My Imaginary Low-Budget Closet

I will be starting a online collection of clothing i wish that i had in my closet. All the items will be $50 and under and will contain a few pieces that i own.

Aviator shades

Banded bottom top, $20
Indigo by Clarks wedge heel sandals, $50
ASOS saddle bag, $22
Silver earrings, $18
KW aviator shades, $10
Levi's Misses 515 Regular Fit Short, $26

I own the shorts, hoop earrings, and a pair of ray-ban aviators but i would love the stripped shirt, the lovely watercolor red scarf, the comfy looking clark wedges, and the leather bag that i could just pull over when i go on a long walk. This is the perfect outfit for a fun weekend this summer.

Dreams

Over at Creature Comforts Ez (the creator and writer of the site) shared a little about her dream about being a skilled photographer/stylist. she posted a few of her photos that she was practicing on and i think they are really good. But reading her entry i thought about my dream....i would love to own my own bakery one day. I would bake healthier option baked good and gluten free goods too. i've been currently trying out new baked goods on my friends and if they like them i keeping them on file so one day i can use them in my bakery.

i already know what i want to call my bakery and i have a slogan. Because i'm a design nerd, i've already got down my logo ideas and bakery packaging ideas too!. below are a few images of how i would love my small bakery/cafe would be like.










what are your dreams?

Odosketch

Have you tried out Odosketch? it's a free site where you can create a fun sketch with a beautiful soft color palette. The sketched files can be saved to be embed and used online. When you draw, each brush stroke is saved independently, making for cute animated films. You could also save the final illustrations for use in a future printed project. Below is a few very quick sketches i did, try it yourself.

Crusing along...

So lately i've been pretty sad that i haven't been able to ride my cruiser bike because i don't have a decent enough bike rack that can hold it all the way to the beach or a car large enough to thrown it in the back. so instead i've been looking at images of bikes wishing that soon i can ride My candy apple red cruiser again.

My lovely red bike, i've also added a white basket to the front!

A Suprise LAX and Beach Trip

Yesterday my brother-in-law was headed back to school because he was visiting for Easter, sadly after going though LAX security and waiting for his plane to board he received the news that everyone hates to hear...."your flight has been canceled". He was lucky enough to find another flight out but it wasn't till many hours later. He called my husband and i to see if we would like to have lunch with him and of course we said yes.


We headed out to Pann's Restaurant. The restaurant is a pretty unique building where it holds the tradition of the “Googie” style architecture. Pann’s has received The Los Angeles Conservancy’s Award for best example of “Classic 50’s Coffee Shop” in our city and has been the location choice for numerous award winning films such as PULP FICTION, XXX, BEWITCHED and most recently NEXT. The best part is of course.....the food.



After dropping off my brother-in-law back at LAX after our delish meal my husband surprised me by driving us over to Manhattan beach! I LOVE Manhattan beach, the long stretch of beach, bike route and walking route with all the large unique homes (which i posted a few pictures below they range between beautiful and creepy). we spent an hour and a half walking around looking at the homes and at the water, it was quite pleasant.

Happy Easter

Everyone should at least ONCE in their lives do the House of Blues Easter Gospel Brunch. Walk in and you'll find tables lined up with white tablecloth linens and share a seat next to a stranger. The food ranges from Creole to America Breakfast and all of it is down right good! Now to the best part, the performance. The curtains open up on that stage and a large wall of voices meet you singing from old r&b, gospel, acoustic and acappella. These people sing and play with all their hearts and everyone in the building is moving and waving their hands. Hallelujah! When the event is done it leaves you feeling light hearted and joyful the rest of the day. Happy Easter.

Giveaway at sfgirlbybay

over at sfgirlbybay they are having a great giveaway that you should take a look at. lesley evers, is giving away an adorable mimi tunic that you can wear as a mini dress or with a pair of leggings from their spring collection. So make sure to go to sfgirlbybay by tuesday, april 26th get a chance to win the mini.