RUN! Shade is leaving us!

Quite Tragic I know!

I'm so serious, I'm Shocked. I'm totally a Shade girl, I've seen it grow from the very first year they started in 2004 selling their first Cap Sleeve and Baby Tee. I fell in love with it. 

That's all I wear everyday in some ways. 

There has been a lot of other people and companies that have tried to do and make the same thing, but like Shade there's none. They stayed true to their simple, comfortable, fashionable but modest standard and on top of that what makes their product one of a million - their quality is impeccable like no other. 

Their impact in the fashion industries has been a strong one, as much in woman's hearts.

Unfortunately the news is true!

Shade will be closing their doors selling everything within inventory and assets. Closing stores, website, everything to go dark for what they say "a period of time- there is not a set timeline for our return".

For those of you who know their FABULOUS products, the letter of the founder about the liquidation is quite a shocking news.
Everyone is talking  about  it, and I'm sure there's a lot of confusion going on.

Some time I'd love to sit down and chat with this amazing lady. Chelsea Rippy founder and owner. She has done a great job and brought a lot of people to the attention of what woman's clothing can really be. 

RUN if you can to the last liquidation event. Online there's not much left!

WAREHOUSE SPECIAL LIQUIDATION EVENT

AUGUST 27TH - 28TH

Thousands of items, everthing must go.

Friday, August 27th 8am - 7pm

Saturday, August 28th 8am - 3pm

Located at the Shade Warehouse, 864 South 490 W, Pleasant Grove, UT 84602.

PASCO WASHINGTON SPECIAL LIQUIDATION EVENT

{Last chance and products at Shade, Liquidation Events}

small delicate memories

I'm not sure what it is. But I think it has to do with being back home at my parent's house, seeing my dad dying that brings all tuns of memories in my mind.

When I was little I used to play in the nature so much. I was never tired of being in fresh air, green grass, colorful flowers and singing birds. One of my favorite things to do was waiting outside in the garden for my dad to come home. I would check the road, looking down the very end of it to see if I could start seeing his head peaking up from the hill. Then I would start running down to jump in his arms for a big kiss.

this dress is absolutely deliciously so delicate!

My sis and I used to share a room growing up. We didn't have much but my dad always made sure to create something new for us every time we needed something. Like new tables, chairs, pillows. After all being an upholster & decorator pays back in wonderful ways. Our room was full of colors, different materials and cozy vintage toys that made our world a dreamy one. 

{dress by Trelise Cooper, picts. via Small Magazine}

Mini Style

I just love this "little things". Can't you tell I just can't wait to have some little girls to spoil?? mmm yea.. I do :)

{by mini style}

cute little dress

I just love it and I want to make one!
cause yea.. you better not look at the price for this one..

{by Designer Gianbattista Valli, to buy at Bergdorf Goodman}

Embroidery to admire

Beautiful things always make your day so much better.
This piece is fabulishessss!

{embroidery by Susie Cowie, via Lushlee}

white~creamy fresh summer

I just love what white does to you.. it feels so fresh, summerly like and pure. This pieces are especially particular, with a little detail of indian embroidery effect.. oh love it!

{ by Anthropology, H&M, Promod}

Rain-boots painted by.. YOU

I love to put colors in to gray rainy days.
For some reason in Europe winter and gray days are usually colored by dark tints. And here I'm talking mostly about Switzerland, Italy and the countries around it. I don't really get it, I mean usually when it rains it's already gray enough. Why then put on a black jacket, black shoes, black skirt and .. black umbrella? Oh you rarely see an umbrella that sticks out of the normal black, and that would be... mine hahahahaha!
I put color whenever there is a chance. My umbrella is red, my boots brown (always better then black), and scarfs are made to have one of each color you like :)

Keiner zu klein, Künstler zu sein ~ None is too young to become an artist

"There's no way I want to have my kids grow up in dark boots and dark umbrella".

Couple years ago, this was one of the reasons I was giving myself to move out of the beautiful city of Zürich that I loved so much, but where it rains and it's grey 9 months a year:

Thank goodness, art and colors are available now:
Art-painting days at Globus all around Switzerland.
For only SFR.10.- you get a pair of kids boots and you get to use all the accessories to make your very own piece of art on it. Love the idea! Great price too :) Vive la Suisse!!

Basel 17. und 20. März (14-17 Uhr)

Bern City 17. März (13-16 Uhr), 20. März (10-16 Uhr)

Bern Westside 24. März (13-17 Uhr), 27. März (10-16 Uhr)

Chur 24. bis 27. März

Genf 24. März (11-18 Uhr), 27. März (11-17 Uhr)

Glattzentrum 30. März bis 3. April

Lausanne 17. bis 20. März

Locarno 2., 3., 6. und 7. April

Luzern 17. bis 20. März

Neuchâtel 14. und 17. April

St. Gallen 17. bis 20. März

{inspiration needed} for knitting scarf and something else?

for the past few years, every year around autumn/fall time, I knit a scarf for myself.

It has become a yearly goal of mine and I'm not sure how it started. I think mostly cause I really, really like fall time. Also when it comes to apparel, I love the cozy things you can wear while it's cold. This season brings out some of my favorite things to wear. Long knitted sweaters, big collars, long scarf...ooh yea!

Usually the scarf I see around that I really like are dang expensive and I just don't dare myself to spend that kind of money on it. No way! I rather spend that kind of money to buy the kind of wool I like to make it myself. Then at list it really has more value then buying it already made.

Another reason is that I give myself a chance to make something for me. I rarely do make something for myself and so it is a way to take care of me... at list once a year. Hey it all starts in baby steps right? :)

Well I don't knit a lot at all, I used to when I was younger and in school, so I really need some help with it. Usually to start out with it, then I can handle it. Believe it or not I don't have that great of memory when it comes to knitting. In a year long time I forget all the stitches I did last fall. So how do I do this now?

Well you should know I have a great aunt. Zia Mariuccia or Mary and she's the greatest at anything you call knitting. SO yes, I usually drive my aunt and I down to Italy around Como area (about 30 min. away from my home town Lugano-CH) to get some great wool, choose from amazing colors while taking a chance to taste some great Italian delicious food.
Then we spend an evening together where I usually drive her  CRAZY cause I don't want to make just any kind of scarf, but I kinda have to try out different things until I like it just the way I want it hahaha! Yep I usually know what I want, and.. I like challenge. It might end up looking simple but it won't be easy.. (this kinda sounds like the theme of my life hu?)

This year I'm way faraway from my zia Mary, but C. and I are planning to go visit home in Switzerland sometime between now and Christmas. So I need to be ready, cause a scarf has to be made also this year. And I'm actually thinking to also make something else in addition to it. A hat, or some kind of baby piece? I've got a ramble idea, but I still have to get the right inspiration.

So.. inspiration come to me! help!

{pict. on flickr by brenda and by elinknits}

P~tland

Isn't he adorable?

When I saw this I thought - "Oh my little Christian" hahaha! 

Then looking at the apparel I realized that I'll probably have to buy a collection of this cute little T-shirt for all our future little Christian :) 

"But wait I wonder if they have some for male, to give to my "big" Christian. Would he wear it? That snail might be a little too feminine for him. Maybe not, after all he is wearing the cap I gave him that says "Lost in Switzerland". 

And this is the day I discovered Little Bay Root and the snails of Gardener's torment  thanks to Sara .

Love the snails! I want one! I'll be back to check out more things soon!