@SecondHandClementine

So clearly my First Communion dress dilemma got everyone fired up because I heard from people I didn't even know read the blog! What surprised me the most though was everyone's surprise that I would consider spending $800 on a First Communion dress. This really shouldn't surprise anyone I think about buying super expensive stuff all the time and then scheme up ways to make it happen, I just rarely follow through.

Moving on, in an attempt to pay for my internship this summer I've opened up an Instagram account for all the kids' clothes I need to sell off. Check out my account @secondhandclementine and then hook a sister up! Consider buying something from me. I am short about $500 for my class and the payment deadline is soon.

Lilly Pulitzer
Size 6-12 months

Happy Thursday!

-Grace

Instagramming

One of mine. I try to keep the baby shots to a minimum, 

but it's HARD, you guys! 

I'm a pretty visual person, so I appreciate Instagram in that it shows me what's going on in my friends' (or friends of friends of friends') lives with the economy of one photo and a short caption. Because many of the feeds I follow are helmed by bloggers that I read regularly (so they feel like virtual friends!), I've been thinking a lot about how this has become a tool people can use to reinforce their brand and aesthetic. I subscribe to 130 different feeds now, and the ones I like the most have a genuine yet casual feel to them, a visual diary if you will. Behind-the-scenes type photos that give a glimpse into the private lives of people I don't actually know AND the people I do actually know, cuz the voyeur in me always likes to see the nitty-gritty of my IRL friends' days too. Here are a few that have brightened my feed lately and are definitely worth following:

jasonpolan - Illustrator Jason Polan posts his spare and clever drawings mostly. 

Particularly good ones come from his weekly Taco Bell Drawing Club.    

ohhappyday - The personal feed of blogger/fun-planner/entrepreneur/mom Jordan Ferney. 

Always impressed by how she keeps her kids' toys in check. 

white_lightning - Elizabeth S. Olson, Art Director of Bon Appetit magazine. 

Literal and figurative tastemaker.

lisacongdon - Artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon chronicles her daily happenings 

and sketchbook pages. Her recent honeymoon to Paris looked GORGEOUS. 

yellowowlworkshop - Christine Schmidt of Yellow Owl's Little Prints fame. 

Her #getwise2013 series is always teaching me something new in a neat papercut way.

janiewoodbridge - Janie Woodbridge, whom I happen to know PERSONALLY, 

is a textile designer with a keen eye for pattern in nature and beauty in the everyday.  

ericlundquist - Eric Lundquist (another IRL friend) has a great #mirrorgram series going. 

Plus some other stuff that constantly has me going "I really like this one!" 

- Cathleen