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model. cabaret singer. guitarist. vintage boutique owner. mother of scarlett and henry.

Karen Elson is one of those artists who likes to dabble in lots of creative outlets. She was modeling and performing with The Citizens Band, a political cabaret group, when she met her hubby Jack White. White produced her album The Ghost Who Walks due out this summer and also directed her debut video (source: Pitchfork). The mama of two also owns a vintage boutique shop in Nashville called Venus and Mars Vintage.

Here’s the Karen Elson video “The Ghost Who Walks”

I am not the craftiest of mamas. I have some very crafty friends who have Etsy shops and handmade window treatments in their faux-finished living rooms, and I SO admire their skills. I’m just very lazy in the crafts department. But this morning when I looked at the growing by the second hole in my favorite pair of jeans, I decided to do something about it. I busted out the old sewing box my mom gave me years ago and fished around for a solution. And what did I find? A Led Zeppelin patch I got from the record store I worked in 15 YEARS AGO. Here’s what went through my head at this discovery…

Holy crap, I’m one of those old people with band patches from decades ago!

Would I look totally ridiculous if I sewed this patch on my jeans?

I don’t freaking care if I do look ridiculous. I have to act fast or my favorite jeans will be no more.

And then I looked at that nasty hole in my jeans and said, “I’m about to get crafty on your ass.”

And so I did. It’s not perfect, and if you look at the sewing from inside the jeans, it’s a hot mess. But, I’m proud of myself for being somewhat domestic. I even took a picture of myself with the end result. Notice the urban graffiti background to enhance the rock-n-roll jeans experience. This was taken near the infamous Krog Street tunnel in Atlanta.

actor. model. mother of  free, who later changed his name to tom…

vinyasa flow yoga teacher. dancer. surfer. mother of jai.

“The yogini is a woman whose body has become her temple, her source of discovery and renewal, the place of remembering her life force.”

1960s model who popularized the mini-skirt. mother of thaddeus.

Rebecca Woolf of Girl’s Gone Child recently posted a video tutorial on 1960s eye makeup. The video features makeup artist Josie Maran, who has her own line of organic cosmetics. I was inspired and decided to try out the lesson. Why? Because it’s fun to have Mod eyes when you pick up your daughter from school.

Watch the video and try it out. Who says you need to save dolled-up eyes for date night?

Here’s a pic of me, post video tutorial, looking inappropriately fancy in my yoga clothes.

Josie Maran’s Natural Wonder Powders Palette is available at Amazon.