tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70858530415744141792024-02-07T00:45:08.774-08:00bon bon atelierbetsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.comBlogger1758125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-13947935793644013812014-01-05T15:32:00.001-08:002014-01-05T15:32:51.446-08:00The Stahl HouseLast year, at this time, instead of shoveling snow and fussing over shelters for the neighborhood cats, J and I were in sunny (albeit surprisingly chilly) Los Angeles. We spent 10 days there. J had never been, and I had only been on business, so it was a new city for both of us and we found all sorts of fun things to do.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UOaYUbiywLBVELEQPKYWeswf4ysKquiQTLl0aB3TkKumRQ9Y5rVmOw5LnvWb-SO3vLheA7zQUTM-TO2YdCGAh3eLfE1u0o_DQi6eG0gq_XhBEbP1R_hyphenhyphenuCtSK-e7Z6nlnBt5Y_dpfbK5/s1600/2013-01-02+16.24.51.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UOaYUbiywLBVELEQPKYWeswf4ysKquiQTLl0aB3TkKumRQ9Y5rVmOw5LnvWb-SO3vLheA7zQUTM-TO2YdCGAh3eLfE1u0o_DQi6eG0gq_XhBEbP1R_hyphenhyphenuCtSK-e7Z6nlnBt5Y_dpfbK5/s1600/2013-01-02+16.24.51.jpg" height="238" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
One of our favorite excursions was to the famed <a href="http://www.stahlhouse.com/">Stahl House</a>. You know it, even if you don't recognize the name. It has been photographed and filmed hundreds of times, it is the quintessential image of Los Angeles living.<br />
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7bsNe6P9p1sXqMdmYGKTMbFVSPb7FX8d8Jp6Eb7IMUQ_2VOoDiI_IUquJFMN1GMpJXcftNhqTTz0Ttw7EVWKD6mS6xJOnah60CPiK-OEh8pb8xrMJZ45k9J0-EYmYRZSU4isliVMat0N/s1600/stahlhouse2juliusschulman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7bsNe6P9p1sXqMdmYGKTMbFVSPb7FX8d8Jp6Eb7IMUQ_2VOoDiI_IUquJFMN1GMpJXcftNhqTTz0Ttw7EVWKD6mS6xJOnah60CPiK-OEh8pb8xrMJZ45k9J0-EYmYRZSU4isliVMat0N/s1600/stahlhouse2juliusschulman.jpg" height="320" width="251" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<span id="goog_1800967698"></span><span id="goog_1800967699"></span>See? I knew you would recognize it. Buck and Carlotta Stahl purchased the property, a piece of land balanced precariously on the side of a steep hill, in 1954. For years the Stahls worked with the land on the weekends, shoring it up so it would be stable for a foundation. Buck, a graphic designer, sketched out his vision for the house and spent years trying to find an architect who was willing to take on the challenges of building it. Pierre Koenig, then a young architect took on the project and submitted as a <a href="http://www.artsandarchitecture.com/case.houses/">Case Study House</a> for <a href="http://www.artsandarchitecture.com/">Art & Architecture Magazine</a>. By 1959, Case Study House 22 was move-in ready. In 1960, Julius Schulman photographed the house and the above image became an iconic symbol of mid-century Los Angeles.<br />
<span id="goog_1160253902"></span><span id="goog_1160253903"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_cV3CNo7xL-eCxrcb_1-j9RbXQblq0V8677qIO9-cQ9r4cMjvEE3_IKJ9vGDhTvHyTAauHRbkfcUxOKJ9-dr9j_ZMxk4jGHdXQBWrbzdM4Ekg4_j3pjSkrvkHTlRPDiZ6kJW3fLZU24o/s1600/2013-01-02+16.20.18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_cV3CNo7xL-eCxrcb_1-j9RbXQblq0V8677qIO9-cQ9r4cMjvEE3_IKJ9vGDhTvHyTAauHRbkfcUxOKJ9-dr9j_ZMxk4jGHdXQBWrbzdM4Ekg4_j3pjSkrvkHTlRPDiZ6kJW3fLZU24o/s1600/2013-01-02+16.20.18.jpg" height="238" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
One thing J and I love to do is go on a house tour. We enjoy looking at different architectural periods and styles. Our combined favorite is mid-century style, and I wondered what kind of house tours we might run across in LA. I was so excited to find that the Stahl house offers tours. I booked the Wednesday evening tour, which starts around 4:00.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZbYH2zGu6wD_1pG2iwBB5LhE74gqFen1wl-kGF-35hKwGk85UaCeu1dCkgmIbOz-LV5JxV-ZSdfkPGOoZlUFgbAvkjiijQie35guOkEyuJ1rq9iE3Iy4pNFkPf5VPmvwicLRPrrSZAuF/s1600/2013-01-02+16.21.15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZbYH2zGu6wD_1pG2iwBB5LhE74gqFen1wl-kGF-35hKwGk85UaCeu1dCkgmIbOz-LV5JxV-ZSdfkPGOoZlUFgbAvkjiijQie35guOkEyuJ1rq9iE3Iy4pNFkPf5VPmvwicLRPrrSZAuF/s1600/2013-01-02+16.21.15.jpg" height="211" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
You drive up an incredibly steep hill packed with houses and come to a somewhat unexciting garage. By the way, they have strict parking rules because the house is in a residential neighborhood. Be nice to the neighbors please! After the group is checked in, you go through the gate and Bam! All of Los Angeles is laid at your feet. The tour is very relaxed, our guide was extremely personable and knowledgable, and although he told great stories about the history of the home and the Stahl family's life there, you had the freedom to wander around at your own pace.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYAvR5JfIWSuxSOjprmhaFefyxjt8Lb9bHuY_QR7rQ-MvG6wvI4jR7XqQdYbUIHX85eWA-mnAnSgQvHbU3yYV8I7fh5OslBzPHgG5-0uRwZWZEttA-8L6_KsMYBXHxoBx7BnwYiPvCl4p/s1600/2013-01-02+17.15.07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYAvR5JfIWSuxSOjprmhaFefyxjt8Lb9bHuY_QR7rQ-MvG6wvI4jR7XqQdYbUIHX85eWA-mnAnSgQvHbU3yYV8I7fh5OslBzPHgG5-0uRwZWZEttA-8L6_KsMYBXHxoBx7BnwYiPvCl4p/s1600/2013-01-02+17.15.07.jpg" height="238" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
I was so glad that I booked the Wednesday evening tour because you got to watch the sun go down over LA. Gorgeous! If I remember correctly, we were there almost three hours. Mainly looking at the views and chatting with the group while lounging around pretending that we owned the place (at least I did).<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVVCMX4uitNoeRkB7M3buaK51L1yg4kt_xGXIX5NrIzgsi6MOkGr6adx92hPmaSorwBabMag7q0cMBZAKH2lk3bTpBQG6ibVC8VvmcJs3Lw2k457S1vEBvK-w_at98AipQeFd1g9fEryz/s1600/2013-01-02+17.42.01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVVCMX4uitNoeRkB7M3buaK51L1yg4kt_xGXIX5NrIzgsi6MOkGr6adx92hPmaSorwBabMag7q0cMBZAKH2lk3bTpBQG6ibVC8VvmcJs3Lw2k457S1vEBvK-w_at98AipQeFd1g9fEryz/s1600/2013-01-02+17.42.01.jpg" height="176" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
This house is not only a Los Angeles landmark, but also a design landmark. If you are at all interested in architecture or mid-century design, then I can't recommend this tour enough. Also, once you have finished with the tour, you might roll on down the hill and into the <a href="http://www.chateaumarmont.com/">Chateau Marmont</a> for a drink. It's a great way to cap off the event.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84PdzttlGLBrXrJfDauAbCaeim8QrLfQeH5CxKTnernIC9wqrUlyFNI7MjjME_709aXFc-U0jiLxuWl4IOEdEI6d0MvC8nGgwvPa0xtM1UYVfXyfmz47Afkt_WRFDLqDP_gVoZ68s54L9/s1600/2013-01-02+18.58.48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84PdzttlGLBrXrJfDauAbCaeim8QrLfQeH5CxKTnernIC9wqrUlyFNI7MjjME_709aXFc-U0jiLxuWl4IOEdEI6d0MvC8nGgwvPa0xtM1UYVfXyfmz47Afkt_WRFDLqDP_gVoZ68s54L9/s1600/2013-01-02+18.58.48.jpg" height="320" width="234" /></a></div>
<br />
*If you love modern architecture then I think you will really enjoy the film <a href="http://www.juliusshulmanfilm.com/">Visual Acoustics</a>, about photographer Julius Schulman. Check it out and let me know what you think!</div>
betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-62132481360934524802013-12-22T14:36:00.003-08:002013-12-22T14:49:16.908-08:00Triumph in the form of a Turquoise door<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpANVMr4PdFoIQSul4SQcCKCrgqpBiwitwv6zMiAyzzWWRFn88HJooeq5Qi2hevhJRQzN7jnZbjhQ7zHySZaySuMkHCPXay-2dIlgbrM7U1vG7a1a0ibobkP1WC9V8HxAbc9P8w_rQHzk/s1600/photo+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpANVMr4PdFoIQSul4SQcCKCrgqpBiwitwv6zMiAyzzWWRFn88HJooeq5Qi2hevhJRQzN7jnZbjhQ7zHySZaySuMkHCPXay-2dIlgbrM7U1vG7a1a0ibobkP1WC9V8HxAbc9P8w_rQHzk/s320/photo+(1).JPG" width="185" /></a></div>
<br />
Triumph is, perhaps, too strong a word, but never in my dreams did I imagine that given the choice, J would choose turquoise paint for the front door. He has an aversion to any turquoise or teal or aqua. Which of course, I love, resulting in the butting of heads from time to time. However, I presented him with 5 paint chips and this is the one he chose. (A few days later we were looking at a whole page of paint chips and he specifically said that he didn't like this color, which I pointed out to him that he had just chosen for the front door. Then he backpedaled. I think he just doesn't want to admit to liking it.)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCVXzKwUhmTsSPeZAethV-OJAIwTYxThMUUPFFfZ0C5rkKxNj7EFShjS6-mwvO_Io5qgLRx25S2bW5LP9_tDd_wHgJOV2RbeIYdZSgoRiYKxbPS_MrB23sJMWzGxjGHUo0Yj4peJ7Wzs3/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCVXzKwUhmTsSPeZAethV-OJAIwTYxThMUUPFFfZ0C5rkKxNj7EFShjS6-mwvO_Io5qgLRx25S2bW5LP9_tDd_wHgJOV2RbeIYdZSgoRiYKxbPS_MrB23sJMWzGxjGHUo0Yj4peJ7Wzs3/s320/photo.JPG" width="272" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I love it. So much so that I ran into the retaining wall that frames one side of our driveway because I was too busy admiring our front door (neither retaining wall nor vehicle were hurt). On the right side of the porch we have an old metal glider that is currently a gross dark green. I have enough of this paint leftover that I think I'll give that a lick this spring. Also, we have light pink and yellow tulips planted along the front walk which will look so pretty with the new door!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHp_G-eOF93njNSEBx5Gh8zeNdy9wQviC1SvheZx0Cz6L98tEN6v2oYkRAJjmiSc_CtPhKbGEkfr224KInLhfwLPgRADfr6q0H6bWHO8YJAqdFakjSUqkCxXFBVhi3FY-ZmgwPQOK2gYCL/s1600/3275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHp_G-eOF93njNSEBx5Gh8zeNdy9wQviC1SvheZx0Cz6L98tEN6v2oYkRAJjmiSc_CtPhKbGEkfr224KInLhfwLPgRADfr6q0H6bWHO8YJAqdFakjSUqkCxXFBVhi3FY-ZmgwPQOK2gYCL/s320/3275.jpg" width="249" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
