My name is Sarai, I live in Portland, OR and love to make things.
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Dear Golden Vintage has become one of my favorite online vintage shops. I love the subdued palette of the things she chooses, it’s just perfect and utterly wearable. Look at these beauties, I could seriously wear every single thing she sells.
And these two are on their way to me! I can’t [...]
I came across this photo of Greta Garbo in 1927. She looks amazing and so elegant. It’s just a beautiful photo.
Long ago, I promised I’d share with you the amazing book of patterns and motifs I bought in Iceland. This book was a real splurge for me. It is huge, gorgeously printed by the local museum in Reykjavik, and as far as I could tell, unavailable outside of the country. I went [...]
Have you ever stood in the baking aisle at the grocery store, comparing the price of pure vanilla extract to the imitation stuff and been a wee bit tempted to skimp? Pure vanilla is a bit pricey, but there is nothing like real vanilla in the world. But it’s really easy to make [...]
Check out the new scarf and aviator cap I knitted up recently! I’ve been dying to make a hat like this for a while, and I think the scarflette is adorable and quite warm!
The yarn is Malabrigo merino worsted in mineral red, and it is so soft. It’s kettle dyed and has some [...]
Last year I thought I’d try to keep up with project 365: taking a photo of your life every day. But I failed early on and gave up. This year, I think I can do it! I’m documenting it all in this project 365 set on Flickr.
I just really like the idea [...]
I hosted a craft night at my house this week. It’s a weekly get together where a different person hosts each week and makes a big pot of soup. Most of the participants are either vegan or vegetarian, so we keep the food vegan. I made my favorite curried butternut soup recipe, [...]
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