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Yesterday I went to my first ever trunk show. Melissa Mentzel from Rockwell+Oakley did a WONDERFUL job! I was thoroughly impressed and inspired by all of her wonderful goodies. This gal has an eye for creativity and her unique sense of style is unstoppable! She had handmade earring, necklaces, bracelets, dresses, shirts, shrugs, aprons, cards, rings, keychains, kids clothing...the list goes on and on! Everyone that came left with some sort of pretty to show off! And this gals sewing skills were off the chart. Just seeing the hard work she did really made me see where I would like to go with my sewing. Like I said before, very inspirational. Check out some of her stuff:
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| Funky Earrings |
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| Beautiful Necklace |
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| More Fun Earrings |
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| Cute Bracelet |
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| I LOVE this necklace and have worn it everyday since I bought it! The bead is so cool and my favorite part . |
These are Melissa's Demotivational card line.
*I actually bought three, but I already sent the other one to my friend!*
There is so much more cute stuff to her collection, it's insane! Melissa is such a ray of light and so sweet too! What is also awesome is that she will make anything to your liking! I HIGHLY recommend supporting this local designer. Check out Rockwell+Oakley's Facebook page too!
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Located at 24 Washington Street in Valparaiso, IN, this cafe is a breathe of fresh air for this town! The food is Mediterranean and could not be any better! The foods I have had are felafel, tabbouleh, paprika chicken, salad, spiced potatoes, and of course the turkish coffee. I have eaten there twice and loved it and left feeling just the right amount of full. Everything is made fresh and served beautifully! I don't feel all yucky and guilty after eating a bunch of food there. I feel healthy, happy, and smiling. My husband (who can be a hard sell for new restaurants) LOVES their fresh gyro. So ladies, take your man out to a new place and let them know my steak and potatoes man loves the gyro!
What is even better is that they are open from 11:30-9:30, will deliver (with a days notice) and caters also. They are working on getting beer and wine in there too. You can't ask for a better spot! Go there today, and if you do pick me up some felafel because I am craving it!
Check out Meditrina Market Cafe's Facebook Page
And their menu!
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*To appreciate my post, please play video while reading, and feel free to dance :)*
Via: Youtube.com
If you know me, you know I love me some dancin'! And dancing to local music is the best! Chesterbrown was the first band I heard when I first moved to Indiana. From their own description found at Chesterbrown.org "...they draw on elements of Rock, Funk, Country, Blues, RnB, and Jazz. While they are not your atypical Jam-Band, they can and do indeed jam!" And Jam out they do! My husband and I have so much fun seeing them play and they are growing a bigger fan base with every show.
They play all over in Northwest Indiana, Southwest Michigan, Illinois, and even Arizona! They are so fun, so nice, and really great at what they do.
For the past 2 years they put together a local music festival called Brown Town that features all different types of musical acts at the beautiful Izaak Walton in Michigan City, IN. The date is set for this years so don't miss out! What could be better than camping local while listening to local music??
Check out Chesterbrown.org to buy a CD, t-shirt and to see where they are playing near you!
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Got any local fav's? Send them my way, maybe they will turn into my favorites too!!
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