New undies?

I am in the market for some new undies, after a terrible incident with a pen  in the dryer left most of my undies looking dalmatian.  These ones from Ohhh Lulu look pretty and comfy all at once!

And I am thinking about getting some new additions from Katastrophic, makers of my favorite undies of all time!

That's my kind of workout!

Who needs the gym or even the great outdoors when you can exercise in bed?
Antique Victorian Bed Exercises for Women Book Print

Double yum!

 I am so hungry for tookies cookies after spending the last fifteen minutes staring at these photos.

Bouquet

Bouquet sewn painting. 7.5 x 7.5 inches, acrylic on paper. Available here.

She's faster than most and she lives on the coast...

Sometimes I daydream in another life I am Marc Bolan, is that weird?

So beautiful!

My mom and I are both in love with the girl from Janey, (look at that hair and those eyes)  and I would like to own all of their lovely, light and summery designs. 

Shiny, I love you!

 

Vintage Mimi di N mice belt buckle,  1920's Party Dress, Set of 8 Vintage Tumbler Glasses

For sunny days

This dress from Vonlenska Vintage just feels like summer!

Wild Boys of the Road

I love this still from Wild Boys of the Road (image from The Berkley Daily Planet)
I wonder how the movie would hold up today?

Cure for the Monday blues...

Nuff said :)

Happy weekend!

Beautiful limited edition print 3 by Jessica Lucas.

Tyr my hero!

Last Friday I found Tyr, an over the top super awesome stamp maker from Stockholm! Within a few days of contacting Tyr, she had carved these amazing stamps for my mailing envelopes.  I can't wait to receive them! You can see more of her awesome designs in her shop, This is Just to Say.

Holiday

 

Holiday. 24 x 18 inches, acrylic on wood. Available in my Etsy shop.

Ceri's commission

38 x 30 inches, acrylic on panel
Commission for the lovely Ceri of Cooper Grey
...Ceri is making me custom shades I am so excited!!

Sketches

 Kai and I started going to figure drawing sessions Wednesdays. It's so much fun to just draw without the pressure to make something finished, or good, or whatever...I decided to make paint sketches too. I did these two portraits below mostly from my imagination- probably why they are super wonky looking.

More Sesame...

Stevie Wonder was on Sesame Street too in the 70's...and man was he cute!

Slim Whitman

He's a little creepy looking, but I love him.

Which Greek island? Hmm...

Kai and I are fantasizing about traveling...warm traveling. After minimal amounts of research, ( before this really happens it's going to take a lot more, and probably some money too, huh) we decided we want to go to one of the more remote Greek islands. But there are so many...I am trying to figure out which are the least touristy, and have the best beaches and hikes and walks. Pictured above is Skopelos, and below is Hydra...there are no cars on Hydra (both images from Wikipedia).
And I am still trying to find this place!

Lovely leather

Beautifully simple totes and bags from Artemis Leather

Little sculpture

Charming WPA Era Ceramic Sculpture from merit + worth

Happy weekend!

Slightly eerie old polaroid images from circa1976photography

O.G. I.C. from the B.V.

If you haven't already, make sure to stop by the Buena Vista on your next trip to San Francisco. Home of the original Irish Coffee, a drink I was raised on...well maybe not raised on, but I can't really remember not drinking them, and my mom tells stories of drinking two every day on her lunch breaks while living in SF in the 70's. The only difference between mine and the Buena Vista's is I usually use Bushmill's (and a bit more of it) instead of Tullamore Dew, after doing the Dew one Paddy's Day and waking up on the 18th with an empty bottle and splitting headache.

Images via the Buena Vista.

Irish-ish

Happy St. Paddy's Day! Even though I am only 1/16th Irish I have always felt a special kinship with the Irish people because I have the Irish spelling of my name (Clare). Also, apparently there are men named Clare, and this is the man spelling...hmm.
When I was three, my nursery school teacher gave me an invisible leprechaun to take home with me on St. Patrick's Day. I put it in a little plastic baseball cap from Baskin Robins. I flipped the cap over and put a penny under it, and when I lifted it up there was a tiny chocolate bar in it's place! I still believe in leprechauns.

wallnut

I love all the beautiful artwork from Stacey Rees' shop, wallnut!

Knife in the Water & Knife in the Water

Awesome shop Knife in the Water

Stills and poster from the amazing Roman Polanski film.

Yum!

Cold days make me want to eat sweet things! Right now I would kill to have some of this
Sponge Candy by The Whimsical Spoon.

We could be friends!

A detail of Kai's new painting which is almost finished. I love this one so much, I secretly hope it doesn't sell for a while so we can hang it up, and I can stare at it a while longer.

Wishing for warmer days

Albaricoque Linen Sundress by Edna & Wilhemina

Oh moon!

Been watching you hanging out up there... Here are some things of moonly origin in case you have time on your hands to watch and listen. I was inspired by the Might Boosh moon clip in this post from Feather and Webb.

Three things

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1. Creamer/Mini Vase by RouDesigns
2. Scoop tank in Silk Chiffon by norwegian wood
3. Scandinavian Modernist Bird Candelabra from mascara jones