Closet Confections: Bee-line Baby

 A brief glimpse of my truly blissed out day filled with spontaneous bike rides, chasing honeybees & rescuing hives, discovering my love for boba could be expressed fully in the form of a  trough-like cup the size of my head (aka poor decision making in the caffeine department hehehe) and a quick fix in the written kitsch department, both books on my to buy list, divine! Did, however, come home with a copy of a fab Liz Taylor biography. Deets as soon as I'm done devouring it! 

Idol: Audrey & Audrey...Hepburn meets Tautou ♥
Mantra: Peachy Keen Jelly Bean
Soundtrack: "That Time" by Regina Spektor
The Wardrobe:
Kiss o' Sunshine dress: vintage

Flatter-me Dhaaaling shoes: Target

Beltin' out: Forever21

Bangles, Baubles, n' Beads: Tarina Tarantino & vintage

T*iLt...Sunday Edition

Artwork by Rozzenn Buthuon

A taste of what tickled my fancy this week:

Endless Edward Scissorhands inspired art swirling about tumblr due to the 20th Anniversary!
Balmy breezes rustling through the palm trees swaying above my bedroom window.
White nail polish that makes the tips of my fingers glow like moonlight in the dark.
My neighbor belting out show tunes from the top of his lungs while doing dishes at 4am.
Barefoot walks to the park with my pups, the serendipity of life, chasing honeybees with my camera.
Knitting & coffee dates over skype with my besty.

This news about Archie comics first gay character! (Kevin Keller = *hero) Grew up reading Archie, SO so happy!

Wearing all of these accessories layered, right now!

Typing this post in my polka dot bikini because California skipped spring and headed straight for that sizzling summer heat (though so sad the ran has run away)

Hula hooping while my nails dry = multitasking. Vs. Magazines "live" site with vintage tele clips featuring Jane Russell show tunes, and 50's fashion icons. Carmen Miranda style-spiration and over piling on the accessories.
My wifey's blog!!!!

Muse Me, Use Me.

Oil on panel by Brian Tull

This week was chock full of those pinch me moments, where things just pop up and bring an uncontrollably goofy grin to my face, the cherry on top was receiving an email about this painting of me by Brian Tull!

You can imagine how flattered and absolutely giddy I was!

The ultimate goal out of everything I do is to inspire someone else, spark creativity, and spread art in every form, like wildfire, until it seeps into the very core of our daily lives. 

Expression can be like a glittering tumbleweed effect, picking up hidden gems across a barren canvas, swiftly building until it can't be stopped.

So whenever I am contacted by an amazing artist who expressed their own perspective through whatever medium of a project I did, I am whisked away to a sublime state of gratitude. 

Detail of Brian's painting

The d-lish painting references my photo by Shannon Brooke, featured in Metal Farm magazine a few years back, and it made my jaw drop. He has heart, soul and talent, that shows through his work. Feeling truly blissed to the max! A BIG thank you to Brian! Please visit his site and facebook for more of his vintage inspired work, this man is brewing like a thunderstorm, on the brink of overtaking the scene with his velvety rich images and fine eye for the delectable details of composition...

Original photo featured in Metal Farm Magazine

Tickle 'yer Noodle...

Lillian Bassman at 92.

Fall into a dreamscape etched in deep licorice black tones and smokey scenes that is the world as seen by photographer Lillian Bassman. 94 years young, and still snapping that lens, Lillian has managed to capture decades of style dripping in glamour, rich textures, and surreal images...

 I love all these little quirky mini flicks that keep popping up. They're instant gratification laced with catchy tunes and visual inspiration. Definitely detecting a hint of Breakfast at Tiffany's with a modern twist...( found via Perfectly Swell, a darling bloggie!)

