I’ve been thinking a lot about perspective lately… and I think, as much as we sometimes forget that life isn’t happening to us and that we aren’t victims of life, but instead we are creating our life minute by minute, day by day, year by year… our perspective truly defines how we interpret our lives …
There’s something intriguing and mysterious, yet also completely fun and carefree about these images of women, fashionably dressed in street style settings, carrying bunches of flowers in front of their faces. It may be different women or it may be one woman, but I suppose we’ll never know considering their faces are hidden behind big …
Through my short-lived obsession with One Direction, which began late 2014 and soared through mid-2015 {though I do still hold a fondness in my heart for the young lads}, I found Lou Teasdale, who is the band’s hair stylist extraordinaire… and makeup artist as well, but shhhh, boys don’t wear makeup, right? Aside from her …
Generally, like any creative endeavor, when I start planning for a tablescape collaboration with Ecco Domani, I begin with a theme in mind and then start pulling items from all around the house that happen to fit that theme. Though a little cliche, this month’s theme WAS April Showers Bring May Flowers. However, once I …
How adorably chic are these floral arrangements by Olyve.com? I just love the simplicity mixed with the quirkiness and beauty, which seem perfectly customized to fit so many personalities… they make the perfect gift. I found them via an email in my inbox the other day, asking for my shipping address so they could send …
I know it’s not technically the end of summer just yet, as the coming months in SoCal happen to be the hottest of them all. But we’re definitely heading into fall and I can already see and feel nature gearing up for it. So with Ecco Domani Wine, I thought I’d celebrate the final days …
This is a SUPER easy and SUPER quick hair style that really anyone can do and it’s perfect for these hot and humid summer days… and I’m sure you’ve probably even seen it before. You can use ANY elastic hair band, but a flower crown {headband with elastic all the way around} really just finishes …
Does it bother you as much as it bothers me when you see fashion blogger after fashion blogger carrying a bouquet of “fresh blooms” in her way-to-expensive-to-be-carrying-flowers-in-handbag? It enrages me, lol. However, I’m totally guilty of it too… I just couldn’t resist the white roses in my Shelby Dress photo shoot, but come on… who …
I just LOVE this Plant These to Help Save The Bees Illustration by Hannah Rosengren, which you can also buy in her Etsy shop, among others… It’s simple and to the point, super cute and really helpful too! Since the late 1990s, beekeepers around the world have observed the mysterious and sudden disappearance of bees, …
Paulette Tavormina, Botanical V (Wisteria and Peonies), 2013 A Little Bit About the Artist… New York City-based artist Paulette Tavormina can often be found at one of the city’s many farmers markets searching for the perfect produce and flora that characterize her photographs. Her arrangements often recall the sumptuous detail of seventeenth century Old Master …
Summer hit and suddenly these warm weather days make me obsess about getting things done around the house. It’s a strange phenomenon growing up without seasons, and literally being able to wear flip flops year round, to now living where it snows and walking outside in flip flops would make my toes turn blue and …
I’m just loving these deep rich pretty berry hues and am seeing them everywhere lately. Suffice it to say the look is trending. Here are some photos I’ve been collecting for a while and I thought I’d share my mood board of sorts that’s been inspiring me, with you. Photos grabbed from At My Table: …
on the edge of my desk in my office in a vintage decanterFreshly cut Lilacs are sprouting up all over the house… I just can’t seem to get enough! They’re gorgeous and they smell delicious and they brighten up every room. In My Office… on the little coffee table vintage brass elephant, Bazaar Fashion Book, …
A few months ago I found these pretty raised square serving bowls and thought they’d make a perfect home to a few of my already regrowing orchids. I used to keep all my orchids in their original pots, planted in their original plastic casing and was a bit afraid that if I replanted them, they’d …
Small specimens of nature found while on our hike yesterday… and collected. As I trekked the largest of the sticks over my shoulder, dragging the lighter end on the ground behind me, I heard the husband laugh and chuckle to himself about one hundred times. But I’m pretty sure he was just happy I didn’t …
