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Happy Memorial Day weekend! Mine is starting off swimmingly. (Not literally, since I have no swimsuit, but you know what I mean.) I received an Amazon Fresh order this afternoon, and when I opened the produce bin, all I could smell were fresh, ripe strawberries. Fresh organic produce on demand is one thing, but perfectly-ripe [...]

I’m writing from a big, comfy recliner in a second-floor apartment all the way out in the Mississippi Delta, and I’m doing so with a sore throat the size of Texas. My hosts insist that I didn’t catch strep throat from another traveler, but actually have the “Delta crud,” a nasty bug attributed to crop [...]

Did you know that Lindsay’s birthday was last week? Well, it was. Did you buy her a present? No? Well I did. I’m such a good friend. I make zillions of Etsy favorites posts – I’m kind of addicted – and today, I thought I’d show you a few things I didn’t buy Lindsay for [...]

Kelsey! Congratulations, Kelsey! We have emailed your email address to Drops of Sun, and they will contact you soon! Everyone else: we have yet another giveaway coming up in May…keep a look-out!

Giveaway: Drops of Sun

April 15, 2011

As my hair grows out – I’m going from an short asymmetrical cut to an inverted bob – I’ve been developing new and creative ways to style it. Hair Art a la Jen. Okay, so mostly it’s just a bunch of bobby pins, but it’s way fun. All this playing has pulled me away from [...]

Though Earth Day doesn’t come until later this month – April 22, to be exact – many companies have adopted celebrating an “Earth Month,” with daily tips, deals and giveaways from the eco-world. (I can’t wait until Earth Month becomes Earth…Year? Earth Life!) Proxy Apparel, a socially-conscious and eco-friendly company throughout the year, is showing [...]

…love, and be loved. Tightrope Blouse: $160 Bouquet of Spring Love Letters: $5 She Belongs There Perfume Oil: $35 Martinique Porcelain Coral Ring: $46 Sycamore Seed: $30 Rose Jersey Shirt with Leaf Applique: $70

Details

March 17, 2011

Lines and curves and cross-hatches. It’s all in the details today. Black Cotton Jersey Triangle Top: $78 Your fearless leader is a sucker for asymmetry, and horizontal necklines. Berlin Porcelain Ring: $41 This looks like ice. I want to wear it all summer and imagine that it controls the weather. Floating Tulle Earrings: $25 I [...]

The Garden

March 7, 2011

As spring draws nearer, I find myself appreciating more and more the things that grow out of the ground. They sense it, too: the cactus is flowering, my hyacinth came back from its store-bought-and-potted death, and bunches of daffodils shot up through the late winter frost last week. I’m ready to be out in the [...]

Femme

February 21, 2011

Now that Valentine’s Day is long over – by a whole week! – I’m back to pretty pink girly things. Cricket: $28 Lucky Elephant: $32.50 Vita Vase (4): $60 Fox Clutch: $70 Sweet Pea: $5 Coral Rose Chiffon Scarf: $10

Recently, I asked all of you what posts you like most (and want to see more of) here at Awakened Aesthetic. (Side note: If you haven’t taken the poll, please do!) I was surprised and pleased at how many of you voted for me to post more of my Etsy finds – those little themed [...]

I’ve been signed up for two ethical sample sale sites – jasmere and Pure Citizen – for a while now, but I haven’t seen any sales that make me really excited…until today, of course.  You know, when I’ve already made a post and am now basically spamming you with my excitement.  So, I hope you [...]

Note to self:  Christmas is not about you.  Admit that you’re defeated by consumerism and move on. — Today is hard. Beyond the Rack is having a sale on MATT & NAT handbags AND belts.  I hate Beyond the Rack.  Their orders take about sixteen years to get to me, because of some ridiculous roundabout [...]

Six Impossible Things

December 1, 2010

“There is no use trying, said Alice; one can’t believe impossible things. I dare say you haven’t had much practice, said the Queen. When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” – Lewis Carroll, from Through [...]

[starreviewmulti id=2 tpl=20 style='plain' size='16' average_stars='darkness' average_size='16'] I love my city.  I love its beaches, and its gigantic trees, and its sudden cliffs and rolling hills.  Seattle is full of nature’s crazy side, sidling up against the only temperate rain forest in the world, some awesome ice caves, and rocky beaches full of giant cephalopods. [...]

Falling Whistles

November 1, 2010

I know it’s the holiday season, and now that Halloween is over you’re all chomping at the bit for gift ideas and party dresses. I ask that you wait just one more day, though, while I show you something far more important. This is a story of the Congo. It is told by Sean Carasso, [...]

Glory: $58 Celithemis Eponina: $24.99 Vintage Purdue Doctors Bag: $68 1940s Lace Mini Dress: $52.99

Welcome Project Artisan

August 23, 2010

[starreviewmulti id=2 tpl=20 style='plain' size='16' average_stars='darkness' average_size='16'] It’s Lindsay! Owner of Broke & Beautiful and Co-Founder of The Demoiselles. Pleased to meet you! Once you guys actually remember who I am, I’ll take away this italicized part. Until then, deal with it! We are huge, huge fans of sites that support emerging, independent designers – [...]

I so rarely hear about failed pursuits of happiness. Birch Bark Necklace Cluster: $89 People who follow their bliss, who take chances, seem so much more content, less worried, than the rest of us. Blue Peony Dishtowels: $20 They don’t mind life’s setbacks, or worry when their bliss isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.  [...]

…and the Bees

April 29, 2010

My sister has one tattooed along the top of her foot, my boyfriend’s wildly allergic, and one year, we had a swarm of them take over our back yard as the queen looked for new digs. I love bees. To me, they signify spring: the flowers are blooming, and the lady worker bees are hard [...]