Sunday, June 5, 2011

The Rescourceful-ness of my Father & a Sunday Project

resourcefuladjectiveingeniousenterprisinginventive,creativeclevertalentedablecapableinformal clueful.
If there is one word to describe my father it would be resourceful. As a kid, my dad would amaze me with the things he would create. It seemed to me he could fashion anything out of leftover and/or discarded materials. One time, I remember, he made my siblings and me a gum-ball machine out of an old jar and some carved wood. I was always in awe of the meticulous attention to detail. I believe this thrill of being innovative and inventive is something on which my dad thrives.
In this way, my dad and I are very much the same. For example, it is in my nature to make sure I'm not capable of making a particular item myself before I purchase something. I am constantly thinking: how can I remake this? What can I use in place of this? What's a more efficient way to do this? etc... So, when I saw these adorable shoes I decided I would make my own, and for much cheaper! Consequently, my Sunday project is to make my version of these:



I will post pictures of my final result in a future post. 

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Fashion Inspiration from my Archives

I often enjoy looking at fashion websites and blogs. Over the years I have collected a bunch of photos from these sites and saved them in a folder on my computer entitled "Fashion Inspire". I have yet to share any of these photos with anyone and I figure I might as well post them on my blog. If not for others to view, than at least they'll be neatly posted for my own viewing pleasure.