i wish.

spent the weekend totally enraptured in this splendid book. I thought I could settle for just borrowing it from the library, but I have already asked Santa for it....simply fabulous!

Feature Friday

todays feature is blackeiffel.

rachel at blackeiffel is splendid. She has lovely guest bloggers each week. She posts georgeous pictures. and she totally inspires me. she and i share one great similarity, we live in the same great city and both adore a bakery called tulie.



that's not all. She posted the most adorable child's party that was peter pan themed. She took a trip to France recently that has me swooning each time she posts about it. She is incredibly talented! and I would love to meet her one day at our favorite bakery for one of these (which is the coconut cream torte I got last time)


and if that's not enough she recently posted about what has become my newest obsession...travel journals. check these out!



after seeing these I wished I had made one for every trip I've ever taken. so neat!

my own.

i made these cake stands and thought i would share.

i think they are lovely.
now i have to bake something to display on them, i'm thinking mini cupcakes.

there are a couple others, but these are my favorites.

more favs.

bad week in the business world. however posting these favorite accessories has made me feel much better. enjoy.

love the branch with the birds in the corner

the entry way piece of my dreams. simple. cute. functional.

love these chairs.

definitely need a wall hanging inspired by this one!

sweet dresser.

lovely.

nesting tables, so cool.

love those boxes

make. or break.

I am convinced the light fixtures in a room will make it. or break it.

Here are some of my absolute favorites that I have been hoarding. I hope they inspire you as much as they inspire me.

I'm off.

headed here to do this.
leaving work early for a long weekend. ciao!

birds of a feather.

today i fell i love with these lovlies at anthropologie.

this mobile.

and these accessories.

pretty sure these would be awesome at my house!

Feature Friday

Today I am featuring Give Away Today.

Everyday they give away at least one GREAT item. And all you have to do to enter the contest is comment. You can have up to four entries for each giveaway! I found out about this about 2 months ago, and a couple of weeks ago I WON! And let me just say I couldn't have been more excited!

I won earrings from Crystal B. ...they came in the mail yesterday on an extremely atrocious day. My day was no good, but the earrings are stunning!

Thanks Crystal B!

Well I'm off for a much anticipated roadtrip home.

if.

If I owned a restaurant it would defintely be inspired by this one.

library.

Oh to have a library. this one is quite unique, one wall is real books the other is wallpaper. love the idea! I think it's very charming, don't you?

spice.

feeling like i need a little spice in my life...been at the daily grind too long. headed home for the weekend which might be just the break i need.

love this pic. reminds me that i need a little spontaneity every now and then. did you get your dose of spontaneous today?

eleven.

finally hit some yard sales and thrift stores on saturday. it's been a very busy summer.

eleven dollars later I was feeling VERY excited about my purchases. I scored 2 black and white plates, a vintage vase, a glass light fixture, 3 antique glass knobs, and an antique lamp. I've got lots of projects to do now. I can't wait!

Feature Friday

Today I am featuring oh hello friend. Which you must check out soon because all the giveaways she is doing for her customer appreciation week end this weekend. and you will definitely want to win!
I love the pictures featured on hello friend. She really has an eye for things that are lovely. It's very inspiring. Some of my favorites lately have been...





These lovely items from her shop, are so sweet in the packaging you almost don't want to remove them...almost.

And these lovelies are the items included in the Thursday giveaway this week. I am so in love with the date stamp! I hope I win!
Have a lovely weekend!

I spy.

I spied this lovely today and I'm smitten. I have seen a lot of lovely wallpaper...but I think I like this better. How lovely. and possibly inexpensive, no?

Le Holder.

The first step to overcoming a problem is admitting that you have one. I have a dangerous addiction to long whimsical necklaces...I can't help myself. Which has only created a bigger problem...how to store them? I want something beautiful as well as functional. Here are some ideas I've come across, and if I wasn't out of town for work I would post a picture of my latest failed attempt at making my own...

Love this one. Unfortunately, its not the best angle to show off the necklace stand, but you get the idea. vintage banister concept.
also love the simplicity of this one, however, this is not nearly large enough for my ever expanding collection.

Not designed for necklaces, but this would be a lovely concept as well.
And lastly, I came across the greatest DIY project for a necklace stand based on the same tree concept I have been using for my inspiration. Do yourself a favor and check it out here. Or if you have any other great ideas let me know.

love.

loving these sweet cards made of leftover paper scraps. green card making...who knew? I especially love the lettering...I think I may need a typewriter.
Love these clothing tags. Could anything be more fun then those?

Love this new chalkboard paint. Paint anything and then write on it with chalk...the possibilities are endless!

I think one of these would be the perfect way to enjoy the rest of my summer...is it just me or do you feel it slipping away too?
note to self: spend more time outside in August or you'll be sorry in three months!

yes please.

I adore vintage comb sets. They remind me of a vanity in my grandmother's house where we used to play when I was a little girl. I spied a couple of lovely vintage hand mirrors last weekend...but found myself wishing I could have inherited one of the many sets that belonged to my great grandmother. That would have been lovely, no?