tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:36:03 +0000tunesplantinggardenapartmentdiyinstagrampolyvorebakingcookingeverydayfabricfashionflower crownsikeainterior designnailspiesewingadventures in learning to sew, garden, craft and cook.http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (tory)Blogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-8457659423440221716Sat, 25 May 2013 20:16:00 +00002013-05-25T16:16:28.546-04:00everydayinstagramplanting In a sad attempt to make up for lost time, here's a quick insta-roundup of what's been going on the past few weeks: A couple weekends ago, my friend Josh and I drove up to Bangor to see some of our friends from college graduate. We both dressed up, me in my red lace dress and him in his button-down and dapper shoes. It was good to give don't-trip hugs beforehand and to just relax with http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/05/catching-up-with-pictures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-505467815967534127Fri, 24 May 2013 15:56:00 +00002013-05-24T11:56:07.430-04:00apartmentI've been so terrible, I'm sorry. I have the world's most pathetic excuse. We moved over into our apartment, and I got distracted. Plus I just realized yesterday that I can "borrow" internet from a nearby inn. Writing posts from my phone or tablet is just such a big pain in the behind, I was going to wait until we got internet set up in our new place. Or, you know, anything set up in our new http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/05/apologies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-7027123449993001555Thu, 09 May 2013 21:56:00 +00002013-05-09T17:56:40.881-04:00gardenplanting A few days ago, I noticed that there were indeed a few little growing things in my small pots! Almost entirely chives, though, and only one basil. Still no lavender anywhere, which is a bummer. Also I spent all day today clearing leaves and transplanting raspberries. I even dug some of the berry plants up and potted them to give to friends. 'Cause I have a zillion. That's barely an http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/05/growing-things-even-more-updates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-5813425988336295551Tue, 07 May 2013 17:10:00 +00002013-05-07T13:10:33.091-04:00When my plan was to join Will in Florida, I had my friends make me mixed cds with a strict ten-song-limit. And they did great - it was so cool to see what songs they narrowed it down to and how they went about picking them. This week's song is off of one of those cds. This particular friend chose songs that signify certain periods of time for him - a song for the winter, a song for graduation, ahttp://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/05/tunesday-vol-ix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-7678124638934165327Thu, 02 May 2013 13:30:00 +00002013-05-02T09:30:01.064-04:00instagram Last week was a good week for me. I planted some pansies with my momma, then helped her with a yard sale in our garage. Which meant a lot of heaving lifting and saying goodbye to my Dad's old wood-working tools, but it really was all for the best. Then, my darling dearest finally arrived in Maine, after an extended stay in Florida. I broke into his house (with the spare key) and waited for himhttp://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/05/insta-round-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-3148431984535160036Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:30:00 +00002013-04-29T20:02:00.303-04:00tunes This week's song is one of my favorite songs ever. I love to turn it up in my truck, windows down. Or sitting quietly in my bedroom with candles lit and the lava lamp going. It's so wonderful. And then there's the video. Dear lord, the video! I want to be a little kid and dress up and have a feather-filled pillow fight in the woods! With crowns and fur boots! Or masks and colored feathers! I http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/04/tunesday-vol-viii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-3393616234023130231Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:23:00 +00002013-04-29T18:23:24.987-04:00gardenplanting As you can see in the above picture, my arugula is growing nicely. In fact, it's so dense that I have a hard time watering it. However, this is almost the only good news I have about my plants. The other good news is that chives sprouted in my big pot of herbs earlier last week, and the basil is finally poking its head out, too. But that's it. No lavender, and no herbs of any kind in the http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/04/green-and-growing-things-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-2611157731280992909Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:33:00 +00002013-04-23T14:33:55.693-04:00tunesUgh! I haven't posted since last tunesday! How lame of me. In my defense, I did have a busy week doing yard work and gardening at home and at work while we had some nice weather. I was going to the dump with leaves and branches two or three times a day! And in Maine, you really do need to take advantage of the sunny, 55 degree days, because it'll turn back into cold and overcast overnight. Like http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/04/tunesday-vol-vii-return-of-william-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-7707208549606228101Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:15:00 +00002013-04-16T12:15:02.036-04:00tunesYesterday was a sad day. I can't imagine any of you haven't heard about the Boston Marathon bombing yet, so I'll skip rehashing what has been said over and over again. It's all completely heart-wrenching. I had to make myself stop reading every story that came along or watching every bit of footage. Some of it is very bloody. If you were like me, I recommend taking a breather and turning http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/04/tunesday-vol-vi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-1700150801772136608Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:30:00 +00002013-04-10T17:16:20.353-04:00apartmentMy boyfriend and I are currently in the midst of our third apartment hunt. Well, in reality, I'm in the midst of our third apartment hunt. It's not necessarily that he isn't incredibly helpful and supportive.. it's more that he's technically a Floridian and we live in Maine, and therefore he somehow lacks the proper Maine-house-hunting skills, I guess. Also he's in Florida right now anyway. (Havehttp://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/04/house-hunt-2013.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-471676790099668488Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:25:00 +00002013-04-14T14:17:04.257-04:00apartmentikeainterior designpolyvore living room bliss by thedashingdarlings on Polyvore Burled Wood Coffee Table williams-sonoma.com Sugarboo Designs Pillow Smart Elephant laylagrayce.com High Street Market - "Don't Give Up The Ship" ivory throw pillow highstreetmarket.com Room Essentials® 5-Head Floor Lamp - Blue (Includes CFL Bulb) target.com Organic Dotty Cushion shak-shuka.com Phrenology http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/04/living-room-bliss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-5859726753165320890Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:54:00 +00002013-04-09T18:54:48.608-04:00tunes Sorry this is a little late in the day, but I spent the majority of the day at work and moodboard-ing the crap out of all my apartment ideas. Also, I've been overplanning for an apartment that my boyfriend doesn't even really want - like, down to picking out paint colors. This needs to stop. But more on that tomorrow. This week's song: Mr. Saxobeat by Alexandra Stan. Guys. Can I really behttp://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/04/tunesday-vol-v.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-5648268094616659625Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:30:00 +00002013-04-07T12:00:28.679-04:00diynailsDoes anybody follow Mr. Candiipants? She has an instagram, a blogspot and a tumblr. And not only is she wicked talented - just go check out those talons! - she's freaking hilarious. I'm amused pretty much the whole time I watch her tutorials. (The one that I used for these nails is here.) I'd put the video up, but youtube is being kind of dumpy. This is legitimately one of the easiest http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/04/spring-floral-nails.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-1438061399430679694Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:18:00 +00002013-04-02T15:18:43.713-04:00tunes To prove that I'm not a one trick pony, I decided to pick something outside of the hisptery-indie genre that I am so musically enveloped in. I bring you: Feel The Love by Rudimental. This song... oh my god, this song. I could listen to it all damn day. In fact, I have. And while I was listening to it all day on repeat, my upstairs apartment-mate was also listening to it on repeat. Grantedhttp://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/04/tunesday-vol-iv.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-2656822776433974170Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-03-27T09:00:13.162-04:00bakingcookingpie The other day, my mom and I made mini strawberry pies for a friend of mine. They were adorable and delicious, so I decided to make a crap-ton (scientific quantification) more to give to other folk, too. The recipe is from the Food Network, and you can find it here. The cool part is that the original recipe is made with honey, not sugar, and yet it is still yummy! This time around, http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/03/strawberry-mini-pies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-5079919697062940991Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:21:00 +00002013-03-26T14:21:18.738-04:00tunesYe Gods! I almost forgot that it was tuesday! The only thing I'm trying to do weekly, and I almost botch it this pathetically-far in. I had a hard time picking this week, possibly because I'm unprepared, but in the end I came to a band called Bad Books. It could only be you, Bad Books. My friend Casey is responsible for my knowing of them at all, as is the case with a lot of the tunes I've come http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/03/tunesday-vol-iii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-7717884161479676809Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:07:00 +00002013-03-26T13:07:29.114-04:00gardenplanting I know it's been a plant-filled week for me on here, but... My arugula is sprouting! It's beyond incredible! Also, because none of my herbs are sprouting, I am putting all my