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BIG STORM in the 515
This is a my car. Mother nature just casually tossed this branch in the back. But hey, at least it wasn’t smashed completely.
Family Photo
I am not sure if it is considered tacky to put family photos up on the internet for all to see. I just wanted to put this on here because this picture makes me quite content every time I look at it. Here comes summer. Okay I am off to plant some flowers and then [...]
Some flyers I made
I used the computer… to make flyers… I find that to be challenging. They drive me nuts. For example: WHY is this flyer all squishy on the main page? hmmph. ANYWAYS, join us for cupcake and create. Its free, and fun.
New Tote/Shirt Design for Sale
Leslie Hall has so kindly forced me to finish a drawing! I am so terrible when it comes to finishing projects. Leslie helped with composition, cleaning up the lines, adding the color, and getting them printed. What a pal! The totes are huge and durable, totally worth $10! Also the shirt is on a nice [...]
An AMAZING Tour
Leslie and the Lys were on tour across North America mid February until March 23rd. It was absolutely amazing. Five girls, one van, and lots of crumbs. We toured sober and vegan, thus making for one of the most peaceful cross country trips possible. There are a zillion pictures, maybe at some point I’ll put [...]
Leslie and the Lys do Fox 6 at noon in ALABAMA
click on the picture, to link to the video of some ladies interrupting weather reports
11 show run complete.
TWO NEW VIDEOS
First we have the new Leslie and the Lys video:
Second we have The Back 2 Back Palz video. A band created out of Iowa friendship and boredom, the finest kind. Both songs are available on the new Leslie and the Lys album “Back 2 Back Palz” available on itunes or on heftyhideaway.com:
A postcard from Leslie and the Lys tour 2010
I am going on tour again as “Mona Bonez” with Leslie and the Lys. I am selling handcrafted postcards as pieces of road trip history for $6 on etsy. I will not be bringing my computer, I’ll only have my limited internet phone. I am going to try to twitter and facebook update our journeys.
COME [...]
Self Portrait Exhibit!
Please send me your favorite self portrait, or just bring it in to the Shop Next Door. Email me for the address: rm@ramonamuse.com Due by Jan 20th, 2010. Party to celebrate our exhibit is Tuesday Feb 2nd. Join us for some food and fun.
New shop in Cedar Rapids and I helped!
I work at a coffee shop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The shop is called Brewed Awakenings and it is very very good coffee. Business is going so well that we are taking over the empty shop behind us for an artisan shop. We will sell locally made stuff, vintage clothes and sweetness; teach classes; be [...]
iowa city show
we played a show for the “iowa women’s festival” saturday. it was really fun. I wore my plaid keds because Leslie packed me 2 right boots.
Watercolor experiments
I spent a day using watercolors, white acrylic paint and various images from 1960s books.
End of summer SALE!
Lets clear some of these clothes out of my life! Two categories for sale here: There are things that I am going to be bringing to the White Rabbit Monday August 24th, if you want them before they go there email me! Plus clothing that has made its way back to me in Cedar Rapids [...]
Love for the bizarre doll
There is a post a while back on here in which I showed a picture of a Raggedy Ann and Andy I had reclothed for my soon to be niece or nephew. Well she is now a lovely 5 month old named Ruby and her mamma (my sister) brings Andy everywhere in the ole diaper [...]
Sewn Clothes
I have been sewing like a mad woman. I have accumulated this pile of reconstructed clothing over the last couple weeks. I will be bringing them to the White Rabbit in Iowa City on Thursday June 11th. If you are interested in purchasing any of these before they are out of my [...]
Learning to set goals
I had a goal once. The goal was to wear this dress that carissa gave me out into public. goal achieved.
Pay for a pen pal?
This is my new crazy idea. I realize I always have some money making scheme that revolves around me making stuff. But this one, I’m really feeling this one, maybe because there is little $$ involved, more an activity idea.
While on tour I wanted to send postcards to friends I missed but I never [...]