuming that the prices were already raised. That didn't stop us from browsing and buying a couple neat things for ourselves throughout the day! There were hundreds of vendors and we only made it to less than half of them.</div>
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My favorite vendor, seen in the picture above, was Swift & Faire Co. They sell vintage clothing and accessories in the Boston area. I happened to purchase a couple of pieces from them because I just couldn't walk away ;) visit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SwiftandFaire" target="_blank">Swift & Faire Co.</a>'s facebook page! </div>
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On the way back from the shows I marked out a route of all the saturday tag sales and thrift stores to take advantage of. We hit the jackpot at this one specific stop. It was an old antique business that was moving and downsizing. I had been looking for a rustic, tribal looking rug ($60) for quite some time and gave up until I found the perfect sized one at this place, AND it was antique! The owner said it was from the 1940's. Music to my ears :) I also found some really neat bags (.50, $5, $20, $35) antique bottles ($1 ea.), a couple old framed illustrated magazine-like pages ($2 ea.), and a really awesome glass display box ($10) that I now have all my jewelry placed in on my dresser. </div>
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Here was our trunk when we pulled into the driveway. Successful weekend adventure!</div>
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A simpler look with the favorite <a href="http://www.marcjacobs.com/" target="_blank">Marc Jacob</a> boots found on sale for only $60 after searching for 3 months! High waisted skinnies from TopShop on sale for $20 from Ireland trip in 2009. These have taken a beating and the holes are enlarging. All the better right? I get the most compliments on these jeans and boots than anything else in my wardrobe. Simple, but essential long sleeve slouchy brown top from Forever. Gold and Teal bundle necklace to give just a tint of color. This was the perfect outfit for browsing the <a href="http://www.brimfield.com/" target="_blank">Brimfield Antiques</a> because of the breeze and muddy fields. Low maintenance and comfy. </div>
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<br />Chic Originshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314085866188978859noreply@blogger.com9Brimfield, MA, USA42.124149 -72.207770942.077295500000005 -72.2863919 42.1710025 -72.1291499tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850660761885807380.post-18225624123268938442012-05-08T07:48:00.000-07:002012-05-08T07:52:28.521-07:00the pinterest revolutionAs most of us all know, once you pin you cannot stop. Whether you have an account with Pinterest or not I am sure you have heard about the hype the website has taken on. 13 million users have been added in just a short 10 months. They have been driving more traffic to websites than many of the very common sites out there like Youtube, LinkedIn and<br />
Google +. No wonder why there is a waiting list! My question is, "Is <a href="https://pinterest.com/chicorigins/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> just another social media trend, or will it stick?"<br />
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Clearly <a href="https://pinterest.com/chicorigins/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> is geared more towards the trendy women users out there at the moment, which makes it perfect for my marketing target range. So I figured I would try to invest a little bit more time in this area to see if I would really benefit. I purchased the <a href="http://powerofpinning.com/" target="_blank">Power of Pinning</a> for businesses by Melanie Duncan. I am wondering if it will be a fluke or not, but I figured I would take a chance.<br />
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I love statistics so check this other blog out if you are interested in learning more about the Pinterest revolution - it is very interesting. <a href="http://iquariusmedia.com/2012/02/pinterest-infographic-user-trends/" target="_blank">iQuariusMedia</a> I cannot deny the addiction that has formed to my Pinterest boards. I have posted some of my favorite pins thus far below...<br />
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So what about you guys, do you think Pinterest will become just another trend or last as Facebook has? </div>
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<br />Chic Originshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314085866188978859noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850660761885807380.post-68385602935637370482012-05-04T16:32:00.001-07:002012-05-05T06:28:49.902-07:00here we go!hello all, it has been quite some time now, but here I am again for the good! A lot has happened since I last posted. I was very busy working full time and left my creative heart to the waist side for a bit. I started a job as a personal banker and after a year of working full time I then decided that I would give into my hearts pull to invest more time into my creative adventures again. I will start with an update on where my focus has been the past several months. <div><br />
</div><div>Most of my energy goes into my shop on Etsy, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChicOrigins">Chic Origins</a>. And my photography,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/KAngell-Photography/299640266772059"> KAngell Photography</a>. I have 4 weddings coming up that I will be shooting at! It has been a big step for my work and I am honored to be the photographer for each wedding. It has been a journey finding my style and niche of work and capturing it with my photos. </div><div><br />
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</div><div>It's also been a blast putting more time into my shop. I have been really trying to master the photos of my vintage pieces for the most part. My photos have always been the one thing that bothered me severely. I also have been purging my inventory and gearing up for a more concentrated line of handbags, dresses and shoes mostly. </div><div><br />
</div><div>I will be going to the <a href="http://www.brimfield.com/html/brimfaqschedule.htm">Brimfield</a> antique shows with my mother next weekend. We have always wanted to attend them and this is the first year that we are able to see all of the beautiful vendors! I will be posting a blog of our weekend adventures soon after so keep your eyes peeled. </div><div><br />
</div><div>This is all for now, hope everyone is having a splendid Spring and looking forward to Summer coming so soon! See you all back soon...</div>Chic Originshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314085866188978859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850660761885807380.post-28490625028428439632011-06-27T17:09:00.001-07:002012-05-05T06:28:09.556-07:00favorites...<div> Here are some pieces I am fond of from some of my favorite vintage shops!</div><div><br />
