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by Valerie on Friday, May 21, 2010Three awesome new additions to my jewelry box: 1. The leaves of Lorien 2. Arwen’s evenstar necklace 3. Gandolf’s brooch These are so fun! I can see the brooches as a quirky touch to my everyday twee outfits on colorful cardigan sweaters. Arwen’s delicate necklace would pair well with soft chiffon maxi dresses with low […]
Posted in Books, Design, Fashion, Inspiration, style diary | 3 Comments »>All Aboard
by Valerie on Wednesday, May 19, 2010I kept my outfit neutral, wanting the make-up to emphasize all the color. But it wasn’t applied dramatically enough to show through the camera and instead ended up looking like I was crying all night. Oh well. I like the way red and green look together; they are complementary. But for some people, it looks […]
Posted in Design, Fashion, style diary | 1 Comment »>You are not your soap dish
by Valerie on Thursday, April 15, 2010I feel the same way about interior decor as I do about web design. That is, I’d rather strip it down to only the most essential. No flash (or flashy stuff) and if it doesn’t have some sort of utilitarian or sentimental value, then there’s no need keep it lying around. This has something to […]
Posted in Art, Design, Movies, Personal | 2 Comments »>Poppet
by Valerie on Monday, April 12, 2010A while back one of my customers, Molly, asked if I’d be able to make a custom moon unitard for her show. It’s pretty safe to assume that anyone who has the strength of character to sport a unitard in front of hundereds of strangers is awesome (see: David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, that cute girl […]
Posted in Design, Fashion, Inspiration, Movies, Music | 2 Comments »>Rebecca’s Hair
by Valerie on Tuesday, March 23, 2010When Rebecca of The Clothes Horse contacted me about creating a special commission for her, I was pretty excited to see what would come of it. I love working on collaborations with nice people; it breaks the monotony of having to work independently all the time. It’s also really cool to see what someone else […]
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