Jazz Night...

~ My apartment has a very awkward corner that is almost impossible to decorate. There is a coat closet there so I need to leave space to open the door. Closet space is very limited in this suite so I can’t forgo this one. Today Carly painted it a midnight blue called jazz night and we hung my peacock feather wings and my vintage snake print and Lola’s ottoman is there and I vignetted a meditation space which I am stil sus of but maybe it will help. Incense and plants and candles and rocks and crystals and one tiny buddha. I am IN LOVE. A dark paint was exactly what that space needed.

~ I am so close to being done in here.

~ I am really proud of myself for doing the entire apartment on a very small budget and taking my time to purge and purchase. Everything is thrifted or from IG and FB sellers and it’s all secondhand. I love that.

~ You can never have too much velvet or too much faux fur.

~ Everything and I mean EVERYTHING hurts from my no supplements before surgery. I can barely move my knees.

~ I wanted this place all done before the surgery but that is not gonna happen. Tomorrow is the last day and i have some client work to get out and I want to clean my bathroom, water my plants, change my sheets and wash my hair and that is usually more than I have energy for.

~ I will be so glad when Sigourney is gone and I can heal.

~ That Guy gave me tulips. But he said they were for the house. Ummm MY house? Why can’t they be for me?

~ Amazing chapel this morning. I had some low level anxiety about sending out the reminder email last night but it was really well received and for that i am grateful.

~ "Yes, I deserve
a spring --
I owe nobody
nothing."
- Virginia Woolf

(day 18 of Effy Wild’s blog along)

Sunday covet + obsessions - 4.11.21

Covet + Obsession as a spiritual practice.

It was my intention to do these weekly because I believe it IS a spiritual practice but waves hand at all of this so I am doing them when I do them. I do have them all pinned on a secret board and I keep a running list in my phone. I have been doing this religiously for a really long time and i love sharing them.

Because i believe that wanting what you want and loving what you love matters.

Let’s go!

1.

Decorate Wild by Justina Blakeney.

I am OBSESSED with the jungalow and her new house. I have her book The New Bohemians and I preordered this one and it arrived yesterday. This is totally my jam. I love a boho style with interesting prints and mix match of elements.

I also really believe in building a foundation that totally reflects who we are. In our homes and our wardrobes. It is self care of a different kind. It is self loyalty. To what you love, what inspires you, lineage, and so many other things.

One day I will have a book. And so it is.

Also, I love coffee table books and have a few faves. But they don’t sit on my coffee table lol .

2.

This is Stanley.

Stanley lives a the Useless Farm and I am obsessed with him and this account in general.

She posts really funny videos of all their animals. The other day she said “I don’t know who needs to see this but here is a video of Stanley’s hair blowing in the breeze.

Me. I needed to see that!

But wait.

Still Stanley…but accessorized.

She did ANOTHER video a day later with this.

SHE PUT HIS HAIR IN A SCRUNCHY.

I have died. I laughed so hard.

Go watch it here.

But that isn’t all….

Stanley. I love you so.

Today she posted that Stanley got a groupon to get hair extensions and what do we all think?

Love it.

I am here for it.

This account is the absolute best. OBSESSED..

3.

I love me some fringe.

There are some things on my covet list that I believe only exist in my mind. They live on for YEARS and I name them out loud hoping one day whatever it is will cross my path.

This week one of them did.

A covet that I have had for 30 YEARS!

she is MINE.

I have always wanted a black oversized fringed jacket.

I had a rust coloured 70’s suede one in the 80’s but it did not have full arm fringe and it was not black.

The store I work at had this on their reels the other day. Coming up soon on their noon hit list.

I literally gasped. Could this be it?

I STALKED THEM. refresh.refresh.refresh.refresh.refresh.

It came up. 2XL, black, and 79 dollars.

I typed MINE and hit send. HopingHopingHoping cause I know how story sales work.

I GOT it. Went an picked it up that afternoon and let me tell you.

This jacket is buttery soft. LIKE BUTTER. Fringe is intact. It’s nicely oversized even at my current size. Lining is intact.

IT IS PERFECTION.

Sometimes keeping something you imagine on a covet list for decades pans out.

The universe provides and everything aligns to get it. Timing, finances, dedication. It happens.

Keep your dreams alive people! Keep.your.dreams.alive.

4.

70’s style for life.

Also from my store there is this 70’s velvet pantsuit.

Not my size but I have died. I am OBSESSED and will start coveting for something similar.

5.

getting close

If you look at the last image the model is wearing iridescent/holographic boots AND I MUST HAVE THEM.

It’s very futuristic and we are in the future. Right?

I have messaged the store to find out more details but I did find these ones online at NastyGal even if they are sold out of my size.

The search WILL continue for these.

6.

Photo credit to BBC

I am Icelandic and I am obsessed with footage of the volcano that is erupting there.

See example here. And here.

What does this mean?

What is the Norse mythology surrounding this?

I need to do more research but I can’t get enough footage and photos. I am following it everywhere. On twitter, IG, TikTok and the news.

It is MAJESTIC.

