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Guatemalan Necklaces

Also just in!  Fair trade necklaces handmade with reclaimed, handwoven and embroidered blouses of the Mayan women.  Feel good about supporting artisans worldwide knowing a portion of the proceeds go to Pueblo a Pueblo. I only ordered a few and have a feeling these will fly out of the store...
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Lonestar Round Up

This past weekend we jumped into the Fairlane and headed down to the Lonestar Rod & Custom Round Up.  We still have a lot of work to do on our old lady but it was fun to take her out and show off a bit. The weather was amazing, the...
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Spring Inspiration – Jil Sander

Color is my antidote to the winter blues (or creams, browns and grays).  I was loving neutrals all fall & winter long, but now I am more excited than ever to get into some color.  I first saw Jill Sander’s S11 collection a few months ago and am now a...
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Although the Sun is Shining

Everything is new again. I was lucky enough to take over my dad’s record collection when he decided that CD’s were the way to go.  He cant stand the sound quality on records anymore but I just love the thick molasses sounds and scratches and the history that comes with listening...
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Hill Country Wedding

One of my favorite designers, and a close friend, Emily Gibbons married her sweetheart, Colby Harstell, this past weekend in the Texas Hill Country.  The event kicked off with a low key bachelorette party at Inks Lake in the Hamilton’s bitchin’ 60’s lake house and finished with a warm and...
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Elizabeth Taylor {style icon}

And dont forget the husbands… “What do you expect me to do, sleep alone?” Filed under: uncategorized
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The Late, Great Pinetop Perkins

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SXSW – Take a break

Since it is Saturday, it is most likely that you need a quite moment away from all of the madness that is SXSW.  Check out these three great stops downtown, all within 2 blocks of each other.  We hit them up last weekend during interactive had were pleasantly surprised. Art...
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SXSW on the streets

My three favorite moments from SXSW yesterday MARCHFOURTH Marching Band impromptu performance in front of ACL Live Margaritas with my man & Pinetop Perkins at the Four Seasons!  Filed under: events
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Oh Jeez Pop Up

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the day after tomorrow

It isnt often that a radio show inspires me to go home and look up a story hours later. yet after hearing a story on Marketplace that is exactly what I did.  Artist, photographer, and Documentarian J Henry Fair captures the results of extreme industrial processes on the earth via...
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contemporary bridal {lust}

We don’t always have to be practical.  I keep going back and forth between wanting a simple stackable band that you can add onto to suit your mood, and a knock-their-socks-off ring that becomes your signature look.   I generally keep my accessories minimal and versatile, so maybe this is...
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Dennis Hopper {Photographer}

I am a sucker for Paul Newman and it was an image of him in Cool Hand Luke that drew me in while browsing Ruby Art yesterday.  I soon found out that Dennis Hopper spent his early years as a photographer and inadvertent chronicler of the sixties.  His stunning photographic...
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Carpet Bag

Lately I have been noticing that I desperately need a large tote bag.  I am a huge proponent of a small purse when going out, however, for the day-to-day when you have a water bottle, leftovers for lunch, packages, bills, scarf, AND the small purse, you need something to hold...
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MANIMAL

I found Manimal this morning in my inbox via Daily Candy.  I really really wish I would have found them this past fall, but you can be sure I will be wearing their moccasins by next! Expect some of the S 2011 jewelry in the store this spring! In their...
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Enourmous Champion {studio tour}

One of my favorite gifts in the store right now is the very  adorable Squirrlley Love set from Enormous Champion. Of course, it is a great V-Day gift that is cheesy in all the right ways, but it also can make a fantastic 5th year anniversary gift (wood!). Grain Edit...