blue moss

happy...

2012-01-31T06:30:00.000-05:00

big smiles....

friday night was my son's last home basketball game...

....the big blue and white game.

the whole family was excited...

and i was distracted, trying to find seats...

...and had no clue that the players were able to buy roses

to give to their gal....or their mom.

i was totally oblivious....

until my big beautiful boy was standing right in front of me...

with a huge smile on is face,

handing me a rose and giving me a hug.

i know it's just want they do...

but this mom who usually doesn't like roses....

loved, loved it anyway....

any maybe even got a little teary

you rock...

2012-01-30T06:33:00.001-05:00

these rings were one of my all time favorite diys .....

super easy peasy....and super cute

....and ivillage just included it in their

valentines craft roundup....

well thank you, ivillage ....

and....thanks to everyone for the sweet b-day wishes.....

it was a great birthday weekend :)

129...

2012-01-27T06:30:00.000-05:00

its gonna be good one....
it's my birthday on sunday...
...and we don't have big plans....
just time with the family....
(and maybe a cake...i do love cake)

how cute is this mug?....
i have thoroughly enjoyed my first week of work....
but anyone who knows me will tell you
i am not the most prompt person...
...so i am adjusting to having to be somewhere in the a.m....
if i had been using this mug this week...
...it wouldn't have had time to change before i gulped down the coffee....
:)
happy weekend!

fun mug via pinterest

couture challenge...

2012-01-26T06:30:00.001-05:00

love this bit in elle this month...

..take a random assortment of clothes
and challenge different people to create a new look...
(just the sort of thing i love)
the challenge was made by creative director joe zee...
...and his creation ...in all its ruffled craziness...was actually my favorite...
(of course, i like the jewelry, too)
but don't let me influence you
check out the rest...and you can even vote for the one you like

bits and pieces...

2012-01-25T06:30:00.001-05:00

....just a few pics
of the pretty things
surrounding me on my super fun first day
at style by becca....

check out the pretty skirt (have one...love it :)
and the layering slip

(i need to bring my camera...
..these were taken with toy camera on my phone)

big day...

2012-01-24T06:30:00.001-05:00

i'm super excited to be starting a new adventure today
(i meant to post about this yesterday....
...but life certainly got in the way)
i will be starting to assist rebecca gordon-pike
at her fabulous store, style by becca....
...before blue moss, (and little kiddos)
i was an enthusiastic retail manager, buyer and merchandiser....
well, the kiddos are older, and i will still be creating blue moss goodies
...but i am so excited to be back working in a store...
and not just any store,

i am a huge fan of rebecca's sense of style....
...and i love, love the things she finds for her store and salon....
(i have a collection of lovely pieces from there....
including a layering slip that i have a hard time not wearing every day....
...and lots of pretty flower rings that i wear all the time.

read more about it here....
and find updates about all the new things in the store on her facebook page

cross-stitched...

2012-01-20T06:30:00.000-05:00

fossil is pushing all the right buttons....
a fun new bag...
that is perforated
so that you can cross-stitch your own design....
...it makes me think i need a new bag....
even when i don't need a new bag....

diy here

mix and match...

2012-01-19T06:30:00.000-05:00

i love the mix of metal chairs...
...covered in all different fabrics
and the long wooden tables
in the free people office space

via the fp blog

seeing stars....

2012-01-18T06:30:00.000-05:00

+

+

love, love, loving all 3
2 from here......1 from here

hello...

2012-01-16T06:30:00.001-05:00

...tall, amazing boots

p.s.....the short version is good, too

uzi...

2012-01-13T06:30:00.001-05:00

oh, so good

refugee dress . kimono top

uzi at francis may

how did I miss this....

2012-01-12T06:30:00.001-05:00

when i was going on and on about these....
..i somehow missed this fabulous bag....
oversized air mail goodness
in one great bag

one great...

2012-01-11T06:31:00.001-05:00

tickertape shift dress
(even though, for me, it would be more of a tunic...
that i could wear over jeggings)

madewell

love note...

