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hey! so this weekend i am doing almost nothing but scrapbooking! working around the clock getting ready for CHA next week! just wanted to share this new cute apron i got for the show. so excited!
i am also quite excited about jason schwartzman's new side project.

i always get really inspired by stuff like this. people who always have a lot of art going on in their world.... LOVE it!
what is your current music/art/fashion crush?















definitely MoZella is my music crush...check her out. Also , I see you like Imogen...she is the best. I met her and she is just delish!!! :)
Posted by: Laura | July 13, 2007 at 10:05 AM
that is super cutie!! i love it!! are you still using the same set as the last show?? or glamming it up a bit.
:( sad that i won't be going...but i will check out the pics for sure!
Posted by: kara | July 13, 2007 at 10:07 AM
Gotta Love Sara Bareilles!!!! She's a mix between Norah Jones & Pink! My 14 yo daughter and I found her and fell in love! So fresh! Love "One Sweet Love". Chk her out!
Posted by: rosieposie | July 13, 2007 at 10:09 AM
Currently for me, it's the Music and Lyrics Soundtrack. Oh so good pop music. Coconut Records has been playing alot on our IPod, too! My hubs loves anything by the Schwartzman brothers.
Posted by: KoreyLindberg | July 13, 2007 at 10:11 AM
Oh! Forgot to add: Great Northern and Tom Langford!
Posted by: rosieposie | July 13, 2007 at 10:12 AM
Woo! he's cute,lol. Your aprons are adorable. Where did you get them because Im thinking about doing something in cooking for my career and im fixing to do alot with baking so i would LOVE one of those. BTW, do you still have a myspace?
Posted by: Madison | July 13, 2007 at 10:24 AM
I'm having a good ol' Regina Spektor crush right now... totally love her version of "Real Love" on the John Lennon/Instant Karma album!
Non music-wise, I'm in love with vintage glass and lucite beads! I just bought a ton to make into earrings for my Etsy shop! LOOOOVE them!
OH, and scrappy-wise... I'm loving Lola & Riley - just gnabbed some goodies at HL this week. You rock!
Posted by: Shell | July 13, 2007 at 10:29 AM
I'm having a good ol' Regina Spektor crush right now... totally love her version of "Real Love" on the John Lennon/Instant Karma album!
Non music-wise, I'm in love with vintage glass and lucite beads! I just bought a ton to make into earrings for my Etsy shop! LOOOOVE them!
OH, and scrappy-wise... I'm loving Lola & Riley - just gnabbed some goodies at HL this week. You rock!
Posted by: Shell | July 13, 2007 at 10:29 AM
I'm having a good ol' Regina Spektor crush right now... totally love her version of "Real Love" on the John Lennon/Instant Karma album!
Non music-wise, I'm in love with vintage glass and lucite beads! I just bought a ton to make into earrings for my Etsy shop! LOOOOVE them!
OH, and scrappy-wise... I'm loving Lola & Riley - just gnabbed some goodies at HL this week. You rock!
Posted by: Shell | July 13, 2007 at 10:29 AM
I'm having a good ol' Regina Spektor crush right now... totally love her version of "Real Love" on the John Lennon/Instant Karma album!
Non music-wise, I'm in love with vintage glass and lucite beads! I just bought a ton to make into earrings for my Etsy shop! LOOOOVE them!
OH, and scrappy-wise... I'm loving Lola & Riley - just gnabbed some goodies at HL this week. You rock!
Posted by: Shell | July 13, 2007 at 10:29 AM
I am totally digging Black Happy music right now. My husband found a unopened cd on the net and ordered it, it totally rocks and gives me energy. Them and Fall out Boy right now, would be my favs. As far as art I find great motivation in anyone who is living their passion and actually doing something about them. People can talk, but when they actually do it- it is totally motivating and gives me hope that I can fulfill my life dreams!
Posted by: Sommer | July 13, 2007 at 10:48 AM
Love the apron! Too cute!
