I found some new friends for my monkey over at Etsy. I have been spending a lot of time there adding stuff to my shops (ShoeshoeStudio and Avant Garage) but every now and then I snoop through the vintage section for stuff for myself. I found this awesome Kay Bojesen elephant for only $8.00! I kinda feel bad for finding such a deal on such a mid century modern collectible but hey- they shoulda done their homework right? The little ducks were vintage backstock from West Germany. I thought they were going to be larger but they are still really cute and well made.
1.24.2010
1.17.2010
I have been into modernism/mid century modern for the past 9 years now. That is the style that I have adopted in my home decor. Living up here in this national forest out in the country but still waterside (goddamn its really pretty up here) I tend to lean towards older looks and warmer styles, but still hang onto a little bit of what I have designed for myself over the past 9 years. I feel like I might be falling into some sort of industrial, old world, country but still luxurious and metro category. Perhaps even a bit steampunk if you will. Take for example this photo of a laundry room portrayed by Restoration Hardware.
I could make a career out of doing the one task that is the vain of my existence if I got to spend my days in a room as rich and old world as this one. I can almost picture cutie Robert Downie Jr. (Sherlock Holmes) dropping of his blood stained clothes....
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1.16.2010
I've spent the better part of the morning snooping around for riding boots for spring. Something to wear with flouncy little dresses. I am totally in love with these FRYE tall riding boots
1.11.2010
1.08.2010
Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo.
The amazing story of Alma, a little girl who found her twin doll. Amazing 3D animation movie made by Rodrigo Blaas. Read more...
Pickled Spicy Green Beans
We discovered a pub in town that makes the best jalapeno poppers with a cream cheese and marionberry (isn't that the major of D.C.?) dipping sauce. They also do an incredible bloody mary using pickled spicy green beans as a garnish instead of the typical celery. I decided to look for them at our local market so that we could make them at home. They were hard to find and when I did they had a $7.99 price on them! For green beans? So today I make a batch of them myself using this simple recipe from Chef2Chef. We shall see how they turn out in a month when they have fully pickled.
1.03.2010
I found these stacking stools on Craigslist this morning and had to snatch them up. All 4 for $25.00! They are so Alvar Aalto....(say that with nose pointed upward)
1.02.2010
Happy 2010!
Hi there. Did everyone have a nice holiday? I did! My bff flew up from Cali for the week. She was so cute, she bought this huge puffy parka from LL Bean and kept the hood on and tied it around her face. She looked like Kenny from South Park. She was freezing cold the whole time. Silly California chic!
On one of our outings I came across this awesome little camera/necklace at Anthropology. They wanted $298 for it. I found it here for $139
I am also thinking about making my own mineral make up. I am running low and hate the high prices of $35 for 0.34 oz. at Sephora. I did a little search and quickly came across Brambleberry. They have a kit for $40.00 that gives you enough product to make 4 oz. of foundation. Has anyone tried making mineral make up? I wonder how hard it is to get the color right...
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