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I went into Office Max the other day, looking for a very specific kind of binder clip. Of course they didn’t have what I was looking for, nor did they have a couple of other things I was looking for, thus confirming my opinion that Office Max is completely useless.

That did not, however, stop me from picking up some things I did not know I wanted or needed. Exhibit A: Blue and white fleur-de-lis and brocade patterned stationery from their trendy “DiVoga” line.

Images via Office Max

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*Not at all exhaustive.

Thanks to my husband’s employer, my vacation this year was a  long weekend in Philadelphia. That is not a complaint, in any way, except that he was working most of the time. So it was a weird solo-trip-together… But a much-needed change of scenery.

I was able to revisit some of my favorite spots from my first trip to PHL with my sister about 4 years ago?? (That seems like a long time, but it’s probably accurate.)

I also got to visit some parts of town that were new to me (which was easy, because Sis and I didn’t venture too far on our mini-trip back then).

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Oh my! This almost turned out to be the first week in a good long while where I didn't post at all! (Help a sister out, y'all.)

Wednesday night, I stayed out way past my bedtime to participate in Project Walkway, the upcycled fashion, family-friendly challenge at Ideat Village, the homegrown alternative to New Haven's International Festival of Arts and Ideas.

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If you're going to be in my 'hood on June 4, please come to my Picnic in Celebration of Marie Antoinette's Half-Birthday.

Portrait of Marie Antoinette by Elisabeth Vigee Lebrun.

Costumes are required! We're going for tons of lace, ribons, bows, and pastel colors! Inspired by the fashionable queen herself, and Sofia Coppola's 2006 movie. (Take a look at these party photos for more inspiration, esp. for the gents.)

Here are a couple of DIY tutorials to help you get your costume properly ruffled and ribboned.

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My display table

Reporting back from a super-fun Girls' Night Out at Sequel Consignments in Bethel!

Had a great time with some very cool and stylin' women at the Analogue Chic + Piedra Posy Trunk Show. Wine was drunk, Fritos were eaten, necks were adorned with gorgeous stones, and a few lucky peeps went home with Analogue Chic-curated vintage handbags! Lucky us!

Magically, our first customer of the evening was a lovely acquaintance I met a couple of years ago at a pin-up photo shoot – we recognized each other immediately, not having kept in touch since then, and reminisced about the shoot. So nice!

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{Once upon a time, there was no need to describe a skirt as “high-waisted” because everyone always wore skirts with the waistline at their natural waist, i.e. usually the narrowest part of most ladies, and therefore the most flattering to emphasize.}

{Le sigh…}

Your DIY tutorial this month is this unabashedly feminine skirt, courtesy of Out of Order.

Image via Out of Order.

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Image via Summa Mamas

Easter is a good excuse, but the beginning of spring is reason enough to don some super-girly headgear. Whether you're going to church, or frolicking in the meadows, try your hand at making a fascinator (known in the olden days as a cocktail hat).

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Not so much a review this month– sorry. But here are a couple of tutorials I found this week that I'm dying to try.

Adorable layered dress

Via Craftzine

I want to try making this more versatile by creating a skirt with a wide waistband, rather than a dress with a strapless bodice.

Friendship-bracelet-meets-hardware

By Honestly WTF

I'm seeing this as a shimmery, badass necklace.

Are you going to try these? Let me know how it goes – comment and add your pictures on the Analogue Chic Facebook page!

Who doesn't love office supplies?

Here are a couple of actually quite chic accessories made from paperclips.

Both definitely newbie-crafter friendly.

Paperclip and String Earrings, from Evie S.

Paperclip Necklace, from Be Vain or DIY

Have fun! Send pictures!

The terms “mood board” and “inspiration board”– along with “vision board”, “story board”, and “boring board”– are being tossed around these days like petticoats in a costume drama (OK, I made up ‘boring board’).

While they are similar, in terms of being a tool used by creative people as a reference for their work, there are some distinctions that I think are ignored when people use the terms interchangeably.

(Caveat: I am a big word nerd, and abuse of vocabulary causes me to twitch and foam at the mouth. Perhaps I was an elocution coach, or a Catholic school teacher in a past life… Forgive me.)

I’m going to try to outline a basic definition of what an inspiration board is (and therefore, what those other boards are not), and give you some concrete ideas for making them.

What is an inspiration board?

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