Tule Springs Magic

I love 'em, love 'em, love 'em! Seana and Lils met me today at Tule Springs in North Las Vegas (pronounced too-ey), a spot that barely reminds me of anywhere near here. It's actually... sort of... Nebraska-ish. These natural springs were visited by large prehistoric mammals in an era when the southern Nevada area was much cooler and wetter. Fossil remains of extinct mammoths, bison, horses, camels, giant sloths and other animals have been found in Tule Springs.

...and here's flapper Lils! I used the "collodion" action from Florabella, then added the frame on pixlr-o-matic.

Red Rock Gypsies

I photographed the adorable Corinna and Kyler this morning out at Calico Basin, near Red Rock just outside of Las Vegas. The whole area out there is soooo beautiful, and photoing these two cute girls was a blast. Five more shoots tomorrow, and a few over the weekend, then they'll send me packin' back to Nebraska. Vegas is making me want to stay a little longer.

Textile Wild

LOVE these two etsy shops. Clothing found at PoorPitifulPearl and textiles/furniture found at ChezBoheme.

Somewhere between boho and kitsch

via buttonkopart on etsy

I'm at an impasse; I love the kitsch and I love the bohemian... somewhere right in the middle is where I live. I love the wackiness, weirdness and zef qualities of kitsch, the soulfulness of boho. These finds were just about perfect for me, in bringing these two styles together.



From top, clockwise:
via CrudeThings on etsy
via UTHAhats on etsy
via CrudeThings on etsy
via MoondialGypsy on etsy
via CrudeThings on etsy



Many more wild head pieces, head dresses and wigs after the break... just click below.

Vintage Boho

Found these images in a vintage crafter magazine, and they were too
wonderful not to scan and blog. Below: make your own gypsy bag
out of an old rug!

Shooting down etsy

New fun stuff in the shop and brand new photos!