lately loving

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green, in all it's magical forms... it's such a rich and calming color 

(and a hue greatly missed in the dead of winter)

happy friday.

on being organized...

work space - closet 

It's been one of those weeks that drags on for what seems like years... I am SO pleased it's Friday and am looking forward to a lazy beach weekend with the best of friends.  Until the end of the day though, it's all about getting organized... 

Completely inspired by these two images / wishing I was sitting at that desk!

Happy Friday, hope yours is full of good things.

pull yourself together

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Sorry for the long silence- I just finished a summer intensive course for my MFA that was two weeks long... with a week's worth of coursework everyday!  The good news is, I've survived.  Looking forward to a weekend of relaxation and reorganization, and hoping to enjoy some sun / a magazine or two.  Lots to catch up on and lots to look forward to.

Hope you all have wonderful Fridays- and if yours is less than fabulous, do as Liz Taylor suggests.  It's all about how you approach it.  

lately

I've been pinning things like this:

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Illustration by Michael Sanderson

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And discovered this website- The Everygirl, created by Alaina Kaczmarski and Danielle Moss... it is gorgeously designed, and full of great articles, resources, downloads, and lots of other fun stuff.  I really love the interview series that they do with various successful creative women.  Definitely worth taking a look at!

theeverygirl.com

Happy Friday!

friday round up

It's Fridayyyyyyyy Friday Friday, and I could not be happier.  

Just a few images I am loving this week:

Gorgeous Art Deco font via Garance Dore

Perfect flat file desks 

Effortless stripes and sequins combo

Dream dress - Tibi 

Yellow blazer, awesome arm candy via Refinery 29

All images and more can be found on my Pinterest.  Click here to follow away!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend full of things you love.

follow friday round up

So last Saturday, I jumped a little further outside my comfort zone and participated in this month's blog brunch.  It was a great conversation about blog design, and gave me lots of ideas on how to spruce this place up a bit.... and I made lots of new blog friends as well.

Came away from it completely inspired and ready to hit the ground running... which is just what I needed really.  Lately I have had so many ideas swirling around in my head... seeing all the great things these other bloggers are doing really inspired me to take steps to put those ideas into action.

And so, today I thought I'd do a "Follow Friday" round up.  Below are just a few bloggers I "met" who are totally and completely inspiring.

Joelle of A Charming Occasion

Rebecca of A Daily Something

Amy of Parker, Etc

Amanda of Amanda Genther Design Studio

Hope you enjoy... and that you have something wonderful planned for this weekend!  I'm going to be working on this blog, spending quality time with friends, and hopefully getting outside to enjoy the nice weather!

Dining By Design

As promised, here are a few highlights from Dining By Design at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show (apologies for the not so great quality shots...everything was so exciting that apparently I had a hard time standing still!)

Liebherr - designed by Libby Langdon 

Tilton Fenwick

Arpad Baksa Architect, P.C. "Up On The Roof"

Jonathan Adler

Mark Cunningham

Happy Friday!  Hope you are all having a wonderful day.

friday musings

It has been a week.  You know, one of those that seems to drag on but at the same time passes right before your eyes?  Work has been insane and I am majorly in need of a recharge this weekend.  I have been doing a lot of research and reading on blogging/branding/social media and currently have a million and one ideas swirling about in my head.  I plan on using this weekend to break down some of those ideas, make some plans, watch some tutorials and get my butt in gear!  I'm in need of some newness and I think a blog template overhaul may be in order... stay tuned.

In the meantime- wishing I was here:

Hot Afternoon - Judith Gigliotti

Happy Friday!!

pink hot

all images via pinterest

Just needed some bright pink today... happy Friday all, hope you have some wonderfully delightful weekend plans to look forward to!

color crush : tangerine

This week I am totally crushing on tangerine, in all shades/tints/hues... bright and saturated or pale and soft, I want it integrated into every part of my day!

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Happy weekend everyone...  hope you have lots of bright things planned... enjoy!

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.

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