Outfit Post: Cold Comfort

Things I like to do when it's cold outside:
-sleep late
-bake cookies
-wear wool socks
-make vegan macaroni and cheese every day for lunch
-snuggle with my sweetie in the evenings while watching Netflix marathons of ridiculous shows, like Glee
-throw on a big chunky sweater, jeans and a scarf and call it a day.

Winter has really hit Virginia, but it wasn't too cold to get in a few outfit shots, the first of the new year! I'm wearing a sweater and booties that will both be coming to the shop soon.

 

tee-Threads 4 Thought, sweater-vintage, cashmere scarf-Joolay (thrifted!), skinny jeans-BR (thrifted), lace up booties-vintage

It's pretty casual and in hindsight, an oversized sweater (It is a turquoise and ivory swirl in chunky knit, which is hard to tell from these photos) is not so flattering on my in-hibernation body, but I wanted to jump back into the habit of wearing vintage and taking outfit posts. Well, really, actually getting dressed, drying my hair, and putting on makeup is truly an improvement. I forget that it actually makes you feel good!

xo,
Amanda

Shop Preview: The Details

It's a brand new year, so that means it's time to put some brand new pretties in the shop, which means going shopping, which is probably the best part about our job.  I took about 200 photos on Monday, and am in the process of measuring and editing and soon posting some great stuff! Here is a peek at some item close ups:

1. 1950s embroidered cardigan 2. 1980s/90s Diane Von Furstenberg oversized zebra sweater with zipper

3. 1970s floral button up           4. 1980s vintage tee (so soft and amazing!)

Shoes and boots and bags and dresses coming right up too! Cold weather is a good excuse to get (and keep) busy.

xo,
Amanda

New Year, New Us!

photo via ruffledblog.com

I'm not one to keep/make resolutions in the new year (we all know how those turn out), but I do like to make some changes when January 1st rolls around, for myself and my family. Over Christmas, Jayme and I talked about how we could improve our shops/blogs, and the answer we finally came up with was this: simplify. So....er....simple. We have two vintage shops and two blogs (on top of working other part time jobs, being mamas to two awesome little girls and wives to two awesome dudes), and it was starting to get overwhelming.

For 2012, we've decided to combine--Miskabelle will now feature a section devoted entirely to vintage kiddo clothes and another section devoted to vintage maternity wear. No boring fillers, just awesome vintage in excellent condition. The Miskabelly blog, while it's been fun and has introduced us to many lovely women through the web, will be no more. Our focus will now be on making this a vintage lifestyle blog, which, very loosely, just means we'll be sharing things we love (occasional pics of our babies in vintage outfits, shop updates, outfit posts, house tours, etc.), with a specific focus on our Etsy shop and shopping for vintage. This business is our baby and we want to make it the best it can be.

That also means you probably won't be reading many personal posts about losing weight, breastfeeding woes, etc. Not that we won't be real--because we always are--but our central focus will be on our love of pretty vintage things. We're hoping to share more about thrifting experiences (some of which have been AWESOME), cooking vegan/gluten-free foods, being sisters, and about our creative lives outside of blogging/Etsy-ing (as a writer and visual artist!). So, in many ways, you'll get to know us even better. ;)

We also have some fun little changes to share with our shop, first and foremost being our updated, totally eco-friendly packaging (sneak peek coming to the blog this week!).

We hope you'll stay...or if you're just joining us, come along for the ride!

Thanks for reading, supporting, encouraging, commenting, buying, etc. We are so grateful.

xo,
J&A