2012-01-10T06:30:00.000-05:00

looking thru country living magazine....
i spotted this lovely little air mail airplane note....

download it here for free
then print....add a sweet note....and fold
i do love air mail

always...

2012-01-09T06:30:00.003-05:00

canvas print by

artstudio54

p.s...i had a good break....
i really needed it....and....i'm back now :)

hello 2012...

2012-01-02T06:30:00.001-05:00

happy new year...

its good to be back....sort of....
the family is still home today...
and the kiddos are off till next week....
so this week, i may do a little of this... and would love to do some of this...
we will just have to see how the week goes....

i resolve to bags...
kate spade

christmas....

2011-12-23T06:30:00.000-05:00

wishing you the best christmas....
i'll see you next year :)

michelle

advent calendar diy via martha stewart

surprise...

2011-12-22T06:30:00.001-05:00

i had the best surprise in the mail....
....a super fun package from jennette....
from reading my blog, she knew that a vacation scarf skirt
was just the sort of thing I would love.....
and she was soooo right!
i love, love, love it.
and she added in a few more fun things that made it
just the perfect surprise.

if you haven't been there....you must go check out her fun blog,
smashing rubbish, where she her lovely studio and vintage general store is highlighted....
she has lovely vintage finds....and super fun repurposed goodness!

thanks again jennette :)

big day...

2011-12-21T06:30:00.001-05:00

happy birthday, mom!!!
so glad to be celebrating today with you :)
i love you

lovely image via pinterest

lookbook...

2011-12-20T06:30:00.001-05:00

my favorites...

lauren moffatt spring 2012

lotta...

2011-12-19T06:30:00.000-05:00

i seem to be stuck on tape...
i love this lotta washi tape
and these measuring tapes, too....

lotta jansdotter

stocking stuffer perfection...

2011-12-16T06:30:00.002-05:00

paper tape....
....covered in numbers

love.love.love

by cavallini & co
found at barnes and noble

found...

2011-12-15T06:30:00.001-05:00

......this adorable bird tank

if you see me today, i'll be sporting it

two great looks....

2011-12-14T06:30:00.000-05:00

I am admittedly obsessed
with dresses over skinnies right now....

temperley pre-fall 2012

just one wall...

2011-12-13T06:36:00.000-05:00

would love to cover just one wall
is this fun chair wallpaper....

glove perfection...

2011-12-12T10:31:00.002-05:00

these are just so pretty....
they would make a great gift :)

by vknit

ikat...

2011-12-09T06:30:00.001-05:00

spotted these in lucky...

..so great

really?...

2011-12-08T06:30:00.002-05:00

marni....
for h&m
spring 2012

oh,how i love marni

now's the time...

2011-12-07T06:30:00.001-05:00

my favorite body wash isn't from the mall...
...or cosmetic store....
it's from walmart.
every year at christmas suave makes 4 limited edition holiday scents....
and holiday pear is my favorite.
only $1.93 for a huge 18 oz bottle of goodness.
it sells out quickly.....
i'll confess,
i had to hit a couple walmarts to get my little stash :)

one great...

2011-12-06T10:25:00.004-05:00

high heel boot!
(just can't get enough of those red laces)

via here

farmer's market...

2011-12-05T06:30:00.000-05:00

cast in stoneware....
from real containers,
these farmer's market baskets
are fruit container perfection

this weekend...

2011-12-02T06:30:00.001-05:00

...is going to be a fun one...
it's first friday and i'm dropping off a bundle of new and different blowing bubbles necklaces
(some similiar to this...but with the fun colored rings
...all at super good gift giving prices :)

....end of shameless plug

then, on saturday, we are going to my son's first
high school basketball game....
....the whole fam is excited about it
(he's a freshman...
...we hope he plays :)

happy weekend!

looks like fun...

2011-12-01T06:30:00.001-05:00

my phone is dying.......a slow, painful (for me) death...
when it finally just gives up,
i'm hoping i can grab myself an iphone
....and when that happens, i would love to try
this fun little rotating special effects holga lens kit

Simple to install this kit slips onto an iPhone 4 or 4S just like a case. But a case with a difference! Once fitted you now have access to 9 different and crazy special effects and filters without any software or app installed. Cunningly designed like an old school telephone just dial in your preferred special effect and behold the Holga craziness that follows! This Holga Kit is available in a choice of Red, Blue, White, Black or Silver.

one great...

