pillow fight

source: notcot

  My friend Joanna loves her some totebags and shes the only person who came to mind when I saw these totebag pillows. Its so incredibly simple! I am now kicking myself for passing up bags at band merch tables after shows. You know, when I was young and did that kind of thing.
  I will be 25 (TWENNYFIVE) on Monday. How did this happen? Wasn't I just 16? Feels like it. Eh, nevertheless, I'm nervous and excited and totally ready for it. I think.

the glow

source: the glow

  The Glow is like The Selby, to me. But instead of just home envy, it fills me with future envy and showcases the sweetest, fashionable and inspiring moms.

escuela

 The other day, I posted about an art "school" that I heard about called 3rd Ward. I got in touch with someone from the school, scheduled a private tour, and headed into Brooklyn with Kyle yesterday to scope the place out. 

  I loved it! The hallways are bustling with inspiration and I am happy to report that it isn't as intimidating/nauseating as one might think an art collective in hipster infested Brooklyn may be ;) It was really a gigantic, comfortable, and encouraging place to be. If all works out, I'm looking to take their blacksmith class in September. Yay!

envy.

source: finders keepers

source: playing elegant

  I am all for these two spaces.

amen.

“If you want to really hurt your parents, and you don’t have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do is go into the arts. I’m not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.”
Kurt V.

Very awesome quote, found on a very awesome site. These guys are doing what I wish I could.

EAT!

bis·tro/ˈbistrō/

Noun: A small restaurant.

source: uh, google image search "bistro inspired kitchen" doh! :(

source: houzz

Bistro inspired kitchens are wonderful. I imagine one with  a painted chalkboard on one of the walls that stretches from ceiling to floor, like in the pic above! I've been obsessing for so long now about a modern home that has a rustic, chic, vintage industrial charm to it. Both these kitchens made me swoon! Two totally different feels but I could definitely see creating the perfect mash-up with elements from both styles.