a roundup of lovely

I love these rolled fabric shades on Little Green Notebook

I saw this scarf on rikshaw design. I completely agree with the title, I need it.

San Francisco and snow? The pictures from past snow storms are awesome.

I need this poster for my Royal Wedding watching party.

These trims from Full House are so pretty, I love the idea of using them to spice up curtains.

Have a good weekend!

winner!

I entered a giveaway for this CD, A Broom with a View, on A Brooklyn Limestone (a new favorite blog of mine) and I won! I can't wait to get it so I can listen to it all month! Happy Halloween!

link love

I'm out today. Gotta love a good migraine. Here are some links to peruse.

A little P & P at Emily Style

My downtown at Reading My Tea Leaves

Mini Apple Pie Molds at Say YES! to hoboken

Magpie Lovely at A Room Somewhere

Happy browsing.

around the blogging world...

loved this "think corner" I saw at Tangled and True

and this bathroom from Black Eiffel

as well as this outdoor eating space from Black Eiffel

links to love

This picture, from flickr, reminded me of the chapter I read from Three Cups of Tea last night.

Buying local from We Chirp
Stitching postcards from A Little Sussy (I want to get these for the next time we move)
Fabulous Garlands from Oh Happy Day!
Raspberry Lime Rickey from My Kitchen Cafe
Strawberry Country Cake from say YES to hoboken!
DIY retro shirts from Tangled and True

around the blogging world...

I saw people playing in a recently filled fountain today, I am getting so excited for summer! (photo via flickr)

Here are some of my favorites blog posts from the past week or so.

From My Kitchen Cafe:

Black and White Cheesecake Squares

Lemon Sugar-Crusted Blueberry Muffins

Garlic Chicken Pasta with Spinach

Garlic Knots

From Say Yes! to Hoboken:

Dinners this week

Rainbow Macaroons

Etsy Crush

From Pioneer Woman Cooks!:

Lost Tamale

kreativ blogger

Thank you AMIdesigns for nominating me for the Kreativ Blogger award!

The rules for this award are:-
1) Add the logo to your blog
2) Link to the person from whom you've received the award
3) Nominate 8 blogs of your choice
4) Leave a message on the nominees' blogs

My choices for the Kreativ Blog Award are -
fine little day
orangette

vintage pleasure
for the love of birds
say yes to hoboken
clementine
red aprons
rockstar diaries

giveaway on room somewhere

Want a chance to win this little girl's necklace? A Room Somewhere is having a giveaway! Check it out here...

around the blogging world...

blog posts to love today-
coconut layer cake on stephmodo
shorpy 16 on room somewhere
moses bread on a little sussy
etsy on a budget: home decor on jangie

photo found here

around the blogging world...

Some blog posts to love,

Favorite Fabric and Books on Design Mom

Gardening and Elements of Style on Black Eiffel

Asian Lettuce Wraps with Dipping Sauce on My Kitchen Cafe

Tips for Decorating a Small Space (third post down) on Interior Candy

photo found here.

around the blogging world...

Some posts I liked from the last week...
Flourless chocolate cake
Frame Risers
I loved these two posts from Black Eiffel
Alvhem
This Young House
Green Wrapping from Your Heart Out

photo found here

link love

Saw this on m.writes and loved the idea, here are my links to love. Happy weekend!

link a blogger who...
has an online shop: secondsister suaviloquy
takes fantastic photographs: pioneer woman
has a new baby: marta
has flawless taste: emily style
is unique: poppy talk
has admirable qualities: nie nie
crafts up a storm: isly
is an artist: a little sussy
is intriguing: house of turquoise
you've bookmarked: oh joy
lives far away: absolutely beautiful things
an old favorite: black eiffel
is creative: life frosting
features fabulous ideas: say YES! to hoboken
features loveliness: room somewhere
features pretty products: not too shabby
features fantasticness: my notting hill
features weddings: style me pretty
writes about life: happy life
is a daily must see: emily style
tells great stories: a cup of jo
is funny: certain crossroad
is a designer: design to inspire
works a letterpress: round robin
you are inspired by: oh happy day
recently added to google reader: interior candy
gives fabulous tips: stephmodo

retail therapy

I saw a post on Design Mom on affordable art and I was inspired. This was one of the artists listed on the post and I bought this painting for $10! I can't wait for it to arrive.

links to love

Delicious looking food here, here and here.

Someone found these books available somewhere on the American continent! And they are cheap too!

I want to try making something like this for baby shower season.

This got me excited about starting my container garden this spring.

I love this idea for neighbor gifts or something of the like.

blogger roundup

I am pondering doing this...

I would like to mail someone one of these beauties...

I want to listen to this!

I loved reading and looking at this:

I want one of these some day.

I am intrigued by this book, I would like to read it.

around the internet

Yummy looking Lettuce Wraps

Affordable art guide

For a depressing Teddy Roosevelt association with Valentine's Day click here and here.

Printable Valentines

Just a reminder that the bracelet giveaway ends tonight!

around the blogging world

Photo from here

some favorite posts from the last week.

Hermes Ad Campaign from Black Eiffel

Milk and other weighty matters from Second Sister Suaviloquy

Taylor Swift-Love Story from Not too Shabby
I love her new CD in case you were wondering...

Big Happie Hair from Jensen Authenticity

Happy Inauguration Weekend from A Cup of Jo

around the blogging world....

I love this picture of Liv Tyler that I saw at A Little Sussy. She looks like she belongs there.

I have a vision for this advent calendar I saw at Black Eiffel. Imagine bigger pockets so can can put more candy in and 25 different felt ornaments with velcro on the back to decorate the tree. And a star for the top. Can you see it?

A DIY tutorial on how to make this beautiful jacket at Oh Happy Day.

Don't you love this home made stocking from Lizzy Writes? I love the red houndstooth!

black eiffel

Can I just tell you how much I love the blog Black Eiffel? I loved the picture of the dresses I saw there and I really really loved the post where I learned all about these fabulous classic books with the beautiful covers.

around the blogging world

This post at Your Heart Out made me homesick today

This post at Pioneer Woman made me hungry

I am in awe of this post at Life Frosting

I now want to attend a 1930's party like this one I saw at a Cup of Jo

Style Me Pretty had a real wedding spotlight (an English wedding where they wear awesome things in their hair) here - I want to be there.

I love these necklaces I saw on A Room Somewhere.

And above all if I wish I was in Tuscany, sweet dreams for me! For now I can look at a map of it.