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Sunday, April 26, 2015

Bedazzle Yourself with Color...Happy Holi


Holi also known as the festival of colors (also seen during color runs), is known as one of the biggest holidays in India marking and celebrating the beginning of the spring season. A season filled with hope, happiness, and joy. 

I had a great time celebrating with a great group of people and sharing this special day with them!




Happy Holi everyone!

From LA, With Luv
Fati <3

Making of the Hawaiian Aloha Shirts



This past weekend was very eventful. I got to hang out with friends, spend time with my boyfriend, and even visited a really unique art exhibit at The Kaneko called Florabunda. 

When I entered the exhibit I was so surprised to see the variety of Hawaiian  "Aloha" shirts hanging from the ceiling and around the main floor. I couldn't stop looking up and around. The details and the colors on each shirt and the way it was all put together was pretty awesome. On the walls they had posters, giving a mini history lesson on how hawaiian shirts came to be and their significance today. 


Did you know???
  • Silkscreening is used to create bold outlines of tropical flowers and leaves
  • Kapa or tapa which is the common fabric used in Polynesia made from fibers from mulberry tree, is the most notable of influences on Hawaiian fabric design. The use of bold background colors with solid white stencil-like flowers and leaves and the classic white floral design is commonly shown. 
  • Fabric designed and printed in Japan was available and was the primary fabric that Hawaiian shirt makers used. 
  • Throughout time, shirt makers changed tints and colors to produce variation
  • Border shirts are designed with the seam lines and the center of the design in mind. They are usually vertically oriented and have patterns that run through the length of the shirt. They are expensive and a great deal to manufacture.
  • Merchant Ellery Chun was known to make the first commercially produced Hawaiian shirts in the mid 1930's.
  • Popular fabrics used were cotton, rayan, and silk to name a few.




I overall had a great time visiting this exhibit. I learned a lot about the fibers and the processes used in the production of Hawaiian shirts made in the early 1920's and 30's and the movement it created establishing the surf and beach look and style. Although this exhibit showing is over, you can view more about this and other exhibits on the Kaneko website.


From LA, With Luv
Fati <3

Run Like You Mean It!


Back in high-school, I used to be part of a running club where we would meet each and every week and work on distance running. We'd attend races of all kinds like 5k's, 10k's and so on, all in preparation for the LA Marathon. I had never ran a big marathon especially one that was 26.2 miles, so I was nervous. But, being part of a running club gave me the motivation and drive that I needed to train each week and watch my progress grow. I felt at ease knowing that I wasn't the only one that has never ran a marathon before. There were other running club members that had ran it before and gave us tips on breathing techiniques and what to expect on the day of the marathon. I loved the feeling of adrenaline rush whenever my running buddy and I would sprint to the finish line after completing a10k race and the constant support from my friends and family.

I feel really proud of  having completed my first 26.2 mile marathon back in 2008. It was one of my biggest accomplishments, other than graduating high school of course. (ha ha!) 


 Omaha Marathon


Today, I am training to run the 2015 Omaha Half-Marathon in September. I haven't ran in a while so the feeling of nervousness is back, but I have confidence that it will be a fun process to do all over again.

Nutrients

Training

Can't wait to continuing sharing with you all my experience and also marathon/race training tips. More to come!

From LA, With Luv
Fati <3

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Get Inspired! On The Streets @ Go Blog Social 2015


There are times where we need a moment of inspiration to keep us moving. Whether it's an inspirational quote that sparks a light bulb or even a funny joke told by a friend, whatever it may be, we need something to wake us up from our daily routine. 

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend the Go Blog Social, 2-Day blogger conference in Kansas City, Missouri. One thing I realized while I was packing my bags was that it was going be my first time attending a blogger conference and my first time driving out to Kansas City from Omaha. I was nervous but excited to see what it was all about!


The event took place at the Berg Event Space near Downtown. It was quite the creative hub! There were so many awesome decorations, vendors; you could just feel and see creativity all around. 




Remember how I said I was nervous...well my nervousness stopped when I heard the speakers present. I got to hear presentations from bloggers, entrepreneurs, business women, all coming together and sharing their success stories and giving advice/tips on how to work with brands and become a successful blogger. 

Some of the speakers were:
Alissa Circle, Pollinate Media
Kelly & Andra, With Grace & Gold
Alea Lovely, Alea Lovely
Kilee Nickel, Nickel & Suede
Laurie Davis, eFlirt
Mandy Beyeler, Sugar Bee Crafts
Enza Ketchum, Enza's Bargains
Lily Jade, Lily Jade
Callie England, Rawxies

Meggan Wood and husband speaking at GBS.

I also got the chance to meet bloggers from different parts of the Midwest and even the West/ East Coast and share our passions for blogging. I love that I am part of a movement of inspiring, like-minded individuals and will continue sharing my experiences with others. 

I am looking forward to my next blogger conference :)


"Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative place where no one else has ever been."- Alan Alda


From LA, With Luv
Fati <3

Monday, April 6, 2015

Happy Easter!!!


Whenever I think about Easter I always think about brightly colored outfits, egg hunts with the kiddos, and of course quality family time. Every Easter my family and I have a tradition where we save a batch or batches of "cascarones" (egg shells) to make confetti-filled eggs. My younger siblings and I would have so much fun painting and decorating them that we would have races to see who could finish making the most eggs. In the end we would top it off with a piece of colored tissue paper and let them dry. These are definitely a hit at family functions! 

In celebration of this eggstatic day (get it!), I went with the theme of brightful colors and patterns and did some color blocking. I just love how the polka-dots on the blouse stand out!







Have an interesting tradition that you and your family do for Easter?
Share it with me!

From LA, With Luv
Fati <3