Mind you, we managed to change this

into this!

The set-up could be compared to a house move. Anyway these days are over and now we are ready to sell all the beautiful jewelry! The booth is located right by 42nd street and 5th avenue, behind the Public Library and across from the Max Brenner chocolate booth… yeah that’s going to be tough. We’ll be here everyday from 10am-9pm until January 3rd.

Veneiros Birthday Cake

awesome friends

awesome friends

awesome friends

The Lower East Side place Nurse Bettie was such an amazing birthday place pick - cozy, comfortable atmosphere with a touch of craziness - that’s exactly how I wanted my birthday party to be!

my birthday dress by DVF

long leaf silver necklace by Lucid New York

It’s my fifth year selling Lucid New York at the Bryant Park Holiday Market. We have a double - 12 by 20 booth right behind the Public Library in NYC. Today was the first official set-up day. The set-up will continue through tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday. We’re opening the location on Friday, November 6th. Today was my painting day. I usually just hire someone to help doing it but this year I kind of started liking this whole painting idea so I did it myself.

The paint is the same color as my sweater, I guess I just really like the "very berry."

Tomorrow I’ll have a van and two helpers to bring everything from the storage, put the flooring, hang the chandeliers, put up the shelves, etc.

2009 Halloween costume. Materials: Bought: 20 feet of clear vinyl tubing ($5), 500 purple zip ties ($30 for bag of 1000), one yard of purple shirting fabric ($10). Already owned: black turleneck, black jeans, black Fessura shoes, one coat hanger, steel wire, scissors.

2008 Halloween costume. Materials: Free of charge: 5 FedEx shipping tubes (free), 2 large FedEx shipping boxes (free). Bought: 2 cans of Montana Gold spray paint (2 x $10), black costume gloves ($6.50). Already owned: black turleneck, black jeans, assorted small bolts, nuts, and washers, X-acto knife.

Ken, my friend Thomas and I at the last year’s Halloween parade

2007 Halloween costume. Materials: Bought: Dryer hoses (2 x $9.99), pipe insulation ($2.48), hanging wire ($2.29), yellow spray paint ($3.27), foamcore boards ($12.49). Already owned: black pants and turtleneck, duct tape, wire coat hangers, Puma Mihara Yasuhiro sneakers.

2005 Halloween costume. Materials: Bought: plastic tubing ($1.99), paint roller tray ($1.35), red gloves ($5.00), red spray paint ($2.99), assorted small screws, bolts, and washers ($3.96). Already owned: painter’s coveralls, plastic colander, vegetable steamer, bicycle safety light, electrical tape, white Japan-only Adidas shoes. Donated: red duct tape.

2004 Halloween costume. "Death of the VHS Videotape Format." One of five finalists in the NYC Halloween Parade costume contest. Materials: 63 used VHS videotapes (rescued before disposal), black duct tape ($5.50), one sheet of white foam board ($1.50), white acrylic paint ($1.75), medium paint brush ($2.00), clear red plastic (donated by a friend).

 Everyone close to me wasn’t surprised seeing me in a sailor girl costume this Halloween. My mom guessed what I’m going to be from miles away…

Mummies, pirates, gangsters, flapper girls, bees and sailor girls all partying after the parade

At the end of the night mummy costumes started to unwrap

at the Halloween Parade

I’ve heard of Improv Everywhere organizing the "no pants subway ride" and lately the Invisible Dogs action. This is their latest action where six undercover actors stopped shopping and restocking at the grocery store and performed the Grocery Store Musical. I love what they do!

It’s so amazing to give someone a gift with a meaning, a wonderful way to show that you care about the person.

This photo of Suri Cruise was all over the internet today. Reason? Suri is wearing heels and is not even 4.

How about men in heels? The high heel trend for men could be spotted a lot during the last New York Fashion Week. Is it going to last? Is it going to become mainstream? Seriously…

Check out this original Birds on the Wires video!

The author - Jarbas Agnelli said:

"Reading a newspaper, I saw a picture of birds on the electric wires. I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes (no Photoshop edit). I knew it wasn’t the most original idea in the universe. I was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating."

A big thank you to my friend Zeb for posting it on his blog!

The video made me think of the Bird Necklace. It’s like a music illustration for this necklace!