love...

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...

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...

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...

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

....more to come soon

orla...

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

uncommon...

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...

hello, muveil
fall 2011 lookbook

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

these two photos...

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...

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.

top of the list...

i was back to school shopping with my daughter...
and spotted this free people cardigan...
and it's now the first thing on my wish list....
love

carven...

i was looking thru a fall fashion magazine..
..sorry, can't remember which one...
but don't you love that it's fall fashion mag time?
anyway, i spied a map printed cardi by carven...

love the pretty clothes ...
and the bows on the back of the shoes...

no. 2...

today's the day....
my "baby" girl starts her senior year of high school
my 15 year old son....who is way taller than me.... is a freshman
and my youngest....who is working on getting taller than me ....starts jr high
i miss them already.

super cute back to school pencil jewelry
by huiyi tan

diy...

school starts monday.... (boo!)
...so we have one more weekend we can call summer...
would love to do a quick diy with my "little" girl
before she is crazy busy....
and this is just the sort of thing she will love....

add a pop of color to your bobbies
by painting the tips with nail color
(it seems that 3 coats works best)
see the complete diy here .....found here first

happy weekend!!

clog love continues....

both so good
here and here

going postal...

speaking of air mail....
...i love this diy....
take a memory...in this case a found envelope addressed to a family member....
take it to a printer, have it scanned in, printed and framed...

via southern living

one great....

....door mat .....for the girl who loves all things air mail
(that would be me :)

originally spotted here

leather goodness...

loving every bit of leather goodness
going on at building block

found via seesaw

madewell fall lookbook...

lots of good goodness going on here

code....

loving these stackable number code rings by lulu frost....

i would pick 129....
how about you?

note to self...

even though i want to....
it's way to hot to wear a scarf around my neck...
but i can certainly tie one around my wrist
to make an instant, cool diy bracelet....

via the sartorialist