tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35734211018037823352024-03-13T13:06:10.682-04:00wontingwontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.comBlogger409125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-17560708931075827602010-04-26T12:24:00.004-04:002010-04-26T12:46:20.111-04:00Very Mick<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTUQE8xkH0TrZ7jfBQhsER_0oQeDVVI28Xklb2yQ-M9NQgB8gWOJQeQwyHlIGm7mH4Xy-9VTL0ttJ5UwUxkTdwQuMvvy4NI2uD2ewzU6LStAwIOmuy22KzzaChiDOfkW9dp4mmmMEvbvj/s1600/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTUQE8xkH0TrZ7jfBQhsER_0oQeDVVI28Xklb2yQ-M9NQgB8gWOJQeQwyHlIGm7mH4Xy-9VTL0ttJ5UwUxkTdwQuMvvy4NI2uD2ewzU6LStAwIOmuy22KzzaChiDOfkW9dp4mmmMEvbvj/s400/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464487082931368274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCAsFsQBe69OZhnxu-MyCVyOcwATc6XBZt9nHFjQdOcL_TEk6uQIaC5kACLBq1GXH-Uc6z8ghFTKcDJC_cYim5HcyEsAnxTeGuzMepNqMy-z0GQxFcw2piB671IskHkLyrFdSnejQl9Hr/s1600/mick_jagger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCAsFsQBe69OZhnxu-MyCVyOcwATc6XBZt9nHFjQdOcL_TEk6uQIaC5kACLBq1GXH-Uc6z8ghFTKcDJC_cYim5HcyEsAnxTeGuzMepNqMy-z0GQxFcw2piB671IskHkLyrFdSnejQl9Hr/s400/mick_jagger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464487075065458402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Yesterday I watched The Rolling Stones 1982 concert "Let's Spend the Night Together" on VH1 Classics, and Mick Jagger's football tights and knee pads remind me of the super cool and expensive </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://shop.acnestudios.com/" target="blank">Acne</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> ones designed by </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://wonting.blogspot.com/2008/10/husam-el-odeh.html" target="blank">Husam El Odeh</a><span style="font-family:arial;">. Not a bad idea, I may consider sporting a pair (no, not the silver ones, just a regular pair!) next time I'm digging through piles of junk at the antique fairs.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJxasjJgs_Bvxhzldh5zpjiKmrgkT0DOHpugYu6d39P1Eg547EedzxVVw85vnb0nFVYJ5M7i7CYsQwHU2tnMSVDEcmBD7o8b2EGxfOrsfC8CbdOSWFqjeUkqVKwWfaADE4mwyegAlOy16/s1600/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJxasjJgs_Bvxhzldh5zpjiKmrgkT0DOHpugYu6d39P1Eg547EedzxVVw85vnb0nFVYJ5M7i7CYsQwHU2tnMSVDEcmBD7o8b2EGxfOrsfC8CbdOSWFqjeUkqVKwWfaADE4mwyegAlOy16/s400/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464487095689283122" border="0" /></a>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-13661371880897765282010-03-26T10:53:00.000-04:002010-03-26T10:53:15.451-04:00A Bunch of Stuff I Like<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5E2mQclQ9a_JSTMY5xDgSEOou7lPht8_DUPz5xtITNXKb_IZX2kTQZ9V7FLPKogkdJi7kno8WpaRfCEe5E3iLhFc6YUWuRWRJKmaBuySwJRMGhAG6cVcQzSiS58eF1Sie626puYoAuoI/s1600/getimage-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5E2mQclQ9a_JSTMY5xDgSEOou7lPht8_DUPz5xtITNXKb_IZX2kTQZ9V7FLPKogkdJi7kno8WpaRfCEe5E3iLhFc6YUWuRWRJKmaBuySwJRMGhAG6cVcQzSiS58eF1Sie626puYoAuoI/s400/getimage-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452950294327970338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I really love this <a href="http://www.houseind.com/objects/collaborations/eamesframeserigraph">Eames Frame Serigraph print</a> in that vintage orange and black combo from House Industries, and I found a bunch of other stuff I really like in their shop:</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAMmeWysPLYa-qvzDlsFHmUrLO-uI7dDNQj8z9HCDFIH9nVyXSid1GXqI99mwMZsNuIIxOw9KP2_FqB5gMJIuz3ci31yXlkejWKMnA2RYYNFP9Yx2f_hljPxl4-qlEsw5IML2Ftoy1dem/s1600/getimage-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAMmeWysPLYa-qvzDlsFHmUrLO-uI7dDNQj8z9HCDFIH9nVyXSid1GXqI99mwMZsNuIIxOw9KP2_FqB5gMJIuz3ci31yXlkejWKMnA2RYYNFP9Yx2f_hljPxl4-qlEsw5IML2Ftoy1dem/s400/getimage-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452946861049658450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAnXXTGwjTj_fYRIjHzkQXAIy2jLifpP7ue_7QwYKmgbSucvbtW8rMSKGozB5MQl6ZG-L-GTUH9wz-caWbhRezDnVJ-8MsHFBVyPyGbRUtCp74ezFJUTjYBIrTZvQm0mnUG1Z2nglYphz/s1600/getimage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAnXXTGwjTj_fYRIjHzkQXAIy2jLifpP7ue_7QwYKmgbSucvbtW8rMSKGozB5MQl6ZG-L-GTUH9wz-caWbhRezDnVJ-8MsHFBVyPyGbRUtCp74ezFJUTjYBIrTZvQm0mnUG1Z2nglYphz/s400/getimage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452946870847019922" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">This </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.houseind.com/objects/collaborations/eameshouseblocks">Eames House building blocks</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> set is perfect for your future architect kid!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhw2TLINSvnBtAh7rKMjkawqRfT1JNWSMdODZKQUNtymDW4XlymXWn1RHzCbOCDOvQPYUuWBpDj0d_0zVNvJfSaAdmCQuNHFiAsBhoRBuLongNJEXw5aWPMGUbOE4cmdz9krBDmuHW7ri/s1600/getimage-12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhw2TLINSvnBtAh7rKMjkawqRfT1JNWSMdODZKQUNtymDW4XlymXWn1RHzCbOCDOvQPYUuWBpDj0d_0zVNvJfSaAdmCQuNHFiAsBhoRBuLongNJEXw5aWPMGUbOE4cmdz9krBDmuHW7ri/s400/getimage-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452947081521150642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-thy7bXwCXhbcaxy7RCqSUNr37fCyJhBr6Maa1LVfPw59H5BRy08OnGzgpwSjR_61iOuD8QBLmKChheT8qhk72h9QvRYKzz0VFr9h8FOgUpEvc7CeGIvbhU3CJfaHrtO3twUx6jI0egQX/s1600/getimage-14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-thy7bXwCXhbcaxy7RCqSUNr37fCyJhBr6Maa1LVfPw59H5BRy08OnGzgpwSjR_61iOuD8QBLmKChheT8qhk72h9QvRYKzz0VFr9h8FOgUpEvc7CeGIvbhU3CJfaHrtO3twUx6jI0egQX/s400/getimage-14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452948319241312178" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">These </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.houseind.com/objects/accessories/">maple screen prints</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> are really sharp looking, they remind me of my "<a href="http://wonting.blogspot.com/2007/11/knock-on-wood.html">Knock On Wood</a>" that I had done with Gocco, think I should do a silkscreen version of it... </span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuZpgQDtMHKm2jqckXZWHTqRTFBAvR8m_uLd9AJ9R1IHcYzxUUUlgurJAPvm7PsOFuxL2zRJZyAufej4S_YkCH_pjE0E2-o055rDrZA8AQbXInrMkpf9VON77imx7EZ6FAAElQkqjAjOc/s1600/getimage-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuZpgQDtMHKm2jqckXZWHTqRTFBAvR8m_uLd9AJ9R1IHcYzxUUUlgurJAPvm7PsOFuxL2zRJZyAufej4S_YkCH_pjE0E2-o055rDrZA8AQbXInrMkpf9VON77imx7EZ6FAAElQkqjAjOc/s400/getimage-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452946873877922738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoe6S6EWY1uKc-BOtu3ypaf9gOiyxu4HjLB_qZe1tZZc7auT12MqRQnyjgIY4ENg42FIgJcF_EjWo7pkRtoJOJGByei_AwD1Eg4fD2PCEdV9y8vd-31-l2aPCCBZKkyVlKCp5nRZlkC3Ko/s1600/getimage-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoe6S6EWY1uKc-BOtu3ypaf9gOiyxu4HjLB_qZe1tZZc7auT12MqRQnyjgIY4ENg42FIgJcF_EjWo7pkRtoJOJGByei_AwD1Eg4fD2PCEdV9y8vd-31-l2aPCCBZKkyVlKCp5nRZlkC3Ko/s400/getimage-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452946881462451202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCLhEgGZMJP3_sjkIAdwZpGAdi0_Dxp0UFqoidWpIOXivnvlDvfUQeO268f-7n1lt2GqzJFqLZXLYE-XEkWHICVTYJG-94LvyjI0OGHM3W9E7wjOSGv1DIuftDBjdAni2YmO0mo4CL9Zu/s1600/getimage-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCLhEgGZMJP3_sjkIAdwZpGAdi0_Dxp0UFqoidWpIOXivnvlDvfUQeO268f-7n1lt2GqzJFqLZXLYE-XEkWHICVTYJG-94LvyjI0OGHM3W9E7wjOSGv1DIuftDBjdAni2YmO0mo4CL9Zu/s400/getimage-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452946878100260994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Every designer I know is inspired by Alexander Girard, and this book is a real gem! </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.houseind.com/objects/collaborations/alexandergirardbook">This book</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> It is a limited edition of 1000, each copy is signed and numbered, I'm getting mine now!!!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">photos: houseind.com</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-30394353047398326282010-03-26T10:33:00.003-04:002010-03-26T10:47:17.674-04:00My Favorite Logo of the Moment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDEx9T83ZK4IoKDDOioovzLK1YMZHNTdaZYW-OL1w1Gl-2oThCcjFMLC2CKZz6hY1F731BuJ8H2vJQO8tUxnKu03e6kfDcL_N_plmGga8RGai4XKtsNtl_bjQO80_6qXzkEXZg8Oz1ebq/s1600/j-15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDEx9T83ZK4IoKDDOioovzLK1YMZHNTdaZYW-OL1w1Gl-2oThCcjFMLC2CKZz6hY1F731BuJ8H2vJQO8tUxnKu03e6kfDcL_N_plmGga8RGai4XKtsNtl_bjQO80_6qXzkEXZg8Oz1ebq/s400/j-15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452952511949397810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The U + J logo. The subtlety of the U is so perfect, it cleverly represents the collaboration between Jil Sander and Uniqlo. It is harmonious and simply beautiful! I love the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.uniqlo.com/plusj/us/" target="blank">spring collection</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> too!</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-74731586747568494682010-03-22T13:05:00.008-04:002010-03-22T13:50:22.865-04:00Color Inspirations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif23X2lhvPjiDMoBMJUk7eeXo_jzXTSQBY-Y86WsfKPTYJM810jx5qixmWK4L1OrnxHHEqhq7NRFW7VZLWADELD6O1xCrgzH-62cBFxdbn5qiPyKArBV6hAH667skH253_9zvJhZCC5jJX/s1600-h/00180m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif23X2lhvPjiDMoBMJUk7eeXo_jzXTSQBY-Y86WsfKPTYJM810jx5qixmWK4L1OrnxHHEqhq7NRFW7VZLWADELD6O1xCrgzH-62cBFxdbn5qiPyKArBV6hAH667skH253_9zvJhZCC5jJX/s400/00180m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451516292290084802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyc78xdboYFT4dtc7bpxoRYVgsK0JldRyW5MkoqDFk5qL9O9SRRXWFc7YHVqFnlyABAkt7mlkuXUVJXYGQIirTzyyQl1klh5GJ0qkS9EWqbFSYrl33ZPG80Um4HkHcsBNd92MvjiBTSha/s1600-h/humeyellowbirdforwebs_artistwork2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyc78xdboYFT4dtc7bpxoRYVgsK0JldRyW5MkoqDFk5qL9O9SRRXWFc7YHVqFnlyABAkt7mlkuXUVJXYGQIirTzyyQl1klh5GJ0qkS9EWqbFSYrl33ZPG80Um4HkHcsBNd92MvjiBTSha/s400/humeyellowbirdforwebs_artistwork2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451510977281258306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I am in love with these bright but slightly off color palette from </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2010RTW-BALENCIA" target="blank">Balenciaga's</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> Fall '10 collection, it is the fashion equivalence to </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.sculpture.uk.com/artists/gary_hume_1/" target="blank">Gary Hume's</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> artworks.