Posted by: Kathleen Collins | July 13, 2007 at 10:48 AM
Music I am grooving to is Fidelity by Regina Spektor, and Umbrella by Rihanna. My art Insp. is Ali Edwards. I am SO feeling her stuff right now and working on my own stuff. My Fashion Icon is.... YOU! you have SUCH a Awesome taste in clothes and just about everything! :)
Posted by: Lauren Z | July 13, 2007 at 10:50 AM
The apron is very stinkin cute! For my art/photo inspiration would be all the pictures you've been posting ,, and for music, I've been going for Kate Nash and Lily Allen. I wish I was going to CHA this time ,, but not so! I hope you have a blast.
Posted by: Toni | July 13, 2007 at 11:02 AM
The aprons are sooooo adorable!
I love them.
My current music crushes are Mike Burns and Oracle.
Both are amazing!
Have fun at CHA.
<3 B
Posted by: Bekah | July 13, 2007 at 11:08 AM
Love the colors of summer fashions; coral, watermelon, aqua, and pink are favs. Love going to the Indpls. Art Museum. They have a big Love statue in front. (the one with the tilted o).
Posted by: AnnetteD | July 13, 2007 at 11:08 AM
Love the apron...its so darn cute that I ended up buying the Marilyn Half Apron - Black/Red.
Wish I was going to CHA...but I guess I will just have to check out the pics in your blog.
Have fun scrapping this weekend!
Posted by: Ana | July 13, 2007 at 11:11 AM
Also, thanks for the hint of your new lines by the apron colors you picked. How fun!
Posted by: AnnetteD | July 13, 2007 at 11:11 AM
That is to die for cute. Make sure to take lots of pics. I just may get one myself. Love it Els and have fun this weekend.
Posted by: giosmama26 | July 13, 2007 at 11:20 AM
Elsie the aprons are amazing! My huge fashion crush right now is polka dots. They're on my headbands, on my purse, in my scrapbooking, everywhere. As for my music crush that would definitely be The Plain White T's. Love them!
Posted by: Bobbi | July 13, 2007 at 11:40 AM
Madison, she posted a link to it just click on "new cute apron" and it will re-direct you to bunnymaxwell :)
Posted by: Carla Lomonaco | July 13, 2007 at 12:02 PM
Now, I'm in love with a music of Juanes, "Para tu amor", I love the lyrics!!!
xo,
Ester
Posted by: Ester | July 13, 2007 at 12:06 PM
How fun!!! Gosh... awesome aprons!!! So presh! And... my inspiration lately has been Matt Wertz!! Love his stuff!
Posted by: Amber Ulmer | July 13, 2007 at 12:27 PM
First off, Jason is such a cutie pie...as far as inspiration goes...I'm totally loving the vocal stylings of Peter, Bjorn and John (Amsterdam is #1) as well as tunes from Across the Universe (can't wait to see that flick), artistically I'm digging on way too much stuff to mention on Etsy and as far as fashion goes...well, not so much fashion inclined but I love anything vintage...just found the cutest *real* vintage t at the thrift store...it says "dyn-o-mite" LOVE IT :)
Posted by: kinseygirl | July 13, 2007 at 12:38 PM
oh yeah, you should totally check out Just Jack...my fave song of theirs is disco*friends...let's get really honest is pretty catchy too :)
Kinsey
Posted by: kinseygirl | July 13, 2007 at 12:39 PM
You are!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Angie | July 13, 2007 at 01:08 PM
http://www.myspace.com/robotronicaband
Love this music! Very fun and funky!
Posted by: Amy Anderson | July 13, 2007 at 01:51 PM
cute little aprons Elsie and your site is lookin good :) x
Posted by: Marlou McCrea | July 13, 2007 at 02:00 PM
those aprons are sooo cute! i'm so sad i don't get to go to cha though---grrrrr. have fun!
Posted by: Rachael | July 13, 2007 at 02:04 PM
I've been in an 80s kind of mood lately, which is not surprising since that's when I was a teenager. 80s music never fails to inspire me!
Posted by: Bridget | July 13, 2007 at 02:43 PM
Way cute Elsie!!! I would love one of those. I too have a weak spot for that type of fashion.
Only in my dreams will I be at CHA...
As far as art and music I am lovin Leeland right now and their album Sounds of Melodies. Every song on this album is great which is a very rare thing. I am wondering right now in the art world taking in all I can for inspiration. Comin to see your stuff more and more which is always a treat...
