Good uses of time

I spent the night of the olympics opening ceremony, working on decorating a bunch of Tshirts that have been in a stack to mess with for months now. I finished some of them last night and there are about 10 in all... Nearly all of them have vintage quilt square appliques, or vintage tatting and buttons. I'm really excited about them. I'll post them as I can. 4 of them are for my personal happiness.. About 6 will end up on etsy...
This one is mine... I love it. I've had this shirt for over a year. It's a perfect fit on me, but the text on it said "soul sister" - I got it at a swap party I hosted... Anyhow, my friend Kendra always teases me about it and said I do not qualify as her soul sista and therefore should not wear the shirt... So now I can finally wear the shirt knowing it has more of me well represented... Though I have been told I have soul...

late in the game

I'm such a cyber dweeb.
i just joined facebook today.
geez-louise! It is seriously the most prolific amount of contacts ever.
I've found friends from jr. high... and I hardly remember jr.high!

Modeling starts early for baby Violet

Here she is, 3 weeks old, loving her Libby Dibby Baby sling and her momma... (my chic sister!)

Okay... One more

Yikes. Please note how well worn these are!

True confessions

Ahem. I don't think I need to say any more about this. Except that
it's a sickness.

starbucks self portrait

just a glimpse into my day as I had my Tuesday off...
this was a sweet moment, waiting for my friend to join me at the table and my latte to cool a little.

Marukai

So if you've been around me much, you've probably heard me mention Marukai. Only you would hear me describe it as "the Japanese dollar store where nothing is a dollar"
haha
well, at least it used to be a 98cents Marukai store - but by the time I discovered it, everything was $1.50 ... and recently they've dropped the discount moniker and have aimed straight for the name "Marukai superstore"!
Whatever you call it, it's fabulous. And it's addicting. I can't remember how many people I have turned onto this place, but we all are addicts. Talk about adventures in shopping - try mixing the fun of the dollar store, with the overseas exotic Japanese flair, add in some beautiful inspiration, some confusing packaging and lots and lots of plastic bins and weird kitchen and grooming tools, and you've got the recipe for fun, in my book.











(hint: great place for stocking stuffers!)
today's trip was great... I ventured over into the area where they sell dishes and couldn't help but to pick up about 10 mini plates and tiny bowls for organizing all the fun things i collect. (that was after I got some scissors, hula hoops, and origami paper)

Old times

So today I was able to steal some time at the old studio.. And I dug around and found some of my old inspiration photos and clippings...This is from a French magazine article on some garden competition years ago.. It was passed onto me, but I have always been mesmerized
by this image... I could stare at it for hours and never tell you exactly why...

The opposite of inspiration

Okay... So this is NOT inspiring, but it is so funny, that it had to get posted. I do not need a cactus chandelier ever, but I did love staring at this one tonight as we were out in Burbank after a play.

Why I haven't posted for two days

I have no shortage of things to write about, but well... We were adopted by a puppy yesterday... And here we to all over again with potty training!
At first, we were calling her HONEY, but that proved a little confusing around here (where everyone is "honey")... So now we are calling her LULA... After our first favorite neighborhood cafe in Chicago.

My hubby said, "I foresee doggie purses in our future." (and I swore I would never have a dog less than 30lbs, let alone carry one in a purse... But the idea of another chance at free hands sounds like a good idea. I did promise my sister I wouldn't carry the dog in a baby sling.)