7.

live footage of my bathroom shelf

I have quite a few pieces of Dirt Spindle’s pottery.

A few lip bowls and a planter.

A nose mug.

A belly bowl.

A boob planter.

I love her stuff so much and she is the loveliest person.

Local to East Van and she is releasing another series at the end of the month.

I follow her on IG so I have seen some sneak peeks and I can’t wait.

This is the stuff I save for. 5 dollars here. 10 there.

Even though her prices are amazing it’s still an investment and I want what I want.

8.

Daggers!

OBSESSED with these dagger earrings from Inner Wolf Jewelry.

They are sold locally at this stunning little witch shop just down the street from my apartment called The Raven’s Veil. (a store BTW that I could spend some serious money at. On cards and tinctures and art and STUFF)

I like jewelry that is weapons.

9.

look at this!

Speaking of the Raven’s Veil I met this little guy last time I was there and I am in deep covet for him. I love mixing sculpture with painting and prints. I think he needs to live with me.

I shall find out more details and report back in a musings. I’ll wander down there later next week.

Grab a coffee and a delicious muffin from the bakery next door. Make a date of it.

10.

sigh.

Finally, it is cherry blossom season in Vancouver. Everything is blooming.

If you haven’t looked up recently I encourage you to do so immediately.

Bask in the glory of new life.

Thanks for hanging out with me.

Live wild. Stay gold.

Renee xx

(Day 11 of Effy Wild’s Blog Along)

PS - we will be covering the practical magic of our homes and adornment in BEWITCHED. Check it out. xx

Because I can...

I didn’t know what to write about today so I thought I would take you thrift shopping with me.

I had to drop a few things off this morning. Stuff that didn’t find their place here in my redecoration and not worth selling on Marketplace. I get a 20% off coupon when I donate so obviously I went in. I like to go right when they open so I know everything is clean and it’s always pretty much empty of people.

I have a routine.

I hit lingerie and robes first because I love kimonos and that’s where they are (hot tip) and I collected and sold vintage lingerie for years so it’s ingrained in me.

It’s soooooo soft.

I found this sweet little black slip that fits perfectly. I have had to replace all of my slips since my breast reduction in 2019 so this is a process. By all I mean about 20. I like selection lol.

it’s all in the details.

Look at the pretty details. I love how sheer it is. I can’t wait to wear it.

Then I hit shoes. Nothing today. I don’t really need shoes cause I pretty much live in my pillow slides, flip flops or sneakers and I don’t buy sneakers second hand unless they have not been worn. I need to break them in myself or they kill my knees. I did find a gorgeous pair of Beth Dutton inspired black ankle boots the other day though.

Next I wander upstairs to linens. I have been doing ok flipping hand hooked rugs, throw pillows, and vintage bedspreads so I always take a look. I got this fab white velvet knot pillow just because I could and I am keeping it. Who doesn’t love a random giant knot pillow? Weirdly we found a mustard yellow one for Niki a few weeks ago. I love it.

It looked a little gnarly when i found it but i virgo fixed it.

Then I hit purses and coats. Dresses and sweaters and this time of year bathing suits because I am obsessed with vintage bathing suit cover ups. I just sent 3 to my friends in Michigan because they have a pool - one for each of them and one for their daughter because 8 is not too young to look cool by the pool lol.

I found this soft cotton oversized sweater dress. It’s 60% cotton and I can’t read the other 40% but it didn’t itch me and it’s a great colour and I love how sheer it is. It will look amazing under a kimono or with a lacy bra and high waisted jeans and clogs.

it’s such a great midnight blue.

I have been skipping pants and skirts because of Sigourney so next step is pictures.

Most of my artwork is by people I know and love but sometimes I find the odd thing I just have to buy. I hate clutter but I love walls filled with artwork and I love that maximalist side of me.

Saw this print and I am OBSESSED with moon anything so I was immediately attracted.

I will always reach for the moon and I know sometimes we need a little help.

Value Village sometimes prices things really high so I had no idea what to expect when I turned it over to see the price (it was 6.99 before my coupon) and there was a dedication. I always look at the backs of artwork and in the covers of second hand books to see if someone wrote something. There is a kind of enchanted magic there that makes me feel good.

I looked it up. It’s Rumi.

How lovely is that? I can’t wait to hang it. Carly and I are painting tomorrow and FINALLY getting all my artwork up.

$30.01 later and it’s all for me. Nothing to flip today. I won’t go tomorrow because it is seniors day and it’s always packed. Too much for me in this pandemic.

I did come home to a message about a pillow I paid 3.99 for and sold for 25 and she picked it up this afternoon so I feel like I did ok today!

Still on the hunt for some 70’s dishes cause I donated most of mine. I need a vessel of some sort for my bathroom shelves for my eyeshadows. I kinda want new patio chairs. And there is always vintage lingerie and caftans and bathing suit coverups and plant pots and 70’s clutches and huge oversized cardi’s which again is me channeling Beth Dutton.

Thanks for hanging out with me.

(day 5 of Effy Wild’s blogalong)

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