When I was a kid, my mom loved going to Bullocks-Wilshire. It was a higher-end department store in an Art Deco building on the edge of downtown Los Angeles – and it had a tearoom on its top floor. The tearoom was so old-fashioned, and so were its patrons. High tea featured young models wearing […]
Sigh. Remember how I said that I’d finally figured out what would grow in my windowboxes? Well, I came back from the beach yesterday afternoon to find that something had eaten the echeverria. Something had plucked off the leaves and nibbled on them like the were artichoke leaves. I know this because a few, half-eaten
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The bird images are still swirling around in my brain. I thought “why not make a bag with these?” So I did. The handles are short – this is a handbag, not a shoulder bag – mainly because of an error I made when cutting the fabric. But I’ve decided I like the short handles
Sapphire Carnivale earrings from Julie Makes Jewelry I’m lucky to have so many talented, creative friends who just happen to have etsy stores. I thought I’d share some of their work with you. Julie Makes Jewelry Sunny Day earringsOne can never have too many dangly earrings. And, in my opinion, green goes with just about