Monday Love

A teacup bunny is my Monday Love pick this week. All nestled in and snug as a little bunny should be. I hope you have a great week ahead!

Into the Wild

Another week has come and gone. To close this week I will leave you with the stunning photography of Nick Brandt. Working exclusively in Africa to capture touching moments in these creatures lives and bring awareness to how truly special they are. I hope you will find his work as touching as I do. Have a great weekend everyone!

Delicate

These delicate fruit bowls, with there hand-cut lacy designs, are by Boston artist Isabelle Abramson. A tedious process must be undertaken in hand cutting each piece before carefully firing the porcelain in to such perfect shapes. For more of here exquisite work stop by her site here.

Beware! Not for the squeamish...

A little creepy, perhaps I am in a Halloween mood. Take a peek at this slithering, serpent, snake and scales treasury. There are some special artists lurking in there... just look out where your walking to avoid any undo snake bites.

Hello no. 6

My, oh my! This is such a stunning Art Nouveau entryway I found on the House of Turquoise. Could you imagine this greeting you everyday after a long day at work?! If you want to see more of the building take a peek here.

Monday Love

Pink.

Truthfully, I have thought about having lovely pink locks for nearly a decade now. There is just something about petal pink hair that I find rather delightful. Eventually, my thought process always leads back to the same two conclusions. First, I am rather shy and usually avoid drawing attention to myself... and any crayola hair color would most certainly accomplish this. Which is the direct cause of my second predicament. I blush easily. Not only do I turn all rosy when I am embarrassed but, more and more often it happens when I get any form of attention. I mean any attention. It is getting worse, not better, the older I get. So unless I want to look like I stuck my entire head in a bucket of Easter Egg dye, or figure out a way to stop going flush in a flash, I will have to be content with admiring the lovely pink coifs of others.
Ho, hum.

Have you ever had a little wish, that for whatever reason, you avoided?

Counting

Well another week has come and gone. We hope you have a swell weekend and come back to visit us next week for more eye candy!

There is no school like old school.

Whether you're a fan of the cricket, arrowhead or thistle style, the FORAGE line of bow ties has you covered. These are just one more reason to adore the couple behind something's hiding in here.

Dirt

Yesterday I planted our very first winter vegetable garden. Every fall I absolutely remember to plant as many spring bulbs as I can squeeze into our little yard. Watching them bloom during the gloomy months of early spring makes me oh, so happy! But, somehow I always seem to forget about the cold weather vegetables that begin their season right about now. After the tomatoes, cucumbers, and other summer vegetables are done for the year there is a whole new season of splendid produce to grow.

This year I finally did it! We planted four different types of leaf lettuce, romaine, cabbage, bok choy, and the most lovely beets I have ever seen- their leaves are a beautiful rich magenta color. So, with dirt under my nails and anticipation for my first home grown salad, I declare you are here by warned snails, stay away!

The charming cold pressed soaps shown above are from Prunella Soap's in Portland. Stop by the next time you need a good lather!

And the winner is...

I guess, even when rowing, the trick is to keep breathing. It was such a delight to see all of the entries for our September giveaway. It is finally time to announce our winner. Will Claire of Heart Handmade please email us her address and color choice to farouche@cruzio.com. For everyone else who did not win this month's giveaway be sure to check back again in October for our next giveaway. We wish you a splendid week ahead!

September Giveaway!

It's that time again! Are you ready for this month's giveaway from Farouche! We are proud to be giving away one of our "The trick is to keep breathing" prints to one lucky winner! You even get to pick which of the three colors you want for your wall. For your chance to win you must either be a follower of this blog -or- a fan of our Facebook page. To enter please leave us a comment below. Contest ends Saturday, September 25th. The winner will be announced Sunday, September 26th so make sure and check back to see if you have won!

Monday Love

I wouldn't mind a Hot Dog pillow by Showpony. Cute as a button and dander free too!