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I found this lovely pic of Malibu Creek State Park here, and was instantly transported

to my teenage home in the Santa Monica mountains. We lived just a few minutes drive

from this location for more than 15 years. My time spent there was full of wildflower

picking, bird watching and outdoor painting and sketching. I miss it so much.

(apologies for not being able to find credit for the photo..)

Tea Dress Part 2

This weekends project is another version of the previous tea dress that I made,

this time with a more baby doll look and a white collar. I drafted the collar following the instructions

in the Built by Wendy Dresses book, and used the vintage 90's pattern Easy McCalls 5422,

which I saw on Burda Style, then quickly found online for sale. I think this is a great

silhouette, anyone looking for a cute baby doll should try this pattern.

Allo Allo

Speaking of Paris, here is a great video from Land of Nod Inc., gives you 

the feeling of having a quick trip through the city. Enjoy and happy Friday!

Aurore de la Morinerie

Above illustrations are by the very talented artist Aurore de la Morinerie. 

I was lucky enough to take an illustration class with her last summer

in Paris while I was doing The Arts of Fashion Master Class.

It was an amazing experience that I will never forget.

Check out her website here.

Beach Tunic

For this weekends project, since I was running low on time I chose an item that

had been collecting dust in my closet as a UFO. For this stripey beach tunic I

made the pattern, tracing off a garment that I had. I did not add as much sheering

around the neckline as I would have liked, but all in all I think that it came out OK.

And of course, it fits perfectly into my color palette!

These Kathleen Whitaker earrings (bought for me by my sweet beau Will)

came from the Echo Park Craft Fair, which was a lovely place to be

on a Sunday afternoon.

Echo Park Craft Fair

Happy Friday! I am super exited about the Echo Park Craft Fair happening this

weekend.

 Linens from Rachel Craven

 Flowers from Tigers to Lilies

Booties from Beatrice Valenzuela.

A Sad Good-by

It wouldn't be my blog if I didn't post about the worlds sad loss of

MCA, Adam Youch, of the Beastie Boys. Most of what I have read about his passing

fails to mention his deep spirituality which he expressed so beautifully in his music.

I found comfort from this loss and a recent familial loss as well, in the lyrics

above from his song "Flowin Prose".

The hand pic is a message from his fellow Beastie Boy, Ad Roc, Adam Horovitz

and can be found on the Beastie Boys website.