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What have I been up to?


This entire week I've been getting stuff together for my artshow on Sept 3rd... and of course my car broke, I had major screen printing issues, and I"M SICK!! Gah, it rains... no it pours. Well here are some little pictures from my iPhone so you can see what I've been up to.

Quick work outfit pics.
Kevin Juicing... YUM!
A Roast I made which lasted Kev and I almost a whole week, and it was Deer meat... I'm sorry but really it is so good for you and our friend gave it to us for free... I mean hey I do live in Michigan

Stopped by the Russel Industrial Complex to visit the People's Art Fair and got my screens from Dennis and Christina who are absolutely wonderful, they run a Detroit Art Blog call Perfect Laughter
Tripp was sitting very oddly
Various stages of my screen prints

So yeah the art will soon be hanging on the gallery walls and I will resume my normal program!!
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The Silent Giants Art Show

Hello strangers, while on my "Break" I will still give you a few updates on what's going on, I maybe will have some guest posts! How fun!

Wednesday night I went to the Silent Giants Art Show and sadly I didn't take any pictures! But I did buy two screenprints!
Afterwards we hit up the saloon by my house and Kevin managed to take a couple quick photos of my outfit later that night!


{ Dress - UO }{ Boots - Frye }{ Necklace - F21 }{ Purse - Thrifted }



And I did get to wear my Frye boots!! Oh I've missed you boots!
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Art Shows and Sushi

Pictures from the weekend. Went to my besty Heather's art show opening in downtown Royal Oak. Go check out her stuff it's super cute! Heather Hansma's Art page. She also has an etsy page too where you buy some prints!


{ Bunny Ears - UO $5 sale }{ White Tank - Target }{ Black Skirt - UO }
{ Yellow skirt as petticoat - Target }{ Wedges - Guess }{ Necklace - F21 }



Saturday night our friend Ian came by thinking there was another art show but he had the dates confused so we just went out for some sushi.




Next weekend is the Woodward Dream Cruise so there are already a ton of vintage cars out and about. Too bad Kevin's Nova probably won't be up and running.

{ Blouse - Grandma's }{ Shorts - Seana Gordon via Etsy }
{ Shoes - Lucky Penny via Anthropologie }{ Purse - Vintage via RO Garage Sale }
 
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Banana Cream Pie

I bought this dress a few weeks back with my besty Jen, who has incredible style, and I really didn't know how I was going to wear it. It wasn't until I took it home and showed it to my mom that I realized it totally is a old waitress dress, pockets for order slips and pleated vents in the shoulders for more range of motion. Which is all what I need working at the gallery carrying paintings around and taking down people's information. So today I also ran outside during my lunch break to get some pics, instead of the good ole' indoor shots. I like the outcome quite a bit, got to work on some of the focusing though. And the post title is cause I look like banana cream pie in this... yum.


Sorry about my face in some of these, it was really bright out haha.

And I'm totally over my hair right now, why won't you grow and be pretty? I should get extensions.


{ Dress - Vintage via Lost and Found }{ Scarf - Grandma's }{ Shoes - Guess }{ Necklaces - Grandma's & F21 }{ Earring - Coco Loco }


I enjoy the slip's lace peeking out the bottom!

Now time for work and tonight dinner with Kyle and Sara!!
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Darnit

So I finally found the most perfect Dirndl, and it was from Lauren of Dear Golden Vintage who is located near me. So I planned on going out there and trying it on and buying it, we made the plans and as we did it sold! How upsetting. I should have told her it was a definite sale and got it reserved.




I was pretty sure it would've fit me too, but I really wanted to go out and meet her and try it on... thwarted! So I scoured ebay and found a cheap comparable one and just bought it. It'll be a little large but I can take it in, and it's wool so it'll be my winter dirndl.

The first time I wanted a Dirndl but didn't go for the purchase was when Keiko from Keiko Lynn was selling her Pink Gingham Dirndl. But I chickened out... Ah! I do that so often, but again I am poor and work all the time, where would I wear that? Well I guess work since I make up my own clothes rules.



I'm still on the look out for some more Dirndls... and next time I'm in the Cincinnati/Germantown area you can be sure I'll be looking. I love them and would wear them all the time. How german am I? Actually here's a little background of my family. My german side is from Marktheidenfeld (I'm pretty sure) on the river Main in southern germany. They were clock makers and moved to Virginia in the early 1800's-ish. Then the german families moved to PA and eventually to Ohio and the Moyers were one of the families who helped create and build Germantown, OH. So yeah I'm German. My other side is Irish and they came here for work and a better life in the early 1900's, which I wrote about here >> Hey girl your irish is showing

I'm still really wanting this Dirndl from Bow's and Bandits but I want to see how I like the one I bought first and I'm afraid this may be too costumey. And it also is located in Germany, and it would be a little large on me as well. But I would still wear it. I am also still waiting for a response to see if it's cotton or not. I may also want to just wait for Oktoberfest back home. Or perhaps go up and scour thrift stores in Frankenmuth.



