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!
Tina 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.
When 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.
I’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.
Take-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.
I’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!
That’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…
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Leave 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.
Grape 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
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I can’t decide whether to love or hate these Bella umbrellas. They’re child-size paper parasols planted in flower pots, taped open a bit, and illuminated from the inside with a cluster of battery-powered lights. The toppers are created out of some accordion-folded mylar. I think in the right setting they could really work, but not in my house. Still, an interesting twist on something unrecognizable when you first take a look, which is what I really appreciate about them.