The Clothing Line

Hello there!
I just got back home a little while ago from running some early morning errands with my sweetie downtown. On our way back home we couldn't help but stop to say hello to our friend Heather who owns a consignment/new items store called The Clothing Line. Currently she has no facebook page or website but I think they may be in the works. Anyhow she has a great selection of old and new items. Including but not limited to clothing, accessories, gifts and jewelry. Also men's clothing guys! A few weeks back at her store I came across a lovely vintage 60's sleeveless dress with large blue roses on it. Lucky for me it fit perfect and I plan to wear it to an upcoming Spring wedding. Well as it would be today I scored another dress from her shop in the same style which is pictured below. I love it so much and can't wait to wear it as soon as this weather warms up! Thanks Heather for being one of my favorite shops in town! So if you live local or even if you don't and want to make the trip to her shop it is well worth it. You never know what treasure you'll find! Happy Saturday kiddos! xoxo, Littlest

Advanced Style

Hello all,
It's been a long work week but thankfully it's Friday tomorrow! I just stumbled upon this video on the ModCloth Blog and had to share with you all. Love it!
xoxo, Littest

Erinn

So today I'm going to my lovely friend Erinn's baby shower for her third child and first girl. I am beyond happy for the Simon family. Erinn is a kick ass wife, mother and one hell of a crafty women. Check out the video above and check out her website to learn more about her.

I heart you Erinn! xo, Littlest

James Kochalka

Hello All!
A little while back I posted about our Annual Oscar Party. The talented James Kochalka our friend also wrote about it on his daily strip American Elf. Today he posted about the party on his blog with a lovely picture of his family taken by yours truly. Check it out here. If you don't know much about James Kochalka check out the Seven Days arts paper's story on him a couple of weeks ago where they mention he was appointed Vermont's first cartoonist laureate.

Video Taken From Seven Days Article

3/17 Show and Upcoming Tour

Hey All!
The Smittens have been busy recording and booking our upcoming West Coast tour! We are so excited to play San Francisco Popfest again and tour the West Coast for the first time. If you are local or not that far away please come to our show this Thursday (yes that's St.Patrick's Day) at Monkey House where we will be playing with The Natch and Doll Fight. We look forward to playing some of our newer songs and getting your dancing shoes moving. See you there! Keep posted for our open coming full tour out West.
xoxo, Littlest

Snow Day!

Hi all,
So today I had the day off and thankfully so. It has been snowing since yesterday and finally slowed down this afternoon. The storm is the 5th biggest in Vermont history. I was planning to get some things done at home today which I did but I couldn't resist an adventure to walk in to town while it wasn't snowing and get myself a hot chocolate at a favorite locally owned coffee shop. Which by the way was one of the few places open and hopping with business. All the retail businesses were closed and Church Street was oh so quiet except for the occasional sleds or cross countries skiers. I took a few pictures on my street and on my porch. The second picture is looking down my front stairs from the porch. The snow was so high before it got shoveled! The walk into town took a bit longer as the sidewalks were not plowed and unwalkable so the road it was. Despite so much snow it was pretty "warm" out and with all my layers I was toasty and enjoyed the exercise. So much snow also meant sunglasses. So bright out! I hope you all had a good Monday!
Cheers, Littlest

Our Annual Oscar Party 2011

Drawing taken from American Elf by James Kochalka (americanelf.com)
Hi all!
Well it's been another while since my last post. David and I had our annual Oscar Party last Sunday and I have to say this may have been the best one yet. A great turn out! Everyone looked amazing. This year we hosted the Oscar party at Parima in their Lounge room which was cozy and the perfect spot. We had fun decorating the room beforehand but the space it self didn't require much prepping. The room already had a projector and screen set up so we could air the Oscars loud and large. Our guests got all dolled up as is a requirement for the Oscars and they did not disappoint. I had set up a red carpet and was taking pictures of guest as they arrived. Pretty soon it was getting so crowded I couldn't get red carpet shots anymore. A sign of a good turn out for sure.

