Cabbagetown

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atlanta, cabbagetown, Fulton Cotton Mill Lofts

I often snap photos as I’m headed eastbound on MARTA from Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center (work) to Edgewood/Candler Park (home). The Fulton Cotton Mill Lofts are a favorite subject to shoot. The Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill was in operation for almost 100 years, closing in 1977. I always heard about the surrounding mill town, called Cabbagetown, when I was growing up. The residents were Appalachian. It was a small town in the inner city.

Once the mill closed, the neighborhood went into decline. People started renovating houses there in the 90s and the mill was turned into lofts in the late 90s. It wasn’t until recently when I saw this video that I realized how depressing it might be to live in the shadow of a huge boarded up building.

Cabbagetown graffiti, 1991 from Terminus Films on Vimeo.

Indie Craft Experience This Weekend

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atlanta, craft, ice, indie craft experience

A few amazing things you’ll see at the Indie Craft Experience this weekend at Ambient Plus. Saturday and Sunday, 11-6 pm.

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2 Visits to Decatur in One Weekend

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art, atlanta, Decatur

I love Decatur. It’s where I grew up, went to college, spent the first few years of adulthood, met my husband and married him. I’ve seen it completely transform. And it’s where I totally fell in love with the concept of local businesses and small business owners.

This weekend we visited twice…yay! Friday night we met up with Davis’ old roommates from his St. Augustine days at Leon’s and the Brick Store Pub. On Saturday we met up with them again to go to the Decatur Arts Fest (which I LIVED for when I was younger!). We ate at Mac McGee’s, bought a lot of art, got chai at Java Monkey and frozen yogurt at The Yogurt Tap. It was super fun!

Follow me on Tumblr or Instagram to see different versions of some of these pics :: abardis

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A Quick Walk Through Downtown Atlanta

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atlanta, downtown

This has been a jam packed weekend (so excited that it isn’t even over yet!), which began with a walk through downtown Atlanta on my way home from work on Friday.

Follow me on Instagram or Tumblr to see different versions of some of these pics. I’m “abardis” on both.

Hope you’re having a great Memorial Day weekend!

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Creative Mornings

I attended Creative Mornings Atlanta this morning and heard Tod Martin of Unboundary give a talk called:
So far
A mid term report
(He will be 50 next week!)

The key points:

#1 Approach people as equals.
#2 See the world through other people’s eyes. Share the world you see.
#3 Making sense of things-for yourself and others
#4 Stories have super human power.
#5 Make sure you’re thinking big enough.

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My craft, Indie Craft Experience

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atlanta, craft, ice, indie craft experience

Next weekend, June 2-3, is the Indie Craft Experience and I’ve been busy, busy getting ready for it. Lately, I’ve barely been a crafter because I’ve been so busy planning this event (and before that Salvage and before that Wedding Day Hooray and before that the ICE Pop Up Shop and before that Holiday ICE…you get the picture). ICE has turned into my craft. I hope you’ll join us next weekend so I can show you what I created!

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EAV Farmers Market

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East Atlanta Farmers Market, EAV, farmers, food, friends, local, small business, The Midway Pub

The past few Thursdays I’ve really enjoyed taking a break from lots of (exciting) work for a few hours to go to the East Atlanta Farmers Market and afterwards The Midway Pub. It has turned into a fun meet-up with awesome friends, a great way to be a part of my neighborhood and to support local farmers and businesses.

This week I got 10 peaches, lettuce, 4 yogurts, a small loaf of Kalamata olive bread, chèvre and a peach King of Pops!

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