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrgLzPmTA5SM5RAvlgOoObP2Btmpa5FVIr-I35W2sd6AcRbkvGxobC7fF1nriGDGLmhPQ2bbJOPzDI1wxqNSONpKBb0pgLhRcWt7V_k5kvb8h3YidniNcZ5kHEPaiFr6keVitvzHwIDkx/s1600-h/00060m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Lsh9fVDJX8dFVlP-CHLFxyw7m-HOMQn2YSM28yLyUO7Z2dCjireDwsO2s2SlGSOv1iwz1BAK5qtBHhSOugvB96XGlzT6w4gyG53yK935nzD6buy5b0yr0Pu67spqeZPQvi2e49onBsie/s400/viewfromabalconyforweb_artistwork3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451511125479984562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMkn7eI4qhjRtCZadnpWx680m_5OjzWc38ZQzCmK-2nbRRn1J_ZlC_rd7kD8jjKf2V0liL1UOxcp1U11S7K_h1U_GYfhgH0asf4heJt34Y5CpGWXzCF961eh2cnh6PH6UkoWX4EoBzK-H/s1600-h/orangegloveforwebsite_artistwork1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMkn7eI4qhjRtCZadnpWx680m_5OjzWc38ZQzCmK-2nbRRn1J_ZlC_rd7kD8jjKf2V0liL1UOxcp1U11S7K_h1U_GYfhgH0asf4heJt34Y5CpGWXzCF961eh2cnh6PH6UkoWX4EoBzK-H/s400/orangegloveforwebsite_artistwork1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451510984782723074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">images: style.com and sculpture.uk.com</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-72033761551082650772010-03-18T17:35:00.006-04:002010-03-18T18:04:12.761-04:00Laura's New Book<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01WJeVVpfvfiiwTpmBJU4vudYmif0hF40cbPMkkr6DfaD_4gelcxQ1PnvwwXc0MbJVrd1mi8DeVc7d9NzmT4g4Lsx8_Fub7j7SN8DlVxBx2OGXkaTgMm2hdfPtgovnnurVT4P29sBM2am/s1600-h/PepiCOVER+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01WJeVVpfvfiiwTpmBJU4vudYmif0hF40cbPMkkr6DfaD_4gelcxQ1PnvwwXc0MbJVrd1mi8DeVc7d9NzmT4g4Lsx8_Fub7j7SN8DlVxBx2OGXkaTgMm2hdfPtgovnnurVT4P29sBM2am/s400/PepiCOVER+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450096795981748658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">One of my all time favorite illustrators </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.art-dept.com/illustration/ljungkvist/" target="blank">Laura Ljungkvist</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> was so kind to send me a little preview of her new book "</span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Pepi-Sings-Song-Laura-Ljungkvist/dp/1416991387" target="blank">Pepi Sings A New Song</a><span style="font-family:arial;">". It is about Pepi the friendly cockatoo exploring his neighborhood in search of new things to sing about with his owner, Peter. I can just imagine little kids having so much fun looking at the cute objects on each spread, like the musical instruments here (below), while learning new vocabulary at the same time. This is definitely the cool book for all my friends' little kids! The book comes out on April 20.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRm2qCg_-k-_TV9qDjimwcFZ6l8pvOM47jLi92uUyu7aAOc3BM5RH3QTm6o5ZYX_rOk83JT6SsuFJhwf9SUm1Qhyphenhyphen7_lpjO_eeEUe5yHLUCJuUcVa8ykKhjLCK3Bo-3PoVCE1DDV4eVfIL/s1600-h/Pepi-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRm2qCg_-k-_TV9qDjimwcFZ6l8pvOM47jLi92uUyu7aAOc3BM5RH3QTm6o5ZYX_rOk83JT6SsuFJhwf9SUm1Qhyphenhyphen7_lpjO_eeEUe5yHLUCJuUcVa8ykKhjLCK3Bo-3PoVCE1DDV4eVfIL/s400/Pepi-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450096812373167426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELi1unQB3BfNWRJGstlNByXv7yuPGrGkx4HOj69pvZ0jFjCRHSQLwcQtIZ82XTNq5nAzBuIYDJSimuY-Y1pQtY96MGpnHE1apoyiH7p_JNJPNUMrdKNlDA3TkMCMUx2z2EHPbE-PIVfF_/s1600-h/Pepi-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELi1unQB3BfNWRJGstlNByXv7yuPGrGkx4HOj69pvZ0jFjCRHSQLwcQtIZ82XTNq5nAzBuIYDJSimuY-Y1pQtY96MGpnHE1apoyiH7p_JNJPNUMrdKNlDA3TkMCMUx2z2EHPbE-PIVfF_/s400/Pepi-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450096804474952754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">images: Laura Ljungkvist, thanks!</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-51501302191268198812010-03-17T18:01:00.003-04:002010-03-17T18:17:43.632-04:00Dog Fancy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvwtQUgjCwncBNfIMf2IBjkWUAi4N66GnUBEaT1D5y1nnp6SNRXHGk-EkNBkpxD2rYuROxTdVIQLSjYp2zOB5Uo4YjKEGg-gAUntZAqe-lXq1yKgvc5P-iSHFenovZlf72x2hlsy3fPPX/s1600-h/blk-crystal-dog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvwtQUgjCwncBNfIMf2IBjkWUAi4N66GnUBEaT1D5y1nnp6SNRXHGk-EkNBkpxD2rYuROxTdVIQLSjYp2zOB5Uo4YjKEGg-gAUntZAqe-lXq1yKgvc5P-iSHFenovZlf72x2hlsy3fPPX/s400/blk-crystal-dog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449729533499875570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">They may look like cute plastic toy figures in picture, but they are actually handmade crystal dog figurines, created by <a href="http://www.harryallendesign.com/" target="blank">Harry Allen</a> for <a href="http://www.gaiagino.com/" target="blank">Gaia & Gino</a>. Each one is made of 135 crystal cubes and all glued by hand. If I had free access to these crystal cubes (Gaia & Gino, are you reading this post?) I would make a squirrel figurine, shocking, isn't it?! </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9YA9HsHGgEm1zpngkxgh05y-Q2Znx-85MNqOgsqGOIykTN3uILr_BCkRW6khPz6CSz8NXUWRo34SGEc1ojdoUUK4UfCoH34qLpA54e0Mlrj-J-tm2QAvjQmNT4o8unUvSO01kcdzpyl3/s1600-h/3-crystal-dogs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9YA9HsHGgEm1zpngkxgh05y-Q2Znx-85MNqOgsqGOIykTN3uILr_BCkRW6khPz6CSz8NXUWRo34SGEc1ojdoUUK4UfCoH34qLpA54e0Mlrj-J-tm2QAvjQmNT4o8unUvSO01kcdzpyl3/s400/3-crystal-dogs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449729526378266626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQa5C2Wzyuk57exyVguGv10fHcbD7j4U1fId6c2zhQA6SfE7CzRqkrh_Kcfysn8nyzmYKSpKebAgN4xKrEZnxW-TrZCJmm-5CJjwG-UlJbugIHu0MSbxPIvrqcIVSSvJ9wSvHSutN6qeU9/s1600-h/crystal-dog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQa5C2Wzyuk57exyVguGv10fHcbD7j4U1fId6c2zhQA6SfE7CzRqkrh_Kcfysn8nyzmYKSpKebAgN4xKrEZnxW-TrZCJmm-5CJjwG-UlJbugIHu0MSbxPIvrqcIVSSvJ9wSvHSutN6qeU9/s400/crystal-dog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449729510864165122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">photos: Gaia & Gino</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-10829321356284708192010-02-16T16:32:00.004-05:002010-02-16T16:46:56.774-05:00Kate Jenkins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZkD4cMRQhKb59stmyXteUgljbBFinRytSquP8elXjjdqapprkAm0GUNvKBfRyxIbBDdHslu64oYbdhhZtPrVTRrK_2cHRHX4qOa76QUarkpWsgkcoO46rFowLerKLzsmHazk6I1dM-1M/s1600-h/613.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZkD4cMRQhKb59stmyXteUgljbBFinRytSquP8elXjjdqapprkAm0GUNvKBfRyxIbBDdHslu64oYbdhhZtPrVTRrK_2cHRHX4qOa76QUarkpWsgkcoO46rFowLerKLzsmHazk6I1dM-1M/s400/613.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438960128107361474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I was checking out an artist agency's website and found <a href="http://www.cardigan.ltd.uk/" target="blank">Kate Jenkin's</a> fabulous stitch and knit artworks, I love them! I drink PG tips at home and wouldn't it be great to have this piece (top pic) in my kitchen?! If I could afford £660 a pop I would love to have a bunch of these artworks on my kitchen wall!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-wGu9xtbpoX0VdjndQZSEa3r1ek5jOXSnB3IEAqkGRZ2R6lmyiEei06kUVQC2_36dQFCa7fr7fPHKYxGvygwMgXhdx-eAVgpvfND6hDTVJG_ttt1_hcrwa___EDdKB849MUC1Zh-Ms4f/s1600-h/604.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-wGu9xtbpoX0VdjndQZSEa3r1ek5jOXSnB3IEAqkGRZ2R6lmyiEei06kUVQC2_36dQFCa7fr7fPHKYxGvygwMgXhdx-eAVgpvfND6hDTVJG_ttt1_hcrwa___EDdKB849MUC1Zh-Ms4f/s400/604.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438960142506222386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3cCMY0hO0juMXWE1hWpk21s1uu3WuTYHbAwtMmTyl2sZxzz1LaXRJ8hb7qFp6DksEj_LLGHmN4Fhc92ix9fj6r7Tk4aY6kiEQ-_S3nEuc9ltmws989s0KFYadItVOnrnmYId4Rg66Kdx/s1600-h/606.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3cCMY0hO0juMXWE1hWpk21s1uu3WuTYHbAwtMmTyl2sZxzz1LaXRJ8hb7qFp6DksEj_LLGHmN4Fhc92ix9fj6r7Tk4aY6kiEQ-_S3nEuc9ltmws989s0KFYadItVOnrnmYId4Rg66Kdx/s400/606.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438960118704719026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8z-tnysIVq8IXfeU0ung1tN65ppL3raErpZeSdqKYYg4Qy2UQ3ncm45BHIr7uQq22FnqEC0_2z46TVF0ysP9LrIuWQFryPBAL7BCLAcywhfC1KacNyPCUg3EXZy0NVm8nl0rTyaly0YZ/s1600-h/599.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8z-tnysIVq8IXfeU0ung1tN65ppL3raErpZeSdqKYYg4Qy2UQ3ncm45BHIr7uQq22FnqEC0_2z46TVF0ysP9LrIuWQFryPBAL7BCLAcywhfC1KacNyPCUg3EXZy0NVm8nl0rTyaly0YZ/s400/599.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438960147215561458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrVNsl1vRg-8SKgdoJ78zvdUThKbPT8x3RNyO05zlq_BqX3XrLOOaACOqzBzr9fRb3hrB7jJ4N2hZWqP61Bxa0Gw-VEGgxpHYYjhskLhyphenhyphenHG4IymihFDbKHkhYQm2hlCJKyjLdk_anPnxb/s1600-h/611.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrVNsl1vRg-8SKgdoJ78zvdUThKbPT8x3RNyO05zlq_BqX3XrLOOaACOqzBzr9fRb3hrB7jJ4N2hZWqP61Bxa0Gw-VEGgxpHYYjhskLhyphenhyphenHG4IymihFDbKHkhYQm2hlCJKyjLdk_anPnxb/s400/611.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438960134030618626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">photos: agencyrush.com</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-50987152189205141712010-01-28T10:19:00.007-05:002010-01-28T11:10:59.901-05:00I'm a New Fan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ON6MHY4fu7NBJDVlS7_dH4rdgKDDrqWBTHqp9kl1OBT6swf2bC503F0uQW0S8l_Vl3lPWFsfnoLIxHCS_CqhCQSj3FaTCbaaR3I173MAhyphenhyphenD-1mo0moiRn7XizKdHXlKLEyz8zRzw-AE5/s1600-h/4159012884_3586b92a72.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ON6MHY4fu7NBJDVlS7_dH4rdgKDDrqWBTHqp9kl1OBT6swf2bC503F0uQW0S8l_Vl3lPWFsfnoLIxHCS_CqhCQSj3FaTCbaaR3I173MAhyphenhyphenD-1mo0moiRn7XizKdHXlKLEyz8zRzw-AE5/s400/4159012884_3586b92a72.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431820952305120818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_hIUc6drQ72ElVk7VszZDOooVF4ZAwOY6xQC8pTAuZAl4xYXol6uz-vcuJrmB7tU2OBMA4OSWgN9Dsf8fh0D4yGtG6uKilPbw1jS9Y7C4YXbQWWnRyfMESEoiUKAqO5KijCwl7cDv5vn/s1600-h/4158271745_3ec9e49418.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_hIUc6drQ72ElVk7VszZDOooVF4ZAwOY6xQC8pTAuZAl4xYXol6uz-vcuJrmB7tU2OBMA4OSWgN9Dsf8fh0D4yGtG6uKilPbw1jS9Y7C4YXbQWWnRyfMESEoiUKAqO5KijCwl7cDv5vn/s400/4158271745_3ec9e49418.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431814938869893634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I have not heard of </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://kogaylou.free.fr/" target="blank">Koralie</a></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> until I saw the cute toy figures she's designed for Kidrobot, like the one from my last posting. M</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">y husband has met and worked with her and her equally talented husband- <a href="http://www.supakitch.com/" target="blank">Supakitch</a>, and I heard that they live just a couple blocks from us! </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />These pictures are from her exhibition in Paris called "</span><span style="font-family: arial;">EmanEssence"</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">. </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I really love the intricate folkloric details in her work, her characters always have some serious braids and head dresses, they are definitely not ladies that you want to mess with!<br /><br />I hope that I'll get to meet her and her husband in the neighborhood soon.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mgpbpT5DuS2yDU86Bk7jpFYfP73pmN1nnKyT9q1jJFkNskJPrkGvohq2jDvUdlh0w7ppq4u5_Fgp8GcAUvL1oLCOWgoCDOZtXMGXEQG-CFsIUjs3M52YaECPp2KwrQS8nzvtENI8GfnN/s1600-h/4156685723_544d3e7b74.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mgpbpT5DuS2yDU86Bk7jpFYfP73pmN1nnKyT9q1jJFkNskJPrkGvohq2jDvUdlh0w7ppq4u5_Fgp8GcAUvL1oLCOWgoCDOZtXMGXEQG-CFsIUjs3M52YaECPp2KwrQS8nzvtENI8GfnN/s400/4156685723_544d3e7b74.