Happy Friday!

Wishing you a great and relaxing weekend! Here are some things around the web that made me happy this week....

1: Peggy scanned in some more beautiful photos from the Banana Republic Ads, they are so... gorgeous!

2: Merrilee from Mer Meg has it going on -- you've got to see this post of the valentine's she and her little ones did. She also has a free download.

3: Have you heard of the Google Art Project? For you all of you art lovers, it is a virtual tour into some of the best museums where you can see famous and beautiful works for art. You can pretend you are walking around, you can zoom in pretty tight to see detail, it is so amazing!

Happy Weekend!

Nature Moment: Transforming

Nature is amazing, today while driving I spotted and had to turn around the car to stop and capture these frozen waves that are part of a normally free flowing river. It made me think about transformation, do you ever have interesting thought-provoking moments with the forces of nature? What magical nature scenes or moments have you seen lately?

(photos by rachel jones -- blackeiffel)

Bubbles in Paris

I'm pretty obsessed with these photographs by Melvin Sokolsky, aren't they are incredible?! What makes them even more special is that they were taken in Paris in 1963 when there wasn't Zorbs or computers to do photo alterations. Looks like all crane and pulley systems used here! These shots call for new use of my recently made-up word ... 'j'mazing'! Have you ever put two words together on accident creating a new one? What do you think of these shots? See more here. (via for love of bikes)

Zodiac Change

Have you heard all of the hullabaloo about the new Zodiac signs today? What did you change to? Do you consider it hogwash or are you disappointed? I switched from a Capricorn to a Sagittarius and eh it doesn't really phase me, but boy am I fascinated by the cosmos.

Recently I came across this whimsical and stunning photographic fashion spread in December's 2010 British Vogue representing the twelve signs of the zodiac and thought it would particularly suit today. The photographs are by Tim Gutt, and you can see the whole collection of photos from the series here. Very beautiful! I also did a round up of some Zodiac inspired items that you may enjoy over here.

(via fashiongonerogue)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Signing off for the week and wishing you all in the states a Happy Thanksgiving!

I couldn't resist sharing this gorgeous food photography from the inspirational blog, What Katie Ate. Katie's work is inspiring to the moon, you've got to see all of her food and photos creations. Her sensibility and style of photography whisks me away into feelings of the utmost foodie admiration.

I hope you get to have some great memory-making moments with your family or friends this weekend. What special recipes will you be making?



*Also, I decided to add a secret giveaway for you dear readers -- check out this post for all the details.

(all photos by Katie Quinn Davies)

Christian Tagliavini - 1503

I am moved by the lighting, costumes and more in this visionary Renaissance photo project called '1503' by Swiss/Italian photographer Christian Tagliavini. At first I couldn't tell if these were paintings or photographs, they are spectacular!

(via feature shoot)

Cheryl Maeder

There is something mysterious and dreamy about photography that plays with focus and depth of field. These photographs almost seem like little impressionist paintings, don't you think? Beautiful! I was so happy Cheryl Maeder let me know about her dreamscapes. She will be showing in a Galerie Mark Hachem at the Place des Vosges in Paris November 17-30th.

Alain Delorme

Here is a fascinating conceptual photography project by French photographer Alain Delorme called 'Totems'. Although exaggerated for effect, this is amazing to think about, no? How many of you have seen people carrying extremely large loads? I have -- and it is quite humbling. It makes me think in a different perspective. See more photographs here.

From his website it states:

"The new Totems series by Alain Delorme plunges us into the core of contemporary China and its complexity. Under the blue sky of a highly colored Shanghai, men carry throughout the city unbelievable piles. These precarious columns made of cardboard or chairs appear as new totems of a society in complete transformation, both a factory for the world and a new El Dorado of the market economy." Read more here.

(via design work life)

Lions and Tigers

Loving this collaboration of lions and tigers between Sharon Montrose and Elizabeth Soule. Lately our daughter V likes to pretend she is a lion/tiger, and dog. In fact, her dog bark sounds so real, that a friend I was talking to on the phone overheard her barks and thought we had got a dog. How many of your kids get into 'method acting' mode and pretend they are animals? Aren't these photographs fantastic? Rwwrrarh...

