Sushi Crochet, Hooray!

Well, hello.

I'm craving sushi. I've been without for far too long. I've been gazing at these lovely crocheted sushi pieces....they are mega adorable, but somehow a mouthful of yarn won't satisfy this craving. I'm going to make a sushi date with my love this weekend, hands down.














Yum Yum Yum!

So, I finally gathered the images from my crochet cactus project I mentioned in the last post...But the mister and I have been having horrible car troubles to I had to walk to the shop today, no biggie, but I so didn't feel like lugging my laptop in today. I pinky promise, I will post them tomorrow....I think it turned out pretty cute for my first time around, I can't wait to make a whole cactus garden!

Gotta get back to store duties loves....It's First Friday, so we must prepare for the art walk.

Have a super Friday night!

xo, traci

Toast from Butter Toast.

Sometimes I spend my days image searching the oddest things...this one, however, is quite relevant-- TOAST!!















Click the photo to get the source :)

Happy Friday lovies. 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.

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[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.

Vintage Paradise: The Shady Dell

At the beginning of the month I celebrated my one-year (dating) anniversary with my more than amazing boyfriend, Brad. He had mentioned staying at a unique place in Southern Arizona that he once passed through knowing I would love it for its vintage charm. I was more than thrilled to check it out. We ended up at the most amazing boutique motel Arizona has to offer, The Shady Dell. It was a complete vintage paradise, and such a memorable experience. Every thing about this place, down to every detail and hidden surprise, was incredible. Located in Bisbee, Arizona, The Shady Dell lets you experience the 1950's in full technicolor. It is a collection of vintage travel trailers, perfectly restored to combine mid-century Americana kitsch with the comforts of home in a way that only the 1950's were capable of.

We had the opportunity to stay inside the "Tiki Bus", such a good choice!



















Every detail about this place was so perfect. The soundtrack: classic 50's music and vintage commericals. Plus hidden treasures everywhere. The drawers were filled with vintage photos, vintage games, vintage cookware, vintage records, vintage magazines and even vintage coozies, as seen on my beer to the right:



And we cant forget about my favorite little vintage cup:



We had a ton of fun playing croquet in the courtyard, playing on vintage trucks, AND the little row-boat on the side of the Tiki Bus:





AND we played dolls and got a little ridiculous with our tiki dashboard accessories. She is such a little floozy, showing us her goodies. Hehehe.



Night view of our Tiki Love Bus:





To make this place even MORE wonderful, there is a little vintage diner, Dot's Diner, located on-site. We had breakfast there...DELISH. And the personalities at Dot's are amazing. I want our sweet little waitress to serve us breakfast everyday.





Dot's Lingo was pretty amusing too:



A few more images of vintage heaven that I could not forget to share....







We are thinking of shooting an editorial here for Butter Toast, how unbelievably perfect would it be??

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.