I have been fortunate to be traveling around lately...and getting to see alot of different places for Bellydance events and family time. And of course you pass by all the tourist shops, they are everywhere. Over priced goods cards, magnets, pics, posters, glasses, calendars, figurines, jewellery, packaged local food, beach wear, silly hats, fashion items, tshirts, flags....I really could go on and on.
Its all part of travelling.
For me not my favorite part, but you cannot go travel anywhere in the world without seeing your classic tourist trap shop.
But, here I am traveling alot, and I feel like I need to somehow celebrate this crazy adventure that is my life at the moment. So I have wanted to settle on a common theme item to celebrate my travels. And world tour conquests.
So after much thought.....my guidelines. (one does need rules for tacky tourist items)
- must be under $10
- must be small and adds no weight to my 20 pound suitcase limit.
- must be a useable practical item, that does not collect dust.
- and must be some type of conversation item/ cheesy is doable.
Ok what did settle on???
I feel its an old faithful option.
The Mug.ok whatever...but hey it fits all my guidelines.
ok so the collection is new....like last trip new. But I will be adding to it and posting pics after every trip:)
soooooo...:::::drumroll please::::::
Mr. Barcelona...bad toro.
Its all part of travelling.
For me not my favorite part, but you cannot go travel anywhere in the world without seeing your classic tourist trap shop.
But, here I am traveling alot, and I feel like I need to somehow celebrate this crazy adventure that is my life at the moment. So I have wanted to settle on a common theme item to celebrate my travels. And world tour conquests.
So after much thought.....my guidelines. (one does need rules for tacky tourist items)
- must be under $10
- must be small and adds no weight to my 20 pound suitcase limit.
- must be a useable practical item, that does not collect dust.
- and must be some type of conversation item/ cheesy is doable.
Ok what did settle on???
I feel its an old faithful option.
The Mug.ok whatever...but hey it fits all my guidelines.
ok so the collection is new....like last trip new. But I will be adding to it and posting pics after every trip:)
soooooo...:::::drumroll please::::::
Mr. Barcelona...bad toro.
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Ok I know I have been obsessed with trailers lately.....and thankyou for putting up with my weirdness.....
but dudes.....this guy Drew Brophy crazy rad surf board artist has teamed up with Escape Vans and has painted the hell outta some of these camper vans...
seriously its camper van love mixed with rad rad artwork.
::::::sigh::::::::
anyways, carry on.
check out Drew's site..cause well its awesome.
http://drewbrophy.com/
Ok I know I have been obsessed with trailers lately.....and thankyou for putting up with my weirdness.....
but dudes.....this guy Drew Brophy crazy rad surf board artist has teamed up with Escape Vans and has painted the hell outta some of these camper vans...
seriously its camper van love mixed with rad rad artwork.
::::::sigh::::::::
anyways, carry on.
check out Drew's site..cause well its awesome.
http://drewbrophy.com/
So I have been working on this bra and belt set....
and I know I say it every time.....but they nearly have killed me.
The belt is no where to being done to photograph...mayhaps sometime this week. I gotta get it done for Split Tribal Fest....
but here's the bra.....I keep thinking I need to add some more dangly bits...but its nice to have the design a simple clean cut look as well....
on a side note, I have had many requests to start making things for other people. Its something I have struggled with...due to the amount of time and effort each piece creates. Imma just thinking about it....I have a couple of projects on the fly for a couple of friends...I'll see what the reaction to their items will be then maybe I'll be closer to a decision......anywho...
enjoy...
and I know I say it every time.....but they nearly have killed me.
The belt is no where to being done to photograph...mayhaps sometime this week. I gotta get it done for Split Tribal Fest....
but here's the bra.....I keep thinking I need to add some more dangly bits...but its nice to have the design a simple clean cut look as well....
on a side note, I have had many requests to start making things for other people. Its something I have struggled with...due to the amount of time and effort each piece creates. Imma just thinking about it....I have a couple of projects on the fly for a couple of friends...I'll see what the reaction to their items will be then maybe I'll be closer to a decision......anywho...
enjoy...
Well not everything has to be about bellydance right???? I do have other interests. I know shocking. Recently I discovered that mayhaps other folks might have the same interests...... Now my mom is gonna crack up when she reads this. But its true. I love looking at trailers. Now don't get me wrong I love my tent...in fact my hubby and I just bought a new super duper coolio tent....again. Those that know us, know we love our tents. But trailers hold a special place in my heart.
When I was a kid, my grammy bought a trailer and parked it out in Southern Manitoba, in a small place called Killarney. Every summer my folks would truck 3 kids 3 hours in the dead heat of summer to our trailer oasis, by a lake. We would spend the whole summer there....just running wild. And the centre of it all was the trailer. Mini fridge, fold up couches,and matching yellow upholstery to boot. Late night campfire with fuzzy navels drinks was an added extra bonus:)
Now mix up those good times, with a little mix of a prairie girl by birth and throw in a dash of someone who currently makes their living being a bellydancer which requires many road trips to bellydance events around the world....and voila presto..... a serious rubber necker of trailers has been created.
Now now...don't get worried......I'm not really all that concerned about those giant beasts of trailers that look like you could hide 50 immigrant children comfortably hidden in every hidden compartment of a 50 footer. No nooooooooooooo......I'm very interested in the cute and retro side of trailers. of course silly.
Now I'm gonna say it......when I grow up and finally settle down. I really am gonna get my own cute trailer to make up and call home...or maybe my home office....we'll see. But for now. I will keep collecting and taking pictures and keep them in a trailer picture folder, and trying to figure how to get my hubby on board with my crazy ideas.
yes I really do have a trailer picture folder.
and mom....if you have a picture of our trailer....send it sometime will ya?
Holy moly what an event!!
such a great week, just so many great moments! Huge Huge congrats to the organisers for such a successful week. Everyone I talked to was so happy!
also such a lovely week with my co teachers at Umrah! Much fun and many giggles were to be had! And it was really awesome to be in such a supportive environment for Tribal Bellydance!
The students were kick ass hard core!! I cannot believe how many workshops some of these gals were taking....and were still standing and smiling by the end of the week!
Thank you ,thank you, thank you to Eva,Frankie,Noemi , DJYENEEEEEEEEE:)...and the entire amazing crew of The Tribal Umrah Barcelona staff!!
just a sneak peak at some pics!!!
any excuse to get to the Black Forest is a good one, and this event was no exception!
Hosted by the lovely Gudrun Herold, this event was put on in this very beautiful corner of Germany! Tribal Tribal Tribal Bellydance was the main theme, and I felt so honored to be apart of this really special event. It also gave me a chance to catch up with my good friend Martha, beautiful ATS teacher and dancer extrodinare!!
What was really cool about this event was the opportunity to get to teach workshops to bellydance students who have never taken a tribal class before! That doesn't happen much anymore, so I felt so blessed to be able to pass on the Tribal Bug so to say:)
A very busy weekend indeed!!!
I'll be working on a article for Hagalla magazine as well about this event...but here is a sneak peak of some of the pictures!!
