These cable knit Maxim gloves go all the way up to your elbow and are perfect for all those three-quarter sleeved winter jackets that are oh so trendy right now. All the others I’ve looked at have been well over $100 and these come in at about half that. Score!
Posted In accessories, wear itTina Berning is an incredibly gifted German artist whose work I just love. These pieces are from a project entitled 100 Girls on Cheap Paper and is pretty self-explanatory. One hundred girls. One hundred pieces of cheap or found paper. There’s even a book coming out entailing the entire project. Also check out her online diary sketches.
Posted In create, paintingWhen I saw this candy cane cake that Amber posted I actually said “Wow”. Out loud. It looks that amazing. Can’t wait to try it out.
Posted In recipesI’ve been half-looking for a new dresser that will go with my black wrought-iron bed for about a year now. I have two lovely cherry wood dressers that my grandparents bought me when I was younger, but they’re just not right anymore. I don’t plan on getting rid of them, maybe just retiring them to a second bedroom at my parents’ for safe-keeping at the moment. Yesterday I came across the Cole series at Crate & Barrel and am really interested in the six-drawer dresser. One of my musts in a dresser is for it to be low enough that I can set and lean a mirror against the wall on it and actually be able to see half of myself (I’m 5’2″). And as much as I love some good hardware, I’m really enjoying the lack of it on this piece.
Posted In furniture, house and homeTake-out Chinese is my go-to for lunch if I’m A.) too busy to get away from my desk or B.) I have a cold. I’ve amassed quite the collection of fortune slips in the process (My favorite: Let’s finish this up now, someone is waiting for you on that) which end up shoved somewhere on my desk because I can’t bring myself to toss them. The Lunalux fortune folio would be a great cure for my Fortune Disease. There’s a place to attach said fortune as well as spaces to fill in specifics.
Posted In paper goodsI’m not a big fan of photo cards. I’m firmly against them.
I’m happy to say paper + cup finally got it right for their holiday photo cards. I adore the modern take on something that become very generic and clip-arty. I would happily use any one of their designs, but these are my very favorites. They didn’t stop there though, oh no. You can also customize your photo card as a flat thank you cards and mailing labels. Nice.
PS: Thanks to everyone who left a comment about my useless-ness! Much appreciated. And needed!
Posted In cards, paper goodsThat’s what I am to the blogosphere at the moment.
Yesterday Photoshop got upset with me for some unknown reason and after troubleshooting for three hours I realized I had to reinstall my entire system. Luckily I’d backed up my home folder earlier in the week before installing Leopard. Or so I thought. Seems my desktop didn’t back up which is where I keep all of my personal files (i.e. things I want to blog about, URLs, etc). So now, until I have some time to do a little research, I’m screwed. I’ll still be posting, but since my resources are non-existent at the moment things may be a bit sparse for a few days.
Bear with me…
Posted In just a noteLeave it to West Elm to do holiday right with their fantastic style. I’m a nut for mercury glass, so these mercury glass drop ornaments immediately caught my eye. I’ll take twenty in the silver and white please.
Posted In christmas, holidays, house and homeGrape spritzer is a little more frou-frou and sweet than I usually go with for a drink. But the lavender color really caught my eye and the more I thought about it, the better it began to sound.
Ingredients:
– 1 two liter bottle grape dry
– 3 cups quality champagne
– 6 cups ice
Garnish: Black seedless grapes cut into slices
Tip: Add a bit of cranberry juice for a tart and fruity splash of flavor.
:: image and cocktail via Matthew Mead
Posted In cocktails