As for J not liking aqua, this poster showed up on our doorstep to add to our <a href="http://pearljam.com/goods/product_info.php?cPath=19&products_id=230">Pearl Jam Ames Bros. </a>poster collection. That background looks awfully aqua to me...<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-27512312036570449492013-11-13T07:55:00.000-08:002013-11-13T07:55:08.670-08:00L'Invitation au Voyage - VeniceSpectacular, wouldn't you agree?<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/WRPnpy3gzQE" width="560"></iframe><br />
<br />
Go ahead, watch it again...betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-35786962838474369202013-11-07T06:29:00.001-08:002013-12-22T14:50:08.179-08:00Front Door ContestSo, once again we are having Will Johnson perform a concert in our living room. He will be here on the 20th and I always like to use that as an excuse to execute a long awaited project on the house. This time I'm thinking I should paint the front door. It's something we've talked about forever, but it just hasn't gotten done. But what color?? We have a bright green mailbox, so I've narrowed down colors that will coordinate with that. But I still can't decide. What do you think?<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAPBuHm1QkDntfBqMZI4VvRkNym26-kOY5pLoVTtlAde_GcKKCmvPFg6GnyfgMJCqdmozrNkxmxJ7uxfZysowOfwi4gkhAyUBEi_4XEf4F8H7kWYmTP4cGOCw2Cc8KV0b8d7D4wDRRAX7/s1600/IMG_2042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAPBuHm1QkDntfBqMZI4VvRkNym26-kOY5pLoVTtlAde_GcKKCmvPFg6GnyfgMJCqdmozrNkxmxJ7uxfZysowOfwi4gkhAyUBEi_4XEf4F8H7kWYmTP4cGOCw2Cc8KV0b8d7D4wDRRAX7/s1600/IMG_2042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAPBuHm1QkDntfBqMZI4VvRkNym26-kOY5pLoVTtlAde_GcKKCmvPFg6GnyfgMJCqdmozrNkxmxJ7uxfZysowOfwi4gkhAyUBEi_4XEf4F8H7kWYmTP4cGOCw2Cc8KV0b8d7D4wDRRAX7/s1600/IMG_2042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAPBuHm1QkDntfBqMZI4VvRkNym26-kOY5pLoVTtlAde_GcKKCmvPFg6GnyfgMJCqdmozrNkxmxJ7uxfZysowOfwi4gkhAyUBEi_4XEf4F8H7kWYmTP4cGOCw2Cc8KV0b8d7D4wDRRAX7/s320/IMG_2042.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here is our front door. In the spring obviously. It's too cold and dark out now to take a better one. But, you can see how dark the front door is. Gloomy. Here are our options. </div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8meG7DDKU4gmoMDGWoWloXU4tpNYN-9znzd_Xs6ICuyJYpxHMLYoksPi1pACFFhyphenhyphensw8TnOGBn20TEBy2RqEnRvnk_grmp16Qqn6IVLbrWnPaiEkx8YXjslDN3RDYXVxtrXJ-iljzRKP9/s1600/7bfd828166f397c89c960b59a2f7fc12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8meG7DDKU4gmoMDGWoWloXU4tpNYN-9znzd_Xs6ICuyJYpxHMLYoksPi1pACFFhyphenhyphensw8TnOGBn20TEBy2RqEnRvnk_grmp16Qqn6IVLbrWnPaiEkx8YXjslDN3RDYXVxtrXJ-iljzRKP9/s320/7bfd828166f397c89c960b59a2f7fc12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Classic cream. It's bright and matches the rest of the trim. </div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszpaXX-j9aTUPzGhNHdfhleu2yAAXqmoEabalR3EN4OmDc_99MGzfToxyMB76jf5hOC-LaF1OARXqf8AVVJN6jDflibCLmVW7yjhfKbMgekaZAUbD-jE1ahCFnxaAenA_2Stpv8Hf4s5a/s1600/cffadffc7740b7ec470bb6fb18b72c24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszpaXX-j9aTUPzGhNHdfhleu2yAAXqmoEabalR3EN4OmDc_99MGzfToxyMB76jf5hOC-LaF1OARXqf8AVVJN6jDflibCLmVW7yjhfKbMgekaZAUbD-jE1ahCFnxaAenA_2Stpv8Hf4s5a/s1600/cffadffc7740b7ec470bb6fb18b72c24.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Match the mailbox and go green. This is what we are leaning towards. </div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGTBVvjy9Ydhc3N9mMarKg73Q6grbgLvJo4zgdGWPGgb-IKaqcTUKi0hdAT3GJSQ2qD91GfYiaqkBhVt3Nm7dw4fmjjuq7SZd4gxrrrb6XyZEzMVEW51DGy0wjqgg4vYzHFi7Yr3rv8F5/s1600/e9e02522f7f286186d827ed9882e337c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGTBVvjy9Ydhc3N9mMarKg73Q6grbgLvJo4zgdGWPGgb-IKaqcTUKi0hdAT3GJSQ2qD91GfYiaqkBhVt3Nm7dw4fmjjuq7SZd4gxrrrb6XyZEzMVEW51DGy0wjqgg4vYzHFi7Yr3rv8F5/s320/e9e02522f7f286186d827ed9882e337c.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Maybe it's because we are surrounded by a riot of fall leaves, but how about orange?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOCqMeZ8WPdwBoIuNkmb11cIKdEVESZq-tXgDetcYqkXAywZGfRKtakw5SSYjIAWOqRj1zg6BhQhyxltaojF6NYiXby1wLMBjyt-eAH_-hfJryibca4vNyoTXc7nAuTBm5RFwSrT9ss5Q/s1600/2ccf19bf67bb5d1a2c89dc9eb3ede116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOCqMeZ8WPdwBoIuNkmb11cIKdEVESZq-tXgDetcYqkXAywZGfRKtakw5SSYjIAWOqRj1zg6BhQhyxltaojF6NYiXby1wLMBjyt-eAH_-hfJryibca4vNyoTXc7nAuTBm5RFwSrT9ss5Q/s320/2ccf19bf67bb5d1a2c89dc9eb3ede116.jpg" width="268" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
And, my favorite, a blue/teal. J's least favorite color in the world. Probably not going to happen, but I wanted to throw it in there anyway.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Let me know what you think!</div>
<br />
<br />betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-58027548897937983172013-11-05T08:00:00.000-08:002013-11-05T08:00:05.175-08:00Catch UpSo, it's been a while. Since May? Whoops, time does really fly. The time has come, however, for my self-induced blog vacation to cease, so as a quick catch up, here is what's been going on...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XQrI0sv-ACS57hqD4R2jE4S5esncYc93y4tgveVI7zeeETvShIRjEiKmwVN9jo9n95ycu-HPvg3dj923nZJQGsapd3lgN2dzImhdvnnG5E_llQ3wPB6E1n2QDRi4g0eI9kK-ezWRLcQH/s1600/2013-05-14+21.32.55.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XQrI0sv-ACS57hqD4R2jE4S5esncYc93y4tgveVI7zeeETvShIRjEiKmwVN9jo9n95ycu-HPvg3dj923nZJQGsapd3lgN2dzImhdvnnG5E_llQ3wPB6E1n2QDRi4g0eI9kK-ezWRLcQH/s320/2013-05-14+21.32.55.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
I went to Quilt Market in Portland with Indygo Junction, the pattern company where I now work.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaOudmEjj5atnrSTIrZ7oU3QUxsIEZgn2nE2JY0DVuoyxxZXmT_XURxGCplybFlcMdeMif76X6JeFiARTwAw96b4tzUHHdFPM2N1vIqMg37RPjU6ywnNZFrNOe1kTSzDeM3SdVq8xYIQw/s1600/IMG_2952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaOudmEjj5atnrSTIrZ7oU3QUxsIEZgn2nE2JY0DVuoyxxZXmT_XURxGCplybFlcMdeMif76X6JeFiARTwAw96b4tzUHHdFPM2N1vIqMg37RPjU6ywnNZFrNOe1kTSzDeM3SdVq8xYIQw/s320/IMG_2952.jpg" width="219" /></a></div>
I dabbled in gardening<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sPDauClcLmQpvlDd-Rq8yB3GoNCc3q9PxDIBO64gNr0uXTCIelvyQ7RENLSJ9RrfgCsFUwM5beqEf8mxJn2WM0iq0CML3hCAvJ8IRgPyK4ZCzyQy-SCR-979GJP6OM5m6kAbffk5Sdq7/s1600/IMG_2457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sPDauClcLmQpvlDd-Rq8yB3GoNCc3q9PxDIBO64gNr0uXTCIelvyQ7RENLSJ9RrfgCsFUwM5beqEf8mxJn2WM0iq0CML3hCAvJ8IRgPyK4ZCzyQy-SCR-979GJP6OM5m6kAbffk5Sdq7/s320/IMG_2457.jpg" width="238" /></a></div>
Went to Nashville<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZAdTHH1NUqDkL1m9DAjSvm4Spey5BWASuzZDhJb-gbx2SCNoTsi0uPw-f0HhCpEDfEWecBjO_6cohuCucfh2J1HNRsCBvv_DFdVrlh3SVxkpGZ14DZpdp3xAgQCbkm3PylWxYmRlJbXl/s1600/IMG_2629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZAdTHH1NUqDkL1m9DAjSvm4Spey5BWASuzZDhJb-gbx2SCNoTsi0uPw-f0HhCpEDfEWecBjO_6cohuCucfh2J1HNRsCBvv_DFdVrlh3SVxkpGZ14DZpdp3xAgQCbkm3PylWxYmRlJbXl/s320/IMG_2629.jpg" width="238" /></a></div>
Waited out a 2 hour rain delay to see Pearl Jam<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyANJgy_gEovm3GoiCoCynQG71y7T72xNLiV4msgzY0t3RdihHK1NHbKI70PEtYBPqTmZ5zy1nMu7VaZYvGcy4CCKu8cbJOUOM9nApnaYcbcvDhbwL4Tpr5fKVzfGBbHu9uK6R097o-d5/s1600/IMG_2559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyANJgy_gEovm3GoiCoCynQG71y7T72xNLiV4msgzY0t3RdihHK1NHbKI70PEtYBPqTmZ5zy1nMu7VaZYvGcy4CCKu8cbJOUOM9nApnaYcbcvDhbwL4Tpr5fKVzfGBbHu9uK6R097o-d5/s320/IMG_2559.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Played on E's farm<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT2CsZfLZCWlQ-YF8iCzXsPqWOgcjcfTPSEI-CS9cPSTYvIaFSRo-zdZ9loPGTpPXiobt6KSZNocMxuAJDNDlwoAcOWgCHbDu_IVi8bnoevUknjDG6mm9b1Q0iWEVzt2Hpi1s56JWtueg/s1600/IMG_2419.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT2CsZfLZCWlQ-YF8iCzXsPqWOgcjcfTPSEI-CS9cPSTYvIaFSRo-zdZ9loPGTpPXiobt6KSZNocMxuAJDNDlwoAcOWgCHbDu_IVi8bnoevUknjDG6mm9b1Q0iWEVzt2Hpi1s56JWtueg/s320/IMG_2419.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Successfully talked my parents and sister into taking two kittens each!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmyykOSaPeLXg8NGhcf5k6AldeuEzyU8yhkSfB5IB0bLcT-JsVURtKXh7c12osifdyymvFrcwDpBSsTrkLBJii9k4JSrQiAbGmwQnmdu4_XGnVcyMVJznNiyFtbw4-Dos5Zbawo_vg9pK/s1600/IMG_2810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmyykOSaPeLXg8NGhcf5k6AldeuEzyU8yhkSfB5IB0bLcT-JsVURtKXh7c12osifdyymvFrcwDpBSsTrkLBJii9k4JSrQiAbGmwQnmdu4_XGnVcyMVJznNiyFtbw4-Dos5Zbawo_vg9pK/s320/IMG_2810.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Had a birthday and ate lots of cake. Which then led to the adoption of the Paleo diet and an agonizing sugar detox<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtOQ_BKfBu0lKuc5dWAo-awZHu7actT7xaXIoeKezgEogCDZyR0oYAxm37LhxB0A6b0f4Neo3F-ugmSd9mpX75z2zSACXtFf6nHd8lGhUeHlD5PotTFgcusd7ug6S6wb6F9Mop1JY-XLK/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtOQ_BKfBu0lKuc5dWAo-awZHu7actT7xaXIoeKezgEogCDZyR0oYAxm37LhxB0A6b0f4Neo3F-ugmSd9mpX75z2zSACXtFf6nHd8lGhUeHlD5PotTFgcusd7ug6S6wb6F9Mop1JY-XLK/s320/photo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
