FABULOUS FRIDAY: CANOE, CAFE HABANA AND MEDITATION?

Here are 5 things I want you to LOVE this week!!!!!

1. Canoe at 233 Locke Street South, Hamilton:

A great shop on Locke Street in Hamilton! Nope.....this ain't your Grandma's Hammer anymore.....this great shop carries super products that are made from local peoples.......okay...they say it better:

Canoe is a lifestyle shop dedicated to offering a curated collection of unique quality goods from local makers and authentic brands for men, women and the home.

Our commitment and vision is quite simple. To constantly seek out the very best in unique, small batch, quality and authentically made goods. To only offer products that are crafted with care and made to last. To bring you goods that will enhance your life, not clutter it. To help our partners grow and to share their inspiring stories. To constantly learn and grow through this journey, have fun, work hard, and to always be on the lookout for new and amazing items we know you will love.  We're proud of what we've created here at Canoe and hope to share it with you soon!

Just look at that splendid store of STUNNING merch!!

 I love it......AND I am not just an admirer, I am also a part of things:

I am thrilled to announce that Canoe is now carrying my merch in their store!

The original paintings of Hamilton - the prints - and soon the postcards!
YAY!

So if you are in Hamilton - and I encourage you to check out the city - I am really enamoured by it right now - go to Locke St. and have a look-see at this store!

Canoe is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 - 7 and Sunday 12 - 5

Or see them on the web...

or facebook

or twitter

or instagram!

2. AFTER you get back from Hamilton.......make sure to head to Brooklyn NY! Why?? For Café Habana!!!!!!!

More specifically - you must go to the HABANA OUTPOST at 757 Fulton Street in Brooklyn
(The corner of Fulton & South Portland).....and here is why:

YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM!!!!!!!!!!

PATIO! ARE YOU KIDDING ME??

THEY DO MOVIES AT NIGHT TOO!!!!!

CHARMING INTERIOR TOO!

I really enjoyed my lunch at http://www.cafehabana.com/brooklyn !
Check it out!!!

3. TWO of my favourite things come together as iHome presents......the Soundflask Bluetooth Speakers!

It's a portable wireless speaker that is shaped like a pocket liquor flask! OMG!
Look at these designs:

You need it? I NEED IT! For all my summa time fun!

See more at http://www.ihomeaudio.com

4. WOW. These are a-freaking-mazing.........

Talamaska is from Russia - and is super talented!! Check out this website to see the SPECTACULAR WORK! Look at this stunning paper art:

SO AH-MAH-ZING!!!!!
Again.........http://serpant.wix.com/adam#!alice-in-wonderland/c17hh

5. THIS IS FOR ADULTS ONLY.....but this clip made me laugh and laugh and laugh...thanks to http://jasonheadley.com for FINALLY giving me a meditation I can really get behind!

(CLICK HERE FOR LINK)

WW187: BYOB COCKTAIL EMPORIUM, POSTMODERN JUKEBOX and "ew"

Welcome again to "Wonderful Wednesday" friends!
Here are 5 things that I think you should love this week!

1.) This is weird and wonderful…….Debra Broz from LA makes the sweet so strange…….I love her work…..like these:

So odd and so STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here are a few more….

Yes…it's a rabbit with a fox mask or 'Lamb as Bear'….great pieces from her "Disguises" Series

Weird bird and flower combo from "Botanical/Ornithological Grafts & Hybrids" Series.

Support Debra!!!
At her website…..
or give her some like on the Book of Faces….
or follow her tweets!
(thanks to The jealous Curator for pointing her out!!!)

2.)  Do you like pop music……but not the people singing it? Do you miss the sounds of days gone by??? I often feel this way. I offer this solution…….

Postmodern Jukebox takes your radio hits and spins them a little differently…..for example….take an Ariana Grande / Zedd Cover  - and make it into 70's soul remake (ft. Morgan James):

(iPhone peeps - click HERE)

My goal with Postmodern Jukebox is to get my audience to think of songs not as rigid, ephemeral objects, but like malleable globs of silly putty. Songs can be twisted, shaped, and altered without losing their identities–just as we grow, age, and expire without losing ours–and it is through this exploration that the gap between “high” and “low” art can be bridged most readily.

I subscribed to the the PMJ YouTube….so that I wouldn't miss any song!!! (So must YOU!) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORIeT1hk6tYBuntEXsguLg
I couldn't stand to miss another song like this one…..

