...where the sea meets the sand, where the weather is warm and the sun shines bright. A place where I can wear rainbow espadrilles, a gorgeous gauzy dress and a straw sunhat endlessly. A place where the fanciest thing I need to bring might be a pretty tulle bathing suit...
{dress by lemlem, via greedy girl; shoes at Le Train Bleu, via Honey Kennedy; swimsuit jcrew, via this is glamorous; hat from a wild tonic vintage : all photos from Bibliotheque de Toulouse & linked to souce pages, from 1891}
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Making me purr this week...
This stylin chambray dress by Dear Creatures- I love the cut, it seems like it'd be so comfy & I bet super cute with tights! Over at Ruche.
Speaking of cute tights... from Happy Socks
This great photo from sweet 14 year old Norwegian girl, Erle.
These stunning lavastone boards by made a mano {via konfetti!}
These pretty pretty "watercolor" pillows by Hettle {via Poppytalk Handmade}
My dream fridge and range, perfect for our little 50's kitchen- from Northstar {via Mrs. Lillien!}
This beautifully styled and insanely delicious looking cake, by Nikole of Herriott Grace {photo by John Cullen, props by Martine Blackhurst & Nikole}
These paintings are just far too beautiful, by Todd Hunter {via Creature Comforts}
And this "soft blond garden" made up of dried and preserved blooms. I just want to reach out and touch it and I love those muted colors- that's strange for me, haha! By Flores del Sol. Would make a good Mom's Day present!
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:: in special memory of the ever-lovely Elizabeth Taylor. How can you not love a girl in a polkadot robe with a kitten in her pocket? via Carbonated
And now, let's see what's been making me purrrr this week...
I am obsessed with painters lately. Joshua Petker is my latest fascination, via Down & Out Chic!
These clever pencil shaving necklaces in silver with enamel edges- by Victoria Mason, at Oye Modern
I can't wait for sandal season and with Jeffery Campbells in navy- you can't go wrong. At Need Supply.
These ceramic house numbers by Heath, available late spring. Mmm... Via SeeSaw Designs!
Mazzy Star's 1st album, She Burns Brightly. I just discovered them as I was only a little kiddo who listened to Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson and whatever else my mom liked when they came out (1990.) They so fit my sort of melancholic "won't this winter ever end?" mood lately.
This amazing uniform jacket that lucky Alice of Forestbound found at a "crummy little indoor flea market"
This pretty teepees and rivers tea towel, hand-printed by Indobay
These stunning rings (& other things) made from wood, by Sticks & Stones, based here in Portland
Big girl overalls with railroad stripes? Yes. By Confezioni Crosby, via Teenangster!
I can't resist Jamie Shelman's new whirling, twirling, flower hoarding kitties for spring.
This simply cute vintage Scandinavian flower vase, from 1001 Vintage
And, these cute Andy frames from Spex Club. All of their frames come as prescription, readers or sunglasses!
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Sorry no post again yesterday, I was hard at work, a busy little bee! Gotta get back to it, but first, a little break for some of things that are making me purr this week...
This cute kitty cat tee by Leah Goren, found on Greedy Girl!
This pretty harmonic mean necklace on a turquoise cord, by sweet Portlander, Minoux Jewlery!
This special print by Susan Schwake from the Working Proof- 100% of gross sales goes to Médecins Sans Frontières, who are currently in Japan setting up mobile clinics...available only thru March 31st!
These simple but lovely wall pod vases from Otchipotchi, via Unstitched!
This new Deborah Lippmann shade called "glitter in the air"- I ordered it early last week, maybe it'll show up today!
These gorgeous Turkish bath towels, by Bath Style
This vintage woven bucket bag, makes me want to head to the beach! From Santoki Vintage.
These vintage macrame patterns for lawn chairs that Renee emailed me this morning (that I promptly purchased!) Whaat? So odd, and amazing. I see a project for a perfect writer's shed chair in my future!
This pretty brass necklace for Japan, by iswasandwillbe- 100% of proceeds from sales will go to Global Giving, another non-profit collecting relief funds for Japan.
These dreamy glowing gemstone rings by Satomi Kawakita (whom I was reminded of in this great new video series from Melissa!)
