Gorgeous clients and would-be clients often ask me if I do custom work. My standard reply is, “If you can describe it and pay for it, I will do it.”* Is your style more traditional than mine? More modern? Less edgy? More edgy? Doesn’t matter. But it can be hard for people to imagine all…
Shiny, Happy Birthday
Yesterday was my birthday and I wasn’t happy about it. It wasn’t just an age issue, though I do identify with the sentiment of this birthday card. The bigger problem was that I’ve been stressed and depressed in general. I didn’t want to go to dinner with the family if it meant I would have…
She Who Must Be Obeyed
It’s my birthday today. I was going to lie and tell y’all that I just turned 13. I’ve always wanted to be an ingenue. Plus, young blogging dynamo Tavi said she wouldn’t mind my jacking her style, age-wise. My plans were thwarted after gorgeous blogger Jayne included me in a “Chic of the Week” post,…
Buy It Now: Wolves for Team Jacob
Doing some last minute holiday shopping for a Team Jacob Twihard? If you’re a teenage girl or acquainted with a teenage girl, you know I’m talking about a fan of the movie The Twilight Saga: New Moon who swoons over the werewolf Jacob Black, a character played by the frequently shirtless Taylor Lautner. The opposite…
Thanks for Giving (II) and Thanks for Getting
Gorgeous blogger Suzanne of Idee Fixe lured me out in a fierce snowstorm last night. How could I resist her? On December 18, she admired my swear rings. On December 19, she bought them. That’s fine decision-making for you. Suzanne and her husband plowed into Manhattan in their four-wheel drive, picked up MrB and me,…
Who Says I’m Hard to Shop For?
My birthday is on December 23 and I was excited to tell y’all exactly what I wanted: a metal eye patch like the one worn by Alexander Skarsgard in Lady Gaga‘s Paparazzi video. It was listed for only $102 at Not Just a Label. Unfortunately, someone bought the eye patch before I could post about…
Audi Wears the Swear Rings
What a great jewelry week! I am being spoiled by my gorgeous blogging customers. First I got mind-blowing photos of Queen Michelle from Kingdom of Style wearing the hell out of my Wendy Brandes swear rings. Today Audi of Fashion for Nerds is getting all “talk to the hand” on our asses. Seeing these rings…
You Are All Winners
I’m devastated that I received a mere honorable mention in the race for the second annual Drysdale award for Blog With the Most Swearing. I was hoping to be a two-time winner in this category, but gorgeous blogger Gwen from Everything I Like Causes Cancer beat my ass. To Gwen, I say, “Congratulations!” and “Fuck…
I’ve Got News for Ewe
A version of this content was posted on the now-defunct Francis blog. The blog was deleted shortly after I stopped writing it. I’m ringing in 2010 with a big change: the Francis blog is all grown up and ready to make its way in the world without my help. I had a lot of fun…
Queen Michelle Wears the Swear Rings
I swear! How gorgeous is blogger Queen Michelle from Kingdom of Style? Look at her modeling her new Wendy Brandes swear rings. Not only does Queen Michelle make the rings look great, but she’s probably the best advertisement for long hair that I’ve ever seen. She better hope I don’t catch her, because she would…