And found myself at Quilt Market in Houston.<br />
<br />
Thing should be a little more exciting around here now, so stick around. There has been talk of a blog re-design and all sorts of goings on! That all depends on J though and how quickly I can talk him into doing things, so we'll see.<br />
<br />
What have you been up to this summer?<br />
<br />betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-60789648118008224432013-05-29T11:19:00.002-07:002013-05-29T11:19:27.006-07:00House for Sale!Well, you all know that E is making the big move to the country this year. Now her midtown-KC house is for sale, and we are having an open house this Sunday from 1-3! The house is an adorable bungalow from 1905, and E and her husband have done a ton of work on it, including a brand new custom kitchen. See more about the house on the <a href="http://www.reeceandnichols.com/homes-for-sale/MO/Kansas-City/64111/3326-BELL-Street-84468469#_">Reece and Nichols website,</a> and if you are in the market, stop by and see us this Sunday, June 2nd.<br />
<br />
Also, if you know anyone interested in buying, feel free to send them the info!<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrao-lpI6YOy30KLssIyc7fDMfWPL8VU3VCTYFHfuDXYmvxPSjuODPdaJG1ieIGpWJd5RvP-KUQ_xkmEaQlEYwR-_QtWYWiZFoqyF9Jy0eZg3nOpAttPvzs4X7SGB5VzwbuRhVwe5-FM3/s1600/house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrao-lpI6YOy30KLssIyc7fDMfWPL8VU3VCTYFHfuDXYmvxPSjuODPdaJG1ieIGpWJd5RvP-KUQ_xkmEaQlEYwR-_QtWYWiZFoqyF9Jy0eZg3nOpAttPvzs4X7SGB5VzwbuRhVwe5-FM3/s320/house.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This adorable purple house is located at <a href="http://www.reeceandnichols.com/homes-for-sale/MO/Kansas-City/64111/3326-BELL-Street-84468469#_">3326 Bell Street, KC MO</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uIHi8QJd0mXNs8pqrmHsXAUp6v72Y474a8mw00OvOFvJcWkI-qd6Ohb_tOCs7KdN6qNYuugRBpWscTLWP1txzuFieiS_pyBkAcHe-PzeL2yNr3tWfauGgl-lQ-Q5eF6gtzCizKfiLfpa/s1600/bedroom+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uIHi8QJd0mXNs8pqrmHsXAUp6v72Y474a8mw00OvOFvJcWkI-qd6Ohb_tOCs7KdN6qNYuugRBpWscTLWP1txzuFieiS_pyBkAcHe-PzeL2yNr3tWfauGgl-lQ-Q5eF6gtzCizKfiLfpa/s320/bedroom+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The master bedroom has a lot of light and a huge closet!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIeriwwGob8B0gJoUFUfLZPBIrVegwHXUZmkfTy_nqgfFFYSvbSrO8C8fXbRatZfP3XWtgI9lG_do4lAGv72bGvojl_bYHTnDi9FADpwNNchxyyKSQenz0u4JIwupF0UFnFYto8qPXolc4/s1600/kitchen+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIeriwwGob8B0gJoUFUfLZPBIrVegwHXUZmkfTy_nqgfFFYSvbSrO8C8fXbRatZfP3XWtgI9lG_do4lAGv72bGvojl_bYHTnDi9FADpwNNchxyyKSQenz0u4JIwupF0UFnFYto8qPXolc4/s320/kitchen+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The custom kitchen is gorgeous, with high-end appliances and finishing. E is sad to leave it!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTlQ3J5znUXH0kl36fqPs2v1f9fxSwG5oO4wFeS7WPs9cooSJocg-8Eki0KqRgDl_4eDrAYU4PbQIIPnjLjS4FKdmYdslcNli5CfXJa-RCM-Il-Hfd7q7tJR-zqe-t5cqo021d9p4orLT/s1600/kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTlQ3J5znUXH0kl36fqPs2v1f9fxSwG5oO4wFeS7WPs9cooSJocg-8Eki0KqRgDl_4eDrAYU4PbQIIPnjLjS4FKdmYdslcNli5CfXJa-RCM-Il-Hfd7q7tJR-zqe-t5cqo021d9p4orLT/s320/kitchen.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kitchen is also a nice big space that looks into the dining room, great for entertaining!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6J3lXKbF5x55ivedsZ47cgfY5JkNGgJir9611z46cB0eBAIWA5zp4e7SaKaglZGuLvrahC5h6JbUW-dKPzbrFCCDi9y3bK99PjVQvkX0-2Q_R31oQbSzpsb9XBksFMsJhoMXmnall6Cmd/s1600/living+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6J3lXKbF5x55ivedsZ47cgfY5JkNGgJir9611z46cB0eBAIWA5zp4e7SaKaglZGuLvrahC5h6JbUW-dKPzbrFCCDi9y3bK99PjVQvkX0-2Q_R31oQbSzpsb9XBksFMsJhoMXmnall6Cmd/s320/living+room.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The living room and dining room share a curved passthrough with beautiful woodwork </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span id="goog_323052843"></span><span id="goog_323052844"></span>The house also has a really nice patio in the back and a huge garage that would be perfect for a studio or workshop. If you need any more information, please feel free to email!betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-45351480566819825632013-05-24T08:00:00.000-07:002013-05-24T08:00:01.135-07:00Backstage at the Kansas City BalletA few weeks ago I got to take a tour of the new Kansas City Ballet facility, which, by the by, is gorgeous. We wandered all through the building, saw rehearsals, and met the Costume Manager. Then we got to go into the closet.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJyp_-W573Fx1M8wE7KInXHKy_5jGG7ZVHwTnS6ZVQ-M_BbRVKXJbx7Lb5yniXMrpCs22dLQNeug4MHT75m8Ed67l6nW-2gTPJ2Knu2vr-uz5JZRen_ZnhmEA1xh9-6x6-w6Wi62nY80o/s1600/BAllet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJyp_-W573Fx1M8wE7KInXHKy_5jGG7ZVHwTnS6ZVQ-M_BbRVKXJbx7Lb5yniXMrpCs22dLQNeug4MHT75m8Ed67l6nW-2gTPJ2Knu2vr-uz5JZRen_ZnhmEA1xh9-6x6-w6Wi62nY80o/s320/BAllet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Oh friends, I had to hold myself back. It turns out (to my crushing disappointment) that they don't let random people try on costumes. Even if they really, really want to. If you ever have a group that needs an outing, I highly recommend going to the ballet tour, they were really lovely to us, and took a lot of time making sure we enjoyed our tour.<br />
<br />
You do know that I ran right home and put on my old pointe shoes, don't you? Tried a few moves, and immediately ripped them back off...those things hurt!!! I'll stick to tap shoes, thank you very much. (Oh, wait until you see my recital costume!)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTRrGQJ4PrFPsKD49wYoLzxggqhlDESdH4MCdr1eMgtVqmmALf3eL9SpqgnxLFMxHXyXMxHrLTXPRKiYdQd6qqNHdcK4gdLR3D023LMUHqDZAB0RqlcV2v_bTWwR6RD18Z8n0iqCuxcS9/s1600/photo+copy+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTRrGQJ4PrFPsKD49wYoLzxggqhlDESdH4MCdr1eMgtVqmmALf3eL9SpqgnxLFMxHXyXMxHrLTXPRKiYdQd6qqNHdcK4gdLR3D023LMUHqDZAB0RqlcV2v_bTWwR6RD18Z8n0iqCuxcS9/s320/photo+copy+2.JPG" width="196" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcNDNRE5afBIM8wWLC49HT_M-RWy1dKDR_F-3U8btY4jLEZqoQ8Kopq0fd7rbYQgo5d2rasAO3VG2Faw3T-8HBJtabCe5YtnHNqMi8kvQtEtdastfmdO_1nnec3MERjYWu6JLTBkyxbgW/s1600/photo+copy+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcNDNRE5afBIM8wWLC49HT_M-RWy1dKDR_F-3U8btY4jLEZqoQ8Kopq0fd7rbYQgo5d2rasAO3VG2Faw3T-8HBJtabCe5YtnHNqMi8kvQtEtdastfmdO_1nnec3MERjYWu6JLTBkyxbgW/s320/photo+copy+3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZishZ6-Ob4CYrxdCu9nq6ZBbbJTLh9sHGonhDNNMl7_x49wEnU-X9UrONEP88ssFCsIliWiqt_c_HCfzowqDS3dxrkbetPJhbHRUg97a7d88KCW5KbWkaZ9pE5jnfXjP2z_fU28js5Hu/s1600/photo+copy+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZishZ6-Ob4CYrxdCu9nq6ZBbbJTLh9sHGonhDNNMl7_x49wEnU-X9UrONEP88ssFCsIliWiqt_c_HCfzowqDS3dxrkbetPJhbHRUg97a7d88KCW5KbWkaZ9pE5jnfXjP2z_fU28js5Hu/s320/photo+copy+4.JPG" width="290" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PZdlrTKRz5BQt3ACdVO86QX3MyirzuJ7ZNYAA93T27FcYXR6mFNsiy1IkoLvQFNa2pGEblqe4fzBWIolveWIHySnfUOEH3tg2AsBFlflUiumH0KQs10WsQA75ShmuzJ_sb-HnbNtt8cE/s1600/photo+copy+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PZdlrTKRz5BQt3ACdVO86QX3MyirzuJ7ZNYAA93T27FcYXR6mFNsiy1IkoLvQFNa2pGEblqe4fzBWIolveWIHySnfUOEH3tg2AsBFlflUiumH0KQs10WsQA75ShmuzJ_sb-HnbNtt8cE/s320/photo+copy+5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZl46euIlx5koJpHIK1VZD9k8YIJYuk7sTO6-bbgDQofRp56OuLcYTuS4SOqniTZxFItJfVJVrTBzi2GxcX2VRMNH7mOUHmDszOpi8lmzFATSHJ6qPYI0r3fuueuuanByCHh7oh3JIZw_/s1600/photo+copy+6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZl46euIlx5koJpHIK1VZD9k8YIJYuk7sTO6-bbgDQofRp56OuLcYTuS4SOqniTZxFItJfVJVrTBzi2GxcX2VRMNH7mOUHmDszOpi8lmzFATSHJ6qPYI0r3fuueuuanByCHh7oh3JIZw_/s320/photo+copy+6.JPG" width="242" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicV9Xd9x8OdUS4KRIBnmgn81RulhRBEuNOq0Emw8w0btLElCC3cH52gGLX043OX7UhWaDLdK_BG_AgWoerARp-4N5NNCriXBEOXRdpjBETZH8tZt0rzznoZ2uhv5jmEUU4xnwpgsPmhhWt/s1600/photo+copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicV9Xd9x8OdUS4KRIBnmgn81RulhRBEuNOq0Emw8w0btLElCC3cH52gGLX043OX7UhWaDLdK_BG_AgWoerARp-4N5NNCriXBEOXRdpjBETZH8tZt0rzznoZ2uhv5jmEUU4xnwpgsPmhhWt/s320/photo+copy.JPG" width="267" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eWNXQZU8UgwMWhE7PSNHjSeo0lIkdO_HdV9aLSezLtZrW9eA1DtYN9qkwgZGxQCnPBYCWkrAaowsBzxpS5QGRVJM5UYo2-6u6Mi553V6D7VfI2Sig6n4oBlfFjrbOTRBZD0xfxIh_3FI/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eWNXQZU8UgwMWhE7PSNHjSeo0lIkdO_HdV9aLSezLtZrW9eA1DtYN9qkwgZGxQCnPBYCWkrAaowsBzxpS5QGRVJM5UYo2-6u6Mi553V6D7VfI2Sig6n4oBlfFjrbOTRBZD0xfxIh_3FI/s320/photo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-62572280392785882462013-04-19T09:15:00.003-07:002013-04-19T09:15:56.331-07:00Liberty @ J.Crew<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Have you been to J. Crew lately? It is brimming with Liberty florals. Shirts, pants, jackets, shoes, belts...all in bloom! The best thing though, is that right now a lot of it is on <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/newarrivals.jsp?bmForm=search_topnav&bmFormID=jUtUX1S&bmUID=jUtUX1T&bmIsForm=true&bmPrevTemplate=%2Fwomens_feature%2Fnewarrivals.jsp&bmText=searchTerm&searchTerm=liberty&bmSubmit=findIt&findIt=GO&bmHidden=FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302024117&bmFields=bmSubmit%2CbmText%2CbmPrevTemplate%2CbmForm%2CbmIsForm%2CbmUID%2CbmHidden%2CbmFormID&bmHash=4a50d0b731df4667fa9d1a308f9f45ac14138597">Sale</a>. I totally snagged a shirt and jacket and am considering going back for me. I'm seriously tempted by the pink jacket below. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
