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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
The Day Rayne met Mango
Mango, the rescued bird that Rayne stumbled upon. While their conversation was sort they both cawed in the end.
A Little Art
Tippy recently ran into these beautiful D.O.G. paintings at Kiss Cafe in Ballard.
F.Y.I. they also serve Balls Deep from Seven Seas Brewery, very hard to find in Seattle!!
Check out Shai Steiner at
Beautiful paintings and prints available!!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Sideshow Terrariums!!
This past weekend we decided to make our own (maintenance-free) Emerald Sideshow, Emerald Jungles.
The act of watering plants can become a task when living life on the road or just living in general. To solve this black thumb gift we have been handed we decided to make TERRARIUMS!
Ingredients:
You will need at least one Garden Cloche or bottomless jug from Bedrock... $12.00
Pair that with a glass plate from Value Village or Goodwill...$1.00
Add a few actors, characters, or scenery which we found in mass at Value Village...$2.00
Succulents are the perfect low maintenance plant for the job, found at The Indoor Sun Shoppe...$5-7.00
Preparation:
Your first step is to pick the main characters of your Jungle. Tippy chose a giraffe, two chickens and two babies. Rayne found an elk, a deer and a resting white pony. Now, set the stage by laying down a small amount of dirt in the center of your glass plate. Prepare your plants by removing them from their planters and lightly separating the roots. Then, take your characters and toss them ever so slightly with your succulents. Remember that your jungle is a stage in the round so, make your audience happy by pleasing their eyes from all angles.
When your cast and characters have found their marks add a touch of H2O to the soil and nestle your Garden Cloche over the top.
Within a couple of days condensation will begin to build in your terrarium. This condensation will cycle through the plants and soil unendingly thus the low-maintenance jungle!
The act of watering plants can become a task when living life on the road or just living in general. To solve this black thumb gift we have been handed we decided to make TERRARIUMS!
Ingredients:
You will need at least one Garden Cloche or bottomless jug from Bedrock... $12.00
Pair that with a glass plate from Value Village or Goodwill...$1.00
Add a few actors, characters, or scenery which we found in mass at Value Village...$2.00
Succulents are the perfect low maintenance plant for the job, found at The Indoor Sun Shoppe...$5-7.00
Preparation:
Your first step is to pick the main characters of your Jungle. Tippy chose a giraffe, two chickens and two babies. Rayne found an elk, a deer and a resting white pony. Now, set the stage by laying down a small amount of dirt in the center of your glass plate. Prepare your plants by removing them from their planters and lightly separating the roots. Then, take your characters and toss them ever so slightly with your succulents. Remember that your jungle is a stage in the round so, make your audience happy by pleasing their eyes from all angles.
When your cast and characters have found their marks add a touch of H2O to the soil and nestle your Garden Cloche over the top.
Within a couple of days condensation will begin to build in your terrarium. This condensation will cycle through the plants and soil unendingly thus the low-maintenance jungle!
Check out the cool spots where we gathered our set materials.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Three Absolute MUSTS from The Sideshow!!
This week we picked three of our favorites from our recent local adventures as our MUST, must, MUST DO's of the month.
Coming up this Saturday, August 13th is the always impressive Georgetown Art Attack!!! Highly recommended by the Sideshow, this is one of the best art walks in town!
Visit the Georgetown Trailer Parks for food, art, crafts and fun.
El Numero Dos is,
Monday nights at Sitka and Spruce
The food of the "Malafacha"
This tip is yet another one of our hidden secrets of Seattle.
Not just tacos! This experience offers the opportunity to eat fresh, local ingredients and enjoy traditional comidas Mexicanas from the talented Alvaro Candela-Najera!
Monday evenings 5:30 to 9:30pm
Lovely, amazing food and don't forget to order the Agua Fresca!!! If you are lucky enough to have Ksusha as your server, tell her we said HI!
1531 Melrose Ave E.
Seattle WA 98122
And last but not least on our MUST list is................
.....................
A vintage tooled leather purse
If you haven't seen them yet keep your eyes peeled. This is a must have of this week and most likely, this year!
Visit one of, if not THE best places in town to buy vintage boots+belts+bags+more
Vintage Angel Company
3519 B. Fremont Place North
Seattle WA 98103
Keep in touch, for the deets. We have been exploring like crazy and will post our stories soon!!
You can look forward to these tasty adventures
Georgetown
The 'Mad Homes' Exhibition
Sitka and Spruce
The Fremont Market
Readings from Thundercloud
and
The Meltdown Festival with The Glass Notes
Thursday, July 28, 2011
A Call To The Museum of Communications
ring, ring...........ring, ring.
Somewhere in the distance we could hear the call, the sound beckoning us, but not the automated ring tone programed into a cellphone, uploaded from the marketplace of unending choices. This was a RING, a sound from the past calling us back into our history and tempting us to take a new adventure.
On Tuesday morning Rayne and Tippy made the trek to The Telephone Museum, otherwise known as The Museum of Communications. Located in industrial Georgetown, just steps from the Boeing runways this museum is by far one of the greatest hidden treasures of Seattle. It houses an extensive collection of communication devices from teletypes and telephones to satellites and vintage computers.
While we both enjoy the beauty of an old phone, Rayne has been building her collection of telephones for many years. This passion led us to discover the delights of this local gem. We were lucky enough to receive a guided tour by one of the lovely volunteers and spent hours wandering through the vast collection. Unlike most museums you are allowed to touch the treasures and at times are even asked to answer incoming calls!
Needless to say, we loved every minute of it.
Click the dial to see more photographs on our flickr photostream.
The Museum of Communications
7000 East Marginal
Seattle, Washington 98108
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Tippy meets Alki
As Rayne and I know first hand, there is almost nothing that can compete with the constant love and companionship of a sidekick i.e. the big D.O.G.. I myself have often wondered what I would do without the morning cozys and kisses that I have become accustomed to from my sweet loving Mr. Bingly. As strange as it may seem, I at times view him as my North, my rock and possible guide in life. So, It is not unreasonable to ask how far I, and maybe we, could take this doggy obsession.
This weekend, at the Alki Arts Fair I had the opportunity to meet a wonderful lady that answered this previously unasked question.
Welcome to the world of Felted Fantasies!!
by
Sheila Saxon
This talented artist knits beautifully functional purses upon which she hand felts
ANIMAL PORTRAITS!
ANIMAL PORTRAITS!
Felting is an incredibly difficult technique to learn which takes immense skill and patience. I myself briefly and quite unsuccessfully dabbled in the world of felting and am still applying Band-Aids to my artist ego.
So, I was surprised to discover that Sheila began felting only three years ago.
Kudos Sheila
With any luck I will be rockin a Mr. Bingley purse in my very near future.
Sheila Saxon has an etsy store but is taking a short vacation to travel the local Arts Fairs.
Felted Fantasies
ART - with a PURSE attached
check out her website
Here are a few more images from the Alki Arts Fair.
The Sev Shoon Arts Center tent where we spent the afternoon doing etching demos and speaking with the public about printmaking.
Betsy pulling a print.
An afternoon Bloody Mary at Chupacabra with Julie, yum.
And finally......Rag Top Heaven.
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