There were about 5 million fabulous things on my blogroll this week. I had to share a few of my favorites. Take a minute and have a click or two. You'll thank me!
I'm sure I'm not the only one completely drawn in by these shots of oceanside swingsets. They make me feel super relaxed. Ahhhh.
Really pretty and captivating images from Tim Irving, on Etsy. An Englishman living in Spain, Tim travels the world creating lovely photographs using a variety of equipment, lots of old cameras and a variety of old lenses, some of which he has made himself. I think these images are pretty magical.
I really love these papercut print maps of Paris (top) and London from Famille Summerbelle. I saw them on a blog (forgot which!) and quickly snatched a London print for myself.
I love so many things about this room, found via Sweetie Pie's Tumblr. In particular, the bright light from the french door wall, the pendant shades, the worn table and the high ceilings. And all the stuff in the adjoining room. I'm so easy to please. Really.
I really love this Dewdrops customized necklace from sponsor, Lisa Leonard. What a lovely, organic shape.
I got an email from Frou-Frou and Claude's Shelley announcing the launch of her new luxury upholstered screen business. Me likey.
This indispensable summer skirt is only $19 and is still available in many sizes (and in black). Free shipping ends today!
I just spent 10 days freezing my toesies off in the mountains of Sundance, Utah. I would have loved to be sporting some cozy Uggs the whole time! I'll have to remember that before our next trip this winter.
You can snag some Uggs and get $30 off(!) by entering code ROOMSOMEWH at Whooga. Thirty dollars is a lot. Thanks, Whooga!
I just ordered two more bottles of sponsor, Little Bug Botanicals' Lavender Chamomile Baby Wash. It's on sale AND the coupon code roomsomewhere still works (15% off!). Now I just have to decide whether I'm going to keep the two bottles for myself or give them to new babies . . .
I recently came across this cute little website via another blog, where you can create little logos to see how adorable your baby's name (or prospective name) really is. There's even a direct link on the site to Zazzle, so you can buy customized products (onesies, keychains, etc.) with your kids' names all over them.
{These are my kids' names. I love them.}
Last week, when I posted this nursery, I was led to the blog from which it originated and immediately became a fan. Life in the Fun Lane documents one couple's incredible renovation which is so inspiring (especially since we're thinking of taking on a project house). Lots of white and lots of style, you won't regret a click over to Life in the Fun Lane. (If only to see the before shots of these two rooms, unbelievable!)
Inspired by a great idea from my sister-in-law, Julie, the artists at sponsor, Persimmon and Pink, have a new print, available in a variety of colors & sizes, as always! Get yours here!
I'm completely inspired by the loveliness to be found in Myra Kim's Twig & Honey Etsy Shop.
I could have browsed the Sold Items for hours. Lovely lovely.
These beautiful floral collars were made by these beautiful girls' mother, Katie. See her tutorial here. I think this would be pretty along the hem of a skirt.
Prettiness in interior form from Kyle Timothy Design, via Desire to Inspire.
New York. June 6, 1944. ALLIED ARMIES LAND ON COAST OF FRANCE. GREAT INVASION OF CONTINENT BEGINS. "D-Day. Crowd watching the news line on the Times building at Times Square."
Aedriel, a sponsor and friend, has come up with these beautiful custom silhouette plates. Isn't this great? You send her a photo, she'll paint the silhouette right onto a plate perfect for hanging. I'm thinking of getting all three of my kids done and hanging them in a group. I think that would be so sweet. See more about the plate and the process, here! Aedriel gives some great tips for silhouette photography, too.
Each plate is custom designed, personalized with the model’s name and hand painted from photographs you provide. Rim colors include licorice black (as shown), lemon yellow, sour apple green, sage green, turquoise, cotton candy pink, robin's egg blue. Rim can be scalloped in design, polka dotted or solid. Other colors are available by request. Aedriel offers a special discount if you order more than one plate at a time. Read more and place your orders here!
If you haven't been reading Katie's Blogger-to-Blogger series, you really ought to start. (Might as well subscribe, her blog is great!) Today would be a good day, she interviewed ME!
Read it here. She picked out a really cute outfit for stick figure me.
I love the softness of this teacup chandelier, from wedding stationery designer Mimi's blog, SevenEight, via Oh Hello Friend.
More later, it's the last day of school. We're partying!
Another pretty nursery, this one from Holly, of In the Fun Lane (which I just subscribed to. You must see her kitchen reno!). I'm mainly inspired by the whiteness of everything except the dark, shiny floor.
via a great interiors tumblr site, First Home
Two things I was excited about in the latest J. Crew catalog:
1. thicker t-shirts. I'm over tissue tees, people! They're so flimsy.
2. this belt, worn in a myriad of different ways throughout the mag (as a necklace, e.g.). My store was sold out, I got one online.
Loving the garden vibe this kitchen mural creates. From artist Jill Crawford, via Decorology.
This necklace was really popular back when I had a Paperwhite Jewelry giveaway. It was sold out at the time, however. Just thought you'd like to know that it's back!
Oh my heavens, I really did swoon a bit when I saw this house featured on Beach Bungalow 8 the other day. I had to send the link to my husband pronto. I knew he'd appreciate it, Italianate architecture lover that he is. Take a look.
This house sits atop a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean near Santa Cruz, California. It was moved to its present location by a family who committed to restoring the 1872 mansion and was awarded the house for $1.00. They've done an impeccable job. Can you imagine life here? I can.
My husband and I always joke about how the men's line at J. Crew is pretty much the same thing over and over. Men's clothes are best done basic and classic, though, so you really can't go wrong when you stick to the same good shapes and patterns. Some of my favorite men's looks lately, from J. Crew.
