13thandMore

Cacti to die for.

Holy amazing!

I am probably going to be wallpapering the wall in our dinning room- that houses the stairs. It is a small wall- but it could really amp up the place if it had some pattern!

My choices right now are all too dang expensive, especially this one, but how amazing is it? i am considering just making my own pattern and hand painting or drawing it on the wall. I can do that right?

This Succulent pattern by Makelike shop in red and grey are just too cute. The price tag, not cute. At $200 a roll with a 2 roll minimum, I am very sad. But I can dream can't I?

They also have a very cute Cactus pattern, and some dishtowels with the same design. Maybe I can splurge on them? Maybe after taxes are paid.

Go drool.

Oh yeah- I draw.

So, for those of you who haven't seen my work in a while, I may post some of it up here.

These are two little illustrations I drew for next month's issue of The Saturday Evening Post.

Pen and Ink on watercolor paper.

Picnic Inspiration for Meg

Here is an inspiration board I made for my friend Meg who is getting married in September, and wants a BBQ/picnic themed wedding to echo her and her dude Ashley's style and love for grilling and the outdoors and fun!

I say- add some cute pinwheels, some paper kites and gingham and mason jars and we are all good.

Here is some of her inspirations combined with mine. She also has a dilemma. Her mom is allergic to Jute and she wanted to use it for table runners. What is a good alternative? I thought of using hemp or Linen but not sure how costly it is.

Ideas?

DIY PinWheels

via Style Me Pretty

Don't ask my why I looked this up. I just wanted to know how to make them. I think I saw a picture of a bride and groom holding some, and it stuck in my mind. ( I found the picture I saw- via Dana Grant Photography!)

How freaking cute would these be for some kind of wedding decor? Be it in a centerpiece at a table in with flowers- or to line a walkway or just as something fun.

I so love the colors of these as well.

Here is another tutorial- these look MUCH easier to make- and I actually prefer the shape i think (like the 2nd photo).

AND- if you don't have the time to make them- of course there is someone doing that for you. Just check out Etsy. I found Rule 42- she makes these great big ones custom, and she won't let you forget the groom. Who needs flowers when you have pinwheels in as many colors?

Making Trash look good.

I FINALLY was able to purchase this $60 trash bin at the Conran Shop. It has been out of stock for the past 6 months at least. I literally gasped when I saw it was available.

It will be mine in a few weeks. I ordered black, even though I was tempted to get it in red. The black will be so nice in our sexy new kitchen!

Isn't it super cute? It is a nice size at 12 gallons, and super slim. OH, and not $500 dollars! Why would ANYONE want to buy a trash can that was that much money? They aren't even that great. Yes, I am looking at  you VIPP. I even read a blog that I won't name that I respect very much except for the fact that they actually purchased the VIPP tiny little bathroom can for $250 bucks! I don't care how cute it is- that is just gross. I can't wait to get rid of the hideous stainless steel modern looking can we have now. Classic design is the way to go.

  Come to me!

Bruce the cat

As some of my friends know, I am a crazy cat lady- I only have 2 cats, but I get so sad about homeless kitties- and living in South Philly doesn't help! We have so many feral cats in this area- and even more are around the Circus School where I teach. So many kittens all the time!

I get so sad when winter comes, but this year we have gotten over 30 inches of snow and it is COLD out! Record low temps and it has been below freezing for more than 13 days now.

To make a long story short- we have a few regular stray cats that visit our back yard. 1 is Kitler (she is a calico and she has a Hitler mustache.) I was pretty sure she was my neighbors cat- but I see her outside an awful lot.

2. There is "Swirly cat"- cute cat- with big swirls on his/her side.

3. We have Bruce the cat. Bruce is what I named him because he is very manly looking and has he definitely still has his kitty balls. So I think he is a true Feral. Bruce comes by all the time and cries for food- and of COURSE I feed him, but today he was crying for so long and it is SO cold out, I just couldn't stand it!

I made him a shelter and he LOVES it! He went right in and is all snuggled up and warm.

I feel so much better.

This is one of Bruce's first visits this summer. Steve doesn't now WHAT to think of him. But he tries and tries to talk to him. HE won't SHUT up if Bruce is outside.

My awesome waterproof shelter! I took our kittie's bed (they don't need it), and put some catnip in it- Bruce was rolling all around in there. Look how happy he is!

Be kind to animals and donate old blankets to your local SPCA!

Foxy Lady

I found the cutest scarf. I can't afford it- but I can dream and add it to my Amazon Wish list in hopes someone buys it for me!

It inspired me to look for more foxy finds!

or grey?

These cuties are made by the very talented and whimsical Donna Wilson of the UK. Check out all her goodies at www.donnawilson.com

she also has a foxy pillow seen below!

Pillow by Donna Wilson,Leather Fox/wolf Broach by Love from Hetty and Dave , fox on a bike T from Dark Cycle Clothing(check out the T-rex on a bike and the giraffe on a bike too) on Etsy!

 

Nothin' but White

Soooo- you can say it snowed. but you can also say is SNOWED! We got 30 inches here in Philly and because of the crazy 35mph winds we had snow drifts at up to 5 feet! Luckily when I went to shovel out my car the snow was actually very light - but I had no where to put it.

We are supposed to get another foot this week- Nor' Easter- Let's do this! On my snow day, Ashley, Meg, Sutter and I went to the South Philly Tap Room for breakfast and ended up staying there half the day. Beers for lunch!

pics by Ashley

 

South Philly Tap Room is open 365 days a year- and boy are we glad!

Snowpocalypse is finally over- but we are supposed to get more snow on Monday! AHH!

Perfect dress for a trapeze artist right?

Okay, so I usually don't wear strapless dresses- mostly because the "girls" don't go for it. (Girls= boobs, btw.)

BUT- I am very willing to make an exception in this case. Probably the cutest dress ever! Am I right? Cotton Wright Dress at Anthropology of course.

Holy crap I need some $$$$$!

Check out the detail, it is stripy!

Okay- whoever wants to buy this for me- I think I am a size 6!

Self indulgence

I recently attended a wedding of my good friends- it was an amazing event, not only because they have had such a crazy story, but because it was at the Circus School where I study and teach aerials. They asked me to perform at the wedding- and it was so scary but I just let my heart do the walking!

Her is a pic of me with Jon (the groom) and his little girl Elzie looking on.

Photo was taken by Ben Weldon. Benweldonphotography.com- he is a super super nice guy and I can't wait to see more pics from the event.