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431820948358031554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoQi9vJuEEOtRQ8805yWvNWe1vv-ZJWVkdPKKFUA3bhzacKWO4H_vqGvr9fOtk9yZ4Pt59Kv8zar-KU6tC5o1X3TXvWdWDnN3QKmjFIh2Fu3m1dfkB7fqpyxVs2CgeodyvDwthy3zlGZv/s1600-h/koralie-emanessence-ph9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoQi9vJuEEOtRQ8805yWvNWe1vv-ZJWVkdPKKFUA3bhzacKWO4H_vqGvr9fOtk9yZ4Pt59Kv8zar-KU6tC5o1X3TXvWdWDnN3QKmjFIh2Fu3m1dfkB7fqpyxVs2CgeodyvDwthy3zlGZv/s400/koralie-emanessence-ph9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431814956101828850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx63tmY9jfgPmg4EG8YDy3ZoN5CABe0mJBBE9XlDxWpf6PY2fDHgtwthkHJifuwZIbYFBI7a-PZ8i8ET1X5pBkGLcEvcFGMOQucCoJbWZF2rNmUy9-oyTukx_jOfIXfTdm7yHAVOOUuZw/s1600-h/koralie-emanessence-ph4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx63tmY9jfgPmg4EG8YDy3ZoN5CABe0mJBBE9XlDxWpf6PY2fDHgtwthkHJifuwZIbYFBI7a-PZ8i8ET1X5pBkGLcEvcFGMOQucCoJbWZF2rNmUy9-oyTukx_jOfIXfTdm7yHAVOOUuZw/s400/koralie-emanessence-ph4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431814944285537746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">photos: metroplastique.com, and Koralie's Flickr page</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-4188892337084218242010-01-28T09:55:00.005-05:002010-01-28T10:11:46.979-05:00Femme Fatale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjjnDKoinKs9BplEO1gI2_N6ze9V24PnIlH8X3NiPbxkftkgV4-YmG4xxBW2BlfDh45D_gawLM4dzv4HCJW-P4Xy8Pg9pIlq4HEGkIDjcg_P3TcQebUXe3boCqamwfwOTagMP2jSuui-0/s1600-h/dunny3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjjnDKoinKs9BplEO1gI2_N6ze9V24PnIlH8X3NiPbxkftkgV4-YmG4xxBW2BlfDh45D_gawLM4dzv4HCJW-P4Xy8Pg9pIlq4HEGkIDjcg_P3TcQebUXe3boCqamwfwOTagMP2jSuui-0/s400/dunny3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431805510854681906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskfDJqmJ5wGsz4iEdHbnWZCFPorq1Adcbpmph1SZCFIRFyDMoCmoRaKBQ8uNKZoEBSRRKWs04GtUFX0Io4lsnZ8UMeaWs-DnDIfNcwe4AwTJJpWyUdnEDj5gIZopu_syX_XFb0kbuyK9x/s1600-h/dunny4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskfDJqmJ5wGsz4iEdHbnWZCFPorq1Adcbpmph1SZCFIRFyDMoCmoRaKBQ8uNKZoEBSRRKWs04GtUFX0Io4lsnZ8UMeaWs-DnDIfNcwe4AwTJJpWyUdnEDj5gIZopu_syX_XFb0kbuyK9x/s400/dunny4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431805522144778098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.kidrobot.com/Toys/MiniFigures/DunnyFataleSeries3Inch.html" target="blank">Kidrobot's Fatale Dunny</a> series is out today. You might have seen mine on this blog before, I really love this series not because I'm in it but all the ladies are very creative with their accessories! Here are some of my favorite ones, Koralie's (above) is my no.1 fave, it was love at first sight, I also love the custom Munny that she did for <a href="http://wonting.blogspot.com/2009/11/munnyworld.html" target="blank">this show</a>.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjlxRijebh3MoPn8tOmwMXlG9GfXGgl2mi9nL2-FBfb2Zo-A7zLke09Hiko_TB-lfzoILF-WmkNmzggiwbeLvFfnYXIMkpUB083E_WCEtGloKiWRWqRPi5-2ZUZUnsiol_5w1F1VStgx3/s1600-h/dunny13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 365px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjlxRijebh3MoPn8tOmwMXlG9GfXGgl2mi9nL2-FBfb2Zo-A7zLke09Hiko_TB-lfzoILF-WmkNmzggiwbeLvFfnYXIMkpUB083E_WCEtGloKiWRWqRPi5-2ZUZUnsiol_5w1F1VStgx3/s400/dunny13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431805528202816802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Mine (under the name CW)<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3-2RFaQLc_IUf5umjfWYZj6yu2tVmF9s4rRmLZJ2nr6b_A-LBYfA4aCVgJzKciXfgKuBfqIvlmXN0drgc9JCiJeuzqdCVoxng7sRaW-nFhjgf4wFQN7qWbxHXD8UKGvRJYmLyK4rcyIj/s1600-h/dunny31.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3-2RFaQLc_IUf5umjfWYZj6yu2tVmF9s4rRmLZJ2nr6b_A-LBYfA4aCVgJzKciXfgKuBfqIvlmXN0drgc9JCiJeuzqdCVoxng7sRaW-nFhjgf4wFQN7qWbxHXD8UKGvRJYmLyK4rcyIj/s400/dunny31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431805630547914178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Catalina Estrada<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGtUGVEr8VQQgGov7uQYimbagTOEEYiSBA2a6TR_mCUA8U4NkQSRIu6UhOvpPBNGV5zBAB8KLNhYY6YOADTiTnsfCMKXyL1jvHdxUq6Q6n4gYwNgLI8A3RpbtQELTvFDXksi9c4MnD4C3/s1600-h/dunny18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGtUGVEr8VQQgGov7uQYimbagTOEEYiSBA2a6TR_mCUA8U4NkQSRIu6UhOvpPBNGV5zBAB8KLNhYY6YOADTiTnsfCMKXyL1jvHdxUq6Q6n4gYwNgLI8A3RpbtQELTvFDXksi9c4MnD4C3/s400/dunny18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431805535171806642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Amy Ruppel (I promise the front is very cute too but I love the wings!)<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQ_COb68vRui-hw9QvDIazWXJV9VaVJTDrTv5AB8VWHBP-058kBIIuzTWBX7KVQi6Bid7gPlOi-dAM1t_rGmZsf4N0aWgSEuylCU_VOPtXqHvzOppNTfyYeBcCaoC7sfaYl51GOqgdYrf/s1600-h/dunny9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQ_COb68vRui-hw9QvDIazWXJV9VaVJTDrTv5AB8VWHBP-058kBIIuzTWBX7KVQi6Bid7gPlOi-dAM1t_rGmZsf4N0aWgSEuylCU_VOPtXqHvzOppNTfyYeBcCaoC7sfaYl51GOqgdYrf/s400/dunny9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431805522847778850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Alex Anderson</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-IDZEg2uH0T7s7Efdk72djZdFOyOoVZQgOnnWdNzrYiOVWZgoDknfiPTMaV_0ea1nm8gTzEL9rfIfAvmuGMzNcixHPfcYMYkIbA1w_DiM3d7DkSVTW9XXfsUcSU6_d1ERqOCnRJlC29x/s1600-h/dunny35.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-IDZEg2uH0T7s7Efdk72djZdFOyOoVZQgOnnWdNzrYiOVWZgoDknfiPTMaV_0ea1nm8gTzEL9rfIfAvmuGMzNcixHPfcYMYkIbA1w_DiM3d7DkSVTW9XXfsUcSU6_d1ERqOCnRJlC29x/s400/dunny35.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431805636231196994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Tara McPherson</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">photos: Kidrobot</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-6512297892111695882010-01-27T15:33:00.004-05:002010-01-27T15:44:18.923-05:00Lily, where do these sandals come from?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHZzTUQyTMhA50YD9Mf_PL-O5tuuF89HqlKuYDTI4ZbyaBe8EAsykNJ7YoIOnsA_bT6yzWKyPV0lGcQXLefhbABL0nMvOQn5Yzl8Huz8xYt7avjVBUkZRL3UJEKLLUlWXM2b93lUpMjc_/s1600-h/ss2010_11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHZzTUQyTMhA50YD9Mf_PL-O5tuuF89HqlKuYDTI4ZbyaBe8EAsykNJ7YoIOnsA_bT6yzWKyPV0lGcQXLefhbABL0nMvOQn5Yzl8Huz8xYt7avjVBUkZRL3UJEKLLUlWXM2b93lUpMjc_/s400/ss2010_11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431522660090622482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">As always, I adore Lily's <a href="http://www.sunshineandshadow.com/" target="blank">Sunshine and Shadow</a>. I love that she's doing more patterns, I especially love the floral, very different from the geometrics that she's known for! But I am crazy about these colorful sandals that she used for this photo shoot, where are they from???</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7iGFbX9sFP7ZQrFt4C6E9bdF8Dxs4HPPzfbVkxWMrdKaxHo51a__rBuXzgqA1JTbD79gG_MWT64_II9StMXLY5Qzy1iFl9IEtvZ674Y-kSNpxnauPMpEf-DKWQLdZ6BXU_GGtkJTd3hY/s1600-h/ss2010_6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7iGFbX9sFP7ZQrFt4C6E9bdF8Dxs4HPPzfbVkxWMrdKaxHo51a__rBuXzgqA1JTbD79gG_MWT64_II9StMXLY5Qzy1iFl9IEtvZ674Y-kSNpxnauPMpEf-DKWQLdZ6BXU_GGtkJTd3hY/s400/ss2010_6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431522666522835906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VGTu-4lN3_K6pMUVo84HSQfMk3Y26-GF51unHSWNK6U5VAn8TG72TkO_hrutB-mcgj6sD7lpkhmsyRDfGvukegv14cM20-ptNIgOio9STqEj40XpV8s223HPdkilKXzSApHMdzE1H6Sy/s1600-h/ss2010_7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VGTu-4lN3_K6pMUVo84HSQfMk3Y26-GF51unHSWNK6U5VAn8TG72TkO_hrutB-mcgj6sD7lpkhmsyRDfGvukegv14cM20-ptNIgOio9STqEj40XpV8s223HPdkilKXzSApHMdzE1H6Sy/s400/ss2010_7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431522670723039170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">photos: sunshineandshadow.com</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-6807983124522808582010-01-27T10:58:00.004-05:002010-01-27T11:08:55.050-05:00New Obsession<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOKBY_EQa3Eg6QHnuq-OBN48YdBhrFirZX7iFbkTtLQBt61UPih6ck2oBoFtvnX4NO8mPBlTMQsQJ5E_z6oUs7LwQKkaSd9Bn7647kogSe_7W7u85wkQw02wPx3b1d702fIRuqraSFaGc/s1600-h/9-filtered.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOKBY_EQa3Eg6QHnuq-OBN48YdBhrFirZX7iFbkTtLQBt61UPih6ck2oBoFtvnX4NO8mPBlTMQsQJ5E_z6oUs7LwQKkaSd9Bn7647kogSe_7W7u85wkQw02wPx3b1d702fIRuqraSFaGc/s400/9-filtered.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431450598899941570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.olafbreuning.com/" target="blank">Olaf Breuning's website</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> is loads of fun.<br />Also take a peek at his studio </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.theselby.com/8_25_08_olaf_breuning/index.html" target="blank">here</a><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimG1GwPwd1NUofwSsvZEP5AoI8GPVu4SxzyEKsyHWEBwiiyjffJNy8EFNu9aHgBNmMe7abHMi0NeF5clNgaCEEwlyVkSkwN1wotci7X5wXlC00OeyFM_dPng3IC8Q1uNM3ObCaFfYFOuoP/s1600-h/IMG_1195.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimG1GwPwd1NUofwSsvZEP5AoI8GPVu4SxzyEKsyHWEBwiiyjffJNy8EFNu9aHgBNmMe7abHMi0NeF5clNgaCEEwlyVkSkwN1wotci7X5wXlC00OeyFM_dPng3IC8Q1uNM3ObCaFfYFOuoP/s400/IMG_1195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431450605339330594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsAFL4Ac7hz65fAQiRWG9mY69Pzgh6EsbmYgFyBmCx5VFLB4wtTwbBmANl2_N016N0JNlh4U7I0V1A9tC7cZ4kMR-qvd_L_GN7UMDEMXhus07lBh6qHYvqD1DMKUQdKAVtP38um3oUeHv/s1600-h/the+collectors.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsAFL4Ac7hz65fAQiRWG9mY69Pzgh6EsbmYgFyBmCx5VFLB4wtTwbBmANl2_N016N0JNlh4U7I0V1A9tC7cZ4kMR-qvd_L_GN7UMDEMXhus07lBh6qHYvqD1DMKUQdKAVtP38um3oUeHv/s400/the+collectors.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431450620316208098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNRFqv6tjF_5y8mrmjZnzjBsmwK5Inz14quC3qOSMT2ZVQaqPZOX7ma2B7f2dKWZwmN74jiW8yVn1mjZ94yClxa8PQAKZTQLY4tFfh5f8uxQ-iL3s12oY1eisHmZzO063ThJNV9TiSAVt/s1600-h/8_25_08_Olaf_Breuning3284.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNRFqv6tjF_5y8mrmjZnzjBsmwK5Inz14quC3qOSMT2ZVQaqPZOX7ma2B7f2dKWZwmN74jiW8yVn1mjZ94yClxa8PQAKZTQLY4tFfh5f8uxQ-iL3s12oY1eisHmZzO063ThJNV9TiSAVt/s400/8_25_08_Olaf_Breuning3284.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431450587648365522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3nsIYgiDQKcmk3I8NQB8OHG6SqSOeGaIOa7Wu6o5mSVC8sUJs2ryVWa21rUv3moyG8kHZH9tzW30OTq7URSBtVSUg-TjFK5ukT4X8FwLj3IcKssua8Mp9EWEjrVqNeA2yHXj9lr5-4i_/s1600-h/shapeimage_1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3nsIYgiDQKcmk3I8NQB8OHG6SqSOeGaIOa7Wu6o5mSVC8sUJs2ryVWa21rUv3moyG8kHZH9tzW30OTq7URSBtVSUg-TjFK5ukT4X8FwLj3IcKssua8Mp9EWEjrVqNeA2yHXj9lr5-4i_/s400/shapeimage_1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431450614648427858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">images: olafbreuning.com, the selby</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-80114103655030215622010-01-25T15:44:00.003-05:002010-01-25T15:53:10.742-05:00Sounds Like Brooklyn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rwnQ7tJj5rpgsPz1evRi0F5qx1PoWF1u1extgDk6DZPY_ftn_YQuVFfIKJs5eSOzDpY44dC83iUZa0ehgHZSklee7upH5COUoO8N65gZpMW-_y8P_xwuO7sZ7dt_LZIiwkqRrIt1I36d/s1600-h/viewdocument.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rwnQ7tJj5rpgsPz1evRi0F5qx1PoWF1u1extgDk6DZPY_ftn_YQuVFfIKJs5eSOzDpY44dC83iUZa0ehgHZSklee7upH5COUoO8N65gZpMW-_y8P_xwuO7sZ7dt_LZIiwkqRrIt1I36d/s400/viewdocument.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430782918866618834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I love Brooklyn and and I love Les Savy Fav, so naturally I am going to see them at BAM </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=1815" target="blank">this friday night</a><span style="font-family:arial;">! Vivian Girls will be the opening band for them. It is part of the Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival, a 2 week festival that celebrates Brooklyn-based bands. There will be more than 60 shows at 15 different venues in Brooklyn. Go </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=1812" target="blank">here</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> to check out the list of bands and shows, and hope to see you at one of these shows!