Posh & Paisley

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I'm in need of a vacation. Bad.

It's been really hard for me since I quit working on cruise ships. For the last two years, I swam in the ocean daily, and now I have to wait for the next vacation opportunity like everyone else... life sucks people!

I'll tell you what doesn't suck. This paisley monokini by True Religion Brand Jeans absolutely does not suck and looks stunning. Mind you, I guess it really helps that this model has the most perfect body, but nevertheless, it's a sexy enough bathing suit to make up for any flaws anyone might have. Besides, she could really make do with a bit of meat on those bones.

This picture is from the 2008 collection in last year's runway show for Miami Fashion Week. I'm excited for what this year's Fashion Week will yield. Speaking of which, the Toronto L'Oreal Fashion Week is on right now, and runs till the 25th of October. If anyone has extra tickets, I make a great date! I clean up well and I don't talk through shows, what more can you ask for?

Just have your people call my people!

It's Wunderbar!

I'm off to Oktoberfest!

This is the venue and I'll be back in a few days.

Wish you could make it!

xo

Paisley, You Light Up My Life!

Lighting is very important to me. 

You can create ambiance and set the mood for any occasion with a bit of tweaking of the lights. A great way to feel all warm and cozy if used correctly.

I L-O-V-E these beautiful votive candles that remind me of expensive jewels. Apparently they smell fantastic too, and I don't know if these are carried only on the Monarch's Heaven website or in any Toronto stores right now, but I'm on it.

I recently had an amazing dinner at an Indian restaurant in Kingston, and my date and I were seated in a tiny little room off of the main hall. It had such great ambiance and lighting that I had to take a photo for you. There were even little paisleys on the walls! 

The restaurant was called Curry Village, incase you're ever in Kingston Ontario, and they even made a special vegetarian version of the Kashmiri Chicken for my picky self. All in all, I left there feeling twelve pounds heavier, and wishing I could be in Kingston more often.

It's amazing what good food and awesome lighting can do. It can even make a God-forsaken place like Kingston seem like a place you'd want to be in more than once! (Some Kingsonite is going to be very mad at me, oops.)

Giving Thanks, a Day Early

I'm cooking a turkey today. A big, fat butterball that's gonna feed an army.

I know that it's a day early for Canadian thanksgiving, but my family usually does a family dinner the night before.

I'd really like to present my turkey to a paisley place setting, and next year I'm going to search high and low for these dishes on the left from a company called Horchow.

You could really use these at any time of the year, and can change the mood by changing the colours of the place mats and napkins. For thanksgiving you could put out orange and red accessories, and for Christmas you could even do an icy blue to really create some drama. That way, you can justify their crazy high price by doing some simple arithmetic. Just divide the cost by the number of times you think you're going to use them, and voila!, they were meant to be a part of your life!

Happy Gobble Gobble!

Paisley was the Icing on the Cake

Wow. What an amazing wedding I went to last weekend! My seventh one this year, and the second Ukrainian wedding for me, I now consider myself somewhat of a wedding connoisseur.

Every detail was meticulously taken care of, and except for the fact that I can't post about yet another wedding cake, it was cool to see that the Bride opted to not have cake and instead just a fantastic dessert table.

Today, my usual cake posting for a wedding occasion will be replaced by this awesome photo of Samantha, as it was great to see her clad in paisley for the night. What a pretty navy paisley number. I love the fact that it has pockets and has a very relaxed, classy feel to it. It was perfect for the wedding, yet wearable for all sorts of other occasions. I'm all about flexibility you know.

I also decided to make the card that I gave to the Bride and the Groom, and made sure to include Posh&Paisley somewhere in there. I really enjoyed the process and I think that it will be the first of many more handmade cards for me. 

This past year of weddings has been great, but boy, I sure am glad to know that I'm home free till at least next year. Soon everyone I know will be married off and I'll have to start making baby cards...

Drive Happy

I just learned how to drive stick shift.

