no disco naps here.

There will be no disco naps here. These steps will make you want to stay home and dance up and down all nite.

going away to spain.....

when i get my money saved...gonna start tomorrow.

die, die, die.

Win a piece of art. Win a work of art. Win a Herman Miller chair. Win a design icon. Win the best thing ever. Herman Miller is having a Design For You contest. Herman Miller is doing a collaboration with artist such as Andrew Holder and Mark Giglio. Just go here to enter.

Shinique Smith Managerie MOCA Miami

Holler North Beach. Check out this amazing artist at The Museum of Contemporary Art. I would if I could. Find out more here.

get your sew on...

September is National Sewing Month. The observance of National Sewing Month began in 1982 with a proclamation from President Ronald Reagan declaring September as National Sewing Month “In recognition of the importance of home sewing to our Nation.”

You can find out more here. or just google it and you can find many activities, projects and challenges to suit your taste.

i want that.

This is just so lovely. I think this will be my next shower curtain or something. Studio 54 Shower Curtain. Image by Patrick McMullan. Photographer Patrick McMullan was friends with Andy Warhol and a regular at Studio 54, with his photographs of that nightclub capturing the essence of those decadent times.

so hot your cool so hot, hot, hot!

so you know it is time to get some new hot pads when you feel more hot than pad. So should I learn to how to make potholders, ummm, no I found these. I can't wait to receive them! I love this Alexander Henry "Midnight Snack" fabric. Yummy!!! You can get them at this really hot Etsy shop Collisonware. Pardon the pun, just excited!

Watermelon Limeade .....yummy and refreshing.

doesn't this just look cool and delicious. I am going to make this for the fourth. I will let you know how it goes. Happy fourth of July everyone! You can find this recipe by Martha here.

Vernon Ave will be at the Indieana Handicraft Exchange

If you live in the Indy area or wanna take a road trip, there will be lots of handmade goodness with beer, bands and fun! It is also in conjunction with Independent Music and Art Festival! So come out and check out my one-of-a-kind handbags, vintage bags and my other goodies!

Crusty old blogs.

Yes, this blog is crusty. I have definitely neglected my blog. I admit it, even though I do not want. So much to blog about, so much to say. So much to share with the world. So much cool stuff and cool people and cool this and cool that. Does it have any meaning? I don’t know. But I love to read and learn on everyone else’s blogs and I never go back to one that never post anything……so. What is my deal, don’t know. It is my goal to be a better blogger. Hmmm.. does anyone care, probably not. I care and I guess that’s all that matters.

Well, I am a maker, baker, cooker, cleaner, listener, talker, worker, walker, dog walker, babysitter, designer, sewer, trash taker outer, music listener, dancer, exerciser, hell cat, marketer, pr’r, friender, facebooker, painter, vacuumer, lint picker upper, picture takerer, eaterer, and lots of other er’s but I am making a vow to myself to be a better blogger….so whew, got that off my chest...

blogger guilt??