Earl grey perhap? Yes. With a dash of honey and maybe a spritz of lemon (if you’re into that sort of thing). Why? Because you’ll want to sip on something delicious as you watch what we’re about to introduce. Plus, tea good for your metabolism. No, seriously. Steep a little something spiced and find a nice, comfortable place to rest your bones. Ready? Good. We’ve got short film we’d like to show you.

It’s called LIFT, and it’s about a man who carries his camera into the elevator of a London tower block everyday to document his interactions with the inhabitants as they gradually grow familiar to him. What unfolds is something altogether awesome. Enjoy!

More more on this visit www.marcisaacsfilms.com

Step #1: Be More Awesome

Step #2: Don’t Stop Believing

Step #3: Give the World a Reason to Dance

For more of this sheer amazingness, visit www.kidpresident.com

Find more musical musings like this at www.nickgrishkoff.com

For more on this issue, please visit www.preservegiving.org

Say hello to the newest additions to handcrafted FLY CANVAS collection of clutches. The Oso is made with reclaimed leather that would’ve otherwise been rubbish-bin bound and accented with a small watch for added style points. For these, we’ve thrown three new styles to the mix: a bold multi-stripe, a leopard, and a pink rose floral.

To start, there are only 4 available per colorway, so get yours while you can!

Shop now here.

Led by the Callis family, the seaside boutique partnered up with Seea, an in-bloom, fashion-meets-function, retro-modern collection of stylish swim/surfwear for women. Their swanky soiree, “A Night of Rad”, was just that – rad.

Those who moseyed out, were treated to a mellow night of art, fashion, film and stuff. Here’s a snippet of the film that was screened in the shop’s backyard that night- complete with live narration for extra style points. Can you say #sewclassic?

Oh, and here’s a few snaps we wrangled for the FLY CANVAS Instagram. Enjoy!

Want to nab some good times for yourself? Visit www.canvasshopsb.com for look at their upcoming events or - click here - to follow their follies on Facebook.

Woah! Photographer Martin Kozák spent some times channelling his inner-gearhead and completed this “tear down” of the Nikon D700. Pretty trippy to see everything that goes into a gadget most people take for granted. (via Petal Pixel)

What do you think? Tell us  your thoughts in the comment field below!

Since 1996, the Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) has donated over 20 million dollars to support the needs of children in classrooms. Currently, their grassroots efforts directly service 33 schools and a total of 28,000 students. In fact, IPSF is the only organization in Irvine “entrusted and charged with the mission of raising funds on behalf of every school and student in Irvine” at every level. Amazing stuff!

So, when they asked us to once again get involved in their annual Spirit of Excellence Gala, we just couldn’t pass it up. After all, they’re working to aid the very schools we attended in our younger days – not that we’re all that old.

Last year, we had the pleasure of donating a select crop of our handcrafted goods for their  ever-popular silent auction. The bid wars from attendees help to provide crucial financial support for their work. With items like signed guitars from Orange County music mavens No Doubt and Young the Giant as well as signature paintings from Laguna legend Wyland, the FLY CANVAS crew felt honored to be amounts the local contributors.

We know most of you lovelies couldn’t be there in person, so here’s handful of snapshots from the festivities –  some from our trusty cellular devices; others from the shutterbugs at the OC Register. Enjoy!

From hip-hopified violinist kicking off the event to the inter-speech entertainment insdie the ballroom from the Spirit of Excellent Gala was nothing short of a marvelous time. Most importantly, in just one evening, IPSF was able to fundraise $340,000 from attendees in support for Irvine schools.

The vibe? Get a taste of how the Gala got down with this classic skit they showed to kick off the event. Who says giving back can’t be fun?

Special thanks to Neda Zaengle, Cheryl Van Camp and The Larsen Family for taking such amazing care of us! We’re so stoked to support every IPSF effort we can.

For more information of the Irvine Public Schools Foundation, including easy ways to get involved and support the future of Irvine education, kindly visit www.ipsf.net.