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Week 13: Cold Season

January 25, 2012 with 39 Comments

I’ve gone straight through an entire box of Kleenex Puffs Plus (my nose is still raw and red) and am onto box two at the moment dealing with a crap cold that began Monday!

Dear Nose, You are not my friend today. Very best, Marisa

Can’t tell if it’s partially due to allergies from the weird weather, or if I just had been downplaying not feeling well when I was legit not feeling well? Regardless, it just hit like a ton of very heavy dumbbells. I’m hoping to come around in a day or so and if I’m still stuck in bed, I’ll have to knit or hand sew something.

It’s water, hot tea, naps, vitamins, more naps, and oranges on the agenda…ugh, so not fun sleeping in a sea of crumbled tissues. Hope all of you are feeling much better than I am right now. More to follow…

Week 13: Football Sunday!

January 23, 2012 with 15 Comments

It’s been a little hectic in my neck of the woods, sewing aside, because my parents who have been my neighbors here in Los Angeles for the past few years are now North Carolina bound! All of my before pictures have been shot at their house, so the blog has also reaped the benefits of their close proximity and front lawn.

Backyard Workshop!

Come the beginning of February, I’ll be embarking on a little road trip heading down south to help them get situated in their new digs and you’ll all obviously be coming along with, via photos and maybe some video

It’s definitely bittersweet, and I’m sure I’ll have my moments where I get sad, however I feel so lucky and blessed to have had them so close for the time they were here. It’s an exciting move for them to be close to family and I’m looking forward to trips and more extended family visits. Today we had a little goodbye gathering where friends and family stopped by for pizza, stories, and football. I wore a $1 find that was completely fitting for today.

Vintage SF!

A vintage t-shirt from the 49ers 1988 NFC Championship! It was a perfect fit and honestly one of the softest and most deliciously comfy shirts. Unfortunately this shirt was not lucky…

OT loss

…and since this shirt did not bring luck, I’m going with this one for next week!

Giants time!

Sorry Pats fans, even though I’m a Jets enthusiast, I’m going with the other NY team to take the Super Bowl. We’ll see if this shirt brings any luck in two weeks!

Week 13: Kira’s NDAD Creation

January 22, 2012 with 14 Comments

Today’s remake was one I thought was fab! I have like three makeup bags – all freebies from Clinique’s gift with purchase thanks to my mom – but this one that Kira did was just plain awesome!

“Hi Marisa,

I’m so inspired by your fantastic creations. I needed a makeup bag in a pinch the other day, didn’t have money to buy one and decided to create my own bag from an old shirt I was getting rid of. The bag turned out surprisingly well, looks sort of vintage/bohemian and and I wanted to share my creation with you!