Self portraits & a new tattoo.

I had a lot of crazy dreams last night that triggered something in me to wake up & play photo shoot. I brushed on my makeup skills and did nothing to my hair, only sleeping on it slightly damp last night. I made the dress a few months ago and I'm really pleased to how it came out. You can't really see all the fun details in the photos, but there's leather shoulder trim, vintage buttons, and a cool seam in the front. I should wear it way more often than I do.

You can sort of see the new cicada tattoo on my shoulder in some of these. I'm so, so, so stoked to have another new tattoo artist in Chicago. Allie Fischer from Tattoo Candy has a really great traditional (a mixture of old & new) style with the cutest add-on of her own decorations. I swear each of her illustrations were meant for me.

I'm spending the rest of my evening finishing up a batch of wallets & then prepping my brain to go back to work at the salon tomorrow. I've had three days off in a row - not to mention the holiday week before hand - and I need to get my weekday-game-face on.

xo
Alexz

My Story : New About Me in the BT Etsy Shop

 I don't talk much about when or why I started doing this Bird Trouble thing, besides for the fact that it was // and still is // something that I enjoy doing on my own. Obviously so I could also gain another source of income. It started a sort of a chapter for me. Even though I opened up my Etsy shop in 2009 with a rough idea of what I wanted to be as a business, I've kept at at it... more at some times than at other times - pretty much always fluctuating based on what's going on in my life between all the places I've lived. But recently, as of the end of last year, I feel that Bird Trouble has started to feel like something completely different. It's turning into something. 

My patience has worked off so far.

Read a little more about me and why I started Bird Trouble in the new About Me in the BT Etsy shop. I hope you enjoy a little more knowledge about myself and please always email me at alexz [at!] birdtrouble [dotcom] with any questions, or even just to chat!

-Alexz