The perpendicular dreams (his term) of French illustrator Julien Pacaud have caught my eye. The retro collage effect is totally groovy.
I also think the couple is really cute.
Well hello lovies....oooooh, have I got some fab vintage fashions for you. A few weeks ago Greg, Wolfie and I hit the road and flew to San Diego for Tiki Oasis 2010. It was my birthday weekend—August...
hello lovelies. I have some fun posts coming (including a big ol Tiki Oasis recap, with loads of fab vintage tiki fashions) but in the mean time I have to confess, Ive been cheating on yall. I have a...
image: the lovely whoreangeIve long been obsessed with the work of 1960s artist Margaret Keane. When most people hear the name "Keane" they think of the somewhat cheesy big-eyed orphan painti...
Ooooooh weeeee. I have been saying for over a YEAR now that I was going to have a big ol vintage sale. Well guess what? IT HAPPENED. I held a little Pop Up Vintage Boutique in muh housie and we had a...
found via frecklewonder. thank you jenny for this lovely video.
OOooh lalala we love vintage jewelry! And a super favorite of mine are vintage enamel pins, from the 60s. Colorful, bold, girlie but graphic. I think theyre such an adorable way to spruce up an outfi...
OK, I know most of you are dealing with sweltering temperatures. Here in the Bay Area weve dabbled in the higher temps, but MOSTLY weve had weirdly COLD weather. Like, blustery winds that made me wan...
Hey gang! Ive been busy busy this summer....and I still havent taken any summer vacation time! (Saving that up for August, doncha know.)Have you swung by Modern Kiddo at all? Weve had some fun posts ...
In Alameda California there is a super duper awesome place. The Lucky Juju/Pacific Pinball Museum. Friends, lemme tell you....this place is AWESOME. You step inside and are met with a bells clangin, ...
So I had planned on wearing a vintage dress to the Tupperware party, but alas I was racing around with Wolfie and some friends of ours (ok, fine.....we went to a Pokemon Tournament if you must know. ...
So, the other day I went to a Tupperware party. If youre like me then you probably just said, "Whuuuh? They still have Tupperware parties??" (OK, i guess if you read the previous post you did...
Friends, I have SO MANY THINGS to post about!!! I just need a few more hours in the day. I will have some updates for you soooon I promise (hopefully by end of day). Let me leave you with this little...
A while back I stumbled upon a really cool photographer from Australia named Kate Vale. Her kids photos were stunning—super saturated colors and so much energy in them. I was smitten! I reached out t...
Hey gang! Its FRIDAY. Whoo hoo! I have so many things I want to share with you, Im just not finding enough hours in the day! So I thought this was the perfect time for a lil Style Files action. This ...
Oh my goodness peeps....this blog is having a birthday today!!!! How crazy is that? In some ways I feel like it should be much older, and then it seems like time has flown by. Thank you all so much f...
We have had tons of rain lately. So much so that we had to postpone Wolfie's birthday party. It started with an innocent sprinkle of rain, but huge grey clouds soon loomed ominously in the sky. Big f...
Whenever I see a pink house, Im always intrigued. They stand out, thats for sure. Whimsical and quirky. Its such a definite choice. Like, you might buy red paint and it turns out orangey red. Or your...
What idiot decided it would be a good idea for me to run TWO BLOGS??? Oh wait a sec. That would be me. Heh. Sometimes it's hard to keep up I tell ya.Well I promise I have some fun stuff to post over ...
Wellllll Easter started out fairly sunny. And then the clouds came. Big ol grey clouds (yes, i spell grey with an "e". I don't know why...I think it looks prettier that way. For the record, i don't s...
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!This is one of my all time favorite photos....The year was 1967 and these sassy ladies from Sherman Oaks, California were having quite the day in their easter bonnets! So cute a...
Wellllll, I was doing so great with the regular posting and then my fabulous little laptop had an unexpected encounter with this and this:Argh. Tuxie isn't allowed on the table....but apparently whil...
I have never completely understood the charm of Peeps. I mean, they do have a super cute name...but does anyone really like how they taste? So Dottie sends me this link yesterday for the annual Washi...
It's not often that I use the words "gross" and "adorable" in the same sentence, but hold tight pretty kitties, cuz I'mmabout to do just that. Let's talk about Liz Wolfe. I first encountered Liz's wo...
You know I'm always yackin' about how much cooler and cuter things were in the 60s and 70s. And sure, we all know about things like illustrations and furniture and clothing. But what about.....car br...
Ooooooh I've been a bad lil blogger friends. But rather than dwell on how I've been busy and give you a boat load of excuses, I thought I'd do a little refresh....clean the slate, so to speak. And wh...
Gather round kiddies! It's time to read a story with Aunty Alex [cue applaus and laugh track]. This week we have the brilliant Art Seiden and a book called, Never Pat a Bear: A Book About Signs. This...
I'm always intrigued when people put a fresh twist on a traditional medium. Like embroidery. You might remember my post from a while back on awesome artist Megan Whitmarsh. (If you missed it you HAVE...
OK, we interrupt the usual bloggie goodness for a bit of shameless self promotion. Or rather, the fact that I'm pimpin' out my child for a photo contest.Every since he was a wee lad people have alway...
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