Friday, January 29, 2010

{Under the weather}

Sick

sad face
I have been sick (yep, yet again) for the last few days and it's just getting worse. I can't breathe, I can't smell, I can't taste, my creative juices aren't flowing..ugh! This weekend I plan to get Modage up and running (yahoo!) so stay tuned for the big launch! Have a great weekend!
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Thursday, January 28, 2010

{Etsy}

Etsy
I discovered the work of Metamorph by Sonya Coulson Rook of Raleigh, NC, a couple of years ago at the Handmade Market. As she mentions in her artist statement, she has always been fascinated by the visual changes objects undergo during the process of aging or decomposition. In her work, she is interested in exploring the relationship between organic and industrial objects, and the contrast between clean simple surfaces and heavily textured surfaces. She often incorporates various found objects and materials in her work in an effort to give a newly created object a sense of history. Her Etsy shop is full of unique and inspired pieces.  Please visit her lovely blog or her website for more!

Metamorph Collection
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

{Eye Candy}

Eye Candy
Here is some gorgeous home decor eye candy for you to feast your eyes upon. Every inch of these spaces below leave me in a state of jealous inspiration...sigh
black curtain with shoes

dressing+room

door

white bed

Book love

_Mappingdoggy
{Photos courtesy of Sarah Klassen at Haute Design}
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

{Crushing on France}

France
Did you know that it's Paris Fashion Week? I've been obsessed with the trends in Europe for years (especially Paris) and as a tribute to the creme-de-la-creme of all fashion shows, take a look at the street style that I personally adore by fashion blogger/photographer/illustrator, Garance Dore.
equiline

viviana-volpicella1 - yellow shirt

michelle

geraldine-saglio11

gio

giovanna-derek-lam

giovanna-vuitton

yasmin-sewell-london1
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Monday, January 25, 2010

{DIY Day}

DIY
Today starts one of the several DIY projects that I plan to share with you. DIY projects are great because there is no other way to show ingenuity and inspiration than doing a project on your own. There's something about making one-of-a-kind pieces that are not available to the masses. Today's project is a necklace that I purchased in LA at Madewell 1937, which is the casual sister company to J.Crew.
use this one 1
At first glance I immediately loved the various silver and gunmetal chains, and of course the crystal clusters, but I didn't care for the green neon beads dispersed around the necklace. But because the necklace was on sale, and I really liked it, I decided to buy and reconstruct it.
Neon green beads and crystals
I started with taking apart the entire necklace by cutting the wire and removing the neon green beads (as shown below)
Trio of destruction
Once I had the necklace completely taken apart, I took some time to figure out how I wanted it to look. While at Madewell 1937 I saw another necklace (much more expensive, btw) that had the crystals clustered together on one side and strings of chain on the other. So to create the-look-for-less, I started to wire all of the pieces back together...
putting necklace back together
...and here's the final piece!!!
final piece
So...what do you think? Please leave a comment - I would love to hear your thoughts!
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Friday, January 22, 2010

{TGIF}

Happy Friday!!! It's been quite the eventful week and boy did last weekend's festivities catch up with me. I plan to relax, enjoy endless hours of DVR, browse through the stack of magazines awaiting my attention, and work on my DIY projects from my LA vintage purchases - stay tuned for some exciting posts next week. So what do you have planned this weekend? Whatever you do, enjoy and savour it!
pinkfun
{photo: papier mache via SEVENeight}
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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Audrey Hepburn

Years ago a wonderful poem was written by Audrey Hepburn when she was asked to share her "beauty tips". So many of us adore Ms. Hepburn for her style, but her heart shows that we were attracted to her for much more. Many years later, these words were read at her funeral. Let them be an inspiration to you and help you become an ambassador for change.



For attractive lips, speak words of kindess.
For lovely eyes, see out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For poise, walk with knowledge that you never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed,
and redeemed; never throw out anyone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands;
one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.













Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Livin' La Vida LA

Words can't explain how fantastic my weekend was, so as promised, here are a few pics from my trip to LA. Enjoy!
Cafe Verona
Simply by luck, I had the best breakfast EVER at this cute little cafe. We were driving around and saw a few charming bistro tables sitting outside and decided to stop and see if they were serving breakfast.  The moment we laid eyes on the menu we realized we found a gem. I had a fresh mozzarella, tomato, and avacado frittata with roasted potatoes, fresh melon, and the best house coffee I've ever had. My sister Tara had scrambled egg whites, bacon, roasted potatoes, and ciabatta bread toast. To top off the scrumptious breakfast, we had the cutiest waiter ever - he had the most amazing accent. Mmm...mmm...good!

Santa Monica Beach
Santa Monica - so beautiful, so peaceful...

Roll House Sushi
The best and freshest sushi I ever had...delish!

Vintage shopping 2
This is the epitome of  the saying "don't judge a book by it's cover". Buffalo Exchange does not have the most eye appealing store front and we knew for sure we would only be in the store for a few minutes. But 2 hours and $173 later, I came out with some of the most amazing, chic, vintage finds. Stay tuned for a few DIY projects of how I plan to recreate a few of my purchases.

Hope you enjoyed a snapshot of my weekend - I know I did and can't wait to go back (maybe for good)!
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

SLS Hotel

I'm back from LA and had such an amazing time! I never thought I would fall in love with LA, but it's definitely somewhere where I could put down some roots. I'm in the process of uploading all of the pictures from the weekend, but in the meantime, I wanted to show you the hotel we were at for the video shoot. SLS is is the epitome of sophistication, with an Alice-in-Hollywood whimsy - take a peak...
















So lovely and chic right? Stay tuned for more pictures of my trip....