letter love

frolic

image via mister harris tweed

oh, what joy!

cream + gold

ooooh so lovely.

via this is glamorous

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five things i'm currently loving...

1 - flora grubb gardens in san francisco - creator of this amazing vertical garden, among so many other good + green + lovely things..  i want a succulent wall!!

2 - la trip in a mere 5 days with a gaggle of girls

image via blogdowntown


3 - the dream that eli and i might actually pull of a fantastic celebration of love at an impressively reasonable cost feeling more and more like a reality !!

4 - new crocker art museum membership

5 - the adorable late 70's movie "breaking away" which i finally re-watched, after 10+ years, with eli this weekend.  (featuring a very young + smoking hot dennis quaid)

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currently obsessed with...

these painted sticks

making banners

mega over-sized rings

scanning in every photo-booth strip in my possession

catching olive and zoe cuddling

dinner party dream

I came across this story about a couple who hosted a dreamy dinner party under the Golden Gate Bridge. What a great idea!  Don't you just want to be invited to something like this?  Or better yet, host it!

photos by Paul Ferney for Oh Happy Day

It appears so well executed, effortless, and magical. 

They put together a little DIY guide on how to pull this off.  

DIY Golden Gate Dinner Party

happy monday

of all the photos of new york fashion week - this may be my fav...

image found via style.com  

illustrations - clare owen

good morning sweet world... 

i have to share these lovely illustrations by clare owen

i'm in love with her stuff

saturday morning bliss

coffee

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september issue

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type - stache

love this. 

via wit & delight

etsy love

I have major love for etsy.com.  I find myself going there first when in search of... well, anything and everything, really!  

Inspired by the many fashion/design blogs I read on the regular, I have decided to give a post of this nature a shot, and share a collage of some sweet Etsy finds.  Enjoy!

1. darling hat  2. spinthread necklace  3.  black & white heart necklace  4. specs 5.  owl print  6.large wooden ampersand 7.  cloth napkins  8. boy bike tee  9.  antique map of syria  10.  argoflex camera  11.  oxfords  12.  letter press a

home

It is tough to return from the most relaxing and amazing 5 day beach vacation.  However, I am finding myself appreciating the little things I missed.

Here are few bits and pieces of my surroundings that are inspiring me.  They are things I see every day -
however, with this new post-vacation perspective, they are making me extra happy...

un, deux, trois, quatre

the QUADCAM application for the iphone is my latest obsession. it seems everything is lovelier in fours...