little hopes and dreams into this fantastic, peppery salad green. I don't even care that there's still snow on the ground or that my golden retriever knocked over one of my aloe plants so that he could eat the http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/03/my-arugula-is-sprouting-my-arugula-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-902242992425889811Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +00002013-03-24T11:33:53.078-04:00gardenplanting Today, I decided to plant some seeds! This is the first time I've ever planted from seeds, so I'm pretty nervous. I picked out some herbs to plant some together in one big pot, as well as in separate little pots - so that I can give them to my momma and a couple friends. I picked out chives, basil and lavender. So now I just have to wait and see if anything grows! I also planted some arugula http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/03/planting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-8665633690391881663Sat, 23 Mar 2013 03:55:00 +00002013-03-22T23:55:19.234-04:00gardenplanting My plants are still living! Even though we have quite a bit more snow and not much warmth. Also, in the exciting news category, I am now the proud own of a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. (hence the doodling on the image.) I'm totally digging this tablet. The S Pen is wicked cool, plus I love everything on the go. So awesome. Also, tomorrow i'm going to be planting some seeds! Exciting http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/03/plant-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-3227037300767840056Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:58:00 +00002013-03-20T21:48:58.086-04:00fashionpolyvore So, I love blue. Like, a lot. And I like spring. And I like dresses. So here are some springy blue dresses that I'm seriously lusting after, especially the lower three. 1. True Blue Charmer Dress 2. Hope Is A Thing With Feathers Dress 3. A Lark In The Park Dress 4. Blueberry Cascade Pleated Dress 5. Ceramics It Up Dress Between Modcloth, Ruche, and ASOS, I could http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/03/dresses-in-blue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-4361353448267908750Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:30:00 +00002013-03-19T09:30:00.326-04:00tunes "Tune Tuesday" seemed clumsy, and then I accidentally said "tunesday" to a friend 'cause I habitually word-vomit and TADA, new title. "Submarines" by The Lumineers This week I decided on The Lumineers 'cause they rock, and this is a song off the album that everybody should hear. Ho Hey is fun, and has been blowing up on the radio for the past few months, but there's something about http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/03/tunesday-vol-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-6528174507269597892Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:23:00 +00002013-03-21T14:57:07.526-04:00diyflower crowns Earlier in the week, my friend Breeze and I made flower crowns. Here's a picture of Breeze rocking the bare wire frame while Facebooking on her phone. We found this to be an easy project, so of course I overcomplicated it. For your sanity, however, I'll replicate the easy version here. This is by no means rocket science, this is just the way we put them together. You can do this in wildly http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/03/flower-crown-diy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-5267126450334581627Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:00:00 +00002013-03-12T23:32:54.885-04:00 1. A Whole New Twirl Dress 2. In So Mini Words Bag 3. flower crowns! 4. See Eye To Sky Bag 5. Drizzle Castle Sandal 6. Heart and Center Dress Let's face it, there are a ton of things I want. But I figured I'd make a truncated, spring version, of things strictly from Modcloth. Also flower crowns. 'Cause spring, dude. Expect to see a flower crown DIY disaster soon, as it's in the workshttp://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/03/spring-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-5347340952084372853Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:49:00 +00002013-03-12T20:49:04.171-04:00fabricsewing I've been obsessively looking for fabrics to buy once my tax refund comes in. (I apologize now if you're following me on Pinterest. There was a pinning exlosion. I'm so sorry.) (first column: 1. 2. 3. second column: 1. 2. 3. 4. third column: 1. 2. 3. ) Clearly, I'm having trouble deciding which ones to invest in first. Thankfully, my first project is going to be http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/03/fabrics-fabrics-fabrics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291656492078273285.post-569844678115217223Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:30:00 +00002013-03-12T09:30:00.871-04:00tunesLast week I came back from a month-long visit with my man-friend in Florida. Before returning home, I  stopped in Manchester to visit some friends and we went to see some killer bands at a pub downtown. Included among these was Old Abram Brown. Wowzer. F'realz. I immediately went to their bandcamp page and acquired their tunes. Very worth it. However, to really appreciate them, you http://thedashingdarlings.blogspot.com/2013/03/tune-tuesday-volume-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tory)0