What else have you been up to this Spring? I've been a bit MIA, as I started a New Job (!) and have been busy with that. I am happy to say that I am working at Indygo Junction, a pattern/fabric design company who happens to be in Kansas City. It's been crazy as we are getting ready to go to quilt market next month, but I'm excited that I still get to work in the fabric/sewing world.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Anyway, back to J. Crew...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3dL7TMUQlIP12FXYItNJDwsH_GdpmYit8RZT2gBEVNItyqggSV_eGv4dIL3rwbKhvKabboEUcW69pzXoCw6NLm7UC4sKQEx8TpLA0cPg61zv1ZbQsRpjJiM-0XhNrB5YDW_aZ2XLBqjA/s1600/40029_WN8832_m.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3dL7TMUQlIP12FXYItNJDwsH_GdpmYit8RZT2gBEVNItyqggSV_eGv4dIL3rwbKhvKabboEUcW69pzXoCw6NLm7UC4sKQEx8TpLA0cPg61zv1ZbQsRpjJiM-0XhNrB5YDW_aZ2XLBqjA/s320/40029_WN8832_m.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixY0PrfDcujnRKZTErec2Os4BPpPkRLPLYOvjGJie1GtPsEmf4BHGTI42kwJcYN82v67Ftv2TEnNJ2ppbu1kHBmCvaphJDWEmcdUTk2wZwJLUGP0yiGMGLshyphenhyphenLTthUQDa6dgKre-BPBn_x/s1600/40050_WE3532_m.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixY0PrfDcujnRKZTErec2Os4BPpPkRLPLYOvjGJie1GtPsEmf4BHGTI42kwJcYN82v67Ftv2TEnNJ2ppbu1kHBmCvaphJDWEmcdUTk2wZwJLUGP0yiGMGLshyphenhyphenLTthUQDa6dgKre-BPBn_x/s320/40050_WE3532_m.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZypBuPi3vONXWTEGHmDeiiQlqMi9iHgk9-Z7It5fozhn515fVQ48AGoUHbXOZW3EdeqpgTqwJ4oVdr0YMDUFkeM9w-5Q5pw_sZ1xmByUaBa1p4DcTA9qcuNWRznzT1gw5YsFUOXhoQWDA/s1600/40214_WE3459_m.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZypBuPi3vONXWTEGHmDeiiQlqMi9iHgk9-Z7It5fozhn515fVQ48AGoUHbXOZW3EdeqpgTqwJ4oVdr0YMDUFkeM9w-5Q5pw_sZ1xmByUaBa1p4DcTA9qcuNWRznzT1gw5YsFUOXhoQWDA/s320/40214_WE3459_m.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIPZOsnRnPs9XgRhdYzrz0iQGuPuzmr-6DJp5v9o4JnsR1iHpxv2FxtErGtvZxrcExVxzd5UMrNSOudTBTMyGAiqqGAJZt4u-VbtJD6r0HxP1KyekxIFRTqaUfCKPVS3LKFXQ4QQyq2II/s1600/48015_WE3459.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIPZOsnRnPs9XgRhdYzrz0iQGuPuzmr-6DJp5v9o4JnsR1iHpxv2FxtErGtvZxrcExVxzd5UMrNSOudTBTMyGAiqqGAJZt4u-VbtJD6r0HxP1KyekxIFRTqaUfCKPVS3LKFXQ4QQyq2II/s320/48015_WE3459.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-48005553472158008352013-04-12T14:03:00.000-07:002013-04-12T14:03:26.033-07:00Selfridge window displaysI have a very romantic vision of department stores. Marshall Fields & Co., <a href="http://www.liberty.co.uk/">Liberty of London</a>, <a href="http://www.harrods.com/">Harrods</a>, <a href="http://www.bloomingdales.com/">Bloomingdale's</a>, the list goes on. I love the idea of a monument built for shopping. The variety of products, all bought to tempt and delight customers. The detail that went into customer service at the great department stores is amazing. Restaurants, dances, even all girl gun clubs. So, when I saw the trailer for <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/series/mr-selfridge/">Mr. Selfridge</a> on PBS, I was SO EXCITED.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.selfridges.com/">Selfridges</a> is a great department store. In fact, they have been voted best department store in the world in both 2010 and 2011. Not too shabby. Anyway, when I think of Selfridges the first thing that pops in my mind is window displays. They are known for their innovative and artistic window displays, and I found some that I would like to share...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9S3beBsbtVwt14UWlhiJaUXyG18zxq_lossYkHP7F72KCY-V7VyNEahtG7zOGjxaizENAeWafSaeKh8anZHWCTXHNEFBjXMsy3-jTWAH4_F_235LBw8xF0GR3T12BNvRegTp0Tdgp58u/s1600/3699.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9S3beBsbtVwt14UWlhiJaUXyG18zxq_lossYkHP7F72KCY-V7VyNEahtG7zOGjxaizENAeWafSaeKh8anZHWCTXHNEFBjXMsy3-jTWAH4_F_235LBw8xF0GR3T12BNvRegTp0Tdgp58u/s320/3699.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Women's wear from the 1920's</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhCwgRkBQwY2Jx3mLMb75ioCrvo38sphrBAIiYKcRFfYYSNZwSEezD1XE3EpOFCYYDjF5u5qYtBxsboziNU_Ii5rnW7gSqXa5-6o1WRxlayd2HxWR1yBCdkhP8b0qOgwV50droOCthV5k/s1600/3699-4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhCwgRkBQwY2Jx3mLMb75ioCrvo38sphrBAIiYKcRFfYYSNZwSEezD1XE3EpOFCYYDjF5u5qYtBxsboziNU_Ii5rnW7gSqXa5-6o1WRxlayd2HxWR1yBCdkhP8b0qOgwV50droOCthV5k/s320/3699-4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delicious cheese from the 1930's</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaEQnQrt7oN6o6hjh46-CYa2BXVv7LPMK_xgE8cSl6GzuSYSSpwuj_dHvWjew3xjobkVwaJCzF29p_NuFbgrwfL_Ij1R-1181eEXyX7hC3VNKcu2tanoCCOWsTfidoqQrhGV_zYr0jSyq/s1600/3699-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaEQnQrt7oN6o6hjh46-CYa2BXVv7LPMK_xgE8cSl6GzuSYSSpwuj_dHvWjew3xjobkVwaJCzF29p_NuFbgrwfL_Ij1R-1181eEXyX7hC3VNKcu2tanoCCOWsTfidoqQrhGV_zYr0jSyq/s320/3699-1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swingin' 60's window </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSTPOZhPtlSZajWx3X1q1rRaQDp6faQJiehEJsgJeGhnEF5GI9N6dUKypY4QYsRhR8PNtQkZi1hcFZuizKhDaSNHu7scnIo65AA9Ll_qC7aiKXv2vI7Rf09VT-FlB17VZxeI6QnLBhfdx/s1600/3699-2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSTPOZhPtlSZajWx3X1q1rRaQDp6faQJiehEJsgJeGhnEF5GI9N6dUKypY4QYsRhR8PNtQkZi1hcFZuizKhDaSNHu7scnIo65AA9Ll_qC7aiKXv2vI7Rf09VT-FlB17VZxeI6QnLBhfdx/s320/3699-2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David Hicks front and center</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cCW-_XNsRt6sSJAndU4BWUwbkfvqiulda0OkJCojeKPIo2ab1LQmkW42VVPaKNK5xu4-dtiaR9DJenZGSIfMnbHH3HulVNxydPPIDE9NBTgtQJCtDDK2rbAbI3DKr25WFRxfe3336qn8/s1600/url.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cCW-_XNsRt6sSJAndU4BWUwbkfvqiulda0OkJCojeKPIo2ab1LQmkW42VVPaKNK5xu4-dtiaR9DJenZGSIfMnbHH3HulVNxydPPIDE9NBTgtQJCtDDK2rbAbI3DKr25WFRxfe3336qn8/s320/url.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Selfridges centennial celebration window</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEjUOTF0B4VT1t6AZEgtdsoyanH1k0au37qhDcDF0ZMJr0-LEb5EC7QXea7fTRCEEPndKYZRL_xuLRZZo6ahpfGUgKZYJUt9FdhHMRd-u_fQLAonv0_8LqmFZ4FQ6aJOXDU9oNgt5yjQ1/s1600/Yayoi-Kusama-and-Louis-Vuitton-windows-at-Selfridges-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEjUOTF0B4VT1t6AZEgtdsoyanH1k0au37qhDcDF0ZMJr0-LEb5EC7QXea7fTRCEEPndKYZRL_xuLRZZo6ahpfGUgKZYJUt9FdhHMRd-u_fQLAonv0_8LqmFZ4FQ6aJOXDU9oNgt5yjQ1/s320/Yayoi-Kusama-and-Louis-Vuitton-windows-at-Selfridges-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yayoi Kusama and Louis Vuitton window from Fall 2012</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJeEEaFLUsJHM7wdOJpdOQ7mDEqCLlxgdFsnf3JzfTyZTHm3PaWt5zrwQKkwa-HXSVwL_qVLerf9WwY9u_4bsL4nBP1aAfIzV3muV7OQFahf2GLdZfweqKpfEwBKVySwmr_qUH7WdqTmB/s1600/4545233120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJeEEaFLUsJHM7wdOJpdOQ7mDEqCLlxgdFsnf3JzfTyZTHm3PaWt5zrwQKkwa-HXSVwL_qVLerf9WwY9u_4bsL4nBP1aAfIzV3muV7OQFahf2GLdZfweqKpfEwBKVySwmr_qUH7WdqTmB/s320/4545233120.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vivienne Westwood window</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
