Archive for October, 2009

Creepy cute

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

31st October, 09
Since it’s Halloween today, I thought I’d set the mood by featuring some pieces from one of my favourite artists, Mark Ryden.  Mark is an artist from California who’s beautiful work can be described as “creepy cute”.  I adore his paintings and was lucky enough to stumble upon his art exhibit at the [...]

Pretty Poly(vore)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

29th October, 09
Are you guys aware of this awesome site called Polyvore?  I only just found out about it myself!  Polyvore is a free, easy-to-use web-based application for mixing and matching images from anywhere on the web. It is also a vibrant community of creative and stylish people.
Polyvore lets you create sets composed of individual [...]

Weekend Thrifting

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

27th October, 09

I had such good thrifting opportunities last weekend.  On Saturday we got a tip from a friend of mine to check out the CAFTCAD (Canadian Alliance Of Film and Television Costume and Design) biannual movie wardrobe sale.  We thought it was going to be just a bunch of vintage clothes, forgetting the fact [...]

So funny it hurts!

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

24th October, 09
Awkward Family Photos is this hilarious website that posts all these, well, awkward family photos.  If you’ve got a few moments to spare, check it out.  The site is addictive!

No mercy!

I’m calling the Humane Society!

Overcooked

It’s not really about the baby is it?
It’s O.K. to laugh out loud… I think.

Smitten Kitten… literally!

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

21st October, 09

Worried that I would come across as some crazy cat lady I decided against making actual new baby announcement cards for our new fur baby.  But please say hello to our new kitty cat Biggie!
It’s been just over a year since our other cat “Mao” passed away.  Kitty and Mao never got along [...]

Hello new stores!

Monday, October 19th, 2009

19th October, 09
Oh my!  So many stores today… so little time.

Please say hello to our new retailers!  Locally we have Pistachio, a perfect shopping destination for eco friendly gifts.  With two locations stocking a wide variety of products such as apothecary, kids toys, fair trade organic chocolate, Pistachio is THE place to go for your [...]