So what have I been doing lately?  Well, over the weekend the husband, our friend Sebastian, and I took a trip to Chicago to see the Sunday lineup at the Pitchfork Music Festival. We were able to see Chavez (AMAZING but I was disappointed they didn't play my jam-alas), King Krule (loved it but an outdoor festival isn't the best way to see him), and part of Beach House + Real Estate.  The verdict at the end of the day was that I was glad I went, it was awesome getting to see Chavez, but the heat was pretty miserable and I'm not a big fan of outdoor festivals.  Let me add the caveat that I'm old (ok 32 isn't old but I feel old) which is why I'm not gushing more about the show.  Perhaps if it had been a few degrees cooler and my back didn't hurt like it always does I would have had an even better time.   
  
In other rock show news, yesterday the husband and I took the kiddo to see the Wye Oak/Dirty Projectors show. It was honestly one of the best live shows I've seen.  Jenn Wasner's voice is so stunning and both she and Andy Stack are just all around great performers.  Even our fickle 14 year old declared them to be his new favorite band.  He even got a photo with them which was really sweet.  If they come through your town I would really encourage you to see them.  I can't say anything about the Dirty Projectors part of the show because we only stayed for Wye Oak.  Nothing against the Dirty Projectors at all but we only had the stamina to see the opener.  And by "we" I really mean "me."  

Outside of going to lots of rock shows lately, I've also been working on new fall designs for the shop.  I will be adding these new items to the shop over the next couple of weeks so be sure to check it out.  

xo

L

I promised earlier today that I would post again with a new piece of art that the husband and I bought from a friend of ours.  The photos do not do the piece justice.  It's been overcast most of the day here so getting a good shot of it was nearly impossible.  Hopefully though, you get the idea.  It's currently sitting near the entryway where we are going to hang it.  Once it's up I'll take some better photos to share with you.  Anyway, the painting was done by our friend Christian Shewcraft.  He has an Etsy shop set up but hasn't posted anything yet but I'll let you guys know when it goes live.  I encourage you to add his shop to your favorites so you can check it out later.  Here's a little closeup of some of the detail on our piece:

Hope it's cooling off a bit where you are!

Remodelista Contest Featuring Swan Lake

So here's the deal: you could win my Scandinavian inspired necklace (seen above) made by me by following Remodelista on Pinterest here and creating a "Remodelista Scandi Summer" pinboard.  For all the info on the contest rules go here.  The winner will be announced Monday, July 9th.  Good luck!

I'll be posting later today on a new piece of art the husband and I bought for the house so check back and make sure to enter the contest!     

This is the best outfit for these insanely hot days.  Shoes optional.  Buy the dress here.