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</div></div></div></div>Chic Originshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314085866188978859noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850660761885807380.post-19722706850438777002011-06-25T17:16:00.000-07:002012-05-05T06:28:38.245-07:00a new season<div style="text-align: left;"> It's a new season! Not only for the weather, but in my journey and others I feel. It was about a month ago that I tried to pull myself together and write of the things that had been happening. I wanted to share my heart here and also things with Chic Origins. I got about 3 sentences in and deleted it all. I have been walking in a cloud I feel for the past three months, but things are starting to clear up and my mind can actually articulate thoughts!</div><div><div>For a while even in my small group, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_152294391483347">Epic</a>, there was a lot going on where people were just lacking hope and heart for things. I have realized that we all are bound to go through seasons like these. And they are GOOD for us. Balance in life is hard. Of course we should not let ourselves sit and sulk, but there are times that come in life that it seems the hardest thing for us to pull our heads up through even the normalcy's of life. I know this has been the past few months for me, but I have learned so much through the struggle and I am glad.</div><div><br />
</div><div></div><div></div><div>Don't you feel like the seasons in weather almost resemble where you are at in person at times? Or even spiritually I see that they can relate to where God is taking me or the church. We have had a very rainy spring. All I can say is that I don't love rain, and I know few people that do. Every where I turn the weather is what people all have in common, it's what we always resort back to, especially when it is gloomy. It is like we all have something to share in, whether it's something to look forward to or not. A lady at my church said something to the extent of this recently, "why will we complain about rain when in the bible rain resembles God's presence flooding hearts?" I do think of this often when it rains. Haven't you seen those movies where at the climax they choose a rainy scene to portray the emotion of passion to the core? It is something so intimate if you think about it. Just like the season I feel I, and the church, is about to walk into. We have fought all spring to pick our heads up and I believe it is time that the Lord wants to renew our strength and put a new heart in us.</div><div><br />
</div><div>The key thing I have learned from this past gloom is that this world is so stale. There is nothing that lasts forever, nothing that will not die, nothing that does not loose it's excitement, nothing that will keep giving us satisfaction. I posted a lot of verses from Ecclesiastes in my first blog post and here is a perfect time to reiterate them. I feel before God wants me to walk into the season of rain and passion again I needed to see what it was like without him. Of course He is always here with us, but EVERYONE has times where they cannot see, hear or feel him. In these moments where I feel these things I know it is heightened because there is so much more that I have had a glimpse of, and in comparison to the life without God that I see at times it is so empty when you know the life with God. Once you get a taste of the intimate heart of the Father, nothing is the same. The things of the world seem so mundane. And I am so ready for more. I have heard so many times, even from my friends who do not believe in necessarily one religion and God, that they have always felt that there was something more to them they could not explain. I believe it's the heart of God nudging them.</div><div><br />
</div><div> So to conclude this blog post, I wanted to share something that was inspiring and moving. I have lately been falling in love with creams, golds and whites. It is so soothing and pure and restful which is what I have needed. I am inspired by many things, home decor being one of them. I was thumbing through some random pictures of rooms with beautiful settings and started dreaming of having my own place one day again. The time will come just like my new season is coming. When I do have my own place expect it to look a little like this - on a lower scale, unless miraculously one day Chic Origins makes me a millionaire...</div></div><div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RArB3lNCCV8/TgaHWljvN8I/AAAAAAAAAF4/M1QdKKLwns8/s200/decor%252Cinterior%252Cvintage%252Cdecorating%252Cbedroom%252Cinterior%252Cdesign-142d6d9791d2217adec50461889992a2_h.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622330006927521730" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8u8wsa9PEwo/TgaHXPHe_xI/AAAAAAAAAGA/UJETUjamCnY/s200/2009-10-spanish-style-home-james-glower-frontyard1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622330018083307282" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c0vssicrE0c/TgaHXyKaC-I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/DfcalqUts9M/s200/Maus-Park-House-Porch-HTOURS0906-de.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622330027490806754" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2GhLUOL4gbU/TgaHXsMpQjI/AAAAAAAAAGI/jVJmf2o8DeY/s200/bedroom-closet-clothes-fashion-home-decor-interior-design-Favim.com-44709.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622330025889579570" /></div>Chic Originshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314085866188978859noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850660761885807380.post-48473835998732669792011-05-06T18:09:00.000-07:002011-05-06T18:46:59.827-07:00may brings florals<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>May brings florals! and spring showers... We have one month until June and I have to get out my binoculars to see if the sun is coming any time soon here in Maine. I want to celebrate making it to 150 pieces in my shop! My goal is 200 pieces listed by June so I have to get on working! I found these adorable chic floral 80s heels thrifting last week and was so excited to post them up. Also this extremely 80's floral romper! Lots of flower patterns in style this year!<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2yX19bU6Tq0/TcSfgV1rIPI/AAAAAAAAAE8/iCBQCYzab34/s1600/IMG_4201.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2yX19bU6Tq0/TcSfgV1rIPI/AAAAAAAAAE8/iCBQCYzab34/s200/IMG_4201.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603779214322639090" /></a> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ghXTglxffxA/TcSfg5De2JI/AAAAAAAAAFE/BbJR-Cz-s70/s200/IMG_3893.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603779223775795346" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also put together a treasury with a floral theme : <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4dc47ce2b7c66d91cc7e700b/touches-of-floral?ref=pr_treasury">check it out</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div> </div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Evi7Fd7BIs8/TcSgye3mrLI/AAAAAAAAAFM/RcldJk2WLM8/s400/Picture%2B1_6.