How does that song go? I said yes, you said no, I said stop, and you said go go go…. With these adorable “oui” and “non” pillows from Hazel and Hunter, you can have that debate in French! A friend of mine recently purchased these and I can vouch that they are super cute in person. The fabric is a nice weight of natural linen and the words are screenprinted to the front. Totally adorable!

my dress from Christine Haynes and my dog, Captain, originally uploaded by thefairchilds7.

I sold this adorable vintage linen blend dress at Renegade this summer. Many ladies tried it on, but it was waiting for the right woman to take it home. And how great does she look? Awesome! Oh, and that’s one cute dog too!

Reversible Wrap Skirt: Make two skirts at once with this body-friendly reversible wrap skirt. This skirt is a classic, goes with everything and always is in style. Perfect for beginning seamstresses, this class is all about precision cutting, ironing, and straight stitching. $100 Saturday, September 11 & 18, 3-6pm

Intro to Sewing: Hundreds have taken it, now it’s your turn! Learn all the basics of sewing, the anatomy of a sewing machine, and more! And in the process you’ll make a throw pillow for your home. Also included is a handout full of information and resources! Offered on weekdays, weekends, evenings, and mornings - there is a time to fit your schedule!  $65
Friday, September 3, 2-5pm
Friday, September 3, 6-9pm
Saturday, September 11, 11am-2pm
Friday, September 17, 2-5pm
Friday, September 17, 6-9pm
Saturday, September 18, 11am-2pm

All classes held at:
Urban Craft Center
2433 Main, Santa Monica, CA
310-392-0139
hello@theurbancraftcenter.com

In all my on-line searching, I stumbled upon this hilarious Eddie Izzard bit about learning French. I hope my French lessons will lead me somewhere more useful!

Shift Dress, originally uploaded by Becky OH.

It’s going to be 99 degrees in downtown LA today which is a perfect excuse to wear one of those super summery frocks you whipped up from my book. You did make one for this occasion, right?

This version is gorgeous in a retro print from the lovely Becky OH. If you made something from the book too, please share!

For today’s first entry, a restaurant that I can’t wait to go to when we return to Paris in 4 months. (Yay, only 4 months!!!) My man and I are both vegetarians, and as advanced as France is on some things, it was quite hard to eat out for us. There were some vegetarian restaurants and we found one neighborhood Thai spot that used tofu as a protein choice. But over all, we were really restricted at local bistros that have smaller menus. We ended up cooking in our apartment a lot, which we love doing and was much cheaper, but there were times we wanted a romantic night out and failed to find it.

But, I have high hopes for the relatively new restaurant Cru. It’s not 100% vegetarian, but there are a lot of veggie choices on the menu, which is enough for us! Heck, one good vegetarian choice is good enough for me! They have meat on the menu but claim to be a raw restaurant, which I don’t completely understand. If I’m remembering this right, you can heat things to a certain temp, which perhaps is hot enough to slowly cook meat. Either way, that also means that there are lots of non-meat options and I can’t wait to go!

Located in the quaint Village Saint Paul neighborhood.
Cru
7 rue Charlemagne
Paris 75004

For my first blog post on Music Monday, a band totally brand new to me with a super fun new song and video. Enjoy the band Hey Marseilles with their song Rio…

Renegade SF photobooth, originally uploaded by Christine Haynes.

Miss Jenifer Lake and I taking a well-deserved break from our last day of our 4th Renegade Craft Fair of the summer in San Francisco. We’re a bit punchy by this point, if you can’t tell!