Call it winter blues, call it writer’s block, I have been been working less in the last month after the holidays than usual. These moments of less activity kind of bum me out, but I think I am winding down…
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A Year in Furs
Tagged with: acting, actor, actress, americana, brooklyn, desirapesta, fashion, indie fashion designer, nyc, sag, vintage
Posted in acting, at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, sixties, vintage
Posted in acting, at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, sixties, vintage
Womanhood
Tagged with: actor, desirapesta, girls, ladies, nyc, nyc actor, perio, period, pms, sag, time of the month, womanhood
Posted in at home, clothing, cooking, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, gift ideas, holidays, in the kitchen, shop, Uncategorized, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
Posted in at home, clothing, cooking, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, gift ideas, holidays, in the kitchen, shop, Uncategorized, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
Playing: Inspiration in (Historical) Pop
I recently completed half of a full length play based on The Doors. I performed it with some stellar actors last month and we are going to film it and hopefully produce it at the end of June. With that…
Tagged with: 1967, 1968, 1969, 60s, acting, actors, desira pesta, desirapesta, jefferson airplane, jim morrison, jimi hendrix, lay, new york, nyc, perfornance, play, psychedelic rock, rock and roll, the doors, theater, woodstock
Posted in acting, at home
Posted in acting, at home
Easy Peazy
I started making these pouches a few months ago for myself and have decided to start offering to the good people of Etsy. Fun and bold patterns on Michael Miller oil cloth for just $10. A nice big size too.…
Tagged with: cheap inexpensive, handmade brooklyn, independent designers, indie designer, michael miller, michael miller fabric, nyc, oil cloth, printed oil cloth, toiletry bag, zippered pouch, zippered toiletry bag
Posted in at home, clothing, cooking, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, gift ideas, in the kitchen, shop
Posted in at home, clothing, cooking, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale, gift ideas, in the kitchen, shop
MOVING MOVING MOVING!
I AM FINALLY after six years of insane crazytown apartments/roommates/neighborhoods in SEVEN different apartments in NYC, am moving into my very own studio apartment! YAY!!!!! With that said, I have a lot of purging to do to fit comfortably. FREE…
Tagged with: brooklyn designer, brooklyn etsy, clearance, cottage, desira pesta, desira pesta etsy, desirapesta, desirapesta etsy, etsy sale, etsy shop, etsy vintage, everything must go, FREE SHIPPING, home, living, madonna, moving sale, nyc, reconstructed vintage, SALE, true blue, vintage
Posted in at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, for sale, in the kitchen, shop, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
Posted in at home, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, for sale, in the kitchen, shop, vintage, vintage clothing, womens clothing
I LOVE New York, but…
There are so so so many drawbacks and pitfalls to being a NYC resident that tv shows and movies just do not portray. They glamorize our lives, our apartments, our run-ins with the rich and famous; and make living here…
Tagged with: city life, complaining, desirapesta, i hate new york, i love new york, mta, new york, new york city, new yorker, nyc, subway, the city
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Posted in desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy holidays, for sale, Uncategorized
Back to the Brothel
I worked regularly as a prostitute on season one of Boardwalk Empire with some amazingly beautiful and talented and sweet people and we were all summoned back to flank Al Capone on Season 3. We returned to “Chicago”, had a blast,…
Tagged with: 1920a, 1920s, 20's, acting, actor, al capone, boardwalk empire, boardwalkempire, brooklyn, hbo, hooker, nyc, prostitute, prostitution, season 3
Posted in acting, at home, desirapesta, do it yourself
Posted in acting, at home, desirapesta, do it yourself
Fashion Divorce, Fashion Make-up & A Pilot!
February 2010: Myself and my amazingly talented and devoted intern, Bethany, killed it and made an amazing collection to show for Fashion Week. I did my biggest fashion show to date, it got rave reviews from the crowd and some…
Tagged with: acting, actor actress, agent, ann marie, ashley greene, autumn 2010, casting, desira pesta, desirapesta, desirapesta fall2010, drama, dramatic, fashion design, fashion designer, fashion designer /actor, fashion drama, fashion industry, fashion pilot, hard work, new york, nyc, perserverance, philip noyce, pilot, sag, SAG ACTOR, seeking representation, sewing, tv show
Posted in acting, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale
Posted in acting, desirapesta, do it yourself, etsy, etsy holidays, for sale
Fun Times
I am extremely grateful…this week has been otherworldly and wonderful and I don’t think I can thank the Gods enough. Monday was my fifth day on the set of the new Coen Brothers movie and it was just such a…
Tagged with: 1960's, 60s, acting, actress, coen brothers, desira, desira pesta, desirapesta, feature film, folk movie, movie, movies, new york, new York actor, nyc, nyc actor, retro, sag, screen actors guild, vintage
Posted in acting, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself
Posted in acting, clothing, desirapesta, do it yourself
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