my heart is hurting ...
for these moccasin boots. i tried to bid but my frugality won't let me go any further.
let's all shed a tear.
ebay, $28 (that's what they were when i started)
freddy&ma.
i am determined to one day own my very own freddy&ma bag. it's way too fun to wander over to their site and design pretty little bags. if you haven't yet done it, it's just about the most fun ever.*
and i love the idea of designing unique clutches for each of your bridesmaids like in the photo above.
*i hate days like this when i feel like i really need to blog something but stupid words just come out.
damn the books for keeping me awake.
as some of you may already be aware, i would – in a split second – drop everything and move to london to work for penguin uk.
and, for the chance to work for penguin classics, i'd abandon my dog, give up both arms, change my name and hitchhike across the pond with lead weights tied to my feet.
i don't know what it is. harper collins doesn't do it for me. chronicle doesn't come close. i'm all penguin, through and through.
among my recent beauts are the portable dorothy parker (aka all the dot parker – my favorite – you'll ever need) and the great ideas series. i'd love to have the full sets of both volumes one and two because, yeah, they're awfully nice.
volume three is due out soon, and it's, sigh, green. thanks to the genius boys (esp. cutie alistair*) over at we made this for a little peek into what's to come.
and special thanks to david pearson for being an absolute design god.
as you brits like to say, you are brill. brill, i say.
above, mark twain in the great journeys series. ah, can-can girls. this is on my to-buy list this weekend.
*sorry, joe! you're still my no. 1!
p.s. i don't need to go into my love for the pocket penguins but dear god i tried forever to order these and i couldn't get them shipped to the u.s. perhaps i'll begin my search all over again now that some time has passed? the sight of them all in one place nearly brings me to tears.
dearest mother nature,
please bring me fall. i promise to be good.
signed,
caroline
via foto decadent.
lucky penny necklace.
i want (and need) this so, so, so much! so, if you're feeling generous, i am accepting gifts. think of the good karma it would bring you.
kathryn reichert, $22
via coveiter.
macaron ring.
things have been so busy lately and i've gotten so behind on blogging. i am finally getting around to reading mountains of comments and e-mail, and look what karey found! macaron rings! they're such sweet little works of art. they're so funny in a marie antoinette serious kind of way.
the french factory, €40
phonofone II by tristan zimmermann.
i know, it's like hot, right? for your ipod.
via design watcher.
matter, $500
'ingenue' print by leigh of jkldesign.
isn't this great?
found via an interview with the artist by the lovely jessie at zest & thyme.
jkldesign, $23
p.s. hey, who's not been blogging lately? me. sorry about that. my not-so-mighty mouse has lost its ability to scroll down, which makes scrolling through hundreds of blog posts in google reader damn near impossible and leaves me really mad at my mac. so, bear with me and we'll get through this together.
the something store.
today, i came across the something store where you can shell out 10 bucks and receive something in return. could be anything. it sounds like something (ha! something!) i could easily become addicted to, given my love for receiving mail and surprises. plus, it'd kind of be like the lottery. i could just keep playing until i win big (go broke).
and! shipping is free (in the u.s.).
among some of the somethings sent out recently?
... a pintacuda.
... a starbucks gift set.
... memory foam slippers.
... a kitchen knife set.
... a clocky (!)
... a rembrandt 2-hour whitening kit.
... clear lens goggles.
... a $20 gas card.
BUUUUUT ... unfortunately for some of us, they don't – i repeat, DO NOT – offer escort or prostitution services, organs or other body parts, fake autographs, herbal drugs such as magic mushrooms, diplomas, crime scene photos, radioactive materials, timeshare properties, brass knuckles and some of our other very favorite things. looks like we'll have to stick to craigslist for those things.
photo by fedewild.
macarons.
i've been really curious and wanting to try to bake some macarons lately. actually i kind of want to make some blue and pink ones for july 4 (real american, i know).
has anyone had any luck with baking their own? they look like they can be whipped together pretty quickly, but i fear it's one of those things you have to time perfectly for them to turn out.
any tips or recipes?
the pretty ones above are from paulette and range in price, but you can get 18 for $12.
