vintage garden style

There is a lot of joyful buzz surrounding Lena Corwin's wedding shots in the Spring 06 MS Weddings magazine and well, I enjoy them too! I thought that a few of these ideas would be specifically relevant to my cousin's wedding inspiration file because her garden setting looks so similar to this.

The pacific northwest backyard is full of lots of green like this one.


This looks like Abe (her bro) playing his jams!


They took polaroids of the guests in front of these vintage patterned panels.
That could be lucy!(her dog)


Vintage treats + I love the serving table!

photos via Lena Corwin's flickr + MS Weddings Spring 06

not that purple barney

Toys, toys, and more toys. My little one has a very inquisitive mind, and always wants to play with something, thought these were some beautiful gourmet toys from Barneys.

polka-dot craze

I have a special thing for envelopes lined with patterns, and since I do like polka-dots, I think a few of these are especially delightful. from MS

girl

Here is our little babe at a whopping 9 months old. Her personality just gets better and better each day. We love her crawling giggles!

quilt of circles

This vintage quilt that I saw at my mom's friends house is very happenin'. Perhaps I may have told you before, but I know very little about the crafty world of sewing. As of late, I am very intrigued by this industrious medium. Craftistas out there...is this difficult to make, very time consuming, and beyond a beginner's grasp?

Where did she go?

It has been a few years now that when I type in the web address: www.jennifersterling.com up comes what I think is a cruel joke. Ahh...what happened? Where is the graphic designer that I really fancy? and that awesome website in all of its glory? Well, for a long time I thought the worst had happened, and I was saddened. It wasn't until recently, that I read she has gone off the grid into a more meaningful pursuit of teaching. I guess it does make sense though, when I heard her lecture, I observed that she is not only a fabulous designer, but also a conscientious and caring person. Happy you are still alive Jennifer Sterling!

Smoochy Woochy

These are the cutest magnetic kissing dolls I've ever seen. Can I say, Yodel-lay-he-hoo. Found them at Plasitca.

Petaline

I was delighted to receive an email from shop owner Alison B. about her online boutique called Petaline. Clever little shops that support independent artists such as this one, enliven me. They carry all kinds of goods from artwork to handbags by designers and artists in the northwest (oh, I do miss that area). They sell these vibrant paintings by Flora Bowley which sure brightened up my day. Thanks Alison.

encaustic love

While walking through a local art gallery, I fell head over heels for these works of art by contemporary artist Tom Brydelsky. They are a stunning example of the encaustic meduim. Does anyone know how to hot wax paint? It looks so cool.

Meow... meow

Cat Power aka Chan Marshall is the greatest, like her latest album entitled that. She has a sultry, unique sexy voice and is definitely a quintessential rock star! She has numerous albums out on the scene, and speaking of cover songs from the last post, the album "You are Free" has some good ones on it.

Moody soul

I hope that you have heard the great music of Madeleine Peyroux. Her music is rich, brilliant and full of soul. Jazzy french music at its finest. She is covering one of my favorite Elliot Smith songs in this video. Although I am a little picky about cover songs, this one works in conjunction with the video, definitely more moody that way.

Music + Art

I went to a great art gallery in Park City yesterday, and while I was there, they were playing this song by Laura Veirs. It has been a while since I have checked her jams out, but 'Galaxies' is one of my many favorites. Her voice is so rocking, and I enjoy how she has honest lyrics, great artistic sensibilities, and how she uses her glasses as one of her personal trademarks. Her music is great to listen to while driving on a road trip, cooking in the kitchen, and as I found out, looking at great artwork. (Each week as I have been showcasing about 3 artists - this week I felt like it should be an all chick week! All of the females this week are excellent singer/song writers. )

Pick out your very own olive tree!

Nudo has great design backing them up, in fact, their packaging design is some of the finest I've seen around lately. I would love to have a tin of their beautiful olive oil and soaps too. What I especially like about this company is, you can adopt your own olive tree and enjoy what it produces each year. (perhaps a little more fruitful than that adopt a star program). How cool would it be to say, yah Patty, that olive oil you are dipping your bread in, is from my olive tree nestled in the hills of Italy. (via brown turtleneck sweater)

hotel love

I adore the Hip Hotels book series, and while perusing "Hip Hotels : Beach" I came across these and wanted to share the love. While looking at all of the luscious hotels, it got me daydreaming for another ultimate foreign beach vacation. (sigh...) These crisp and cool white/blue images are from 'The Beach House' in Spain. My husband lived in Spain for a while, and someday when he takes me back to visit, I want to stay here. Isn't it beautiful? If you want more, (although it is very easy to get lost in your own bliss) check out hip hotel's lovely hypnotizing website.




These shots are from the perivolas in Santorini. I would be in heaven, going to the Greek Isles and staying in this luxurious hotel. Nai, Nai!! I just love the white walls and the ambiance. Unfortunately, well at least this year, I think that the closest I will be getting to Greece is watching My big fat greek wedding or Il Postino.

Pop up party

I hope that you have seen these awesome pop-up books in person. I love the way that they are artistic and sophisticated for adults, yet also incredible for kids, (well, a little bit older kids). They are designed by David Carter and you can find them here on sale. He is also coming out with a new popup book called 600 black spots in September - should be smashing!

Living in comfort

Oh my, I am in love with the way that Victoria (sfgirlbybay) redesigned her living space. It is so inspiring, looks european, artistic and comfortable. Go see more here.



A short time ago, I saw a photo of her bedroom, it is uber chic! I adore those gothic stained windows.

Frock and Roll

It seems to me that covering up a little, has become a lot more sexy in fashion lately (bye, bye miss spears). Recently, I picked up a copy of Eliza Magazine and that is exactly what they specialize in - being stylish and sexy, without all the skin. I loved this fashion spread called "Frock and Roll: put a little rock in your wedding". It is beautiful, and mysterious, with a little edge, and they even gave a shout out to Etsy as a resource in their fashion shoot. Snaps for Eliza.

Spice it up

I have had an affinity for the way that these spices are packaged for years. I just saw them again recently, and still think they are marvelous. Oh, I wish I lived near a Dean & Deluca.

When I was updating my spices about a year ago, I found some magnetic metal containers at Target and I decided to go with this solution on the side of my fridge, and it seems to work brilliantly.



Here is another cool way to add spice to your life designed by Zevro which you can find at Target too.

Summer time fun

Had a super busy weekend, full of fun! Here are some photos from the fairs we went to. For more go to my flickr - here.

Ode to the charming

Went to Anthro on Saturday and came across some monogrammed cards by Austin Press. Here are some of their other custom beauties. Their work is nostalgic, old-fashioned, quaint and lovely, and they specialize in fine letter ephemera. Check out their website, it also demonstrates their charming flare.

have a great weekend.

"Every special place creates a sense of wonder, where the air is sweet with the promise of small discoveries and time looks the other way long enough for you to steal moments of simple bliss."



(quote from: Donna Hay magazine #33 p. 88 / image from my sketchbook - uta barth)

To frazzle and snazzle up any outfit

Sundance sells such lovely jewelry. These are some of my favorites!

Vespa girl, this one is for you.

I have another friend asking me for wedding ideas - the one who wants to drive a Vespa around on her wedding day. Well, I was telling her about this idea, (one of my favorites) and felt that it really suits her + her true love's personality. As I was scanning these in, I also noticed that over at Frolic they posted the awesome wedding invitations to this same wedding!! To see the invites click here. (Wedding is of Robin Rosenthal to Matt Hall from MS Weddings Winter 2006)




Vespa girl and her sweetie pie, have traded little trinkets back and forth - as they have been dating, you should see her box full! What a great idea for them!