(iPhone peeps - click HERE)

YOU MUST get their new album: http://msclvr.co/0eX28X

Find a way to see them on tour: http://tickets.turnupgroup.com/postmo...
See PMJ on Wednesday nights in LA: http://sbe.com/exclusives/scott-bradl...
http://www.postmodernjukebox.com
I leave you with this one……."Anaconda" HOLY CRAP WHAT AN IMPROVEMENT!!!!!!!!

(iPhone peeps)

AWESOME!!

3.) This one is for Christina, Deb, Cindy and Husband! One of you gals NEEDS one of these purses from Anya Hindmarch !! OMG!!! These are from her Autumn Winter 2014-15 'Counter Culture' Collection.

 Yes….that's Tony The Tiger and Cornelius Rooster!!!
Look at how beautiful these are up closer….

 But then she also does a clutch bag!

BUY a limited edition cereal purse at Colette or we can take a trip across the pond to
Bond Street or Harvey Nicols!!!!!

(thanks to http://www.ifitshipitshere.com for this one!!!!)

4.) This one is for my fellow day drinkers ;-) When on Queen West, you are gonna want to check out BYOB Cocktail Emporium:

Everything you might need to enjoy a good cocktail! Everything from books to bitters…..everything from bar tools to beer glasses.

(you may recognize this bar from Ethel! - one of my most favourite-ist stores!!!)

Honestly I was there this past weekend at 972 Queen St West…and it was great!!!!

Shop online with them at: www.byobto.com
Give them a little 'like' at  www.facebook.com
or follow the tweets at: @BYOBtoronto

BYOB Cocktail Emporium is at  972 Queen West, in Toronto!

NOW GO THERE!!!

5.) Jimmy Fallon. I feel like I could dedicate the #5 position of this post PERMANENTLY…..I am sure you have seen this….but if you haven't….I give you "Ew" the music video…..

(go HERE for my iPhone peeps)

WW181: BILLY EICHNER, TAKD DESIGN and THE WATER TANK PROJECT

Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday this week.
Here are the five things I want you to LOVE this week!!!!

1.) LET'S GO TO NYC!!!!! Come on guys! (I know….like I need an excuse to want to go to there!!) "The Water Tank Project" is part art exhibition and part social awareness campaign that transforms 300 rooftop water tanks in New York City into original works of art.

Filmmaker Mary Jordan, who came up with the idea for the project, sees the initiative as a chance to educate people about the global water issues. "Understand that we have to reduce our plastic waste, reduce our meat consumption and really conserve our water," she said. Over 100 water tanks will be wrapped with art by acclaimed artists such as John Baldessari, Jeff Koons, Maya Lin, Andy Goldsworthy and even NYC public school students.

VIDEO HERE!



About The Water Tank Project from The Water Tank Project on Vimeo.
Find out more about the project here.
(via [Collabcubed])

2.) I NEEEEEED one (or two) of these…..(hint hint…husband ;-) THIS BOW TIE!!!!

TAKD Design, from Detroit makes this awesome tie! Each tie is made from solid timber, then "sanded and finished in-house using CNC routing and woodworking methods to ensure quality control."

 But which one????? That is the question!
(go here to BUY one -- like the "Wenge" with maybe a couple of straps like the "Mack" or the "Woodard"!!!!!!! ;-)
(thanks again to Design Boom for stoking the fires of my mental illness!)

3.) Who's thirsty??? Let's try the Jolly Rancher Spiked Punch……mmmmmmmm…….

3 cups pineapple juice
1 bottle cranberry juice (64 ounces)
1 bottle Sparkling apple cider
1 bottle ginger ale (1 liter)

This amazing drink is brought to you by Sugar and Charm.
PLEASE SHOW THEM SOME LOVE ON THEIR SITE.....
on Facebook
and on Twitter
(and for a MILLION other social media outlets - just go to the site….)

4.) ok…..another art related thing… DrFaustusAU - ok I stumbled on these AWESOME illustrations on Deviant Art…….please enjoy these Seusspired (that is Seuss-inspired) illustrations of modern movie classics…..and go to his page…..

AWESOME!!!!
http://drfaustusau.deviantart.com

5.) This made me laugh last night on the Emmys! The Seth and 'Billy on the Street' bit….

BUT Here is a longer version…….a few more jokes……check it out….

http://youtu.be/CXeNBPXRHmA

So….of course I had to check out MORE from Billy Eichner….and found that he is a LUNATIC……but that is evidently right up my alley….as I enjoyed wasting HOURS watching him harrang poor innocents on the street…….PLEASE enjoy….

ALSO CHECK OUT THE REST OF THESE…..

They ALL made me laugh….

(check out this link for the one above iPhoners!)

 Check him out on his YouTube channel…..
or on Funny or Die
or Facebook...
OR his Tweets….