THRIFTED

I LOVE these photos of all this fabulous thrifted stuff by Maggie and Sparrow (see more here).  Its exactly what I like to do in my home, create little vignette's of funky stuff.  Totally inspires me to do my own photo shoot with all my wacky things.

YES! I LOVE YOUR PARTY HAT!

Kate and Laura Roebuck are the creative geniuses behind the shop/blog/lifestyle design business, Bowerbird.  "Sisters in law by force, best friends by choice," these girls have created the perfect platform for doing what they do best, creating imaginative decor, drawing, painting, sewing, collecting, and sharing it with others.  Kate fashioned this show stopping headdress, inspired by these images she pulled from Chinese Vogue, and a vintage collection of fake fruit.  To sweeten the deal, Laura drew Kate wearing her lovely hat!

Move over Eugenie and Beatrice, I'm wearing this to the next royal wedding...

This gal has got some serious style! 

Bowerbird was founded in 2011 by Kate and Laura Roebuck, both UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art graduates (thats where we met!).  Be sure to visit www.shopbowerbird.com to keep up with their latest ventures and to see what keeps their creative juices flowin'! 

This fascinating fascinator (a.k.a. party hat, a.k.a. fabulous headdress), and the lovely drawings will be for sale in their shop soon, so don't miss out!  Click here for details!

Thanks yall!

("Hello! Do you like my hat?" and "Yes! I love your party hat!" come from Go Dog Go by P.D. Eastman)

RUBIES

It is still July.  The month for Rubies, my birthday, Independence, and hot hot weather (at least in NYC!)  SO in celebration of my favorite stone (at least this month.. I'm pretty jealous of May, emeralds, yum), I've put together a few things I've been drooling over recently.  Hope you enjoy!

Have a fantastic weekend, I'll be beaching.

(Ruby Eyed Foxes, Ruby Rock, Ruby Ring)

AND I'LL CRY IF I WANT TO

Well folks, I made it to a quarter of a century. Pretty crazy... living on this earth for 25 years.  I have had a lot of great birthdays: pool parties, hair care, cowboys and indians, Whirly Ball, Wet 'n Wild, backpacking trips, concerts, Camp Ozark, and LOTS of times on a ranch in Wyoming.

It is amazing what you can accomplish in a year (not all good stuff of course), and every year just gets better as we grow up.  25 is going to be a monumental year for me; there are lots of changes coming my way, but I plan to face them head on and with extreme enthusiasm! Im so pumped!

 Thanks to all who made this day so special, Cheers!

(Vintage album cover source, "Hey Ya'll" Sign)

L'ORANGE

Why can't magazine covers be like this anymore?  Great colors and a subtle war critique.  Are those bullets falling on her head? hmmm... interesting.

She's so elegant.

(Photo source)

CELEBRATE!

Well folks, I'm taking off for the weekend,  Happy Fourth of July!  I'll be gettin' down on the dance floor at a good friends wedding. "festive attire optional"... duh, I'll be there, in red, white, blue, and fringe cowboy boots, don't you worry.

Here's a little pink with your RWB today... I want that suitcase! You can find it on Etsy, along with the lighter fluid can, I just love old stuff.

(LR: Angular Building Photo, America Letter Press Parts, Vintage Suitcase, Vintage Lighter Fluid)

BLAME IT ON BIO

Just trying to keep balanced.  You know what I mean?

Photo Hilda Grahnat, vintage medical poster, "Shrooms" by Ornamental Habit.