3 Posts In March!

I can't believe March is almost over! Where is all the time going? Where's a guy with a Tardis when you need one...
Anyways, I wanted to introduce you guys to Lola. Lola lives with me now.

She stole my wig.

G'night!
Madeline

P.S. I didn't think about it when  I was dressing up, but the wig and hat seem very Capitol-ish, non? I still haven't gone to see the movie... Perhaps I should dress up when I finally do....

Things That Make Me Happy Right Now Vol. 4

1. My vintage swim cap.

2. Twirl by Kate Spade. I got this perfume just because the bottle was adorable, but it actually smells really good, too!

3. My new shoes. I call them my Anna and The French Kiss shoes :)

4. The necklaces I just got from Sora Designs. They are rather Lola and The Boy Next Door-ish... I see a theme developing here...
They are sooo pretty! I haven't had a chance to wear them yet though... Maybe I'll have  to do some outfit posts soon.

5. Alexis Emeralds!! I so want her!

6. Selling 17 hats in my Etsy shop! I had no idea when I started that I would sell so many so fast! It's been terrific. Everyone on Etsy is so nice and I've been having fun acquiring new hats to sell. In fact,  I have a hat box full of birdcage veils that I really need to photograph...

7. Madeleines. Yum. Although it does seem a little wrong since I'm Madeline. I don't really care, they are delicious.

'Til then, Ducks!

Cheers,
Madeline 

Credit where credit is due: Blythe promo drawing: www.BlytheDoll.com
Necklaces by Sora Designs: www.SoraDesigns.com
Madeleines: www.MarthaStewart.com

I had the best of intentions of blogging in February... Alas, it did not happen. Work has been crazy busy, which is good, but I miss having time to do things that I used to do! Like blogging... Or laundry...
Anyways, if you've been peeking around the blog lately you may have noticed that my etsy bar (to the right) is starting to fill up again. I've been collecting vintage hats since.. I was 13? 12? 14? Something like that. I've amassed quite the collection and I thought it was kind of mean to keep them all to myself since I don't wear them all. I'm trying to wear the ones I am keeping more often... Maybe I can pop back on to the blog and post some pictures soon! I'll be listing lots more in the next few weeks. Lots of birdcage veils and a few cocktail hats. I also have a pair of boots and a dress I'll be listing.
Also, if you'd like to keep up with me on Facebook, I've got a page. The Facebook app on my phone is a lot better than the Blogger app, so I can post there much easier on Facebook when I don't have time to write a proper post.
Ok, I should get back to work. These hat listings won't write themselves!
Much love,
Madeline

Somebody That I Used To Know

Hello, Blogger Friends.
I haven't died or gone into the witness protection program, January just turned into a pretty crazy month.
Not long after my last post, my laptop started acting pretty weird and I sent it off to my Uncle's to see if there was anything to be done. I was going to see my Sister for a few days and I planned on using her Mac while there. Well, her computer was stolen while in the hotel safe. Awesome, right?
So I've pretty much been computer-less for the last few weeks. I'm not going to lie, It's actually been sort of nice. The negatives far outweigh the positive, but after the first few days the horrendous pain becomes manageable. I'm hoping to save some money up and get a new laptop. As it turns out, mine is just old and on it's way out. Hopefully it will last a little while longer. I have a couple of posts planned, so I'll be back relatively soon.
Cheers,
Madeline
Oh, I am obsessed with this song:
Obsessed.

FFF #12: Kiki's Delivery Service

I lied!
In honor of Friday the 13th, here's a vaguely spooky fave of mine.
I vaguely remember seeing it on TV as a kid, but I didn't really, really watch it until a few days ago and it's so good. I'll probably watch it again tonight.

I should try to round Tybalt (my black cat) up and make him watch it with me tonight!
xox
Mads

Moonrise Kingdom

No FFF today, but here's a trailer for a movie that I really want to see.

xo
Madeline

P.S. Happy Friday The 13th!

Things I Read In 2011

Last year, I started keeping a list of all the books I read cover to cover. As we all know, I have a bad habit of reading books cover to... Somewhere in the middle.
List:

• Anna & The French Kiss
• Nightshade
• Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
• Hex Hall
• Demonglass
• Dream Factory
• Beautiful Creatures
• Beautiful Darkness
• My Story (Marilyn Monroe's unfinished autobiography)
• An Off Year
• Into The Wild Nerd Yonder
• Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List
• Death By Chick Lit
• Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero
• Unearthly
• Wings
• Dead Is Not An Option
• The Nine Lives of Chloe King: The Fallen
• Forever
• Miss Peregrine's School For Peculiar Children
• Dean and Me: A Love Story
• Anna Dressed in Blood
• Hector and the Search for Happiness
• How To Not Be Popular
• Spells
• Weetzie Bat
• The Name of the Star
• Witch Baby
• Lola and the Boy Next Door
• I Was A Teenage Fairy 

It's odd, some of those books, I feel like I read them ages ago, they've already soaked into my day to day so much. The list also seems so short. I think part of that is because I started so many books last year, but since I didn't finish them, they didn't make the list. I also really didn't have a lot of time to read. I was working and playing and knitting and many other things that took me away from books. I'm going to try to not let that happen this year.
I think the books that made the biggest impact on me were these,

Stephanie Perkins is my new favorite and Weetzie Bat. Wow. I feel like if I was a writer, I would write sort of like Francesca Lia Block. Or, I'd want to write like her. I've wanted to read Dean & Me for a long time, but I was worried it would ruin Martin & Lewis for me, but it only made me love them more.
Ok, Darlings... Dishes are calling for me. Honestly, at their age, you'd think they'd know how to bathe themselves!
G'night,
Madeline