the traditional princess cake marzipan

jonah and i are starting to plan our wedding, which will take place a year from this month. in regards to a cake the first thing that came to my mind was a marzipan princess cake... prinsesstårta, which is a sponge cake filled with layers of cream and topped with a layer of, usually green, marzipan. It is also usually decorated with some confectioner’s sugar and a red rose made from marzipan...
they are so cute and yummy. after a little hunting i came across this post which kind of explains the history of the cake. it is said that the cake originated in sweden, where it was invented in the 1930s by cookbook author jenny akerström, who is said to have made it in honor of sweden's three princesses at the time--margaretha, märtha and astrid. here is the original cover of the cook book...

cape cod weekend

jonah and i were lucky to spend a few days and a weekend up in cape cod. here are some of the highlights...

all that glitters is gold and blue eyes crying in the rain

inspired by michelle williams today...and by this resort ensemblethe pretty icee blues make me think of these lyrics:

In the twilight glow I see her
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain.
As we kissed good-bye and parted,
I knew we'd never meet again.

Love is like a dying ember.
Where only memories remain.
Through the ages I'll remember-
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain.

Now my hair has turned to silver.
All my life I've loved in vain.
I can see her star in heaven.
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain.

Someday when we meet up yonder,
We'll stroll hand in hand again.
In a land that knows no parting-
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain.

obsessed with rislan & rattan french cafe chairs

searching for the perfect stools for my kitchen work table the first thing that came to mind are the rislan and rattan french cafe chairs. a bit pricey but amazingly customizable in any color and weave. the authentic ones are custom made in france, hence the big price. i first fell in love with these years ago at maison midi in LA.
i know of a few places that offer the custom chairs from france. TK collections, Maison Gatti, poitoux, and HK designs. Check out TK collection's custom weave program where one can dream up endless color combos for all of the amazing weaves. here are my choices...so since these custom french ones are out of my price range at $1000 A POP i might look into finding budget versions like these or these. hmmmmmm? the search continues...

nadinoo hearts

love all of these sweet and simple ensembles from nadinoo. especially loving the use of liberty prints. and here is the cute nadinoo blog.

pretty animation

this made my morning swell...

A Story for Candy Store Collective by Alyson Fox from Coloring Book Studio on Vimeo.

and hearts for alyson fox

french macaroons, my first attempt!

having a love for french macaroons and having some time off of work i thought i would step outside of my baking range... by making french macaroons. here are some pics of the final raspberry chocolate macaroons . i would say that they were OK. i definitely want to try some other flavors in the near future...

our new home

jonah and i are finally settling into our new apartment in park slope. everything is slowly coming together. so i will try to document the progress here... inherited rugs, thrifted chairs and antlers, and sofa from room and boardi hate carnations so much that i love theminherited clocks and farm table. my mom found the herman miller chair shells in the trash ages ago... purchased reproduction eiffel bases... and voila!the kitchen work area is missing something major... stools! to be continued here.simple bedroom, "breakers a twilight" by robert wood print over the bed. matteo linen bedding. searching for the perfect bedside tables and lamps... to be continued.

wallpaper hearts - hbo's grey gardens

ok, so i was a little late watching hbo's grey gardens... but i was delighted when i finally did. the original masley brother's masterpiece is my all time favorite documentary. i was mesmorized watching the set/production design of the hbo film. and i new that i had seen the wallpaper in little edie's bedroom somewhere before... and remembered where! on hannah's treasures vintage wallpaper website. the color way is different but it's the same pattern. this website has great patterns and is always inspiring to browse through.i also enjoyed reading this article in W and watching this slide show on architectural digest's site.

hearts for fanourakis (& kate bosworth)

flipping through old magazine tears today i came across a kate bosworth spread (either elle or vogue?) and notice an amazing poppy ring gracing her finger. and a little research brought me to the fanourakis website. love love the hand painted flowers and some of the rose cut diamond pieces!

ms tammy wynette

can't get enough of this and i love the pink sequins!

inspired by john bagge

my brother john o...

we moved!!!

we made it to NY!

latest hearts

latest hearts: getting ready for a huge move has forced me to dig deep into my closet... and low and behold some old favorites are starting to resurface... and cake baking for dear carlos on his birthday. jonah and i made a ginger sour cream cake w/ginger infused strawberries...

bows upon bows

pretty shoes from alexis mabille