I was pleased with most of the awards although I was kind of surprised The King's Speech won. Not because it wasn't a good movie or that I didn't enjoy it. I just thought of the other films I saw like The Fighter or Winter's Bone or even Black Swan would win. I thought Winter's Bone was so powerful and real. The Fighter well acted and interesting. Black Swan visually moving and well done although not my favorite. That being said Natalie Portman did some of her best acting I think and I'm happy she won.

Here are just some of the many pictures I took that night. Also our friends James Kochalka and Amy King came with their boys. James wrote about the party in his daily strip American Elf. Thanks James! Thanks again to all our friends who got all dressed up and came out to the Oscars! We had a great time and look forward to next year!

TGIF

Happy Friday!
Today I had the day off. Took a yoga class at 9am. Got brunch with Max and then we went to a local thrift shop and found some bargains. I spent a whole $2.00 and got two sweaters, a winter hat, a necklace and a baby romper for my sister's baby. Came back home and did some blog reading and then took a well needed nap. Not a bad day at all so far! Now I'm off to meet my lovely friend Brooke for a drink. After we part ways I'm having a date night with David. Checking out an art opening and then going to a nice restaurant for dinner. I snapped a quick picture on my phone of my outfit for your all. Have a great weekend! xoxo, Littlest

New Year, New Goals

Hey all!
Once again more then a week has gone by! Well things are well here if not super busy! The Smittens have been practicing and recording since last Tuesday almost every day. We had show on Friday night which was a blast and right away the next day began recording some new songs for our upcoming album. We are super excited to get this album out in the spring or summer. Check back here or on The Smittens website. We are also planning to tour in the spring here in the states, fingers crossed! It's been great touring abroad for the last few years but we are due for another U.S. tour I think.On a personal level I'm working on some projects to make this blog better including a new layout and some more regular fashion, culture and local art scene posts. Or anything that strikes my fancy! I'm looking forward to the weekend. David and I have a romantic date night for Friday and then Saturday night we are going to this show with friends. Should be a fun and busy weekend. Oh and let's not forget our good friends Alison and Andy are coming over Sunday night for dinner and to watch The Golden Globes. We just love our award shows! So I think this picture sums up how I'm feeling about 2011 so far. Hope you are all having a good start to 2011 as well. p.s.I'm on twitter now and tweeting all the time. Follow me if you so desire.
xoxo, Littlest

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Everyone!
David and I had a nice New Year's Eve with good friends. We got all dolled up and went to A Single Pebble with friends. The food was very good but my drink was amazing. A ginger martini equals yum. See photo. Afterwards we went to a couple of mellow parties. All in all a good night. Today it is crazy warm here in Vermont. In the low 50's. I took advantage of the weather and put on my vintage hounds tooth cape and a vintage bright red sweater dress. David and I walked downtown to get lunch and were stopped by a lady who said we looked like old souls. I'm betting it had to do with our vintage outfits for sure. It was very sweet. I'm off to enjoy the rest of this day by watching a couple of movies and doing a whole lot of nothing. Hope you all are enjoying your days as well. Cheers to 2011! xoxo, Littlest

Happy Holidays

Hi All!
Hope you all have had a great holiday! David and I went to MA to spend Christmas with family. One highlight spending time with our new nephew Nicholas or for short Nico. He is the cutest! As per usual David spoiled me with some very thoughtful gifts including a vintage fox fur jacket. Can't wait to wear it with my New Years eve outfit! We are driving home as I type this update and I'm looking forward to being home soon. I missed our cat so much even though it was only two nights. Have a great week all!
Xoxo, Littlest
P.S. Pictures not in order. Isn't David cute with our nephew Nico!

Nicholas James Luker

Hello All!
This weekend David and I had the great pleasure of meeting our new nephew born 12-9-10, Nicholas James Luker. He is the most precious little pea. I'm so excited and proud of parents Jay and Jennifer (David's sister). I can't wait to see him again and the rest of the family in a couple of weeks for Christmas. xoxo, Littlest

Getting Off The Ground: Dance-Art-In-Progress

Just wanted to let you all know about two work-in-progress showing this coming week at the Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts. Lida Winfield is a long time friend and fellow dancer that I have had the pleasure of working with. She is a skilled performer and very talented. If you are in the area or can travel to this show I strongly recommend attending as I know it will be great.

