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Spotted: The Perfect Fall Handbag

October 14, 2019 By: Fan

Fall is officially here, and you all have been asking for my favorite seasonal styles and brands so today I am sharing the Frances Valentine company with you all and about my Sabrina Satchel in leopard printed haircalf. There really is no better time than right now to add a timeless leopard print to your wardrobe!!

The Frances Valentine company was founded by accessories designer Kate Spade in 2016 and the bags have Kate’s design functionality, are colorful, and have her incredible style. Whimsical and practical, loaded with effortless chic is how I describe Frances Valentine bags. I always find a gorgeous design that I know will elevate my wardrobe and make a statement. There are also gorgeous shoes, clothing items based on Kate’s style and aesthetic and fabulous jewelry from charming cocktail rings to elegant necklaces and so much more. I love being able to share quality brands you all.

Yasmina Greco – Frances Valentine Sabrina Satchel

I paired my retro Fall outfit with Frances Valentine turquoise bracelet, ring, and the Sabrina Satchel and off we went to the beautiful wine country California town of Healdsburg. The leopard printed haircalf is so incredibly soft that I could not stop touching it. The purse has really nice organizational pockets and I was able to easily fit my cosmetics case, iPhone 11 Pro Max, sunglasses and there was still plenty of room for more goodies. I absolutely love a functional bag and the Sabrina does not disappoint. The strap is adjustable, and the bag can also be worn as a cross-body purse. One key item I look for in a bag are feet on the bottom so that your bag stays pristine and yes, the Sabrina has feet and is yet another key element to its quality.

Yasmina Greco – Frances Valentine Sabrina Satchel

You can find many different handbag styles on the Frances Valentine website in leopard print haircalf as well as a variety of many beautiful designs and prints. I absolutely love my Sabrina Satchel and think the leopard print is just perfect for Fall. I do also have a couple of other Frances Valentine purses in my collection like the Large Margaret Canvas Poe Tote as the cute puppy dog looks just like my fluffy Bichon Frise Luna and then I have the adorable Mini Midge Crossbody Satchel grey and pink with geodesic dome inspired by Buckminster Fuller’s omni-trangulated geodesic dome.

Frances Valentine Sabrina Satchel Poe Tote Mini Midge

This bag can easily go from day to night and as you can see from my photos. I easily paired the bag with a retro style Fall outfit and this bag was absolutely perfect while shopping, browsing in art galleries, and while enjoying a coffee break. The Sabrina leopard printed satchel would look stunning styled with a little black dress or even a beautiful crimson red outfit making it a lovely statement bag. Leopard print really does go with everything because it is classic and won’t go out of style. Hurry on over to Frances Valentine and scoop up your favorites now!!

Hotel Zephyr San Francisco Review

October 3, 2019 By: Fan

I am so excited to tell you about our stay at a San Francisco boutique hotel called The Hotel Zephyr. We specifically chose this hotel for its location and theme; nautical and located right in the heart of San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf with amazing views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. The guest rooms have porthole windows and “SOS” bedding. Anything novelty or kitsch and we are there!

The Hotel Zephyr in San Francisco is a family friendly motel with over 300 rooms and decorated in a nautical theme with a fabulous courtyard filled with seating areas, multiple fire pits, retro games that are life-size like Connect Four and Jenga. There is also a vintage 1950s Shasta trailer serving up snacks and beverages and then there is an amazing game room filled with comfortable seating, ping-pong tables, pool, and table shuffleboard. So much to do right there at the hotel!! The lobby is so cool with shipping container wall panels, porthole windows and seating, rope buoy lighting, an incredible wall mural of Popeye the Sailor Man and lots of spots to plugin and sit on comfortable sofas and chairs. There is also a retro style photo booth.

The kind staff worked with us so that we could do an earlier check in for a photo shoot we had around the corner. Our room did have that eye catching “SOS” bedding and it was comfortable. The bathroom has a selfie ring light mirror (so all of you that like to take selfies take note) a magnetic dart board, bar counter so you can stand and work at, coffee maker, fridge, safe, AC, lots of plush white towels, soaps and shampoos from C.O. Bigelow. Parking is an additional fee but well worth it considering you are parked in the heart of Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco and you can come and go as many times as you like.

