Happy Meowlidays!

Sparkle sparkle

The BUST Craftacular was fun, but nuts. The place was packed! The constant jostling really took it outta me, but it was worth crossing a couple people off my Christmas list. I still have sooo many gifts I need to buy, for people who I know so little about. And then there's my father and brother-in-laws whose lists each year consist of three things: coffee, chocolate, socks. Sigh.

What do you buy for relatives you're not especially close with, and who don't share your tastes?

Potentially unwise purchase #5,287

I bought a huge, canary yellow cardigan at Buffalo Exchange a couple days ago. It is truly enormous and makes me look like Big Bird's great grandpa (no, really). But here's the thing: it's 100% effiing J. Crew CASHMERE! And it was $7.50! AND IT FEELS LIKE I AM WEARING A CLOUD!!!

BUST-tacular

Short notice I know, but if you live in the NYC area, you should come hang out with me at the 3rd annual BUST magazine CRAFTACULAR tomorrow, Dec. 8th! This will be my first time attending, but it sounds like a pretty rockin' good time--food, drink, dancin', and 200+ vendors selling every kind of craft under the sun: silk-screened items, vintage clothing, cosmetics, knitwear, jewelry, paper goods, handbags, ornaments, cards, and more! Oh, and did I mention that Amy Sedaris will be there? Yeah. That's right. See here for more info, and I'll see YOU tomorrow!

Shock and awe

Sometimes I'm rather alarmed by how short the things I was wearing in summer were! I just pulled this dress I made in July out of the bottom of my suitcase (yes, due to extreme dresser/money shortages, I am still keeping many of my clothes in an enormous suitcase on the floor) and slapped it on over leggings (over tights, I might add) and was almost uncomfortable wearing it with my all my bits fully covered, let alone bare legged! I fear I'm loosing the cojones that working at American Apparel granted me (a tolerance for the perversely short, thanks Dov!) Alas!