hi hi hi. thanks for being patient with me this past week. the craziest week is ooover now. it was amazing, but now i have tons of free time to catch up, get inspired, explore and blog!! yesssss.
here are 10 new things that i just adore:
1.vintage thermos'. i have a pretty big collection of these (so fun to collect!) and it's funny that even though i have said "enough is enough" i still can't resist a single one! they are all so unique and pretty. here's the newest one i found on Etsy this past week….
and here's another really cute one!
2. vintage children's record players! i've been shopping for one for Penelope. there are so many pretty ones. i had one when i was a child and it's one of my very happy memories!
eeek! and shopping for records is even more fun. trying to decide if i should get one that can still play full size vinyl or one that's just for kiddos?
3. a gorgeous new photo by miss lulu.
5. this look found on the BV etsy.
6. Lily Allen dressed like a panda bear, of course.
wish i would have thought of it! so cuuuute.
7. this cute little outfit!
yours?
9. Paul Frank. love him. always have.
such cuuute branding!
10. fancy cupcakes! any suggestions for where to find the best ones in Chicago?
LOOOVE YOU! happy monday. Elsie
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i love the panda outfit! and the PF undies.
look up bleeding heart bakery in chicago
omg! i still have the 3rd record player down…it was my favourite toy as a child
xoxo
cute picks 🙂 the record player reminds me of a purple grand piano toy i had when i was little. once i was riding on my dad’s shoulders and he stepped on it accidentally!
juicy pear and buttered popcorn. mmmmmmmmm! love your list!
Seconding the Bleeding Heart Bakery for Chicago cupcakes: http://www.thebleedingheartbakery.com/
Lovely is a little bakery that is a must go to in Chicago! 🙂
http://lovelybakeshop.com/
I had one of those record players as a kid and had completely forgotten about it… what fun memories.
I have that Paul Frank iPhone case. LOVE LOVE LOVE. Makes me happy every time I see it.
OMGZ it’s my iphone case!!! I love that thing… it so happy and fun! I only wish paul frank made ones for Blackberry! I love it because it is made of silcone so i can just wipe id down went it gets a bit grimey!!! <3333333 for that case!
Third here for Bleeding Heart! It’s always been my favorite bakery and I just went to a wedding catered by them…yummy!
It’s a great place to get inspired too…
Lovely is a great suggestion as well as Mollys… You can sit on swings at the cupcake bar!
My Mother-in-Law and I love Buttered Popcorn! LOL!
I must NOT start with the thermoses! I could get WAY addicted! I love cups and would easily get sucked in!
I see someone on the comments above me also had the 3rd record player down as a kid. Weird! Mine was actually my mom’s, but I guess that made it a little more special? Now I own one almost exactly like the #4 record player. LOVE it.
Swirtz hands down… get the vegan ones – it is amazing.
I totally had that record player!! The third one down! Whoa you always give me the flash backs!
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Oooooh! I have two of those record players! Also, great thermos.
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love lily allen and popcorn flavored jelly beans!
hi elsie, i saw you this weekend at the renegade craft fair and told you i read your blog! 🙂
had to share this: my favorite place to get cupcakes in chicago is called “sweet mandy b’s.” it is amazing, nothing super fancy and decorative about them, but their frosting is to die for! its on the corner of webster and racine (on webster) in lincoln park. to get there you can take the red line to fullerton, then the easiest way to get there would be walking down fullerton (towards sheffield/dominicks) until you get to racine, make a left and walk to webster.
let me know if you go there! 🙂
mmmmm cupcakes! There needs to be cupcake flavored jelly beans!
I just LOVE your Monday posts!! Glad you had a good weekend!!
I totally thought of you when I got this email just now.
PIRATE T-SHIRTS… http://www.zazzle.com/talk+like+a+pirate+day+tshirts
This one was my fave… I LOVE PIRATES Girl Shirt… http://www.zazzle.com/i_love_pirates_cool_vintage_retro_style_t_shirt-235220703499353665
I want a thermos now!
Looks like everyone had the third record player. I had one too! It was by fisher price and was meant to be unbreakable and yet I managed to break it on Xmas morning and i can remember my poor mum with the screwdriver trying to fix it before we went off to mass and you know what she fixed it and it stayed going for years after that!! Thanks for bringing that memory back to me!
