from san pedro, with love

i finally had a chance to meet my new nephew, wyatt. i'm in love. jonah and i spent a few days in san pedro just hanging out with the fam and meandering around town...

baby blues!

oh jim...

"Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from - it’s where you take them to."

-Jim Jarmusch

thanks lovers in vain

movers and shakers = the makers

i'm loving all of the images over at photographer jennifer causey's the maker's project...

pretty braids...

that's all :)

blog hearts: lovely bohemia

some more pretty images here.

thank you...

simple words to live by. cute print can be found here. a few creative ladies that i admire for sticking with their things/styles are: kelly wearstler, jen gotch, kate and laura mulleavy, victoire de castellane, and lena corwin. it's easy for anyone to follow others, but doing your own thing is admirable in my book. cheers to them!

sunday funday: brooklyn botanical garden

simple pleasures: fresh cuts

these are what got me through the long winter :)

granada tiles... yes please

ever since i stepped foot into intelligentsia in silver lake a few years ago, i have been smitten with this tile! bestor architecture, who i am a fan of, designed the space. and now i dream of tile! here are some tile tears from my home inspiration folders...sweet tile dreams!

girls & boys

i'm excited about band of outsider's launch of girl, "the more ethereal new collection of affordable feminine dresses and separates."and loving these images of kirsten dunst from band of outsiders's boy spring 2011 campaign...they were taken at the huntington botanical gardens in pasadena, ca. one of my favorite places in so cal :)

inspired by...

anndra neen, jewelry designed by sisters phoebe and annette stephens...described perfectly here... "unusually rustic-glamorous pieces of handmade copper, brass, and nickel-silver jewelry all hewn in mexico. the designs--almost a cross between what you might find around the neck of frida kahlo or diana vreeland and locked behind glass at a mayan archeological museum--reveal an uncommonly bold sort of beauty, but also the hand that made them. "

(their first piece in the video is amazing!)

roses for monday

from here, here and here.

hello sunshine! and hello baby wyatt!

enjoying my sunday morning while browsing beautiful images here. but wishing i was home (california) to meet this little guy... my nephew, wyatt randall kursar, born on April 9th at 9:30 pm, 7lbs 7oz 19 3/4" longcongrats emma & anthony! love you! and i can't wait to meet wyatt!

hetterson hearts

loving these pieces from hetterson...the sunday best dresscrenelle sweater with patches

ring, ring...

these vignettes make me happy! pretty little color stories.thanks design sponge, as usual.