happy halloween!

this years correspondence from Old World Christmas..

Happy Birthday Amie! Love you!

old stuff new stuff

Fun times at the Golden State Goods opening this weekend!

There was lots of old stuff and of course, I partook in purchasing

some of it! yay me. More on that later. 

There was racks of fun vintage..

 creepy cats + ceramics? yes please. 

Notice my favorite, hidden here in the case. I repeatedly begged

to buy them, but Amy would NOT allow it. 

trunks of bags and belts. 

and these.. specially made. So amazing. 

I settled for that big red guys little brother. 

Still desiring him. Some day. 

removable feathers. 

backless suede dress!

and this guy. 

seriously cute. You must check it out if you are in 

Long Beach!

And, some shots of Ava from the pumpkin patch. 

oh! and good news.

 Despite my really bad blogging 

commitment, we are going to start shooting some of our inspiration

pieces for swim, fall and holiday and start blogging them 

over on Split girl/FB. I, of course will be stealing some of the 

shots and putting them here. 

In the meantime, I will continue to do what I do best at work..

dress myself up and take photo booth pictures. 

have a good week everybody!

well

Sigh followed by sigh.  It's been another banner week. 

Lately, our lives have been plagued by bad news. It is 

seriously and amazingly too much!!

But, it must get better from here. 

Really, the only way to handle this situation is to 

get the winners out of the closet and throw them on. 

Yesterday, said winner was the old batwing romper. 

Don't be jealous. 

 It even has bling!

look closely. 

bought at Ramona West

The second winner, which is currently hindering my 

ability to breathe, is these. 

and my new furry ankle booties. 

these really do make you feel like celebrating. 

 even Ava knows what's up (and how to pose). 

she is styling out one of Mommy's sassy

eighties dresses. 

 and when outfits fail, there are always good vibes

happening on the weekend...

Have a good one!

totally unrelated

to the random quinceanera reference..

I am semi-obsessed with the old Mexican poncho and 

let's be honest that plain old ratty scratchy Mexican blanket. 

You know the things I am talking about...

from sadiedeluxe

from leasvintage

Yes yes yes!

And! I almost fell out of my chair looking at these!!

from Vdingy. 

not sure where Vdingy gets ahold of this stuff. But it is so 

incredibly amazing!

Happy Friday!!

Happy Weekend!

Now go out and get your quinceanera dress!!

Hot. 

notes from my desk

Sorry internet lovers.. but, life has been calling and the old blog is officially on the back burner.

Ava P has started school and about 5 hours of each day is devoted to preventing potty accidents. 

Luckily, Darth Vader  is apparently the patron saint of poopies, because Ava would 

do anything for him. 

and, of course I am cat keeper for 2 more days. I think I'm gonna miss em!

 I do promise to come back in full effect someday. I have been looking at the

stay at home mom blogs and this picture is looking better everyday. 

In the meantime, I am here, designing Holiday and I am ready to share. 

I love cropped trenches and I love dropped batwing armholes... and so, I love this. 

 Sending out some swim goodie packs!! You know who you are!

But, really, they are for the models and some WINNERS. So, don't get angry. You'll get yours(eventually).

 Some winter vintage inspiration...

 and lacey laces!

 and how scrumptious is this maxi. It is as soft as butter, yet fall heavy. yummm.

(I am not really wearing it - just tricking your eyeballs). 

  Hope life is beautiful! I have given a few permissions for a few more contests. So, let's hope those bad boys happen soon.