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Monday, February 15th, 8:30PT

Posting is going to be a little light around here as I'll be working like crazy getting things

ready for the update. I hate to admit it but I tend to be more productive when I stay

away from the Internet.......

If all goes according to plan there will be a special accessory I made for the

balletomane dresses included in this update. More info later....

I am so excited to share.

Happy 101 blog award

Many thanks to the very sweet Rachel of Elephantine for giving me the Happy 101 blog award. This is my first ever blog award. I am so happy!

The rules of the award are simple: list 10 things that make you happy and then pass along the award to 10 wonderful blogger.

Ten things that make me happy:

1. Almond butter shortbread.
2. My newly organized sewing room.
3. Staying in my Pjs all day.
4. Breaded fried tofu.
5. The sun peeking out today.
6. Working on my spring collection.
7. New fabric swatches.
8. Hot tea
9. A song I heard on the radio.
10. Taking a long walk with no intention of going anywhere.

Ten wonderful bloggers:

1. Megan- Commas and Clauses
2. Michelle- Blue Moss
3. Nadia-Nadinoo
4. Julia- Rennes-le-Château
5. Stephanie Renee - Dores
6. Lyndsay- To Ramona
7. Eunice- Say hi to Eunice
8. Kate - Hello Lindello
9. Anabela - Fieldguided
10. Karyn- Tsilli Girly Style Memo

It was pretty tough to pick just 10.

Caesar braids...

Sorry about the lack of posts lately guys. I feel like such a bad blogger. Besides college, which has been keeping me crazy busy, I have also been hard at work on the Bekväm Spring-Summer collection. I love Winter but I also LOVE Spring and Summer. I cannot wait to shed all my layers and wear all sorts of delicate, pale frocks. I know warm weather is still a ways off but it does not hurt to plan ahead. I am also trying to make this new collection more cohesive than my past collections have been. We will see.

On another note,

The navy balletomane fabric will be arriving this week.

A Winter shop update is coming soon I promise.

I decided to braid my hair today. I cannot part my hair to save my life. I swear I thought this was straight when I did it.

Caesar braids are my new wannabe milkmaid hairstyle. My hair is long enough to put in two braids but it is still too short for milkmaid braids. Look at how close I am though, just a couple more inches. I call these Caesar braids because they look like Julius Caesars laurel hairdo. If you do not believe me go see this picture......Told you.

Oh, to be organized....

...before pictures of my cluttery crowded space...

I wish I had gotten some after shots, but I finished so late it was too dark to take any.

These were taken midway through the cleaning.

Vintage wood letters...

...finally put up an inspiration board...

I decided to do a belated spring cleaning and re-organization of my studio/bedroom. I worked my butt off all day and I'm pretty pleased with the results. I got rid of my highboy dresser which was taking up a TON of room. Then I shuffled the rest of the stuff around to make the whole room more open. Now I can get ALL the way around my cutting table(which is awesome)and if I fold up my cutting table I have a whole blank wall for photographing clothes(yes!). Which means no more grungy garage shots when it gets too cold to go outside. I'm pretty stoked about it. I really want to decorate the wall somehow but I'm not really sure with what.....Any ideas/input is welcome....I really love this clever lady's background....maybe something papercut...I don't know????