Archive for August, 2011
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Manoush was one of my favorite shops in Paris. It is a young French label with an eclectic vintage style that is both sophisticated and cool. The brand’s name comes from the French word for gypsy, so it follows that these gorgeous pieces have a whimsical, bohemian edge. The entire store was pure eye candy, an oasis of bright colors, frills, lace and gold. The garments were adorned with pom-poms, fringes, gold trims, quirky embellishments and cheerfully vibrant patterns.
Other must see boutiques are Colette, Bon Ton, and Merci (which is like a French Anthropologie!)
Tags: bon ton, colette, france, manoush, merci, paris, Travel
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Monday, August 22nd, 2011
I’m completely mesmerized by these magical photographs from Tokyo teenager Natsumi Hayashi. She takes photographs of herself jumping, until she gets a perfectly clear shot that looks like she’s levitating. It makes the everyday look not so boring.
p.s. A little more about my Paris trip tomorrow.
via the next web
Tags: fancy seeing you here, fancyseeingyouhere, levitating, Natsumi Hayashi, photography, sarah hanks, Sarah Hanks Ltd., tokyo photographer
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Friday, August 19th, 2011
While in Paris I had four space invader sightings, which at the time I was really proud of, but after researching for this post I discovered that Paris has over 700 invaders! …that definitely bursted my bubble. For those who aren’t familiar with the Space Invader guerrilla artwork it’s by a French urban artist that refers to himself as “Invader” who creates tiled “space invaders” and other characters based on the 70s video games. These mosaics pop up all over Paris (and the world.) It was a fun game to try spot the little buggers around the city, but obviously I wasn’t very good at it! I already forsee a Paris round 2 mission to see as many as I can!
Space Invader official website // map of Paris marked with Invader locations // Invader on wiki
Another resource to find out more is to watch Exit through the Gift Shop, a documentary on street art that features Invader which I reviewed in this post
Tags: fancy seeing you here, fancyseeingyouhere, graffiti, guerilla art, invader, paris, sarah hanks, Sarah Hanks Ltd., space invader, space invader tile, urban artwork
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Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Tags: claude monet, fancy seeing you here, fancyseeingyouhere, giverny, monet, monet's house, Musée de l’Orangerie, paris, sarah hanks, Sarah Hanks Ltd., waterlilies
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
bonjour everyone! I just got back from a short trip to Paris, I really wish I could have stayed a few more days, but c’est la vie. It was such a wonderful trip, full of art, food, wine, shopping and lots of walking. I’ve returned to the states feeling refreshed and inspired. Here are a few pics from the trip. I’ll post about my favorite experiences in more detail over the next few days.
Tags: fancy seeing you here, fancyseeingyouhere, paris, sarah hanks, Sarah Hanks Ltd.
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Friday, August 5th, 2011
New items in my shop! I’ve been selling these items at local craft shows but hadn’t had the chance to photograph them for the shop, until now. You’ve seen the Fancy birthday card in one of my previous posts. The fill in the blank 3 pack is one of my favorite new items—these cards can be sent to absolutely anyone, you create the message and tone. And lastly, a simple thank yoü 3 pack. Be sure to check out my shop for more images and details about these products!
Tags: birthday card, fancy birthday card, fancy seeing you here, fancyseeingyouhere, fill in the blank cards, letterpress, letterpress cards, sarah hanks, Sarah Hanks Ltd.
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Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Last week my family rented a houseboat, on Cave Run Lake near Morehead, KY. It was an awesome week on the water, full of waterskiing, tubing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding, jetskiing and attempting to barefoot ski, (which ended in some painful and horrible wipe-outs.) Being on the water is one of my favorite things ever and since I don’t get to do it as much anymore I sorta go all out when I get the chance; literally going nonstop from 8AM to dark. Some of my favorite moments were riding the tube backwards, driving my uncle in the tube and throwing him out multiple times (payback for years and years of him throwing me out of the tube) and riding the kneeboard on smooth water. I brought my little cousins and their friends some shark week fin hats, which they loved and looked so cute wearing (see picture below.)
After coming back from the houseboat adventure we did a day trip to go whitewater rafting on the New River. It was the first time me and my siblings had been whitewater rafting and being from WV, we had to fix that. It was a beautiful day with some great rapids. The trip consisted of lots of rapids, some slower areas where you could swim down the river and then a rock jump at the end, right near the New River Gorge Bridge (pictured below.) I look forward to the next time we go when the water will hopefully be a little more wild.
Tags: Cave Run Lake, fancy seeing you here, fancyseeingyouhere, New River, sarah hanks, Sarah Hanks Ltd., West Virginia, whitewater rafting
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