I spent most of my week in New York holed up in the Virgo Boarding House with Gala Darling and our gracious tattooed host. In the midst of distractions including prosthetic limbs, books about serial killers, a variety of skulls and antique wheelchairs, we managed to get a surprising amount of work done. Our nightly [...]

I’ve been hanging out in the picture-perfect storybook version of America all week with Gala Darling. It’s quite surreal; when not wandering the streets of Manhattan, we split our days between lounging on a massive red velvet couch and a porch swing, blogging until our eyes bleed. I wore: Dress, H&M Tunic, Urban Outfitters Leggings, [...]

1. 10 reasons why your blog design will never be done. 2. Gala Darling gives really helpful advice on how to deal with the unavoidable quarter-life crisis. I wish I’d had this article a few years back! 3. Once and for all, is it a font or typeface?! (via Speak Up) 4. 13 ways to [...]

Nubs & The Corn prepare to launch! (Photo by Gilda) After we’d returned from the Central Park Extravaganza, Gala and I invited some friends including ladybloggers Star, Gilda and Marie back to our room at the Hotel on Rivington. We soon found out that Marie had snuck along a little something extra in her bag…a [...]

Gala Darling and I did our joint birthday celebration / union in Central Park’s Strawberry Fields on Saturday afternoon and it was absolutely magical! I flew to New York overnight without any time to adjust (or sleep) beforehand so it felt very surreal as I ran around the city doing pre-party errands with Star, Marie [...]

♥ Sleek red accents are best + the Decor Notebook set on Flickr. Please excuse my slightly crooked scan!

A few weeks back, Overnight Prints had a free postcard offer running, so I made these 4 x 6 inch postcards with a matte finish and I’m really happy with the quality!

Yay, today I am officially 27! It’s been a surprisingly quiet day, though. Yesterday’s joint birthday party with Gala was so epic that I’m still trying to process it! In the meantime, here’s the vintage dirndl I bought for this year’s birthday dress. Vintage dirndl, Ebay Tights, Nordstrom Necklace, Made by White Nameplate Necklace, Helpless [...]

Plaid vest, H&M Shirt, Nordstrom Jeans, Levi’s Nameplate Necklace, Helpless Romantic Belt, Wild & Lethal Trash Watch, Target Heeled oxfords, Zinda I kept it simple today. It’s almost time for me to head to the airport. I love flying overnight and waking up in New York! The birthday party is tomorrow!

I haven’t had a chance to do much of anything this week except enjoy little bits of the last wave of Summer, pack, work and prepare for my epic New York journey (I leave at midnight!) Packing nubby-style is pretty easy. Start with a stack of dresses. Add in some black shirts, tunics and leggings, [...]