The Braided Bandit: insta-life

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7/23/13

Insta-Life {July Edition}

Sorry for the short absence, I've been bit busy working and trying to enjoy summer! I do have some pictures to share from camping this past weekend, but in the meantime, here are some of my favorite instagram snaps from July! New notebooks are my favorite! I got these from Amazon from Rifle Paper Co. One of the first areas I set up in my new apartment! Heading out for a Saturday morning brunch Hanging out at a food truck party! Shipping out some summery orders The view from inside our tent this weekend! Hanging out in comfy clothes after setting up our tent the first night

For all of you guys interested, you can now embed pictures from your online instagram account. As usual, I am late to the tech party so this was news to me! All you have to do is go into your account (mine is here), click on the photo you want, click on the little "..." at the bottom, and select embed. From there you can just copy and paste the code into a blogger draft, but make sure you are working in the html tab, not the regular compose tab. Its a super easy way to post some of your instagram shots in a blog post without having to save each individual image and then upload them. Hope that helps! Will be back shortly with some real camping pictures! xo Hannah

9/26/12

Life Lately

So, I meant to upload pictures last night for a blog post today, but some pretty new dresses and my sewing machine got the best of me. I am going to instead share some of my favorite instagrams from the past few weeks with you! You can find me @braidedbandit

This morning before work - a newly hemmed vintage chambray dress!

My dream house- brick, stucco, pom-pom trees, ivy...ahhh!

A neighborhood bike ride with some Dogfish Head Punkin Ale! (who needs water?!)

My moms new foster kitten from the animal shelter, Cruz, at a week and a half old!

A Braided Bandit Vintage package all packed and ready to go!

A yummy Saturday Brunch in Denver

The windowsill of in my room with my elephant watering can!

Pretty Fall dresses soon to be in the shop!

I read an article recently on I.F.B. called "Top 10 Ways to Lose Your Blog Followers" or something to that extent. One of the ways was to post instagram photos on your blog haha. Their reasoning was that readers who follow you on both platforms will lose interest if they are always seeing repeat pictures. I agree to some extent, but lets be honest, I miss a ton of instagram pictures from some of my favorite people, and love when I can see a few all in one place as a little catch up. Plus, I like that they can show snippets of your life over a longer span, whereas a typical post for me usually only shows one day or event. I think it can definitely be overused on blogs if you aren't providing other content with obviously better quality photos, but when used sparingly, I quite like bloggers sharing their instagrams! What do you guys think? I promise I won't be offended either way!

Hope you're having a beautiful day!
xo Hannah

7/30/12

Life Lately

New Ikea duvet cover // Vintage grey dress in the woods

Newly hemmed vintage // Wandering the gardens at a festival

Red plaid adventuring gear // Fun shoot with a vintage mustang

Fave new American Apparel shoes // "I'm outdoorsy in that I like getting drunk on patios."

Sorbet colored flowers // Mint + orange for date night

New pretty packaging stickers // Frolicking in lavender

Beautiful antique chair // An old white barn

Just stopping in quickly to say hi! I cannot believe it is the end of July already, this summer is flying by and there is still so much I want to do! We leave for Cozumel in less than two weeks and I am SO excited, even if its only for a few days! Trying to eat healthy and ride my bike a lot until I leave, I feel like I can keep it up until then, seeing as its only two weeks away. The fact is though, our hotel is all inclusive, meaning all you can eat and drink, so I am not going to stress about "bikini shape" too much! I want to be able to just enjoy myself while I am there! If anyone has ever been to Cozumel and has any recommendations on what to do, I would love to hear them! I am looking forward to: Mexican food, fresh fish, refreshing my Spanish, swimming in the ocean, having free drinks delivered to my pool chair, and exploring on the free bicycles the hotel provides! I lived my whole life on the ocean until I moved to Colorado two years ago, and have been really missing the water this summer. There is nothing better than falling asleep exhausted on clean white sheets after a full day of swimming, sun, and sand!
xo Hannah
p.s. You can find me on instagram @braidedbandit, come say hello!

6/27/12

Insta Life {3rd Edition}

Hi Guys. Is it ridiculously hot where you are? I am sorry for going straight to the weather, but its really I can think about these days! I love summer, but it has been in the high 90s and has even broken 100 multiple days for two weeks straight now, and there's no sign of it letting up. Last summer I lived in the basement room in a house so it remained cool, but this summer, I live on the top floor of a different house. I absolutely love my house and my room, it is bright and full of sunshine, but is also like a greenhouse and we do not have air conditioning. So, that is my excuse for the lack of outfit posts! It is too hot to be outside for too long, and I am not wearing anything very special, as coolness and comfort are key! Here is what I have been loving: iced lattes, an icy cold beer, froyo froyo froyo, and re-watching lost with R in his air conditioned basement. Yup, that pretty much sums up life lately!

iced coffee on a hot sunny saturday in Boulder // an awesome Maplteon hill front porch // earth tones and cute sandals my mom sent me // bow earrings from Romwe // polka dot shirt available in the shop // pretty scalloped shingles // froyo froyo and more froyo // deliciously fresh tacos from a new taco place

You can follow me on instagram @braidedbandit

So, what are your favorite ways to beat the heat? I would love to know!

xo Hannah

6/5/12

{Insta Life}

Just a quick update sharing some of my instagrams from the past few weeks! I love snapping the little things that make me smile every day and being able to share them with you all! You can follow me @braidedbandit

1. Sorbet colored roses // 2. A pink vintage dress I hemmed with a sprinkle scarf I sewed

3. Sending out packages // 4. Vintage McCalls catalogue "Approproate Frocks for Sweet Girl Graduates" 5. A long beautiful bike ride // 6. Paper cranes in a local shop window

7. At the bus stop heading to Boulder Creek Fest // 8. Purple house with beautiful gadren

9. Rainy day droplets // 10. A vintage dress that makes me want to be sailing

4/27/12

Insta-Life {1st Edition}

I am so excited to bring you my first installment of insta-life! I got instagram a few weeks ago when it finally came out for android, and find myself wanting to document every pretty little thing I see! You can follow me @braidedbandit if you want to keep up with my oh-so-exciting day-to-day life! One good thing I can say about having an instagram is that it inspires you to look at the beauty in your everyday life- and then you get to share that beauty with others!