Blue Genie Art Bazaar

 While I was in Austin, I was able to hit up the Blue Genie Art Bazaar with all of their awesome vendors, 

vendors that targeted a younger (hipper?) demographic.

Needless to say, I wish I had the means for a more lucrative spending habit

...but these pictures will have to suffice. 

 I was pleased by the various jewelry vendors, but I'm always enamored by anything vintage inspired.

I saw plenty of "reworked" or "upcycled" works, which gave me tons of inspiration for future projects.

It also gave me plenty of more reasons to buy the grab-bags of broken costume jewelry I occasionally come across in my thrifting haunts, not that I necessarily needed another reason to spend my money.

 These mounted doll heads mixed just the right amount of creepy and cute. I remember overhearing a father explaining to his young child that the doll's bodies were on the other side of the wall. Precious!

 Of course, I couldn't resist photographing these feather fascinator hairpieces. 

You can also catch a glimpse of my messy headscarf in the mirror. 

It was a rushed morning!

 These encaustic pieces were simply amazing, incorporating old photographs with actual butterfly wings! 

Absolutely incredible. 

The booth itself was also very nicely put together.

Of course, being the person that I am, I couldn't leave empty-handed. I bought my mom a yummy bar of oatmeal and lavender artisan soap and this cute woodgrain print lunchbag for myself.

I mean, they're practical things! I'm not at fault.

Until next time, ♥.

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Uncommon Objects

 While I was in Austin, we visited perhaps the most "hip" antique mall ever (for me, at least) 

by the name of Uncommon Objects located in the SoCo shopping district. 

Unfortunately, we slipped inside when there was only 30 minutes left until closing time.

..........Thus the rushed/blurred photography. 

It's very difficult to snap a decent photograph and scour simultaneously!

Please bear with me.

 I saw two of these babies in the entire antique mall. It creeps me out tremendously.

Not very practical...or affordable for that matter. 

 Even though this is equally creepy, I looooove doll parts.

I was tempted to buy some doll limbs, but decided against it. I have enough junk in my life.

 I was mostly amazed by the impeccable organization and color-coordination of each booth.

 It appears as though each booth was carefully thought out and arranged.

 My only complaint would be the pricing, but then again, I'm terribly spoiled by my local thrift haunts.

Despite the high prices, I managed to dig up these beauties. Two keys, 6 bucks a pop.

A bit much for rusted metal, but I never come across these (yet).

I've already strung the skeleton key onto a chain making for a quick DIY necklace!

Check out Uncommon Objects for yourself next time you're in Austin!

It's definitely worth a look.

Until next time, ♥.

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And Then I Disappeared.

I must apologize for my abrupt departure and subsequent negligence of my dear blog. 

I might have forgotten to mention the art department field trip which was the reason for my absence. I was in Austin, Texas for the past 5 or so days. I had brought my netbook along, in hopes of blogging, but alas I did not want to pay the 10 bucks for wifi. Anywho, I'm back with tons of photos and business cards that need sorting and organizing and purging. Keep an eye out for that...and for the photos from Samson's Bean grand opening!

I hope to promptly get back on blogging schedule because there's so much for me to talk about!

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