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">photo: BAM.org</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-20980861341427556092010-01-21T13:14:00.008-05:002010-01-21T13:57:33.737-05:00My New Dunny<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoGBiuod0RIuitMHI52bXicnscuU1MhnVpLWfEK7NNfD1dnXTbMaRfv7qrNijwyTobuIcn2E3i_np6-Swr59xxuq3dDcS1MzHYigy8zj0e2Pk0RyoM2FoUno8VxOOegdkLLvnQZl3xvx4/s1600-h/CW_Dunny.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoGBiuod0RIuitMHI52bXicnscuU1MhnVpLWfEK7NNfD1dnXTbMaRfv7qrNijwyTobuIcn2E3i_np6-Swr59xxuq3dDcS1MzHYigy8zj0e2Pk0RyoM2FoUno8VxOOegdkLLvnQZl3xvx4/s400/CW_Dunny.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429268754021727490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I called it Big n Small because as you can see the mama bird has her baby bird, and the big Dunny has his baby Dunny pull toy! The original Big n Small Dunny was a custom hand painted 20" Dunny that I did a few years back (below), I was so happy that Kidrobot decided to make a 3 inch version of it. This Dunny is part of the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.kidrobot.com/Toys/MiniFigures/DunnyFataleSeries3Inch.html" target="blank">Dunny Fatale series</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> that will be available next week.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkG5gz9mwhrLXkSvm4Wu_kdbEOM6wZlbb8QNGdGG-4_IE857Q0m6Vy6hNWxAbuNZ4gBfwnrt1CEeElLy7hwRFlfEr8OWWFhS8gRSSTa29goSb62OAGdKKOA2R5_JBKeG95yCGbFll0_7C/s1600-h/dun-birdies-front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkG5gz9mwhrLXkSvm4Wu_kdbEOM6wZlbb8QNGdGG-4_IE857Q0m6Vy6hNWxAbuNZ4gBfwnrt1CEeElLy7hwRFlfEr8OWWFhS8gRSSTa29goSb62OAGdKKOA2R5_JBKeG95yCGbFll0_7C/s400/dun-birdies-front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429268749029379842" border="0" /></a>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-62003446634954715492010-01-14T11:43:00.006-05:002010-01-14T17:26:27.267-05:00Imogene + Willie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIplOgG6CNAwjT2UWJWTHHy1ops3E7BV1SSygzVmnoY8Bvq9AyW7tuOju1O2y8fDDEW7Bx-Hq4qH4qVbhHxeT3MOqBIEGT-cV4zmRUzb7POwzegqjBHQEsOUTjFpVwA_-meVKPYbgDRPb/s1600-h/IMG_0840.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIplOgG6CNAwjT2UWJWTHHy1ops3E7BV1SSygzVmnoY8Bvq9AyW7tuOju1O2y8fDDEW7Bx-Hq4qH4qVbhHxeT3MOqBIEGT-cV4zmRUzb7POwzegqjBHQEsOUTjFpVwA_-meVKPYbgDRPb/s400/IMG_0840.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426643594651574402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVU1q3umHT227KtX4si3BYppPD5uXyaZDOY4lTVzxkiI6x7RLI7hPwqQSkpafMDQxIKnWYgW0kGRoHo1ia5Cf03ilrR0YpQrUuOjBNN9C3_TOzfBZbdwsbhn7Ce00ch8zB5D6acU39dte/s1600-h/storeshot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVU1q3umHT227KtX4si3BYppPD5uXyaZDOY4lTVzxkiI6x7RLI7hPwqQSkpafMDQxIKnWYgW0kGRoHo1ia5Cf03ilrR0YpQrUuOjBNN9C3_TOzfBZbdwsbhn7Ce00ch8zB5D6acU39dte/s400/storeshot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426643608591243682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">One of the most interesting stores we visited in Nashville was </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://imogeneandwillie.com/index.html" target="blank">Imogene + Willie</a><span style="font-family:arial;">, located in the 12South district. The store is beautiful, the owners turned this former gas station into a jeans workshop, retail store that carries new and vintage clothes, and this is where you can get a really good pair of custom made jeans. If I had $300 dollars to spare I would definitely get a pair in raw denim and wear them to death! I really love their simple cross/plus sign logo that is subtly sewn into the jeans (below). </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_N5moHEuRCsPMIPdlUQtb9pVnQqIBw-uplzShZqLzS2NtfOeLUNeJU0gS8PW-Sg7doW-QA8TK67GgBkmuwm9Wfo-5Dwb-U6RoBy6Q_7QO4iE2WrxajarNlX8gVUa9PawCYRfyul76qhE/s1600-h/_TEP9581.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_N5moHEuRCsPMIPdlUQtb9pVnQqIBw-uplzShZqLzS2NtfOeLUNeJU0gS8PW-Sg7doW-QA8TK67GgBkmuwm9Wfo-5Dwb-U6RoBy6Q_7QO4iE2WrxajarNlX8gVUa9PawCYRfyul76qhE/s400/_TEP9581.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426725293300244354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjalQ_eHf8zXTKELmgQXHPUqkELnejaLcyJovlocVDSM3geEVMbIO-uUHG0IsmeatF_J2EbqZMfZqU_zCdZo7mCqJzC1X8T_TzSPhDkEjxC5bUI8BbEyYLG58eWRuNaWW0OTTw9rqUWxZ/s1600-h/tee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjalQ_eHf8zXTKELmgQXHPUqkELnejaLcyJovlocVDSM3geEVMbIO-uUHG0IsmeatF_J2EbqZMfZqU_zCdZo7mCqJzC1X8T_TzSPhDkEjxC5bUI8BbEyYLG58eWRuNaWW0OTTw9rqUWxZ/s400/tee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426643614095918962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I also like their signature sweatshirts (above), they are really soft and come in the best colors. At the store I saw this very pretty indigo dress (below) with the side slits on the sleeves and vintage buttons on the cuffs, wish there's a better picture of it, and I also wish that I had gotten it! </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7LcOVnTXV85a6ItKoXvIdPj1vYVQuTOWKQpQAKnXaeHDZvPOG22fvw3Nu695uP4uMgVNNo0D4GaqA9xQKrJ-r3LIoXSuvOrXH5w0hIcHZ5qSluWHCCh0BPDOXLHnZtDnRycDoQ0oisa0/s1600-h/Picture+10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7LcOVnTXV85a6ItKoXvIdPj1vYVQuTOWKQpQAKnXaeHDZvPOG22fvw3Nu695uP4uMgVNNo0D4GaqA9xQKrJ-r3LIoXSuvOrXH5w0hIcHZ5qSluWHCCh0BPDOXLHnZtDnRycDoQ0oisa0/s400/Picture+10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426643603961458354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I am glad that the store is in Nashville instead of big cities like NY or LA, the vibe there is very cool but friendly, the location also gives their products that Americana authenticity that people sought after. I read from their </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://imogeneandwillie.com/blog.html" target="blank">blog</a></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">that a taco truck was parked outside of the store one night a week during the summer, what fun, I hope they will do it again for my next visit!</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >photos: imogeneandwillie.com</span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">, secret forts</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-86053735533308712962010-01-13T11:58:00.003-05:002010-01-13T12:18:03.512-05:00What's New With Sanna<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfs89OR92Db6SJZGY2mlganrWuG4-pdRGSHC6TmrGJoXZqzJm58xgAurNpmuxlJtmz2shaTanJyhNo3d6_46uFQTztUgM1jx_UTK1mFww4LgdpH1x0CWYnTNsD1uy1N2havF_ubVRLbH9/s1600-h/archipelago.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfs89OR92Db6SJZGY2mlganrWuG4-pdRGSHC6TmrGJoXZqzJm58xgAurNpmuxlJtmz2shaTanJyhNo3d6_46uFQTztUgM1jx_UTK1mFww4LgdpH1x0CWYnTNsD1uy1N2havF_ubVRLbH9/s400/archipelago.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426274137300586610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjec4koeC2xwU2RgHCiaAUaZnE9PnJaEGay5gxxbIHbzPXH_5SgFkwOKxoEHf2IY9VKaXhFqCrU-xIblA3e27urJD1wBfcTo5t4wp_EvkrljdKb30k1VFEIubHojbwSo2qnc21zzmiJz5/s1600-h/tepee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjec4koeC2xwU2RgHCiaAUaZnE9PnJaEGay5gxxbIHbzPXH_5SgFkwOKxoEHf2IY9VKaXhFqCrU-xIblA3e27urJD1wBfcTo5t4wp_EvkrljdKb30k1VFEIubHojbwSo2qnc21zzmiJz5/s400/tepee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426274143736176850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I've been a fan of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.sanna-annukka.com" target="blank">Sanna Annukka's</a> ever since I saw the illustrations she did for <a href="http://www.sanna-annukka.com/projects/?gallery=26" target="blank">Keane's album</a> about 3 years ago (a friend of the band's bought one of the prints which led to her first commission, to illustrate for their second album "Under the Iron Sea"). I revisited her new website and found lots and lots of stuff that I want to buy, especially the silk screen prints! </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EvgRYRinN6pCN_JFvqXm0cFxXR-Ol1Fyby9-Heah89ISdrRlQang3mrgqOv_S-K0Lhjq8op_LXVAA14HqYLXqi5c4h1zCyBdLgIxN-6rIf9_Tncbxu40S2d5TnL1_wSK7mk5ZroSTLR0/s1600-h/paulig2ba.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EvgRYRinN6pCN_JFvqXm0cFxXR-Ol1Fyby9-Heah89ISdrRlQang3mrgqOv_S-K0Lhjq8op_LXVAA14HqYLXqi5c4h1zCyBdLgIxN-6rIf9_Tncbxu40S2d5TnL1_wSK7mk5ZroSTLR0/s400/paulig2ba.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426274159587694034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklGrajWeA0riMk61MIit8zJ31tyxIlJlM4EaSK2sLCGtYxjIJ_fxCUHSkWhHATXPnejk9ZMsdRQJSwj8TYfIfJwv6uypTv3NNXL9tz1r4rntmZmxFLk4tVV23EQGCocwcIHftK4yfUUPG/s1600-h/marks1a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklGrajWeA0riMk61MIit8zJ31tyxIlJlM4EaSK2sLCGtYxjIJ_fxCUHSkWhHATXPnejk9ZMsdRQJSwj8TYfIfJwv6uypTv3NNXL9tz1r4rntmZmxFLk4tVV23EQGCocwcIHftK4yfUUPG/s400/marks1a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426274346347366626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Everything from the site is beautifully photographed as well, I'm happy to see the full range of <a href="http://www.sanna-annukka.com/projects/?gallery=52#" target="blank">her Marimekko line</a>, I wish that the squirrel cookie cutter were available in the US ! </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwavqPPVzZVjPa26WSGegjt2Cb14sdjosZT2U42FB384hLiAKAxiuyiEm46VBwVfoJcPb94UDwsE9zEy4wqUJ6hp7AymVWTKFriJ2XNw4QDn1VBd0akOsYzu98HoPZYjH3rS4aTammw7R-/s1600-h/sanna_mari6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwavqPPVzZVjPa26WSGegjt2Cb14sdjosZT2U42FB384hLiAKAxiuyiEm46VBwVfoJcPb94UDwsE9zEy4wqUJ6hp7AymVWTKFriJ2XNw4QDn1VBd0akOsYzu98HoPZYjH3rS4aTammw7R-/s400/sanna_mari6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426274154027869282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbc-TWD74WdAGawR6c3FkrUXlQCh-jm5nP88ua2AIarz9-TXjEOLr_VXJKBxqpQZsYO1y4Iil6VPSSOLQSZMUYDqek75xmAZ6j_vtbCxJoHciBYCoOgki9DIUhD6AHpDVUHn1Ppr0isLaB/s1600-h/sanna_mari8a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbc-TWD74WdAGawR6c3FkrUXlQCh-jm5nP88ua2AIarz9-TXjEOLr_VXJKBxqpQZsYO1y4Iil6VPSSOLQSZMUYDqek75xmAZ6j_vtbCxJoHciBYCoOgki9DIUhD6AHpDVUHn1Ppr0isLaB/s400/sanna_mari8a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426274145915217778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">And how cool is the <a href="http://www.sanna-annukka.com/projects/?gallery=52#" target="blank">invite</a> for the launch of the line?! (Art directed by Chris Bolton) Go to her Press section and you will find a feature on her <a href="http://www.sanna-annukka.com/press/?gallery=57" target="blank">cute home</a> from a Finnish interior design magazine- Deko.