» It was Cascade week on Design Diary! I’ve done tutorials, and shared a full outfit. Head on over to see it all, and I’ll share some photos here on Monday. 

» I’m starting to realize what having a kitten means - my arms and legs are starting to look like his personal scratching post. Oh, baby Henry.  

» Boo and I have a new favorite go-to weekend activity : kayaking and canoeing on the Charles. We’ve headed a few times towards the outskirts of the city, where it’s quieter. But next time we want to try it right from Boston. I’m sure the city views will be amazing!

» A few more items to add to my summer wishlist : this top, this dress, and these sneakers (yep, I said sneakers. How unlike me. But they are polka dot, so I guess that makes sense). 

I’m a big fan of cut-outs lately. I’m sorta obsessed with this sweater that I wore recently, and now I’m in love with this skirt and these sandals. And it just so happens that they work perfectly together. Lover love love. 

I wore this out to Sunday brunch this past weekend. And I got my usual eggs benny, in case you were wondering (another obsession). I love brunch so much. I wish that every meal could be like brunch. Eggs benny, waffles, and pancakes - breakfast, lunch and dinner. Every day. That sounds like perfection.  

sweater: Buffalo Exchange

shirt: thrifted

skirt: Nordstrom

porcupine quill necklace: gift from Boo

tote: c/o Megan Nielsen

sandals: Forever21

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My wish list addiction strikes again. This time, I’m craving sunshine, warm weather, and lots of floral. I’m picturing strolling through farmers markets and vintage markets, dinner dates on outdoor terraces, and mid-day ice cream breaks. 

Sounds about perfect.

I have had this outfit by Beth of B. Jones stuck in my head for forever now. No really, I just sit there and think about that outfit sometimes. No joke. And yet somehow it just dawned on me the other day, that I have all the components to put a veeeeery similar outfit together myself. How did I not realize this before?! It made me so excited! 

And also - this outfit made me feel like summer. 

dress: Express

shirt: Forever21

blazer: Forever21

pin: vintage

heels: Shoemint

I really, really, real hate real insects. But put a bunch of colorful ones on a shirt and I’m smitten. So much so that I stalked another girl in the thrift store until she put it down. I snatched it up before she could even turn her back on it. 

No shame.

shirt: thrifted

shorts: Forever21

glasses: Bonlook

shoes: BC Footwear (my wedding shoes!)

» This week on Design Diary - It was Crescent week! I shared some tips and tricks for assembling the top, and then showed you my dress variation. 

» Speaking of Crescent and the rest of the Breakwater collection, check out some of the pattern testers and their awesome creations. They all did so good!

» The winner of the Loly In The Sky giveaway has been announced!

» Have a great weekend, my friends!

I’ve been gushing over Megan’s new pattern release, and I’ve finally started to dive into new variations and tutorials! Head on over to Design Diary to check out my Crescent dress tutorial, as well as a few more photos.

dress: handmade - Megan Nielsen Crescent pattern. See my variation here. 

belt: Anthropologie

glasses: Warby Parker

heels: H&M

bag: H&M