See more Selfridge windows at <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/gallery/lifestyle/selfridges-centenary-window-displays/17051059/3698#3697">Wallpaper</a>, <a href="http://thewindowdisplayblog.com/tag/selfridges/">The Window Display Blog</a>, & <a href="http://www.smudgetikka.com/2012/08/31/yayoi-kusama-and-louis-vuitton-at-selfridges-what-a-hoot-crazy-windows/">smudgetikka</a>betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-32219688140983864502013-03-11T07:47:00.002-07:002013-12-22T14:51:10.775-08:00Pink palace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I with I could tell you that I haven't been blogging because I've been sailing the high seas, or sewing a gown or learning to fly or something. That's not the case though, I've just been kind of busy, and kind of lazy. A deadly combination!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This weekend though I did make something useful, curtains! I bought this gorgeous pink stripe upholstery fabric at Home Fabric and Rugs for $5 (!!) a yard. That my friends, is a deal. I made 4 curtains for our bedroom to divide the huge room. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xqk4gm9aq5f3YKEgSdL1ZHnBxjds_gwW-z3wEGALwaetCrN5Dl0GTmN1DPvTfFxhViuu5kNZ4EXv5Zh7OLE0PepVhJee0DXpr4Bppg8TV5RaVc_c_hoYgK6EfZaLxdonBM50tV21BpZr/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xqk4gm9aq5f3YKEgSdL1ZHnBxjds_gwW-z3wEGALwaetCrN5Dl0GTmN1DPvTfFxhViuu5kNZ4EXv5Zh7OLE0PepVhJee0DXpr4Bppg8TV5RaVc_c_hoYgK6EfZaLxdonBM50tV21BpZr/s320/photo.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Then I realized that this old Amy Butler fabric would look really nice with it. Currently it is in dress form, but since I never wear the dress, I think I can cut it up for throw pillows. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3d4hUDuKS2mKX7R7jWiLnydI-9g-QUDp2zmyK8GKK-QRYo1UYhX4qqyyD1b4d6hG8KS9YwBwjrUacD1xaEACySUmhrzFoUCUDVfKosgxmZh3LBVsCetw_fnb_-UJAqYKveZMEKAFSnhLi/s1600/photo-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3d4hUDuKS2mKX7R7jWiLnydI-9g-QUDp2zmyK8GKK-QRYo1UYhX4qqyyD1b4d6hG8KS9YwBwjrUacD1xaEACySUmhrzFoUCUDVfKosgxmZh3LBVsCetw_fnb_-UJAqYKveZMEKAFSnhLi/s320/photo-1.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The bedroom was never meant to be pink, and now it's looking like the pink palace. This all came about because our huge pink breakfront from the store landed as a bookcase in the bedroom. Then we saw the stripe fabric, and look how perfect they are together! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Don't worry though, we will be diluting the color a little with some dark grey carpet, which is on order. (SO excited!) and a dark grey valance which is on order in E and I's head. Which means that we are going to make it. Hopefully soon. Has anyone ever made a 12 foot valance? I could use some advice...</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxyXwglBWtRa-Cn_CCrov1zkoYM6cowgyqoqV4lB1FiQcEqdsPTkmtbTvhhcYRlfRjZf3OHmWvG1yVzzsXq0iyWAG92HlyR3hpo201Lfp8OhhgiHlFfRiht2Jui4jk4Pu3S3dJaCN_E1k/s1600/photo-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxyXwglBWtRa-Cn_CCrov1zkoYM6cowgyqoqV4lB1FiQcEqdsPTkmtbTvhhcYRlfRjZf3OHmWvG1yVzzsXq0iyWAG92HlyR3hpo201Lfp8OhhgiHlFfRiht2Jui4jk4Pu3S3dJaCN_E1k/s1600/photo-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxyXwglBWtRa-Cn_CCrov1zkoYM6cowgyqoqV4lB1FiQcEqdsPTkmtbTvhhcYRlfRjZf3OHmWvG1yVzzsXq0iyWAG92HlyR3hpo201Lfp8OhhgiHlFfRiht2Jui4jk4Pu3S3dJaCN_E1k/s320/photo-2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-38229241532608050012013-02-22T08:47:00.002-08:002013-12-22T14:51:33.005-08:00Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Friends, I think it is time to make a visit to our nation's capitol. Not to see the monuments, or visit historical buildings, no, we must go to see the new exhibit <a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/diaghilevinfo.shtm">Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes</a> at the National Gallery. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The Ballet Russes was the groundbreaking dance troupe that brought the art to new heights using collaborations with artists such as Picasso, Matisse and Chanel, among others. The costumes! The sets! The posters and inspiration! I can't even imagine how amazing this show will be. It is born of an exhibit shown at the V&A in 2010, but has new pieces previously unseen. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've already started nagging J about going to DC this summer. However, it may take some time to convince him, since we just booked a (very short) trip to Nashville. Really, I'm barking up the wrong tree on that one, what I should be asking is, E, do you want to go to DC with me? You will love it!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFghN-QVhWMs4r2PwQ4KwWPGGzRRQnxEc2iY-6rJoyGXZnArv6GfuKr5EdjpACQT2H6ent_EQeslc4qGJfFBQ0Pjd4LIFa5DFwue-WDQ6uDzG4k114Svs8sbBS-la7MDtRMvcnyT6s4i_B/s1600/fig6_la_perlouse_custom_290x483_04280714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFghN-QVhWMs4r2PwQ4KwWPGGzRRQnxEc2iY-6rJoyGXZnArv6GfuKr5EdjpACQT2H6ent_EQeslc4qGJfFBQ0Pjd4LIFa5DFwue-WDQ6uDzG4k114Svs8sbBS-la7MDtRMvcnyT6s4i_B/s320/fig6_la_perlouse_custom_290x483_04280714.jpg" width="192" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRXy2QAT0lUS8EnpMdppocwlyMRHtGVr7KOKVd3Ts3NQPvHNgULZ8DTv4FwdUQosf1iDo7crG2AI751LRZVcpzcRXlZJ0j5T2hv6EGaQK01edw6zC6W8ITzbQhAI9SmykGkOy0LVdsgeL/s1600/DiaghilevMain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRXy2QAT0lUS8EnpMdppocwlyMRHtGVr7KOKVd3Ts3NQPvHNgULZ8DTv4FwdUQosf1iDo7crG2AI751LRZVcpzcRXlZJ0j5T2hv6EGaQK01edw6zC6W8ITzbQhAI9SmykGkOy0LVdsgeL/s320/DiaghilevMain.jpg" width="236" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PUH5k7ln8IqsJ5XcrHUaJf8_92qLHSGKejRpE1BOz_nPy9ooo11c0ZyLPDk5JC0FITbpbNROK4oOsy1n5iKiYIrG6WrJZ_N3LDzE8ZwjHYa184XOsXt0O5G6DdPxWBAcrEV2yrysCigM/s1600/tumblr_m152x2yquW1r575or.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PUH5k7ln8IqsJ5XcrHUaJf8_92qLHSGKejRpE1BOz_nPy9ooo11c0ZyLPDk5JC0FITbpbNROK4oOsy1n5iKiYIrG6WrJZ_N3LDzE8ZwjHYa184XOsXt0O5G6DdPxWBAcrEV2yrysCigM/s320/tumblr_m152x2yquW1r575or.jpg" width="312" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2PzN3g-cfds6OMCnbzCUy5wdLWIR-uMRGgciAmIM7Jqvp77_Bs7ciP93ptcBLqf9JDW3ucRh3hud6ZFw6zJ5v_UR9haS4lxhe3G_80z9wRvn33C7zmAW5gBM0b3ZzsOMcGvKDSg_xBNH/s1600/Diaghilev-and-the-Golden-Age-of-the-Ballets-Russes-1909-1929-Leon-Woizikovsky-Lydia-Sokolova-Bronislava-Nijinksa-and-Anton-Dolin-in-Le-Train-Bleu-Photographed-by-Sasha-1924-photo%C2%A9-VA-images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2PzN3g-cfds6OMCnbzCUy5wdLWIR-uMRGgciAmIM7Jqvp77_Bs7ciP93ptcBLqf9JDW3ucRh3hud6ZFw6zJ5v_UR9haS4lxhe3G_80z9wRvn33C7zmAW5gBM0b3ZzsOMcGvKDSg_xBNH/s320/Diaghilev-and-the-Golden-Age-of-the-Ballets-Russes-1909-1929-Leon-Woizikovsky-Lydia-Sokolova-Bronislava-Nijinksa-and-Anton-Dolin-in-Le-Train-Bleu-Photographed-by-Sasha-1924-photo%C2%A9-VA-images.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-31533298970628583742013-02-18T07:00:00.000-08:002013-02-18T07:00:11.899-08:00Glitter shoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
Here is a question for you, have any of you glittered shoes before? I assume all you need is some spray glue, glitter and a dream, but I haven't done it, so who knows. What I do know is that I have an extra pair of tap shoes and a whole lot of glitter. My main tap shoes are a plain black heel pair, but I still have my patent flats from when I was in high school, and I think it's time to glitter them. Any advice would be welcome.<br />
<br />
Also, what color should I glitter? It seems that silver, gold and red are already available. Do I go pink, green or even purple?? What would you do?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYG1avtjE-XdcIy1mUa7xsgobfDwUQ8dnXb7ofXE5PawNv0zlHRMMIQsdtcCeh-WtPsVHlvRpBh-D_C8JCqD_iig25Mt9tU57zYAXhd6O8buvMcL06WRQxfphPZXcolIGCJhwBa-RlmNx/s1600/url.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYG1avtjE-XdcIy1mUa7xsgobfDwUQ8dnXb7ofXE5PawNv0zlHRMMIQsdtcCeh-WtPsVHlvRpBh-D_C8JCqD_iig25Mt9tU57zYAXhd6O8buvMcL06WRQxfphPZXcolIGCJhwBa-RlmNx/s320/url.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpTFMOZqFcbxve21907-cXJpb2N6rL9GmXhf7IkTfnY_2OS_FaTazoYqrROIL_e8YHkbWxy6cKHMBDuLfHU3tkcHtBm_1_uJdZFTxIze_NAGMlOCu346ktkFKTv_Y-eM7034YB2JWpweC/s1600/gold-glitter-hologram-tap-s.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpTFMOZqFcbxve21907-cXJpb2N6rL9GmXhf7IkTfnY_2OS_FaTazoYqrROIL_e8YHkbWxy6cKHMBDuLfHU3tkcHtBm_1_uJdZFTxIze_NAGMlOCu346ktkFKTv_Y-eM7034YB2JWpweC/s320/gold-glitter-hologram-tap-s.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5MmvTxbwXUr4KdvFJgIod6nAle9iwB6fQ2yTH-KZ7AJnm4Rej0mw4r1fjZPU6WAOz5Q3cC1hw4r2wXt9aLGgfg_Tb4ICjVNyHBTfsfvpN_kAgwdWGUC97tdl46c0TmDU2eHTq31cau4u/s1600/glittertapshoe-DOROTHY.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5MmvTxbwXUr4KdvFJgIod6nAle9iwB6fQ2yTH-KZ7AJnm4Rej0mw4r1fjZPU6WAOz5Q3cC1hw4r2wXt9aLGgfg_Tb4ICjVNyHBTfsfvpN_kAgwdWGUC97tdl46c0TmDU2eHTq31cau4u/s320/glittertapshoe-DOROTHY.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-85976645020857024252013-02-12T11:32:00.004-08:002013-12-22T14:52:27.302-08:00Redecorating. AgainSo, today really is my first fully no-work day after closing the store. (By the way, if you hear of any awesome jobs in KC, send them my way!) It turns out when you know you are going to have some time on your hands, your mind (if you are like me) runs, naturally, to redecorating. Again.<br />
<br />
Our front room is a bit of a wasted space. It has a baby grand piano which takes up a lot of it, and a couple of attractive, though, perhaps less than comfortable chairs. To welcome the hulking black piano in the corner I brought black pieces in the room..rug, armoire, etc. That however, was a mistake. Now, I think it is time to bring in the light. Which, I hope will bring J and I in to use it the room.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
