i am a greedy girl.: 05.09

target vs. american apparel.

was excited to find some skirts at target (left; $10) to rival the jersey pocket skirt (right; $30) at american apparel. while there aren't as many color options, i think the price more than makes up for that.

plum pretty sugar.

such a pretty kimono-style robe from plum pretty sugar.

via bobbin talk (have you been there yet? i recommend).

vera wang.

so this weekend i went to a gem trade show. i oohed and aahed over the pretty sparklies, and then i silently wept because the tiniest of stones cost so much.

and i thought of this ring.

ever since i saw this tourmaline beauty over at coco + kelley some months ago, it's been an object of my desire. and i still can't get over how pretty it is. love the big rock and tiny band.

let's all ooh and aah together now. sigh.

the uniform project.

brilliant and adorable.

via jeremy and kathleen.

easy monday.

wish i could lounge around in this all day long. i'd keep the wristlet on all day, too. because it's that pretty.

erin wasson x rvca boyfriend jeans | gg 750 long-sleeve t | hobo international* wristlet | howie sandal

*i've said it before, but i can't get enough hobo international.

f-troupe.

hello pretty shoes from candystore collective... you've got an admirer.

chris crites.

wow.

via bedlam of beefy.

old-fashioned soda bar.

i really, REALLY love this soda bar idea of jordan ferney's.

normally, such variety would be out of my little okie hands, but thanks to my favorite make-out-of-town-guests-go-there place, pops, this idea is completely possible.

love this. (you will too.)

via rifle.

brooke reynold's 'collections of nothing.'

brooke reynolds of inchmark is showing off her beautiful collections this week at black*eiffel. check it out. i promise you'll be nothing short of amazed and every bit inspired.

sartorialist.

certainly a sartorialist gem.

i can't even determine where the perfection ends and where it begins.

creatures of comfort.

this shop should probably seriously consider sponsoring me. i promise i'd do you justice!

stella mccartney.

two things:

anouck lepere=adorable.

stella mccartney=puts out a pretty kick-ass collection.

via simple + pretty.

stephanie levy.

beautiful work by stephanie levy, who also writes a beautiful blog about her very enviable expat life in munich.

weheartit, we hate it.

i am not kidding: i will be so bitterly angry if we heart it finally bit it. i had so many lovely photos there. stupid, i know, not to back them up in another way.

thanks, we heart it, for stealing our dreams!

/rant

photo via design is mine.

steven alan at gilt.

argh! i am cursing myself for spending too much at target yesterday. because...

gilt is offering up steven alan for some very nice prices today. what i'd do for that entire outfit on the left...

if you don't have a gilt account and would like one, here you go!

claudie pierlot.

more claudie pierlot. (i'd trade friends and family for these boots.)

stripes.

remember how you looked this cool when you were 16? oh yeah, i don't either.

above and below, the shirt of my dreams that cannot be found. anywhere.

on the left, cute as a button with my dream hair. on the right, she kills me with her cuteness. exactly how a 15-year-old should look (not that i'd ever pass judgment).

starshaped press.

be sure to look at this up close. love it!

p.s. really great letterpress giveaway here.

christina ung.

i adore this print by illustrator christina ung. and i'd love to see more of these umbrella people.

her blog shows the concepts and sketches behind the finished pieces, and i like that. it's nice to have a reminder that things don't just flow out of people's minds perfectly.

totokaelo.

oh, totokaelo, why can't you get along with my paycheck? i suppose it is mostly my little paycheck's fault. but, please, if you could try.

i would kill... i. would. kill. for this yoshi kondo top.

summer so far.

hello. my apologies for the sporadic posting. it seems i'd rather be doing summery things with summery loves than sitting here at the computer. i'll try to get back to normal this week.

above are a few shots from the summer so far. my joe's birthday was last week, and i could barely wait to give him this library birthday card by suann song of simplesong. happy birthday, sweets! i am lucky to have you.

the bubble, pugs and moth (ugly butterfly?) are things i do when he is mowing (and i should be blogging).

lovely on friday.

so i've been looking at the computer on and off for the past two days, trying to cobble something together for the blog. it's like my i can't quite connect my thoughts.

so, now, out of desperation, i bring you something from my inspiration file. something i can't credit because i have a tendency to drag things into said file without making note of where i got them.

also, i've had this done for a week now but, thanks to not connecting thoughts, am having a hard time finding art to go with it. that'll probably come out later this afternoon though. thank you, tara, for letting me play along. i promise my part is on its way!