Oh how I love Autumn. You can keep your summery dresses, swimsuits and short shorts, if I can keep all the snuggly cashmere, tunic dresses and tan leather boots. Deal? { 1. Embellished jumper b...
Bet you werent expecting little old me to pop up on here? Not after my recent lacklustre (or complete lack of) postings! Well, I can now reveal whats been keeping me oh so busy (and OH so excit...
Theres something about a matte red lip with porcelain skin and groomed brows that just kills me every time... And it really is an incredibly easy look, so dont be afraid to give it a go. Pair it with...
You cant shake a stick in the blogosphere without hitting a post or ten about Anthropologie. But, I suppose theres good reason behind the Anthropologie madness. Their stuff is good. Really good. Sell...
Im totally in love with this planned elopement, and in particular, with the wedding dress/cardi combo, just divine... { photography by Jill Thomas via Grey Likes Weddings } * * This post is brought t...
If youre anything like me, you currently have about 40 tabs open in your web browser, with things to read/remember/buy/lust after. Ive tried Pinterest-ing things, Evernoting them and so on and so for...
OK, so my birthday was, ahem, 4 weeks ago, but thank you notes are better late than never, right? And surely you get more points when theyre home made? I used Martha Stewart paint chips (thats paint ...
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This dress! I die! Along with my current yellow obsession comes a bubbling undertone of "all grey, all the time". This dress is causing paroxysms of joy and barely containable lust... The ple...
Im sure youve heard about Madonnas movie project, but have you seen the pictures? Im dying over here looking at the spot on period styling... { Images via Vanity Fair } * * This post is brought to yo...
The sister and I are off to NYC and will be swinging by Ikea on our way back to pick up some things for the new abode. Top of the list (in my mind at least, shes probably more concerned with bu...
Ive found myself thinking more and more about inspiration lately. Where it comes from, and how to harness it when it suddenly rushes up on you, or how to root it out when it tip toes into your mind a...
Ive always had quite simple tastes when it comes to flowers, a few velvety peonies or a some crisp white hydrangeas in a glass vase; or a few tall stems of fragrant white (and I mean WHITE) lilies is...
Settling in... Im finally getting myself set up with a little nook where I can beaver away at my work and projects. And blogging! { eagle eyed readers will spot my striped reflection, the obsession i...
{ image credit: I wish I knew! Sorry! But the picture has been hanging around in my download folder for weeks, taunting me to cut my fringe/bangs back in, but a Baltimore summer just isnt the place f...
Its been an incredibly busy spring at Coquette Paper & Press. So much so, that our new collection is only just starting to take shape. Weve lots planned for the next few months, but couldnt help ...
Thats it! I want to learn to do this and I want to learn now! mobilerider.embedVideo(2416, 44851 ,, 640, 360, osmf, {extras:skin:,muteOn:,autoplay :0,autohide:1}); via Jay Zs Life + Times * * This pos...
Wouldnt these make the most divine "something blue"? Magic picture from the wonder that is From Me To You * * This post is brought to you by Coquette & Dove For more fabulous fashion, bea...
I am so excited to share this with you guys. Months ago, the lovely Mary of Forever and Ever Events asked me if I would do the hair and make up for an eco-themed shoot she was putting together for Lo...
So, I have a fancy new laptop and everything, but I dont have a fancy bag to keep it safe while Im about town and so forth. Problem? I think so! Trouble is, I cant quite make my mind up... Ally Capel...
Very much looking forward to taking in the McQueen Savage Beauty exhibit at Met while on my travels this summer. Stunning. { all images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art } * * This post...
Happy Royal Wedding Day folks! Ive been glued to the TV all day, oohing and aahing at the dresses, the coaches, the flowers & both of the kisses! And the fact that I woke up at 8am to see it all ...
Every now and then I am struck by a sudden urge to bake something. An urge that generally has to be sated there and then. More often than not this urge strikes when there is very little in the way of...
Ive been on a bit of a beauty binge in the last couple of months, 2 trips to New York have fueled my madness for maquillage. Between Sephora, Bloomingdales in SoHo and Duty Free, Ive been stocking up...
Some of the tunes currently keeping my toes tapping while I make plans for a mobile lifestyle... Because Ruby has the kind of soul that makes me go weak. Because good pop music is good music. Period....
See that piece of meat on the left? Its about to be BBQd like meat has never been grilled before. And that jar on the right? Well thats my little secret. Its one of the most versatile things youll fi...
I am currently reading these two books in tandem (despite Tim Ferris telling me that I shouldnt read more than one non-fiction book at a time. Ive never been on one for following ALL the rules ALL th...
Unless you grew up in 70s/80s Britain, this might not mean much to you. But damn it, I have to agree with India Knight, thats one cool Royal Wedding souvenir... ...and Im going out shopping tomorrow ...
...my landlord informs me that he needs the apartment back for 7 months (the apartment that took me 3 months to find and which I have only been in for 1 year) and I have to move out. In the wor...
*sigh* what I woundt give to be tree climbing in couture right now. so...I walk into my bedroom to make up my unmade bed (I slept in it unmade last night because Id forgotten to hang the damp bedline...
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