Love EVERYTHING 🙂 Especially the bike! My best friend has it!!! 🙂
tutti fruitti all the way!
and those vintage themoses are loveeeely!
I would ask Kelly Purkey http://kellypurkey.typepad.com/ about cupcakes!! I am pretty sure she has tried every cupcake place in Chicago!! She LOVES THEM!!
I second Sweet Mandy B’s! There are great stores close by, too. I wish I had a funky record player when I was a kid – maybe I need one for my son.
Enjoy Chicago –
Suzy
YES I live in Chicago! Go to Molly’s on Clark close to Fullerton or George’s on Clark near Foster..So yummy!
Lily Allen as a panda is adorable!
why oh why do I not live in chicago? everything here is so adorable & lovely! it all makes me giggle with glee!!
omg i LOVE that outfit with the prize ribbon! *adorable* lovelovelove
my fave jelly belly flavors are ABSOLUTELY Dr. Pepper and Strawberry Cheesecake. I eat them together and it makes a little sweet twist of a rootbeer float. LOVE it. I only get them at Christmastime. :]
I give the 48219th recommendation for Bleeding Heart Bakery. Seriously. Sangria cupcakes??? Look at how pretty… http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebleedingheartbakery/2479102261/in/set-72157604060000661/
I have been OBSESSED with Paul Frank since I was 14 and saw my first Julius and Clancey shirt at PacSun..haha! I have over 30+ of his shirts and am planning on making a blanket out of them.
Also, I have collected SO MANY thermoes for my etsy shop and am having trouble parting with them which I wasn’t expecting!….they Definately are unique and fun.
I think I may have been the first to think of being a panda:) I had my mom sew me up a panda costume when I was in the 4th grade, I am now almost 30ty. I should have saved it.
We still have the 3rd record player too – love it! It still works perfectly, so cool. Love the thermoses! (what is the plural for that?!)
Juicy Pear is my absolute fave too! Mmm.
Love that yellow thermos – so cool!
Third record player from the top — oh, how many hours I spent in my room playing those little records! And, juicy pear is my absolute favorite Jelly Belly!
Head to Bleeding Heart Bakery for tasty cupcakes and other yummy sweets!
They were my favorite bakery when I lived in Chicago and I visit every time I’m back in town.
Some eye candy before you get there 🙂
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebleedingheartbakery
oh I love that first thermos… I have a growing love for them too, and you’re rubbing off on me!
my fave flavahs of JB are definitely juicy pear & buttered popcorn (margot, same!!)
ps: in love with paul frank too… I have a PF bike on my wish list. big time.
xo
Elsie I know u asked about cuppycakes & lots of peeps
gave GREAT suggestions already So I’m giving you a new place that you have to visit cuz seriously
you can’t leave the CHI without getting a bubble tea
from joyees I know your a big fan seriously my fave!
Honeydew lychee {amazing} & mini pearls are So fun!
& it’s in Chinatown 😉 but there’s one in Evanston too!
Promise you’ll love it! So nice to see you at RCF 😉
so lovin my vinyl! Xoxo ivy
Not quite Chicago, but Naperville IL. About 1/2 hour away.
Super ute place.
http://www.sugarmonkeycupcakes.com/
Haha so funny your post today. I read every single one of the things you love and just nod all the time… I am stitting here wearing a Paul Frank T-Shirt and craving for jelly beans – yummmi – I couldn’t decide for just ONE flavour.
Sandy
I love those vintage thermos’! So pretty.
I had the 3rd record player down when I was little, and I loved it so much!
you HAVE to visit Molly’s Cupcakes in Chicago! http://www.mollyscupcakes.com/
Favorite JB: Toasted Marshmallow. Yum!!! Great list!!! I had a little smurfs record player when I was younger. I played Cyndi Lauper’s record on it. =)
great list!!!
Thanks lady! xoxox
hershey store has huge chocolate cupcakes with big hershey’s candy in the top. you’ll love em
Very Cherry is my fav!!!!!
Buttered popcorn and toasted marshmellow!!!
I hear Paul Frank is now at Target in the kids clothing section? Dang, how about you move it to the 24-year-old section? 😉
GUSSY
You made me smile. Thank you.
I used to have one of those kiddie record players, the one that comes with the 6 brightly coloured records….was so much fun.
You’re blog is amazing, so much cute stuff on it.
Sam
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