baked

these are too cute...from baked nyc

swaf and swaffett :: wedding of daniel and brigette

this weekend i was one of 17 bridesmaids in brigette's wedding...it was so fun...and look at her photography...just beautiful...we went out to this farm to take pics before the wedding...jumping in the field was fun...i didn't get too much height...check out gray photography for more wonderful wedding photography

...speaking of little birds...

these little birds are about the cutest thing i've ever seen...

by polly george, via oh joy!

little birds :: bulletin board

so i just got my copy of "a year of mornings"...while looking i decided to look up stephanie's blog little birds

while looking at her blog i found this bulletin board she made out of homasote board covered in linen
i have been looking for an idea for a bulletin board for my office...i like this one a lot

i also like this little owl that she made

krislyn

how beautiful is this? 

"floral couture" by krislyn....

i may be insane...

....but i am completely obsessed with finding a specific color of this nail polish. OPI has put out a line of colors for sephora, and "metro chic" has been flying off the shelves. i haven't been able to find a bottle of it at sephora yet...and who really wants to pay for shipping for a $9 bottle of nail polish from the online store anyway? well, according to my local sephora, they got a shipment in after closing tonight. so i am definitely planning on skipping out from work at 10am tomorrow (but don't worry, it's just a block away...) in hopes of finding my very own bottle!

that's probably more information than anyone wanted to read, but all that to say...how much fun is a smokey grey color for nail polish?

leanimal takes the cake!

i'm so excited for leanne marshall, who won project runway tonight! - she wasn't my favorite ONLY because we have the same name and because she has come up with the best nickname ever for it (leanimal!), but i think she's amazingly talented, too! - so yay for leanne!

new pillow

i just got this pillow case from my aunt marcia in the mail...i love it...it is made by lindy lou at etsy

here are some more pillows from her too

tea

so i am researching some quotes on tea for a project...here are some i like...

Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors. ~Alice Walker

Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane. ~Honoré de Balzac

Tea's proper use is to amuse the idle, and relax the studious, and dilute the full meals of those who cannot use exercise, and will not use abstinence. ~Samuel Johnson

Another novelty is the tea-party, an extraordinary meal in that, being offered to persons that have already dined well, it supposes neither appetite nor thirst, and has no object but distraction, no basis but delicate enjoyment. ~Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, The Physiology of Taste

You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me. ~C.S. Lewis

Remember the tea kettle - it is always up to its neck in hot water, yet it still sings! ~Author Unknown

“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea” ~Henry James

how cute is this bird feeder?

and sustainable too!

from design sponge DIY wednesdays

look...it's you and me and a cool poster

by Harry Sierman
from grain edit

grain edit interview :: matte stephens

click here to see the interview....i love this guys illustrative paintings

grids

from grain edit...

"Grain edit is focused on classic design work from the 1950s-1970s and contemporary designers that draw inspiration from that time period.Site content includes interviews, articles, designers’ libraries as well as examples of rare design annuals, type specimens, Ephemera, posters and vintage kids books from our bookshelves." ~Dave

kitchen nook

just saw this kitchen nook on design sponge...had to post it...so quaint

19th century pocket diaries and their diarists

today me and sarah robins took a trip to the university of alabama to view an exhibit on pocket diaries and hear a lecture....it was very interesting to hear how pocket diaries came to be and the process behind their design and manufacturing and how they play into history

here are a few pictures of the books...click here to visit their flickr album and see more pictures

leeanne...you would have loved looking at these...they were so intimate and sweet

flickr surfing 3:: birds nest

i am not sure who designed these either...but they are fun

flickr surfing 2 :: french flea market invites

this was done by bird and banner

flickr surfing 1 :: In Cahoots

so i was looking for some inspiration on flickr...and came across a few nice wedding invites...i will share...i did not see who designed them, but aren't they fun