i do hope you’re having a great afternoon lovely people
heres a music break!
i’m groovin’ to the song
fader by the temper trap
{some peppy guys from down under}
enjoy…
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peace, love & beaujolais nouveau November 19, 2009
i once had the pleasure
of being in france on beaujolais nouveau day
if you aren’t familiar with this light & lovely red wine
{well, really, it’s purpley-pink}
here is some history…
At one past midnight on the third Thursday of each November, from little villages and towns, over a million cases of Beaujolais Nouveau begin their journey through a sleeping France to Paris for immediate shipment to all parts of the world.
Banners proclaim the good news: Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé! “The New Beaujolais has arrived!”
The Beaujolais is a tasty red wine made from Gamay grapes produced in the Beaujolais region. French law states that the Beaujolais Nouveau cannot be released any earlier than the third Thursday of November, so every year on this day producers embark on a mad race to get the first bottles on the shelves.
The celebrations began as a local phenomenon in the bars and cafés of Beaujolais and Lyon, where pitchers were filled from the growers’barrels, but nowadays it’s celebrated around the world.
besides a delightful wine~
there are colorful bottle labels & festive posters…
always a favorite
the 2009 bottle
sir horace meleagris November 17, 2009
my latest papier mache turkey creation!
sir horace meleagris or horace the turkey
he is made of …
UP~cycled newspapers & cardboard, wallpaper paste
acrylic paint, fabric leaves, {and magic & love}
see more or buy here
ombre swirl November 9, 2009
ombre swirl
4×6″ canvas, acrylic & paint pen
vintage metal & enamel flower pin
{SOLD}
swanky balloons November 5, 2009
is the super~swanky chinese lifestyle brand store
that showcases really modern & distinctive items
from clothing to home decoration
{you MUST see their NYC store if you’ve never been}
~
for the holiday season ~ they have teamed up with
Chandelier Creative {a cutting edge design firm ~ think the modern Mad Men}
to produce a holiday catalogue inspired by the whimsical world of balloon art!
~
down with models! UP with balloons!
look how fabulous…
{want!}…
{thank you Chalin for the heads UP}
inspire wednesday November 4, 2009
hello. how is your week going?
i am so sorry for the lack of posts….
i do get distracted.
here’s a lovely & inspiring photodump of things i’ve been saving…
~in my favorite color palette, natch.
hopefully they’ll make you smile.
{i apologize for a lack of credits ~ i went through a picture~save~phase the other day & didn’t get any info…bad blogger, bad!}
fleeing the fight October 23, 2009
this amazingly sad & yet, beautiful picture
has been haunting me since yesterday…
{via chicago tribune online}
*fleeing the fight*
(AP photo by Ijaz Muhammad / October 22, 2009)
A young girl and her dog look out from a vehicle as she and her family wait for security clearance at a checkpoint on the outskirt of Bannu, a town on the edge of the Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, as they flee a military offensive in South Waziristan. Pakistani troops and the Taliban fought fierce battles in Waziristan, a militant sanctuary near the Afghan border in an operation that started on Saturday, with both sides claiming early victories in an army campaign that could shape the future of the country’s battle against extremism.
leaf flowers part 2 October 20, 2009
well now…not to be outdone…{but i think i was!}
the awesome father/daughter artistic duo:
bob & mckinley
WENT TO TOWN! making their own versions
of the leaf flowers i posted last week…
look how great these are!
{so clever to use multi~colored leaves}
{look at this lovely table display}
wicked pumpkin October 20, 2009
“every child is an artist ~ the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.” {picasso}
well…the fabulous mckinley {artist, age 10}
did an amazing job
of recreating the cover of the book “Wicked”
don’t you think?
{i hope she keeps at it!}
