Recently, my friend bj and I had a wonderful time playing in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. I have to confess that I have lived in the suburbs of Seattle for nearly 13 years and I haven’t been keeping up with how hip certain neighborhoods have become. But I have loved Ballard Avenue with its’ amazing shops for a long time. It was huge fun to discover new ones, and visit my favorites like Curtis Steiner’s Souvenir . These dreamy blue bottles displaying jewelry just made my heart beat a little faster.
Curtis graciously let me take his picture.
Vintage game tiles surrounded this display case. He is a master of the vignette.
These necklaces were perfection.
Local artist, Patty Grazini created these incredible paper shoes.
Curtis fashioned these window display mannequins with grand hair-dos and attire. He is so supremely talented!
Lunch was at the Puerto Rican restaurant, La Isla. Tasty, tasty, tasty!
Another wonderful shop we visited was Tableau.
These burlap bottomed branches were great.
Faux candleholders.
I covet this sophisticated loveseat.
And then I started clothes shopping at Horseshoe and my picture taking went to the wayside. We had met the owner, Jill, when we did the fall Sand Point Antiques Market. Unfortunately, she was out of town that day, but lucky for me, her clothes stayed behind. More coveting ensued, and I left with a swingy new skirt!
