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Sam Harvey
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Lara Serbin is the founder of Serbin Studio, an architectural firm in Arizona. Her 20 years of experience includes commercial and residential design. www.serbinstudio.com Lara is also the founder of Sam Harvey, which designs and fabricates timeless, lightweight and signature exclusive bags. www.sam-harvey.com Lara is a certified color consultant. She provides color consultation for product development, interior/exterior design and personal fashion.
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Beards with Long Goats

Did I tell you how much I love the smell of Dove soap? Oh crap it is not Dove it is Dial.  Isnt it the same damn soap anyway?!  I should just carve a hole into my bar of soap and where...

17 sep 11

Walking with Jeffrey

Jeffrey PUSHES me to explore new sights on Vashon Island.  It is like Va as in Valley Girl and then Shawn. Jeffrey is always in the lead and I follow.  If it w...

19 jul 11

Bound Button Holes Before Bed

Ok I mastered the bound button last weekend.  I know you have been wondering when or if I would get to this part of my couture jacket and skirt I have been making.  The quilting is done so ...

07 jul 11

Hugo Montenegro Rocks

This week just gets better and better. I think it was Tuesday that I had somebody drive up the hill to buy a Sam Harvey bag. I have never met this woman either. It was a referral from one of my wo...

16 jun 11

Channel Terry Gross

Terry Gross, photo credit Will RyanHave any of you ever listened to Terry Gross on Fresh Air?  I have been listening to her for the last decade religiously.  She is part of my daily ri...

25 may 11

360

Tonight I took Eva and Lily my girls to PF Changs for dinner. This is a typical Monday evening for us after dance class.  As we are going through the circular glass door thing that spins around ...

24 may 11

Roundabout

Mademoiselles team of house models in Moscow for the second Chanel show in Russia, 1967.  I am the one on the right. YOU KNOW IT!This is me hand tying the knots at the end of each machine p...

28 apr 11

Bound Button Holes

My latest project is another couture chanel skirt and jacket using this amazing tweed I picked up from MOOD Fabrics in LA.  No I am not showing the pattern.  It is so late now! I dont ...

26 apr 11

Box of Treasures

A package arrived at my door this week that made me really happy.   Hey, Mom if you are reading this... the cactus you gave me is blooming.  See?  Inside th e b...

09 apr 11

Free Sweet Tea

Im just waiting for my tuna melt to melt you know.   Just making conversation. Its the little things like how much Easter shit can you buy this season.  I plan on going full tilt ...

30 mar 11

I Find It

This billboard lives close to me.  Most times I drive right past it just as I am driving up the desert mountain to go home.  Sometimes just before the light turns green, I glance at it.Raw ...

24 feb 11

Cheap Fun

My new bag. Look at it...I knew you would want to see this close up.  So true.Here is the first one. I gave it to Ron.  It may just be at the bottom of his car by now.Big enough for your pe...

05 jan 11

Black with an Orange Zipper

We are back from our Christmas in Washington with Nana and Papa.  Erik my brother was there too which made it crazy fun.  There were many BEST parts.1. Walking 4 miles in the rainy mist wit...

31 dec 10

My What Green Eye Liner You Have

Nice arm rest ball thing?!Um...thats why I have been so quiet.  Yuh see now!The only outlet that works for my Sam Harvey card swiper is by my bed table.  I know what your thinking. NOW STOP...

10 dec 10

How much shit could this guy in front of me ordered? He is taking forever. I am waiting for my cheeseburger from in and out. This is my spare time for this week. Fabian just took my $2.25 and his han...

10 dec 10

Ready or Not Here I Come!

Finished my 2,000 year long couture jacket project! Did I tell you how I hand stitched the interior during a car ride to Laguna Beach last summer!  You could find me stitching on a ferris wheel ...

03 dec 10

Booth 43

Samples of fabrics at my booth 43.  Pray for booth 43. PLEASE!My booth 43.  I know I could do so much more.  It just keeps getting better.OMG...I am so hyper!  I dont know where t...

16 nov 10

Harvey Sensor

Scary thing is they fit pretty well.Lily wanted to eat by this tall beacon outside Paradise Bakery.  We wanted to sit at the smallest table possible.  It makes for better sharing.Once you k...

12 nov 10

Car Is Packed

This is me painting over my painting. Dont get crazy now, this is not the original!I want a gray skirt and top in this color. Click.Skibu helping me paint.This is an improvement.I am pretty stoked ri...

06 nov 10

Errands

If it was payday and you were sitting in your car...waiting...What would you snack on?Janet and I did the handoff today.  She completed 8 more bags for the show for Saturday and some custom orde...

06 nov 10

Breakfast Helmets and Dum Dums

This is really bad I know. What do you want for cobbling a costume together in all of 10 minutes IF THAT! Yes, I am pretending to be smoking a licorice.  Cant you tell Jeffrey is a surfer a...

02 nov 10

Mr. Miyagi Made Me Do It

My showing at Goodyear Marketplace is next Saturday!  I am going to take a different approach.  I am going to add some educational component to the display of my bags.  I so modestly t...

31 oct 10

16 Hash Marks

Hash marks are my thing these days.  No not marking days off my calendar.  I dont understand why people cross days off their calendar.  It is like their life is a prison and they are t...

28 oct 10

Cutting Rectangles

I cant believe I forgot to eat gummy bears today while I was cutting 136 pieces of turquoise rectangles today.  It didnt feel like I did anything today but then I counted. Now I feel pretty good...

26 oct 10

New England Crafting - Part 3

The craft shows were behind us at this point and I had tacked on an extra day to explore more of Boston with Jan and Eva.  Jani took us to the South End, Little Italy of Boston.I just threw this...

23 oct 10

New England Crafting - Part 2

Emily Dickinsons house in Amherst, Massachusetts. I know. I know.  I was choked up when I snapped this.  It was exactly 4 oclock and the three crafty ladies, Jani, Eva and I were prett...

22 oct 10

New England Crafting - Part I

Jani drove us from Boston to Vermont. She was so kind to stop and let me jump out and snap.27th Annual Weston Craft Show, Weston, VermontWeston Craft show took place in a historical playhouse in West...

16 oct 10

Crafty Girls Go To Boston

Eva and I are leaving tomorrow morning for Boston!  This will be our first girls trip. We cant wait to see Jan! She bought blueberries for breakfast!  Beacon Hill shopping tomorro...

08 oct 10

No Secrets To Reveal

It finally rained.  I am pretending it is fall here.  David Sheflin and Cathyanne from Vintage Fashion Inc. in Phoenix told me they found an Ana Sui dress for me.  ...

06 oct 10

Look Julia, I am Doing A Library Too!

Skibu my cat smells like tator tots. No, this is not my house. I wish.  This is San Simeon Hearst Castle, in California.Dad took me to Hearst Castle when I was in rock n roll high school.  ...

05 oct 10

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