Thanks!
Posted by: kansas | July 13, 2007 at 02:50 PM
Anything Vintage Im in love with...I like the concept of making the "old" new again. And music I am find Amy Winehouse amazing her deep raspy voice is cool.
Posted by: nik | July 13, 2007 at 03:52 PM
my music crush has to be the Arcade Fire new CD, neon bible.... so AWESOME!!
Posted by: Tracey | July 13, 2007 at 04:21 PM
okay, so where can I buy an apron! :D
Posted by: Aleta | July 13, 2007 at 04:56 PM
Missy Higgins is refreshing to me! I also have been listening to Andrew Bird a lot :)
Posted by: Stac:) | July 13, 2007 at 05:27 PM
I so cannot wait to see you at CHA! I hope I can get a pic of you in that cute apron! Love music! It always gets my mojo going!
Posted by: AliciainAsheville | July 13, 2007 at 05:28 PM
music = feist's new album...soo good.
and Sara Bareilles, Great Northern, and Paul Mccartney's new album :)
loving the mini art journal (embers.typepad.com/e/mini_art
_journal_challenge/index.html) too...
Posted by: beth | July 13, 2007 at 05:58 PM
did you get the matching gloves Elsie??
anyhoo...my fave. group right now is Bird and the Bee..saw their video on the Red velvet blog and i LOVED IT!!! my girls were also humming the song "again and again" my hubby thought we were going crazy!!!and really? any other music is basically what i've always listened to..U2, Bjork, Seal..love Lily Allen..so much great music out there!!!
Posted by: Jen K | July 13, 2007 at 06:19 PM
oooh, totally cute! :D
Posted by: jes | July 13, 2007 at 06:57 PM
What a cute apron! Make sure you take lots of pictures.
My music crush at the moment is Xavier Rudd. I love him. But I can't love him too much or my husband will get jealous.
My fashion crush - knee high socks with skirts. It's winter here in Oz Land. I feel like I am going back to school, but this time not as nerdy.
My art crush - Robert Doisneau. A beautiful french photographer. His pictures are amazing. I have prints all over my house.
http://www.robertdoisneau.com/
Have a lovely weekend Elsie!
Posted by: Toni Brockliss | July 13, 2007 at 07:20 PM
I totally had those aprons on my blog awhile back! :) Love them, so cute!
Posted by: Charin Reed | July 13, 2007 at 07:38 PM
i currently love 311. ;D
Posted by: Rachael | July 13, 2007 at 08:30 PM
Hi Elsie, um I was wondering if you could post pictures of the stamp sets from your new lines? Please, because I have to get a friend to buy them for me because I don't have a Hobby Lobby nearby, and I don't know what they look like (although I know I will like them... lol)
thanks :)
Carla
(you can also e-mail them if you want : carlaluvsu@hotmail.com)
ps. sorry for the long post :)
Posted by: Carla Lomonaco | July 13, 2007 at 09:15 PM
I just had to add, I just checked out Jason Schwartzman's music. :) I like! How do you always find the coolest music? :)
Posted by: Charin Reed | July 13, 2007 at 09:32 PM
I have some super adorable apron patterns...one of these days I'll actually get around to making one! :)
Posted by: Joy | July 13, 2007 at 09:59 PM
Sucha fun! Love the black and white one!
Posted by: Mara-May* | July 13, 2007 at 11:36 PM
I love Portishead and Massive Attack and Modest Mouse!
Posted by: Stephanie .C. | July 14, 2007 at 12:42 AM
I love Portishead Massive Attack and Modest Mouse!
Posted by: Stephanie .C. | July 14, 2007 at 12:43 AM
P!nk...
I'm Not Dead
I'm feelin extreemly rebellious lately!!! LOL
Love her voice and how she stands for herself and her beliefs!! Even tho they don't totally match mine!! Love her!!!
Posted by: DeDe Boyer | July 14, 2007 at 01:47 AM
Those aprons are the cutest thing ever!
Not a new music crush but I have been listening to her a lot this week: France Gall! I listened a lot to her in my teens and recently found a load of cute clips on youtube. xxx
Posted by: Marije | July 14, 2007 at 03:39 AM