TGIF!

Have a party of a weekend!

white balloons via Marta on amerrymishap

BFF

From top Left: 1/2/3/4
Orange+Mint border via Pennyweight and Bri Emery

color wheel

Happy Friday everyone!
This week has gone by super fast hasn't it? I have some fun plans to celebrate Husband's graduation! yay! I'm equally excited about these juicy and colorful pins that happen to be my favorites of the week. So much color and beauty I can't resist putting them all together in one palette.
A special thanks to Enid at the Pinterest blog for posting the lash+art board I created last week!
I hope you all enjoy your weekend!


1. Pink and purple canyons via Erin Loechner/2. Lemonade Cake via Victoria/3. /4. Strawberry Shortcake via Angela/5. Thread via Mary Beth Burrell/6. Tangerine Palette via Kelley Shangle by Erin Jang /7. Oranges via Whiteonricecouple

i like app

 

Pinterest [free]/ Cartolina [$1.99]

Jamie Oliver's 20 Minute Meals [$7.99]/ Real Simple's No Time To Cook [$4.99]

iRecycle [free]/ Map My Ride [free]

Just a few apps that catch my fancy!

The Pinterest iPhone app just came out today and is already a favorite! Cartolina is another favorite of mine and allows me to send cute little notes on holidays, birthdays, or just for fun.

Cinco de Mayo!

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! 

I don't know what you're up to today but I've got a special party to host tonight. It involves Cinco de Mayo usuals like chips and dip, margaritas, colorful decorations, but with a bit of twist! I've invited all my gal friends for a fun clothing swap. It's my first ever and I can't wait to give away clothes I don't want and get some new clothes from others.

I'm loving all these decorations above and definitely have my eyes set on the top right for tonight's party. Ole!

*Click here to find out what Cinco de Mayo is all about!

clockwise from top left: mini pinatas, tissue flowers, party garland via Amy, fiesta garland via Jenn, ruffled lamp via Alissa

bat your lash

Today I am loving these long long lashes mixed with abstract art.
Last night I realized I needed more mascara and with my new Community Care project, I'll have to look beyond Target and Walgreens for my usual products. I'm up for the challenge :)

1. Lashes'n'freckles via Barbara O. / 2. Multi-faceted via PaperFashion / 3. Illustration via Emma Lamb / 4. Spider lashes via Rebecca Karis/ 5. Short hair long lashes via Chelsey / 6. Installation via Pennyweight

spring charms

 

Spring flowers, picnics, walks in the park, sun tanned skin, lovely windy days, flying kites, gardening.

These are just some of my favorite things during these few months of spring. 

What do you enjoy most?

Pinterest Pins: red velvet strawberry shortcake and flower print via Pennyweight/ yummy room via Desire to Inspire/ beautiful photograph via Booooooom! / confetti eggs via That's Happy/ spring centerpiece via Poppytalk

Pinterest+Woolly Pocket

Head on over to the Pinterest blog to read an interview with Justina Blakeney, Director of branding and marketing for Woolly Pocket. She talks about her love for upcycling, pinterest, and blogging! 

Images from Pinterest blog post.

Creative Doilies

Who knew you could do so many more things with doilies than place them under a potted plant on your table? By the looks of these projects below it really doesn't take much to add a little vintage charm to any room. 

Doily Lampshade from Maize Hutton via Craft

Doily manilla tags & gift wrap paper from Daily Suze 

Doily table runner from Ashley Ann

Doily Pillow from Smile and Wave

Doily Ideas via Style Me Pretty

Doilies in embroidery hoops from Shaving Kit Supplies

Doily Lamp from Dos Family via More Design Please

Hope you enjoyed this little round-up!

Electric Blue

Current color crush: Electric Blue. I recently bought that Sally Hansen nail polish called "Electric Blue" and put it on my toes. It was love at first sight. Now I want to paint everything this color! Ok, maybe not everything...just the coffee table in my living room though.
Above, I particularly am fond of the unfold pendant. I love it's industrial feel conveniently made from rubber so it can fold. I also love the bottom left photo. Cream bedding with a splash of a blue throw.
Hope these photos leave you just as inspired as I am!


"Lovely Animals" illustration by Ines Iglesias/ Unfold Pendant by Scandinavian Design Center/ Buckle Satchel by ASOS/ Nail polish by Sally Hansen/ Burberry scarf from Net-a-Porter/ J.Crew look from Style.com/ Bed from Design*Sponge/ Blue room photographed by Robyn Glaser via Loveology.

summer snack

Today I have been soaking up all the sun I can get! I started out going on a bike ride with husband and now I'm on a break from doing yard work. Doesn't this fruit look amazing?! Even though I L O V E ice cream I wouldn't mind snacking on one of these right now.

found here

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Three things I am loving  today:

A new clutter free way to store ribbon...that actually looks pretty!

Thinking of buying a piano just so I can paint it this color and arrange pretty plates above it.

Love the vintage safari feel these simple fern stamps lend to a postcard.

click photo for source

collected

Like many, I have a strange facination for collections. There's something wonderful about a grouping of the same or similar objects. What do you collect? 

When I was younger it was Barbie Dolls. Then in High School it grew to notebooks used as diaries and list makers. Now that I'm older I gravitate toward heart shaped leaves, vintage cameras, craft supplies, and tickets of memorable events. Together, my husband and I collect soil from wherever we have traveled and keep it in little jars on the kitchen windowsill.

I just recently started accumulating vintage portraits. In Chicago Aaron and I ducked into a shop called Vintage Underground where I bought about 7 vintage black and white poloroids of just some interesting and fabulous ladies. I don't know where I'll put them yet or if I'll frame them or not. How do you store your collections? Once I figure out how to show them, I'll let you know :)

All photos can be found on my Pinterest