captured moments

i adore this series of images that my grandfather snapped of my grama in 1957 on cape cod.

i so love the idea of a man getting behind the camera to shoot what he finds beautiful about his wife... these chic, simple, candid shots perfectly capture her grace.

do you think either of them knew that they had shot nearly identical photos of each other?

cotton

i spotted this over at camp comfort...

i love zooey deschanel... i mean, how cute is she!?

her films, style... and here, she sings!

remember her ADORABLE house in domino (tear...)?

even though i don't love commercials,  i and digging this fresh new take. 

even better that it is for cotton.

now, if only it was ORGANIC.

beach buggy

how awesome is this!? 

seriously... this just may be the best way to beat the parking lines at nauset light on surf days.

finally! a MUCH cooler option for toting multiple kids than those tents on wheels.

 has to take the cake for the best way to get the kids around... and loving that it feels almost like a side-car!

handmade cards

i wanted to give a little handmade love this mother's day, so i did a little take on the fabric-flag banners that are oh-so popular these days...

i pulled out my fabric scrap stash and pulled together a few favorites. i backed them with iron-on interfacing and got to work embroidering letters to spell out "happy mother's day!"

i did three sets (for my mum, mother-in-law and grama)! 

the letters were then cut out in itty-bitty flag shapes. 

i taped the flags in place onto a piece of watercolor paper and machine-stitched the "clothes line" through the flags.

the tape was removed and a pre-cut mat was glued to frame the card.

i think this would  make a wonderful card for any sort of celebration- "welcome baby" or "congratulations" would surely earn a spot in the memory book!

mother's day

i love you mum...

judging a book by its cover

lately, these are topping off my amazon wish list and filling up my library card...

paris: made by hand from pia * weekend sewing * school of essential ingredients 

 a year of mornings * feathering the nest * charley harper: an illustrated life

sufficient * the daring book for girls * beachlife * leroy grannis

fresh from the farmer's market * a homemade life

full bloom

katie baum

spring is FINALLY in full bloom here in providence and i really don't think there is a better way to start my day than by driving down the cherry blossom-lined streets on the way to my studio.

tord boontje chandelier in gwyneth's home in house + garden

melissa beach

ahhh... the windows are wide open and i am LOVING the bursts of pink.

grow

nothing would make me happier than a few of these blossoming branches on my work table.