And, these gorgeous, moody paintings by Katrina Schmidt-Rinke. I'm obsessed with them. They make me want to try out some watercolors!
Is it Friday yet? Have a good day!
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Although it's dark and dreary outside, I'll continue to dream of sunshine and spring. Sigh... making me purr this week:
The baolith & isosceles necklaces from Stone & Honey's latest collection (it's all fantastic, really)
This gorgeous hand-painted shell by Portland artist, Cathy McMurray
This simply pretty silk and linen dress by Three Little Ducks, found on papernstitch
If I could have a piece by Jennifer Davis in every room of the house, I'd be a very very happy girl.
These super cute monochromatic watches- only $20 a pop! By Streamline, at Quirk.
This one of a kind, hand-dyed silk dress, by Uniform Natural. Stunning!!
These scrumptious little carrot earrings from Foundling, made with recycled sterling silver and vintage fabric- so unique!
This "forest" print by Debbie Carlos, from her human nature series
These stunning natural edge cutting boards and serving trays by fellow Oregonian, Red Onion Woodworks- they're almost too pretty to cut on!
This vintage kitty tea towel, which the lovely Caroline said reminded her of me. Totally!
These pretty little striped vases in fantastic colors, by Dahlhaus
And last but not least, this interesting ring by Silva Bradshaw- comes in lots of colors but the green reminds me of a little sprout!
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So, I do consignment at a little shop here (selling off some leftover clothes from Miss Modish vintage!) and what I make there is just side income that I've decided I'm allowed to spend on whatever I want- hah! Last month I made about $80 bucks so lookie lookie what I spoiled myself with:
Ooh...it's a 1930's Talisman necklace from Jean Jean Vintage. I LOVE it. The word talisman got me, plus the shape, plus that sweet amber gem. Pretty!
This necklace helped inspire all my picks for today's cat's meow list, in one way or another:
This gorgeous Rachel Comey silk blouse, on sale! at Frances May
These stunning paintings by Mamma Andersson {via The Anthology blog}
These pretty vintage Zuni Sun Bonnet earrings, at Erstwhile Vintage
This fat little bud vase by DiTerra {via Mr Mudpuppy's etsy faves}
These pretty pretty watercolor butterfly wings by Amber Alexander
This dress from the Yigal Azrouël show as captured by Jamie of From Me To You. I just love the way it ripples as she moves...
This vintage brass kitty ring holder! from Austria Brass
This adorable handmade "tie top bather" by Minnow Bathers {via Alison's etsy faves}
This cute, colorful desert fox print by inaluxe
This gorgeous antique Turkish kilim rug, from the Rugstore, for the bedroom that currently only resides in my dreams {inspired by Kate's recent find}
This vintage brass wolf shot glass at bellalulu- pretty clever!
Another only in my dreams find, but man- isn't it gorgeous? A convertible backback/tote that could last you a lifetime. Handmade here in Portland by Vanport Outfitters, available at Le Train Bleu.
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Making me purr this week:
This gooorgeous of Amanda Blake painting. I love it so much, I can't stand it.
These cute vintage granny boots over at Moxie
These stunning fashion/painting match-ups by Miss Moss- she's so good!
This crazy quilted pencil case by Enhabiten
This so pretty Victorian signet ring, from the late 1800s. At Erie Basin
This vintage granny blankie over at Funkey Finds
This pretty little mug by Clam Lab
This gorgeous range of porcelain jewelry with hand-drawn details by Goldenink, via Bloesem
These pop-up wild bird cards, from cute Australian shop Upon a Fold
These pretty and suprisingly inexpensive totes from Fabric & Handle, via Seesaw Designs
These glowing watercolor flowers by Leanne Shapton
These incredible cabochons from Silurian Era, found via Wolf & Willow. I could stare at them all day.
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Making me purr this week...
This diy constellation embroidery kit from Miniature Rhino
This overnight bag made from a vintage leather jacket, by Hoakon Helga
This pretty crop top from Planet Blue, to maybe wear with...
