:: Theme parties; dress-fixing; fridge cake….

Posted by Vanessa on April 6, 2008 | Permalink

I’m very excited because I’m having a really productive and creative weekend. On Saturday, our friends Josh and Kayla threw a “fine wine” party where everyone brought the most hilarious wines they could find. Champion contenders included a bottle shaped like a man carrying a jug, small bottles of Riesling with a picture of a little person in lederhosen on the side, and best of all, a bottle of Georgian semi-sweet red wine in a pink furry bottle cover. There was also spray cheese in a can. It was so much fun - there was even scoresheets for us to mark the wine against. Most of them tasted awful, but it made for a hilarious evening. I officially love theme parties - I seemed to go to a lot of them at one point, but no so much now. It must change! What with my Amy Sedaris book on entertaining, there’s really no excuse not to host a few.

This morning, I’ve already made a slightly awkward dress much cuter by hemming it, and put together a cherry and almond fridge cake. Feeling very productive as I still have the whole afternoon ahead of me!

Categories: about us, craft
Tags: 'amy sedaris', dresses, hemming, parties

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:: Sunday Shopping Bliss

Posted by Vanessa on December 9, 2007 | Permalink

It’s Sunday, which means I should probably be sulking that I have to go to work tomorrow. Fortunately, I’m not at all gloomy because there’s plenty of fun shopping to do. It would be a great idea to start at Canter’s, which is a fantastic place to eat. Cornbeef hash and eggs? Delicious! I wonder if I can convince someone to go to brunch? And its conveniently located right by the Fairfax/Melrose market. This is probably not news to Angelenos, but having lived here for just over a year, I’m still in love with the shopping.

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Categories: los angeles, shopping
Tags: , cups, dresses, shopping, Sundays, thrift, vintage

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