TEE FANCY

June 8, 2014 Laura Mazurek

outfit details: tshirt - fennec design // pants - tobi // necklace - shop sparrow // earrings - aurora shadow // hand ring c/o natalia benson // turquoise ring - gypsy warrior // coin bracelet - victory jewelry

Some days you want to wear a tee, or something super cozy, but still feel dressed up... Accessories can make all the difference. Wearing my more fancy jewels is not my first go to when accessorizing a tshirt, I usually pick out something simple and earthy, like a leather necklace. It was a nice surprise when I started putting this outfit together and threw on this necklace, and I just went to town from there. I love how the silver pops on the darker threads. I love love love my crystal earrings for Aurora Shadow and always seem to be keeping them for more special occasions... so glad to throw that out the window!

And what about this tee? I have admired Fennec Design for so long now on etsy, and when I saw they made it to featured seller I was so excited and finally bought myself two of their pieces. I'm so happy I did. Being a lover of bones and skulls, their designs speak to me, especially this cat skull design.

I want to take a moment to talk about this beautiful Fortune Hand Ring by Natalia Benson... The quality of this ring is out of this world. True craftsmanship. I adore the tiny planetary symbols engraved on it, and the back says "You Always Know", which speaks volumes to me. I have a thing with hands too... Always have. I think it comes from my mother. She loved hands. I always loved her hands. She always loved my hands... And whenever I see hands, I think of her. This ring is not just a ring. It is completely a sacred adornment. All of Natalia's work has this spirit that shows through. Most of her pieces come in either 24K gold plate or white bronze, like this ring. She also does tarot readings and is a music dj. An all around creative soul.

I was looking forward all week to jumping in our river today... and its raining. So its time to switch up the agenda, which means continuing to work on custom orders! I have a ton in right now, and once I'm done with them all I'm excited to start playing with all the new beads and stones I found in Wimberely on my vaca!

JACKAROO RANCH

June 7, 2014 Laura Mazurek

It's taken me two days just to upload all the photos from my vacation! I went on a 4 day trip to Wimberley with these rad ladies above. My family is made of some pretty strong ass women with big personalities! So its always so fun to be around them. I laugh like I never laugh around them. It has become an annual tradition to go with them once a year to a new place and its just about my favorite family tradition. I hope it continues forever.

We stayed at a place called Jackaroo Ranch, and I fell in love the moment we pulled up. A beautiful old country home with the river in its back yard, a beautiful back porch to sit on and bird watch, a hammock in the yard amongst beautiful tall cypress trees, privacy, and just a laid back feel that welcomes you and makes you feel at home.

I spent as much time as I could relaxing by the water, spending time alone with nature, reading in the hammock... I love that we spent so much time together as a family, but I also had moments of solitude to just bliss out and enjoy my surroundings.

The river was beautiful. We came at just the right time b/c Texas had just received a buttload of rain, so the river was pretty full. We actually watched it go down over the few days we were there, so it was obvious we made it just in time. The first 10 minutes we were there I couldn't help but RUN to the river, strip off my shorts and jump in. There was a spot where the water was rushing through the bridge and I just sat in it for about 1/2 hour letting the water crash over me. I could hear nothing but the sound of the water. It was heaven.

We did get out about the town a few times. Had some good food, visited some cute shops, found some amazing nature spots in town... my favorite being this huge hollowed out tree. I have a thing for holes in trees, so as soon as I spotted I begged my aunt to walk down there with me to take my picture in it. It was magical down in that area. We also found the best little gem shop Ive ever been to. I just adored so many little things I came across... like the image above with my shoes where there are leaf imprints in the stone. And a building in town that was made from not only normal rock you see on homes, but mixed in was petrified wood and crystal rocks. See them bigger below... Just so many fun little quirks in this town that really got my soul.

I taught my family how I take self portriats.. and as the first image suggests, it made me bust up laughing while I was doing it. I didn't take a whole lot, but I squeezed in a few.

The land and home we stayed at was just beautiful. I loved watching the sun set in the field behind the house... and when the gazebo was lit up at night it was just gorgeous. My cousin and I sat out in it one night for a few hours and talked while the june bugs flew all around us... and huge frog joined us too.

The beautiful rock walls...

My nanna's ears will probably be turning red after posting this photo... but this is what happens everytime we all get together. We had 9 bottles of liquor and they were all empty when we left. Two nights we played the game Taboo after getting drunk and it was just about the funnest most hilarious thing ive done in my life! Oh my god the words and phrases I learned that weekend! ha ha.

My favorite photo from the weekend is this one of me and my Nanna. She is such a soulmate.

And of course, I had to say goodbye to the river. Until next time Jackaroo Ranch...

Oh yeah, and I want to move to Wimberley now.

TOTAL RELAXATION AT ART SPA

June 5, 2014 Laura Mazurek

First of all, can I just say I have some fucking rad women in my life. Period. A few months back, the amazing girls who co-author the Bohemian Collective with me all pitched in and surprised me with a spa gift certificate for whatever I wanted to get, to pamper myself with as a thank you for the hard work I put into creating this site, and as a thank you for asking them to come on board with me and share the space. Needless to say, its the best thing Ive ever done. This site went from something I felt was drowning b/c I could not keep up with it myself on top of my day job, my own blog, and partnering with James company. It was such a big dream of mine and I felt like it was going down the drain b/c I just couldn't do it all. Asking for help was the best decision Ive ever made. And I love The Bohemian Collective more than I ever had before when it was just me. Having all of these amazingly rad spirited women collectively share their hearts in this one space... its been life changing. They inspire me! And my excitement for this site has grown exponentially since they came on board.

I was completely overjoyed and surprised when they generously gifted me this gift. I was having a hard time deciding when to use it, b/c something like this I didn't want to just use on a whim, I wanted it to be special. So about two months ago when I found out we were taking another women's trip I thought it would be perfect to kick it off with this massage. Right before I went to schedule it I found out the my aunt was also planning on getting a massage before the trip, so I sweet talked her into coming with me!

When we pulled up to this little building my heart melted. Right there in the middle of the bustling city was this little green gem tucked away that instantly felt like home. Then I walked inside and it completely reminded me of a little homey coffee shop in austin, from the chalk board menu, to beautiful cluttered things to pamper yourself with, to the earthy smell, to the paint and zen like decor, to the adorable girls who run the place. It was perfect. And it was the most laid back massage place Id ever been to in the city. My massage therapist was super sweet and gave me the BEST massage Ive ever had (and Ive had some damn good ones). Its like she intuitively knew my body already. If anyone goes to Art Body Spa in San Antonio, ask for Tiffany! Can't wait to go back to see her one day. And next time Ill take my time and take photos, and really get to look through all their goodies. We had hungry people waiting for us to pick up chinese when we were done, so we left quickly. But I made my aunt snap these two picks below before we left! The perfect way to start off a vacation. Ahhhhh.....

Ill be back with a ton of photos from our vacation in Wimberley!

THREADS // MY HEROS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS

May 30, 2014 Laura Mazurek

These are from the day we went to see Jamestown Revival play. I conned James into taking a few shots with me. Rare, but I love it when it happens. Man it was such a good night... Now onto one of my alltime favorite outfits...