Last week i got a lovely package in the mail from a poly pal

ツ ₪₪☂★ ღ♥☊ ♪M℧Sⓘ¢Fⓐℕαⓣїⓒ♫☊♥☆彡₪₪™. She went to The Coke headquarters in Atlanta Georgia.

Seriously i am so jealous, lmao. To visit the coke headquarters is on my bucket list. She surprised me with a few things, awwwwww...So sweet and nice of ya girly..tehe...in the magical coke box was a Coke bottle, YUM! A cool coke bottle key chain, which i added to my keys already. There was also a journal book, with coke drawings, a postcard and some cool 3D glasses. *SCREAMS*...awww THANK YOU MUSIC, if you get a chance visit her polyvore page, she is very creative and makes cool setties. WOOHOO...she is also a coke lover like myself, who collects it .

Anyone out there love coke like me? Send me some pictures of what a coke can looks like in your country. Or just anything COKE!

Send the here painthead@hotmail.com

CANDY COUTURE

My art show was this past friday. It was fun and nice to see family and friends come around. It was also nice to see and meet new people. The art show was held at a home and investment company, which is why you see the desk and computers.Every First Friday's in Philly companies open up their doors for us to see what they do, network etc. Some have art shows, some have play's and there was a dance studio that gave free tango lessons. The crowd is young, hip and funky.

My new paintings were inspired by candy , cupcakes and color. It was also inspired by polyvore and how i make my sets there. As i was painting, i was thinking about how i layer and move items around while making a set. I wanted the painting to have the same effect as a set. Norman Rockwell also inspired my paintings. I love how the main subjects pop out against the white. Leaving the background white made the girls stand out more, and make the paintings more brighter. Below is a set i made in polyvore, to give an example of how the site inspired my paintings.

*The real paintings do NOT have "PaintHead" . I added that there just for this post only.

H@ppy Birthd@y ♥ Duchess ♥ by ❤✿PaintHead featuring Tarina Tarantino

The day started at 6am. Took the subway to the bus station. It was the type of station you find in a sundance movie. Where christmas decorations still hang and cool blue lights stay on even in the daytime. Paper's blowing with plastic bottles creating a mini tornado of magical trash. People sitting waiting to board for their destination. Where were they going? New York, Washington, Virginia? I had my round trip ticket in hand to NYC. A two hour bus ride, that would either put me to sleep or keep me up stirring more possibilities. For 20 dollars i was able to escape for a while and be in search of my butterfly Vivienne Tam.

Going on a bus makes you feel alone as you "land" in NYC. Here you are in a strange city, no one knows you. Your a stranger, and outsider. People are willing to help if you are lost, but when you ask for directions you quickly realize that person is also an outsider as well, because their response is " Sorry, i am not from around here". So now your on your own again to figure things out, find a map and head for your treasured butterfly, Vivienne Tam.
Now your walking, walking and walking some more. Long blocks seem endless especially when your anxious and excited. Then when you least expect it, there is the lovely shiny building. With clear windows, the clouds reflect off of it ,making it look more heavenly. Finally your in.

Where do you start? So many beautiful colors and choices. Search and search until that perfect dress or top screams at you "Hey take me, i am perfect for you. I will fit nice and you will love me forever". "Your right" i said to the dress. "I will take you with me".

This saturday i went to NYC with Becky my pal and movie theater crime partner. I went to use my $500 prize i won from the Vivienne Tam contest held in Polyvore back in December. Vivienne herself picked my design and i was very honored by that. The store is so beautiful. The colors are bright and the patterns Vivienne creates are one of a kind. It was hard to pick what i wanted because ONE, her cloths are so expensive and TWO,everything is to die for.

So i kept looking at every item and then, there she was was. A gor'juss natural cotton tank dress with a giant orange butterfly out of sequin and a tiny yellow one next to it. I loved how the dress is layered with chiffon. So beautiful, and it was $330 dollars. But with my 500 gift card i was able to afford it, LOL. Then i got with the balance a $137.00 Strech Net tank in navy. So my whole total plus tax was $508.99

So all i had to do was pay 9 dollars.

The girls who worked there were so nice. So helpful and so chic. I asked one of them named Kristine if Vivienne ever comes by and she says "Oh all the time, she was just here last week" Whoa, lucky girls to be working there and know Vivienne Tam. Because it's her only store in the USA she visits often and likes to know how things are going. To my surprise Kristine gave me a canvas tote bag from the spring collection of 2009 as a gift. Awww so nice. THANK YOU VIVIENNE TAM AND TEAM...oxoxoxox

After shopping a VT we walked a lot more toward Ground Zero. Where they are building a project to called "Rebuilding Ground Zero" These new building are so beautiful and Huge. I am not sure if the main sky scrapper will be as tall as the World trade, but it's huge. It will be offices, etc and they will also have a memorial for Sept 11th. There was a preview where you can see how it will be when it is all done. Let me tell you, you HAVE to see it. It's so touching and sad, but so good to see and remember September 11. I loved the statue of liberty they had in there. They collected some of he memorials family and loved ones left at the site. Photo's, letter, prayers and even their favorite candies and covered liberty with all that stuff. It was touching to see that. Below you will see more photos of my NYC trip. I also went to canal street and took pictures there. Enjoy!

Becky

Becky , hanging with the mannequin

My ButterFly Dress and tote bag from Spring 2009. Bag was given as a gift.

Ground Zero

Signing off...oxox Coke Stains and Cupcakesoxox..PaintHead™

Magazine Covers for MAY 2010

This month wasn't lovely when it came to covers. But i loved Vogue for Russia

So pretty. That was my fave for the month of MAY!

Vogue, Russia, May 2010

Vogue, Germany, MAY 2010

I'm not a fan of hers, but she looks so pretty here. Soft and Gor'juss

Love the faded colors too.

Elle, Polish, MAY 2010

This is cute and fun. Love the blue letters and how her

body makes the letter "L". Clever!

Found this picture and thought it was cute. Random i know, but love her shoes..tehe Been staying up late til 3am...painting , painting and painting. My art show is tomorrow.YIKES...I'm not nervous about it, what i am more confused about is what to wear. LOL! Such a girl. I do have two choices ..oh well..let me think some more. BLAH!!!

I'd like to think there are people out there who read what i write or even if a thought comes to your mind that i may be CRAZY and WACKY..thats cool too i suppose..lol. Maybe someone out there is really in a shape of a fairy or unicorn, who also loves color, magic and we'll just about anything that inspires. Even if there is no one, i'd still do it, LOL. This is a thank you to any one near, far, really far who comes upon my tiny blog. If you are out there...THANK YOU!

What's in Your Passport?

Today we travel to Mexico. In honor of Cinco de Mayo and well because i've been there

and it's such a beautiful country. I remember meeting a little boy named miguel, who insisted on me taking a caramel lollipop from him. At first i said "No" then he really wanted me to have it. So finally i took it. Till this day i have the lollipop in my scrapbook. Fashion in Mexico is modern. Because of globalization you see pretty much what we have here in the states.

Every country however, has it's own garments that present their culture and traditions. Mexico's garments are a combination of europe and native. Below you will see some lovely setties by poly members that showcase Mexico in it's beauty.

Some Fun awesome facts about Mexico

* Mexico introduced CHOCOLATE to the world..YUMMY!

* Mexico City was built on a lake

* Salma Hayek is the first Mexican actress to reach success in United States since the 1920's.

* There are no Starbucks in Mexico. Only one Benny and Jerry's.

Mexico by Christiana40 *very busy* featuring Daytrip tops

Mundo de Amor, World of Love.. by GagaCouture featuring Kenneth Jay Lane jewelry

Mexico by Suzanne4. (66685) featuring Hush Puppies shoes

Happy Independence Day for all Mexicans! by Justyna.B (busy!) featuring Kate Spade shoes

Pokito poko.... by MaMarijana featuring Monsoon bags

Happy Cinco de Mayo by GalloPinto♥ featuring Temperley London dresses

Signing off...oxox Coke Stains and Cupcakesoxox..PaintHead™

So what's the reason for Cinco de Mayo? Which is May 5th in spanish.

Well to know why Americans and Mexicans celebrate this special day, you have to know the history.

Cinco de Mayo is a date of great importance for the Mexican and Chicano communities. It was on May 5th in 1862 that 2,000 poorly trained Mexican peasants, under the command of General Ignacio Zaragoza, fiercely fought and won the Battle at Puebla against a regiment of 6,000 French soldiers under the command of Napoleon III.

Today on the fifth of May, Cinco de Mayo is celebrated by native Mexican (and American) people everywhere. In Mexico, several towns elaborately reenact the Battle of Puebla in a day-long dramatization that includes acting and speeches. In America, Cinco de Mayo is an opportunity to celebrate Chicano culture in general, and is celebrated with huge fairs that include Mexican singing, dancing, feasting, costumes, sports activities, fireworks, and entertainment. Mariachi bands play while dancers perform native Mexican dances such as the Mexican Hat Dance and the Raspa. Speeches and parades encompass a large part of the celebration too. These events are one way in which people celebrate the friendship of the United States and Mexico.

Now that you know some history, LET's PARTY! oxox and we will next travel to Mexico cyberly..lol

Magical Friday!

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