Asheville or bust!

Last Saturday, I packed Janis to the brim with all sorts of creative stuff and headed south for a month-long adventure in the best city ever. And while this stay is going to be shorter than most, I have giant, GIANT plans for my 4 week stay! See Mom? I am wearing my seatbelt. :o)

I packed my two travel buddies: Kermit the Frog and Michael Jackson...

Beautiful skies and sunshine led me through the mountains to my favorite city in the world...

On the last leg of my trip through Tennesee, I got to enjoy this beautiful sunset. (Well, I didn't stop to TAKE these pictures...I just strapped the camera to my arm, hung it out the window and kept on driving!)

And now I am here, safe and sound...Janis all in one piece and this crazy city out my front door. Stories of Asheville awesomeness coming soon...and pictures of my new business adventure here! I am so completely overwhelmed with inspiration, that I cannot wait to share with everyone! :o)

And then there is my room...

My rented room is small, but adorably quaint, with just enough room for a lil' creation station. The orange walls are fantastically cheery and my new bed that I just bought is soooooooo comfy. The snowflakes are a little reminder of NH- they were created on the evening before I left NH to come to Asheville, during a random art lesson/wine drinking/snowflake making party. They make me smile and remind me of home. :o) (And thanks, Rox, for the *awesome* snowflake making paper! Resume paper? I think not! Snowflake makin' paper? Yessssss.)

(I Spy: Can you find the Michael Jackson glove and the Kenny Rogers belt buckle?)

You KNOW you want this shirt!

This is a true gem...probably one of the sweetest vintage pieces I have EVER come across. It's a baseball style t-shirt in super condition with the JACKSON 5 on it! A similar one once old for a near $200. If I can fill Janis' gas tank with my earnings, I'll be happy as a clam. I just wish the shirt fit me! Check out the eBay listing (I am thinking of posting a few vintage pieces to see if I want to join the wonderful world of eBayers, so any feedback or suggestions are greatly appreciated!)

Man, I love, love, loved Michael Jackson.

Things that make me smile:

My super sweet retro chair that I bought a few weeks ago:

This seems promising:

Mary Jane Tang stopped by Friday night, in an outfit resembling that worn by Michael Jackson in his Thriller video. Pure coincidence: there is a random copy of Michael Jackson's greatest hits on the table to the left of her. Now, picture if you will, the look and feel of the original Kermit the Frog muppet, held by the late and great Jim Henson. I am convinced that when Kermit was created, there happened to be a sale at the fabric store, from which Kermit the Frog and this couch were manufactured:
Want to see it again? Of course you do. I love, love, love my new couch: