Blog Awards!

This is looonnnggg overdue, but thanks to Amber over at France, FTW! for picking my blog as one of her "lovely little blog award" winners! Yipee! Photo from her page as well!

Here’s the deal. Name 10 things about yourself & give the award to 10 blogs you love.

Here we go!

1. Carrots intrigue me. At one point in my life everything revolved around carrots, my halloween costume, my art projects, I made carrot shaped cookies, key chains etc.
2. I play the ukulele!! I'm still learning but let me tell you, it's highly enjoyable.
3. Bunnies complete me. Love to pet them, hold them, snuggle with them, dream about them.
4. I'm in school to become a teacher! Those kiddies say the darndest things. ha!
5. I pretend I can sew. Lately I've been buying a lot of vintage skirts and refashioning them to make them a bit more modern. What a money saver! Wahoo!
6. I have a not so secret crush on Zooey Dechanel. (who doesn't?) I love her style and quirky personality. What a dreamboat she is.
7. I am currently obsessed with watching Hell's Kitchen and The City. Never miss a show!
8. Hot Dogs are my friend. Those little doggies feel so nice in my belly.
9. When I was small I left bowls of milk out on the porch to get little kitty cats to come over and visit me. My dad did not approve.
10. I used to have a gerbil named Munchie. He had a leash and I took him out for backyard adventures.

I give this blog award to:

Les Paquerettes
Chrissstttiiine
Oh, Hello Friend
Pictures Painting Paper
Count Me Out
Tulip Society
Under Lock and Key
That's Chic
Josie Bean
A Few of My Favorite Things

AND I tag all you readers to comment below to tell me three little facts about yourself! I'd love to get to know you better :)

October Contest Winner!

Woohoo! Congratulations are in order for Michelle from Adolescent Waves. You are the lucky winner of my October Contest! I will send you an email shortly to get your mailing info, how exciting! May I just add that Pomplamoose has quickly become MY current music obsession...so fun and catchy. Check out their myspace page here! Special thanks to everyone who entered, I have found some great new music to enjoy! Weeee!

New Thao Album!

Wahoo! The wait is finally over for the new Thao album! I just bought it and let me tell you, it does not disappoint! I saw them live in Seattle and it was magical. Head on over to their myspace page to sample a few songs for yourself. Dum dee dum, excuse me while I indulge myself in these glorious new tracks!

P.S. Thanks for all your comments for the October Contest so far (2 days left!) I've discovered a few musical gems...can't wait to announce the winner!

Fall Picks

Ooooooooh, I've always heard of this site polyvore.com but have never really played around with it.....and the verdict is, it's sooooo much fun! You get to pick and choose from a huge selection of items to create your perfect look. Yipee! Here are my picks for fall! Good thing this is only a pretend outfit...look at those prices, yikes!

Photo of the Day

Don't forget to enter my October Contest! Only five days left!

Yellow Bird Project

I came across this booth at the Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco and thought it was such a neat concept. Yellow Bird Project works with indie artists to create unique t shirt designs and all the proceeds go to charities as chosen by the musician! Collaborating with artists such as The National, Ra Ra Riot, Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah, etc. these t shirts are totally one of a kind! Yahoo! Here are two of my favorites, the one by Bon Iver is definitely on my wish list. Click here to check out their website!

Quote of the Day

- Maira Kalman (The Principles of Uncertainty)

Calgary International Film Festival!

Last week I saw a few films at the Calgary International Film Festival and I'd thought I'd share a two of my favorites!

The first film, Unmade Beds, is a quirky yet tender story about two characters Axi and Vera living in London. Oh how lovely this movie was, it was so refreshing and the soundtrack was amazing. With "hot monkey" as repeating song lyrics, you can't go wrong. haha.

The second film is called My Dog Tulip (aw) and is the first full length hand drawn animated feature film. Cute and hilarious, this movie was absolutely endearing and will definitely be a hit among all you dog lovers!!!

Hopefully these movies will be in rental stores soon so you can check them out for yourselves. Happy Film Festival everyone!

Don't forget to enter the OCTOBER CONTEST!

October Contest!!

As promised, the October contest has arrived!! Here's what's up for grabs.... one winner will receive the following two items:

HEATHER GRAY/ROBIN EGG BLUE recycled t-shirt necklace
CHARCOAL/YELLOW recycled t-shirt knotted bracelet

Items are handmade by ME and are featured in my Etsy shop thisoldshirt ....here is your chance to win!

How to enter:

Comment below with your email address and answer the following question: "what is your current music obsession?" Can be a song or a group name, add a link if you like. I've been looking for some new tunes lately, this will totally help me out :)

I will use random.org to choose one winner. Contest ends Friday October 16th 12:00am mountain time.

WOOWEE GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!!!

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