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603780625495927986" /></div><div>I will be participating in a Clothing Swap as Chic Origins on saturday the 21st. It is the first Portland Swap so far and lots of people will be showing up. For more details and information on the swap check it out here : <a href="http://swapmaine.com/thanks-to-our-donors/">SWAPMAINE </a>. They have created their own blog for updates and such. A group of bloggers and fashionistas from Portland came up with the idea and pulled it all together and their all so creative! If your interested in going to the Swap let me know and we can carpool together. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was also featured in the Portland Forefront Fashion Blog : <a href="http://www.forefrontfashion.com/post/4956627348/im-an-etsy-devotee-i-obsessively-stalk-items#notes">check it here</a>. </div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span></span></span><br /></div></div>Chic Originshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314085866188978859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850660761885807380.post-50734660299219738342011-04-24T15:26:00.000-07:002011-04-24T17:05:59.069-07:00some beauties<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6e9SZlg3X10/TbSnJOIeXBI/AAAAAAAAADM/5OQlvuQLJ_s/s1600/pride%2Band%2Bprejudice%2B2%2B.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6e9SZlg3X10/TbSnJOIeXBI/AAAAAAAAADM/5OQlvuQLJ_s/s320/pride%2Band%2Bprejudice%2B2%2B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599284013582670866" /></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Lately I have been falling in love with the <b>romanticism era</b>. It all started by watching Pride and Prejudice a good 5 times in a row and now I can't get my hands on enough of the romantics of old. The culture was so different and the women had to take any man that would even show an interest in her in hopes that she could actually be something of greater importance to society. So when there came a man that she actually loved it was like an explosion of beautiful <span><span>dre</span></span>ams and affections. It was all about reading, studying, and practicing the art of the piano and instruments. They wrote letters back and forth to each other for communication. Language and speech was an art form for them. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Yes the society was a hard one to live in, but it was so beautiful. Quotes from the movie go through my mind daily. "you have bewitched me body and soul"</span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w0MrXGNwWq8/TbS120Io0MI/AAAAAAAAAD8/B3a7OxPmO3E/s320/il_fullxfull-1.217154780.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599300190040805570" /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"></span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">I have been very fond of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>illus</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>trations</b> from unique artists. I have bee</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">n finding some ne</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">at drawings from </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">some beautiful people and I just have to share them! I </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">wish in my heart that I could draw like this. I think it's so sweet and I would draw all of the time if I was abl</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">e. Here are some </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">blogs and shops I ha</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">ve found that I love the style of :</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/shopnevertheless">Nevertheless</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://ohmycavalier.bigcartel.com/products">Oh My Cavalier</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kerriannhulme">Kerri Ann Hulme</a> (picture of Mr. Darcy to the right)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><a href="http://tabithaemma.com/blog/">Tabitha Emma </a>(she is the one who designed my blog!)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Tabitha did such a great job putting together exactly what I desired. Her rates are great and you can't find another illustrator with such an enchanting and unique style. Take a peak at her </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://tabithaemma.com/illustration/">portfolio</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"> it's divine!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></div><div><div><br /></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hhBZzusxvo8/TbSyexnL-bI/AAAAAAAAADs/22ed5R9UQcM/s320/5371973423_66ca745a07_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599296478511888818" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Check out <a href="http://blog.krisatomic.com/?cat=6">Kris Atomic's</a> Blog she has so many amazing entries not just of illustrations, but fashion, fo-</span></div></div></span>od, decor and inspirations! My favorite recent find :) I think soon I am going to try to draw up a piece of my own just for inspiration. Maybe a girl, or some kind of cu</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">te little </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">animal in a thicket. Wish me luck!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">< Kris Atomic illustration</span></div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Last weekend I found an article of an <b>estate sale</b> that was happening with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">some vintage clothing. I had never been to an estate sale yet, but I did know that it was either hit or </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">miss with any type of article like this. So mother and I got ready saturday morning and ventured out to see what we could find when low and behold the house was literally a treasure straight out of the 60s! Room to room there were walls of decorations, furniture, nick knacks, all priced to sell. I couldn't get enough! Eventually when I got to the fourth room I couldn't believe what I saw, but none other than racks upon racks of vintage clothing straight out of the 50s - 60s. It was such a neat day. I got to talk with the three sisters that were doing inventory of the house and apparently all the clothes were from their mother who recently passed away and their father who just turned 100 was moving away to a smaller home! It was a bitter sweet experience, part sadness, part appreciation. I am glad that I came across them all for they were oh so nice to be acquainted with. I am going to post up some of the pieces I purchased from them. I have a 1930's honey moon gown all cream light cotton with lace and buttons at the collar it's beautiful. I am excited to put them all up in the shop! So stay tuned...