CONDOR'S NEST RANCH

I was over at The Condor's Nest Ranch in Pala a couple weeks ago.

The Condor's Nest is a great venue nestled in the hills of North San Diego County that holds a lot of events and weddings. I had the chance to walk around the property and take few photos.





I have this thing for vintage trailers and Airstreams, when I spotted this one I was super excited. I love the blue picket fence around it with the rustic planters.





This place is a huge estate. Not only is there an awesome ranch house, mini casitas and a vintage trailer, but there's also a barn with all these farm animals running around.





I'm pretty sure my favorite part was this little greenhouse. I took my time in there snapping tons of photos - it was so peaceful and there were a lot of random interesting antique decor pieces.





Anyway, it was really my ideal day - California sunshine + mini photoshoot.

THIS IS NOT IKEA

A few weeks ago, I made my way over to TINI (This is not Ikea).

It's this great little antique furniture place off Fairfax in LA where there are tons of vintage pieces and little treasures.





There are several rooms filled with all sorts of eclectic items and you really have to dig through all the nooks and crannies to see everything.





I guess they also allow for most of the pieces to be rented as props for productions - good to know.





Anyway, if you're out in that area, check it out - it's definitely worth a browse.

ALL OF THE LIGHTS

Have you ever wondered what has happened to all of Vegas' old vintage signs?

Yeah, I know - me too. Apparently a lot of them are stored at this boneyard near Fremont Street.



A bunch of these signs have been either donated or rescued. It's kind of cool because some of them are from as far back as the 1930's.

Great color...

When I spotted this pile of signs all I could do was envision was how great it would look as a silk charmeuse pattern.



Anyway, I'm really glad that there's a little boneyard for retired neon signs. It made for a really fun/inspirational afternoon with all the colors and shapes.

PUMA MOTORSPORT AFTER PARTY

So while we were out in Vegas for Magic we went to the Puma Motorsport After Party.

It was in a pretty cool little venue, just off the strip in a car tuning garage. The venue fit into Puma's Motorsport theme and also made for a nice, intimate setting.

When we got there Diplo had already started things off. I hadn't really heard of him before, but when I heard his sound I instantly thought his stuff would be perfect to listen to while working away on the computer late at night. (Plus I love the little brontosaurus that he brands on all his stuff.)

Anyway after Diplo, I was really excited because Santigold came out and performed. I've been a fan for a few years so to see her live was pretty cool especially in such a private venue.

Her set was super entertaining - for the last song she invited people up to the stage to dance. She seemed pretty chill and was having fun with the whole thing.

Anyway, very cool night in Vegas. Thanks to John and Victor from The ID Agency.

LAS VEGAS MAGIC/PROJECT

We went out to Vegas to the Magic and Project fashion trade shows recently.

I always really enjoy going, not only just to see what's new for the upcoming season, but there's also a bunch of great booth set ups and displays. We spent all of the first day at Project - the vibe was super creative. The second day we hit up Magic. There was a blogger panel there so we stopped and listened for a while. It was pretty cool - the topic was on social media and branding. Amongst some of the people on the panel was Lizzie Parker who's going to be on that new NBC reality show Fashion Star.



Being that Free People is one of my favorite brands, I had to check their booth out. Of course it was super well put together and cute, just like everything else they've got going on. We didn't get over to Platform - which was probably best since I have a sick obsession with shoes. Apparently I didn't get enough fashion at the show, so we headed over to Crystals at City Center. I hadn't had a chance to check it out yet. It was pretty cool and filled with luxury brands, etc. Oh by the way, speaking of City Center, the Aria has this awesome little dessert shop called Jean-Philippe Patisserie. I was lured in by both the desserts and the cuteness of whole place.