vintage ad browser

today i found this database of vintage ads via the herman miller blog. it is such a great website for wasting some serious time browsing old advertisements from the mid 1800's to today. it's handily sorted by category and decade... these are just a few of my very faves:

WPA zoo posters

i came across this post on mental floss today and couldn't resist sharing these great posters done by the WPA of illinois and pennsylvania advertising local zoos during the great depression. i think the hippos are my favorite....

slim aarons

tonight i was at the strand and came across this book of photographs by slim aaron. he was a photographer who described his own career as "photographing attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places"... and, fun fact (via good ole wikipedia) - he never used a makeup artist or stylist. here are some (ok, a lot) of my favorites i have found while searching for more of his pics:

christmas with humphrey bogart & lauren bacall, no biggie.

well, hello there truman.

nice pants

clark gable, van heflin, gary cooper, jimmy stewart. just chillin'

joan collins + pink poodle

(photos found here, here, here and here)

kyo & tim - photographed

even though i sprang for a fancy new camera this winter, i don't pretend to be a professional photographer - so it's always fun to see weddings i work on once they've been photographed by the real pros - in this case, the pros were merrill and tim - the sweet little photographers.

i am pumped because they just blogged some of their initial pictures from kyo & tim's wedding a couple of weekends ago... and of course they look WAY better than the photographs i took... i've posted just a couple of detail shots below, but the rest are awesome and can be found here!

sidenote - how fab was kyo's getaway dress???

erie basin beaut

i don't want to sound like an engagement-ring-crazed girl, and i am not even anywhere CLOSE to needing one of these, but today i have fallen in love with this ring from erie basin. i'd like for you all to put aside the fact that it's an engagement ring, and just appreciate it for its amazing beauty and uniqueness. and everyone sigh with me... gorgeous. also take a look around erie basin's website if you haven't before. super cool. i'm hoping to make a trip out to red hook to visit the store soon. maybe when it gets a little warmer...

stitched doily runner

I am in love with the stitched doily runner from a wedding featured in today's belle decor post from garden & gun!

citroen brochure from the 60's

this little brochure for citroen is so fun, i love the diecut and the colors and the playful type

found here

wedgwood beauties

i am a little obsessed with this image from a posting all about wedgwood on design*sponge today.... line anything up in color-order and i'll love you forever!

papier valise

this site has lots of fun vintage goodies for crafting...here are some of my favorites