Loving these googly eye DIY’s!… Googly Eye Mani by Kelly Eident of I’m Your Present Googly Eye Shoe from The Dandy Project Googly Eye necklace from The Swell Life Sooo creepy! What would you DIY with googly eyes?… xoxo, Elissa
Entries from April 30th, 2010
Go Go Googly Eyes
April 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments · ACCESSORIZE!, INSPIRED BY..., diy
Tags: diy·googly eyes·i'm your present·manicure·necklace·shoes·the dandy project·the swell life
Rocket To Mars
April 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · INSPIRED BY..., WINDOWS, providence
On my way to Lizzy’s house the other night, I just had to pull over and snap a few pics of the fabulous windows at Rocket To Mars! Located at 144 Broadway, in Providence, RI, Rocket to Mars specializes in 50′s and 60′s vintage–with a special focus on mid-century modern housewares and furniture! I absolutely [...]
Tags: 50's·60's·broadway·clothing·furniture·housewares·modern·providence·rhode island·rocket to mars·vintage store
LAUNCHED!
April 21st, 2010 · 5 Comments · PREVIEW TIME!, STORE NEWS
We’re thrilled to announce that our long-awaited webshop is now LIVE at shopcalico.com! We have tons more product to add and lots of tweaking left to do, but we’re really happy with it so far… Here are some of our current favs! Le Robo Shades (Red) Heart Shades (Black) Black n’ White Boho Mini Over [...]
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The Breakdown
April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · ACCESSORIZE!, OUTFITS
This past Sunday, Calico was invited to attend a trade show in Marborough, Mass. We were really excited to check out some new fall lines to bring into the store. Unfortunately, my car broke down, en route, about fifteen minutes from my house. Sad story: no BB Dakota and Free People for us! But we [...]
Tags: Anthropologie·Cody Nowell·Elissa Paquette·OUTFITS·pleasethankyou·Style·vintage
please+thankyou WINNER!
April 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · ACCESSORIZE!, And the winner is..., GIVEAWAY!
The winner of our please+thankyou Giveaway is… @previouslyowned Congrats on your win, and thanks for following us! But that’s not all… we had so many awesome comments and tweets from this contest, we couldn’t stop there! We had to giveaway a couple $25 giftcards to our new online store! Congrats to @putonyeredshoes & @chiquechic! Contact [...]
Tags: calico·GIVEAWAY!·necklace·pleasethankyou·shopcalico·statement necklace·vintage·vintage jewelry·winner
Spring Window Dressing
April 16th, 2010 · No Comments · STORE NEWS, WINDOWS, dNB
We just finished our spring window display here at Calico! Cute Window Sketch by Cody Nowell We started with the bold pattern fabric–found at our beloved local Ikea. Next, Cody found an awesome tissue paper flower-making tutorial via Martha Stewart. Cody suspended the flowers from fishing line and added some astroturf from Building 19–so it [...]
Tags: dNB·downtown new bedford·installation·merchandising·new bedford·set·union street·window display·WINDOWS
The Sunny Side
April 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · ACCESSORIZE!, PREVIEW TIME!, STORE NEWS
Here’s just a tiny taste of the super-cute sunnies we have coming to the online store! Only 6 days til launch! Yaaaaaay! We also love our new model, Lee! Isn’t she cute?
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please+thankyou Necklace Giveaway
April 13th, 2010 · 41 Comments · ACCESSORIZE!, GIVEAWAY!, STORE NEWS
Calico is super-excited to bring you our long-awaited please+thankyou Giveaway! Enter to win the above necklace! A one-of-a-kind design from please+thankyou, featuring bold, neon pink flowers and a teeny rhinestone owl! Sooo cute for spring! It’s EASY! Simply follow these steps: 1. Follow @shopcalico and @please_thankyou on Twitter 2. Tweet the following phrase: “RT this [...]
Tags: Cody Nowell·giant flower pins·GIVEAWAY!·pleasethankyou·shopcalico·statement necklace·vintage jewelry
Tuesdays with Lizzy
April 13th, 2010 · No Comments · OUTFITS, providence
Our intern, Lizzy, stopped by Calico @ Heir today. We just love this casual, monochromatic look and her UH-MAZING vintage Moschino bag. Lizzy is wearing: BDG skinny jeans from Urban Outfitters, H&M graphic tee, strong-shouldered, chain trim jacket from Forever21, vintage boots from Nava on Thayer Street (“”) and vintage Moschino bag. xoxo, Elissa P.S. [...]
To The Birds
April 12th, 2010 · 3 Comments · ACCESSORIZE!, BLOGS WE LOVE!, INSPIRED BY..., diy
We’re LOVING this Miu Miu-inspired DIY from Vanessa of The Haute Pursuit! Vanessa’s Hand-painted Mui Mui DIY via Le Cheap C’est Chic via fvncy. I rilly wanna try this… xoxo, Elissa
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