i am really wanting a new camera. something a bit more substantial than my point&shoot but not quite a dslr. anyone have suggestions?

above: canon powershot, leica v-lux (what i really want but cannot afford) and panasonic lumix.

in the meantime, i think it's time my slr saw a little action. maybe we'll get that out this weekend.

wouldn't that be nice on some days?

and under $12 for a set of 8 of these pads? that's a lot of days...

via stuff under twenty, which i'll add is a nice resource for scoring cute things on the cheap. i think we can all use a bit of that right now.

so maybe i've spent hours and hours today looking at silly japanese printed fabric. maybe i was a little inspired by the fabrics in my last two posts. and maybe i just happen to have developed a really big obsession with said silly japanese printed fabric.

thanks, super buzzy for keeping me super busy tonight. tomorrow, i take on repro depot.

ideas for what i could do with the fabric? i'm thinking pillows. and little girl skirts. and maybe big girl skirts. kawaii!

might not be able to live without this pillow from olive's etsy shop. and at $17, the price is pretty right.

some pretty wares from jennifer ladd. the paris clutch will be mine as soon as i get a little spending money.

and those booties? cutest ever? could be? yes.

sigh. if only pugs could wear booties.

lovely cards from essimar papel, using various media such as graphite, die-cut paper and screenprinting inks.

psst. her blog is pretty lovely, as well.

check out these illustrations and patterns from studio violet of gothenburg, sweden. i'll have to snatch up some of the postcards soon. and what a great way to display them, no?

you know how i feel about nina simone...

and this just sets my heart a'flutter.

i could watch it over and over again for days. what do you think?

via black*eiffel.

from top: the english dept. (via coco+kelley), indulgencecouture (yes, that's a rainbow), holly stalder, lola show girl, modernromancepdx.

and, if you missed the first go-round, you can find some more sigh-worthy pieces here.

some springy vintage from et al., etc.

i'll stop with the etsying now!

there's nothing prettier or more perfectly understated than a blind impression, and this custom set from simplesong designs couldn't be better proof. and, anyone who uses futura is a designer after my own heart.

a couple looks i loved from moschino's fall ready-to-wear line in milan.

you know how sometimes you get a little self-conscious because your friend moves to california and makes a new friend that's so much cooler than you are? welcome to my life.

my friend holly's friend, miss vu, rocks my world with her daily style shots.

i think she'll rock yours too.

isn't this white sapphire (who knew?) ring just so stunning?

actually, all of the work by kate szabone is pretty nice.