Oh my. owls +cute stuff = girl heaven.
I tell you, all you had to do is drool over colorful bags and look sensitive about artsy things because it was awesome. And if you rode a bike, even better 😀
Anyways, I attended on the Saturday of the Renegade Fair weekend, and it was visually cute overload +I was so happy to kick it with so many of my amigas.
Here is the recap, good artsy times!

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HAMBONE Designs
hambonedesigns.com

Trés cute triplettes!

My superstar amiga Lisa Marie and her brother are the people behind these super cool bags. We hung out with them for awhile and even a pair of crazy cookie aunt-like ladies, orchestrated us modeling with the bags. It was pretty funny.

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VAYA
vayabags.com
Multiple colors, wacky cool patterns on messenger bag +nice folks over at VAYA bags. Very nice!

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We Are Campfire
wearecampfire.com
These shirts are a hit in every city. They come in all colors and it is pretty fun to go through what city of what is what for each town. I liked the Davis one! +of course the Bay ones. ♥Homestate pride to the max!

“Be proud of where you are from”

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The Local Branch
thelocalbranch.etsy.com
Based out of Fairfax, this crafty lady items were super nice and easy to fit into multiple styles in everyone’s fashions. I loved the textures and the playful neo-californian hippie vibe. 😀

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MÖDENSKI
modenski.com
Ran by siblings, these designy cool kids were simple and had all kinds of cool nerdy things, that i of course, always fall for. Laser-cut wooden USB gadgets, super cute paparazzi notebooks and delish rings. My eyes were kerning.

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Casey
It was a pleasure to meet Casey from the Grass Valley (about 3 hours from SF). He has been a blog reader for sometime and loves city events. A big shout out to you, your wife +friends and all the bikey peeps over in the California Sierra Foothills. It was fantastic meeting you +thanks for saying hello!!

and here is a photo he has sent me of him and frenchie parked outside the fair, sweet!

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UPPERCASE
Very cool notebooks. Sometimes vendors aren’t very happy that you take pictures of their stuff, but it was obvious that calitexican and I were drooling over them. They accepted so (I always ask) so here they are. Maybe they were tired. +I’ll leave it at that… 😉

oh la laaaa – gold letters?! yes please

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JAMIE LAU
etsy.com/shop/jamielaudesigns
Like a bee to a beehive I spotted her banner from afar and immediately walked towards her. Adorable!! Turns out she knows Lisa (Hambone Designs) and so goes on the connection within the San Francisverse. Her bags are super cute and the fabric patters are to please a vast territory of taste (scooters, landmarks, polka dots +more). Who can have enough totes?!
LOVE her logo, it sings happy bike rides when I see it.

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SEIBEI
seibei.com
These peeps are fun. And those shirts are guaranteed to get you plenty of smiles and maybe a phone number. With humor like I’M FAT LETS PARTY and dinosaurs making tacos and sammiches, oh. Enough said. Awesome. Raaaaawr

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This is the view in the half-upper level, where the refreshments were to be purchased. Beer:30 it was.
Yeah, it was pretty much packed.

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ARCANE ARTS
arcane-arts.com
Yes!! For the last 3 years I have visited Adrienne Vitta and her beautiful drawings. Her postcards, magnets and tiles are a must to have at your home, workplace or perfect little gifts. I want them all. Lovely seeing you again and best of luck with all your travels 😀

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On our way out, calitexican got the ukucrazies with a ukulele make-it yourself kit. Adorbs.

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pollyannacowgirl

etsy.com/shop/pollyannacowgirl

“accessories for the cute-minded”
This pair of fantastic girlfriends were absolutely smashing! so fabulous
Their energy, even towards the end of the day after talking to myriads of curious crafties, was very contagious. Great meeting you lovelies!!

This usual steel suspect chilling by the water. I love her!!

Vámonos!! +off we went 😀

And my arnold palmer post-craft stop. Hola!!

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♥ ’til next time my dear Renegades ♥

This is the most beautiful bridge in the universe.
This is our summer.
53°

Tuesday night.

♥This week, I’ll be posting a selection of photos I have gathered of the fine men that roam the city. This is a small series, don’t worry I will feature more in the near, near feature. A third of my Bikes, boys + coffee trifecta for a dose of daily charm to add to your flirt factor in addition to your San Francisco’s bike lane action 😀

Bikes:
1981 Bianchi Super Pista: An anniversary gift from my girlfriend. I think the week I found this frame on ebay, I was going crazy and she took a hint that I had wanted it. She contacted the seller from the very start whereas I was at home trying to bid outrageously high amounts on the frame, ruining her plans to get it for me. In the end, I was so surprised by the very frame on ebay ending up in my hands two days before the auction even ended!

Ebisu All-Purpose: My main steed. Super practical, do-all, type of bicycle. I first set eyes on an Ebisu All-Purpose from Jitensha Studio in Berkeley because the bike shop faced UC Berkeley, where I attended school for undergrad. I would always gawk at the gorgeous frames in the window and making the occasional trip into the shop to buy a stem, some barwrap and some cheap trinkets from time to time. When I graduated and had some money saved up, I felt indebted to the shop owner, Hiroshi Iimura to buy one of these lovely machines from him so I took the plunge and ordered a custom Ebisu. It’s my favorite bike to ride because I can really take it on any type of road.

Coffee:
I am a pretty black coffee type of person. No cream, no sugar. When I am feeling more posh and bourgy, I will drink an americano! I really don’t have much of a sweet tooth so I like dark and somewhat bitter drinks.

When I am in San Francisco (five days a week), I spend most of my time in the Financial District. Coffee choices are fewer here, but I make do with my usual coffee spots like The Sentinel (also offers delicious fruit muffins) and Prima Cosa on Sutter that serves Illy. The coffee cannot compare to Blue Bottle, but it’s pretty decent on a day-to-day basis. While I like Blue Bottle’s Linden Street location the most, I rarely get to go there. My favorite Blue Bottle offering is the Koratie (limited to only two months out of the year).

Since I live in Oakland, there are a few East Bay spots I’d like to make shoutouts to because they are so good: Farley’s East, Cafe 504, Subrosa and Local 123!

‘Hood and fave bike ride in city:
I enjoy riding in NOPA area and through the Panhandle a lot with the occasional Twin Peaks ride in San Francisco.

My favorite route takes place in Oakland by going up Wildwood in Piedmont, through Butters Canyon in Oakland’s Diamond District, over Grizzly Peak into Berkeley and down Spruce Street because it’s so fast and nicely paved.

**Links of the photos provided by William.

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Gracias William!!

♥This week, I’ll be posting a selection of photos I have gathered of the fine men that roam the city. This is a small series, don’t worry I will feature more in the near, near feature. A third of my Bikes, boys + coffee trifecta for a dose of daily charm to add to your flirt factor in addition to your San Francisco’s bike lane action 😀

I took this photo of Philip after the 2010 Bike to Work fashion show. Nice!

Bikes:
1. Shorty Fatz. Series 8. Single Speed. Handmade out of San Jose, CA. 2nd one ever made. My get around town bike.
2. Santa Cruz Bullit. Freeride Downhill Mountain Bike. My thrill seeker.

4. Tomac 78 Special. My 2nd XC Mountain Bike. The one that sparked the madness.
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Coffee:
Actual Cafe http://www.actualcafe.com – The Cubano. They have indoor bike parking (see pic).

‘Hood and fave bike ride in city:
East Bay Bike Party. Whistler. Northtstar. Downievile.

All photos below provided by Philip.

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Gracias Phil!!