And guess what my inspiration is! Oh, you know, just a little trip to Disneyland. Hear me out now, before you judge. Our walls are a light blue/green with white trim. I want some color and noticed that the blue very similar to the blue in these classic Disneyland cups.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Q19inFni6aW3gr8D0ZA0tVq8wn_46yo16_YlVAB7BAS5Q7WkoDVg7RfKV22s6vjF_IdTPF3JmjskJLESR444NRJJbu9pLOCuYyaS9ywC8ZiGEYjXD5ZBkNS-8nbt3Ql5eDlKK2ymm8oq/s1600/url.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Q19inFni6aW3gr8D0ZA0tVq8wn_46yo16_YlVAB7BAS5Q7WkoDVg7RfKV22s6vjF_IdTPF3JmjskJLESR444NRJJbu9pLOCuYyaS9ywC8ZiGEYjXD5ZBkNS-8nbt3Ql5eDlKK2ymm8oq/s320/url.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQJmfnAdzl6MeUes1EnojhiTcSqm-c48Up3nPofGxOWzRF79ffbxlDwDVsZ1TOJApkiASpjLmpZrJBrzOA4xZdkDwbez1TYt0GBzzGIzV3do06Lwj1sD1GbrmOU-BF7P1mwFQWh-F3n6X/s1600/K%2526J+POPCORN+BOX.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQJmfnAdzl6MeUes1EnojhiTcSqm-c48Up3nPofGxOWzRF79ffbxlDwDVsZ1TOJApkiASpjLmpZrJBrzOA4xZdkDwbez1TYt0GBzzGIzV3do06Lwj1sD1GbrmOU-BF7P1mwFQWh-F3n6X/s320/K%2526J+POPCORN+BOX.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I love that blue with the creamsicle orange. That same creamy color I was taken with in the rooms below.</div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUUuxz5lM0K5oUKZZsJnPtV9Ia4LlGOPW4Mhc6uS79-pc-mbazUTbyjg7UjmWQJnt6J5zLJlB4YbC5puJ5gM_S666ifbpcgMsERf-vJfugdMTvKryfvv5ujSxLNx1I575yt89WuwdyqIs/s1600/commercial.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUUuxz5lM0K5oUKZZsJnPtV9Ia4LlGOPW4Mhc6uS79-pc-mbazUTbyjg7UjmWQJnt6J5zLJlB4YbC5puJ5gM_S666ifbpcgMsERf-vJfugdMTvKryfvv5ujSxLNx1I575yt89WuwdyqIs/s320/commercial.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If I had this patio, I would never leave it. Ever. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8I2T7uK0nXIBzv9KQyQVpzzo-pvIEWXJ4U1A8n_LnCNS14PGU31Zc42CnGVwn56zCUdamAHTQsOsr6d9e7ON9rlIWlz5knYoajo-ZWEfFtCI8pi0zAWZ3b0LXvHDc8QghEYiE1iy7vy0/s1600/kelly-wearstler-girl-bedroom-orange-purple.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8I2T7uK0nXIBzv9KQyQVpzzo-pvIEWXJ4U1A8n_LnCNS14PGU31Zc42CnGVwn56zCUdamAHTQsOsr6d9e7ON9rlIWlz5knYoajo-ZWEfFtCI8pi0zAWZ3b0LXvHDc8QghEYiE1iy7vy0/s320/kelly-wearstler-girl-bedroom-orange-purple.jpeg" width="258" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2Qs90CjfF6Ijbx2ghdPsmMezC2PgLDodEsSjtjZcVAmtpSHeuFm2kzo_PtrcMU-qdXasfBHHGDSyeuTRdfF9MF_OGlrJhJ9W9ICzGdgqkzEJPGwULvQD9zobcGXQv0P-ZiopHxjI5rsz/s1600/color-combo-mint-yellow-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2Qs90CjfF6Ijbx2ghdPsmMezC2PgLDodEsSjtjZcVAmtpSHeuFm2kzo_PtrcMU-qdXasfBHHGDSyeuTRdfF9MF_OGlrJhJ9W9ICzGdgqkzEJPGwULvQD9zobcGXQv0P-ZiopHxjI5rsz/s1600/color-combo-mint-yellow-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2Qs90CjfF6Ijbx2ghdPsmMezC2PgLDodEsSjtjZcVAmtpSHeuFm2kzo_PtrcMU-qdXasfBHHGDSyeuTRdfF9MF_OGlrJhJ9W9ICzGdgqkzEJPGwULvQD9zobcGXQv0P-ZiopHxjI5rsz/s1600/color-combo-mint-yellow-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><br /></a><span style="text-align: start;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: start;">Then, I saw these images on pinterest with a sunny yellow with a similar blue/green and how gorgeous is that? But, I'm iffy about yellow, it is so hard to find the right color. At any rate, may have found the perfect creamsicle fabric today for drapes. At $3 a yard! I'll keep you posted.</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2Qs90CjfF6Ijbx2ghdPsmMezC2PgLDodEsSjtjZcVAmtpSHeuFm2kzo_PtrcMU-qdXasfBHHGDSyeuTRdfF9MF_OGlrJhJ9W9ICzGdgqkzEJPGwULvQD9zobcGXQv0P-ZiopHxjI5rsz/s1600/color-combo-mint-yellow-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2Qs90CjfF6Ijbx2ghdPsmMezC2PgLDodEsSjtjZcVAmtpSHeuFm2kzo_PtrcMU-qdXasfBHHGDSyeuTRdfF9MF_OGlrJhJ9W9ICzGdgqkzEJPGwULvQD9zobcGXQv0P-ZiopHxjI5rsz/s320/color-combo-mint-yellow-1.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Also, we have to put my new Dumbo print in here. So, the room will basically look like an Easter egg. Also, look at Walt with that hat on! Hilarious!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnN7P6HMGdkt0NvJ7C54QfI_wvyaIHMXwue80ievs2ok1FAXATnoDduAudVZeESrtn3zgCDyvzx6cB-pzacSuqHLwMunvYCfPzQ4VJ5oWmNW9z03XJ1eq_AaJHJzf1_dauR587JzZwVAy/s1600/url-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnN7P6HMGdkt0NvJ7C54QfI_wvyaIHMXwue80ievs2ok1FAXATnoDduAudVZeESrtn3zgCDyvzx6cB-pzacSuqHLwMunvYCfPzQ4VJ5oWmNW9z03XJ1eq_AaJHJzf1_dauR587JzZwVAy/s320/url-1.jpeg" width="144" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtH2Ikbqg2nKpDZQdI25sxAJbsPklLvwuzRkhqTv1WQMqAVkEdJO2B3ZOayk6V8quehQS4Wzdr-uRCQhJqOzuSXyaybRsRgOgXNGiI3ghprHJD0COA2kPpfEElYVH3Ud-Sr5XriN-7Ecu/s1600/Walt+and+Popcorn.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtH2Ikbqg2nKpDZQdI25sxAJbsPklLvwuzRkhqTv1WQMqAVkEdJO2B3ZOayk6V8quehQS4Wzdr-uRCQhJqOzuSXyaybRsRgOgXNGiI3ghprHJD0COA2kPpfEElYVH3Ud-Sr5XriN-7Ecu/s320/Walt+and+Popcorn.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-81371307937514049702013-02-07T07:00:00.000-08:002013-12-22T14:52:45.024-08:00Paul Poiret<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
So, <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/poir/hd_poir.htm">Paul Poiret</a>. Hats off to you, my good sir. Your fantastic creations are among the most stunning I've seen. As one of the first designers to push the non-corseted look, I think I can speak for most women, and their internal organs, in saying we appreciate that. Although your more fantastical costume-y creations tend to spring to mind when I think of you (you and your lampshade tunics!) at closer inspection, your tamer designs are perfect for every day wear. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It is a shame that your design house only lasted a mere 23 years, closing in 1929. And even more shameful that you died penniless and forgotten by most. (High five to Elsa Schiaperelli for keeping your name alive!) However, in the long run, you will be remembered for you exotic designs that propelled fashion forward to the modern age. Well done you!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1fI3TwU7G4mZCCCyJgGumpm2neqyx8rGTV_QhloT3qm4AdBHDjt6su29wofCRQ5lC0PHp9HUid1SEtcWxGJJ4zYzLYBpAGHmT6r_QfS_lPEbT_8H9DntckxcAdZj6T7Whu38dYKFL3Ry/s1600/f-schumacher-co.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1fI3TwU7G4mZCCCyJgGumpm2neqyx8rGTV_QhloT3qm4AdBHDjt6su29wofCRQ5lC0PHp9HUid1SEtcWxGJJ4zYzLYBpAGHmT6r_QfS_lPEbT_8H9DntckxcAdZj6T7Whu38dYKFL3Ry/s320/f-schumacher-co.jpeg" width="232" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIt5UKvE88XxdFcyL2hg8qknhpFIzLOQeURWQB5rrUSWtwSz2PaPTLQ2FW8eAC-1E4M-hqx9h-iq4JgYtTIDzl2kSlzTeyrbcNOmt7gtfNzgz3DrXqrqpex9x2PJ78AgGvHpDG316bO8Cg/s1600/9674dfe446a232d84581a0200f6292eb.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIt5UKvE88XxdFcyL2hg8qknhpFIzLOQeURWQB5rrUSWtwSz2PaPTLQ2FW8eAC-1E4M-hqx9h-iq4JgYtTIDzl2kSlzTeyrbcNOmt7gtfNzgz3DrXqrqpex9x2PJ78AgGvHpDG316bO8Cg/s320/9674dfe446a232d84581a0200f6292eb.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT90a-uVk0tuuz0JDAGUZtBdUEeJCcqS20-zWV7IYBO4X2McQY9UVyFYfo7zRqqK-zdWawemUPiDBB4_F2QQpGLEtMHdxzhT0YG3H_mi5vV_U42A0lDuI0uNtsugoA8oHThfmZgnuCh9lN/s1600/3dc488c5e191714863a75bb14097c039.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT90a-uVk0tuuz0JDAGUZtBdUEeJCcqS20-zWV7IYBO4X2McQY9UVyFYfo7zRqqK-zdWawemUPiDBB4_F2QQpGLEtMHdxzhT0YG3H_mi5vV_U42A0lDuI0uNtsugoA8oHThfmZgnuCh9lN/s320/3dc488c5e191714863a75bb14097c039.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6Jmfg9KYuE6c948CXbLacNc0q3pU9gbreEwHmesuruJc2iktuRUaQ35KvLO4QnzAEs3tC4z7tTLPFnrLD2bK9tqlCJ7xF4hb9BJ9M1gIR6xlI4ybcyDT9-Q7wuRpJzM07ynLNgNHvx11/s1600/art-meets-life-at-paul-poirets.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6Jmfg9KYuE6c948CXbLacNc0q3pU9gbreEwHmesuruJc2iktuRUaQ35KvLO4QnzAEs3tC4z7tTLPFnrLD2bK9tqlCJ7xF4hb9BJ9M1gIR6xlI4ybcyDT9-Q7wuRpJzM07ynLNgNHvx11/s320/art-meets-life-at-paul-poirets.jpeg" width="161" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHs-MUb138QJqIGZxkoZEeCDp9qyTkzgcfGv-s8tiZhqgglHdS553oxfB7ELLlEyXBebqcFIuThGHf0GkU48Do_77wiqoiou9m4JbAfut6TQSB1dHalqvLfDC3R_Rl_K71xU_-duOZmvz/s1600/dragt.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHs-MUb138QJqIGZxkoZEeCDp9qyTkzgcfGv-s8tiZhqgglHdS553oxfB7ELLlEyXBebqcFIuThGHf0GkU48Do_77wiqoiou9m4JbAfut6TQSB1dHalqvLfDC3R_Rl_K71xU_-duOZmvz/s320/dragt.jpeg" width="217" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTsVFoAFdswF-WGcuDijGkg2X_NJd2_JNRwRSgJND9Qt0LaAjgz5IJHi_fT8asWFwsYQs41Egveksh4LLcUTQ8DTs2iVLXIW6rOpXgCeViF46cUdnf4JCF5sLSh3CgZpi0XE92g-XelDN/s1600/Vintage-Dresses.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTsVFoAFdswF-WGcuDijGkg2X_NJd2_JNRwRSgJND9Qt0LaAjgz5IJHi_fT8asWFwsYQs41Egveksh4LLcUTQ8DTs2iVLXIW6rOpXgCeViF46cUdnf4JCF5sLSh3CgZpi0XE92g-XelDN/s320/Vintage-Dresses.jpeg" width="211" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSURBq-iYctY-u7cZV7r6K9mk2ca0s1UnptO5KHSDCg6uscG_stXFw2f6iYLR1q1NDQsmTU2AU2-1UPvWOc0MSS0yJ1q0iXBl6S6D6qAG50u7Gf0uwf8g273cVYiSRhExCpWf1-upJW6qC/s1600/brique-paul-poiret-1924-the-victoria-albert.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSURBq-iYctY-u7cZV7r6K9mk2ca0s1UnptO5KHSDCg6uscG_stXFw2f6iYLR1q1NDQsmTU2AU2-1UPvWOc0MSS0yJ1q0iXBl6S6D6qAG50u7Gf0uwf8g273cVYiSRhExCpWf1-upJW6qC/s320/brique-paul-poiret-1924-the-victoria-albert.jpeg" width="197" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysTBsJMwerH84xzQXBFbH76VMrK72MzdmDojSuYnVW27aIGzH0cjF0oWW8AL-NBLgoqnIEj8itPzF6ZA7JhQVbbCla_KX7KigCYSkpVHRwaJNVzQ6-Po7pUnDdFOTgLbrt3qD6oaN3pii/s1600/dress-paul-poiret-1912.