just some random drawings

sad stories

wanna hear something sad i do

sometimes after work i just walk down to a canteen near my house alone

have a beer alone

then walk back home, make a stop at a late night taco stand

then sleep,

alone

-anonymous 

secret weapon

SECRET WEAPON by COUSINS

bdg jeans, GAP pin striped ruffle shirt & felt bag, stradivarius leather vest, valuevillage chapeau, locale boots

o galo de barcelos

new portuguese influenced art. galo de barcelos.  watercolour, acrylic, japanese ink. approx. 9x13's

$40 a print / request price for frame included.

details:

the nana jacket

i always loved this jacket, but never got around to stealing it from my nana while i lived there in highschool. thankfully, i didn't have to because she offered it to me the other day after knowing i had my eye on it. this jacket's been around since god knows when, 70s? and came with a hideous orange pin stripped skirt. i ditched the skirt, and kept the kinda 80s grunge military style coat.
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support your local mi'kmaq craftsman! with an abundance of authentic aboriginal art and jewelry in North America, no need to buy chintzy crap from china.

i want to ride my bicycle

beau chapeau

if you keep your stuff around long enough you are bound to love it once more! a hat that for many years was the laughing stock of the family, has been rediscovered by yours truly, and i am in love! gap straw bowler hat circa 1993. actually an interesting topic; i will actually do another post sometime with old items that have been 'rediscovered'!

grey cotton tee - gap, black petticoat - aa, silver heart neclace - gift from portugal, & although not much of a brightly coloured nail polish kind of girl.. this neon orange milano nail lacquer  from lawtons goes on quite thin, and is matte! how cool!

aquatic love

making a quick note to welcome a few new additions to the fam!

meet: tupac, biggie, mj, and the extremely elegant ernest [unintentionally named, but it stuck.]

before heading out of province for school, i pawned my fish tank off on two dear friends. after two years i am now back in halifax and i have to say, it is so nice to have the tank back at my side! it is sitting in the corner of my bedroom on an old white trunk and is really quite soothing to fall asleep to. and in fact, maybe a little too mesmerizing at times.

currently, the count is at 6 fishies and it is quickly going up! oh, the lucky devils, they even have a medieval castle to camp out in.

 i guess my love for fishes doesn't stop there. i accidentally found myself with a collection of fish necklaces one day.

 top left: hand carved wood fish from tobago keys
top right: japanese/chinese? fish pendant
bottom left: hand carved from nut shell, from grenada
bottom right: gift, silver fish pendant from portugal

although my fish jewelry collection is quite sufficient, there is always room for more!

i really love this origami fish necklace from origami bijou.

 

this abalone and sterling silver fish from yukonron in etsy is quite fantastic as well!

niftythrifty

like many, i am a proud supporter of utilizing second hand clothing shops - usually original pieces, for quite cheap. you may even score on something big, like my joe sanchez boots. anyways, this outfit is entirely thrifted in two days of vv boutique shopping. the entire outfit is well under $50.

homburg felt hat..................................................................4.99
my favourite boots: joe sanchez cowboy boots.............9.99
velvet blazer..........................................................................6.99
grey vest.................................................................................4.99
jacob flower skirt.................................................................7.99
leather/metal belt [tunisia]...............................................1.00__
                                                                                         =  $36

l'aiglon purse -tunisa thrifting. jacket,jeans,brazilian leather sandals - vvboutique

a good jam from ontario,canada

comfort me

taking a moment to once again celebrate the audible art that is the music created by canadian singer-songwriter leslie feist. 

if you havn't listened to her new album "metals", then i strongly suggest you take the time to do so. [ along with any other albums you're deprived little ears have not heard! ]







a clip:
   How Come You Never Go There by Feist

polkadots

80s leather belt-mama's, polka pants & chiffon top - 50c a piece tunisian thrifting, brazilian leather sandals-vvboutique $5

love lost and found

love letters lost then delivered decades later, and the amazing stories to accompany them.

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- not love, but lost and found; incredible!

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wool·gath·er·ing

noun \-ˌga-th(ə-)riŋ, -ˌge-th(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of WOOLGATHERING

: indulgence in idle daydreaming

woolgathering II

woolgathering

inbar spector, ss12

too excited

i am. TOO. excited. seeing these guys on oct 16 in detroit. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

dressing for two

one of my all-time favourite shirts found while plucking away at v.v. - happened to be maternity wear. woops! no wonder it's so comfy...

a video to accompany this delicious fabric...