February 1st, 2010 by jennifer

thank god it’s doomsday polyvore set

I’m busy. good things are in the near future for BS. here’s a polyvore set. happy february?

thank god its doomsday polyvore set by bumblesea

thank god its doomsday polyvore set by bumblesea

January 12th, 2010 by jennifer

chanel hand painted accessories + karl lagerfeld

chanel hand painted body jewelry accessories

chanel hand painted body jewelry accessories

I know lagerfeld’s painted body jewelry is somewhat old news but I still find myself looking at it often. speaking of pretty things and karl lagerfeld, my friend recho was a spot-on lagerfeld this past halloween. I’ve been meaning to post this since november, because honestly, she does lagerfeld better than lagerfeld. she blogs about fashion over at the milk and wine.

recho: fashion blogger of the milk and wine as karl lagerfeld

recho: fashion blogger of the milk and wine as karl lagerfeld

January 7th, 2010 by jennifer

julia galdo + ophelia chong

julia galdo and ophelia chong

julia galdo and ophelia chong's work

white hair by julia galdo. her love by ophelia chong.

these girls are both extremely talented. that’s about all I need to say.

January 6th, 2010 by jennifer

german designer erika hendrix

erika hendrix is a german fashion designer I recently found via dawanda. you can purchase her goods via erikahendrix.com as well. I’m still not quite over my purple obsession and I’ve also been wearing lots of shorts lately even though it’s freezing outside. it gives me an excuse to wear my collection of tights more often. so of course erika is taunting me with these purple bubble shorts.

purple bubble shorts and skirt by erika hendrix via bumblesea

purple bubble shorts by erika hendrix

purple flowers by corinnero via flickr

plaid circle skirt by erika hendrix

November 20th, 2009 by jennifer

purple reign

I’m diggin’ purple things lately. I turned a pair of purple corduroys into cutoff shorts which I’ve been wearing all the time, I bought a purple laptop yesterday and all these purple things on the internet are screaming my name. I think my obsession with the color green has subsided. purple heels photo by vanilla monkey + purple amethyst crystals photo by cobalt123.

purple heels by vanilla monkey and amethyst crystals by cobalt1243 via flickr

purple heels by vanilla monkey and amethyst crystals by cobalt123 via flickr

November 19th, 2009 by jennifer

daul kim commits suicide, sadness ensues

the hilarious and misanthropic korean model daul kim has passed away. the title “daul kim checks into a motel in nowheresville, USA” given to a recent editorial of daul in russh magazine now seems to be an unfortunate foreshadowing of later events. though I’m sure PETA activists are rejoicing in her demise due to her statements about fur, I’m usually very miserable, so I reward myself with a fur coat every year. ” as much as I love gisele, cintia dicker, and gemma ward for being adorable I doubt I could stand having a conversation with any of them. after seeing her model diary “sometimes daul kim feels like a stripper” for new york magazine’s the cut fashion section, I think daul seems like the kind of girl I’d want to be BFFs with.

daul kim in her fur coat

daul kim in her fur coat

October 6th, 2009 by jennifer

etsy fashion crushes

fashion photograph "bearing gifts" by draman via flickr

fashion photograph "bearing gifts" by draman via flickr

- orange/white reversable corsette belt by duende via etsy

- sand and seashells dress by amour sans anguish via etsy

- the doily dress by amour sans anguish is ridiculous and awesome, though I think I like the back view better

October 3rd, 2009 by jennifer

I’m back + designer elena gallen

took a long break to be with family for a while and to clear my head. it’s been a long, tiring month. I’m excited to be home and back to bumblesea. I’ve got some old finished DIY projects that still need to be posted. one of them will probably change your life, just saying.

I want to buy all of elena gallen’s goods. her likes: high heels, area 51, and terry richardson. of course.

two headed bambi t shirt by fashion designer elena gallen bumblesea blog

two headed bambi t shirt by fashion designer elena gallen

kate moss coke nose tote by designer elena gallen

kate moss coke nose tote by designer elena gallen

September 4th, 2009 by jennifer

bumblesea style crush: luxenoir’s DIY sharpie chanel tshirt

bumblesea style crush: luxenoir DIY sharpie chanel logo shirt

bumblesea style crush: luxenoir DIY sharpie chanel logo shirt

bumblesea style crush: luxenoir DIY fashion sharpie coco chanel logo tshirt

bumblesea style crush: luxenoir DIY fashion sharpie coco chanel logo tshirt

best DIY find ever: luxenoir’s DIY sharpie chanel logo shirt – with holes eating up the fabric on bottom of the tshirt. perfect. this girl is cute as hell too.

unfortunately, from experience, I know that sharpie on fabric gets messy and smudges everywhere after you wash it. and I’m not sure about my willingness to sport the chanel logo. but it’s inspiring enough to make me break out my black water based acrylic paints and play with some of my old clothes. this is how bumblesea started, after all. though I’ll never sell handmade shirts again, there’s no reason why I can’t make a few of my own.

more chanel hilarity: veronica from say hello to fashion made a quickie DIY tote that says “I really (don’t) need a CC bag!”

September 3rd, 2009 by jennifer

olivia bee and a lace tote by cottonblue

cottonblue lace and linen tote and olivia bee photography

cottonblue lace and linen tote and olivia bee photography

I took a few days to figure out what I’d like to start focusing on with the bumblesea blog. my decision: more fashion designers, accessories, fashion photography, and DIY projects of course. in keeping with my new theme here are two of my favorite flickr photos! a girly and simple lace and linen tote by cottonblue, aka wan, a japanese fabric addict. and a photograph entitled “away” by the very talented and very young olivia bee.