I Love My Internship

As you probably know or have read, I'm doing a visual display internship at Anthropologie this summer. I'm helping the display coordinator at the Southpark Mall location and I seriously could not love my internship more if I tried.

I've always enjoyed making things and love seeing the results of my hard work in physical form. My great grandmother always said that she liked to have something to show for her work at the end of the day and that was why she preferred sewing, knitting, quilting, and cooking as opposed to watching TV. I'm the exact same way, so having an internship where I make things is kinda perfect for me.

Last week, we primarily worked on finishing the window display made of tea bags and it was really fun though frustrating at times. Still the finished project is amazing and I'm so proud that I was a part of it. This week the focus has mostly been on fixtures, so I got to make two ring cases for jewelry which turned out pretty great if I do say so myself.

I really love Anthro and all the people there, I just hope I get to stay with the company when I finish the internship and that I have many more 7 am mornings at Anthro ahead of me.

Now of course, my Anthro love fest wouldn't be complete without mentioning one of the best parts: the merchandise! I made my first purchase since I started working for Anthropologie and I absolutely love it. It's a pleated ikat lampshade and even though it set me back around $60, I absolutely love it and it works perfectly with the lamp that I had.

Saturdays were made for Thriftin'

This summer, I am interning four days a week and working a part time job 1-2 days a week. Which makes for a busy summer, but helps me to have a little money in the bank since the internship is unpaid. So I only get a few choice days off and Saturday was the first of those wonderful free days. I of course spent more money than I had planned, but it was just a really great, relaxing day.

I went to an antique place that my supervisor at Anthropologie told me about and I found some great items for super cheap. I'm all about mixing and matching dining chairs so I was on a quest for find a couple and that I did. I found two great matching chairs that were in really good condition and had a great fabric on the seat as well. They set me back a mere $10. Even though I like the fabric on the seat it does have a couple noticeable stains, so I will probably cover it with the fabric that I got from Hancock's. I also found a really cute 70's waste basket and an old, industrial looking light for only $7. After that I went to the Value Village in Kannapolis and found this really neat looking picture of a kitchen that I immediately fell in love with.

Of course no Saturday is complete without a trip to Target (to get some Mediterranean pizza and Red Stripe), then I planted the house plants that I bought a few days ago in some old jars that I had. I ended my wonderful day hanging out with my cats and watching Blue Valentine which was kind of the perfect end to the perfect day if you ask me.

What I'm Loving Right....Now

1. Rustic Wood Kitchen Accessories: North Carolina Cutting board from etsy shop AHeirloom $40, Wooden Cup from etsy shop furls $18, and Acacia Slabs from West Elm
2. Ikat Pillows: Two PIllow Set from etsy shop ginette1223 $40 and Large Pillow Set from ginette 1223 $170
3. Vintage Canisters: Mod French Canisters from etsy shop Parsimonia $22, Coffee Canister from etsy shop Edisplace $8, and Tea and Flour Canisters from etsy shop retrotreasurehunters $28.50.

Beautiful Day

With my internship in place and my fashion show over, I finally feel like I can relax. Today just happened to be the perfect day to do just that, I checked out a book from the library Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingslover and read it outside. It was a gorgeous day and I was glad that I could enjoy it. All the beautiful sunshine also helped two of my herbs to sprout, both the Basil and the Sage. I'm still waiting for the Rosemary to sprout up.

Fashion Show

I had my fashion show Saturday and everything went very well. I didn't fall on the runway and people seemed to like my dress and the song I chose. I made a nightgown and a summer dress, the song that I chose was the inspiration for the dress. It was "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" by She and Him.


Less than a month 'til I graduate!

*In the picture: Me and some of my friends backstage at the fashion show. I made the two dresses on the right.

I got it, I got it, I.GOT.IT.

I found out today that I got the Visual Display Internship at Anthropologie in Charlotte and I am soooo excited. I'm going to learn so much and I really can't wait!

100 Thing Challenge

Lately I've been thinking a lot about materialism and even more about simplifying my life. This could be because I'm getting ready to move and I'm realizing just how many little knick knacks I've accumulated in my lifetime. Still, no matter the reason, I feel like I need to simplify my life and get rid of the clutter. I saw this thing online called the "100 Thing Challenge", basically you try to cut back your possessions to 100 things that you actually need. You can make it as strict as you want it to be, you don't have to count every single book that you own as individual possessions, you could just label one of the 100 as "my book collection", etc. I'm far from finished, but here's the start of my list.
1. Wood Trunk
2. Dresser
3. Bed
4. Laptop
5. Laptop Charger
6. Cell Phone
7. Cell Phone Charger
8. Suede Wedges
9. My Leather Boots
10. My purses
11. Fabric
12. My book collection
13. Dancehall painting
14. My leather boots
15. My coatrack
16. Sex and the City DVDs
17. Photos of my friends and family
18. Bamboo Rug
19. Gold birdcage
20. My Vintage Jewelry collection
21. My leather jacket
22. to be continued...