New Hat and Carly Simon

Ever since I saw the cover of my Mom's Carly Simon record No Secrets, I have had the image of Carly Simon's unique fashion style imprinted on me, especially her hat. Then as I got older I saw this image of Sienna Miller in a magazine, in a hat reminiscent of Carly's. And just yesterday I finally found my version of these two hats, in a thrift store that just opened in my town. I couldn't believe it! It's the perfect hat for everything, reading outside, hiking, etc. I have not taken it off since I walked out the thrift store's door.

I am currently reading the book Girls Like us and I found myself falling in love with Carly Simon's style all over again. It's so timeless, you could wear any of the above outfits today and look completely stylish. Those tall boots, that poncho, that floral dress, SO CUTE! Check out the book, which also includes Joni Mitchell and Carole King, it's a good read so far!

And I discovered last night that Carly Simon has her own blog here

Lakes, Poppies and Knits, OH my!!!

We have found a new, gorgeous place to take the dog swimming. It starts with a short and pretty nature trail and ends at this lovely reservoir. There were dragonflies (Damselflies) everywhere at this reservoir. I think they were damselflies because they were really small, and dragonflies are usually larger. They were the brightest blue I've ever laid my eyes on.

The poppies are going crazy here, and they are slowly spreading to the other side of the house, I wish they could last all summer. Oh and that crazy red plant is Kinnikinnick. Isn't it the most lush, deep red color you've ever seen???

And... I have been loading some summer fingerless mittens onto Etsy that I have had made for awhile. I also loaded some new crocheted scarves and headbands. Enjoy your Thursday.

Our Peaceful, GREEN, Hike

It's hard to comprehend just how green it is right now in Colorado. I can't even comprehend it even though I live here, it is NEVER this green. It is spectacular. On our hike today, there were wildflowers everywhere, and streams of runoff almost every step you took. It took us awhile to get to the lake because I couldn't stop taking pictures and Hubby couldn't stop looking in his books to identify all the plants and flowers. Once we got to the lake, Scout jumped right in and started fishing. He actually gets in the water and looks down for fish, all the while his tail wagging constantly, it's hilarious.

What a perfect way to spend a Sunday.

Crocheting My Little Fingers Off

Here are some pictures from our previous getaways.

Crocheting

I am LOVING CROCHETING!!!!! I am having so much fun with it. I have been making some fun skinny scarves too. So keep checking back.
Alright, Hubby and I are off with the pup to go hiking. Enjoy your Sunday!

I'm Back!!!

I am back from my wedding, honeymoon, and 4th of July celebrations! I had such a wonderful, relaxing, memorable few weeks of vacation, and now it's back to the real world.

In the meantime I have been teaching myself to crochet and I love it. These two headbands are the first of my For Sale creations. The Blueberry Headband and The Freya Headband. Hope everyone's 4th of July was great!

Learning to Crochet

I have been feeling stuck with knitting lately, and needed new inspiration. I found this book called Stitch and Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker by Debbie Stoller.
and immediately fell in love with it. Crocheting felt natural and perfect in my hands right away, I couldn't believe it. I've only ever be a knitter. By I am in love, and it's all thanks to Debbie Stoller's book. Check it out, she's really funny and clever, and the instructions are really easy to follow, and there's tons of fun, hip patterns too!

Furniture Makeover

I had painted this Sun and Moon on our old black kitchen tabletop, which I did like, but it still was so black and dark

With the paint, but old chair cushions, black and gray

Voila!!!! Bright and sunny, and a little more shabby chic, with a touch of country!!!!

I have been somewhat stressed lately, upcoming wedding celebration and all (This next weekend!!!) and I needed a project. I looked around at all of my furniture and suddenly decided that I couldn't take all of the black that was surrounding me. So I found some paint leftover from our kitchen painting project and went to town. Any furniture that was previously black is now white or a light sage green. I LOVE IT!!!! And now I don't want to stop, and I want to keep painting all of the dark wooden furniture too, but alas, I have run out of paint. Oh well, it will just have to wait. But almost Hubby and I did re-cover the kitchen chairs with some mismatched floral fabric scraps that I had saved. It really brightens up the whole house.

We just put our house on the market, so it's probably better not to have wet, newly painted furniture lying around anyway.

Happy Saturday!!!!