2011-11-30T06:30:00.000-05:00

....triangle dress.
oh, how i seriously love this dress

made to order by ermie

love, love, love...

2011-11-29T06:30:00.001-05:00

nothing
but
love for these

cross-continent collection . anthropologie

found...

2011-11-28T03:30:00.002-05:00

i usually get one christmas "thing" every year....
...and i knew that that the minute i saw this
fabulous little bird house, that it would be this year's purchase...
covered in glitter, numbers, and postage markings
...only $3.50 at target
(there was a round one, too....
...i may just have to get 2 christmas "things" this year)
and i know for sure that it will still be hanging in my house
long after christmas is over.

thanks...

2011-11-23T06:30:00.000-05:00

so much to be thankful for....
my kiddos are out of school until monday
...we are eating lunch with my parents today,
and i am thankful just to have the time together.
then, we will celebrate thanksgiving...
...and maybe even join in the madness of black friday shopping,
...maybe.
happy weekend...
see you next week :)

via pinterest

party looks...

2011-11-22T06:30:00.001-05:00

it seems like christmas is still ages away...
...but my husband was just telling me
that his work christmas party is in 2 weeks, ...2 weeks!
what to wear? what to wear?
love these sheer, and shiny looks
from graham and spencer

pendelton...

2011-11-21T06:30:00.000-05:00

it's slowly getting colder....

and i'm all about a cozy big cardigan

...love, love, love these fabulous pendleton ones

at beklina

rodarte opening ceremony

2011-11-18T06:30:00.001-05:00

i love a lovely lookbook....
...and this one is sooooo good

rodarte for opening ceremony

p.s....one of my favorite things ...
...the tatoo tights
spotted here

knit, knit...

2011-11-17T06:30:00.000-05:00

if i could knit,
i would make this....

and this....

patterns by faima

oh, how i love..

2011-11-16T06:30:00.002-05:00

this dress.

dealtry + wiksten collaboration

felted...

2011-11-15T06:30:00.000-05:00

office chairs
....hand felted....

by tanya aguiniga.....

how great are those?

monday, monday...

2011-11-14T06:30:00.001-05:00

hello to a new week!
hope yours is off to a great start...

fun monday print by pixel cloud here

tomorrow...

2011-11-11T10:47:00.000-05:00

so this is my weekend...

i'm not a runner...
(my excuse is a bad knee)
and I hate being cold.
but....tomorrow morning my family and i will be running
...in the freezing cold...
in the caine halter lungs for life race.

the race benefits lung cancer research....
....and that's a good thing.

happy weekend, all!

one great...

2011-11-10T06:30:00.000-05:00

....red dress
love, love, love

alexa chung for madewell

head to toe...

2011-11-09T06:30:00.000-05:00

super good hat (via bliss)

and boots

make and do...

2011-11-08T06:30:00.000-05:00

i love all the amazing paper goodness that mollie greene
creates and sells in her royal buffet shop....
so, when i spotted her book,
make and do, paper fascinations for every lovely occasion,
in my pal's studio, i put it right at the top of my book wish list

check it out here

revisit...

2011-11-07T06:30:00.000-05:00

need supply co. really has so many things to love...
i was dying over these boots the other day...
...so i had to go back and take another look....
which is dangerous,
because on my second trip, i spotted this scarf....
when will it ever end?

(isn't her hair cute, too?)

happy sunny weekend...

2011-11-04T10:11:00.000-04:00

its raining......it's pouring
.....but i'm excited that it's friday!

these fabulous short yellow boots
by becca moon
would add just the right amount of sunshine to my day :)

It's a big weekend here...
first firday and open studios...
so i'm dropping off lots of blue moss goodness to art and light today

happy weekend all!

club monaco lookbook...

2011-11-03T06:30:00.001-04:00

i haven't been in a club monaco in forever....

but this lookbook has me totally rethinking that...

poms...