Two shows: One on December 16th and one on December 18th both at 7pm. Dance Artists Lida Winfield and Ellen Smith Ahern are collaborating – come celebrate and be a part of their new work! They will perform an hour-long duet composed of both improvised and set material. Generated from images of moving water, hawks, deer, and people in the map of an imaginary landscape, the duet is full of humor, awkward grace, aggression and tenderness.
Following the performance, please join us for a reception and introduction to their 2011 project, Getting off the Ground, which involves making and sharing work, teaching, and fund raising for sustainable artistry.
$10 Suggested Donation

You can read about their work and other dancers in Vermont in the 12-1-10 issue of Seven Days this month. Also if you are on facebook check out the event here.
xo, Littlest

James D. Kelly

I am in love with this series of photos by James D. Kelly. See the rest here. Also how awesome would this dress be for New Year's Eve?

Everyone Can Dance!

This is a picture of Erinn I took this weekend at the Women's Festival of Crafts
My friend Erinn Simon has a great post here. Check out her piece on the local news! Yeah Urban Farm Girl!
In other news check out this week's Seven Days article on dance in Vermont. It's got me super pumped to start dancing and performing dance again. As the well as see some great up coming shows. I have tickets to Big APE:"Everyone Can Dance" . Some of my friends are in the show and I can't wait to check it out. If you are local I strongly recommend going to the show and getting tickets as soon as possible.

Thankful

Hi all!
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I know I've been quiet with the post updates but sometimes life just gets busy and there is not much time for such things. Today it snowed. The first real snow of the season and I couldn't be happier! I'm looking forward to taking it easy and spending more time at home over the winter months working on personal projects and being crafty! We had a great Thanksgiving with friends and family and I'm looking forward to seeing more family over the holidays. Not to mention meeting my new niece or nephew (it's a going to be a surprise) in the next week or two! I started holiday shopping today and got some great gifts! Local and handmade rule! Oh and I also got earlier this week an early Christmas present....yes my very first iPhone! I've never had internets on my phone before! Watch out world! This hipstamatic feature on the iPhone is addicting. See self portrait. If all goes well with some projects I have planned be sure to see more posts more frequently regarding said secret projects....secret for now. Love, Littlest

Erinn Simon

Our lovely and talented friend Erinn is on this week's Stuck in Vermont vlog. Seven Days says it best: 10/16/10: Whether she is crocheting colorful creatures as an Urban Farmgirl or serving up healthy veggies as the Burlington Children's Space "Lunch Lady," Erinn Simon - mother of two with a third on the way - rarely has spare time on her hands.
Check out the video here: http://7d.blogs.com/stuckinvt/2010/11/erinn-simon-199.html

Paper Anniversary

It's our one year anniversary today! What a year it has been. I couldn't be happier. Tonight we celebrate dinner at The Inn at Shelburne Farms. Can't wait to walk the beautiful grounds and have a great meal.
xoxo, Holly

My Town

The lovely home and design site Design Sponge has done another Burlington, VT guide post. I live here and love it. Check out the post here.
Illustration by Julia Rothman

Back From Tour and Local Show Sunday!

Hey all!
We are back from our tour adventures! There are no words to express what a great time we had and how generous and amazing the people we had the pleasure of working with were. We played several shows in German for the first time and it was amazing! Oh and to bike around Paris-what a treat! We love and miss Allo Darlin'. Touring with them rocked our world. Words can't say enough so here are some pictures of tour-more to come!
This Sunday night we rock our own local venue The Monkey House in Winooski, VT with a Welcome Home Smittens CD Release Party with our friends The Poison Control Center. We can not wait to rock out in our own state this weekend! See you there! xoxo