A Morning With Anna Karina

"Wake up every morning and be just as surprised to be just as happy"

You were one lucky guy Godard!

Movies I Watched On The Plane

Alright...sorry I've been MIA for awhile but I've been touring Britain for the last 10 days and yeah...not really the time to be blogging right? Anyways, I traveled by plane for about 26 hours and what did I do the whole time? Watch movies of course! Sooooooooo many and I just have to share them because although many were older and many were cheesy they really were all great feel goods and weekend relaxing films. So enjoy!

17 Again- So I have to admit I watched it twice....but seriously any dad or daughter will LOVE this movie! It's actually funny and I never thought Zan Efron was cute, or cool, or in any way shape or form watchable but now (embarrassingly enough) I'm converted. He's hot and talented-ish. Really....you should watch it.

Paris - Really inspiring. Live life to it's fullest. Although a cliche, this film turns that phrase into so much more. It's believable. This film has all the royals of French cinema. Juliette Binoche (Chocolat), Romaine Duris (Moliere), Fabrice Luchini (also Moliere) and many others. So check it out. It's beautiful.

Something's Gotta Give

Grey Gardens

DIY: Botanical Specimens & Shadowboxes

If you're looking for a quick and fun craft project for this week I suggest checking out design*sponge for their new DIY pressed botanical specimens tutorial. If I weren't leaving for Britain this week I would definitely get into it but as it is, I'll have to wait til I'm back at the end of the month :(

Let me know if you create anything special of your own this week!

Also, if you're in the mood for a more time consuming or stimulating craft, you might check out this DIY shadowbox project with Moomah also found on design*sponge

Anna Sui For Target

I think I'm going to die.........How long has it been that I've been drooling over Anna Sui's runway shows? How long have I been searching desperately online for good deals on the WAY beyond my price range looks she creates?

Well now...ANNA SUI HAS CREATED A LINE FOR TARGET!!!

And even better news....they actually look like something like the high quality pieces she designs for her regular collections. Unlike the past designers for Target who seem to always disappoint me with primary colored, designed for mass production, plain jane pieces.

Apparently the line was designed with the characters of Gossip Girl in mind (I know kind of cheesy) but here are a few of my favorite designs and the ones I will hopefully own as soon as the line premiers September 15th. You can see the full collection and which outfits were

designed for which Gossip Girl characters here. I would say the Vanessa looks are the ones that fit my tastes the most.

Gypsy Butterfly Faerie Costume

Here's a look at my costume from this years' FaerieWorlds. Unfortunately I lost my wings that took me so long to make but I used the tutorial I posted here to create them. Despite my doubts, I found that they were relatively simple too make although time consuming. I had planned on taking more detailed photos but having lost them that's no longer possible :(

I also made the skirt from a belly dancing Simplicity pattern. I'm proud of myself for completing it on time because it was tremendously frustrating to make. Soooooooo much heavy fabric! But it was worth it for sure. Perfect for twirling.

Just to add to the look I ordered some multi-colored monarch butterflies from Ebay and pined them to my corset, wings, and hot glued one to a bobbi pin for my hair.

Because I got sick of wearing that tight corset and my wings getting in the way, I later made my hip scarf into a top and bought pointed ears to transform myself into and elf (shown here).

A Peek Into The World Of Faeries

For those of you who missed out on visiting the magical FaerieWorlds festival this year, I offer a glimpse into another way of life...

Backpacker Cat

This is the dream life....starting in 2008 this couple started on a 3 year, 9000 mile journey from Miami to the far tip of Argentina....with their KITTY!

News of their travels are recorded on their blog Turn of the World and plenty of video clips document their incredible adventures and most importantly the cutest cat in the world.

I know that the second clip is in French but even if you don't understand a single word like me, the point gets across just fine...the sense of wanderlust isn't just for humans, cats live for it just the same.

Thanks to Cute Overload for introducing me.