may brings florals

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!

I also put together a treasury with a floral theme : check it out!

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 : SWAPMAINE . 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.

I was also featured in the Portland Forefront Fashion Blog : check it here.

some beauties

Lately I have been falling in love with the romanticism era. 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 dreams 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. 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"

I have been very fond of illustrations from unique artists. I have bee

n finding some neat drawings from some beautiful people and I just have to share them! I 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 able. Here are some blogs and shops I have found that I love the style of :

Nevertheless

Oh My Cavalier

Kerri Ann Hulme (picture of Mr. Darcy to the right)

Tabitha Emma (she is the one who designed my blog!)

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 portfolio it's divine!

Check out Kris Atomic's Blog she has so many amazing entries not just of illustrations, but fashion, fo-

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 cute little animal in a thicket. Wish me luck!

< Kris Atomic illustration

Last weekend I found an article of an estate sale that was happening with some vintage clothing. I had never been to an estate sale yet, but I did know that it was either hit or 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...

the beginning...

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. 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.

It is Easter Sunday and what a great day for a new start! (New Giraffe City 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.

Ecclesiastes 3...

¹ For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.
² A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.
³ A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up.
⁴ A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.
⁵ A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
⁶ A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away.
⁷ A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
⁸ A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.

⁹ What do people really get for all their hard work? ¹⁰ I have seen the burden God has placed on us all. ¹¹ 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. ¹² So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can. ¹³ And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God. ¹⁴ 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. ¹⁵ 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.

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.

Happy Easter everyone, stay tuned for more coming soon :)