Beautiful Blooms

Look at these beautiful blooms! These flower pins would spruce up just about any outfit. Created by Emersonmade, each flower is unique to you! I love the idea of incorporating these blooms into wedding dresses. Go see the blog too!

Cute Cheerful Colors

J.Crew spring by lalden featuring J Crew

I finally figured out how to use Polyvore... I made this in April??? Umm... okay, figuring it out hasn't been a full time project, but a few months is a bit rediculous! Anyways, enjoy this spring-y outfit... a few months too late. I'll try and create some fall outfits and home ideas now that I know how to use it! Oh, by the way, don't you LOVE the eyeglasses? Super cute! Happy Monday!

Love these Shoes!

I love these shoes! The good news - they're on sale right now! The bad news - they're out of stock right now at daniblack.com. Found this shoe through Scout who bought them locally at SCARPA. I stopped in yesterday afternoon after work, but of course, I didn't find Scout's blog until last night. Have a great weekend!

Organization Delights!

I found these labels on Wedding Style Guide's website while looking for DIY wedding ideas a few months ago. I saved them as a PDF on my computer, and almost forgot about them until today. When I saved the labels on my computer, I thought they'd be great for wedding ideas and bits and pieces of fabric floating throughout my wedding binder.

I rediscovered the labels today and the first thing that came to mind was using them for all my design magazine tearouts. Often I forget what magazine they come from, or, when I'm looking through my binder weeks later, why I really pulled the magazine page out. Now I can write a little note on the page addressing my original interest, where image came from, and when I found it. This would be awsome for blogging ideas too. I bet there's a way to photoshop these on to digital images for my computer files full of photos.

I bought Avery adhesive Shipping Label printable paper (#8165) from Office Depot and printed these labels on it . The paper is nice and thick and prevents color from showing through. I will warn you, the Avery paper was a bit pricey. The label sheet has a lot of negative space, so I may have to rework them using InDesign, but the overall concept is great and EASY!

Enjoy!

PS - Whether you're planning a wedding or just a backyard party, Wedding Style Guide's website has so many creatively chic ideas.

Market Street - Wine Shop and Grocery

I'm eager to stop in to this quaint little wine shop and grocery. It looks as thought its opening soon. I'll be checking for more information each time I drive past.

PS - Don't you love the awning mixed with the steel blue painted brick?

New Home

We recently moved to a new apartment. Its was once an old transfer station and loading dock for the neighboring railway (it runs right next to the building; trains pass by multiple times each day), but now its the most amazing apartment community. I think the architect did a wonderful job mixing old and new.

I will admit that I had a hard time adjusting to our new place, until our furniture arrived. As I'm personalizing the space, I find that its more and more me. Its not the same as our last apartment, but its unique in its own ways. Clay tiles line the exterior of the building and extend along the southern wall of our space. The metal and glass windowpanes mixed with the handmade clay tiles add a historic feel to an otherwise updated apartment.

The place is still being unpacked, so for now I'll leave you with a few photos of the exterior and neighboring barn. Enjoy, and expect more photos soon!

Caspari Flatware

Love this Flatware! Super cute, but is it dishwasher safe? Also have my eyes on some of their paper products! Can't wait to walk downtown to their shop and check out what other products they sell.