New Loves v.7

Hello there. I've neglected my New Loves post for two whole weeks...eep! I've been staying busy, that's for sure! Now that I'm trying to get back on track with blogging, I'm going to follow the same pattern I've been on, with another artist edition of New Loves. This girl is awesome, and I'm sure many of you have already seen her lovely work. She goes by the name of ashleyg, and her Etsy shop is stocked full of incredibly adorable artwork. I especially enjoy her color schemes, and kitty themes (of course). Check her out, you wont be disappointed.

 

All images were sourced from ashleyg's Etsy Shop.

Ta ta, have a lovely rest of your Tuesday.

xo. Traci

I find something new to love everyday.

Seriously-- Someone, somewhere, is doing or making new things for me to fall in love with every single day. I am attempting to start a blog series of my "new loves", to share the love, and spread the word about all the things I find to fancy. Maybe you shall fancy them too...? 

Yesterday, I stumbled upon the Keep Calm Gallery, a London based art forum, with an emphasis on typography and screen-printing. I fell in love with nearly everything on the site, these are a few of my favorites:

Grow Your Greens.

These tea towels were seriously made for me....I loathe doing dishes, my mister has to do all of ours--but I'll dry 'em anytime, anyday. And I am so one-of-those-people that love word searches, crosswords, sudoku puzzles, ect. just for fun or to pass the time.

All images and artists were sourced from the Keep Calm Gallery, please check them out to learn more.

Hope you enjoyed my new loves, please share your new loves with us!

I'll be back next week with more of my new loves.

Ta ta.

xo. Traci

Happy Friday.

Well, well....I'm actually back with a post in < 10 days! (Let's see how long it lasts..) As you know it's Friday, and I'm uber happy about it. I don't have to man the shop tomorrow and I plan on enjoying every moment of the weekend with my mister. I have a few goals to accomplish this weekend...one of which I mentioned yesterday..increasing my new succulent garden! If all goes as planned tomorrow, Babe and I are guna hit a few local nurseries....and if I don't find what I'm looking for, I have plenty of succulent must-haves to purchase from The Succulent Garden on Etsy. I'm also hoping to fit in some thrift-therapy, and an evening bike ride.
I'm REALLY looking forward to Sunday evening...my brother (whom I haven't seen since Thanksgiving 2008) is in coming to town and we have dinner plans. I haven't decided where I want to take him yet because my obvious choice would be Cibo (my favorite pizza ever, ever, ever!) but I feel like I always choose Cibo, and want to (maybe) try something out of my usual realm. Any ideas Phoenicians? Let me know!
In honor of this happy Friday, here are a few images that make me happy. Click the images for sources.

Pretty pastel vintage radio...with a pretty little flaw.


Pretty embroidered pillows.


Pretty pink little lady, and pretty polaroids.


Pretty handmade birdhouses. (Another project I want to do)


Pretty neckties made from vintage fabric.


Pretty pink LOVE gnomes.


Pretty Dutch Tulip gardens.



I hope you all have a lovely weekend.
xo. traci.

Blast from the Past: Games.

I'm looking forward to continuing this Blast from the Past series for-ev-er....there is so much out there that I miss, and as I age the list of rad things that used-to-be will continue to grow. Ah the memories.

A few games I hope you will remember (and hopefully some you still play!):

[caption id="attachment_505" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Every little girl's favorite game <3"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_506" align="aligncenter" width="240" caption="THE original mystery game."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_507" align="aligncenter" width="319" caption="So fun!... even if I sucked at it."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_508" align="aligncenter" width="390" caption="Survivial of the hungriest!"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_513" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="I STILL play this game religiously. "][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_509" align="aligncenter" width="320" caption="Set up for this game took longer than playtime, haha."][/caption]

Shot from our 80's portion of our last editorial:

Featuring Ashley....AND MOUSE TRAP! Photo by Nicolle Clemetson.

[caption id="attachment_510" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The 80's will never die."][/caption]

Ta ta for now.

xo.

First Friday Fashion: 3.5.10

Since I'm trying oh-so-hard to blog more, I decided to take a few snapshots of fashionistas and fashionistos that strolled through our boutique this past First Friday. I meant to get this post up on Saturday, but in le crazy life (crazy-busy) nothing gets done on time.

[caption id="attachment_474" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Seth sporting a Butter Toast blazer."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_475" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Caleb & (I know I know his name) looking hipper than hip."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_476" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Jasmine looking pretty, per usual"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_477" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Awesome boot man."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_478" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Awesome boot man & his stylish friends."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_479" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The always stylish Bam & plaid coated friend."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_480" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Hot & sexy Butter Toast shoppers"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_481" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Crazy cool phone purse lady."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_482" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Eddie & Derrick in all their awesomeness"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_483" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Robert of Java Magazine & friends. Please note the fantastic handlebar stash."][/caption]

The drinks started flowing and the photo taking came to a halt. This weekend was full of fun fashion, this is just a glimpse of how hot downtown Phoenix can be.

Yes, I'm behind on blogging. And yes, there will be another installment of Blast from the past tomorrow <3

xo.

Pretty Legs.

I have an obsession with legs. It's a new goal of mine to start capturing cute snapshots of pretty legs.

This one is a little behind the scenes snapshot from our recent Java Magazine fashion spread. The issue just came out, so I will (of course) be sharing more images from shoot very verrrry soon.

xo.

Cute Bunny Blog.

So, I've been on a random cute image search today....mostly searching baby animals, and BUNNIES. Baby bunnies are so freaking adorable they almost look unreal sometimes. I've decided that Google image searching is a pretty great pastime. Enjoy the cuteness from today's finds. <3

All these adorable bunnies makes me want these adorable things:









The cuteness is mind boggling.