Tie-Dye Tango

Oh goodness I want this dress from 80's Purple soooo badly! It would be a great DIY project except for the fact that it will be impossible to find a plain tank top that long....let me know if you have any ideas for where I could find out! 

This would be PERFECT for the Folklife and Bumbershoot festivals here in Seattle this summer!!

stella im hultberg's new blogs!

We all love stella im hultberg's beautiful tea stained prints right? But lately, i've been wondering what's been happening with her blog! Today I found out...she's moved to Blogger this month and she's been updating regularly ever since hurray! 

But that's not the only exciting news...Stella apparently has also had a inspirations & obsessions blog this whole time called Lovely Distractions! It's such an amazing reference site and you're guaranteed to find something new to love every time you visit. 

So check it out ladies and gents! You won't regret it!

Here are some of the new artists I've discovered today from the site...

Carla Bedini

Edouardo Reclife

Lyndie Dourthe

Silhouette Masterpiece Theater

Enough said....check out Silhouette Masterpiece Theater

You can also purchase beautifully framed prints for only $30 at The Bazzarium

link via Free People

Actress Timeline: Claudette Colbert

I just watch the 1939 film Midnight today and I loved it so much I just had to pass on the good word. The plot is one we've seen a million times before but somehow coming Midnight makes it seem so new!

 A young woman left with nothing but the gorgeous evening gown on her back, attempts to make it in Paris with nothing but her wit and good looks. After sneaking into a glamourous party, she meets a wealthy benefactor who hires her to seduce his wives lover away by  pretending she is the Baroness Czerny! That same night she finds herself set up at the Ritz with 50,000 francs to her name, a whole new beyond belief amazing wardrobe, and two men vying for her attention. 

There's so much more to it of course but I don't want to spoil it for you! Anyways, Claudette Colbert makes it worth seeing either way. Here are a few of my favorite Claudette films for you to check out. Enjoi. 

The Egg And I (1947)

Midnight (1939)

Cleopatra (1934)

It Happened One Night (1934) 

A Call To The Craft Of Embroidary

Sublime Stitching "Forest Friends"

Doodle Stitching by Aimee Ray

"Naive Embroidery" via WGSN

A Very Julianna Interview

Thank you to my good friend Allie from No Small Dreams for posting a really fun interview I did with her last week! If you care to check it out here's the link to the post. I hope you all enjoy it!

Derinkuyu: A Mysterious Underground World

Buried deep in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, an underground labyrinth-like city called Derinkuyu exists.

 "No one knows how many underground cities lie beneath Cappadocia. Eight have been discovered, and many smaller villages, but there are doubtless more. The biggest, Derinkuyu, wasn’t discovered until 1965, when a resident cleaning the back wall of his cave house broke through a wall and discovered behind it a room that he’d never seen, which led to still another, and another. Eventually, spelunking archeologists found a maze of connecting chambers that descended at least 18 stories and 280 feet beneath the surface, ample enough to hold 30,000 people – and much remains to be excavated. One tunnel, wide enough for three people walking abreast, connects to another underground town six miles away. Other passages suggest that at one time all of Cappadocia, above and below the ground, was linked by a hidden network."

Can you imagine walking around in this place? Or living there? I'm guessing it would be a mixture of claustrophobia and awe but I would love to visit it for myself. Cappadocia is also know for its "fairy chimneys" so I have TWO reasons to visit. Anyone care to join me?

found via Coilhouse