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMWZYR9yoGejOTkN_MSW1iJtakPeONcmXd07Ky03eGQXX4BCWJtZoOFd1ucvYVZ1NLqKs7CzySLazv4Ij9ijH3pUyW_HWZoLWAvNZ_mpj_EqUegblpcF4vPrA2iM0XyXM2617TkHaUGLu/s1600-h/deko1a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMWZYR9yoGejOTkN_MSW1iJtakPeONcmXd07Ky03eGQXX4BCWJtZoOFd1ucvYVZ1NLqKs7CzySLazv4Ij9ijH3pUyW_HWZoLWAvNZ_mpj_EqUegblpcF4vPrA2iM0XyXM2617TkHaUGLu/s400/deko1a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426274339322512546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">photos: www.sanna-annukka.com</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-63358983074390397752010-01-11T17:33:00.005-05:002010-01-11T17:52:46.228-05:00Available Now<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzTZMj5ZT-onk54kCCk2KpQj1Fg6C6sQl0KySVElyep0pqN73wSv0U-c5xr-5sdHaoY9qAAa58Nz4KdjJDGyEYZMf2K5tjTqamny8cfO2yQo9W4r6RZRTB3BnDn1P0pyKPLVqLLVBAFLJ/s1600-h/toggles-pic1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzTZMj5ZT-onk54kCCk2KpQj1Fg6C6sQl0KySVElyep0pqN73wSv0U-c5xr-5sdHaoY9qAAa58Nz4KdjJDGyEYZMf2K5tjTqamny8cfO2yQo9W4r6RZRTB3BnDn1P0pyKPLVqLLVBAFLJ/s400/toggles-pic1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425617552393677170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99-KnyICIHxzaNyY7_I9uE3Ng07uvqaOiEkWyQa38zUjSfktoCasDFk9MZUBn8zPmm9AJgkb1360bpYMW22oUe69nay3Y0X49mKrDSlMMg-bGGoJqJjvlImfEgmSrVEWv-xxu9kh9lshB/s1600-h/Brooklyn-town-pic3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99-KnyICIHxzaNyY7_I9uE3Ng07uvqaOiEkWyQa38zUjSfktoCasDFk9MZUBn8zPmm9AJgkb1360bpYMW22oUe69nay3Y0X49mKrDSlMMg-bGGoJqJjvlImfEgmSrVEWv-xxu9kh9lshB/s400/Brooklyn-town-pic3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425617544224384530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">2 Gocco prints, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38297860" target="blank">Toggles</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=38298686" target="blank">Brooklyn Town</a>, on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/wonting" target="blank">Etsy</a>. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Toggles is probably the funniest squirrel I have ever done, I can't help laughing every time I see him!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Brooklyn Town features some of the famous landmarks in different parts of Brooklyn, and it comes with a little guide telling you what and where these buildings are in Brooklyn.</span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblvqSoohiIoSVOp3FHlBzaAQsrKydY4xqCF42SJ0CyDSDzGG5kkYLHd5bNuxuSf8axiRzacryZtddw6dLkjNUVotcI8Sd-B6XH8J6dN0ln1iYzVWF7TLL8qblixgYVhbwEHaHmS_00E4O/s1600-h/Brooklyn-guide.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblvqSoohiIoSVOp3FHlBzaAQsrKydY4xqCF42SJ0CyDSDzGG5kkYLHd5bNuxuSf8axiRzacryZtddw6dLkjNUVotcI8Sd-B6XH8J6dN0ln1iYzVWF7TLL8qblixgYVhbwEHaHmS_00E4O/s400/Brooklyn-guide.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425617747615010338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Some of my friends are wondering what happened to <a href="http://chetch.com/www.chetch.com.html" target="blank">CHetCH</a> and why we haven't been updating the merchandise. Chad and I are working on the official re-launch of the shop, and we'll be selling lots of stuff from our antique shopping trip over Christmas, more exclusive arts and products made for CHetCH! So stay tuned!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Check out the <a href="http://chetch.com/www.chetch.com.html" target="blank">website</a> and <a href="mailto:c.w@wontingnyc.com">email</a> me if you would like to collaborate ;-)</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-91852745043036820812010-01-07T15:27:00.016-05:002010-01-07T18:47:14.875-05:00Road Trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_04UwFYOXHAEfaAeJadqi3FzwUGOcFn9VuVJxLsLCZiSLXT3T20JWy2b0-j2zQS23ANw9qp-__U0vBFQ0crphf7Ub836LRda7neZ02R-WZVslaq-JRnssKQZV5kuHu4mZHPuFHL9ibCWu/s1600-h/IMG_0543.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_04UwFYOXHAEfaAeJadqi3FzwUGOcFn9VuVJxLsLCZiSLXT3T20JWy2b0-j2zQS23ANw9qp-__U0vBFQ0crphf7Ub836LRda7neZ02R-WZVslaq-JRnssKQZV5kuHu4mZHPuFHL9ibCWu/s400/IMG_0543.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424121637438634866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I've been back from the road trip on the 28th, but I took a really long break from the computer, I did not look at a single blog while I was away and I did not miss it. But since I have a blog and I need to know what in the world are we living in, I am back to my old self and going on 30 blogs a day!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">About my road trip, it was really fun, and I enjoyed every moment of it, Chad my husband was the driver who never complained the whole time we're on the road! Here are some of the highlights of the trip, I regret not taking as many pictures, especially in Nashville, if I wasn't sick to my stomach most of the time I would have </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> (thanks to the chicken parmigian dinner in Maryland!)</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">.<br /></span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdnIdDGdXcc8qFeMxe5SZ1H09J4TA4zZswCtufGtPpszkMCpqLRCQRweA27G3eRsH8OLsNc7_Li75twO8F7AwhFZq30C2bqYO5Lx9ym6RbnKxIS2ADuFE9ZXkRME7FtWvc84wMJMrwBSO/s1600-h/IMG_5293.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdnIdDGdXcc8qFeMxe5SZ1H09J4TA4zZswCtufGtPpszkMCpqLRCQRweA27G3eRsH8OLsNc7_Li75twO8F7AwhFZq30C2bqYO5Lx9ym6RbnKxIS2ADuFE9ZXkRME7FtWvc84wMJMrwBSO/s400/IMG_5293.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424117472842959666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPb4izxKz4pN_8ZF3YtXSo5JoWIvboW-bKcCnAH7EDjt3hN-UUZJDSk02fNQOTvVsGARNFwPOwymFyTCh6hbQVo3s5pTDwGCxcn1otOgD8a1lQsyklCmbAsSWF9BiwUQ-dtHeG7drHz8IT/s1600-h/IMG_5298.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPb4izxKz4pN_8ZF3YtXSo5JoWIvboW-bKcCnAH7EDjt3hN-UUZJDSk02fNQOTvVsGARNFwPOwymFyTCh6hbQVo3s5pTDwGCxcn1otOgD8a1lQsyklCmbAsSWF9BiwUQ-dtHeG7drHz8IT/s400/IMG_5298.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424115583872685586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrOmMh_QHHJbKAuAMzP08V7G5drcPa1vGiDWHc0qq1Em-D5kFrMkROf_orc6mlMaNdIIWsDi00EbbrZZPU8CinXLfMqDe5T4VVnuU8bP9U54FT0rHp2_P0zkDsQ7PULCHOZP46u3JQgO5/s1600-h/IMG_5296.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrOmMh_QHHJbKAuAMzP08V7G5drcPa1vGiDWHc0qq1Em-D5kFrMkROf_orc6mlMaNdIIWsDi00EbbrZZPU8CinXLfMqDe5T4VVnuU8bP9U54FT0rHp2_P0zkDsQ7PULCHOZP46u3JQgO5/s400/IMG_5296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424115580288182690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJsRIHLKB5MAOAc58aPsQVmDabEQFFWbRjIu_V-q_ipGhjCsNJZ5yrqcoSVA7a4-y8cY52v7Etzc2wyX7hwIxE685vMaMF7dcBUhaPGs2hBrO1C9VZubB6xyZ5uQuo7hQ-mjUqhcOVA_r/s1600-h/IMG_5302.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJsRIHLKB5MAOAc58aPsQVmDabEQFFWbRjIu_V-q_ipGhjCsNJZ5yrqcoSVA7a4-y8cY52v7Etzc2wyX7hwIxE685vMaMF7dcBUhaPGs2hBrO1C9VZubB6xyZ5uQuo7hQ-mjUqhcOVA_r/s400/IMG_5302.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424115577109765874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Day 1- We left Brooklyn for some antiquing near Shartlesville, Pennsylvania. We made a stop at <a href="http://www.cabelas.com/home.jsp;jsessionid=RKPCVIWJ23C0NLAQBBJSCN3MCAEFIIWE?_requestid=131876">Cabela's</a>- the super store for hunting gear, woohoo! For a lifetime city girl I was very intimidated, actually a little frightened, but the taxidermied wild animals won me over! The place is HUGE, I could have spent hours on looking at camping gear and cookware!</span> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjqrcHYCufMZhKTpo2VYJQEx7N4cF4c3rIWV28FyBDKsg20Dnz_E_Eli3QCxR87Y45tbzjQ12r8FSz75DTN18w27r1YyxrchWy7AINTy61Waup3KK54nT2eqiYBK6kvMqCBcF5NfMJ5yS/s1600-h/IMG_5311.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjqrcHYCufMZhKTpo2VYJQEx7N4cF4c3rIWV28FyBDKsg20Dnz_E_Eli3QCxR87Y45tbzjQ12r8FSz75DTN18w27r1YyxrchWy7AINTy61Waup3KK54nT2eqiYBK6kvMqCBcF5NfMJ5yS/s400/IMG_5311.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424115031880540178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtaBj4KdSNLxZ6TzWaLTXwPU-gOWXOYS2NdrdW_VdrJj-qRNK917GKfvBvFOFQL5Dboz2Ggflmu2iBbHJZuugJkbj1E5tAKi5O3kPf85fwfOkFg15i9FjFFucsun1WM5_0XB0Y09Axmhz/s1600-h/IMG_5377.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtaBj4KdSNLxZ6TzWaLTXwPU-gOWXOYS2NdrdW_VdrJj-qRNK917GKfvBvFOFQL5Dboz2Ggflmu2iBbHJZuugJkbj1E5tAKi5O3kPf85fwfOkFg15i9FjFFucsun1WM5_0XB0Y09Axmhz/s400/IMG_5377.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424115040801028066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtKLvjY3W3Ps-347c0Xr6ybvWnioYXko_3DiEHx-msX9GGLb_zl8kolJQ3NSt5Y0uTJ2rw4VxDVezDaKHiYAx7S2bxbQ4TMLSrTusbqn5ieOKMqFTbGRtkIRLsvrPp3X8jCCMxhFz7DuB/s1600-h/IMG_0555.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtKLvjY3W3Ps-347c0Xr6ybvWnioYXko_3DiEHx-msX9GGLb_zl8kolJQ3NSt5Y0uTJ2rw4VxDVezDaKHiYAx7S2bxbQ4TMLSrTusbqn5ieOKMqFTbGRtkIRLsvrPp3X8jCCMxhFz7DuB/s400/IMG_0555.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424118094322003666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WvLAurdi7Juy5cYT4pnmO4V5041xQInqafrUctaAebX01wjOFEuwB0r50GV7B7dZaMSC4fAlmcJNEdoxFPMhCN-xixtVpfnChyphenhyphen9By9JYaUOxSBvKfk4LjMZ8FAuh5zBrAwYuds9SK-9b/s1600-h/IMG_5355.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WvLAurdi7Juy5cYT4pnmO4V5041xQInqafrUctaAebX01wjOFEuwB0r50GV7B7dZaMSC4fAlmcJNEdoxFPMhCN-xixtVpfnChyphenhyphen9By9JYaUOxSBvKfk4LjMZ8FAuh5zBrAwYuds9SK-9b/s400/IMG_5355.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424115009089909954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-b6R6ZOpe3lPe9DqOIvrIk9gvQzU_S3wQ-pIj60MoGdtuqoeQjeu_jKY4Es-f91ApzSS7TDcODv0vStB5EiS8nTIaCv9K_6j565d4-mnYDwNl_WC8dqppiPe03-7LrMkXcm5CcfHQ-5Z/s1600-h/IMG_5351.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-b6R6ZOpe3lPe9DqOIvrIk9gvQzU_S3wQ-pIj60MoGdtuqoeQjeu_jKY4Es-f91ApzSS7TDcODv0vStB5EiS8nTIaCv9K_6j565d4-mnYDwNl_WC8dqppiPe03-7LrMkXcm5CcfHQ-5Z/s400/IMG_5351.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424115017471263442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">In Shartlesville we went to <a href="http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/outoftown/pennsylvania/berkscounty/shartlesville/roadsideamerica/">Roadside America</a>, the place I most looked forward to, it's a miniature village of all things you'd see in the Northeast of American roadside. It's basically a room of about 3000 square feet with lots and lots of miniature houses, animals, farms, and trains. All the the trains there work and some can be operated by the visitors! You can read all about it <a href="http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/outoftown/pennsylvania/berkscounty/shartlesville/roadsideamerica/">here</a> and see more pictures <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonglet/sets/72157623162163376/">here</a>. It was really too many cool things to look at in one place, I'm seeing new things in these pictures that I didn't pay attention to while I was there!</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />We drove for another 3 hours and decided to call it a night and stayed at Cumberland Maryland. We were gong to Lexington and Roanoke Virginia for more antiquing, but we were expecting a huge snow storm there so we took a different route. </span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WkeTw0Cih65Dwd3rS3GYlCJP2yCsMizZLbQy5rv0JED5LVHYs_5SzOX9vskUCWb051SlPmbZQ-6JDkFyaeFb7UwBib7Jt49q4KtNOM39Segcdv_UIJt_DaXeBJDW2WK1b453SgRljs9x/s1600-h/IMG_0598.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WkeTw0Cih65Dwd3rS3GYlCJP2yCsMizZLbQy5rv0JED5LVHYs_5SzOX9vskUCWb051SlPmbZQ-6JDkFyaeFb7UwBib7Jt49q4KtNOM39Segcdv_UIJt_DaXeBJDW2WK1b453SgRljs9x/s400/IMG_0598.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424115585396014642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Day 2- The storm hit Cumberland as well, we got more snow than expected so we were snowed in for the day. It was actually a blessing in disguise because I was pretty sick from the dinner that I had the night before (that chicken parm!!!!), so it was nice to relax and lay in bed all day. We actually had fun watching corny holiday movies all day!</span> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU440SZeBAmMcJ8Oek8ROWgPN9mrQm57JhOx4JMWclidPTlisl_mkfBKgBwaD-JRVORlbkTLy-XRhP-pp20bQ-_ITl0PV1GcM1m6XQXHO99OWNnwPGeIXDkxBnXG-o274jF9b7XfhvgLcB/s1600-h/IMG_5417.