2011-11-02T06:30:00.000-04:00

hansel from basel....
...always something to love

olive and orange...

2011-11-01T06:30:00.001-04:00

don's you love these fun looks from orla kiely's
olive and orange.....

Olive and Orange is Orla Kiely’s diffusion brand. It offers Orla Kiely’s handwriting in a concise collection of Orla’s favourite shapes.
Olive and Orange is an affordable and quirky label. Founded in London in 2009 to bring Orla’s signature use of colour and print to a younger and sassier customer, Olive and Orange strikes a balance between functionality and femininity.

argila...

2011-10-31T06:30:00.000-04:00

it's been cold here...
...well, cold for us...
and i'm living in boots :)

just spotted these little booties
by argila at ped shoes...
....a girl can dream, can't she?

happy weekend....

2011-10-28T06:30:00.000-04:00

for some reason,
i couldn't get a single image to upload....
so....i'll just say hello, and happy weekend
...we have a busy one....
3 soccer games,
and celebrating my daughter's birthday
with 50 or so of her closest friends

have a good one

bag love...

2011-10-26T10:31:00.003-04:00

really great bags by nutsa modebadze

thrifted...

2011-10-25T06:30:00.002-04:00

a pretty bird plate...
...and handfuls of number and letter game pieces....
it was a good trip

storyteller scarves...

2011-10-24T06:30:00.000-04:00

i am all about a vintage vacation or destination scarves...
...and have a hard time resisting any that i find.
many times, they aren't in the best shape, small in size,
or made of polyester....but i love them anyway.
so.....i flipped out when i saw the storyteller scarves from madewell.
...in all their oversized, silk/woolen goodness....

Inspired by old-timey typography and vintage posters, our supersoft (and totally collectible) series of Storyteller scarves each has a different tale to be told.

city

blanket-size ode-to-NYC scarf, covered in retro street placards depicting the city's most famous neighborhoods and boroughs

wise words
rectangular style featuring lines from one of our favorite childhood nursery rhymes

mapscape
a collaged jumble that charts territories scouted by early American explorers

penpal
square style with a roughly drawn outline of New York City postal code zones

mapmaker
square style with a map graphic

geo...

2011-10-21T06:38:00.000-04:00

i love a good ring

....and these super fun handmade
geo rings make me smile

by a merry mishap

look alike...

2011-10-20T06:30:00.001-04:00

after my post about this look on friday....
i spotted this lucky dress when i was out and about....
it's a similar...only shorter.....
unbelted, its right above the knee...

...and of course, I like it with the boots.

my new love...

2011-10-19T06:30:00.001-04:00

i've been wanting to try the clinique chubby stick for awhile...
...but just hadn't purchased one...
well, when i saw that it was included in a gift with purchase....
i raced right over and grabbed one...
and i love it.
...a cute chubby little crayon for my lips...
smooth, not sticky, with just the right amount of light color...

...i'm sold

p.s...my free color is mega melon...it's super good

toast...

2011-10-18T06:30:00.001-04:00

lately, all i want to wear is boots and dresses...
and dresses and boots...
....love these fall looks from toast

one of each, please...

2011-10-17T06:30:00.000-04:00

love, love, love these great purses
made with hand printed textiles.....
all by rosie's armoire....
...my biggest problem is just tryng to pick which one i want....
...so really,
one of each, please!

happy weekend...

2011-10-14T06:30:00.000-04:00

i know that not everyone can wear a dress that full....
...at that length...

but........ i love this look
with that hat,
and those shoes
and......
the fact that she's in paris doesn't hurt...

photo by melanie galea via refinery 29

lotta to love...

2011-10-13T10:33:00.005-04:00

don't you love
the new lotta jansdotter fabric collection, echo?...

it's all good

big day...

2011-10-12T06:30:00.001-04:00

today my little girl is 18....
it's hard to believe
...just yesterday, she was a teeny, tiny baby
and i still see the little girl in her...
but i'm starting to see the woman she is becoming...
i love, love, love that girl! :)

happy birthday, m!
love, mom

lovely photo by dearmachine
available here

one great...

