link love 5/24

goodbye los angeles, hello nashville…team ban.do is off! we’ll be spending the next 24 hours choosing which magazines to read and wondering if champagne will be served on the plane. follow our instagram account and check our twitter for updates along the way! until next week, here’s some link love:

have you entered the splendid tee party caption contest yet? word on the street is that pom poms are involved…

get your boho on with a metallic twist scarf on who what wear.

did you catch our pom pom flowers on real simple?

wow! kourtney kardashian in the paramount headband on style blog and style seen daily.

gretchen jones grew a garden on her head (of ban.do poms, of course!)

the drinking the stars comb is a stunner on daily candy.

eat, drink, create…and wear a pom pom on artsocial.

pops of pink for spring on chasing davies, featuring the a pink sparkle bobbi.

the cutest ban.do-inspired illustration we ever did see on cat + mouse.

a flurry pouf on the wrist? b. jones style really knows how to spice up an outfit.

cara’s cliché jazzes up a mod outfit with a blush pop flower.

put some sass in your step with glitter bomb shoe clips on randomly happy.

 

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a sneak peek

alright gals, let’s start gearing up for a TON of new ban.do.  the launch of our new line is just around the corner, and we cannot wait to share all of the colorful sparkly goodness with you.  we think you are going to find some new favorite things in this collection. so just start wrapping your brains around pom pom flowers in 17 colors!  oh and a heap of  fresh new phone cases, too(think neon and gold)!

speaking of ban.do faves, the stunner behind the ice cream cone is ashlyn, a long-time member of the ban.do girl gang. you’ll be seeing a lot more of that beauty real soon.

:: photo by max wanger for ban.do ::

see you soon, nashville

nashville, here we come! the ban.do team is hitting the road for a little business trip next week and we are all totally excited. jen and tara have been before and kelly and ali haven’t (although we all watch the show, so they feel like they have). we can’t wait to revisit some favorite spots and discover new ones. here’s where we’ve been…did we miss anything? we’d love to hear what’s cool in the music city.

1 > imogene + wille. we’re obsessed with their elizabeth jeans…so cool. the store is perfectly curated and we can’t wait to go back.

2 > the pharmacy = “worth the wait” burgers and old school phosphates to wash’em down.

3 > amazing food, amazing drinks, and strangely enough, amazing ice cubes. ginger ice cubes, to be exact. we’re so excited to be reunited with holland house.

4 > last time we visited we caught a musical brunch at the southern. the chicken and waffles were out of this world…and the sweet tea…and the biscuits…we could go on and on.

5 > we went to the country music hall of fame and we decided that patsy cline and dolly parton are total ban.do gals.

6 > we already have reservations for saturday night at crowd favorite city house. also, jen saw the singer from the black keys there once and we think that makes her pretty cool.

7 > we checked out jack white’s third man records last time…and speaking of jack white…

8 > jen and tara totally ran into him at one of our favorite coffee spots, crema!

9 > and while we’re on the subject of coffee, the barista parlor is kind of awesome. scratch that, definitely, absolutely awesome.

10 > last but not least, the bluebird cafe. although deacon and scarlett weren’t there last time, we’re hopeful there will be a sighting next week…fingers crossed.

not pictured are more favorites: the nashville flea market, patterson house, the hutton hotel and marché

any recommendations for things we can’t miss? see you soon, nashville!

our twist scarves are magical!

remember when we showed you how magical our pom poms are and that shoe clips can make you fly? well, we’ve got just one more trick up our sleeve…ta da! our TWIST SCARVES are magical too!

these super bendy sparkly little things can be anything you want them to be…just say abra cadabra and you’ve got a million options! wear it like a headband or a turban, a rosette or a bow, even an ascot! to add a little versatile fun to your outfit, twist scarves really do the trick.

go get yourself a super sparkly glitterati twist scarf (it comes in four super cute colors!) or, to be the star of the show, the metallic twist scarf!

 

our twist scarves are magical by ban.do on vimeo. this video was made with the talents of our very favorite magicians: sirs sharkpigson of sharkpig, and jared varava and madame kelly shew.

where have we been?

the answer to that question is…everywhere! even though us ban.do gals have been crazy busy here in the studio, we’ve still managed to find some time to play a little.

* we got our nails done. gotta keep those nails lookin’ fresh!

* we had lunch at goldie’s. have you had the burrata with roasted watermelon? so good.

* we had a tee party at splendid and it was SO fun. those bouquets are by oak and the owl…aren’t they gorgeous?

* we found some awesome garland at plastica on third street.

* jen and kelly went to new york for accessories the show…

* …while ali and tara had “work on the west side” day.

* we shot a fun video with mr. steve pappin, expert confetti thrower.

* kelly took a little vacay to sayulita for a wedding…so pretty!

 

follow the girl gang!

ban.do : @shopbando

jen : @jengotch

kelly : @idreamofkelly

tara : @tarajhaaz

ali : @alilabelle

link love 5/17

friday! wow, are we glad to see you! we have been working our sparkly tails off at the studio lately putting the finishing touches on our new line! and we’re dying to share it…soon. so, so soon! so far, may has been filled with lots of excitement…while jen and kelly brought the ban.do fun to new york last week, ali and tara modeled the world’s cutest umbrellas for our gal bri at designlovefest! there are lots of surprises around the corner…more on that later! as for link love…

check out the cutest diy on designlovefest! you might see some ban.dos…

did you see what emma roberts is wearing on just jared? a superstar bobbi, of course!

ann shen shared the designs she did for us for our new iphone cases at anthro! pick one up here.

the rock solid hair elastic is the perfect mod accessory on oh joy!

violently happy gives a recap on our tee party last week. so many pom poms!

emmy rossum won sheknows‘ hairstyle of the week in the flash bobbis!

drybar’s alli webb says “a little sparkle in your hair can go a long way” on recessonista…we agree.

what would carrie wear? a pop flower of course! on b. jones style.

kourtney kardashian was spotted in the paramount headband on style seen daily.

sequins and stripes knows just what every girl needs to kick off the summer season.

our ban.do heart headband is ready for its close-up on shutter & selvedge.

what’s better than one headband? TWO headbands! on ABD.

only four days left to win a ban.do bobbi and a bunch of other fun stuff on grab bag love!

little ones can wear ban.dos too! on ladys & gents.

 

:: image via designlovefest ::