V is for Valentine!

Happy Valentines Day everyone! I'm not particularly big fan of this holiday because I think you should show the people in your life you love them every day, not just on Feb. 14th. But I do indeed, love love, so cheers to being in love!! Have a fantastic Monday!!

Source.

Loves.
xo. Traci

In the Mood for Love.

Hello! And happy, happy Friday to you! I have no idea why, but the great film maker, Wan Kar Wai, has been on my mind today. His imagery is so intriguing and colorful. His scoring is dramatic, yet beautiful. And he knows how to make a really good love story. If you like foreign films, I highly suggest checking out his film series ""Days of being Wild", "In the Mood for Love", and "2046". The films were released over the course of 13 years creating an informal love trilogy. They would be great Valentine movies for you and your sweetie to enjoy over the weekend. I pulled a few lovely stills from the films for your viewing pleasure.

 Sources: Google search.

I know that you can stream "In the Mood for Love" via Netflix because it's in my queue right now, the others are sometimes a bit harder to find, but well worth the search.

On another note:

My mister and I decided that we would start a lunch date tradition on my Saturdays off, and tomorrow happens to be one of those Saturdays, so I'm getting pretty excited. One of my favorite customers, Elisa, works at a cafe called The Main Ingredient down the street from us, and I've been meaning to go forever. Tomorrow is a perfect excuse. I'd also like to see a flick on our date, and I think "Gnomeo & Juliet" and "Little Fockers" are in the running. Suggestions?

Have a lovely weekend friends!

xo. Traci

Hipster Valentine ♥

I found some 'hipster-love' valentine themed art on Etsy and I wanted to share. 

Hipster Love Love Love!

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

By the way, Happy Friday to you!! It's the First Friday Art Walk tonight, so if you are a Phoenix local, you know it's about to be crazy time downtown!! I hope everyone has a safe and fantastic Friday night!!

xo. Traci

Tis the season...to be in love.

And I must say, that I love being in love. 

Sources: 1, 2.

Valentine's day is just around the corner...but personally, I think we should all celebrate our love/s more often. Like, everyday. Love, love, love!

Happy Humpday.

xo. Traci

Long lost love.

I realized today that I have not crocheted anything in quite some time. Crocheting used to be my go-to hobby whenever I was bored or stressed (it turned into a therapy for me), but lately I keep finding new things to get interested in/collect/swoon over that I've completely neglected my crocheting...and I had a goal this year to make a little something for the many people on my holiday gift list...pfft, mid-November isn't the best time to remember such a thing! So it looks like I better get-a-workin' if I want to complete anything substantial before the holidays. To gain inspiration, I browsed Etsy (of course) to get some ideas on what I should work on next. So many cute things to make, whatever shall I start with?

I really wish I had more time to make everyone I love something adorable for the holidays. Hopefully, I can at least knock out a few awesome handmade gifts before the time comes :)

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

xo. Traci

Swoon Saturday.

Hello Saturday! 

It's another gorgeous day here in Downtown Phoenix, so you know I'm in a good mood!

I'm back with another Swoon Saturday, to share all the things I've been swooning over the past couple weeks..This, of course, is just a short list, of the many, many things I tend to swoon over on a constant basis.

Let's begin. I'm currently swooning over:

 These fantastic elegant cat images by Rosiemusic on Etsy. They are too good!

This print by Rosiemusic is also fantastic...it reminds me of my mister and I...

We spend countless evenings together in the living room with our dog-like kitty. He plays guitar, and I crochet, craft, read, or play word puzzles...we love♥ being at home together.

This adorable use of wallpaper as seen on Apartment Therapy.

I think I would use a colorful floral pattern if I did this myself...black and white just wouldn't mesh well with the rest of my place. Nonetheless, a fabulous idea.

This image from Flickr. I kind-of-really want EVERYTHING in it.

This set of Pyrex nesting bowls...to match my other recent pyrex finds. I'm SO tempted to purchase these myself, but I really want to test my thrift-hunting skills to score more that match.

And of course, the new phone that has consumed the mister and I lately. Ahhh, they are such an upgrade from our previous pieces of shit. Plus, now we have matching phones...cute, right? Teehee.

(Samsung Vibrant from T-Mobile)


I could seriously go on forever about the things I swoon over, but I'm going stop here for now.
I hope you are having a splendid Saturday.

xo. Traci

Swoon Saturday.

I can't even describe what a beautiful morning it is. 

I have the shop door and windows open creating the most lovely breeze.

I'm so in love with how great the weather has been lately, and it's only going to get better!

Besides the weather, I'd like to share a few other things I'm swooning over this lovely Saturday...

This beautiful chair I spotted yesterday on Apartment Therapy.

This wee espresso cup I found here....I could actually really use a shot right now. Maybe I'll take a quick stroll to Tammie Coe's across the street...they serve my very favorite espresso, Illy.

This precious little handmade terrarium, with vintage tea cup...swoon.

This pretty fabric bunted banner I found on Etsy via lynchgirl.
The next big project for the Mister and I is to create a little backyard haven for ourselves (now that it's finally getting cooler.) I think a vintage fabric bunted garland (so to say) would be so fantastic in our itty bitty backyard.

What are you swooning over today?
xo. Traci.

Feline Friday.

Hey friends.

I hope everyone's Friday is treating them well!

I'm going to be a creepy cat lady again today and share some of my recent kitty finds.

Don't judge me, if you had cats as awesome as mine, you'd turn into a 'cat person' too.

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Via ModCloth:

These measuring cups are like 1000x times cuter than my current set.

Hands down, the BEST reusable tote I've ever seen!

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Via Urban Outfitters:

I pretty much need this on my body.

Purrrfectly weird pillow.

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Vintage kitty goods, via Etsy:

Vintage tea towel. so cute!

Vintage kitten puzzle...oh my!

Etsy Sources: 1, 2.

I hope all my fellow kitty lovers out there can appreciate this one :)

Have a great weekend friends!
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

Not so Blue Monday.

Good Morning! I'm wide awake (earlier than I need to be, surprising for a Monday) and had a fantastic weekend. All my goals were accomplished!
Woke up rather early on Saturday, and biked to the local farmer's market with babe. We stocked up on lots of fresh veggies, then shared a sandwich and had a couple brews inside the Urban Grocery & Wine Bar to start the weekend off right!

After the market, I had a couple of shop duties to fulfill, one of which was to ship an international order. I saw this van at the post office and had to snap a pic because I really, really love old unique vehicles.

With the shop duties complete, I was on my mission for succulents. We went to Baker's Nursery, and it was beautiful. It was so incredible to get out of our concrete jungle, and immersed among so much foliage for awhile. I think nursery adventures should be a more regular event for us.

They had a lovely selection of succulents, and we were informed they start getting hundreds more here in the coming months (I'm already planning my next succulent garden). We picked 8 succulent varieties: Adromischus cristatus, Sempervivum "Royal Ruby", Lithops fulviceps 'Aurea',  Graptopetalum opalina, Melocactus azureus, Echeveria dondo, Anacampaeros telephiastrum, one species was unlabeled. After our purchase, we thrifted a container for the garden, then went home to create magic! Ta-da! Yes, that IS a blue cactus.

Oh yah, we also got the girls some organic animal grass from the nursery. They totally dig it.

Time to get ready for work! Have a fantastic Monday!
xo. Traci