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysTBsJMwerH84xzQXBFbH76VMrK72MzdmDojSuYnVW27aIGzH0cjF0oWW8AL-NBLgoqnIEj8itPzF6ZA7JhQVbbCla_KX7KigCYSkpVHRwaJNVzQ6-Po7pUnDdFOTgLbrt3qD6oaN3pii/s320/dress-paul-poiret-1912.jpeg" width="130" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPjuNhXhjj9-cQf4bNu_BXU90H3UJl28C3OYg2BL4qjzGzAbM_NvQQUVP4jPpWBeIXP8zMcx_n1q8TwpfOd3gDtsRMlKgT9N2Z51PxcjVkjZAASZu4mRdCLQF9x6JMoIrYBhg7F4ACP17/s1600/fiche.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPjuNhXhjj9-cQf4bNu_BXU90H3UJl28C3OYg2BL4qjzGzAbM_NvQQUVP4jPpWBeIXP8zMcx_n1q8TwpfOd3gDtsRMlKgT9N2Z51PxcjVkjZAASZu4mRdCLQF9x6JMoIrYBhg7F4ACP17/s320/fiche.jpeg" width="108" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fxXU78lyCweHEoxyPtuYkOXbAQ6osOufaLmVXW8ZkaV5pBOrEbVE7aDX6xbyRN8haBBy6wUltXEtE_4wiZwRUeBw6K1Um9GX8uamULw9hdsbd-d_ZwtzN6F-O4f14s-4Z_ss1uVsAJwo/s1600/void%5B0%5D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fxXU78lyCweHEoxyPtuYkOXbAQ6osOufaLmVXW8ZkaV5pBOrEbVE7aDX6xbyRN8haBBy6wUltXEtE_4wiZwRUeBw6K1Um9GX8uamULw9hdsbd-d_ZwtzN6F-O4f14s-4Z_ss1uVsAJwo/s320/void%5B0%5D.jpeg" width="235" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KuV0KDnWERiLJ8oqgmz_1P8Wx3crG3ri-RU6tBcUmMxk_KN0EorLwwpUS9yBGE4x_SZdkpYChE4dNXlPpj00Xe_FAetQHqMz7PkVzUnp2qdx9Bprw0ytDHUyeseIGfJ5Ws_DUDh6vlgs/s1600/imgres.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KuV0KDnWERiLJ8oqgmz_1P8Wx3crG3ri-RU6tBcUmMxk_KN0EorLwwpUS9yBGE4x_SZdkpYChE4dNXlPpj00Xe_FAetQHqMz7PkVzUnp2qdx9Bprw0ytDHUyeseIGfJ5Ws_DUDh6vlgs/s320/imgres.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rJ3r-EfA9FRr3pdARZK7xQ8RmuQ5RPVNA0j9GFi_jpTjR_f2H2Z-xLK-AyZm7Awq29QqzSisLQWx697I23k5-E3ImrgNf1PKCWf9umlI6WgjAaQeV4K-H3_VU20wf5uhfmYFN6OZEi5i/s1600/Inspired+by+historic+fashion+-+Art+Deco+Coat+-+c.+1919+-+by+Paul+Poiret+(French,+1879%E2%80%931944)..jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rJ3r-EfA9FRr3pdARZK7xQ8RmuQ5RPVNA0j9GFi_jpTjR_f2H2Z-xLK-AyZm7Awq29QqzSisLQWx697I23k5-E3ImrgNf1PKCWf9umlI6WgjAaQeV4K-H3_VU20wf5uhfmYFN6OZEi5i/s320/Inspired+by+historic+fashion+-+Art+Deco+Coat+-+c.+1919+-+by+Paul+Poiret+(French,+1879%E2%80%931944)..jpeg" width="165" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ItZVDiyEAqUpvFVAwz5qy7iefqlvh6rOoTIzTWQVQ3hvEaxifAZ5DUb_JAG8I_YOpSWGTBSKJP8ndU9b_zgxg61wmhiSJalKAiFjREiSYXQkmwCXpzdyUahs0JGW5TEtQEXW2_SVWqcq/s1600/paul-poiret.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ItZVDiyEAqUpvFVAwz5qy7iefqlvh6rOoTIzTWQVQ3hvEaxifAZ5DUb_JAG8I_YOpSWGTBSKJP8ndU9b_zgxg61wmhiSJalKAiFjREiSYXQkmwCXpzdyUahs0JGW5TEtQEXW2_SVWqcq/s320/paul-poiret.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs621LgL1NWtuEWpcLCHJ1UlDM_5jbyAMbc1QDWChWA5pd5QD4h1Qj5a7ZUp014jCpp3CND9Mv3rSyzQoOhDWmVB5z6DrGHRciZsFDodHgecajcljMMsaDci4FAHUeCzXQGLYlEryHS55/s1600/objectview_enlarge.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs621LgL1NWtuEWpcLCHJ1UlDM_5jbyAMbc1QDWChWA5pd5QD4h1Qj5a7ZUp014jCpp3CND9Mv3rSyzQoOhDWmVB5z6DrGHRciZsFDodHgecajcljMMsaDci4FAHUeCzXQGLYlEryHS55/s320/objectview_enlarge.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUw_q3S98rTmaYbagT91X8P2TXIjGgJ_VwmnhZ-nDLSsmPSA5ZEsUrRDO2f7_uVAVSzrDskemoHoGuho7AJozVV-20ehKgg76y6OzHG_Asen9CHmYGIDcRTGOl1zZYee5IX4oMSatwCY7/s1600/hoodoothatvoodoo-paul-poiret.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUw_q3S98rTmaYbagT91X8P2TXIjGgJ_VwmnhZ-nDLSsmPSA5ZEsUrRDO2f7_uVAVSzrDskemoHoGuho7AJozVV-20ehKgg76y6OzHG_Asen9CHmYGIDcRTGOl1zZYee5IX4oMSatwCY7/s320/hoodoothatvoodoo-paul-poiret.jpeg" width="216" /></a></div>
<br />betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-9104812667783124622013-02-05T07:00:00.000-08:002013-02-05T07:00:04.753-08:00Valentine gownsNeed a Valentine-y dress for next week? Here are a few red and white stunners for you. My heart skips a beat just looking at them...<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67ltn5BeRinEgHQylPIf14hjBBh-ZgTgHz1ZrJoG6HTXA4QV5lEMZb01ZECGJ72vY9yU_NRRUsM9JNzfjE_egeDLi9o8u_f_yHHnqe9iN6PWtNeXDtMiMa0TRVTB9w4uGAhpBkqTSY99Y/s1600/31.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67ltn5BeRinEgHQylPIf14hjBBh-ZgTgHz1ZrJoG6HTXA4QV5lEMZb01ZECGJ72vY9yU_NRRUsM9JNzfjE_egeDLi9o8u_f_yHHnqe9iN6PWtNeXDtMiMa0TRVTB9w4uGAhpBkqTSY99Y/s320/31.jpeg" width="207" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1955 James Galanos</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWCHcy7P_zMdYyfdbGQn5zqoFmIP5maubnT4H0D3X_V98J2SxY4pA2uI2U3XuJJK2UJvvW0YmIJBapnrjiRSob-jhheIIG0lEwJgJ7qO1aIa26LunLKw7JnGqPMapy-53w_ffXJkyrVX7/s1600/80006160.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWCHcy7P_zMdYyfdbGQn5zqoFmIP5maubnT4H0D3X_V98J2SxY4pA2uI2U3XuJJK2UJvvW0YmIJBapnrjiRSob-jhheIIG0lEwJgJ7qO1aIa26LunLKw7JnGqPMapy-53w_ffXJkyrVX7/s320/80006160.jpeg" width="106" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1933 Vionnet</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTBdM_YmsNWXylK_G7jU4RcGHSE-cbu4xwAuZC8XhMkiCZ6_8iMvy8HWMnF7EbKBkkKeTNxrMwZVn06it_2BHwYIRVsFE1VenCykx4SyPpuuW6-8MGk1qmSrSkh6ziQ6MXSfRTM58ILwk/s1600/80023990.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTBdM_YmsNWXylK_G7jU4RcGHSE-cbu4xwAuZC8XhMkiCZ6_8iMvy8HWMnF7EbKBkkKeTNxrMwZVn06it_2BHwYIRVsFE1VenCykx4SyPpuuW6-8MGk1qmSrSkh6ziQ6MXSfRTM58ILwk/s320/80023990.jpeg" width="102" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1932 Norman Norrell</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOncInaGRUrbeJAhYvfBQe92uRF1XRdtg4ETkoxNaMPxEosptB72wRS16y_ZinBBUFS4OnPiYuTadxH0cX2VtM-IYS24bNSPVTEFJ2FlksX0T1PLDPA24ktzbHNmhG8tVeRXHe4XaiqLc/s1600/80095526.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOncInaGRUrbeJAhYvfBQe92uRF1XRdtg4ETkoxNaMPxEosptB72wRS16y_ZinBBUFS4OnPiYuTadxH0cX2VtM-IYS24bNSPVTEFJ2FlksX0T1PLDPA24ktzbHNmhG8tVeRXHe4XaiqLc/s320/80095526.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1935 Bergdorf Goodman</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUzoYN6LTiV_mg1v3R1FafYyG82yDRrEzgOddOEViAwiCqMhk40uLXq9_yGteASX5pa203g9Erq5O5XUXmluCi1AWgwh7ZMUZUFzYwLkWzZ9IIamz6cvRwzZAuH4bzcXd0xSm18logBL0/s1600/bergere-legere-a-jeanne-lanvin-day-dress-5626365-details.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUzoYN6LTiV_mg1v3R1FafYyG82yDRrEzgOddOEViAwiCqMhk40uLXq9_yGteASX5pa203g9Erq5O5XUXmluCi1AWgwh7ZMUZUFzYwLkWzZ9IIamz6cvRwzZAuH4bzcXd0xSm18logBL0/s320/bergere-legere-a-jeanne-lanvin-day-dress-5626365-details.jpeg" width="201" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1926 Lanvin</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-55149616732108611372013-01-31T07:00:00.000-08:002013-01-31T07:00:00.892-08:00The eye has to travel!Sorry folks, we are cleaning out the store this week and it is all hub-bub, chaos and moving furniture. In the midst of the madness, e and I snuck out yesterday for a luxurious 4:00 showing of the <a href="http://www.dianavreeland-film.com/">Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel</a>. Which, by the way is the <i>most inspiring</i> movie to see if you are currently in need of a job. And maybe just in general.<br />
<br />
If it showing around you go see it. KC'ers it is playing at <a href="http://www.tivolikc.com/">The Tivoli</a> through Thursday. Catch it! Here are some photos of the lovely Mrs. Vreeland, and we will be back to our regularly scheduled blogging next week.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHhv7iok1RFrL57Wet8BAIHxnUshCqLoA_uFBwzckOeJYZr32SO8Swd0uOBtMbjSQUcZs8vw0irn28q-Mz2rgpEyvER_iXU9bDHXlBOJKPK5FsA71QsUtZnFQJcnyDrQKUb6vgHX75R-_/s1600/url.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHhv7iok1RFrL57Wet8BAIHxnUshCqLoA_uFBwzckOeJYZr32SO8Swd0uOBtMbjSQUcZs8vw0irn28q-Mz2rgpEyvER_iXU9bDHXlBOJKPK5FsA71QsUtZnFQJcnyDrQKUb6vgHX75R-_/s1600/url.jpeg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIMwZQGXAK7Vu7RcCyBzV9EJ4ifrIEbdWRslh2xORfXj2dZr_mZQ2bI8jnMaFFeYxSePg7ORKciay4-VlMOIxp1d6zS8yUEZ1M5Tt64rhCpMboapmYowex5RG4zJCNlu-bvWKkfiIgi36/s1600/url-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIMwZQGXAK7Vu7RcCyBzV9EJ4ifrIEbdWRslh2xORfXj2dZr_mZQ2bI8jnMaFFeYxSePg7ORKciay4-VlMOIxp1d6zS8yUEZ1M5Tt64rhCpMboapmYowex5RG4zJCNlu-bvWKkfiIgi36/s320/url-1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRzuZYpMBZLtVFqj6J3U546JkBRsMpNwDs0rQEP3nRfsGX4IWSP56LpkV2dUeDUpd5nE8k9fxBD-m5v-jar22xE2afBTlJrt1Ntzg2Lj-PQrsabZgo4tJD5zef1aldIAj2ysXdnDBuSqC/s1600/url-2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRzuZYpMBZLtVFqj6J3U546JkBRsMpNwDs0rQEP3nRfsGX4IWSP56LpkV2dUeDUpd5nE8k9fxBD-m5v-jar22xE2afBTlJrt1Ntzg2Lj-PQrsabZgo4tJD5zef1aldIAj2ysXdnDBuSqC/s320/url-2.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div>
<br />betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-61135947411297727742013-01-25T07:00:00.000-08:002013-01-25T07:00:00.978-08:00Pauline Trigere<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUSo-6cI6BfR7MLnmVmZZpkBaCl5qwhqUdyctvB6h9ZpuYhWEy9DVN_SXsjbaklI8nN_TJlNMRmzKYV8RKkFBlQB1zV4ib2uvXAtiGr8xftHgM6RaO_r-Q3U0LloMsCVx0019JSPEsBUS/s1600/109986415871317442_Fk6ZcvCf_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUSo-6cI6BfR7MLnmVmZZpkBaCl5qwhqUdyctvB6h9ZpuYhWEy9DVN_SXsjbaklI8nN_TJlNMRmzKYV8RKkFBlQB1zV4ib2uvXAtiGr8xftHgM6RaO_r-Q3U0LloMsCVx0019JSPEsBUS/s320/109986415871317442_Fk6ZcvCf_c.jpg" width="231" /></a></div>
How about a 1960's Pauline Trigere to brighten your Friday morning?<br /><br />betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-69639787454420224112013-01-24T16:00:00.000-08:002013-01-24T16:00:07.901-08:00Au ReviorIt's six o'clock and time to lock up the bon bon doors for the last time, may we say goodnight the Lawrence Welk way...
