Saw This...

...and I gotta have it.

Follow Me Print by Leah Duncan via Oh So Beautiful Paper

LuciusArt

It's My Party

Are these not 

THE. 

MOST. 

AMAZING. 

hair accessories 

EVER.

My birthday is rapidly approaching and I think I simply MUST wear this at my party: 

Definitely.

No question.

And my bff's should wear an assortment of these other adorable headpieces cuz they are just too fabulously fun and funky.

Umm...Yes.
I pretty much love this idea so much I can't handle it.

Seriously.
These are amazing.

image credits: Janine Basil

Lemon Cupcakes

Been having a few rough days over here...

I mean, I can definitely say I've been getting some lemons thrown my way...

And while I probably won't turn them into lemon cupcakes anytime soon seeing how I am just the worst in the kitchen, I am gonna try super hard to turn them into something sweet.

image credits: Betty Turbo

Happy 3-Day Weekend!

Yellow Heart Art

I Need A Badge...or Two.

I can't handle the cuteness!

Why are there just SO many cute things??  

Cuz really, I have to have them.

I can't help it.

Look at this...

and this...

I mean, I don't really know what I would do with a hedgehog or toast badge per say, 

but I feel that I need to have them.

image credits: Sugarcookie

Head Over Heels

I am SO totally and completely head over heels in love with this:

 I think I might buy it.

:)

Also THIS is my crafty project for the week.

Gift Card Cozies.

SUCH a good idea.

And oh so easy.

I'll post pics when they are completed...I think they are gonna be cute!

image credits: Suspect Shoppe

Busy Day...

Today was a busy busy day...filled with meetings and errands and an oh so delightful trip to the dentist. 

It seem I have an itty bitty, teeny tiny, itsy bitsy, little cavity. 

I'm devastated.

I've had perfect teeth for as long as I can remember! 

But my dentist said it's not my fault...the shape of my back teeth make it kinda tricky to keep food particles from getting stuck so I shouldn't feel bad.

But I totally do!!

So I am going to go wallow in my misery...

In the meantime I thought I'd leave you with this pretty little thing.  

I stumbled upon it while I was perusing Etsy today...totally adorable isn't it??!

image credits: Marolsha

Monday Monday Monday...

Well, it was back to work today after a gloooooorious two weeks off.  Oh how I could so get used to not working...I mean, seriously, you can just get so much done when you aren't spending 8 hours of your day at work!  I so enjoyed every moment of my relaxing holiday break, but let me tell ya, I was uber-productive...my never-ending To-Do list has whittled away to practically nothing!  But now it is back to reality...work and routine and all that...but it's the start of a brand spanking new year!  I kinda like the sound of 2011...

twenty.

eleven.
 

I think it has a nice sound to it...it's a nice set of five syllables...sounds strong and positive...I really do think good things are coming our way this year...I can just feel it. 

Well the start of a new year is always a good time to get organized and there is no better way to get organized than to buy a new calendar to plan out your new weekly schedule for the year.  I LOVE calendars.  It is one of the first purchases I make each year.  I love to sit with my new, fresh, clean, blank calendar and fill in everyone's birthdays and anniversaries, my upcoming trips and days off of work ;)  It's a fun activity for the start of the year.  I inevitably smear a few birthdays and think why oh why did I choose this pen?!  The perfectionist in me will attempt to turn the smudge into a little heart or flower irked that the fresh new calendar has such a blemish...seriously, happens every year! I am behind schedule however...I haven't purchased my new calendar yet.  I am thinking THIS is the one I am going to get.  I love Creative Thursday.  Her work is ADORABLE.  Isn't this calendar just so sweet?!

Yep. I think this is definitely the one. Love it.

 

 image credits: Creative Thursday

Owlphabet

I'm a teacher. I dig the alphabet. 

And owls...well...you know how I adore those lil guys. 

So when I saw THIS, I pretty much died and went to heaven.

Owlphabet by Gingiber

Scatterbrained

That's me.  

I've been totally and completely scatterbrained the past few days.

I've been going and going and going.  

Barely taking a moment to sit back and reflect upon or appreciate my day.

And I am going to keep on going for the next week or two...or well, probably until after Christmas. No, make that New Years. 

Oh goodness, but then the new semester starts at work...well, shoot.  

Life is a busy thing sometimes. 

Sometimes I feel like I just don't have the time to slow down and enjoy the details...

I saw this on Etsy and thought, WOW, it's totally speaking TO ME.  

I love it.

I'd like to try to remember this on a regular basis...especially during the next few weeks...

image credits: Artsyville

Owlies...

are so darn cute.

image credits: 1. YumiYumi  2. One Reverie  3. Vivikas  4.  Hush Mouse

TGIF

Enjoy your weekend.

image credits: Freya

It's Hot Out.

Here in sunny So. Cal. it is hot.  

And I mean, it is...

really

really

really

HOT.

Correct me if I am wrong, but it is Autumn right now, is it not??

Well in honor of the sunshiny days we are having, I thought I would post a few fun sunshiny Etsy finds.

I heart Etsy.

cute eh?

image credits: 1. Barking Bird Art   2.  Farouche  3.  Miss Moptop  4.  Bomobob Photography  5. Persnickety Pelican 6. Graphic Spaces

A Turtle...

...in a vest.

Are you kidding me??  That's the most adorable thing. 

Ever. 

Of all time.

and let's not forget the hamster nugget.

the.

hamster.

nugget.

omg.

so dang cute.

image credits: oelle m.

Eye Candy

I think I would really enjoy being a wedding planner.
I mean, I've never actually planned a wedding before, but I have been in twelve of them...and I adore...like really really love...bridal blogs and magazines.  We are talkin' serious eye candy...I'm a sucker for stunning color combos, gorgeous flowers, and well, love ;)  I just like to see all the creative ways couples make their special day truly special, truly unique.

I came across this article on Etsy about a completely handmade wedding.  Everything from the bridesmaids hair clips to the wedding invitations to the ceremony decor was purchased from shops on Etsy.  Go look at the photos STAT.  Serious eye candy.  I LOVE everything about this wedding.  I want to BE in this wedding.
:)

And I so want one of those bridesmaid pinwheels.  

Isn't that the cutest idea??!  

Love it.

image credits: rule42

Oh My Goodness Oh My Goodness Oh My Goodness!!!

Look what I JUST found.
omg.
Seriously.

It doesn't get any cuter.

I can't handle it.

I heart these.
so.
very.
much.

Prints by Lee Arthaus

I Heart Books

So I decided that this year I would keep a running tally of all the books I finish just to see how many I read in one year. I'm totally curious to know.

I love to read...

like really really love it.

Perhaps it's because I am a sucker for happy endings which most chick lit ensures :) ...or perhaps it's because I like to escape into a world so different from my own. Reading a good book is also a fabulous distraction when getting your butt kicked on the stair master.

As of now I have finished 13 books this year...I suppose that's like 2 a month...that's not so bad really.

I think next year I am going to keep track of the mileage I run...I think that would really be something awesome!

Anyways, since I simply adore books...I purchased this print from one of my favorite illustrators, vol.25...isn't it so cute?! I thought it would be perfect on a shelf near all my favorite reads...



image: "i heart books" by vol.25

p.s. I don't ONLY read chick lit...just sayin'...I do read highly intellectual tomes as well ;)