Dainty little clutch

I've been searching for a little satin clutch for my wedding. This one is so perfect. I love the trim on it.

Found on Emma Gordon London's Etsy Shop


But I would need the flower to be fuschia. My colors are ivory, light blue and fuschia accents. Luckily her site says she creates custom orders. Alright! I must order it now!

Home Decorating

by Heather

I renewed my lease for a year in July and decided to do some redecorating. I was a quick-draw with the credit card, but hanging all the pretty artwork took months! I still have a few patiently waiting to be displayed, but here's some of the new additions to my cute beach cottage.
Pillows from Bo Concept. A gift from my wonderful beau and they couldn't be more perfect for my couch. It's hard to tell in the photo but the embroidery is beautiful. The couch is new too, but it's a slightly used Craigslist find by Ikea. It came with a mint condition red corduroy slip cover, but I opted out of the college dorm look and bought a new cream one for $11! Yep, $11! So no qualms about having a glass of red wine while lounging.

Papermoth's Easily Broken image from Etsy.

Alicia Bock's Friday's Child photograph and Breeze photograph bought from her Etsy shop.

Great Lakes print from Ork Posters. A shout out to my hometown as I grew up splashing around Lake Erie in Cleveland Ohio. Alicia Bock's Fox Glove photograph from her Etsy shop.

The flower image on top of the fridge was a freebie with purchase from Alicia Bock. The urban coffee photograph on the fridge is from Gothicrow's Etsy shop. The painting on the wall to the left is a Van Gogh Sunflowers' reproduction found thrifting many moons ago. It's nicely framed in beat up red wood box.

Another gift from my sweetie! He's so good to me and has amazing taste. It's from a shop in San Diego called Mixture. It's resin on wood by Amy Paul.

Photograph taken from the Brooklyn Bridge by Weberphoto on Etsy. Sorry, there's a glare on it but click on the link to get a better view -- it's very cool. It's hangs above my flatscreen.

I also bought these prints from Papermoth, which go beautifully together, but I have yet to hang them.


Perpetual City.


Capricious in blue/violet.

Sweetheart finds

I lieu of earth day just passing, I'd like to feature my favorite jewelry line, Heart by Heather. This amazing jewelry not only incorporates beautiful style but honors the earth as well. It is made solely from fair trade, eco-friendly and socially-conscious materials. The designer, Heather, designs and crafts all the jewelry herself and sources the materials from around the globe to create unique, fashion-forward, high-quality jewelry. All the jewelry is made from gemstones, pearls, sterling silver or 24k pink gold vermeil.

Below are a few of my favorite pieces.

This necklace is made from aquamarine gemstone and 24k pink gold vermeil. I love the heart charm on the back of the chain. Part of her signature style.

This one is so cool. The bracelet wraps twice around your wrist. I love how it's feminine yet funky. Rose Quartz chips interspersed with mauve coin pearls, accented by tiny 24k pink gold vermeil beads and closed with a pink gold toggle.

I love charms! Adorned on this 99.9% pure fine silver hammered chain beads are 99.9% pure fine silver square charms: cherry chalcedony coins, carved rose quartz drop, 24k pink gold vermeil rose charm.

Sweet 'n Wild. 99.9% pure silver twist tube bead chain with triangle toggle closure accented with a 24K pink gold vermeil heart charm and black silver plain tag charm.

I like to call this "these aren't your grandma's pearls" bracelet! Actually my grandma loves this one and wears it all of the time. She's the most stylish Grandma around!

Another favorite! Sterling silver chain anchored by sodalite gemstone sandwiched with mauve pearl coins.

The best part of her jewelery, besides looking so hot and hip, no one else at the party will have it on (don't you hate that)!

So unique! 99.9% pure fine silver ear wires with a cascade of 24k gold vermeil chains.

Ooh, the matching necklace to the earrings above!

For those of you that like a little more rock and roll style let me introduce the "Beautiful Wildness" necklace. 99.9% pure fine silver handmade rope chain and toggle with three chipped "dirty" blue.

I have a few of her pieces and dying to add more to my collection. Heather is my sister, so she let's me borrow, as well as gifted me with a few of her pieces. Any time I wear them, I get lots of compliments! I love the perks of having a jewelry designer sister :)

Below are some of the ones I own.

This one is my favorite. Tiny hearts. Did you know that in prehistoric times the heart was a procreative symbol of female powers? Interesting...

Heather is one talented gal. And I'm not saying that just because she's my sis! Check out her etsy shop for more fabulous finds!

*Fair Trade enables sustainable development and community empowerment by cultivating a more equitable global trade model that benefits workers, consumers, industry and the earth.

Let me check my calendar

I recently purchased a 2009 calendar from Orange Beautiful on their etsy site. There were a lot of cute calendars out there to choose from but once I spotted this one on their blog, The Scoop, I knew my search was over! I have always loved handwriting so naturally I have a love of fonts too. In addition to enjoying the fonts, I love the whole design of it. It's very elegant and stylish with a clean crisp look. What really is cool is that you can detach the bottom calendar portion after the month is over and then the calendar becomes a piece of artwork. It would look great to have all of the months hanging in a picture frame once the year ends.