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Gv4sBV8YAlg" width="420"></iframe>betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-66877328755535831092013-01-24T06:39:00.002-08:002013-01-24T06:39:50.572-08:00Bon Voyage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0caCS2XAi_b-1VpsHVxLkECgOgMTiu3Udy62gEXpz98dvvJLVh8l2mCrbLD-fj_Gc18Eso0WDU41ri4B0IkfmkWN2lEc-7TMlRtJorduYOZ5d1p_jw2Taq_QTHDc_lOlf14xDePVn0dRw/s1600/3642182586_2a681241f8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0caCS2XAi_b-1VpsHVxLkECgOgMTiu3Udy62gEXpz98dvvJLVh8l2mCrbLD-fj_Gc18Eso0WDU41ri4B0IkfmkWN2lEc-7TMlRtJorduYOZ5d1p_jw2Taq_QTHDc_lOlf14xDePVn0dRw/s320/3642182586_2a681241f8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
Today is the last day! Come bid us bon voyage, have a drink, have a cookie and buy something at 70% off!<br />betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-31349120229273910372013-01-22T14:00:00.000-08:002013-01-22T14:00:01.988-08:00bon bon last day, 70% off!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipC9-vI8PJfA5WsFI_Hla3hUrV8PMXS-p-72ZNy2dalZZq9OOQ00pJZT_EMESiT9A3Y_5nAi9h9kX4mFD2TEF7Ksi8ErXlK21PjVdkJNtIIseUSLhWD351HvbQlXDnaTfTN4ZdThFOPYqR/s1600/closing-sale.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipC9-vI8PJfA5WsFI_Hla3hUrV8PMXS-p-72ZNy2dalZZq9OOQ00pJZT_EMESiT9A3Y_5nAi9h9kX4mFD2TEF7Ksi8ErXlK21PjVdkJNtIIseUSLhWD351HvbQlXDnaTfTN4ZdThFOPYqR/s320/closing-sale.gif" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div _mce_style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,Serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,Serif; font-size: 14pt;">
The
end is nigh, my friends. Yes, our final day as bon bon atelier will be
this Thursday, January 24th. If you haven't been able to stop by and say
goodbye yet, please do, as E and I would love to see you! We want to go
out with a bang, so we've decided that starting Wednesday at 4 through
the end of Thursday everything will be 70% off.<br /></div>
<div _mce_style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,Serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,Serif; font-size: 14pt;">
Stop by and see us! And thanks again for 6 1/2 wonderful years of business!<br /></div>
<span _mce_style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,Serif;" style="font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,Serif; font-size: 14pt;">B & e</span>betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-42947575064989498282013-01-18T11:00:00.000-08:002013-01-18T11:00:03.661-08:0050% off starts tomorrow!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRuc2uNBcxMRS4uGqGqOy6v2SR0KJwNGXUGjO6qIcksmXFIHLabXyjdg4Ymt69G9N7yDgpxLm8VnpsFzE5LpGp4_z4ChQ8-eft4ghjmnuwuypNN7HSaJPYROC8RIcfHv_eaIoS5v8zRVo/s1600/price+crush.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRuc2uNBcxMRS4uGqGqOy6v2SR0KJwNGXUGjO6qIcksmXFIHLabXyjdg4Ymt69G9N7yDgpxLm8VnpsFzE5LpGp4_z4ChQ8-eft4ghjmnuwuypNN7HSaJPYROC8RIcfHv_eaIoS5v8zRVo/s320/price+crush.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="color: #595500; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">
Starting tomorrow (Saturday) we are happy to say that (most) everything is 50% off at bon bon! We still have some amazing books, gorgeous fabric and fabulous jewelry. Stop by and stock up!</div>
<br style="color: #595500; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19px;" /><div style="color: #595500; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">
See you tomorrow...</div>
<br style="color: #595500; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19px;" /><div style="color: #595500; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">
B & e</div>
betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-73497360670023787262013-01-18T07:00:00.000-08:002013-01-18T07:00:04.861-08:00How to make a Chanel Jacket<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UIYSW9_CCCI" width="560"></iframe>betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-89313659508750626672013-01-17T07:00:00.000-08:002013-01-17T07:00:06.743-08:00Ballgowns: British Glamour since 1950Heavens. That is something that I would have liked to see. That settles it, I'm wearing a long gown next time I go out to dinner. I mean, unless it's like to a taco stand or something...but, even then, that would be an event<br />
<br />
.
<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/42191133" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="500"></iframe> <br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/42191133">Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/vamuseum">Victoria and Albert Museum</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-52809686993235475902013-01-16T11:00:00.000-08:002013-01-16T11:00:03.919-08:00David Bowie at the V&AI've been listening to a lot of Bowie lately. I'm excited about his new album and can't wait to get it! I have all my fingers and toes crossed that perhaps a new album will mean a tour. What I would really like to do however, is go to the <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/david-bowie-is/">David Bowie exhibit at the Victoria and Albert</a> in London. It sounds fantastic.
<br />
<h1>
David Bowie is: About the Exhibition</h1>
<div class="figure right half-w" rel="vamembed">
</div>
<div class="figure right half-w" rel="vamembed">
</div>
<div class="figure right half-w" rel="vamembed">
<a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0011/172559/bowie_aladin_sane_1000px.jpg" rel="#popup" title="Album cover shoot for Aladdin Sane, 1973. Photograph by Brian Duffy © Duffy Archive"><img alt="Album cover shoot for Aladdin Sane, 1973. Photograph by Brian Duffy © Duffy Archive" src="http://www.vam.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0010/172558/bowie_aladin_sane_custom_290x320_06200686.jpg" /></a> <br />
<div class="figcaption editable" id="image_caption" title="Click to edit">
Album cover shoot for Aladdin Sane, 1973. Photograph by Brian Duffy © Duffy Archive</div>
<div class="figcaption editable" id="image_caption" title="Click to edit">
<br /></div>
</div>
The
V&A has been given unprecedented access to the David Bowie Archive
to curate the first international retrospective of the extraordinary
career of David Bowie - one of the most pioneering and influential
performers of modern times. <b>David Bowie is</b> will explore
the creative processes of Bowie as a musical innovator and cultural
icon, tracing his shifting style and sustained reinvention across five
decades.<br />
The V&A’s Theatre and Performance curators, Victoria
Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh have selected more than 300 objects that
will be brought together for the very first time. They include
handwritten lyrics, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music
videos, set designs, Bowie’s own instruments and album artwork.<br />
The
exhibition will explore the broad range of Bowie’s collaborations with
artists and designers in the fields of fashion, sound, graphics,
theatre, art and film. On display will be more than 300 objects
including Ziggy Stardust bodysuits (1972) designed by Freddie Burretti,
photography by Brian Duffy; album sleeve artwork by Guy Peellaert and
Edward Bell; visual excerpts from films and live performances including
The Man Who Fell to Earth, music videos such as Boys Keep Swinging and
set designs created for the Diamond Dogs tour (1974). Alongside these
will be more personal items such as never-before-seen storyboards,
handwritten set lists and lyrics as well as some of Bowie’s own
sketches, musical scores and diary entries, revealing the evolution of
his creative ideas.<br />
<div class="figure quart-w">
<a data-popsize="930" href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/users/node/17362" rel="#popup" title="Striped bodysuit for Aladdin Sane tour"><img alt="Striped bodysuit for Aladdin Sane tour" height="130" src="http://www.vam.ac.uk/users/sites/default/files/bowie_stripped_bodysuit_130.jpg" width="130" /></a></div>
<div class="figure quart-w">
<a data-popsize="930" href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/users/node/17363" rel="#popup" title="Promotional shoot for The Kon-rads"><img alt="Promotional shoot for The Kon-rads" height="130" src="http://www.vam.ac.uk/users/sites/default/files/bowie_konrads_130.jpg" width="130" /></a></div>
<div class="figure quart-w">
<a data-popsize="930" href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/users/node/17364" rel="#popup" title="Photo collage of manipulated film stills from The Man Who Fell to Earth"><img alt="Photo collage of manipulated film stills from The Man Who Fell to Earth" height="130" src="http://www.vam.ac.uk/users/sites/default/files/bowie_photo_collage_130.jpg" width="130" /></a></div>
<div class="figure quart-w">
<a data-popsize="930" href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/users/node/17365" rel="#popup" title="David Bowie and William Burroughs"><img alt="David Bowie and William Burroughs" height="130" src="http://www.vam.ac.uk/users/sites/default/files/bowie_burroughs_130.jpg" width="130" /></a></div>
<div class="figure quart-w">
<a data-popsize="930" href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/users/node/17366" rel="#popup" title="Original photography for the Earthling album cover"><img alt="Original photography for the Earthling album cover" height="130" src="http://www.vam.ac.uk/users/sites/default/files/bowie_earthling_album_130.jpg" width="130" /></a></div>
<a data-popsize="930" href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/users/node/17367" rel="#popup" title="Self portrait in pose also adopted for the album cover of 'Heroes'"><img alt="Self portrait in pose also adopted for the album cover of 'Heroes'" height="130" src="http://www.vam.ac.uk/users/sites/default/files/bowie_self_portrait_130.jpg" width="130" /></a>betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085853041574414179.post-69359200976108128712013-01-16T08:19:00.000-08:002013-01-16T08:19:07.699-08:00Goody Goods..Well now, last Saturday was quite a shindig. Chaos, folks, it was utter chaos and I can't tell you how we appreciate you all coming out to see us. We have had a couple of days to breathe now, and clean up the after effects of the party. It turns out that we still have some really good stuff left! Great fabric, awesome jewelry (including the Morse code necklaces!) books, kitchen, stuff etc. etc. Which is to say, don't stay away folks, we still need to clear this place out! 40% off everything!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-Al2CUFMyqCmhXXqmv6Dl0SMsXN5Xar8YshWLVYDZeM9CPOOvQJjbFCEkHI7hWmYQXwEaxfpqqWdyKfuegjvtPkVyNJ9kiICZtJrZsx1nZ2slD-AEDyrGhA79NHT5KGHJBUcbTBMulUm/s1600/CameraAwesomePhoto(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-Al2CUFMyqCmhXXqmv6Dl0SMsXN5Xar8YshWLVYDZeM9CPOOvQJjbFCEkHI7hWmYQXwEaxfpqqWdyKfuegjvtPkVyNJ9kiICZtJrZsx1nZ2slD-AEDyrGhA79NHT5KGHJBUcbTBMulUm/s320/CameraAwesomePhoto(6).jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenjGwn_dlFyEx3RTEdNOmF3lnemKlvQhG6oYxTIOGbHkJrKVp-29sDKTEetV1zCEb_NIRHReW5yexEoUJAqJwgE9SoiBh-Xt9ECQBaRamLqJPEVXOztXIxUyYePpSzFwq3Hk3OFEZuvT3/s1600/CameraAwesomePhoto(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenjGwn_dlFyEx3RTEdNOmF3lnemKlvQhG6oYxTIOGbHkJrKVp-29sDKTEetV1zCEb_NIRHReW5yexEoUJAqJwgE9SoiBh-Xt9ECQBaRamLqJPEVXOztXIxUyYePpSzFwq3Hk3OFEZuvT3/s320/CameraAwesomePhoto(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9viP3rA6YkyISRdBp83D0mCIAplUHYlkPzwd33mnO55Gi0cP8maHBfStzZmTe-b7imk59g22xdSF4M38tyBs-kajEFmmjUSLsiFAq5b3NVE9P1Z9Clz3RvGSua34PKAaUEqpiT-qJhMU/s1600/CameraAwesomePhoto(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9viP3rA6YkyISRdBp83D0mCIAplUHYlkPzwd33mnO55Gi0cP8maHBfStzZmTe-b7imk59g22xdSF4M38tyBs-kajEFmmjUSLsiFAq5b3NVE9P1Z9Clz3RvGSua34PKAaUEqpiT-qJhMU/s320/CameraAwesomePhoto(4).jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />betsy and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07312567296909115391noreply@blogger.com0