A FAREWELL...

hello..happy start of the week! i am pep talking myself right now as i type this to have a good week..the last couple of them have been rough, but i am determined to get out of my blah place and focus on all God has blessed me with..


any-hoo my adorable friend Meghan is leaving this Friday to an exciting 3 month trip to China..such a great opportunity for her and well it won't be the same not seeing her running around like crazy trying to meet a sample deadline!

so it was nice to get together on Saturday for a farewell dance night..the gals looked oh so cute..


me, meghan, jennifer & steph

im wearing a gorgeous vintage 70's sequins top...love the fact that it's yellow it really stands out..i'm debating whether it will hit the store soon or stay in my closet forever...


me, diana, meghan, jennifer & steph

i like how we all look so different, that stood out to me in the pictures..i really love working with these girls!


me, meghan, jennifer & steph

aww we will miss you Meghan it won't be the same with out you!

meghan, jennifer & steph

another dear co-worker of mine is also leaving her last day is this Thursday, she's moving to San Fransisco...sob..sob..it will be a sad week at work to see friends leave....to better things though!


XOXO~bella

WEEK IN PICTURES

l.a. the beautiful, within the smog are the snow capped mountains, a bustling city, terrible traffic, and endless array of much to do..so many pretty pallets of landscape..how more diverse can you get...the desert sun, the endless sunset, the miles of sand..oh so beautiful..

i captured these on a road trip to the desert to pick up my Zoe..

pretty pink sun

desert sunset

desert moon (really the sun, but looked like the moon to me in black & white)


these are pictures i took on one hill above l.a.

hollywood

griffith observatory

smog city

another picture of blimp over hollywood


los angeles if you look real closely you can see the capital records building

pretty white mountains above the city


the following are other works of l.a. i liked..


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now off to update the eBay store..i am a day late, but yesterday was "chick night" as my daughter called it..we had loads of fun..carne asada tacos, sonic shakes, 80's flick, green tea clay mask it was a blast with her..i really enjoy mommy and me nights!

i'll be back later with another mini blog post..hope your having a great Saturday!

~bella

BELLA UPDATE & NEWS

good-evening! i just ate the most delicious salad & tostadas tonight, i was pretty surprised how good it was, pat on the back...i'm glad i have left overs for tomorrow!

ok..so working hard on the eBay update for this week..here's what will be up for auction:












these will be up Friday the 19th by Midnight western time on eBay...i will be picking up the memento and have a big update the first week of March...Etsy will be updated this whole week as well for those gals who do not like Auction and prefer fixed price..

ALSO i can't wait to see the following...

spring 10 Misha LuLu..Karen never fails to make gorgeous kids clothes I myself want to wear....check Misha LuLu for the updates and the surplus store is also now open with great deals!




and her beautiful daughter Bella was wearing the best Misha LuLu outfit..that apron skirt is the BEST..


check out her Misha LuLu Blog as well, she has quite lovely post on family life, art and vintage handmade inspirations...

XOXO~bella

LATE VALENTINES

good evening guys...it's 1 a.m. and i need to wake up at 6 a.m. for work tomorrow..i was not able to get to that sneak peek tonight but i have been busily editing the photos of those auctions to come..

i leave you with two late Valentines photo's i photographed..one is the cutest sweater heart print dress i will be posting to Etsy..



the other is a blimp flying above Los Angeles that i snapped while having a lovely picnic with friends on this Valentines day!



goodnight..hope your Valentines was great..mine was..Thanks Hun!

~bella

BELLA VINTAGE COLLECTION

hi guys! i am slowly catching up to the internet world, i am playing catch up for the 1 month i lost..i have allot i want to share and can't wait to share it! one of them being a sneak peek to the Bella Vintage Collection of hand made items which i am currently working on..

about a year ago i mentioned coming across a HUGE bulk of skeleton keys in which i intended making jewelry with..i am now currently working on different designs to bring to you in the start of March, both simple and complicated designs (lack of a better word)..


steel chain black nickel skeleton key necklace


steel chain black nickel double skeleton key necklace


and also in the works are scarfs made from vintage fabric in array of different prints and era's..all hand made, 100% vintage and unique one of a kind..

1990's floral print vintage scarf


1970's grandma stitch vintage scarf



i will have many different styles to choose from on both necklace's and vintage scarfs coming in March to the Etsy shop..i also have another project in the works for Bella Vintage as well as the development of a new collection..

i will be back later today with out Bella Vintage sneak peak for new eBay auctions coming this week...hope your having a lovely Valentines Day!

~bella

MCQUEEN.....

what a sad day on the passing of Alexander McQueen..a designer and an artist all wrapped up in one i truly enjoyed watching his creations go down that runway..more importantly his life mattered and i wish he could of endured and placed his faith in the one who can get you through...he will be sorely be missed..

YAY! I'M BACK ON LINE...

i am so happy to be back on line again! it's been almost a whole month since i have been able to check e-mails, do updates and all together be able to work on my computer..fortunately i was able to salvage my pictures and some accounting files before i had to start over again and wipe out my computer and start from scratch! i wasn't able to retrieve all BUT i'm so so glad i was able to save my pictures though..if i only would of been backing up to an external hard drive this whole time i would have not lost half my files..LESSON learned in a bad way and a warning to you all to back up your files!

now it's catching up time, much needed blogging and shop updates..sleepless nights are in order this weekend so we can get back on track for bella!

i'll be back tomorrow for my first blog update and i'm all smiles!!

~bella