These so cute spring trousers from Steven Alan
These gorgeous ocean jasper earrings, by Catherine Chandler
The infused sugar how-to in the new issue of Joie magazine
These stunning silk photo scarves by Maria Alexandra Vettese- they'd look as beautiful up on a wall as wrapped around your neck! Available at cheilliswilson.com
This beautiful cosmic mantra print by Ana Montiel, love the pastels- from Little Paper Planes
This pretty little "wearable planter" (it's a necklace!) by Colleen Jordan
This pretty ceremony necklace by Thief and Bandit- love the color combination
These iceberg studies by Jeremy Miranda- they're all original paintings, so pretty!
These handmade cork jars by Paula Lopez-Otero- I've been wanting one for so long to hold our coffee grounds!
These swimsuits from Mara Hoffman, at Bona Drag (I also really like this one but it's sold out)
My friend Ronit is swimsuit shopping for an upcoming trip to Hawaii and it made me realize, I haven't gotten a new swimsuit in over 5 years! And the ones I do have are too tiny-iny for my, how do you say, growing body. hah! I think it's high time for a new one, and then to find a swimmin' hole this summer to use it in, hmm...
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This gorgeous silk blouse from TopShop- love the hem and pockets, am dying for this peachy color
This new line of necklaces from A Alicia made with vintage kimono fabric and handmade ceramic beads. Ugh- want! (the one on the right would go great with the peach blouse, hmm?)
This Photo Booth book by Babbette Hines, recommended by a reader from yesterday's post (thanks Shelley!) I ordered it!
This beautiful pleated bag from Quote. Canvas + leather = ooo
These tightrope walker necklaces by Klimbim, a brand new brand from Berlin. So unique, instantly loveable.
Bella Figura asked me to pick my favorites from their new invitation designs and this beauty is one of them!
This vintage sweater in pretty dusty rose, from Capricious Traveler
Paintings by Becca Statdtlander (all of them really)- inspiring for my painting class! {via wolf and willow}
These s/s 2011 looks from Chris Benz and their perfect "subtle 70's" vibe
This Spaces book from the editors of Frankie- ordered this too.
This Earth & Sky necklace, a collaborative effort from Stone & Honey and Satsuma press. So pretty + comes with a "birds of a feather" letterpress card.
Baked kale chips from Smitten Kitchen (her photo)- I made these this past weekend and dang! We scarfed them down like potato chips, so yummy.
Hey, what's going on in this post? I think my aching for spring has officially begun.
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Making me purr this week:
This bright Pendleton print shirt from Lazy Oaf
These Morning Mountain and Night Mountain prints by Tabitha Bianca Brown
These orangey-peachy polishes from priti- fireglow, september charm, festival gitana
This true colors dress by Cristina Pires
These beautiful hand-woven belts from the Andean Collection (via ecouterre)
This set of gocco prints by Beci Orpin, from the Art 4 Heart auction (all proceeds from the sale of these, and other art items, go to benefit the Queensland flooding disaster relief)
This adorable whale tissue holder by Sparkly Pony
This mint & brass necklace by Kim Dulaney
This pretty handmade feathered headdress by Headmistress (as modeled by pretty ginger blogger, Jacklyn)
These beaded barettes from General Store
These great pouches by Scout & Catalogue
These gorgeous balloon shakers by Masayuki Kurokawa, at Merchant 4
Have any favorites? I really want to try one of those nail polishes, but hmm, which one first?
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Since I'm trying to post less frequently, and more personally, I'm afraid that might mean less opportunities to feature great goodies that I love. But that doesn't mean I'm coveting stuff any less, oh no. So I thought I needed a new feature to showcase lots of my favorite things all at once. So, introducing...
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Making me purr lately:
These black velvet booties from Osborn (all their shoes really, uh-mazing, and handmade)
This pretty pretty moon chart, from Agent Gallery Chicago
These gorgeous earrings by Fay Andrada, at Spartan. I want to wear them with a bun in my hair.
The new Scout bag by Beesnetta, butterscotch yummimess.
This cute cosmic ice-cream necklace from Apres Ski
And actual ice cream from Three Twins. The "mocha difference" flavor is OMG good.
This "I declare" hand-screened print by Kin Ship Press- love her red dress and minty skin
These "air/water" and "earth/fire" crest necklaces from Yellow Owl Workshop
This gorgeous aqua and yellow world map by These Are Things
This pretty, sexy three-way blouse by Frances Watson. I need more white in my wardrobe.
