A Dance Called Twilight

"Twilight" Choreographed by Kate Jablonski
Recipient of the Gold Award for Leos Competitive Event at Jazz Dance World Congress 2009

Olia Designs. Jewelry Made With Love.

The Underground Cuff by Olia Designs

Wow, right?!  Isn't that cuff fantastically drop-dead gorgeous? Thank god I was introduced to Olia Designs and jewelry. Olia has been featured in a roll call of awesome magazines like Instyle, People, The Knot, Lucky, Rachel Ray, NY Post, Life and Style, and has snatched up by celebs like Jennifer Love Hewitt. Now you'll know I'm not crazy when I drool over these designs....everyone else is going crazy for her stuff too!

Geo Comb by Olia Design

"Olia's brand new Paleolithic Collection takes her distinct aesthetic to a whole new level with druzies, geodes and mixed metals in incredible neutral tones that when mixed together perfectly create a unique juxtaposition of edgy glamour and understated ease." I couldn't have said that better myself!

The Palaeolithic Cuff by Olia Designs

 The truth is that I grew in a family that loved to talk about geography, history, geology, and plants, but we did so by traveling and experiencing it first-hand. One summer we even went digging for dinosaur bones in Wyoming. I've collected gobs of rocks over the years. Its natural that my passion for rocks meant I had a naturally affection toward using stones that are uncommon in jewelry. 

In Blue earrings by Olia Designs

Olia is a NYC-based designer whose design inspirations flow from people, colors, nature, dreams and reality. 

Meet Olia!  She's living her dreams by following her passion. She's the ultimate Modern Girl with Style!

Her heart-felt designs are really felt from one piece to another. Heck, I totally love her designs and so can you with a special offer for Modern Girl Style readers!

Pedal Cuff by Olia Designs

For the month, October 20 to November 20, Modern Girl Style readers are getting 20% of any piece of jewelry in her collection. Buy up everything you can because these pieces are seriously timeless!

Make Love Charm Necklace by Olia Designs

To get that discount, just enter MODERNGIRL when the shopping cart prompts you. Now...where to start? What should I buy first? XOXO!! Happy Hunting at Olia Designs!

Vintage Camera Drawings

Print sold at Monster Gallery on Etsy 

Surfing the web always brings up interesting finds and these images are in relation to vintage cameras. Some ideas to fuel your creative juices. 

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Isn't this print amazing? The website attached to this print has gobs of great gift ideas that are super hip. 

Scoutie Girl pulled together these great prints, too!

Scoutie Girl is another great resource for inspiring ideas. She has also got a great and perhaps debate-provoking topic on the handmade market. Read and tell me what you think.

Eat More Cake.

What's your idea of the perfect fall day? 

Shop View of Dufflet Pastries Toronto

I have an idea...take a walk through the neighborhood, or maybe a new neighborhood, and stop into that place you've meant to always to stop at....

Dufflet's Bakery Toronto, Queen West Location

Cupcakes, strong Earl Grey tea, and a view of city people walking by...it's the perfect way to kick back on a fall day! Dufflet's pastries is a landmark in the Toronto area having been on the uber hip Queen Street West since the early eighties. I was introduced to Dufflet's via one of the opera singers at the Royal Canadian Opera last may and I didn't make it into this shop until yesterday. The texture of my vanilla cupcake icing was heavenly....

Want some inspiring ideas for new cupcakes or cakes? Download a copy of their menu from the Dufflet website. 

Oh my! That was cupcake went away too quick! No worries. A quick walk around the block and then I'll be back, maybe to only look again in the window

Peepshow

Peepshow with Holly Madison is on at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. This is a short clip that shows a behind the scenes rehearsal and its totally fantastic! I mean it's not often you see the guy doing burlesque in a bathtub. Now does anyone know that guy? I've got a leaking bathtub! LOL! Check out more behind the scenes info at Peepshow Facebook.

Go Locale!

I experienced total bliss, akin to hanging out in heaven, on the day that I discovered a new shop called Locale. What was it that grabbed my heart? Well, the turquoise bird had me at hello. I loved the artwork.  The natural wood display was another wonderful touch.

In fact, I found artwork everywhere at this shop. Art was placed in glass cases under bracelets for sell. You can see a beautiful eagle underneath the next shot.

There is another painting of an animal under a display of scarves. Notice the gallery tag on the lower right. 

Something must be going on here. There were gallery tags, hello...I finally asked the shop girl. I found out all the artwork is for sale. Locale showcases artists to sell their work side by side the handbags, shoes, and accessories they sell. Total heaven! There is a chalkboard wall devoted to providing a bit of info on the artist, too.

The last image that one gets to enjoy is on the way out. This is the postcard image, literally, they hand out postcards promoting the artist showing! Now the question is which pair of shoes and is that a a bird or a bear? Look closely, you'll know what I'm talking about!

Nice ghost chair, too!! XOXO & Go Locale!