wow, turquoise.

I just stumbled upon this fun blog called House of Turquoise. The author loves the colour so EVERYTHING featured on her blog includes it in some way. Sometimes bold, sometimes subtle. Sometimes interior, sometimes exterior. Sometimes beachy, sometimes bohemian. Sometimes rustic, sometimes upscale. Always gets your attention! Turquoise is such a happy colour. See what I mean?

The first two are of a cute baby room for all the mom readers...enjoy!

amy butler designs.

My cousin Rachel told me about Amy Butler (and made me a bag from one her cool patterns!), and I finally stopped by her site. I might have stumbled across a dream career. Can you imagine designing beautiful things everyday? Yes please. Amy Butler designs fabrics for home and fashion, and also sells patterns for fun things like purses to pillows. I love her collection of bedspreads. The prints are just so fun and fresh and pretty! Florals don't have to look like they belong in the '70s. Here are some of my favourites from her site.

PS Stay tuned...I'm working on my own duvet cover - when it's done I'll post about it!

etsy purchase!

My very first! Can't wait for it to arrive!

Seller: Spirals and Spice

like I said...

Design*sponge

being ambitious.

Here's my latest project. I decided that I needed a cd case for my car, you know the kind that go on your visor? So I was browsing through zellers looking for one, when the thought crossed my mind - why don't I make one?? It can't be that difficult. Oh, the ambition. Anyway, it turns out it actually wasn't too hard! I used some leftover jersey that I had - love the ombre print - and layered the pockets on each other. Then I measured the visor and sewed the cover like a sleeve. I love how it turned out!

ps I'm willing to reproduce one for you for 5 bucks!

okay one more.

This one's for Kaitlin.

for good measure.

I have a little fascination with table settings.

100 layer cake

inspiration boards.

Well, I vowed I wouldn't do a post about weddings. Not yet, anyway. But let's face it - I can't resist. All I really want to say in this post, is that each wedding should be unique. I could go on and on about what I think that means, but suffice it to say - your wedding should be full of the things you enjoy - and not just what everyone else expects it to be. With that, here are some good inspiration boards I've collected. Not my favourites (I mean, let's not get carried away!) but some colour palettes I find unique.

craving..

Iced Tazo Chai Latte from Starbucks...or anywhere. Even better with soy. ps You can buy a box of the chai mix and make it yourself...

www.jerseyfoodcritic.com

just browsing.

Here are a few nice ideas I came across on the Better Homes and Gardens and Style at Home sites. You can tell I'm a fan of the cool, calm, neutral colours - I love things to be light and fresh. For example...

oh my.

Elie Saab

Toms.

I got my first pair of Toms from my boyfriend (he's the best!) - I have the red ones, and I think they're great. I say first pair, because I'm definitely going to get another pair sometime, at the very least when mine wear out. They are light, comfortable, and a perfect fit. The best part about Toms, is that for every pair you buy, they give a pair to a child in need - here's the story from their website..

"In 2006 an American traveler, Blake Mycoskie, befriended children in Argentina and found they had no shoes to protect their feet. Wanting to help, he created TOMS Shoes, a company that would match every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes given to a child in need. One for One. Blake returned to Argentina with a group of family, friends and staff later that year with 10,000 pairs of shoes made possible by caring TOMS customers.

Since our beginning in May 2006, TOMS has given over 400,000* pairs of shoes to children in need, through the purchases of caring customers."

I love that.