This Voluspa three wick candle in Massakar Ebony & Peach- smells musky & sweet
This "cat on a hot tin roof" ring from Verameat- I like that it's a feisty kitty!
Butter London polish in British Racing Green (I got this as a present from Ronit, love it!)
edited to add: these shoes, because I had to, because just look at them! And the style is appropriately called the Meow. I can't decide which color I like best tho- maybe I need one for summer, one for fall (I wish!) :: via Down & Out Chic
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If your mister is anything like my mister, then the perfect vintage plaid shirt is a very coveted thing. Cairo Vintage has them in bunches, along with great guy's sweaters and cardigans, tees and jackets. Everything is hand-picked for their store in Seattle, but their etsy shop sure hosts lots of highlights.
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Not good at all for someone with a fierce knitwear addiction- Annie Larson has me jonesin man, jonesin! Her shop is filled with amazingly unique handmade knitwear that's so good I just can't stand it. It could be some of the happiest clothing I've ever seen. I want to wear all of it.
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Now introducing, the Mr. Modish column! I'll be doing some guy's style finds from time to time and every month, the real Mr. Modish will pop in with a music-mix for you, because I love his taste in music and it's super eclectic- hopefully you'll discover something you've never heard before. And who knows, he might join me for an outfitted or two in the new year too (hmm, mr. mister?)
Hickoree's Hard Goods has a clean, classic aesthetic with clothes/shoes/accessories that could look good on lots of different kinds of guys. I love their mix of both pratical and playful things (like a slinky!) And they carry toiletries from Portland General store like shaving cream, lotion and cologne, scented like whiskey and wood- that sure sounds yummy to me!
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I haven't done a color me happy post in a long time, and I've missed them so. What better way to resurrect the column than with some shimmery, shiny, easily distracting goodies?
1: gold quartz druzy necklace 2: book darts (these are so cool!) 3: vintage 60's sunglasses
4: vertebrae bracelet 5: limited edition vintage nail shades 6: velvet panel top
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Spool 72 is celebrating their brand new beautiful site with a brand new holiday collection! And it's gorge, of course. If you find something that catches your eye, which undoubtedly you will, use code "Modish" at checkout to take 15% off your order. That's good site wide, new stuff and vintage stuff included. I'd use it toward one of their vintage bags- they're all so amazing!
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My brother and sister-in-law (hey, that feels kinda cool to say!) are planning on moving to Iceland within the next year. To Reykjavik specifically. Neato, huh? How they've described it there sounds amazing and I cannot wait to visit someday! I'm preparing early with some window shopping at the Icelandic Market, especially the wool section. Oh man, if this is what Icelanders wear everyday, count me in!
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This is a special blogger shout-out because I'm super excited (+mildly jealous) about this crazy aamazing oppportunity that miss Liss, over at Daydream Lily had. She worked with Element Eden to create a "Daydream Lily inspired" collection for their summer 10/11 line! She was invovled in all steps of creation, from working with the Element designers to helping style the shoot you see here. How awesome is that? And even awesomer is that fact that the line turned out beautifully! It looks so pretty and so true to the Daydream Lily style. Big congrats Liss! Love seeing these blogger+company collaborations!
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I have more Portland love to spread today for the new vintage-shop-on-wheels, Wanderlust!
It's cute as a button, just like co-owner Vanessa (who I met at the Summit of Awesome so was a witness to said cuteness) She and her husband have been working hard to fix up this adorable vintage trailer and transform it into a little shop of wonders- they carry vintage clothing and handmade goodies too, like Showpony bags and chalkboards by Mary Kate McDevitt (who is also cute as a button, btw)
Pret-ty good idea, hmm? Locals, keep up with them on their blog and catch them next on Oct 9th at the Harvest Festival on Fremont St!
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Bridge & Burn is a local Portland brand inspired by life here in the northwest. They make "outerwear and shirting" for men and women. Both lines feature casual, yet structured, go-with-everything designs with surprising colors and details. I love the masculine feel of the women's line, like wearing your boyfriend's jacket or button-up shirt (which I've been known to do) only it's made to fit you!
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