New York dreamin'

Martina Spagnoli

Now dreamin' of a new place to add to my adventures;

road trippin' Wild West dream please say hi to the new New York City dream. I'm dreaming Dan Humphrey's loft with Rupert Humphrey's waffles, snow lined sidewalks, Carrie Bradshaw's apartment, coffee shop after coffee shop, thick winter coats, bagels & hotdogs,

 movement, sound, lights. 

California & the West Dreamin'.

At age 20, Edward Weston, a struggling photographer, moved from Illinois to Southern California, beckoned by his sister, May Seaman. 

''This is the place for you without an atom of a doubt,'' she wrote. ''Every year you spend back East is so much loss to you. 

This is the country you have been longing for.''

- The NY Times

Oh how I hear you.

To my Western dream.

Dear clutch.

Dear clutch,

       You are a little bit garish but there is something about your red velvet and your oversized sequins and your gold tassle that gets me going inside. It seems that your obviousness is your charm and I am bedazzled.

Sincerly, 

        

         LGL

'Twas the night before Christmas (I'm dreaming of a white christmas)

Summer Mix.

And Be Loved - Damien Marley

California - Phantom Planet

Party Hard - Beenie Man

California Waiting - Kings of Leon

Summer Skin - Death Cab for Cutie

Down in the Box Below - Marty Simpson

Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Down the Line - Jose Gonzalez

Forever Young - Youth Group

Coconut - Harry Nilsson

Ice Cream - Muscles

Stand by Me - Ben E. King

Road Trippin' - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Skinny Love - Bon Iver

The Way We Get By - Spoon

There are certain songs that will forever remind me of Summer.

They may leave me with a slight sting as I remember times gone past, the sting as fresh as that of a newly worn sunburn, but I always make my way back to them whenever the cicadas start to hum and the air has that waft of jasmine.

I'm dreaming of a...

Benah Sasha Chain Clutch

I'm dreaming of a Benah bag. Suede & leather & gold hardware.

Red or black?

To buy or not to buy?

Amsterdam 2.

Taking a wander down memory lane, trawling through my photos from exchange in the Netherlands & I rediscovered my third trip to Amsterdam. Smelling the roses at Keukenhof, wandering down laneways in search of a teashop, rummaging around Waterlooplein Markets, eating pancakes galore, drinking hot tea from a glass.

The city is in abundance of little hidy holes to discover & I never did quite explore as much as I desired too. I keep thinking of all the vintage stores left untouched...   

Line Sander Johansen.

line sander johansen scrap work pieces

There is something so intriguing and beautiful about morsels of delicate fabric held together by the fine line of thread, which is of course stitched by hand.

Continuing on with my love for cloth scraps, thread and stitch I'm quickly falling in love with Line Sander Johansen's work.

Find more here.

Please Stay.

Please stay blue sky on a Sydney Spring day.

Benah Be Mine.

More beautiful pieces by Benah

& an even more beautiful campaign for their 

new jewellery collection.

Pewter & glass & crystal beads

twisting & dripping.