thrifting... in san pedro

at cheap...

pretty lady... pretty flowers

in pretty paris!

hearts for hearts

i found this victorian bracelet in philly this past weekend...love that it stretches!

pom poms & sonia rykiel = hearts

sonia rykiel fall 2010

latest lovelies

1-$3 earrings from the one hanson place brooklyn flea...2-need these t-strap clogs...
3-never-ending project...
4-awesome anchor hook from a nautical antique store in city island, ny...
5-made a modern version if the classic tuna noodle casserole (featured in this month's bonappetit )

hearts for sèvres porcelain

i snapped photos of these breathtaking sèvres pieces at the met recently... one a vase w/ candle holders and the other a potpourri holder.since studying about sèvres porcelain in school i am always so excited to see pieces in person. these two pieces are believed to have been purchased by louis xv in 1760.

pink + bows = hearts

never a dull post... as usual.

a pretty package arrived today...

my wedding day shoes from loeffler randall...and they came with a hand written note...to be continued :)

wrist fashion

love...
want...
need...

sabrina dehoff's amusement collection. look here

my mom's table setting circa 1980

love this... found this picture while i was home last weekend... i was one year old. :)
and i now own part of the navy dish collection.

all is love

last week was a very sad week... my grandma vi passed away. thankfully she passed at home on her ranch in california with all of her kids and some of her grandchildren by her side. she was an amazing and strong woman that i love dearly and the ultimate matriarch to our family. we are all mourning the loss but will always celebrate her life.i have always cherished this necklace that i have that she made for my mom in the 60's. my grandma was an avid rock hound until the end. she collected, polished, and cut stones and made beautiful jewelry... just one of her many hobbies.
in the sweet bye and bye
violet christine jordan 1922-2009

teddy's first snow day

*booties are to protect against the salted sidewalks & coat because of crazy shivering. function over fashion... but it makes us smile.

a few of my favorite things (vintage wrapping supplies)

i always collect bits and baubles and eventually use them for wrapping gifts (or some i just admire because they are too pretty to part with!)...

all wrapped up

i finished my holiday wrapping!! this year i used navy bias cut fabric ribbon, silver sparklers, brown boxes, and craft paper. i picked up these discarded rolls of blue bias cut fabric in downtown la. I couldn't leave them as i saw them near the fabric scrap dumpster one day at work last year. the silver sparklers actually were previously part of a x-mas light set. I picked up a huge bag of them at a thrift store a few years ago and use them every year for adding sparkle to wrapping!and i had a special helper who just wanted to play!

holiday cheer

holiday cheer has been brewing in our cozy apartment...

a walk in the woods... 3 abandoned houses

on thanks giving weekend we to a long walk in the woods in pomona, ny and came across three abandoned houses...

1. the mid century modern house. previously used for a summer camp this house is amazing with all of the built in details, and it's in the woods with a stream running along the back side of it. it was locked but we managed to peek inside to see all of the 50's details. this is the type of house i dream of buying and restoring...
2. the early 90's modern house. this house is frozen in mid-construction with tools and materials still on the site. this was so eerie to see and there isn't even a road to this site... it's just in the middle of the woods all by itself! it would have been an awesome completed house...3. the boarded up house. this house was scary. we managed to go in the back door and it was as if some one was living there not to long ago. it was empty, but the bizarre part was there was refrigerator that was stocked with really old beers. oh, and i saw real live holly with berries... so cute!