words for the week: make a little space...

thought this

was just the most perfect way

to start september

...

...

not to mention

she

is just the cutest ever, no?

.

via pattersonmaker

game-time garage

WOW. ZERS.

have you seen this garage transformation?

INSANE, right?

our garage looks much like that before shot

(well, when not loaded with furniture to be refinished, a friend's topless jeep and the like...)

having a rad ping-pong party place might be inspiration enough to clean 'er out

come the first sign of spring.

girl crush

just

finally

watched

an education.

wow.

TOTAL. girl. crush.

on

carey mulligan.

she was per.fec.tion.

(as were the clothes, sets and PARIS)

she totally brought me back to

that naive school girl...

and left me

craving

the glamour of paris.

...

but, of course

i adore the new cropped 'do

she is rockin'!

image

happy feet

happy hump day-

this totally made mine...

via dooce

a love note a day

WOW.

this story is nothing short of incredible.

a heavy dose of inspiration here on our second anniversary!

Danny & Annie from StoryCorps on Vimeo.

thanks to a cup of jo for sharing!

denial

i know i say it every august...

but this summer

really did go by

way. too. fast.

i love fall. i do.

but...

i just need a few more days

with toes in the sand

eating popsicles for breakfast

reading mags by the pool

and dreaming

in technicolor.

mosaic * pool days

summer quilt * stick crafts * summer in the city

* girl talk*

driftwood crafting * california coral * breezy mobiles

best of both worlds

no, i don't really miss a thing about working in the corporate world...

but if this was where i spent my 9-5

i wouldn't complain either.

the fabulous office of etsy

(of course.)

via

dream land

this super creative mom

imagines

what her daughter might be dreaming about

and

puts these little scenes together

during nap time.

cool.

daily affirmations

summer has kicked my butt thus far...

busy busy busy

(which is good)

but it has left me feeling guilty

for all the unanswered emails, phone calls

half-finished projects

and lack of checking in here.

i have so much to be grateful for right now

starting with being by the seaside

during the heat wave...

so, instead of feeling bad

and letting that keep me out-of-touch

i'm taking a cue from this cutie-pie:

and getting on with it.

(you go girlie!)

VERY happy to be back.

i believe

kate, over at the neo-traditionalist, posted her manifesto yesterday.

i got goosebumps.

i believe in them all.

love love love.

i am inspired to write my own, but, i'm afraid, none could be better said than what she's already stated.

amazing.

literally, can't stop saying it- i adore!

(and, i am sad to say, at this point... my handwritten thank you notes are disturbingly late, but i'm on it!)

image source unknown

monday morning inspiration

perfect.

keri smith via mustard and sage

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

american family

i have stubbled upon a blog of an amazing little american family.

she is adorable. a starting-out stylist. a fantastic mom. and beautifully pregnant.

he loves to photograph his wife. and her belly.

and his stepson, littlest buddy.

he is writing about their struggles in these uncertain times.

and for them, they are more uncertain than for most.

but they laugh. and talk. and make art. and love.

and so, there is hope.

this is what america needs more of.

thank you.

ps- someone, somewhere needs to HIRE this man QUICK. his talent is out.of.con.trol.

alive!

i am loving the quotes, supplied weekly by creature comforts

for em...

a little inspiration to get you through the cold, the grey, school, lyme....

clockwise from top left: 

abc love, gold and leather bracelet, ashley olsen's deep v-neck, it's a MUST leather jacket, %$!@* me boots, stacked gold rings, A-MAZ-ING extra long ballerina leggings, IT bag... classic, layering-layering-layering scarf

new etsy love

now that i have finally started hanging my art collections, i can't get enough!
just found sarah gardner and LOVE her whimsical, inspirational- yet- not-cheesy positivity.

i want to look at this every morning when i get out of the shower:

(and it will go so well with my growing collage!)

and i think this for my studio: