Tones of grey, tan and bronze @ Road Less Traveled

My view walking to the shop. 

    I recently stopped in at Road Less Traveled to work on the window displays. While I was there I took a few shots inside the shop to show you whats going on and whats in stock. There seemed to be a trend of grey's, tans, bronze and black. Below are some shots...and stay tuned because the super-cute window display we made will make its debut in a few shorts moments! 

Striking a pose with Lindsey & Eloisa

A top-secret part of the window display!

Leather bags & organic dye.

Loads of workshops listed on the chalkboard.

One of a kind clothing & accesories.

Reclaimed goods.

Cheese & Candles.

Tales of DIY TeePee's & Merchandising

A  quick sketch of our window display that I did envisioned.

     You always start with a theme, that is where you begin to draw things together and get excited about window displays.This is exactly what happened when we decided to go with a Native American/Southwestern theme theme at RLT. I thought this theme would work for the store because we have a natural living and DIY presence and clientele. Take a look and see how it all came together. 

Eloisa did an awesome job painting the TeePee for us! Thank you :)

We began installing the Teepee and troubleshooting how to make it stay up. 

A view from behind (we merchandised this so it looks different).

Standing on a very tall ladder in a short dress...attaching the palate to the ceiling. 

Check out the shot of the teepee up close. The designs were made from strawberry boxes and blocks of wood. 

Putting the tools away and getting ready to see our final results. 

There she is our Native American Southwestern window display in all her glory! Don't you love how the Teepee is lit up! 

We are all so excited about how this window came out! Thanks to my ladies Eloisa and Leigh for doing a wonderful job designing and installing! 

Photos by Eloisa

Everyday Neon

I make it look easy :)

     I would have to say that one of my favorite things to do is design window displays! It is a great mix of fashion and interior merchandising. So how could I not love this? This past summer at Road Less Traveled we featured two of my displays that I made from recycled materials, plastic cups and cardboard boxes. 

     My vision was bright neon, graphic, everyday items in unusual forms. I absolutely love how it all came together in the end. Take a look below, and as always Im available for consultations for window display services. Let me know. 

The cups were painted to resemble the blanket.

A view from outside.

Ladders and Neon Cardboard sparked interest in onlookers.

Patchwork Point Of View

About a month ago I volunteered at my 5th Patchwork for Delilah's Backyard In a Jar and it was the most insanely busy show yet! With Road Less Traveled re-locating back in Feb we brought along Patchwork to the new Downtown Santa Ana location. The show brought a couple thousand people that memorial day weekend! I was running around from the jam van to the shop and along the way tried to take some pics to show you my perspective. So take a look below, and thanks to my friends who came by that day to support local crafters, artists, designers, musicians and restaurants. Sorry if I was busy and couldn't talk for long.

Loved this DJ set up. Are those not the most crazy speakers! 

The music coming out of them was just as insanely good. Dub, hip hop etc.

The crowds were already forming at 11am. 

Everyone would walk by Yogaworks and stop and stare at the crazy moves their instructors were doing. 

BTW we have a free Yogaworks workshop each Sunday in the month of July at Road Less Traveled 

Chef Raya Belna's pop-up cupcake shop inside Road Less Traveled was a big hit. 

There was a non stop line in front of the ice pop cart! 

After most of the vendors were gone for the day this is what the promenade looked like. Oh and I have to mention this photo has not been instagramed! Im just that good :)

Hope you enjoyed my POV of Patchwork! 

Button Making 101

Back in April al of us ladies had a meeting at road less traveled and had a special button making tutorial as well! Tracy Gayer, Associate Director of GCAC stopped by to show us a few tips and tricks on button making. We snapped a few photos to show you how we made our super cool buttons for the shop/patchwork/craftcation. Its alot easier than it looks, especially if you have the right tools for the job. Thank you Tracy for showing us how to make buttons!

Stop by the store to pick up a button and show some love! 

* I will be adding a video soon of this DIY tutorial stay tuned for updates*

Road Less Traveled Workshops 5/7-5/13

This week we have an array of classes and workshops to offer you at road less traveled. Take a look below and if they tickle your fancy go ahead and click on the link which will lead you to our website for more info. There you can pay online as well. We want to make this extra simple for you. Hope to see you at the shop this week! 

• DIY Midi or Maxi Skirt-5/9 6:30-9:30pm
• Sewing 201-5/10 6:30-pm
• Advanced Pickles-5/12 11am-3pm
• Linocut Printing/Stamp Making- 5/13 2pm-5pm