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU440SZeBAmMcJ8Oek8ROWgPN9mrQm57JhOx4JMWclidPTlisl_mkfBKgBwaD-JRVORlbkTLy-XRhP-pp20bQ-_ITl0PV1GcM1m6XQXHO99OWNnwPGeIXDkxBnXG-o274jF9b7XfhvgLcB/s400/IMG_5417.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424116173257931666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngGs3IKC2hLeO7WOF-gW5YBFfri8sqsMjFuUxkaKeNoLXwQPLbV5DUOEE1zhUV5HUAdvo-J2C-r3Noi3XSvTQeRHqSfNJQh_Utw6sN6o1UzgDzjjYFi1jQjh2NkfQcfpPgiULcb0THi7O/s1600-h/nice-day.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngGs3IKC2hLeO7WOF-gW5YBFfri8sqsMjFuUxkaKeNoLXwQPLbV5DUOEE1zhUV5HUAdvo-J2C-r3Noi3XSvTQeRHqSfNJQh_Utw6sN6o1UzgDzjjYFi1jQjh2NkfQcfpPgiULcb0THi7O/s400/nice-day.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424115597593479106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi417AgPdIfrJDADLWynnGQMLrw06JaiKdwW_nGIsEjl4cOf0fBP9lgSa6nqIXtgtmYP5DFhTvpOaPvmAFDH5EmAwAdPEt9mS5VnXO2TpikE3IDDCaWN7Qw8580oqHXyLSUDltIRv-ey2iI/s1600-h/IMG_5414.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi417AgPdIfrJDADLWynnGQMLrw06JaiKdwW_nGIsEjl4cOf0fBP9lgSa6nqIXtgtmYP5DFhTvpOaPvmAFDH5EmAwAdPEt9mS5VnXO2TpikE3IDDCaWN7Qw8580oqHXyLSUDltIRv-ey2iI/s400/IMG_5414.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424118733997171906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Day 3- Back on the road and on our way to Kentucky. The snow stopped and the sun was out (for a short short time!) The snow made all the trees even more beautiful and Christmasy! We did not do much that day because we had to catch up on the drive in order to make it to Nashville our destination the next day. There's a mom in that town who could not wait to see her son!</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Day 4- We spent an hour in Louisville, Kentucky. We did pretty well antiquing there! Our original plan was to go to Dollywood before heading to Nashville, but we realized that it's more of a theme park with roller coaster rides and it was probably closed anyway, so I guess I won't be going to Dollywood anytime soon. A few more hours of drive, we made it to Nashville!</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Day 4 - 8 I don't have many pictures of Nashville because I got even more sick while I was there... but here are some things that caught my attention at the antique malls.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRgKV5qbrOa9OlOQOCz5bmGuEIkS_i-G9BoNDXUN0_LeeSPxlAg5Gb9TkLRwKGOdw7wI73exYW78dfDZ6_wdBn-Ivy3gdCsRSm1RfXxoz6x3Tzhk2ZIwRIwRJaVyNUBgsodtj_3mBT0uA/s1600-h/IMG_0691.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRgKV5qbrOa9OlOQOCz5bmGuEIkS_i-G9BoNDXUN0_LeeSPxlAg5Gb9TkLRwKGOdw7wI73exYW78dfDZ6_wdBn-Ivy3gdCsRSm1RfXxoz6x3Tzhk2ZIwRIwRJaVyNUBgsodtj_3mBT0uA/s400/IMG_0691.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424116181762001778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7yxoL9lnJuFPzEyCtqmx9BssE7qgkijJbNxkxZVmu2LFHil9AFlpfYht7bTJPDze1_gBH74dY68BPuh_yxELpBlOeTdHIUw2RBrI7mvqXqrH2wJQ7RRJMo4bocBX1hf2B5GdjkG0wcmu/s1600-h/IMG_0717.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhZmasnQ_sOEy7xEEwP1xp_F124H_qe8YEJ9oK0hS1iBYhQ3WF-taJ6kcoLMbZURwSVCw8xTRS1dCp10l3RpDQ5UUQ5PSdKLO9cibPjE8F4ca83t5nh2siLUFTuaiaapAITUFQkBzSkVh/s400/IMG_0719.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424116183216086706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHm1E5RoW0xtW0s5iIbSeTBpjM9n6s2F19qNhT51vwtyzA2cOlg8XFeOFalvHho63wK4X49ErV7xXOtzzSTzOplx8p2EZPQlQi901VQU3w8oVQ_OM-2PRgKVGxRCk-6UF89GTSRqe75YL/s1600-h/IMG_0695.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHm1E5RoW0xtW0s5iIbSeTBpjM9n6s2F19qNhT51vwtyzA2cOlg8XFeOFalvHho63wK4X49ErV7xXOtzzSTzOplx8p2EZPQlQi901VQU3w8oVQ_OM-2PRgKVGxRCk-6UF89GTSRqe75YL/s400/IMG_0695.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424116187511786290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Day 9- We left Nashville really early for Roanoke Virginia. It took about 6.5 hours to get there and we got some pretty good stuff at the antique mall, so it was well worth the trip! We drove for another few hours and we spent a night in Winchester, Va. We did pretty well with time and not too worried about returning our rental car tomorrow night!<br /></span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsigKsNB84OYI1l2cnbv9rwUXmoyDbd3VgZwUxeTzJWbB9RTyw-7C9PtOHJrVY-kP9w2txXXfsDVQ8tKM93AwtPHngpHdzp-wdNoY7EPw2H07n5z2gNmnl0dm_UGrKTRzbP4gefUDTccG/s1600-h/IMG_0714.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsigKsNB84OYI1l2cnbv9rwUXmoyDbd3VgZwUxeTzJWbB9RTyw-7C9PtOHJrVY-kP9w2txXXfsDVQ8tKM93AwtPHngpHdzp-wdNoY7EPw2H07n5z2gNmnl0dm_UGrKTRzbP4gefUDTccG/s400/IMG_0714.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424116696061906578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Day 10- Off to Pennsylvania again! We went to Fayetteville and Allentown for more antiquing (yes the roadtrip was all about antiquing for our online store <a href="http://chetch.com/www.chetch.com.html">CHetCH.com</a>), by the time we made it to our last antique mall we were pretty much done with our shopping and done with the trip. We headed back to Brooklyn, but not without being stuck in traffic at the Holland Tunnel entrance for 1.5 hour!<br /><br />I must apologize for this super long post, but I doubt that many of you have made it to this line. This post is to make up all the days that I have not blogged. I will try to post more soon, and will try not to talk about myself too much!<br /></span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-59747569918431568982009-12-18T08:20:00.000-05:002009-12-18T08:21:01.727-05:00Gone for the Holiday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91XXAvMNxdm5OcWtPC1p8cM0eT7wWpIhfkW6lrTBPK3G8v116n0GBlLgaxyMtzIeCizx5H4w0lCrKWQWc52ZNdSWKO_agnoOl_Apc3ix2nf0AKkR1WYbE6EEC_ehxBp3d3iKS6dcQPt1h/s1600-h/01roadsideamerica.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91XXAvMNxdm5OcWtPC1p8cM0eT7wWpIhfkW6lrTBPK3G8v116n0GBlLgaxyMtzIeCizx5H4w0lCrKWQWc52ZNdSWKO_agnoOl_Apc3ix2nf0AKkR1WYbE6EEC_ehxBp3d3iKS6dcQPt1h/s400/01roadsideamerica.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415926282271842322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbOQIezdXOI5mCXS7ynohp33S3WQqtB5mi9iNdkH209QdsSCtUtIeWB8cMACvaCj2CIbLzD3E9ahgbpxkNeaof-QJFkurZ6Z2HEvKvo62IAGBbjY6e2mZWYE_V2_ZiwxBD7QbHCfI00z5/s1600-h/03hex.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbOQIezdXOI5mCXS7ynohp33S3WQqtB5mi9iNdkH209QdsSCtUtIeWB8cMACvaCj2CIbLzD3E9ahgbpxkNeaof-QJFkurZ6Z2HEvKvo62IAGBbjY6e2mZWYE_V2_ZiwxBD7QbHCfI00z5/s400/03hex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415926289158371474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Chad and I are going on a road trip to Nashville, his hometown. We usually fly down but this year we are driving because we'll get the chance to stop by all the great little towns in Pennsylvania and Virginia! Great antiquing and lots of fun places to go, we are really excited about <a href="http://www.dollywood.com/" target="blank">Dollywood</a>, I hope it will be more than just an amusement park! Another place that I really want to go is <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2208" target="blank">Roadside America</a> in Shartlesville Pennsylvania that our friend Jenna told us about. It's a 6,000 square feet miniature village representing small-town America, see more pics <a href="http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/outoftown/pennsylvania/berkscounty/shartlesville/roadsideamerica/" target="blank">here</a>. </span> <span style="font-family:arial;">The place looks strange but amazing! Let me know if there are places that I should check out in PA or VA!<br /><br />I will be back before the New Year and I hope to share some highlights with you then. Have a happy and peaceful holiday!</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XQ2qvacBAvgdG4-wk53o6-HwsRSMJfgHrjvp5wW9h9vx9CB72eWDvIEHjo7T9ZcMK41jic3Jiv35aBjmuxEKPiq44tEGkklagjRHxqu47Mj58wlKeyUYClvDHXORQx8jqmCUXzfVoqSa/s1600-h/44roadsideamerica.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XQ2qvacBAvgdG4-wk53o6-HwsRSMJfgHrjvp5wW9h9vx9CB72eWDvIEHjo7T9ZcMK41jic3Jiv35aBjmuxEKPiq44tEGkklagjRHxqu47Mj58wlKeyUYClvDHXORQx8jqmCUXzfVoqSa/s400/44roadsideamerica.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415926299706346690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxxRhaL3HSaBcjbNOMTn6Dai46hppxu2y7horjyS6m80XAis6ZMfrI5SKY5uCA6WnlgAW-BhcnmqukltJB1EeKzWAgq0-urtICySbFsGKYVHAtIiwf2kQuJ-Khomd-HKZYeC4TLksZeU3/s1600-h/41roadsideamerica.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxxRhaL3HSaBcjbNOMTn6Dai46hppxu2y7horjyS6m80XAis6ZMfrI5SKY5uCA6WnlgAW-BhcnmqukltJB1EeKzWAgq0-urtICySbFsGKYVHAtIiwf2kQuJ-Khomd-HKZYeC4TLksZeU3/s400/41roadsideamerica.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415926297080631010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoG-6yGr1VYvgWgTF0IHzfcnukesy6r03CfjL2BY48ik8AZFjG01VW9dIZdoSDg7gd8ONdUfSJTp5iBXEl0Z49wqk3Sjefr2IVv2oyktYWWexCdbxtNXqxRih5BX1JGprj2iJ70DSDieN/s1600-h/12roadsideamerica.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoG-6yGr1VYvgWgTF0IHzfcnukesy6r03CfjL2BY48ik8AZFjG01VW9dIZdoSDg7gd8ONdUfSJTp5iBXEl0Z49wqk3Sjefr2IVv2oyktYWWexCdbxtNXqxRih5BX1JGprj2iJ70DSDieN/s400/12roadsideamerica.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415926291132864322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">photos: www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-43117614889821062282009-12-15T09:00:00.005-05:002009-12-15T09:53:00.041-05:00Five Whats- Hortensia Handmade<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXM8FEWtQo51V-3JWEmSQAXIaabLTWUTGAs1-2H_6VbJE8HFCAP9yPF7xvXzSKFS3dVefFc4r4lPx4l4h6QITMBni_BgeRqZPLWlPXT8wqNRTMj8D7JENsItgBKu3IY8D80vQ8sZUUFIU/s1600-h/IMG_5242.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXM8FEWtQo51V-3JWEmSQAXIaabLTWUTGAs1-2H_6VbJE8HFCAP9yPF7xvXzSKFS3dVefFc4r4lPx4l4h6QITMBni_BgeRqZPLWlPXT8wqNRTMj8D7JENsItgBKu3IY8D80vQ8sZUUFIU/s400/IMG_5242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415203528247721442" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >After a long long long hiatus, my favorite segment of the blog- <a href="http://wonting.blogspot.com/search/label/Five%20Whats" target="blank">Five Whats</a> is back! It is a little Q&A with creative and talented people that I admire, some are friends, and some are strangers that I've become friends with. Today's guest is Michelle Peglau of <a href="http://hortensiahandmade.com/" target="blank">Hortensia Handmade</a>. I am obsessed with Hortensia ever since I first saw their neck warmer (picture below), everything is hand made by artisans in Peru. Michelle is based in New York and she runs the business with her mother who lives in Peru. I am fascinated that she's from Peru, which is well known for its alpaca wool and handicrafts. I was so happy to meet Michelle in person yesterday at the Divine Studio Holiday Sale, and I bought the beanie hat that she's wearing in the pic! She is such a nice and friendly lady that I know I will keep in touch with for a long long time! Without further ado, here are the five whats:<br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1G0hg-wm0dGcZuG-nPYvXu-CaQQBtRjUIYmddGVnaIlbiip68ZLM9_leXil4NExoPTO1WAQFdKCprRs9RWn3JV4nNVq70wt7Okt2tWxqdGv2PEieU-xCezWJWAM9K8jAYcHcZqABKyYE/s1600-h/hortensia1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1G0hg-wm0dGcZuG-nPYvXu-CaQQBtRjUIYmddGVnaIlbiip68ZLM9_leXil4NExoPTO1WAQFdKCprRs9RWn3JV4nNVq70wt7Okt2tWxqdGv2PEieU-xCezWJWAM9K8jAYcHcZqABKyYE/s400/hortensia1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415203412422350866" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. What did you have for breakfast?