Today I woke up early and went to The Possibility Shop. For those not in the know this is a church thrift shop I've been going to since I was 14 years old in my town. I've found some pretty amazing items over the years for super cheap. Well today I went on a mission for Christmas tree decorations, specially Christmas tree balls and other fun ornaments. I found some different colored balls but none were super special however with a price tag of ten cents each I couldn't pass up getting a bunch. I also purchased some garland and Christmas cards. On a non holiday note I picked up the vintage book and napkins below and picture frame as well.




Later my friend Ginevra and I went to Battery Street Jeans Consignment shop and then Recycle North's Household Goods Thrift Store. I didn't purchase anything at Battery Street Jeans but did end up getting old Holiday cookie cutters and a stocking at Recycle North for 60 cents.

Thankful For Family and Friends

So it's been a busy few days between two Thanksgiving dinners Thursday, one at my sister's house and one at Alison's house, Brooke's birthday Friday and going out to a show Saturday. I didn't take many pictures at my sister's house because I was too busy stuffing my face with food and enjoying the company. I'll do a separate post for Brooke's birthday and the show I went to last night later.

The first picture is what I wore for Thanksgiving. I know the important part, ha! I decided to wear a pink silk blouse that I never wear because it's a bit big but I found with the tight knit short sleeve cardigan I was able to make it work. I love the color, the draped cowl neck and of course that it's silk.



Here is David and my mother. I don't remember what she was saying but I know she was agreeing with Bob about something based on her finger pointing.



The next series of pictures are from Alison's house.

















After dinner we walked over to the Old Northender bar to meet up with some more friends for some drinks, jukebox music and of course play Photo Hunt.

Here are few pictures from our show the other night that Steve took.





Here is a picture of the free huge martini I drank that night. Oh the perks of being in a band.

Our Party Peeps

Some Of My Favorite Things....

So as I was cleaning and organizing tonight I was reminded that I have allot of bangles. I found some in the bathroom closet, some in bedroom and some on the dresser and so forth. Below is what I rounded up so far in my organizing. I need a good way to store/display these bulky beauties. Any ideas?





Then I was dusting the shelves on which I currently have my Alice In Wonderland collection and kept getting distracted by my books of which I haven't looked at in some time. Here are some pictures of these lovely treasures.









The book below is illustrated by John Bradley who's Mad Hatter looks very much like Jack Nicholson. Coincidence? I think NOT.

I've been busy the last few days with work and getting our place nice for family visitors this weekend so not much posting. However I would like to share two things. One is the blog of Heather Moore. I especially like this entry from a few days ago.



Secondly this 12 year old girl cracks me up. Check out her blog.


Untitled from Tavi G on Vimeo.

The Smittens at Taste

Hi All! Come out on Friday. See David's flyer below.

Blythe Holiday Cards

I subscribe to allot of crafty blogs and this blogger has an etsy shop that I think is so cute! Check it out here. I'm especially into the holiday cards below. I love Blythe!

Nothing A New Jacket Can't Cure

Today I woke up with a stuffy nose. Boo, hoo is me. It went away but then came back later in the day. So I had a noodle curry dish for dinner to try and clear my sinuses. Then I went to a clothing swap at my friend's house and got this amazing jacket that my friend Odele brought. Now I am off to bed, good night.

Video!

Here is a video from our show at Popfest! New England 2008.

For my friends who are far away......

Back from Popfest! New England 2008

As promised here are a few pictures from Popfest! New England 2008.In order of appearance Dream Bitches, Magnus–The Charade/Happydeadmen, Maybe It's Reno and Bunnygrunt.








Here is a picture from our set.



Closing the evening were The Utah Rangers from Sweden. They were super fun. Here are several pictures. Notice one of them bought a Smittens t-shirt and wore it on stage. Awesome.





Thanks William and Christine! We love Skipping Stones Records for making Popfest! New England so much fun every year.

xoxo, The Smittens

Happy Sunday....Evening!

We drove back from Northampton, MA today and got home around 2ish. I took a nap and then picked up around the house. The last couple of hours I've been reading blogs and came across this lovely artist Su Blackwell. Her bookcut sculptures are amazing and being the Alice In Wonderland fan I am love those two books especially. I have quite the collection of Alice In Wonderland books and other items but haven't collected that much over the last few years due to various reasons such as space. Anyhow check out all her artwork, it's quite inspiring.




I plan to post pictures from the last nights show in Northampton this week so check back. We had a great set, saw familiar faces and heard some great music. Thanks William and Christine!

Later gators, Holly

One more thing....

Check out pictures from our show last weekend at The Monkey House in Winooski on the Burlington Free Press's BSCENE section online here.

Popfest! New England 2008

Tomorrow is the beginning of Popfest! New England 2008. It runs Friday through Sunday at The Elevens. The line up for the festival is great. Our band The Smittens our playing Saturday night. Hope you can make it!
xoxo, The Littlest Smittens

YOU WE CAN

SO PLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME.

Happiness

P.S. David and I got engaged on September 27th and it's awesome.

Upcoming Smittens Shows!!

Hi All!
I wanted to let you all know we have some exciting shows coming up very soon! As David mentioned in our last post this coming Saturday night, November 1st we are playing at The Monkey House in Winooski, VT with Cars Can Be Blue of Athens, GA and our local Super Star James Kochalka who will be doing a Gameboy set...for reals.


Then our next show is Saturday November 8th at Popfest New England 2008 in Northampton, MA at The Elevens. We have played this festival for several years and always look forward to it. Check out the great line up and details here http://www.skippingstonesrecords.com/popfest/2008/

Then back here in our home town of Burlington we will be playing for the first time at Taste Restaurant located at 112 Lake Street a Smittens and Friends Show on Friday, November 22nd. Enjoy the waterfront and yummy food and get cozy with us as we play songs in a quieter more intimate venue... and if you qualify as a friend, play some songs too!