Ami Sioux/Paris

Photographer Ami Sioux's book, Paris 48°49N, 2°29E, is most intriguing. She asked 50 people to draw a map of a part of Paris that was signficant or important to him or her. Then, Ami visited each spot to photograph it. The book, comprised of these juxtaposed sets, is both personal and informative. It would make a lovely souvenir, or could inspire someone to visit for the very first time ....

Ami's first book in the series was Reykjavik. Books for New York and Tokyo are planned.

images courtesy of Ami Sioux

Post by guest blogger: Jane Potrykus from Simple + Pretty

Photo Crush

I developing a pretty big crush on the work of food stylist/photographer Aran Goyoaga. Her photos are so beautiful and I love how the lighting in them makes everything so bright and vivid!



Guest Post by Kathleen from Twig & Thistle

Camera Love

I have a little obsession with cameras right now. My collection is very small, but it's slowly starting to grow. I just can't get enough of the dreamy look you get with instant and toy cameras, as you can see here, here and here. And I'm always on the lookout for the perfect camera bag. Impossible? Maybe, but I love what their doing at Fungus Workshop in Hong Kong. It's a handmade leather bags and accessories workshop and just look at this lovely creation by Patrick Ng. I especially like the "love camera" flag detail. You can see more creations here.



Guest Post by Lisa Rupp from That's Happy.

Pool Photography

I cannot believe today the last day of August! To soak in the last few weeks of Summer - isn't this bicycle pool shots by Nate Bolt great?

(via mustard & sage)

Farmer's Market

A few shots from the tail end of the weekend Farmer's Market.

Andrea

I got to spend some time with my cousin Andrea last week before she went back home to Washington. Isn't she adorable? I love this photo shoot that she recently had with Jaquilyn Shumate Photography.

Favorites of week no. 31

Have a relaxing weekend! Here are a few things that caught my eye this week...

1 - Sleep all Day photo by Corinne Day from Vogue UK April 2005. (This feels like something I could easily do for the upcoming last few weeks of pregnancy.)

2- Stunning new covers by Coralie Bickford-Smith (via All the Mountains)

3- Stitch Design Co. and their beautiful work. (via Twig & Thistle)

Favorites of week no. 30

Here are a few favorite things that caught my eye around the web this week. Do you have any fun end of July plans? Can you believe next week we are in AUGUST! Have a fantastic weekend dear readers. What have been your favorite things you've seen or done this week?

1: Love the line Brochu Walker (via Mrs. French + Unruly Things)
2: Amy shared this limited edition polka-dot bike by Gorman Industries... so cool, along with this very pretty post - swoon.
3: Icelandic photos by Peter Baker (Bonnie Tsang shared)
4: Chance line -- if you haven't already, check it out.
5: A bit pricey, but the Impossible Project is rolling out polaroid film shipments

Simon Filip

Check out this whimsical photography by Simon Filip. They all make me want to go someplace magical, and can you believe that Simon is only a teenager?! I can't wait to see what his future will bring.

(All photos by Simon Filip)

Meg Ruth Photography + Giveaway

(*The giveaway is now closed and winner has been announced)

Last spring I won a photo shoot giveaway by Meg Ruth Photography, so I decided to have some photos of our daughter taken, and above are a few of my favorites.

Cool part? Megan is kind enough to offer a photo shoot for one of you readers also! This would be a great opportunity for one of you lucky ducks to get some fabulous shots. The giveaway includes a free session with a disc of 15 of the winner's favorite images and 15% off any prints purchased for 1 month after they go live on the proofing site. Megan was a joy to work with, and it was a lot of fun to watch her do the shoot -- she is really great with kiddos. Check out her website here.

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment below -- it is open until Sunday evening, and the winner will be randomly selected and announced on this post on Monday! **The winner can be located in Utah, Vegas, or the Los Angeles area or make arrangements to get to one of those areas for the session. You will coordinate with Megan, of course.

Good luck everyone and thanks Megan!

* The winner randomly selected through random.org is Mo from Pink Argyle. Congrats Mo!

Mila's Daydreams

Gabrielle shared a post to a website that is super clever -- it immediately made me grin. Adele a creative mother in Helsinki, tries to imagine her baby's dreams and captures them while she is sleeping, you've got to check out the rest of the photos -- what a awesome idea!

(Photo by Adele Enersen from Mila's Daydreams)