I grew up watching M.A.S.H. In the late 80′s, when I was in college, I lived in vintage army pants. I love that classic silhouette and color. The Dries Van Noten Fall 2010 collection reminded me how much I loved that slouchy comfortable fit and distinct color. I love how he mixes utiliarian with luxury [...]
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vintage army pants
Posted by recovergirl on April 7, 2012
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alabama chanin
Natalie Chanin is an inspiration. I often day dream that I will be able to create fine up-cycled items after I retire.
Posted by recovergirl on March 20, 2012
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vintage scarf dress
Did you see that Marni is doing a collection for H&M? I love the mix of patterns. It re-ignited my interest in trying to create a dress from vintage scarves. The first time I wanted to attempt this was after watching the Dries Van Noten Spring 2010 runway show. The dresses above are made by [...]
Posted by recovergirl on March 16, 2012
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party animals
I work the night shift tonight. Usually I spend all morning cleaning the house and doing laundry, but today I’m going allow myself some time to do something creative and fun. I stumbled upon the picture above on Pinterest. It’s from the blog Oh Happy Day. I love it! I am celebrating my birthday [...]
Posted by recovergirl on February 22, 2012
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girl crush art workshop + tea party
This morning I stumbled onto a blog I’ve never read before called The Jealous Curator. I didn’t read the fine print but I think she is responsible for this series of workshops. Such a great idea. We should do something like this on the Seacoast. Talk amongst yourselves. xo
Posted by recovergirl on February 19, 2012
http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/girl-crush-art-workshop-tea-party/
jean quilt inspiration
I’ve settled on the direction for my next quilt. The majority of the quilt will be made from large pieces of second hand blue jean in a Gee’s Bend style. My color choices are inspired by Carrie Strine. I want the majority of the blanket to feel neutral but I want to introduce small intense [...]
Posted by recovergirl on February 6, 2012
http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/jean-quilt-inspiration/
handwriting and doodles
I’m infatuated with handwriting and doodles, especially on photographs. maira kalman // design love fest // julia kostreva // cig harvey
Posted by recovergirl on January 20, 2012
http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/handwriting-and-doodles/
cig harvey
cig harvey has a book coming out in april 2012
Posted by recovergirl on January 3, 2012
http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/cig-harvey/
artist curated book display logo
I am playing with logo ideas for a new program at the library. The draft above was inspired by the work of Jane Mount. I stumbled upon her shop on Etsy. Below is an example of her work. She does custom bookshelf paintings. Neat.
Posted by recovergirl on December 26, 2011
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heart sweaters
I love the J. Crew Heart Me sweater, but even more than that I love the Play Comme des Garcons cardigan. It is geek chic perfection with a wink. I can’t afford the $410 price tag so I may try to find the perfect vintage grandfather cardigan and applique a little Filip Pagowski heart [...]
Posted by recovergirl on December 23, 2011
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HAIR BRAINED
