Saturday morning

Saturday morning I joined Julie for a little estate sale hunting. We went to one in a pretty apartment, that from the description sounded promising, but turned out to be a bust. I did get a nice laptop case thought, even thought it was overpriced for an estate sale (everything was), but It was just what I've been looking for :)

After that we found a great sale held by a couple of girls who were cleaning out their closets, including a lot of great vintage. There were a few things I wanted, but as soon as I saw these Chie Miharas, it was love at first sight. They are still in the box, never worn, even have extra heel tabs. I've been wanting a pair of Chie Miharas for a couple of years, but even on sale they are out of my price range. These were only $50. Yeah, it would have been wrong not to get them.

Kitty cats and scarves

Photos by Ruth

I saw five kitties today. And I wanted to take them all home. One was running across the street and nearly got run over by some idiot in his fancy fast car, I really wanted to throw a rock at the guy and yell "Kitties don't know how to use crosswalks jerk!"

Only I would say something other than jerk, but my family reads this so....

All the kittyness was leading up to this gift from my grandma, a darling squeaky toy from the 30s or 40s, it's soooooo cute!

*Squeak squeak!*

And earlier I was browsing Notcouture and came across this cool Hermes site which shows girls around the world wearing their Hermes scarves in different ways. Even though I don't have an Hermes scarf, I do have lots of pretty silk scarves that rarely see the light of day, so the site inspired me to play around with a few. Since I didn't pin curl my hair last night I went with a turban style, which you can learn how to do here (It's very easy!).

Pants-Forever 21

Scarf and shoes-Thrifted

Blouse-Estate Sale

Fairy stars

Ok, so for this outfit I collaborated with Tiger Cult Vintage and they sent my this beautiful dress to borrow! I wore it to work and got so many compliments on it, and instead of wearing the little tie belt on my waist, it used it for a headband. It was going to be available for purchase, but a few hours ago it was listed with my photos and sold already! Someone will be very happy with it :)

Dress-On load from Tiger Cult Vintage

Belt-Thrifted

Shoes-Buffalo Exchange, Burnside, Portland Or

Locket-Urban Eccentric Vintage

Carnival

One reason I love carnival rides (aesthetically), is because they haven't changed much since the good ol' days. The ferris wheel is still the most prominent structure, everything is unavoidably bright, and jumbo elephant ears are as popular as ever. Though I regret to say Ruth and I forgot to get one :(

We all rode the kiddie roller coaster, my nephew went in a fun house, and we all raced little clowns in cars to win a snake that provided much entertainment on the way home.

Clark County Fair 4H

Photos by Ruth

This afternoon I went with my brother and nephew, and the Pink House family to The Clark County Fair. First we visited the animals and crafts portion, and later the carnival portion, those photos will be another post tomorrow.
My favorite part as you can probably see were the bunnies, they are so fluffy! Among them angora rabbits, which I love, they are so fluffy you can only see a bit of ear and their tiny pink nose. And an amazing bunny with mutton chops, Sam named Buttonchops (bunny/muttonchops).
There were cows, llamas, a giant pig (it's snout was as big as my head), and some really beautiful birds. I had no idea pigeons could look so exotic!
And even though I run screaming at the sight of a little bee, we visited the bee booth where there was the "American Honey Queen" (so Pushing Daisies), and Ruth and I did the bee wiggle dance.

Dress-Antique Expo

Hat-Forever 21

Shoes-Thrifted

Purse-Urban Eccentric Vintage

Cocktails

Photos by Clif Barnes

Last night I attended a party hosted by Julie, with a gathering of other vintage loving people, and we drank, laughed, and drank some more. It was even more fun than it sounds.

Among the guests I finally met Brooksie who was a delight to talk with about the woes of victory rolls and pin curls. And look at Julies hat! It was so amazing, I wanted to eat it, a cluster of chocolate covered cherries and truffles, custom designed by Chatham Girl.

Can't wait for the next get together!

p.s. See my Facebook for my outfit photos :)