TAKiNG DOWN THE RAiNBOW

A few months ago when I was taking down my collections and packing up my home I took a time lapse of the rainbow wall coming down. It took me awhile to put it together because I didn't have the right program to create it but lucky for me Doug was able to make it for me so I could finally share it. So here it is :) Something that took me years to put up (I added a lot of toys over the years) took no time to take down. I'm not even going to go into how long it was to pack everything up in boxes. Eek! Thankfully I had saved most of them which helped a lot with packing.

Happy Saturday!

XOXO

Sara

WHAT i WORE // MiNTY FRESH

A couple weeks ago we were driving around the neighborhood and past a Greyhound station. I'm always on the lookout for cool places to take photos and fun walls to use as a backdrop. This particular station was painted in two of my favorite colors, a mint/teal color and bright blue. It also was covered in teal tile in the front of the station. My head goes instantly to what I could do with the environment around me. Most of the time it comes in the form of creating an outfit and making my own world or story with those surroundings. I create characters for myself in these environments. Since my hair is teal right now and I have a teal vintage dress that I love I thought it would be fun to go all out in the color for some photos. Lucky for me I have a partner who loves to take photos as well and is amazing at it. Before now, it was just me and my tripod, usually in my house, and I would just get lucky if a photo turned out how I wanted. 

It took me awhile to get these photos together but I finally took some time out of my day to create this post because I love the photos Doug took. I'm actually really awkward and get uncomfortable when someone takes my photo so I'm kind of amazed any came out not looking like I was a crazy person matching the wall at a train station. 

DRESS : Vintage
SLIP : Vintage

SHOES : MelShoes

Have a wonderful day!

XOXO

Sara

FOUR HORSIES OF THE 'POCALYPSE

Happy Tuesday! I wanted to share a kickstarter for some new figures from Bigshot Toyworks, The Four Horsies of the 'Pocalypse. This project has until Feb. 14th to get funded so go check out the rewards for backing them if you're interested in the figures. I promise you wont be disappointed. I just received Maddie, the 'Pocalypse figure from the last kickstarter and I'm highly impressed with the quality and can't wait to see these produced. I will share some photos on here soon once I have some time to take some pictures. 

The Four Horsies of the 'Pocalypse Kickstarter 

Have a great day! Mine will be filled with adventures for a certain boyfriends birthday :)

XOXO

Sara

TOYS AND OUTFITS

A lot of the time when I post "Toy a Day" photos on Instagram or my toy blog, I will match what I'm wearing to the toy. I pretty much have a color palette I make for that day. I may be matching my hair, or a holiday, or anything that comes to mind. I play "dress up" everyday. Well unless I'm sick... no, I'd probably be dressed like a giant bear or other random creature in one of my kigurumi onsies. So yes, I play dress up every single day. 

Yesterday I posted one of Doug's toys, a KAWS Boba Fett Companion. I had also matched my outfit to him but didn't have a chance to take any photos until night time which is never when I prefer to take an outfit photo but you work with what you got! Here is some of yesterday.

I really don't do any of these photos for any reason other than to entertain myself and keep me creating. Hopefully they inspire others to play with their clothing more. Creating outfits is one of my favorite things in the world to do. Hope you enjoy them :)

XOXO,

Sara

PENDLETON, SF, AND MY BLUE HAIR

On Saturday Doug and I hung out with a friend who had this awesome Pendleton throw I loved. I mean look at those colors and that pattern! Ugh! I'm sad I don't own one of these myself! <3 They brought their cameras out with us and although I love taking photos, I left mine at home and decided to just enjoy the amazing view from Bernal Heights Summit in SF without a camera in my hand. I ended up as a "model" in their photos. I'm okay with this because it get us out of the house and gives me more opportunities to see more cool places around me. I never had much chance to document my life in the past. There is a huge number of years I'm not really even in any photos. Because of this I want to make sure I make everyday count and document it when I can. I love being able to look back at such wonderful memories. 

A photo Doug posted made some rounds on Instagram the other day after Pendleton, Jansport, and Benny Gold reposted it. The throw was a collaboration among them. This morning we saw that another artist, Aly McKnight, painted the photo. It's pretty flattering to see when others feel inspired by something Doug or I created. So happy for Doug because I think more people should see his photos and I love helping him share them more.

(© Doug Smith)

(© Aly McKnight)

It's still taking me some time to get to know my surroundings. I've lived most of the past 5+ years not getting out much or seeing the world around me. To be completely honesty I'm also still dealing with anxieties I have always had. One of which is social anxiety but I'm pretty proud of myself lately for pushing through it and exploring some on my own.

Hope your week is going well and if it isn't, you're half way through! 

XOXO

-Sara

HAPPY MONDAY

One thing I decided I needed to do this year is post more of all the random things I do to entertain myself and break up my day between working. I forget to share more of the photos and doodles I do. I can't sit still and have to keep making things. I'm going to try to start posting more of this stuff that I often share on Instagram or Facebook but forget to share here.

I gave Doug a new face today. I'm sure he loves me making him take photos with me. I get to dress two people up now and when all my pets are with me again, we will have a nice zoo of entertainment. 

Have a great night!

XOXO

Sara

BiRTHDAY

Happy Thursday! I hope you are having a great start to 2015. I am still adjusting to my current move and getting settled so my poor little blog is feeling neglected. My birthday was back in December on the 23rd and it was a big one! Well to me it feels like that. I have lived a lifetime of events and I am ready to start a whole new lifetime of more. My boyfriend came out on my birthday to celebrate with me and then to be here for Christmas. Right after, we took a road trip back to California and saw some really beautiful places along the way. I had never been to any of them and was just in awe the entire time. I will share the photos I took from that soon, still going through them and editing out things. I take way too many photos of the same thing. It's a problem.

I'm so excited to get to know the areas I'm living in now because up until recently I've only lived in two states, Arkansas and Missouri. Since I was a kid I have always seen myself moving out here and that day finally happened. We will be moving into a larger place in a few months so I can bring my pets out here. They are currently with family and I'm missing them a lot. 

I have no idea what the future holds but I'm pretty excited to see where this new life takes me.  

XOXO,

Sara

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year everyone! I can't believe it's 2015. I hope you all had a wonderful New Years Eve. I haven't had a chance to share much and I apologize. My birthday was on December 23rd and my boyfriend came to Kansas City for the holidays and to drive back to California with me after Christmas to start our new life in a brand new year. I've been through a lot over the years and things are finally starting to look up in my life. I will be sharing photos from our road trip very soon. I'm excited to get back to creating and posting more on my blog. Thank you for being patient. 

Have a great night and an amazing start to your new year! 

xoxo

-Sara