"Gay or Weird Costumes Add Fun to the Halloween Party"

Its true...they really do. ;)

Another much needed trip...

So, once again, we're going to Galveston. It basically has become our go to place for a little weekend get away, all of my life, like a home away from home (The Galvez specifically). This time, since it is so close to halloween, the Galvez is putting on a ghost tour of the hotel. You can either buy only the tour, or you can buy the package, which is a brunch on Sunday morning, a room at the hotel, and 25% of something at the spa! So, of course, we just HAD to get the package! ;) I think its going to be really great, especially since the hotel has such a huge history. Galveston is after all known as 'one of the most haunted cities in America'! And boy is this little get away needed! Not only have I had a sinus/ear infection for the last week, midterms reared their ugly head as well...so to show them! Im going to Galveston, and even, gasp, missing class on Monday! Hah! That shows them! ;) Anyway, even though its just one night, I'm pretty excited. :)

CUTE FALL LOOKS

J CREW

ANTHROPOLOGIE 

ANTHROPOLOGIE

URBAN OUTFITTERS

ANTHROPOLOGIE

Peter Callesen

Peter Callesen is amazing. I absolutely love his work. Some of it gets pretty extreme, but the detail is unbelievable, especially his cut-outs.

By the way, not all of his cut outs are of birds...I just happened to like these two best.

Originally I was drawn to the cut-outs, mostly just because of the complexity of his work, but after looking around more, I truly fell in love with his works on water. My favorite was called "Drifting Dreams". He used styrofoam filled bed linens and floated them down a lush rivers edge. Even though the pictures themselves are great, its actually not the photo that he considers the art. The art, what the people walking by are seeing, in present time. 

 This castle was at a performance festival, and was an ongoing 2 week "performance"

This is a called "Festival for Birds" The picture above is of a giant nest and egg.

Something about all of this water pieces remind me of a magical fairy tale. Something you would see in a dream! :)

I officially have a new obsession.

Cartolina stationary. Absolutely ADORABLE. They are a unique twist of new and vintage, earth tones and bright sunny colors! Just SO cute!

And we have this lovely lady to thank for it! Fiona Richards, a graphic designer from British Columbia. Well here...just read this...it explains it pretty well!

"I have a need to actively interact with vintage design - not just collect it and display it - it's a way for me to play with it and share it with others. Combining my own collections with the exotic curiosities collected by my family years ago has become the root of my designs - ancient patterns, colours, block prints, images and textures combined with contemporary colours and type - this is Cartolina!" -Fiona Richards

Here are some of my favorites...:)

Oh yeah...

I also met a new friend this weekend.

He was pretty rad....:)

Market Bags...

Ok, so I love market bags, really I do. They're so much better for the earth, and they're way cuter than ugly plastic bags! Just ONE problem. I always forget them!!! It never fails, as soon as I get to the store, I realize...hey! I don't have my bags! 

So I figured I  needed something to remind me to take my bags before I left the house! But I didn't want to put up an ugly sticky, so I decided to make this...

I embroidered the little bag, and used fabric markers to write the lettering because I was too lazy to embroider all of it...Im not sure if I like the frame or not, but I haven't found one I liked better yet so it works for now...;)

BICYCLES & POSTCARDS.

Something that makes me feel good...

Getting Postcards :)

Something that doesn't...

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Spending so much time on my silly bike, and STILL not having it finished...:( I can't even RIDE it yet! Im getting new tires and all that stuff right now...so hopefully Im getting close...