love for pearl

southern california born, i have a general distaste for overcast days but today a mistiness blanketed the city; something that i feel completely compensates for the clouds.  it’s a kind of environmental romance that brings an ella fitzgerald song to mind.  so i headed over to pearl paint today as i needed 10 ½ gauge crochet needle as i’m planning a hat and scarf set using a pretty chunky wool. and of course pearl is the kind of place i always walk out of with more than I intend to. i ended up with some sticky mini-mirror decals, thick malleable metal wiring, some gold bobby and kilt pins and a couple of sketchpads. i knew pearl was going through a downsizing when i caught a glimpse of the mass liquidation of their south street philly some time back but i hadn’t realized they closed their craft store until today. i’m not too pleased with them stuffing of all of their crafty stuff onto the 4^th floor of their apartment style canal street location (reminds me of a walkup I used to live in) but it’s cool. times are tough and regardless, this will still always be my favorite art store.

~ by cyrah on December 6, 2011.