2011-10-11T06:30:00.000-04:00

...eclectic kitchen
love that patchwork sideboard

via living, etc

on my radar...

2011-10-10T06:30:00.001-04:00

spotted these at the mall....
love them...
love the buckle
...and they aren't a million dollars
like most of the boots i love

claire-anne o'brien...

2011-10-05T06:30:00.001-04:00

i love the textiles...
the oversized scale
....and the chairwear
...what chair wouldn't want a cozy sweater?

claire-anne o'brien
(originally spotted in molly makes...love that magazine)

five etsy favorites...

2011-10-04T06:30:00.002-04:00

grey poppy silk day dress

(loved the tees....

...now love the dresses)

hand cut vintage spoon pendant

a tea dress collection

typographic brackets

and... lucky charm pendants

hello, pretty shoes...

2011-10-03T06:30:00.001-04:00

i am having huge troubles trying to upload pics
and posting.....
so for now i'll just share this lovely fringe shoe

vagabond boutique

marbles...

2011-09-30T06:30:00.000-04:00

i am completely in love
with these marbled silk scarves by emily eibel and ilana kohn.

see the fun process here
and.....check out the rest of ilana's lovely fall collection here

oh, so much to love

found...

2011-09-29T06:30:00.001-04:00

this is such a silly little thing
but it makes me happy.

i have a million (un-ribbed) white tank tops....
wear them all the time, with everything....
but i feel like i've been searching for a cream/ivory one forever.

well....i found this one at old navy....
lovely creamy goodness wrapped up in a simple tank
...on sale
and it even comes in tall online....making it super long
i wanted to buy a dozen

pattern...

2011-09-28T06:30:00.001-04:00

i've always thought of patterned shoelaces
as a little jr high-ish
and maybe a little dorky...
...no offense, because i was obviously wrong....
these have me wanting to spruce up my lace up shoes
with some fun argyle or plaid laces....
....or maybe i should just buy these great booties

love...

2011-09-27T06:30:00.001-04:00

ran into urban outfitters with my son...
...and he found these

what a great find
and......big smiles when he wears them :)

bodkin...

2011-09-26T06:30:00.001-04:00

love the dress....
....love the dress with those boots....

at totokaelo

greetings from...

2011-09-23T06:30:00.002-04:00

how cute is this stationery set?
just put a dot or heart in the place you are....
....right now, my heart would be in florida....
the kids are off school and we are spending a long weekend there....

hope your weekend is just great.....

stationery set via paper pastries

blanketed...

2011-09-22T06:30:00.001-04:00

clog boots
with a little navajo blanket detail....

can't help but love them

love these...

2011-09-21T06:30:00.001-04:00

lovely dishtowels....

by lisa rupp designs
check out the etsy shop here
and inspiring blog here

my favorite look...

2011-09-20T06:30:00.001-04:00

from the haute hippie lookbook

certainly ambitious...but super cool...

2011-09-19T06:30:00.000-04:00

have you seen this?
free people gave away this rug from their summer display...
...and then posted a diy because everyone loved it so much
if i could cobble together enough time..
i would certainly love to make this rug...

spotted on craftgawker
(you can follow all the links from there)

love this...

2011-09-16T06:30:00.000-04:00

love this ring....
actually spotted it at the indie craft parade last week...
...along with all the other good, good things in the
audrey laine shop....
....so many new things to love,
and add to my wish list

happy weekend

hello...

2011-09-15T06:30:00.000-04:00

have you been checking out all the new york spring shows?
this pretty dress caught my eye

erin fetherston spring 2012

matchy-match...

2011-09-13T06:32:00.000-04:00

great lookbook by twentyseven names

see more here

indie fun...

2011-09-12T06:30:00.002-04:00

the weekend was jam-packed....
...we popped down to atlanta for my son's high school soccer tournament....
(so much fun)
then we scrambled back in town just in time to make it to the
last saturday hour of the indie craft parade....
...it was fun to run into so many people we knew...
and check out all the amazing, creative goodness going on there....

...and....
this cute tee by jordan grace owens
managed to come home with me...
and i did get a strawberry mini cupcake by figgywhigs
(those things are the best)

this weekend...

