Apr 29, 2013

If you’ve been reading my posts (and I hope you have dear reader) you probably have noticed that I’m a big fan of the East Village. It has a classic city neighborhood vibe and yet you don’t need to be altogether tragically hip to hang out there. This coming Friday, May 3rd, from 5pm – 8pm, the East Village plays host to the First Friday Craft...

Apr 8, 2013

I recently wrote about Ephemera a cute little store next to this little dainty store. Now some of you might be thinking, oh she must have a dog otherwise why would a Fashionista be talking about a pet store? Well, no I don’t have a dog. I have two cats. And yes they do sell cat items at Jett and Monkey but that is not why I love this store. I love to utilize...

Apr 8, 2013

One of my early favorite Des Moines finds was Plant Life Designs and their gorgeous Christmas wreathes. It must have been back in the fall of 2011, at the East Village Sunday Bazaar. It wasn’t until a couple weeks ago though that I finally met the owner and woman behind Plant Life Designs, Tara Dudley. I was interested in chatting with Tara for a few...

Apr 5, 2013

ephemera  plural of e·phem·er·a (Noun) Noun Things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time. Items of collectible memorabilia, typically written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness After stopping in Ephermera, a quaint little store, the other day I just had to look up what...

Feb 11, 2013

I thought it was time for the next installment in the “World Class Des Moines” series – part three to be exact. And lucky for me, the spark of the idea for this week’s post arrived in my mail this week. A bit of context first. I’m a long time magazine addict. Magazines and journals of all subjects, shapes and sizes. Especially more recently I’ve...