Etsy Update

Here are a couple items that will be in the store soon...

Vignettes

These are some of my favorite vignettes. I love the way people can take random objects and put them together in such beautiful ways. Enjoy!

Speaking of Polka Dots...

Dress: Ebay
Blouse: Thrifted
Shoes: A garage sale
Purse: I bought it from a lady I met at Goodwill who had an entire house filled with vintage stuff.

On my balcony (where this picture was taken) there was an entire colony of bees living in some of the old wood. We have coexisted very peacefully together for the last 6 months. Let me preface this story by telling you that I live in a very old building that has been renovated into apartments. There is still a lot of construction going on and today they decided to rip out the bee-infested wood. I was not aware of this as I went out to take some pictures on my balcony. As I'm smiling away for the camera I realize that I am completely surrounded by bees and they are not very happy. My photo shoot ended very abruptly when they started diving for my head. I was running around shrieking and flailing in such a way that got the construction guys attention and they started pointing and laughing. Very embarrassing.



Some polka dot inspiration:

Nanette Lepore & The Carnegie Museum of Art

Zooey

I was looking through my computer this morning and realized I have a zillion pictures of the adorable Zooey Deschanel. I am a huge fan of her movies and am really excited to see both 500 Days of Summer and Gigantic (I discovered both trailers on the blog A Left Hand Endeavor). I know there are million blog posts out there about her, but I just couldn't help myself.







500 Days of Summer Trailer:



Gigantic Trailer:

Living Room Inspiration

Rompers & Onesies

Have you every had clothing that just doesn't fit, but you can't bear to let it go. I have had this onesie for awhile now and planned to lose weight to fit into it. Unfortunately, it is so small I would have to lose 4 dress sizes just to zip it up. So it is going on top of my sewing pile for a rainy day.

Romper Roundup

Urban Outfitters $58 & Marc by Marc Jacobs $298

Motel & Anthropologie $58

Ramona West $39 & Topshop

Gap $24.50 & Topshop

Inspiration:
The Snail & the Cyclops

Picnics & Wardrobe Remix

Here are my wardrobe remix photos for today.
Hat: A garage sale in Pa.
Dress: Goodwill (hemmed)
Tights: ?
Shoes: Church rummage sale (they are the best!)




I had a beautiful day with my son. We had a picnic, took pictures, built a slingshot that did not work very well and laid on a blanket in the sun making silly faces at each other.

Lighting Guide

Here is a little lighting guide I made recently. I have been on the lookout for affordable lighting for awhile now so I thought I would share some of my finds. Hope you enjoy.

Clockwise from the top:
Anthropologie $248, Draw Flowers-Etsy $165, Nadia Belalia (price upon request)

Left to right:
Porter Brass Lamp $339.91, Problem Solvers $129.95, Ikea $89.99

Thomas O'Brien $399 & Ikea $19.99

Gourd Lamps-Left to right:
Target $229.99, Target $169.99, Circa Lighting $420

Shade Sconces-Left to right:
Lamps Plus $99.91, Ikea $16.99, Restoration Hardware $165

Just for fun:
Dogwood Sconce $1,725

Lighting Inspiration:

Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich is in April's Elle Italy. The editorial is lovely, soft and springy. The warm pastel colors give a cozy feeling to all the pictures.