I saw some pieces from nOir jewelry on i suwannee over the weekend and decided to check out the site.
Here are some things that I loved:
FYI: The bracelet comes in two different colors – and BOTH are on sale!
Here are some things that I might love, but might just find really odd:
If you like rings with character (perhaps with sparkling animals) definitely take a look!
I feel like I see this piece from Paule Marrot all the time.
And I always stop and admire it. So I finally pulled up her website and saw that in addition to art…
…she also does painted and upholstered furniture.
It all definitely falls into the decor category that my husband calls “girly.” So if I actually could buy something (I have a very rich fantasy life), I think it would have to be placed in a bedroom.
See more of his work HERE.
Sometimes a floral arrangement can really pull a room together.
Yes – that was snark. Sorry – but I’ve been wading through magazine image galleries and I think it’s making me punchy. That or the cheap red wine I’m drinking…
More may follow. I’ve started bookmarking everything that makes me laugh out loud.
I should have done this a few weeks ago… But better late than never.
2010 was an eventful year for The Big Piece of Cake:
I decided that it’s actually okay now to look like “somebody’s mother.”
I found a nursery CD that brought back some of the best and worst days of my life.
I considered some pearls of wisdom and compared them to the ones I hold in my heart.
Chris almost died and I had many laughs at his expense.
For the first time ever, I sent THREE children off to school.
I don’t write about everything on my blog. Sometimes I leave out important things because they’re private and sometimes I over-share. Sometimes I write super long posts that no one reads (even though they’re brilliant – and WHO loses out on that one I ask you?) and sometimes I post stupid pictures that everyone loves. Sometimes I think I have nothing to say, but somehow surprise myself. And sometimes I have ideas, but never follow up on them.
My blog is about .01% of my life – but I like to think it’s the best, worst and most honest .01%. It’s a scrap of my life – but one with some interesting detail. One with some character in the texture and color. One that might be useful, and definitely worth stuffing in a pocket just in case.
Thanks for reading my .01% I like the idea that I might be in your pocket. At the very least, I’m good for wiping tears and snot. Just ask my kids.
After last week’s big announcement about my quest for self actualization in 2011, I find that I have nothing new to report. But hey – it’s only been a week. Barely enough time think about when I should start thinking about planning to do something about my need for personal definition. It’s early days yet.
In the meantime, I thought I’d show you something really great that my IRL friend Tina put together. Tina has a scrapbooking/crafting website (Creations by Tinamarie) that kind of intimidates me since I have never scrapbooked nor crafted. BUT one of her latest “freebies” is something even a lamo like me can manage:
You can print out these cute little cards and have your younger writers fill in the blanks. They practice their handwriting and make you look good to the kind friends and relatives who sent even more noisy plastic to clutter your house! And it’s free. Which will be more fully appreciated when the holiday shopping credit card bill arrives. Visit her HERE for full details.
She also has a giveaway going on for a collaboration with another scrapbooking/crafting genius. The design won’t be released until Friday, but here is the “sneak peek”:
Click HERE for full giveaway details (a winner will be selected tomorrow – so act fast!)
I was going to add something else about the Hood family comings and goings (goings would apply to Chris who left for a business trip on Saturday and won’t return until next Wednesday) – but I just heard screaming from below. I think I may start calling our basement playroom “The Tenth Circle”… Either way, I’d better go check it out. But I’ll be back soon with more brilliance or mediocrity – depending on the context in which you place me.
Full disclosure: I did not receive compensation of any kind for promoting my friend, Tina’s stuff. She’s really cheap like that.
I’m so in love with this Annechovie poster, I want to marry it.
Seriously though… Do you think a white dress for wedding #2 is too much? Either way, I’d be upstaged. Pretty, pretty, pretty. Perfect for a cozy kitchen corner.
More pretties HERE.
A long time ago my friend, Nancy showed me a new pair of earrings that looked a lot like this:
I wonder if they were from Oliphant. Either way, I loved those and I love these. Oliphant’s version comes in both turquoise (pictured) and clear crystal. they also come in a larger size:
Another pair that caught my eye makes me think of vintage dresses and cocktail parties:
They would never go out of style.
I also love these pendant necklaces:
And this bracelet would get a lot of air time in my accessories rotation:
Pretty and feminine. Timeless. See more HERE.
Oh – I just can’t get enough of artistic room renderings… And while reading about British designer Nicky Haslam on A Gift Wrapped Life, I discovered his watercolors of interiors. He has pieces in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and The Royal Institute of British Architects.
Here are some of my favorites featured on his website:
I love how they can light and ethereal but full of vibrant detail. The furniture textiles, the wallpapers, colorful books on shelves, art pieces, flowers…all of these bring the images to life.
See more of his work HERE.
Okay – so this isn’t exactly basket toting season… But winter vacation cruise wear could include one of these lovelies from The French Basketeer.
I’ve had my eye on these for a while (and I even own a Fifi Flowers print that I’m pretty sure depicts the the Cannes in fresh green).
At less than $50, they’re also very affordable! A great gift option – see more HERE.
