pinterest obsession

were have i been, you ask? well - on pinterest, of course! and, i'm officially hooked, obsessed & thoroughly addicted after months of ignoring it's siren's call. it's like the feeling you get from making an etsy treasury times a thousand and my eyeballs haven't been this happy, well... ever! if you haven't given in to this guilty pleasure yet, do yourself a favor and allow yourself to become immersed in the beauty & bliss that can only come from gathering together all of your most favorite things!

xoxo
☆ emilia ☆

inspiration - pass the baton

i find myself revisiting this etsy video featuring tokyo consignment shop pass the baton all the time to draw on the wealth of inspiration i always gather from both the cleverness of the shop and its reverent attitude toward the art of recycling. when i was first thinking about starting my own vintage shop, i would watch this video over & over again to gather the courage to take the plunge. the owner's respectful view of recycling and his thoughts on the personal & historical context of this sort of endeavor made me feel like i was stepping into a long legacy of others who have also found beauty & possibilities in things left behind.

my absolute favorite aspect of the store are all the wonderful little stories that accompany the items - what a magical ideal! i wish i could offer a similar personal story with each of the garments in my shop - wouldn't that be lovely? it's gotten me inspired to ask more questions from now on about the previous owners & personal journeys of the lovely vintage frocks that eventually find a new home through the flying carousel. i would love to be able to provide a small snippet of the past with each piece - how special that would be?!

xoxo

☆ emilia ☆

the springtime fairy

i was having a hard time getting into the glitter shoe craze last fall - silver and gold glitter doesn't remind me as much of the holidays as it does of fairies, fairy tales and warm starry nights. for me, glitter has more of a springtime association with it and i'm most inspired to sprinkle a bit on when channeling the may queen as my style muse - draped in soft pink, mint green, and pastel yellow hues.

a few weeks ago, i was kicking myself for having missed out on the miu miu glitter bootie craze last fall - why didn't i realize i would be dying for a pair of impostors come february? a quick google search led me to realize that the diy glitter shoe was probably the most popular tutorial covered last fall so it wasn't hard to get the gist of it. i used $5 brand new "exhilaration" booties from goodwill (score!), superfine champagne glitter, pva archival glue, and a clear acrylic spray to finish. i forgot to take "before" pics but the booties were black suede and i covered them using a combination of a glue & glitter mixture and then shaking more glitter on top of that, about 4-5 layers thick. i used fine pink ribbon as shoe laces here but also made laces with big pink satin taffeta bows for a bit more fun & drama. such a quick & easy diy and the perfect way to capture the magic & celebration of the birth of spring!

xoxo

☆ emilia ☆

*outfit details: vintage flower & butterflies long sleeve shirt // thrifted pink & white "candy striper" mini skirt // vintage gold belt // white nylon ankle socks

SALE!!

we're making room for new spring inventory... coming soon!