Y-U-M. Pure visual nom noms. "Tutti Frutti" shot by Ellen Von Unwerth in VS. Magazine U.K Spring/Summer 2011.
I highly recommend running out and grabbing a copy of this issue, front to back glossy goodness, oozing with pages of extraordinary delights! *(available in U.S. at Barnes & Noble)

I stumbled across this lovely lady when she popped up on my pandora playlist, and instantly became enamored with her breathy, slightly twangy-bluesy style. I simply adore the lyrics to "Dusty Boxcar Wall", but her album "Sea of Tears" reeled me in!  Perfect fitting for scribbling in your journal on a rainy day, train rides up the coast, and cross country trips down dust laden roads.

P.S. Here's an instant way to expand your musical repertoire: BeatsAntique graciously gifted their 2nd album to their fans, via a gloriously gratis download here. Yup. It's free-a-rooni!!! If you're into gypsy funk, egyptian dubstep, folk punk, hoppin' beats, and bootie shaking tunes laced with violins, accordions, saws, and pianos, then pop on over and nab some new tunes to get your shimmy going! My absolute fave is "Beauty Beats"!

Oh the internet, how clicking can whisk you away and lead you to other fabulously creative ladies, lusties, and fashion delights! After a bit of sleuthing I tracked down the culprits for the cuteness explosion above: Red Velvet's Spring line is delectable! Very Mia Farrow, no?! The little lemon and black and white chevron striped # are begging to be mine...

Art by Aimee Dolich

Closet Confections: Backyard Bettie

Idol: Gene Kelly meets Wonder Woman
Mantra: Ces bottes sont faites pour marcher
Soundtrack: "Honeysuckle Rose"- Django Reinhardt
The Wardrobe:
Beatnik Beret: vintage, fleamarket
Cherry Bomb Cardi: Roadkill Ranch, Fullerton
Frill Me Hot Pants: Forever21 
Peek-a-boob Brazier: Betsey Johnson
Burtonesque umBrelly: vintage, fleamarket
Midnight Tights: Target
Ruby Stompers: Target (my rainy day classics)


♥ Frankie

T*iLt

Things I Luuuurve Thursday....The woah I haven't blogged in ages edition:

Loving the whirlwind weeks whizzing past, brimming to the top with adventures, consisting of, but not limited to:

Topless photo shoots in the forest, (tatas ahoy!) midnight walks in the rain, & coffee dates with my ShannyCakes.
Desert camping shenanigans complete with snow, rainbows, and moonlight fires.
Dear friend's surprise elopements, followed by secret baby showers, swing dancing in the morning, and evenings spent snuggling on the porch listening to the rain with my besty.
Midnight knitting sessions with bits of yarn twirling about, compliments of mischievous kittens.

The Beatles spinning into the wee small hours of the morn...*Pics by moi

All night art explosions, nose buried in stacks of books with glass of wine and sketch pad at the ready, set to the hypnotizing crackle of records spinning.
Morning yoga and meditation....Mmmmm my body hums.
Emergency uber-drag photo shoots for my glammy gal Natasha's portfolio that landed her the job as head MUA on Ru-Paul's Drag-U!!!! SO proud of her!!! Followed by midnight runs to "Queens Donuts". Truly fitting...
Bachelorette parties on the fly, ending with blinking boas, and the bride to be dancing on stage with AJ Popov. If you frequent the Slidebar, it happens....

Rosie Posie pic by me

Jasmine laced breezes, spring downpours, and the faint rustle of mother nature shifting seasons.
Beekeeping in vintage dresses. Coffee dates with my wifey at Noir themed cafes. Out of control evenings fueled by whiskey and jenga with pals.

...And SO much more!!! Stay tuned for oodles of in depth delvies into all of the above with lots of pictorial delights!


♥ Frankie

So I've been a little MIA, and not in a femme rapper way...

We shall return to your normal "Broad"- cast shortly...

Sorry for the desolate gap in posty-bits lately! It's been a whirlwind two weeks with me bouncing from couch to futon, pink 60's samsonite suitcase of vintage dresses in tow, leaving a trail of bobby pins and false eyelashes ala hansel and gretel in my wake. (Seriously, ask Tracy, I shed them like leaves from a tree in fall.)

There will be oodles of posts to tantalize your every fantastical whim just over the horizon...We have much to catch up on. Just stick with me my lovies!

♥ Frankie