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Hi everyone! I want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and a safe and sane Black Friday! As for me, I’ll be spending the holiday at home feasting on Trader Joe’s Pesto Vegetarian pizza and Sprinkles cupcakes. For entertainment, I’m attending a marathon showing of Sex and the City (I have all the DVDs!) in the comfort of my happy red Klackbo. It’s been a while since I’ve seen an episode, so I’m really looking forward to getting saturated.
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My first exposure to ephemera clip art books were those published by Dover. You can find them in art supply stores or in the art section of most book stores. But, as I understand it, Dover’s license restricts use to printed matter, so you can’t use their resources online. Fortunately, there are generous sites like The Graphics Fairy and Mellowmint that provide vintage-inspired resources we can use freely. If you want to use individual elements, you will have to extract them manually and that can take quite a bit of time. Wouldn’t it be great to find a source of vintage clip art that’s web-ready? Well, I finally found it at Kinokuniya Bookstore: Collection d’Antiquités et de Matériaux de Brocante.
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Last Friday, I met Sarah and Jenn — the genii behind the Modcloth blog — for lunch in SOMA. Our plan was to meet at Darwin, but that was scotched because it was too crowded, so instead we went to The Creamery where, they say, big ideas transpire and tech deals go down. Maybe so, but we just enjoyed lunch and chatted about Photoshop, blogs, and web design. Talking with these two smart women gave me much food for thought. It’s great to meet people with big ideas and awesome plans for the future — very inspiring…
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My favorite athletic socks are by Juicy. They’re thick, plush and best of all, they’re adorned with super cute pom poms. I just love them. I thought of buying more, but since I already have a ton of ankle socks, I thought it would be best to simply add some mini pom poms to my existing collection. I bought my poly-blend pom poms from Britex in San Francisco. Though, I wish I had easy access to these or the patience to make my own.
I’m the least qualified person to give sewing instructions (I don’t sew except to patch up the armpit holes in my 80′s band t-shirts, or sew on a button), so I’m going to limit this “DIY” to a few illustrative photos. Just click on the thumbnails to get a better view of my self-taught sewing technique.
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my darling chico leading the way, as usual
I’m venturing into the City later today and I’m excited, so much so that I spent Sunday afternoon preparing an outfit that would exude a so-called “effortless cool”. Dinner at Japantown is a really big deal to me, ok! Anyway, I chose a maxi skirt that I could wear with my beloved new beautiful and green New Balance 620s. Well, as luck would have it, it’s gonna rain. HARD. I’m not gonna put my new shoes through all that stress, so I’m rethinking my look. I guess I’ll move on to Plan B: JCrew indigo skinny jeans, my tuxedo t-shirt, my Gap coatigan (cardigan/coat), my H&M plaid coat, my thrifted red umbrella, and of course, my 1460 Cherry Docs. In my mind, I’m lookin’ pretty cool. But, it’s all in my rosy-colored mind, folks — I’ve been told that I’m sartorially deluded. ;)
Hey, speaking of clothes, the sartorially awesome Eva Franco is having a Sample Sale today and tomorrow. This is not a sponsored post — I LOVE Eva Franco and I just happen to know that she’s having a sample sale. Anyway, if you’re in the Los Angeles area, check it out. Today, 11/16 from 12-7PM Tomorrow, 11/17 from 11-6PM.
And, of course, I have some links to share: black on nude manicures, a holiday cookie chart card, recipes I’m gonna try, some downloads, new nsatd, videos, and other fun stuff. Happy Friday!
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