ok, everyone, relax... i will resume normal posting this week.
funny little baaa-uble.
somehow i've managed to not hear about this fun little site until now. junky little things are fun, no?
lamb ring
girlprops.com, $6.99
beach. hair. now.
for several summers (and many springs, winters and falls), this was my favorite product of all products in the world. ever.
then it disappeared.
still, when i'm at the drugstore, i'll give the john frieda section a quick glance, hoping maybe it has reappeared. (i do this in much the same way and with the same frequency i check in on the hot cereal section, hopeful that cream of rice has made its way back to the shelves. it hasn't, and i so far refuse to buy breakfast cereal via amazon.)
unfortunately, neither my beloved cream of rice nor my sea spray texturizer has made a comeback.
so imagine my delight when i stumble across this product review tonight. alas, it was purely a tease. there is no more john frieda beach blonde.
so, really, the point of long, sad post is to ask... any thoughts on bumble and bumble's surf spray? i'm thinking it may be the only acceptable alternative but i'm not quite ready to admit failure.
pouffe.
i've been eyeing these for a while. for some reason, it seems i'm mostly finding them on uk sites?
moroccan leather pouffe
graham & green, £99.50
city totes.
this site came via daily candy this week, and i thought these bags were so, so cute.
other cities (or boroughs): brooklyn, manhattan, la, chicaco, san francisco, queens and portland.
but, speaking of washington, i'll be there for a week in may, and i'm looking for some shopping and restaurant recommendations. i've never been (well, my parents lived there when i was born. but my memories from infancy are a bit vague), so i'm open to anything!
dc tote
maptote, $12
rats!
i've been meaning to post these for a while. but here you go.
hand-knit rat ipod case
jack spade, $55
might be within reach.
i very rarely come across something from design within reach that i think i positively must have. well, this isn't really true, as i quite often want most everything there.
BUT what i mean is i very rarely consider having something so seriously. and, to be honest, i've only known of this lounge chair for about a minute and a half (via outblush), but i fell in insta-love.
i'm obviously on a wire chair thing. it's because, instead of a sofa, i think i've decided to have a few chairs. i have a soft, vintagey chair like this, and i kind of want to offset it with a couple funky modernish chairs (this is where a lounge chair comes in).
disclaimer: my bed's in the same room, so there is actually a place for comfortable lounging. this is just so i don't have to offer up my stairs as seats for guests anymore (yeah, i'm a real classy hostess).
so, back to this chair. i like it. do you?
hee lounge
dwr, $230
classics.
i'm no boy, but i certainly will be looking out for the books in this boys own books series by penguin classics (out in june). i love all their collections!
arthur conan doyle's the lost world
penguin classics, £7.99
on ebay.
mixed in with all the bertoia wire chairs i can't afford, i found this.
and aside from that seat cover catastrophe and the wretched mirrored tabletop, this actually is a pretty fun little piece.
if i were in brisbane, i'd snatch it up for $20 in a heartbeat (or at least in the next eight days, five hours).
by the way, if you're about to throw a couple bertoias out to the curb (and you're not in brisbane), i will gladly accept them.
wire table/chair
ebay, au $19
bucket of lead.
these prints and drawings on pages of books have intrigued me for some time. while most are a bit too myspace for my tastes, i do really like this one. more mod chic, less emo narcissism.
illustration by john clark
etsy, $46
bark.
in honor of my first love, patti duke (the german shepherd), and her birthday today, i present this bobble-head of sorts.
and, for my friend holly and her winnie: the dachshund nodder. (too bad you're not like four and a half feet from rose and radish anymore.)
ah, memories of childhood pets.
german shepherd nodder
rose and radish, $8.50
wallet.
i don't need another wallet or coin purse, but i can't help but being drawn to hobo international.
dutch treat wallet
anthropologie, $58
i'm very, very sorry for not really being around all week. i'm pre-move and mid-pack and have been focusing my attention toward the new place.
i'll try to make up for it this weekend and will be back on a regular track in a week or two (hopefully full of inspiration).
in the meantime, if you've got any suggestions on anything whatsoever or just want to keep me entertained, e-mail me.
c'est magnifique!
(i don't know french, so i just lifted that magnificent phrase from the site, not knowing what it really means. i have a feeling it conveys what i want it to.)
trio of french journals
the curiosity shoppe, $12
the last thing i need...
...is more tiny boxes sitting around my place, but aren't these cute? and green, too.
sea urchin box set
the curiosity shoppe, $50
a type of quest.
any thoughts on where i could find a cute typewriter like this? i figure i can find one on ebay but don't really want to look through a bunch of crap. i only say that because i've tried looking before but to no avail... not because i'm really that lazy.
[image from anthropologie.]
hit or missoni.
at the risk of sounding like a complete bore...
while most everything missoni is most always gorgeous, i usually can't imagine myself weaving it into my home things or wardrobe (it can be so zany!).
this throw, however, is so practical i believe i'd need it in every color.
[via lucky's catch of the day.]
woven throw
auto, $256
from greer chicago...
love the simplicity of this thank-you card.
school thank-you card
greer chicago, $12.75
also...
while a very pretty thing to send in the mail, i'd be more tempted to keep it for myself and commit it to a frame.
greer chinese papercut
greer chicago, $4.75
kimono print.
i'm on this huge home makeover kick, thanks to what will hopefully be my new cozy apartment. and, while aprons and potholders don't necessarily scream home makeover, they do say something along the lines of i can't wait to finally be in a comfy place that i can finally make feel like my own.
i'm so excited i can barely get to sleep at night (it explains why i'm up at 2 on a 'school' night).
i'll finally feel like a grown-up! this will be my first post-grad move. now, i kind of feel like a dorm-dweller. not because my place is small or horrible. just because i never took the time to do anything with it and eventually became uninspired by it.
now i'm just bursting with ideas!
kimono kitchen apron
wrapables, $4.95-$21.95
