Stylish Camera Bags

If you are picky about what you wear, what you allow in and out of your home and what accessories you dare put with your clothing, then you would agree with me that it would be nice to have a camera bag that not only is functional, but looks great wherever you are. Who says you can't judge a book (in this case a bag) by it's cover?

Here are a few camera bags that are tres chic and vary in price range. I can't say that I have personally tried these (though I have #1 on it's way to my house, then I can give a review of it), but I have found reviews that say the owners of these bags are smitten with them and they are definately great eye candy!



1 Now this first one is a great price for style and it is offered in zebra print as well. I can't wait til mine comes (I ordered the giraffe print)! Most reviews raved about it's size and looks. You can find a good review here. It also has a pic of the zebra print.
You can get it at Barnes and Noble, ThermoWeb, or at Scrap-Masters (this is the cheapest I have found it).

2 This next one is adorable. The only problem that many reviews said they encountered was that it was a tight fit and you can only get a DSLR and one lens in there. I have personally thought about getting this for my Canon Powershot A95, extra lenses and accesories, but am going to have to wait since I am using my Rebel T1i more and just bought a bag for that.
You can find this bag at Sears or Sale and Send.

3 This is for a small digital camera and comes in different colors. I think it is simple yet stylish. You can get it at Wal-Mart or Buy.com

4 Jill-E makes some great looking functional camera bags if you can afford it. They are a bit pricey, but most are uniquely designed. This one you can get here or here. On her website (found here) she also has some cool pics and diagrams of how you can fit your cameras in her bags.

5 Kelly Moore has just recently launched her very own camera bag design. They are beautiful, but once again they are a bit more $$$. They are beautiful and look like great quality though. So once again I think if money isn't a big concern for you and you LOVE them then you should definitely get one here. I debated on it, but since I am not a proffesional photographer I decided to get one that is stylish, functional and something that I won't grow out for a long time and still use for my hobby. I also would recommend that you look at her awesome photography on her blog here.

If you are searching for a camera bag and aren't happy with many that are offered because of the way they look,then I hope this post has helped point you in the direction of functional and stylish bags.

Happy camera bag hunting!

Be Still My Heart~Great 2010 Finds

I miraculously stumbled upon this site Rosanna Inc. , that has some of the most "delicious" dishes and dinnerware accessories, from another site that I frequent,Be Different Act Normal.

Rosanna Inc. has some AWESOME dishes and I thought I would share the news with all who love all things beautiful, especially at the dinner table! I have my eye on these...

Can't you just see little girls at a birthday party?

or these at us "Grown Up" girls' party?

And this is just "Oh so precious!"

Another online store that I LOVE is Home Decorators . I recently purchased an area rug there and it is the most beautiful things and is great quality with a great price tag to boot! Go check them out. They have quite a few good finds for decent prices.

I am picturing a Ballard Designs piece it together desk or just a nice piece standing alone in the office.

I {Heart} this clock! And it is ONLY $79...I think it just might be calling my name.


And this is one of many awesome bathroom vanities to choose from. So go check them out, you might find something that you like!

If there is a site that you have found and would like to share, please do. The more the merrier! :)

Frank Lloyd Wright in Bama

This is a view of the house from the back where the Living Room, office and Kitchen are situated.

Awhile back while I was still in school we took a field trip to Florence, AL. to see Frank Lloyd Wright's home design. He not only was an Architect, but an Interior Designer, writer and educator.

The Rosenbaum House in Florence is in the Usonian style and is one of 26 of these types of homes. The house was in major disrepair when it was taken by the city to become a Museum. Frank Lloyd Wright did not put in consideration that it rained a lot in the area and designed a flat roof that didn't drain very well, so water damage was a major problem. The city had the roof repaired and had new materials put in that would help the water to drain off.

The house is in it's original design. They found several of the furniture pieces and put them back into the house. Apparently Mrs. Rosenbaum didn't like the kitchen chairs. She thought they were uncomfortable and that they were not practical for use with her 4 children so she got rid of them (gave them to other family members), but they were found and are now used in the house/museum (at least that is the story I was told).


There are straight lines on the outside of the house and it is echoed throughout  the inside in various ways.

This is the Foyer leading into the house. The shelves go all across to the office door. This is one of the ways that the horizontal lines are used inside of the house to echo the lines of the exterior.

Here is a peak into the office from the living room and direction of the foyer. The ceilings all vary in height adding depth and interest to the eye.

The office is small and made to feel cozy. The ceiling was 7 ft. tall. It was actually pretty cozy inside. I was surprised at how warm and cozy it felt because of how small the room was. Now a days we usually want and have everything big and over sized.

Here is a good view of the living room. The entire house is in the blue and orange color scheme. No walls were painted. It is all finished wood. If you turn around you will go a little to the right and enter the breakfast nook.

There are many windows that are quite long and french doors that flood the tightly designed floor plan making it seem more open and inviting.

He utilized every space possible and made lots of cupboards and drawer space built into the design. There really wasn't any wasted space. Something I think we could do more with our homes now.

This is the kitchen area, opposite the breakfast table. It was rather small to me, but once again it was efficient in it's design. It felt like a train car. As a matter of fact I would say that many of the rooms felt that way.

This is part of the extension that was added later on. It has 2 built in bunk beds on the wall behind me and tons of long window on the opposite wall to bring in more light.

This kitchen is a part of the extension and it was much bigger and still efficient. Look at that gloss sheen! Even the fridge was pretty glossy! There was no hiding my flash in this shot! Gotta love the late 60's and early 70's!

Below is a courtyard they put in. One day I would like to have one...with a hammock!

I really enjoyed visiting and thought it was all interesting, but not sure that I could live in that house. I think I would get lost! As a matter of fact when we moved to our house in Minnesota (it was 3 story-including basement) and I kept thinking the pantry door was the basement door! It took me a few times, but I survived.