<br /></span><span>Can’t start the day without a cappuccino that I make. I use my Bodum French press and a portable foam maker by Primo Latte. I get my coffee beans at Sweet Leaf in LIC. They sell organic coffee from all over the world by Stumptown Coffee, for me the best. I love eggs, any style, with either baguette or tortillas (a tradition I picked up from my husband) or I have some fruit with some good old Greek yogurt I get in Astoria.</span></span><p style="margin: 5pt 72pt 5pt 0pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">2. What inspire you the most?</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Colors…no doubt. That’s what gets me started. Then textures. I am obsessed with that now. I’m planning a lot of it for the new fall collection. Mixing colors, creating patterns and relieves. I have always been very drawn to ancient textiles. Ancient Peruvians made amazing textiles. That’s my most inspiring source right now.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IIRvzgv95I3Qu1WxanCmtR1pBHKVvxkpiLau99mYdGnz_SUKd4lg54fDCQOoeVd9_e31Yu3c5cqfojvBCeUH1oPga-UBGQpiZdBgENvDGMrZTlcyViGJKaQYD4dEpsjr2y0Q1BFh-M79/s1600-h/Iglesias_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 403px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IIRvzgv95I3Qu1WxanCmtR1pBHKVvxkpiLau99mYdGnz_SUKd4lg54fDCQOoeVd9_e31Yu3c5cqfojvBCeUH1oPga-UBGQpiZdBgENvDGMrZTlcyViGJKaQYD4dEpsjr2y0Q1BFh-M79/s400/Iglesias_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415203421762988994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzfJmHk5p7CF1MMUTKS5HN7c0oORV1xciUi7Pesr5kWrXs0ilS-DXFpYxADKsYOsOTu0WtOsslbK1r5P9qUE0giHho9B6abUTOLw1z1ahld_-KDHRudf_9HeOagazH5V22cH5ZbhcMonC/s1600-h/MuseodeArte_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzfJmHk5p7CF1MMUTKS5HN7c0oORV1xciUi7Pesr5kWrXs0ilS-DXFpYxADKsYOsOTu0WtOsslbK1r5P9qUE0giHho9B6abUTOLw1z1ahld_-KDHRudf_9HeOagazH5V22cH5ZbhcMonC/s400/MuseodeArte_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415203428983118210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPq9W4_lzFuNzMT4m-Tbu72blqpDJ6ORLOvAvKzgB6oF43IqfYXRzfMEpQVTzmn3pyyy7eT67UzuBj2gxP9DI7tjwaAn06osX_fnCDqVxTwgXu6oKZLqtexqCurbMJ-xHeoMaHCFebMjI_/s1600-h/Balcones.Limenos_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPq9W4_lzFuNzMT4m-Tbu72blqpDJ6ORLOvAvKzgB6oF43IqfYXRzfMEpQVTzmn3pyyy7eT67UzuBj2gxP9DI7tjwaAn06osX_fnCDqVxTwgXu6oKZLqtexqCurbMJ-xHeoMaHCFebMjI_/s400/Balcones.Limenos_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415203409155189570" border="0" /><br /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. What are your favorite things to do in Peru? Any "secret" places that we should know about?</span><br /> I was born and bred in Peru and fortunately I get to go back a lot. I’m from Lima, the capital of Peru that is by the Pacific Ocean.<br /> My old hood is called Miraflores and I love it because it’s near everything. From my mom’s apartment you can see the sea. I also recommend Barranco, a bohemian neighborhood by the sea cliff. There are many parks, old houses that have been restored and are now art galleries, designer studios, cafes, restaurants, bars.<br /> Lima’s center is also great. Colonial architecture is all around. Some buildings are better kept than others but overall the whole center is coming alive. My favorites are the Museo de Arte de Lima, The Hotel Bolivar and The Plaza de Armas de Lima.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPq9W4_lzFuNzMT4m-Tbu72blqpDJ6ORLOvAvKzgB6oF43IqfYXRzfMEpQVTzmn3pyyy7eT67UzuBj2gxP9DI7tjwaAn06osX_fnCDqVxTwgXu6oKZLqtexqCurbMJ-xHeoMaHCFebMjI_/s1600-h/Balcones.Limenos_1.jpg"><br /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Krc0A6-ZBBg1kyCRGiFwJsyPxrrCvOvzxNbohFFi5Yb0i0rBnrlb-PdeNHCwOdBDsy7adm0DNomyZf_UTBmDYOLiY927KqqHXmbbYGylcNbfdBvcce0h0XywrEoUBDEsXJvLqEfOUQkI/s1600-h/2841712900_afb7fb4687_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Krc0A6-ZBBg1kyCRGiFwJsyPxrrCvOvzxNbohFFi5Yb0i0rBnrlb-PdeNHCwOdBDsy7adm0DNomyZf_UTBmDYOLiY927KqqHXmbbYGylcNbfdBvcce0h0XywrEoUBDEsXJvLqEfOUQkI/s400/2841712900_afb7fb4687_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415206567450426626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And you can’t leave Lima without having a ceviche and pisco sour. My favorites places to go are La Mar and Costanera 700. This last one is owned by a Japanese chef and blends both Peruvian and Japanese flavors.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><p style="margin: 5pt 72pt 5pt 0pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 5pt 72pt 5pt 0pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KtIUHG4KBR33lHy4tUgXLzn2K9bBCY0b8X8MeCotGgkNzUoBMlTTKNT1b09N3dnWrzLto3mHTxeZh0nTx0XvY1nniXFkH68x4klUKSULfrZQ6X0hz-rJbZcvRhIJ51RP_qfrFnk5fzOO/s1600-h/hortensia2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KtIUHG4KBR33lHy4tUgXLzn2K9bBCY0b8X8MeCotGgkNzUoBMlTTKNT1b09N3dnWrzLto3mHTxeZh0nTx0XvY1nniXFkH68x4klUKSULfrZQ6X0hz-rJbZcvRhIJ51RP_qfrFnk5fzOO/s400/hortensia2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415203419228866930" border="0" /></a></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. What is it like in a day of Hortensia?</span><br />Every day is so different. We all do bit of everything. Right now I am getting ready for the Holiday season, at the same time planning Fall 2010 and doing everyday office work. What I usually do is plan my days and dedicate my creative time to at least a full day. I don’t read my email or get near a computer!<br />Since I’m in New York and my mom in Peru (same time zone though) we communicate via email, talk almost every day by skype and discuss our ideas or plans for the next collection. And surprisingly we are always in tune.<br />Hortensia is collaboration, a constant work in progress. I am very lucky to work with my mom and the ladies that are part of Hortensia’s team. We are all learning from each other, we all trust and respect our roles.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">5. What are you doing this holiday season?</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I will be working very hard through Christmas!. But after that my husband & me will spend our first Christmas in our new place in Long Island City (In Queens, New York). We are spending New Year’s Eve in Lima with my mom & brothers. We are probably going to stay up all night, watch the sunrise and have an “aguadito” in a little restaurant near the beach.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">- Thanks to Michelle who took some time from her busy schedule to answer these questions and sending me some pictures of Peru!</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">- photo of Costanera 700 ceviche: http://www.thousandflavors.com/</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-88508027407159452772009-12-14T12:33:00.007-05:002009-12-14T16:40:05.223-05:00My Other Purchases in Beacon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgx4dAUfPJ1yhRB2Flj3YOHPEfRao1kGZCwUnrWkDM764ADWXdckcI7xkPB39F5BRe3Etg3p9eVTZOt3s8x5S-_4WNwKgFRskmBMakuReKn-qj2EjpnXZ7olG6yqIJfa4mwx6BuVSo8I6/s1600-h/IMG_5274.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 465px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgx4dAUfPJ1yhRB2Flj3YOHPEfRao1kGZCwUnrWkDM764ADWXdckcI7xkPB39F5BRe3Etg3p9eVTZOt3s8x5S-_4WNwKgFRskmBMakuReKn-qj2EjpnXZ7olG6yqIJfa4mwx6BuVSo8I6/s400/IMG_5274.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415150219419108242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">We always enjoy our time in Beacon, even though we only spent about 3 hours up there, we looked at art, went to shops and met lot of very nice people. I visited Kristen from <a href="http://www.claywoodandcotton.com/" target="blank">Clay Wood and Cotton</a> and I loved the store! I wish there is a place like it in NYC or Brooklyn. The store looks great, Kristen and her partner have really good selections for the holidays, I'm honored to have my stuff in the store! I bought some <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19349256" target="blank">coasters</a> by Kristen, and also got this really really beautiful letterpress calendar by <a href="http://www.inkandwit.com/iw/index.cfm" target="blank">Ink+Wit</a>'s Tara Hogan, the artworks are inspired by her trips to Europe and across America, the colors are so soft and so pretty, I love it! This calendar inspires me as well, one of my plans for 2010 is to start making letterpress prints!!!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGQQcr4eqlygXNEkeUkiwyskTcocdoN3ysUkphNosW5-z1UxtaUumLksPlTWBr3S_lUE6DjAa8WYZAsu6VniP4RPHKwA9o9Jz45J177iVCZqmOS3xDDAflpopjzuPxsW4n9ze4BeqppKK/s1600-h/IMG_5276.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 466px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGQQcr4eqlygXNEkeUkiwyskTcocdoN3ysUkphNosW5-z1UxtaUumLksPlTWBr3S_lUE6DjAa8WYZAsu6VniP4RPHKwA9o9Jz45J177iVCZqmOS3xDDAflpopjzuPxsW4n9ze4BeqppKK/s400/IMG_5276.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415150225454977858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6PFsoXwo0hi1omNj_EwtJTU2ja-ZwaxoEGIzMTV4xBC0Hd7BwuxG5RI-YKk0lpOm-avz9Z_lb1VkCCBluyCvvKwM6pj0BWJ2Q8uiZ2FR5pFoY6GGcz-eCIdsV3n0XzSPlWxxC665i3xB/s1600-h/IMG_5270.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 465px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6PFsoXwo0hi1omNj_EwtJTU2ja-ZwaxoEGIzMTV4xBC0Hd7BwuxG5RI-YKk0lpOm-avz9Z_lb1VkCCBluyCvvKwM6pj0BWJ2Q8uiZ2FR5pFoY6GGcz-eCIdsV3n0XzSPlWxxC665i3xB/s400/IMG_5270.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415150229252861314" border="0" /></a>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-53848610686930896132009-12-14T12:14:00.004-05:002009-12-14T12:32:22.103-05:00Limited Run 3<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wI7qqeigAY93_S6IYKsmw5tItkYKvoK912YUqMx245jZbynxzwm5icuBwl-LQHi21PuqDdoLNU222CQ5IG-M2hwCRCIeRo9oUI3BV7sedpUOPmT5OfBaQxaAklBSxfJHbNYORGJbu8HA/s1600-h/IMG_5224.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wI7qqeigAY93_S6IYKsmw5tItkYKvoK912YUqMx245jZbynxzwm5icuBwl-LQHi21PuqDdoLNU222CQ5IG-M2hwCRCIeRo9oUI3BV7sedpUOPmT5OfBaQxaAklBSxfJHbNYORGJbu8HA/s400/IMG_5224.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415143442847380370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdcyoULYCKGfpCzK_RvD41VzVVy5deZchMXLuNK_0XfAtAg0YjhSaCDNcx3B5qZGQxpmDuul_0VbCmJ_13FoAg-mQupaKA6h2wtsZfPC3BB3-EQk8LlPQXLfcwOnqgThRycz8QMT6YsUd/s1600-h/801095_h500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdcyoULYCKGfpCzK_RvD41VzVVy5deZchMXLuNK_0XfAtAg0YjhSaCDNcx3B5qZGQxpmDuul_0VbCmJ_13FoAg-mQupaKA6h2wtsZfPC3BB3-EQk8LlPQXLfcwOnqgThRycz8QMT6YsUd/s400/801095_h500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415143439927824770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Mike Perry</span><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0lfwmM70fnCCoQP55xqHV2hgqmj8fvImjEqID41OAVNQswczCKuZeDOKHVjTEoYbNzKhFpNoV7AvJVP2HHktasnAq5qB5T2Ijf_2wpz-zyJWM4aHE5L4GM2RajmhuRjMcEty9TI1_3Jr/s1600-h/IMG_5268.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0lfwmM70fnCCoQP55xqHV2hgqmj8fvImjEqID41OAVNQswczCKuZeDOKHVjTEoYbNzKhFpNoV7AvJVP2HHktasnAq5qB5T2Ijf_2wpz-zyJWM4aHE5L4GM2RajmhuRjMcEty9TI1_3Jr/s400/IMG_5268.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415143458824934722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Bryce</span></span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">This is the third year I'm showing at <a href="http://www.openspacebeacon.com/index2.html" target="blank">Open Space</a>, I did a couple of prints (<a href="http://wonting.blogspot.com/2009/12/toggles.html" target="blank">this</a> and <a href="http://wonting.