So If you know of any awesome Dirndls for sale contact me!!! I really like the Bavarian style which is a little shorter than the Austrian... oh well. pity party for me. Maybe I'll make one... Onwards to an outfit post!

Just a quick get up today, nothing crazy. I was going to wear this yellow dress but I couldn't find my slip. I love love this skirt, I got it at Zara on Sunday on sale and it's sooo light weight and the pattern is too cute. This belt I got last week on sale... man I didn't spend much money in July but now I am... Oh well.





{ Skirt - Zara }{ Blouse - AE }{ Belt - Ecote via UO }{ Heels - Aldo }


Sorry for any lack of creativity in pictures or outfits as of late. I'm swamped preparing for my artshow, so most all my pictures will be taken at work because I get home and change. And pardon for the grainyness of the photos as well.

Onwards to some other ramblings. Last night I made apple pie because I had a bag of apples that were getting mealy. Little did you know that I can bake up a storm. I'm not good at dinner stuff, but I'm really good at cakes, and waffles, and crepes... and now pie! It was a super simple recipe, with the crust and filling it had 8 ingredients. Flour, Sugar, Salt, Water, Apples, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Butter. I love simplicity.
I must say it was pretty perfect looking. Shots with my iPhone because right before I misplace my point and shoot. grrrr.

Good news, left overs at home!
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Lollapalooza 2010 Day 3

Day 3

The day started off raining and my weather.com app kept telling me there were going to be storms. But luckily there wasn't, I'd like to think it's cause I came prepared with ponchos. Lee and Maria went ahead and Kevin and I dallied around listening to bands as we passed stages. We got to hear a few songs of Blitzen Trapper, Mumford and Sons, Hockey, Minus the Bear, Yeasayer, and MUTEMATH. Then sat and staked out a spot for MGMT. They were good, but again the sound could've been louder. And there were really really annoying people surrounding me because MGMT is such a fad right now, everyone was there. And having really loud really annoying conversations.



 
{ Tank - AE }{ Skirt - Zara }{ Sandals - Aldo }{ Purse - Thrifted }{ Sunglasses - F21 }



I hung out with Kevin for a bit by the fountain before he made his way down to Soundgarden and I went to Arcade Fire. I caught the tail end of the Nationals set and when staking out my place for Arcade Fire I ran into Jade and Nico from Edward Sharpe got a obligatory photo with them, told them how great they sounded, and as I was posing with them, Jade told me I smelled really good and asked what I wearing. Haha! I said it's just how I smell... haha I didn't even wash my hair that day. I didn't know how to respond. But that was awesome.



I'm blushing

Arcade Fire. Amazing.




I'm really not a good writer so let me just say I was by myself at the concert but didn't feel like it. I danced and jumped and sang along with the throngs of people around me and I really experienced the music. They played Crown of Love which they don't often do and for the encore they played Wake Up. When it was over the crowd left singing the melody together.



Everyone found Waldo but he couldn't find his friends :(
 

It was truly amazing I can't believe I was there. We drove home around midnight, got out late because the valet "misplaced" my car, and didn't get home until about 6:30 am yesterday... I slept almost all day then dreaming of all the music.
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Lollapalooza 2010 Day 2

Day 2

We went out for breakfast at a cafe across the street from Grant Park and unfortunately there were some religious extremists protesting the show, so that was somewhat annoying to have to listen to while eating breakfast, hearing how we are all going to hell for this sinful concert, yadda, yadda. They got pretty nasty calling people passing them some choice words. And then the security guards made me throw out my apple in my purse because you couldn't bring in food. Oh well.



Maria and Lee went to Soft Pack which we could hear but stayed in the shade near the stage. We heard some of Harlem, the Wild Beasts and the Stars! We were able to sit and watch the Stars which was wonderful, listening to them reminded me of freshman year in college... oh the memories.

The XX filled up really quickly so Kev and I walked around and made it down to Gogol Bordelo. They were awesome. Then we walked towards the best stage and band. Deer tick was playing but I was there waiting in anticipation for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. As soon as Deer Tick was over Kev and I ran into the crowd and waited, and waited. Then they began! It was the best concert experience ever. The crowd was beautiful, singing and swaying and clapping along with the tunes. It was so great to see so many people so into a band and I allowed myself that fan worship. I was a dancing fool in a crowed pit of fans. For the encore Alex jumped into the crowd (earlier he crowd surfed) and had everyone sit down as he serenaded us. I tried to shake his hand after the show but Kevin didn't throw me far enough into the crowd.






Here's a little video not by me of the encore, I highly suggest you look up more of the performance on youtube
And that wasn't the last I saw of them... more on that one later!

We walked around some more and heard Cut Copy as we waited for Phoenix. Listened to them a bit then made it down to Empire of the Sun, who were incredible. They had dancers in crazy outfits and had crazy headdress thingers on. We met up later with a bunch of friends who saw Green Day (I could hear them but really didn't care to see them).

For late night dinner we took the L to Avec which is a French/Basque small plates restaurant. The food was good and pricely but luckily we weren't too hungry and all shared.