You don't understand how exciting I find this new, 5-speed driving self.

Of course I was perfectly content driving an automatic car, but I think in this world, it's really important for a woman to be able to do everything!

It's just one more skill under the belt and gives you some more options when looking to buy a car, when stranded somewhere with the only car being available is stick, or if I'm ever needed to be a designated driver. This way I know that I can tackle any kind of driving requirements that come my way.

Now that I can drive stick, I feel like I'm going to be driving more, so I guess I better have my driver's license all ready.

This fancy shmancy wallet by Latico Leathers will be perfect for housing all my ID, plus a whole slew of change for the parking meter. At first glance, doesn't it just look like a pretty wallet/clutch?

Well, look closer and you'll see it has an exterior coin slot mechanism that directs change into a clear window compartment inside the wallet. Basically it lets you slip all those Dimes and Nickles right into your clutch without opening or unzipping anything! Now I just wonder if the slot is large enough to fit the Canadian Loonie and Toonie? 

 

Bottoms Up

I've been slightly depressed over the current economic state of affairs lately. I can't even flip through the TV without feeling like the whole world is headed for it's demise.

Like it wasn't bad enough thinking that Global Warming was the most eminent danger we were being faced with, but now we have a depression to worry about?

It's a good thing that these little paisley briefs from Monsoon Accessories exist, cause they definitely turn my frown upside down.

These briefs are very cute. A little edgy, but a whole lot of girly girl. I love them. So much so that they make me believe in sunny skies, fairy tales and world peace again... just so long as I stay away from the TV.

Tie One On

I'm a big fan of vintage neck ties. I love wearing them as belts and headbands, and just recently I went to a British-themed party where I wore a tie in my hair.

I went as Amy Winehouse. It was hilarious and scary all at the same time.

I'm even going to share a photo with you, just for comparison. Eerie isn't it?

   

You can find the awesome green tie on the left at Nautica.com. Then you too can personalize your very own cracked-out Amy Winehouse outfit with one.

Good luck getting the beehive as high as hers though.

Boo!

So I'd promised to tell you a bit about Salem, MA didn't I?

Here it goes.

About 300 years ago, a wave of witch hysteria took over a small town near Boston, and an astonishing 24 people were killed on the basis that they were involved with witchcraft.

Nineteen people were hanged on Gallows Hill in Salem Town, but some died in prison. One guy was even pressed to death by large stone weights when he refused to stand trial. He survived this brutal torture for two days before dying.

I had a great time walking around the old sleepy town at night and couldn't believe that eerie memorabilia such as the Witch Pins used in the examination of witches and a small bottle supposed to contain the finger bones of one of the victims could still be found in the office of the Superior Court House.

Since Halloween is really not too far away, I thought that this little greeting card is perfectly suited to our spooky Salem theme. It's designed by a Michelle Wooderson, and her stuff is really great!

I just wish that I could actually be in Salem for Halloween, cause you know that the parties taking place there would be absolutely insane. Instead, I'll have to settle for rewatching Hocus Pocus and scaring the crap out of the neighbourhood children. What a scream!

Montreal Was First on the List

I was just in Montreal. Woo Wee!

I checked out the massive church up on the hill near Côte-Des-Neiges, known as St. Joseph's Oratory, did a bunch of shopping and dined out at my favourite restaurants.

My favourite purchase yet has been these gorgeous Carlos Santana Pounce heels by Carlos Santana Shoes in a lovely turquoise and bronze number.

I also bought an awesome gray purse, a pretty blue dress and some dress shirts for work.

I had lots of places to see and lot's of things to do as I visited Montreal, Quebec City, Rhode Island, New Port, Boston, Salem and Syracuse, but I'll have to tell you all about them at another time because as it stands at the moment, I don't even know where to start! Check back later, and I'll tell you all about Salem and the awesome witch trials, or about New Port and the crazy loafer wearing, hair bleaching, too-tanned, yacht dwellers that were running amok. What a zoo, I'll have to tell you more later.