Stepping out of The Hotel Zephyr in San Francisco you are right in the heart of all the Fisherman’s Wharf attractions, lots and lots of restaurants and coffee shops, shopping, sightseeing, and more. Here is a list of just some of the activities that are right outside the hotel-

http://www.visitfishermanswharf.com/attractions

Fisherman’s Wharf
Hyde Street Pier
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Parks
Alcatraz Island (cruises and tours)
The Golden Gate Bridge (cruises and tours)
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (use code “crazy4me” to save 20% on tickets)
Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
San Francisco Dungeon
Musée Mécanique a vintage arcade that features so many mechanically operated vintage games, musical instruments and video games.
Pier 39
Sea lions
The San Francisco Carousel – handcrafted in Italy, is intricately hand-painted and depicts famous San Francisco landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower, Chinatown, Lombard Street, Alcatraz
Ghirardelli Square (calling all chocolate lovers)
Cable Cars
Restaurants and coffee shops galore

We had so much fun at The Hotel Zephyr in San Francisco and look forward to returning. All pics by my sweet hubby Gary.

Blogger and Content Creator’s iPhone 11 Pro Max Review

September 28, 2019 By: Fan

Blogger Yasmina Greco Reviews the iPhone 11 Pro Max

As promised, my iPhone 11 Pro Max review video is up and you can view it here. I cover the reasons why bloggers and content creators are going to use this phone and how I plan to use it too. My sweet hubby Gary and I have been using the phone for a little while now so if you are thinking of getting the phone and have questions or have the phone and have questions about the cameras and features ask us on this post and we will do our best to answer.

Striking a Pose in San Francisco at the Museum of 3D Illusions

September 18, 2019 By: Fan

I left my heart in San Francisco – Yasmina Greco at the Museum of 3D Illusions

Have a blast while making memories of your trip to San Francisco at the Museum of 3D Illusions. Located in the heart of Fisherman’s Wharf right next to Pier 39 is the Museum of 3D Illusions where hand painted 3D wall murals feature several iconic San Francisco landmarks and hot-spots along with a variety of additional murals that await your poses. Get ready for an incredible experience!!

Yasmina Greco at the Museum of 3D Illusions in San Francisco

With it’s primo location right in the middle of San Francisco you’ll find lots of parking spots and hotel options along with numerous restaurants and coffee shops. The Museum of 3D Illusions does have lockers so if you happen to have bags and coats you can put them in your private locker while you experience the location.

My hubby Gary and I visited the Museum of 3D Illusions on Saturday. The location is very clean and light and bright. We were so impressed with the staff as they were incredibly polite and helpful and someone was always available to help out the visitors by giving them tips on how to capture the best angels to even taking your photos. You can rent a tripod if you’d prefer to take your own pictures. Also, you can have a VIP experience where one of the staff will accompany you and your guests and take all your photos (more details on the website). As you make your way around the location you’ll notice images on the floor to help guide you in taking the best pictures.

We took a lot of photos but here are a couple of my very favorites!! My hubby did such a great job taking these photos. Here I am in an iconic San Francisco cable car and ‘Oh No’ the floor is splitting open!!

Yasmina Greco – Museum of 3D Illusions – Cable Car

It’s terrifying to find yourself hanging off the side of a skyscraper!!

Check out this view!! A magic carpet ride over the Golden Gate Bridge.

Yasmina Greco – Museum of 3D Illusions – San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge

I’m a Barbie Girl in a Barbie World

Yasmina Greco – Museum of 3D Illusions – Barbie Box

The Zombies won’t get me!!

Yasmina Greco – Museum of 3D Illusions – Zombies

Floating away with my balloons.

Yasmina Greco – Museum of 3D Illusions – Balloons

Balancing on the sky bridge!!

Yasmina Greco – Museum of 3D Illusions – Bridge

We had so much fun at the Museum of 3D Illusions and appreciated just how helpful the staff was. There were several folks and families enjoying the location and waiting a couple minutes to take our turn was no problem. Kids of all ages will definitely enjoy themselves. Even spending date night at the location would be so much fun!

