Stitch and Hammer ➾ Maker/Merchant

Amy of Stitch and Hammer handcrafts the most sumptuous leather goods around. She recently asked me to be part of her Maker/Merchant series which features Bay Area based craftspeople in their workspaces. My answer was a resounding Y-E-S since I admire her work and truly enjoy seeing the workspaces of others. Why not share mine?

View the full feature and interview here

All images courtesy of Stitch & Hammer

dream girl

I never, ever tire of seeing Kirsten Dunst. My infatuation began after seeing Interview with a Vampire, continued with her rendition of Amy March in Little Women and reached its peak with her cast as Lux Lisbon in the movie version of one of my favorite books, The Virgin Suicides. She has that perfect mix of doe-eyed innocence and strong willed fire that makes it hard to look away from her. So, of course I loved this editorial by Yelena Yemchuck for Vogue Italia.

My best guess is that it was shot in Northern California, so double plus!

Secret Shop

I love me some vintage goodies, but don't often have time to do serious thrifting. I often find myself scouring ebay and etsy for cool duds. It's much easier for me to determine the wearability of a vintage piece if I can see it on a person v.s. a ramshackle rack or bin to be sifted through. Taking it one step further is the lookbook. Granted you can't really shop from a vintage lookbook as the pieces are one of a kind, but it does whisk me away to a happy place and give me inspiration for shopping the other items available and styling them in my own way. Love these images from Secret Shop's lookbook. Bonus points: the newest features Frankie Raydar.

my east coast self

Windswept, historical, timeless, classic, red lips, sink ships, stripes and plaids, cable knits, afternoon light, fall colors, summer colors, summer skin, sand in toes, seasons, 'nor easter, hurricane, snowstorm, cold noses, long winters, long hair, seashells, buttoned up, all in a row, oysters and lobster and mussels and clams, work hard, work long, values, tradition.

...just in case

you missed my Refinery29 feature in one of the many other places I shared it....here it is!

Click here to be surrounded by Sarah Swell-ness!

Lovely photos by Molly DeCoudreaux

pieces of place...

I love my home. It's my sanctuary. I love adding to and altering space; collecting things to include in my own little personally curated museum. Here are a few glimpses inside mine.

...and don't forget to enter my giveaway below to win a Sarah Swell fossil necklace handcrafted with lots of love!

preview...

I can't wait to share my new collection/logo redesign/photo shoot with all of you. In the meantime, here are some little morsels from the Sarah Swell photo shoot to keep you satified while everything comes together.

Wait, I went on a vacation?

It seems like it was ages ago already. My love and I took a (long overdue) trip to the Yucatan last month. There was some beach and relaxation, but it consisted mostly of feeding our bellies with amazing food and feeding our insatiable obsession with the mysterious Maya by visiting as many ruins as was humanly possible within our alloted time, which would be a total of 7.