Holidays: Attack of the Plaid Dresses

Is it too early to bust out some Christmas lists? I suppose not. I realize I say this every year, but MAN THIS YEAR HAS FLOWN BY! I can't even believe it. As soon as I see snow, I just want everything to smell like clove, cinnamon and apple cider. I also start getting the urge to watch Holiday Inn and any other thing involving Bing Crosby. :)

Okay, so this post might be a little crazy, but I'm sort of obsessed with plaid. Okay not sort of, just absolutely. I was looking for vintage plaid dresses for winter and found a million cute ones. So I thought I'd share a few of them. You might need Dramamine, I don't know... here we go.

Ophelia Vintage

Mint Age Style... channel your inner Scarlett O'Hara ;)

Thrush

Mad Lee Vintage... I'm sure someone could pull this off brilliantly.

Betsey Johnson

Everybody okay?? Whew, you made it. I once made a pretty cute plaid dress out of a mu mu I found at a thrift shop. True story. The nice thing about that project was that you never really run out of fabric to work with! ;) Happy almost holidays!  

xo,

Meaghan @ Urban Farm Designs

New Loves: Bags

Well, if you know me, you know that I have a bit of an obsession with bags. I can't explain my love of them, but I sure have quite the collection! These are a few that have caught my eye recently...

Kallisto Bag

Two-Tone Tote

Swiss Army Messenger

Camper Satchel

Upcycled Messenger Bag

Baby Nifea

Ruffled Bag

Drool worthy, yeah? *sigh* Next week, I'll let you in on my other weakness... jackets. OHHHH JACKETS. ;) Have a great week! I'm gonna go get a Pumpkin Spice coffee and drive over some snowy mountains now.

xo,

Meaghan @ Urban Farm Designs

Lost & Found

A few days ago I was cleaning out my DVD collection and came across a stack of loose CD's I hadn't seen in years! Among these CD's was a disk containing all my pictures from a trip to Europe I took in 2006! I was so excited because I thought I had lost them. Unfortunately, looking through the pictures gave me a bit of the travel bug (I'm horribly afflicted) and now I'm ready to plan a new trip! As soon as I sell all my worldy belongings, hah. ;) Anyhow, here are a few of my favorites...

Austria

Venice 

Venice

Sicily

Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre

 XO,
 Meaghan @ Urban Farm Designs

New Loves: Alder & Co.

After a spending the summer "somewhat" disconnected from the internet, I am back and itching to fill up this blog space again. :) In my inter-excursions, I stumbled across this super cute shop, Alder & Co. I love the mixture of neutrals and bold colors!








I hope you guys are having a great fall. There was frost on the ground today in Bend and I'm hearing talk of snow tomorrow. I can't wait and neither can Cloey-dog!


xo,
Meaghan @ Urban Farm Designs

Time Is Flyin'...

Hey all!

My goodness, I can't believe how fast this year is going! It seems like it was only 2 months ago that I packed up and moved to Bend! It's been a busy, sunny summer so far. Lots of bike rides, hikes with Cloey-dog and fun with friends.


Yesterday, however, felt a little bit like fall (which just so happens to be my favorite season!) and I got excited for cozy socks, tea, cyclocross, and spending time in my work space! It inspired me to organize my sewing space since I never really got around to doing it when I moved in.



Looking at all the fabric I've collected and thrifted over the past year, I got really excited! I can't wait to start cranking out new product for the shop. :)



I hope you all are having a great summer! I'm headed off to the lake to see if I can get Miss Cloey Underfoot to swim. Wish us luck! ;)


xo,
Meaghan and Cloey

Playtime in Central Oregon

So I have lately been captured away from my computer by the sunshine of Central Oregon. This last week, I was fortunate enough to ride up the Old McKenzie Pass (hwy 242) TWICE! It's a fun highway to ride this time of year because it's not open to cars due to snow at the very top.

It's a pretty good climb (in my opinion) to the summit, with a BEAUTIFUL 360 degree view of mountains! Pretty spectacular. After all the work riding up, you're rewarded with a fun descent that winds you back down to Sisters! I can't wait to do it again. :)

Next up, I'm stoked to float the river! I suspect it's still pretty cold from snow melt, but there's really nothing better after a long hot day than a dip in the river. :)

xoxo,

Meaghan @ Urban Farm Designs

Memorial Day Camping

Well, I just got back from some fun in the hills! I went camping up at Scout Lake for my birthday and although it was super cold (pssst, summer... ahem, ahem.) it didn't rain or snow on us all weekend! A miracle! We stayed warm with big fires and nips of whiskey... oh yes, and forest bowling thanks to a lovely plastic bowling set we picked up. :)

This is why you take your camera with you at 4:30 in the morning.

Wood stacks at the campsite.

Safety first! This way they can't lose me in the woods. ;)

Sara decorated me with battery powered twinkle lights! Yay!

Beautifully eerie burn on the backside of camp.

Pups and pinwheels.

A bunch of my favorite dirtbags deciding on where to ride.

So there you have it! My birthday weekend... it was one of my favorites! Thanks you guys for making it so fun. :)

xo,

Meaghan @ Urban Farm Designs