The location is like having a selfie installation with one-of-a-kind artwork and you can really have a blast while capturing memories. You can even share your incredible pics on social media and I bet you’ll get a great response!!

Oooops! Sorry for causing the accident!

Yasmina Greco – Museum of 3D Illusions San Francisco

There are many murals so be prepared to sit down, lay down, stand, twist and turn to get the best shots!! Note that there are no restrooms at the location but there are restaurants and coffee shops close by as well as the Hotel Zephyr next door (a favorite of ours) and they have restrooms you can use.

We can’t wait to go back to the Museum of 3D Illusions and are planning that now…. There are so many more murals we need to take our pictures in front of!!

All pictures by my sweet hubby Gary

Farewell Summer – Labor Day Weekend 2019

September 3, 2019 By: Fan

This past Labor Weekend was a blast!! Hubby and I headed into San Francisco to the Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) to experience the Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again exhibit as this was the very last weekend for it. We saw the exhibit when it opened this past May 2019 and then attended the Andy Warhol party at SFMOMA but seeing his work is very inspiring and we really enjoy it so we were excited to see it all one last time.

Here are a couple pictures I snapped of my favorites from the Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again exhibit. The iconic Campbell Soup Cans, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, illustrations of vintage hairstyles, the Brillo boxes, Elizabeth Taylor from National Velvet, Green Coca-Cola Bottles, Cow Wallpaper and Flower paintings, self portrait and comic book art.

We also visited Korbel Winery and strolled through their beautiful gardens. It is already harvesting season here in wine country California and soon the vineyards will turn a beautiful orange and red as Fall approaches. Korbel is lovely and modeled after the quaint French winery with lots of charm and plenty of photo opportunities. You can do tastings and take a tour of the gardens and the property and learn all about how Korbel produces its wine and Champagne. There is a wonderful café on the property too where you can order an assortment of sandwiches, salads, pastries, coffees and of course wine and champagne. You can enjoy your goodies inside the café or outside on the patio under the redwoods overlooking the gorgeous vineyards.

I wore my lovely Heart of Haute dress in the new Cocoa Dahlia print and received so many compliments. The print on this dress is stunning!! This dress fits beautifully and is so comfortable, the fabric is so fabulous as it hardly wrinkles!! Heart of Haute has gorgeous vintage style clothing from the 1940s-1950s, available in plus sizes too and the quality is phenomenal!! I have written about the Heart of Haute brand many times on my blog so doing a quick search will show you all the fabulous clothing.

Hope you all are enjoying the last days of summer. All pics of me by my sweet hubby Gary.

Kitschy Poodle T-Shirt

August 25, 2019 By: Fan

Our newest design for Crazy4Me Style has debuted and it is the Amazing Kitschy Poodle T-Shirt. This t-shirt is reminiscent of the vintage 1950s spaghetti poodle dog figurines that were made in Japan by Lefton, Napco, Norcrest, Holt Howard, Kreiss, Artmark, Relco, Relpo, and more . Our Poodles are kitschtsastic with their cateye glasses, the fabulous pink and turquoise colors of the era and atomic starbursts.

Vintage Spaghetti Poodle Kitschy T-Shirt

This tee fits like a dream. It is a longer length, has a good amount of stretch so it is comfortable while still maintaining its shape and is made from a high quality cotton, and available in sizes Small-3XL. Here you can see our video on how the tee fits.. Tee is perfect for Pinup girl fashion and Rockabilly fashion styles as well as for searching for treasure when antiquing, junking and thrifiting.

This is such a fun design and it comes screen-printed on a black t-shirt or a bright pink t-shirt and a there is also a matching Poodle mug!! Tee is perfect for the Poodle lover, mid-century modern and kitsch enthusiasts, as well as collectors of 1950s spaghetti poodle figurines. Makes a great gift too!! Hurry and snap yours up while sizes are in stock at Crazy4Me Style.

Yasmina Greco Amazing Kitschy Poodle T-Shirt

All pics by my sweet hubby Gary