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Is the flower mania in the air? It is for sure that time of the year when nature just explodes with blooms! I love to wear flower prints during this time of the year ( and not only )with my new Big Star jeans- thanks to Paulina from Bollare.com . These ankle boots are also new! I received them from Juliane through one of her giveaways on her blog- Styleshiver -
Thank you ladies! I'm really enjoying these new additions in my closet !

                                                  Blazer: Sisley/ similar style here and here
                                                  Shirt: Liz Claiborne/ similar style here  and here
                                                  Jeans: Big Star, thanks to Bollare.com
                                                  Ankle boots: Nowhere, thanks to Styleshiver
                                                  Bag: vintage/ another great version here and here
                                                  Cuff bracelet: E&L/ similar style here and here
                                                  Sunglasses: Ralph Lauren

I'm over at first time Fancy today while Kerry is in the midst of a big move. Stop by and visit!



Happy Thursday!

As an old boss of mine used to say, "now we're cookin with steam!"

Momentum is gained and the train has left the station. (what other lameo phrases can I think of?)

A big thanks to all of you for your encouragement. I've decided to give this upholstery a try! I anticipate much frustration, lots of cussing and the occasional breakdown, but I'm ready. In the words of LL Cool J - I'm gonna knock you out!

But I'm getting ahead of myself.

Since my last progress report, I had my antique and furniture refinisher experts (my parents) look the couch over. And they confirmed what I had thought - this wood is not a staining kind of girl. Boo hoo. Black it is.

We took her outside and gave her a coat of primer. (Primer in background next to vintage LipSmaker found in part 2.)

God bless spray paint. Can you imagine trying to paint all that carving? Ugh. Sanding it was bad enough.


What? Your couches don't levitate over your recycle bin in your back yard?

I then got on the first coat of black before the wind picked up. And its stayed a bit too windy for my liking (which is actually rather odd for this area. Hmmm, maybe it was mother nature encouraging me to loaf instead of work!). But this weekend is supposed to be perfect, so she'll get her second coat of black and then the real work begins.

The fabric has been purchased and is exactly what I wanted. A perfect, neutral linen for the girl who changes color schemes once a quarter. (that's me in case you didn't know.)

So this weekend - Commence to start! (one of my favorite lines from Father of the Bride 2. Stop laughing, it was a funny movie...in parts.)

The plan is to do one panel, and then re-evaluate. Making sure its turning out well and I'm not just wasting good fabric by butchering it with my 'skills'.

This will be either really awesome, or really funny. Either way, I'll let you know.

Another day, another print:) Today- techno prints- in a blue and white combination with orange accessories. Speaking about accessories, I was telling you in this post here , about a new DIY: my first clutch, made by Bogdan and I. I chose a pretty simple design with silver finishes, keeping the whole look modern. Now I have more ideas and can't wait to start a new project!


                                                      Pants: Josephine Chaus /similar style here
                                                      Blouse: Divided
                                                      Clutch: made by Bogdan and I
                                                      Cardigan: Mossimo/ similar style here and here
                                                      Sandals: Marc by Marc Jacobs
                                                      Necklace: made by Bogdan
                                                      Ring: MOMA store
                                                      Sunglasses: Betsey Johnson/ similar style here and here

	Dean Baker
	Co-Director of CEPR; Author, 'The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive'

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan did a great public service when he released his budget last week. By throwing a piece of total garbage on the table and pretending it is a real budget plan, he allowed us to see who in Washington is serious about the budget and who just says things that will push their agenda.

It is easy to see that Ryan himself could not possible be serious about the document he put out as a "Path to Prosperity." The Congressional Budget Office analysis of the plan, which was prepared under Representative Ryan's direction, shows that all categories of government spending outside of health care and Social Security will shrink to 3.75 percent of GDP by 2050.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dean-baker/the-paul-ryan-rorschach-t_b_1380895.html

Happy Monday everyone! I hope your weekend was a good one. We all survived spring break but I will say I was happy for a return to 'normal' this morning.

I was at Lowe's yesterday (surprise, surprise) and once again I couldn't pull the trigger and buy energy efficient bulbs.

Recycling, eating organic, buying locally, low VOC - I'll help mother earth out as much as the next girl. But when it comes to lighting, I'm a bit hardheaded. (ok, I'm really hardheaded about a lot of things, but I won't go there. not without drinks.)

via Restoration Hardware

I like mood lighting. I don't have a bulb in my house that's over 40 watts. We have recessed lighting (halogen) in a few rooms and we have dimmers everywhere we can. But with the government starting to shake me down, and phasing out regular bulbs over the next few years (yes, I am hoarding my 25 and 40 watt bulbs like I'm preparing for nuclear war), I'm realizing that I need to adapt to this wether I like it or not.

So Halogen, CFL, LED. What do you know? What do you use? What do you like?

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The United States has paid $50,000 in compensation for each Afghan killed in the shooting spree attributed to a U.S. soldier in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan official and a community elder said Sunday.

The families of the dead received the money Saturday at the governor's office, said Kandahar provincial council member Agha Lalai. Each wounded person received $11,000 Lalai said. Community elder Jan Agha confirmed the same figures.

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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-paid-50000-per-death-in-shooting-spree-afghans/article2380645/

As I promised you last week, here are my second round of photos from my birthday! I could'n help myself and I uploaded a tone of photos because it was one of my favorite photo shoot:)) That was a wonderful day spent just with Bogdan at the lake, where we enjoyed tiramisu cake, vanilla cupcake, balloons and  bubbles :) As about the outfit, I made this skirt specially for this day and I was wearing my  cardigan backwards(not my idea- but totally love it) and converse!
 Fun! fun! fun !!!!!



                                                                     Cardigan: J Crew/ similar here
                                                                     Skirt: made by me
                                                                     Shoes: Converse/ similar here
                                                                     Sunglasses: Ralph Lauren/ similar here