I had a pumpkin sugar bowl just like this one and I broke it. I can't buy this one on ebay because they don't ship to France. Can anyone in the US help me?
Collectables
10/18/2012
08/17/2012
Japanese Vintage Fashion
I found these magazines at an antique store in Shimokitazawa. A clothing catalog and a kntting book. These prints are so fantastic and the kids adorable! I can't help but imagine adult versions. Why do I always want to dress in children's clothes!?
Oh how I wish I had the outfit below! I don't knit. I made a decision never to start because I already do so much with my hands, but I do sometimes wish it were a possibility.
A little DIY on how to dress up a cartigan with cuffs, collar and center piece.
I love the image below as it seems to be a link between traditonal clothing and occidental influence.
I want to add peacock feathers to a dress! I'm putting this one in a folder of things-to-do-one-day.
08/03/2012
A Few Photos This Summer
A corner of my studio with projects under way.
Some carnations from last sunday's pancake brunch.
I found the table cloth last week at the fleamarket for 5 euro!
08/01/2012
When Ciou was in Town
She took some photos of my house and posted on her blog. Nice to see someone else's vision of my world. Those are some apricot scones I made and a lovely small cake that Ciou bought for us to share.
This photo of us was taken behind an apartment gallery that we went to for an art opening. There was a fantastic french garden in the courtyard.
07/31/2012
Mexican Food and Vintage Goodies in Paris
On the rue General Guilhem you can get good mexican food and go shopping for vintage at Cameleon. I'm going there on my birthday!
07/19/2012
Higher the Hair Day of the Dead Style
A little figurine in my collection with a lovely and very high blue beehive. It may make you think of Marge Simpson.
06/24/2012
Shopping in Japan Part 2
Continuing with all the retail goodness I found in Japan. Some rice crackers I found in Shimokitizawa. The shop was so gorgeous and vintage too! I will show some pictures of it later. The green crackers were sweet with a sugar glaze almost like a breakfast cereal but more crunchy. Wish I could find them here!
Some records I found at Vinyl Japan Punk Market.
I was on a hunt for the work of this illustrator: Yuki Koishikawa. I only found some postcards at Pop Culture in Shinjuku. Design styles have changed a lot since we were in Tokyo three years ago.
More records! Many things were on sale and our euro were pretty strong. We could have brought back dozens more records but we had the luggage weight limit!
On one of our wandering days we found an antique gift shop in "Terra Shopping quarters" Daikan-yama station. All I had was the name of a couple of metro stops as a guide for interesting neighborhoods.
Sophisticated Boom Boom and a raffia hair elastic.
Nakano Broadway, I love you! The bag is marked with the name of a sake alcohol and I use it as a purse. The book is a fashion illustrator from the 1930's. I will show you some images from the inside, it is so wonderful!
06/22/2012
Shopping in Japan
I thought I would start the Japan posts by photos of what I bought. We started this tradition last time. it's fun at the end of the day to lay the day's treasures out on the bed for documentation.
Embroidered Jacket: Pink Dragon
2 Books about Japanese monsters
Vintage Kimono: 5 euro found in Harajuku from a street vendor
If you want to see all the photos just click!
02/24/2012
Bees and Bumblebees
Feeling a little bit of spring on it's way yesterday. It's making me think about yellow and black, bumblebees to be exact! Here's a little tableau of some of my bee related objects. I sometimes see myself as the Queen bee, stinging people with my tattoo needles.
