Dress me up

Lace. I don't know why, but I am just really into it right now. (Don't worry- not like, a lace Madonna glove or lace bodysuit, be reasonable here.) I'm not typically a huge necklace person, but I'm trying to expand my accessorizing horizons beyond earrings, so earlier this summer I took a chance and bought a necklace from the Etsy shop Fox & Clover and I think that's where this whole thing began.


pic courtesy of fox & clover

Well now, weeks later with my lace obsession still growing, imagine my delight when I flipped open my idea book (which is this book where I paste magazine clippings and paint swatches, etc., that I find inspiration in), and what did my eyes behold but this picture- from approximately 2007:


(Sorry, not the best scan)

It's a tee shirt with... umm, like a lace inset. I. Need. This. Or something like it. So I took to Etsy to see if I could find something similar, and I hate to say- I didn't- but here's the part where I'm going to change the subject completely because that's how my mind works and because I DID find this great Etsy shop whiteowl that has some fantastic necklaces that really take my lace doily necklace to the next level. Like lace-necklace-meets-bib-necklace style. Need this in my life to wear with grey tights and maybe a blazer or something. Oh, and pants. Or a skirt or dress really, not just the tights and blazer.


Yesssss. Pic from whiteowl.

Whiteowl also has some fantastic earrings, also. Basically I'm considering starting to buy all my EVERYTHING from Etsy. Don't even get me started on the paper goods you can find on there...