apologies...

I have been a terrible blogger as of late... trying to get back into the swing of things, balancing work and school while attempting to maintain some semblance of a social life... it's not easy!  So please accept my apologies for the lack of posts.

The weather here has been pretty fickle- warm one day and bitter cold the next, so I have been loving good cozy layers like these:

all images via Pinterest

dreaming of

first three images via pinterest... this image via Rachel

All this rain / slush / snow has me longing for Springtime - flowers, ocean breeze-bike rides, bright yellow sunshine, stripes / white jeans / vacation adventures... for now I am pinning as many spring-inspired images as I can find.  It's a crazy week at work but I'm going to try to not be absent here!  Hope you all had lovely beginnings to your week (is it really only Tuesday now?)

exciting things

Perfect end to a Thursday:  my washi tape arrived!

so pretty!!

And for your Friday viewing pleasure:  a Pinterest round-up... it was a stripey/bold-colored sort of week.

all images via Pinterest

shine on

Scenes from this weekend... bits and pieces that made me smile:

Fun lighting at what is possibly my new favorite bookstore- McNally Jackson

New bowls for my desk from C Wonder

Paint Palette dinnerware...discovered in this magazine

And finally, a new candle (also C Wonder), some reading, cork for my project (just waiting for the arrival of the pretty tape), an Anthropologie wallpaper sample, and a card I just couldn't say no to.

Hope you all had lovely weekends!

pretty tape

I need to be stopped.  Currently, my Etsy shopping cart is totalling at $29.90... for tape.  Yes, you read that correctly, TAPE.  Do I need it?  Probably not... but it's so pretty, and I'm supporting small business, right?

all images found here

I'm envisioning a craft project of sorts.... I want to make an inspiration board/tack board for my desk area, and I'm seeing layers or borders of these pretty tapes somehow incorporated.  There's really no telling how this will turn out, but I'm giving it a try.  If it fails, I will have enough pretty tape to last me into the next century, at least.

Inspiration boards like these are what I'm wishing for... going to try to recreate in a smaller way tomorrow.  I'll keep you posted as to how this endeavor works out!

as usual, all images via Pinterest

Happy weekend, happy crafting!

under the weather

OY.  Can't believe it's already basically Wednesday, and the last time I posted was Thursday.  Not so good.  I have been feeling a bit under the weather but I promise more content is coming soon!  Here are a few images I can't get out of my head to tide you over in the meantime:

Minh Dam watercolor via Meredith Heron

via Patterson Maker

via Meredith Heron

and a couple blog posts I keep going back to this week:

Jamie Meares' office... love her couch, and her daring taste!  (Also- she is awesome and responds to tweets from lowly non-professionals like myself.)

Erika of Urban Grace Interiors - on Pinterest.... this has added to my addiction significantly

and

Coco & Kelley ... because I'm always excited about the prospect of pops of neon plus neutrals... but also plus pastels?  Doesn't get any better.

Hope you are all having fabulous weeks.

naturals

So busy with finals this weekend, here's a taste of one of the projects I've been working on:

all images on my pinterest.

Hope you all have fabulous beginnings to your week... I'll be back with more posts soon.

stacked

let's talk about stacks...  

i'm all for them:

bracelet images via refinery29

all images via my pinterest

Bracelets or books, what's not to love about a whole lot of a good thing?

 Happy Friday lovelies... hope you have a whole lot of good in your day today.

recently

Things I have been lusting over/daydreaming about as of late: (besides the end of finals)... a perfectly styled bar, time to sit and enjoy a perfect cup of coffee, a striped rug in the bedroom, and a pop-over coat for the colder weather that's supposedly headed this way. 

first three images via pinterest, fourth via jcrew

color crush: aubergine

This week I am crushing on the oh-so-Autumn hue, aubergine... it's gorgeous in velvet and luxurious and dramatic on a wall...and perfect for Thanksgiving, no?

source credits for all images via my pinterest

Happy Tuesday lovies... hope you all have gorgeous days and can find a touch of luxury in there somewhere.  I'm finding mine in a brewed-to-perfection latte.  (Today, I am thankful for coffee.)