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-kind-of-town.html" target="blank">this</a>) for the show, there is a picture of me standing next to the prints but my eyes are closed so, sorry no pic! I am pretty happy with the new prints but when placed next to other prints mine look so small, that is the drawback of printing with Gocco, the largest size I can do is an 8" x 10". But regardless, my prints did pretty well at the opening, that makes me happy. We bought a few things from the show, I picked the <a href="http://www.mikeperrystudio.com/" target="blank">Mike Perry</a> print (op art print above), Chad and I are huge fans of this print of a line drawing by Bryce, I was so fortunate to have the chance to meet him and had his picture taken, here it is:</span> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hWrUUb1FFC81vYPesnzKcqeIVjl5ZfIU0ihTC2x-aA_PdwIUo1TWe81B10GnUqYm-LjZVCWszjchtGDO4g6N3-XxT-oLJCFhxJLKJxWIv6PlRRFG2bc8tGChOC_hLQzkj3kb8caQ0WQc/s1600-h/IMG_5240.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hWrUUb1FFC81vYPesnzKcqeIVjl5ZfIU0ihTC2x-aA_PdwIUo1TWe81B10GnUqYm-LjZVCWszjchtGDO4g6N3-XxT-oLJCFhxJLKJxWIv6PlRRFG2bc8tGChOC_hLQzkj3kb8caQ0WQc/s400/IMG_5240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415143450010453538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Yes, this young man is the artist, his name is Bryce. He is working on a book of poems that he wrote AND illustrated, and I didn't even dare to ask how old he is, is he even 10?! </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Chad and I are starting a collection of Bryce's work now because, mark my word, he is going to be BIG one day, probably soon!</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-52745894144975246592009-12-11T15:28:00.004-05:002009-12-11T15:50:31.980-05:00Busy Weekend!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtlIpwBRatdGStuNgb1VAWD6qPqznPEcd-xdfgos_q74SQP9OFnGP-EiyGTR0qS_CHwNKC9qdG6E3EQmNu0IhHee6kz5Hd0y4I9fqrD9-V13MqH-bJH7pOjbmi4tjMZW4rOx8hzZMOqPd/s1600-h/-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtlIpwBRatdGStuNgb1VAWD6qPqznPEcd-xdfgos_q74SQP9OFnGP-EiyGTR0qS_CHwNKC9qdG6E3EQmNu0IhHee6kz5Hd0y4I9fqrD9-V13MqH-bJH7pOjbmi4tjMZW4rOx8hzZMOqPd/s400/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414083318881350626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">We are going to Beacon for the <a href="http://www.openspacebeacon.com/index2.html" target="blank">Limited Run</a> show at Open Space Gallery, where my prints, a couple of items from <a href="http://chetch.com/www.chetch.com.html" target="blank">CHetCH</a>, as well as my friend <a href="http://28cents.org/" target="blank">Alex's postcard set</a> will be shown there. It's going to be a lot of fun, and I hope that other Brooklyn artists will be there as well.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I just got this email about a Fort Greene Holiday Sale (see above), I must check it out before we go upstate. You will find my friend Lily of <a href="http://www.sunshineandshadow.com/" target="blank">Sunshine and Shadow'</a>s beautiful clothes, and I am excited to see some handmade jewelry by Aesa, plus lots of artworks by local artists. I can't pass on this sale since it's only a few blocks away, right?!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">On Sunday, I'm planning on baking some holiday squirrel cookies, but before that I will go to <a href="http://thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com/2009/12/craft-sale-vendors.html" target="blank">Divine Studio's Holiday Craft sale</a>, mainly for Michelle of <a href="http://hortensiahandmade.com/index.php" target="blank">Hortensia's</a> handcrafted knitwear, which I have mentioned on this blog before.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">p.s. Come back next Tuesday for my favorite part of this blog- <a href="http://wonting.blogspot.com/search/label/Five%20Whats" target="blank">Five Whats</a>. My guest is going to be- ta da... Michelle from Hortensia! I just LOVE her knitwear and the way she runs her business with her mom remotely, her in New York, mom in Peru. So come back for the delightful Q&A session then! Have a fun weekend and stay warm, it is absolutely freezing in New York!!!</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-23200925188482840152009-12-11T11:25:00.003-05:002009-12-11T11:42:44.616-05:00Russ & Daughters<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8YL3WqpZsU_1EQYHNsnGahbjf796nZKVdwF7w6GARh_HpjVn905w0ns8e96GAoHh3P6yFs9-ZgfoBHFQrzfM_lh0obTEpTJVdHaxIGmruPUd9nDMZYx8VloONwEX4SGVQCTsJne9IINR/s1600-h/russ-D-website.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8YL3WqpZsU_1EQYHNsnGahbjf796nZKVdwF7w6GARh_HpjVn905w0ns8e96GAoHh3P6yFs9-ZgfoBHFQrzfM_lh0obTEpTJVdHaxIGmruPUd9nDMZYx8VloONwEX4SGVQCTsJne9IINR/s400/russ-D-website.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414018246765595634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6X7CAbgj_VzykcTP42wwYRq9m2qWPkJxdn57Xi9v2oU4olU-Tm8rdJQjQXDSw8sxfCrFOFRA1XyWk70c915M6WApdlew5EL0OrsKMBQ0Lz4StcRJkbXlypM9eH_XwxMsKEOJwZ4lcL2u/s1600-h/logo.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 111px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6X7CAbgj_VzykcTP42wwYRq9m2qWPkJxdn57Xi9v2oU4olU-Tm8rdJQjQXDSw8sxfCrFOFRA1XyWk70c915M6WApdlew5EL0OrsKMBQ0Lz4StcRJkbXlypM9eH_XwxMsKEOJwZ4lcL2u/s400/logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414018242920227058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm not Jewish but I have many friends who celebrate this holiday, so Happy Hanukkah! I looked up <a href="http://www.russanddaughters.com/" target="blank">Russ & Daughters'</a> website because I LOVE their whitefish salad on my bagel, and wow I was impressed by how great looking the site it! The logo says everything about them, what a cute fish!!! Look at the potato latkes, the smoked salmon, and I want to get that caviar just for the packaging. Everything on there is to die for, and that is why it has been in business since 1914, you must go to the Lower East Side store when you visit New York!</span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYRMi8xatwUWqscrAkU_SCGJhNhXBncVj83UCpj1sq6Z3dGbxsEBG1G1d_F1kAELVy-r9lPwE4zgcfHxNOQmQMTOrwob1mglJ8rMlEw6RMIlVbM8jTHQQKvOGScLDcrbIE5xWjIihTC4P/s1600-h/large-whitefish_bakedsalmon_salad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYRMi8xatwUWqscrAkU_SCGJhNhXBncVj83UCpj1sq6Z3dGbxsEBG1G1d_F1kAELVy-r9lPwE4zgcfHxNOQmQMTOrwob1mglJ8rMlEw6RMIlVbM8jTHQQKvOGScLDcrbIE5xWjIihTC4P/s400/large-whitefish_bakedsalmon_salad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414018237636593458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">white fish salad on bagel</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3zX8u9EB4QN8CGIKs582jiwJopLrsLhCr0opzUl7nfQH5ngPMtSeKmOlLeDm2UjbXgOFNpbiUI3y9l9JCIRtAbWM7lWF6FSj8MUy3QMM9kM2Q89IjhuPJV54RPC6eg1VAbNuzS6aQx5N/s1600-h/large-bialy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3zX8u9EB4QN8CGIKs582jiwJopLrsLhCr0opzUl7nfQH5ngPMtSeKmOlLeDm2UjbXgOFNpbiUI3y9l9JCIRtAbWM7lWF6FSj8MUy3QMM9kM2Q89IjhuPJV54RPC6eg1VAbNuzS6aQx5N/s400/large-bialy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414018231612877810" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">bialys</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV2VYn_HFwQWd2bNh1azXgv08UfdTjFi6doFeY5CHKhpeGQ8A-cMZh18eg94_kcGJdRFtbvKGRwRvlugarkEFwv6zdAV_OJXcymqYLIFYRsrEtqoE6l6XRJC8xjzOJDKbfif7MplVUh_9/s1600-h/large-Chanukah+Deluxe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV2VYn_HFwQWd2bNh1azXgv08UfdTjFi6doFeY5CHKhpeGQ8A-cMZh18eg94_kcGJdRFtbvKGRwRvlugarkEFwv6zdAV_OJXcymqYLIFYRsrEtqoE6l6XRJC8xjzOJDKbfif7MplVUh_9/s400/large-Chanukah+Deluxe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414018233574490082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">potato latkes, smoked salmon and caviar</span></span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">photos: russ & daughters</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-6116451566674241232009-12-10T10:20:00.003-05:002009-12-10T10:25:23.131-05:00My Kind of Town<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQr_eKyd6u_Kj1aP1c1IgPYD0GnRqIJSW7oWEoWbRhjEZ6R7BG1otS3joQwRmSfGakWQ70xImhutFqUbRRQBTS36ym7eWHwz9efU05ovQNDb07lQwWFZU06OtujZ2LiBW5XnCKKlYv_qM/s1600-h/new+art_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQr_eKyd6u_Kj1aP1c1IgPYD0GnRqIJSW7oWEoWbRhjEZ6R7BG1otS3joQwRmSfGakWQ70xImhutFqUbRRQBTS36ym7eWHwz9efU05ovQNDb07lQwWFZU06OtujZ2LiBW5XnCKKlYv_qM/s400/new+art_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413627924912272546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Another print I did for the <a href="http://www.openspacebeacon.com/index2.html" target="blank">"Limited Run"</a> Show at Open Space. These new prints will be available on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/wonting" target="blank">Etsy</a> and my <a href="http://wontingnyc.com/shop.html" target="blank">webshop</a> after Christmas.</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573421101803782335.post-28259181706469130912009-12-09T15:53:00.002-05:002009-12-09T16:01:42.994-05:00Toggles<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvimi5zFtJkC29c-3Y1xzuGpe7Tn6j1aTAooms7HHBsUTLbDejk6vsLppd0XhDw54JgTmLpvMT-53CRYo3DmWMnxvdGSyrb90T3O7jL1ed3ViVCsWnGUrkFawkHs5QqRE82R6R18V1zxtS/s1600-h/chad-coat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvimi5zFtJkC29c-3Y1xzuGpe7Tn6j1aTAooms7HHBsUTLbDejk6vsLppd0XhDw54JgTmLpvMT-53CRYo3DmWMnxvdGSyrb90T3O7jL1ed3ViVCsWnGUrkFawkHs5QqRE82R6R18V1zxtS/s400/chad-coat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413342717886226290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Chad's coat</span></span><br /><br />+<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqboeTnQ4ppr2aFHIFRTZRgl5ig4YS6Iz20-H9tOKdEanjp0U-pHTB7H6GAl0KXW41c2vFJQjI7HkGArRkYfbJn5mG8TGwqAMEClOPoKdjJz1IL-vnQ2GNJwcu1lVc7BgABqxK8fbUdu4/s1600-h/3382808631_62b6a0ca1c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqboeTnQ4ppr2aFHIFRTZRgl5ig4YS6Iz20-H9tOKdEanjp0U-pHTB7H6GAl0KXW41c2vFJQjI7HkGArRkYfbJn5mG8TGwqAMEClOPoKdjJz1IL-vnQ2GNJwcu1lVc7BgABqxK8fbUdu4/s400/3382808631_62b6a0ca1c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413342726202533554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">This guy=<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwGlEVrdTNYmrCSbxrMZYo_vosnfxM-scfu7G0c7eYE-kWSV_4uKTbmiEYmoo9JG74Gzxprf9ZWhVGkdi8ZHjDnfo01UnSkJnpwt_8fBwoTEWoP4arDt7RFlWp-xqbto4Y0xKaCgtx0OV/s1600-h/new+art.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwGlEVrdTNYmrCSbxrMZYo_vosnfxM-scfu7G0c7eYE-kWSV_4uKTbmiEYmoo9JG74Gzxprf9ZWhVGkdi8ZHjDnfo01UnSkJnpwt_8fBwoTEWoP4arDt7RFlWp-xqbto4Y0xKaCgtx0OV/s400/new+art.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413342731609832642" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Toggles</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >!</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> Specially made for Open Space "<a href="http://www.openspacebeacon.com/future.html" target="blank">Limited Run</a>" Show- opens this Saturday.</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Squirrel pic: </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/moldovia/3382808631/" target="blank">Moldovia</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> on Flickr</span></span>wontinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063107315599473114noreply@blogger.com0