I'm dreaming of a place

If I could choose anywhere to live at this point in my life it would be San Francisco.  I have only been there once, but fell in love with the place instantly.  The thing I loved the most was how passionate everyone is about their art--singing, dancing, photography, modeling, fashion, music, you name it.  People collaborated off one another and worked together to create the most beautiful art.  It was a peaceful, free, and happy place.  It has been almost two years since I was there but cannot wait to go back.  I wish I had the opportunity to go out there more or even move out there but I feel like I need to definitely gain more design skills by finishing up school first.  Here is a collection of photos while I was there.  Oh, how I miss it!

 

^^ These photos above were taken the talented and amazing Galen Oakes.  You should check out his facebook page and website.

 

^^ My first experience of "Hippie Hill"!  They weren't lying-it is a hill of major hippies.

"Whine" Glasses

two years ago, i made all my girl friends wine glasses for christmas. i visited my family in alabama this past weekend & my mom asked me to make her a few glasses because they would be perfect for two of her friends. i never took pictures of the other ones i made, so i wanted to share these with you. they are easy to make & are perfect for personalization!


you can change the style of dress, colors, patterns, & saying!
cute ideas would be a flower, zebra or leopard print dress


[i hadn't cleaned my finger prints off the glass yet!]
change the saying to relate to the person you are making it for. if the person likes to whine a lot, use my saying. other ideas are:
gameday diva (decorate glass in your favorite team's colors)
put on your big girl panties
it's 5 o'clock somewhere
party, party, party...let's all get wasted
tip me over and pour me out

FOUND: unclaimed car

After traveling to San Francisco in March, I met so many talented photographers who inspired me to purchase a professional camera && play around with it. A day after I received my camera, I fell in love with photography! I am always scanning my surroundings to see what I can capture on camera. Yesterday, I went exploring in search of something inspiring && found a bamboo garden. This is a photo I took && edited to look vintage & worn. I am really pleased with the outcome.

my inspiration vest

I have had this jean vest that I love for years now but I never wear it because it never seems to make my outfit complete. As I was cleaning out my room before my move, I found a lot of cool random things [beads, patches, broken jewelry, etc.] that I didn't want to get rid of so I decided to start my inspiration vest. I started sewing items on that resembles myself and inspires me. And this is only the beginning....