Prada Marfa

A desert mirage or the cruelest piece of art ever?
It looks as though a tornado had picked up a Prada store and dropped it on along a desolate stretch of highway outside the small Texas town of Marfa (pop. 1,887).

A permanently installed sculpture is the work of the Berlin artists Michael Emlgreen and Ingar Dragset. The artists called the work a pop architectural land art project. The sculpture is meant to look like a Prada store, with minimalist white stucco walls and a window display housing real Prada handbags and shoes (handpicked by Muccio Prada herself). But there is no working door, leaving the viewer as a perpetual window-shopper.


The sculpture cost $80,000 and was intended to never be repaired, so it might slowly degrade back into the natural landscape. This plan was deviated from when, three days after the sculpture was completed, vandals graffitied the exterior, and broke into the building stealing six purses and 14 shoes (all for right feet). Somewhere there are one-legged fashionistas rockin’ some fabulous footwear!

(Photos via Flickr)

So. Awesomely. Cool.

Breakfast of Champions

Bacon + chocolate combined with buttermilk pancakes = BLISS!

Growing up, the only way I would eat pancakes is if they were my moms chocolate chip pancakes. Gooey. Chocolatey. Goodness! Add that to my love of all things bacon & it's well... just about the perfect breakfast!

You can imagine my excitement when I recently saw the geniuses at Vosages now carry a bacon & chocolate pancake mix that includes chunks of their Mo's Bacon Bar. Applewood bacon, alderwood smoked salt & dark chocolate. Heaven. I'm thinking this may be my new favorite hostess gift.

Hope you have a fabulous Sunday!

Skeleton Key Art

Skeleton keys are super cool. If only they could speak, imagine the stories they could tell. This project from House of Hepworths is fantastic and the paper bag technique used for the background is brilliant. See all the details here

Butterfly Collection Pillow

Get the tutorial to make this darling pillow from Ruffles and Stuff!

Chipotle Lime Shrimp

I've been on the hunt for a new tasty shrimp recipe and finally found a new favorite! The smoky, sweet and spicy chipotle is a perfect combo with the tangy, sweet lime. These bad boys would make awesome tacos. Get the recipe from Gimme Some Oven

No Sew Flower Corsage

I love projects that contain two of my favorite words: No Sew! Get the tutorial to make this beautiful flower corsage from V and Co. Dress up a purse or cardigan sweater. I'm thinking of adding a few to a throw pillow.

Happy Mother's Day!

Before I was a Mom,

I never tripped over toys

or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or not

my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

I had never been puked on.

Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind

and my thoughts. I slept all night.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

I didn't want to put her down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces

when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small

could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

I didn't know that bond

between a mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small

could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,

I had never gotten up in the middl e of the night

every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth,

the joy, the love, the heartache,

the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,

before I was a Mom!