</span></div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Chic Originshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314085866188978859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850660761885807380.post-88889223013923697152010-09-08T15:17:00.000-07:002011-04-25T07:34:43.365-07:00the beginning...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3eN4wZcFSD8/TbWGTJvLezI/AAAAAAAAAEM/9vAqR0g9TLk/s1600/Easter-672x1024.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 131px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3eN4wZcFSD8/TbWGTJvLezI/AAAAAAAAAEM/9vAqR0g9TLk/s200/Easter-672x1024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599529375294520114" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Here we are, at the beginning of my blogging journey. I have been preparing to start this up for many months now and the time has come! There are so many things that I have in mind to write about including my shop that I have been running for about 9 months now, the amazing things that Jesus has done in the past year of being back from school in Atlanta, and many many creative ideas and people that I have come across in the past few months! It will all come in time. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I desire this blog to be a passionate outlet for anything that has to do with fashion, vintage, and Jesus Christ. I want to be real when it comes to my life and what is going on and I want to show people a piece of my heart through this.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">It is Easter Sunday and what a great day for a new start! (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://newgiraffecity.com/?cat=7&paged=2#Easter">New Giraffe City</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"> illustration to the right) I have had a rough past month dealing with a lot of emotions and I feel a change in season coming. I am learning to open my heart in the vulnerable areas to others more. There have been times in the past few weeks that I have thought, "why?" "what is the point of everything I am doing?". I know it is quite a large and contemplating question, but I believe if we do not think like this at times we can easily fall prey to living a meaningless humdrum of a life. I love finding vintage pieces and working on my shop and networking with wonderful passionate people. And I love working hard at my job and making money so I can do amazing things with it and interacting with great friends. When it all comes down to it though, If I am not investing in my heart and spirit I feel empty. Even though I do all fun and fulfilling things, I realize I am still not completely fulfilled. I am glad that this is the turn I am taking on my first blog entry, because this is the largest area of my heart.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Ecclesiastes 3...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17336" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17337" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">2</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17338" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">3</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up.<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17339" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">4</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17340" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">5</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away.<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17341" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">6</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away.<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17342" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">7</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak.<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17343" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">8</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17344" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">9</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> What do people really get for all their hard work? </span></span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17345" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">10</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> I have seen the burden God has placed on us all. </span></span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17346" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">11</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end. </span></span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17347" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">12</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can. </span></span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17348" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">13</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17349" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">14</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> And I know that whatever God does is final. Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God’s purpose is that people should fear him. </span></span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLT-17350" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">15</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> What is happening now has happened before, and what will happen in the future has happened before, because God makes the same things happen over and over again.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> In this life, we have to work to survive, we have things and duties that are necessary to move forward. I have found that if I am not careful I can easily become defined by all these things I am doing. I am writing to share that what we do does not define us, but who we are is what really matters. In Ecclesiastes it says that "what is happening now has happened before, and what will happen in the future has happened before". So as we walk through this life why do we take so much time to put importance on these areas that just keep going round and round? I want to do these things with the understanding that life isn't just about THESE things. But it is about my heart in them and how it expresses itself. I do not want this bog to be just defined as "Kat is creative", but I want through my entries and conversations I have with people to go so much deeper. There is a time and season for everything and in these times I desire to live a fulfilling life growing my heart more in love with God and friends daily. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> Happy Easter everyone, stay tuned for more coming soon :)</span></span></div>tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18005522146805696402noreply@blogger.com1