25th Annual Abbot Kinney Festival

Last Sunday, Alfred, May, Jared, Sam and I (wow) went to the Abbot Kinney Festival in Venice Beach. I loved it! There were so many people...and DOGS! Seeing so many, made me want one...

Anyway, Abbot Kinney Blvd. is known for its boho-chic stores, top-notch restos and bars, and independent shops. The buildings and shops are beautifully designed and everythings oh-so-eco. There's definitely alot to see. At the festival, the streets were aligned with vendors selling all things possible. I really liked these hugging salt & pepper shakers by Pakonu.
They come in different colors that you can mix and match. Theres also hugging coin banks too. So cute. I was thinking of having custom made ones for the wedding.

One of my favorite things at the festival was the Molecules drum sets on display at one of the booths. These drums are one-of-a-kind, handmade, sphere-shaped drums...and get this, you can have them custom designed to the colors you want! How cool is that?! Now If I only knew how to play the drums... =D

There was one thing I'm sure to get later in the future (when we move): Julio Wahl Signs. They're hand crafted signs, with a beach feel. There's just something about them that make them so nice. I plan to buy one that says "beach ->" for the new house. I'll hang it in a place where it points to the yard since my central theme is "beach".  I didn't get to take photos of his signs but do check out his website.

Anyhow, I had a go at being a paparazzo. Tried taking a photo of Kate Beckinsale. Here's a look at one of my many sad attempts.-->
I kinda felt stupid taking it since I was the only one who was doing it. Maybe there's some rule or something that you're not supposed to snap photos of movie stars on festival family days...oh well. At least I know I'm not going down that career path...but if I had a better camera, then maybe I'd rethink my decision. On a more personal note: Kate's really tall! I give her mad props for walking around in those heels!

Moving on, eventually, we hit the end of the boulevard, hence the end of the festival, so we decided to turn around and head back down Westminister Ave. towards the car. Before getting to the corner we remembered that the beach was down a couple of more blocks so off we went. On the way over, we passed the El Bordello Alexandra. The apartments came off dark and dreary to me. Maybe it was because the gargoyles, archers and whatnot on the roof. If you take a closer look at the top floor you can see two pictures

hanging on the wall. I could only make out one though. It was a painting of a woman that appears to be wearing a robe with an exposed nipple. Lol. I guess it must be fun living in there. 

Walking a little further, we finally reached the boardwalk. As always, no matter what the season is, the boardwalk was full of its everyday vendors, tourists and beach goers. There was so much to see. Sam wanted to see a freakshow but it was getting chilly and my feet were starting to hurt, plus we still had a long way back to the car, so we decided to go another day.