apartment.

Did some re-arranging last night, so thought I would share! I went on a trip to Hunt and Gather (my favorite Minneapolis thrifting spot thus far) with my coworkers yesterday and picked up some new things so that's what got the re-hang/re-organize bug in me. I love Pottery Barn's big funky botanical print they have right now, seen on the pillows! I was excited about my new picture arrangement behind the sofa too (click on the pic to see more of a close up).. the "ARH" (my initials) book pages I bought yesterday from an amazing alphabet book with this little gnome man that is in every frame, my Too Many Suitors "Lovely Minnesota" print, Anthropologie plate, my dream cottage print I bought in Savannah, fabulous pink frame from Haylie Bird featuring a postcard I bought from a market in France, and sweet pine cone bird from Emily. I also bought my globe yesterday..yipee! I have played the "where am I going to travel next game?" more times that you can count. Next to it, I have my jar of milk weed pods. Before I left for France, my mom packed some in an envelope for me and told me to let them go and make a wish while I was there. They are a sweet reminder of her, home, and traveling for me. I also have a bowl with some rocks I picked up on the beach in Japan, the incredible champagne cork Paige popped outside of our hotel window in Paris and we found the next day on the street, a button from Paris..and other small things that remind me of places I've been. My desk is next..started a penny jar at the beginning of the year..where I sit and blog, etc. The kitchen..My favorite thing is having space to display my pyrex bowls! I'll post pics of my room and sewing room once things are lookin' a little better in those spaces.

make do and mend.

Hard times make for much smarter and resourceful people. During WWII, "Make Do and Mend" was one of many war time slogans in response to clothing and supplies being scarce. Why not mend your old dress and make do? I love it and what it stands for (how amazing is sewing man running off into the horizon??). I was overjoyed to find this amazing print from company bold & noble. I would love to have this on my wall and i just might.. Would you go with Azure Blue or Warm Stone?

goal #2: journal everyday.

I am following my mom's example as a goal this year, to journal everyday. Even in the 2 days I have been doing it, it makes you so more thankful and you don't let your days just slip by, as they seem to too often. I scoured every journal imaginable for just the right space/paper/cover, and decided to go with Susan Branch's Days from the Heart of the Home..the same my mom has used for years.

let's go fly a kite..

..up to the highest heights, let's go fly a kite to new york city! In less than a month, I will be venturing to the city once more for another weekend extravaganza with 2 sweethearts. One adventure is seeing Mary Poppins on Broadway..yay yay yay!

past and present...

Savannah, Georgia in lemon yellow knit dresses with doober to Minneapolis, Minnesota in sleeping bag coats...

i will ...

...give 3 hugs. what is your thing?
Found on kimb's blog.

what i would wear tomorrow...

..if i could wear whatever i wanted... top and shoes from Kate Spade, sweater and glasses from anthropologie, jeans from j.crew..

the good ole' days..

My last quarters in savannah were some of my very favorites...because of silly days like this one when emily and i turned the upstairs sewing room into our clubhouse (sweatshop i should say) of final portfolios for the day. I was working on my final dress and emily on her "I hate horses because they die.." apron. From morning till early morning, we work work worked..and got loopier and loopier..it was amazing. We even came home with loot..a wooden play oven we found in an alley.

a sketch for you..

from one of my senior sketchbooks.

to be a kid again..

..they don't make them like they used to..see more beautiful illustrations here.

mr. jolly's sidewalk market..

can i live on this street please?

i love dresses too..

I <3 Dresses from katie sokoler on Vimeo.
Pretty cute video found via darling dexter.

playing in the city...

There is little else more refreshing than being with the people who know you best..here are some snippets from the best weekend I have had in a long while..
2nd floor mint rooms and a chalkboard, "the fox ran out of the bog," matching firey red hats, exploring Park Slope, exploring Soho, Muji, sangria in Soho, paul pondering possible mister right, long camel coat- dark jeans- colorful sneakers, nooka watches for days, haylie across the platform, hot dogs, phone booth, bear with a top hat..when am I moving here?

what you see in the city..

..amazingly ornate clocks, a lion peering out of a truck full of colorful mirrors, frames and oddities from the "Good Old Things Shoppe," the lovely Chrysler building, pastel fridges on the street...

working in the city..

I met up with my co-workers on Sunday at the Library Hotel to head to the show on Monday. Each floor had a different subject.. I was on the Math and Science floor and was in room 500.002 Geology. All the books in the room had to do with your subject..so I read myself to sleep with "Amber," a real page turner...We also enjoyed a great meal all together at Otto Pizzeria, one of Mario Batali's restaurants. My favorite was the basalmic onion and goat cheese pizza with the celery root and citrus salad..yum!