Please welcome little blog’s accessory correspondent, Victoria Howle! Getting dressed can be a complicated dance of color, pattern and neutrals. You can pull it all together, though, with a few well-placed accessories. A statement necklace is any bold necklace in the category of color or sheer size. And these oversized adornments? Well, they’re currently the hottest fashion trend on the runway.   When choosing a statement necklace be sure to consider your size and frame: If you are petite, you {Read More}

It may not be well known, but I love to make chainmail jewelry. You’re probably thinking “Chainmail? That stuff the medieval knights wore?” Yeah, that’s the origins of it. But with the creativity of modern artists, there are so many beautiful items that can be made using age old materials. Today chainmail can refer to any of the “weaves” or patterns of connecting jump rings together. One of my favorite weaves is called Mobius Flowers. Once you learn how to {Read More}

Everybody!  Look at this fabulous Braille necklace my friend Alice made for me! Alice makes a lovely array of jewelry, including Braille pieces, Fallen Angel couture chocolate brass jewelry, lightweight aluminum earrings, and Swarovski crystal designs. Nouveau Posey necklace Love Birds necklace In the interest of full disclosure, I should tell you that the Braille necklace she made for me was a gift.  She wanted to make something for me, so I requested a piece in memory of my brother, {Read More}

a little peep from little blog:   You CAN wear denim on denim. Just make sure the denim is contrasting. (and, for goodness sake, let’s not call them as “dungarees” ;-D)

Volume 3, Chapter 1 Do the Hue Are you feelin’ the winter blues?  Grey skies and icky weather making it hard to crawl out of bed in the morning?  Can’t wait for spring?  Guess what?  Target already has bathing suits.  The mall is gearing up for the Easter Bunny.  And department stores?  The colors this season are sure to put a spring in your step! I walked into Kohl’s recently and was pleasantly surprised at the neon pastels (yeah, I {Read More}

I usually hate getting catalogs in the mail; especially when I get one because I ordered something about 2 years ago from that company. This happened recently and I didn’t have time to look through the catalog, so I set it aside. Did I mention that I also get e-mail notices from this company? What’s New, Overstock Items, Clearance Sales; you name it, I get an e-mail announcing it. One particular sale caught my eye, and I broke down and {Read More}