The fun of a little blue hat...

Little blue hat + white sangria = party(: This was my Thanksgiving Party outfit.

You can get your little hat at Imonni on 4th street!

For white sangria try Sauvignon Blanc, Thyme, Cardamom, and White Grapes. Yum!

Mashi felt sexy in it...

Katana Loves It(:

Un-Conventional's Inspirations

My favorite number on a pink elephant... awwwww!!! Love Love Love

Scary clown... pointing... not so much, but gives me ideas....

Hmmm...

Oooohhhh!!! New things stirring in my brain! Even though I have been in this building a million times.

This is my favorite tree ever! It has inspirited necklaces since the beginning. Wait till I put up the pictures of me in this tree(:

I love the textures in nature. Magical. The ocean and marine life have influenced many necklaces in my collections. "Troubled Waters," "Fish Story," and many others!

Awe! I just Love the Korean Friendship Bell... such a beautiful site!

This inspiration is the story of friendship and real animal emotion. I was visiting the Marine Mammal Care Center, one of the charities I donate to, and spoke with one of the volunteers. These two sea lions missed each other's company, after one had to be seperated to ensure it was eating.

I donate 15% of full priced merchandise so these cuties can be rehabilitated(:

My clothes always inspire my designs!

My closet even has an inspiration board(: Notice Christopher Kane's 1st Collection!

Can't wait to make the earrings I see in this millipede~

This grasshopper jumped from my screen door, to the wall, then back to my screen door... maybe I am it's inspiration as well?

Imonni is Heaven!

I am the luckiest girl to have 4 jobs I love, and still have free time~

Imonni is the best place in LA to buy vintage apparel.

Biggest Holiday Sale Ever!!!!

The lowest prices ever on the one-of-a-kind necklaces we all love!

60% off or higher!

Get them now before they disappear!

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The Best Models

Katana, Tamashii, and Yumi Umi Ojo are three very spoiled cat children.

They entertain me with their strange poses.

I Want It!!!

This beauty is at Imonni. I really wanted it to work as a dress, but no matter how hard I tried, it wouldn't work); So I had to take pictures to remember its' beauty!

My Friday Walk...

Perhaps not the greatest, because I was in a hurry!

Will I Ever Get There?

My walk to work on Friday was filled with more plastic bags then normal. Usually it is one or two, this time 5 or 6. There is no way I can walk by a plastic bag in the street, without picking it up. These little carriers of our merchandise, fill our oceans, and kill marine life.

Every year, a staggering amount of birds and seals ingest plastic. It is left on our streets and sidewalks, by passerby and bad trash collecting (Friday is trash day), and makes its' way to our shorelines. Seals mistake the plastic bags, as squid, due to their not so keen eyesight. You can imagine what happens to them after there deadly dinner. Some actually get a second chance, thanks to places like The Marine Mammal Care Center, which I donate to.

For more information check out http://www.marinemammalcare.org/.

As for those plastic bags.... don't use them if you don't have to!!! I have people that want one for a small belt, when they can shove it in their enormous purse.... or somewhere else... hahahaha...
I really didn't write that!!!

If you see one, floating in the breeze, like evil spirits, please Pick It Up!

Your hands are washable.

This goes for everyone, whether you live near the ocean, or not. Plastic kills.

As for my walk to work, I got there in time! I picked up 6 or so plastic bags and other miscellaneous trash bits. Had to walk around a van, because they obnoxiously blocked my path. Then, around a huge pile of cut trees, that were blocking the sidewalk! Needless to say, it was quite the adventure on 4th today(;

Toot-a-loo Halloween!

Today was filled with great conversations and interactions. It was also 80 degrees, which always makes me happy. I started the day with Skyler, and ended with Vampire Weekend.

I swear that everyone in Long Beach is friends with Skyler. I can totally see how, because she is literally, a burst of sunshine! Cat also came in for a visit, and to buy a super cute vintage dress and a ring from my line, Un-Conventional. What a fab way to start my day with two people that have a love for vintage and appreciate it! Heehee... especially being the 1st day after the Halloween non-sense.

Back to the Ice Age, I suppose, as the end of my work day is approaching. I was working at Imonni, for those just tuning in, and some random dude walks in. He has a backpack, and is a little scruffy, I think he is a random walker of the sidewalk. About a minute later, 2 girls come in. All I can make out of them saying was, "Vampire, I recognized you," then "You are playing across the street, I am standing in line."
My interpretation was that this girl has a crush on a guy, that dressed as a vampire for Halloween, and he is in a local band that is playing across the street.

I know there was more to the convo, but I wasn't listening! They asked for photos with him, and so I volunteered to take the photos. At this point, I was so enthralled with it all, it was so hysterical!

After they left, I said, " That is so cute how you have fans following you around asking for pictures," then " Where are you playing?"

At this point, he was staring at me like I was crazy! Then another guy comes in, with 3 camera people trailing behind him... of course, I state they can only come in if they don't get me on camera... I am famous in my own head I suppose... of course, I did my time in Hollywood...

Who only knows what they thought at that point. So needless to say, it was all super silly, that I didn't know who they were... yet a large billboard across the street at the Art Theatre read Vampire Weekend Nov.2 Sold Out. To top it off, I know I have heard one of their songs at least. I had to check it out. I know my bff, Leslie, will think I am nuts, she knows all the hip bands and such... she is in the "Know."

Disco Diva

Jaime and Ted are awesome, what can I say? These two are so much fun(;

Jaime is rocking a jumpsuit from LoveItShop Vintage, Un-Conventional necklace, and Sephora Make-Up Forever eyelashes.

Broken Hearted

My seester's fabulous costume!

She made her own hair piece, it is fabulous!

My Alter Ego Emerges

I am wearing a vintage leotard by Baryshnikov. American Apparel leggings. Vintage sequin jacket. Un-Conventional necklaces and rings. Vintage bracelets.