2011-09-09T06:30:00.001-04:00

it's indie craft parade time....
i loved being a part of it last year....
...but this year, life just got in the way...
but i am excited about going....
and picking up a fabulous thing or two
...and grabbing one...or three of these delicious cupcakes.

get all the info (including a map...and hours...
and all the great vendors) here

all photos via indie craft parade

one great...

2011-09-08T06:30:00.002-04:00

streets of new york scarf....
....love destination pieces...
this one makes me smile :)

(oops...forgot to say, the scarf is kate spade)

zara....

2011-09-07T06:30:00.000-04:00

very cool....i just saw that
zara launches it's usa online shop today....
...big smiles

via here

lauren moffat fall...

2011-09-06T06:30:00.000-04:00

all these looks
have me wishing for fall....

lauren moffat fall 11

this weekend...

2011-09-02T11:24:00.000-04:00

the all in a row necklace is available at art and light

...it's first friday....
art and light will be open all day and until 9 tonite
10 - 5 on saturday.
you can see it person this weekend
or check it out here

(i also dropped off a bundle of blowing bubbles necklaces...
..hoping to get some in my shop next week....
but for now you can see them at art and light

happy, happy weekend!

photo via a & l

give a kid a camera...

2011-09-01T06:30:00.002-04:00

for the first time ever...
my son, b, asked to borrow my camera...to take some pictures....

these are what he took....
...i think it's a super great start
(and i didn't mess with them at all)
can you tell what he likes?

love...

2011-08-31T06:30:00.000-04:00

i love nyc
love the us open....watching just as much as i can...on tv...
lots of late nights....
and i love this image.......

find it here

bubbles...

2011-08-30T06:30:00.000-04:00

it may be a little early to start thinking 2012 calendars....
...but i love this bubble calendar
...it would be so fun to pop a bubble every day....
but i'm sure my kids would get to it before me

front to back...

2011-08-29T06:30:00.000-04:00

i love this twelfth street by cynthia vincent aztec sweater....
....and i love, love, love that you can wear it buttoned up the front....
or the back

lately...

2011-08-26T06:30:00.001-04:00

just a little peek at what i've been working on lately....

....more to come soon

orla...

2011-08-25T06:30:00.000-04:00

orla kiely
autumn/winter 2o11 lookbook
...that first dress is screaming my name

uncommon...

2011-08-24T06:30:00.001-04:00

i was poking around the uncommon goods website....
...finding so many great things...
but i narrowed it down to my 2 favorites....

a recycled mail sack ipad case
just the sort of piece-y, vintagey thing that i love

and...

a recycled bike spoke money clip for my guy
who hates to carry anything in his pockets, so he has the smallest wallet ever....
....and he loves to bike
(but would he like a money clip? ...i don't know...would have to find out)

muveil...

2011-08-22T06:30:00.002-04:00

hello, muveil
fall 2011 lookbook

.....i am certainly loving your fun floral coat

these two photos...

2011-08-19T06:30:00.002-04:00

have me hankering to find a yellow maxi....
...and maybe some floral platforms....
my daughter needs a couple things for school,
maybe we could fit in a little skirt shopping this weekend :)

via the sartorialist
here and here

exactly the sort of think i love...

2011-08-18T06:30:00.000-04:00

i stumbled upon totem...
and instantly fell in love....

what's not to love about salvaged needlepoints,
navajo rugs, textiles and leather
all mixed together to make totes, clutches,
and other fabulous pieces?

artist's statement: (found here)
I have always loved hunting for treasures at flea markets and antique shops. I love the thrill of finding some abandoned object like old horse reins that are beautifully crafted but need to be cleaned up and re worked into a strap for one of my bags. Something about giving new life to discarded objects is so satisfying. I am especially in love with vintage needle points , navajo rugs and old saddle blankets. I make them into backpacks shoulder bags and clutch bags.

I also hunt for old trade beads and what I call hippie beads ,turquoise wood and other unusual beads that I thread onto the fringe that hangs from the navajo bags creating a unique one of a kind bag full of treasure and history. I make all the bags in my L.A studio.