Simple Simon and Company

 If there is something I love as much as vintage polyester is has to be VINTAGE VELVET!!! I scored almost 2 yards of this stretch rust colored velvet at a thrift store I stopped at on the way up to Yellowstone this summer.  And guess how much it cost---$1.00! Best thrift store find ever! (Ok, maybe not ever, but it's up there!) And while Grace's Don't Feed the Bears look is my favorite in the Buffalo Gals Look Book this one is Grace's.  She wore it first and has worn it the most.  She thinks ... View the Post

 Awhile back I found a CRAZY 80's pattern for this jumper at a thrift store...and I bought it...and I forgot about until this summer when I was going through my pattern pile. Even though it is a shorts pattern I knew I wanted to make it for Grace to wear this fall and winter. They just look like winter shorts to me. (Whatever the heck winter shorts look like.) So I made them and followed the instructions almost exactly. I'm pretty satisfied with the results. I like the neckline in the front, ... View the Post

 So here is the deal with today's "look": It is one that I chose NOT to include in the "official" Buffalo Girls Look Book. But...she still wears it...because it's comfy, and has stripes, and she loves a good scarf... Even though it's not really part of the Look Book I am sharing it today because of the pants.  (All of the legging style of pants I made for the Look Book are made the exact way I made these ones.) On Friday I shared two great places to find easy to follow leggings tutorials but I ... View the Post

Polyester+Fake Fur+Knit=One of my favorite Buffalo Gals Looks One of the main the ideas behind this Look Book is that I wanted all of the pieces I put together for Grace to  be interchangeable.  Meaning that, I want Grace to be able to pull any top, bottom, and accessory out of her drawer and be able to wear them together...and have them look like they are supposed to be together. (Grace is really into dressing herself, BY HERSELF which means we often get some interesting outfits.  I wanted to ... View the Post

When I was a little girl my parents would take us to go "camping" with my grandparents up in Idaho.  There we would spend time in Yellowstone and Island Park.   In my minds eye I can still see my grandpa with his salt and pepper mustache (yes, he had one...always...) pointing out moose as we rafted down the river, cooking bacon over the fire, terrifying us with spooky tales, and doing it all while wearing his cowboy boots and flannel shirt.  The man, to me, will always be legend. My grandpa ... View the Post