WEEK IN PICTURES: THANKSGIVING IN VEGAS

woah i've been out of touch since wednesday..i took off to my moms who lives in Vegas on a thursday road trip...my plan was to do a little work at my moms but i was having too much fun, eating allot of great home cooked meals and just spending much needed time off with my family..

i got home safe and escaped a crazy traffic jam coming back from Vegas to L.A. by leaving at 6 a.m. this morning..now it's time to get back on track and get back on a balanced work schedule with both my full time job and bella.

plans are to get the store stocked this week in time for Christmas for both set price Vintage on Etsy and auction set prices on Ebay as well as D.I.Y.'s post on le blog and Christmas ornaments crafts with my Zoe..

for this week in pictures i am posting pictures from my road trip to vegas..i noticed i took none of the hotels and vegas itself but most were of the mountains and desert it's what caught my eye...

5 a.m. start..need me my venti starbucks..

the sunrise in the desert is breathtaking..shots taken from the car does not give it justice..

sign, signs and more signs...

wonder there this road takes you to?

worlds largest thermometer in baker california

you really feel you can reach out and touch the mountains and they look like a painting..beautiful

crazy ride in vegas

going to the mountain to play in the snow..

Zoe doing snow angels...if i wasn't dying of how excruciating cold it was i would of joined in :)

these paws were so cool and scary at the same time...their was big prints small prints which i feel were a pack of wolfs..

like how you see the moon in this shot

i noticed i barely took family pictures and any of myself..i was having a whole lotta fun though..

i also made this a buying trip and have tons of great new vintage to post..also scored big at the thrifts along with my Mister..he scored big too! will share our finds tomorrow..till then

~bella

FLOCK LOVE

the flock shop is the cutest crafts, art & clothing boutique in China Town L.A...i was happy to be able to go this weekend and visit and catch up with Michelle and Chad the husband and wife team whom own and operate the store...

Michelle and i sporting some Flock Shop gear

it was very hard to refrain from not going over my budget and buying everything that fancied my eye..i so fell in love with these adorable pins inspired from Where The Wild Things Are made by a local artist, it came with all these pins plus the fuzzy holder for a mere $15 bucks!

they carry these great hand painted vintage purse's and at one time i remember also spotting hand painted vintage boots..

here we are sporting some head gear..the ear muffs Zoe's wearing are perfect for the upcoming winter and the head wrap Amy sported was as soft as can be..all hand made by independent artist

i like this little birdie head band to go with some of my vintage..it's on the list for next time..

they have a wide range of items, new clothing from independent designers from all over the world, tee shirts from different graphic designers / artist, art work from local artist, hand made items like wallets, hats & jewelry, vintage clothes & accessories and they carry GREAT vintage glasses...

also check out there website for upcoming events and openings which they throw pretty frequently at FlockShop.com...next one is the Christmas party..also China Town has an art walk where all the boutiques and art galleries open up to the public every month, which they are a part of..there is a DJ spinning too..ooh lots of fun..i'll be there next month!

oh and just in time for black friday they will have and amazing sale! eventually they will be up and running offering their goods online but mean while come check them out in China Town if your in L.A.

hope you have a great Thanksgiving..i'm off to Vegas in a few.

till next time
~bella

ETSY UPDATE

hello hello! i am already counting down the days left to Thanksgiving...i so love road trips and am ready to get in the car at 4 a.m. drive thru the desert and watch that sun rise in the horizon...can't wait!

i have many goals i need to reach by the end of December and woah..i can't believe the first week of December is already next week..crazy..

the following is the 10 items coming to the Etsy shop this week..next week i have in the works an update to the Ebay shop which i am working on re-vamping this week..i really hope in between all the fun and my full-time job i will accomplish a steady flow of vintage clothes being posted in both shops.

enough rambling..here's the peek..

these will be posted daily, allot more great vintage to come...

~bella

WEEK IN PICTURES: SIGHT SEEING

today was a great day..hung out with my friend Amy whom i have not seen in ages..we went to China Town, craft store & an art studio with another special freind and we had such a great time..

i heart China Town although touristy there's allot of great little shops...some freinds of mine (whom i will be doing a blog post later) own the cutest craft, art and clothing boutique and i seriously had to hold back on not going over my budget in their shop...i bought a great shirt though

there is so many great places to go visit in this huge city..L.A. the following are my sight seeing shots taken in China Town and around..

paper umbrellas oh so pretty

love the Chinese paper lanterns

colorful pin wheels..they were spinning and i wanted to capture it but need to learn that function on the my camera

detailed buildings


landmarks..every record imaginable you can find here..

love the retro sign

one of the most famous signs

some more inspirational pics

love this shot..very clever..i think this is Cindy Crawford?

this week is just a great week im looking forward to..Thanksgiving at mom's..road trips to Vegas & Arizona..and exciting D.I.Y. blogs and more vintage posted on Etsy..

i'll leave you with this cute picture of Zooey Deschanel

night night
~bella








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