treasury:

putting treasuries together is so much fun. check out my weekend collection!



have a lovely weekend friends!

{ lovely goods }

1. set of 3 nesting bowls by papaver vert, $114
2. sweet honey art print by whimsyloo, $12
3. mimosa laptop sleeve bag by mareri, $40
4. leather soy candle by stypecreative, $22
5. folded and painted star by sew danish, $9

{ photograph }

beautiful photographs from the lovely mrs. french.
order some prints at her shop +
see her flickr + blog for lots of inspiration!

inspire: lovely.

inspired by: lovely.
photographs. art. fashion.
(click the + for links)


purse: matchpoint 07 by white capri +

photograph: ellen page looking lovely. +

handwritten: personalized valentine message +

shoes: marrakech by Palladium +

photograph: debbie treloar +

pattern: surface accents +

furniture: kramfors right hand chaise +

photograph: stack of books +

wood: laptop skins by iamhuman +


fashion: madia dress +

vintage: camera +

{ link love }

♥ download free art, print a day.
yasmine offers all her lovely prints and templates for download, one a day.

♥ worlds smallest letter, leafcutter designs.
you can customize your own tiny letter and have it transcribed for only $8. a cute novelty.

♥ fun valentine's flier, little brown pen.
spread some cheer with this free downloadable pdf.

♥ spring online classes, red velvet art.
sign up for these lovely online classes taught by these talented ladies. it's $60 and you'll be making 30 projects! there might still be space so just email them!

valentines cards:

i made these cards for the etsy: special delivery project. etsy is teaming up with citymeals-on-wheels and they'll be serving over 18,000 people on vday + passing out cards! there is still time to send a card into them so why not spread some love.

oren lavie:

Her Morning Elegance, by Oren Lavie.
nicholas sent me this. i really like this artist!

weekend:

hi friends! how was your weekend? mine went well. nicholas and his cousin are looking to move so we spent the whole day on saturday looking at apartments for them. we looked at a total of 3, cause that's all they said they could find. we got to drive by huntington beach, so that is where the picture above is from. it was so lovely. anyway, i got on craigslist and looked for other listings for them on sunday. came across a couple 'scams' which i didn't realize till after they practically filled out the applications. it is so sad that people will take or scam whatever they can. even something like a "$150 application fee" psh. just be careful. i'm sure some people fall for it. i practically did! $750 for a 2 bedroom, furnished apartment with all utilities paid. come on danni, if it seems to good to be true, it is too good to be true. ;) well, lesson learned.

anyway.. on a more happier note, i purchased some cupcakes! this i am very excited about. but i suppose this isn't necessarily a good thing because i totally dropped $50 bucks on cupcakes! ahhh. i am just so fascinated by them. i mentioned to my roommate i think i may be obsessed with cupcakes because i can't bake myself, so it would make sense to be interested in something i can't really do. ? i don't know. i got a total of 6 cupcakes, and half of them aren't even for me. they had a sugar free one which i ended up getting for my gpa, cause he's diabetic. anyway, i should be getting them any day now, so i will let you know how they are.

i've also been reading this series by francine rivers. i finished the 2nd book in one whole day! (on friday) it was pretty intense. i've read these books before (about 5 years ago!) and they are just so amazing.

i hung out with my mom for a little, since she was in town. i paid off my entire debt to her because i owed her some money from college. she kept nagging and nagging about it so i finally paid her! it was lovely. we took a picture to capture the moment! it was a good time. i also realized that my imac is broken. very sad bear. if you see in the image, there are these crazy dark shapes 'burned' into the screen. i have to take it in to get fixed. which means: no computer for a week or so! can i even survive that? heh, just kidding. perhaps it will be a good time away from being online all the time.

and happy chinese new year! we don't really celebrate chinese new year in my fam but this year is my year since i'm an ox. so that's fun since it only comes around.. oh, every 12 years. if you were born in any of these years: 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997 - then you are an ox too!

i completed a item off my 101 list! hurray. i took my little brother to disneyland! it was lots of fun. the picture above is from california soarin ride. haha. the ride scares me a little cause i'm afraid of heights. plus it sort of makes me dizzy. but anyway, i'm definitely getting a ton of use out of my pass, woot.

and lastly, i also made some valentine cards for etsy project: special delivery. i'll post some pics later.

okay, i think that is about all! well, i had quite a lot to say! tell me all about your weekend!

{ lovely goods }

1. fiber flower ring by shutterkate, $14
2. cork bird pouch by cork and cotton, $25
3. blue necklace piece by jmyerscho, $18
4. pink is for boys pin by squidsense, $14
5. hand embroidered cotton and felt coasters by copabananas, $24
6. bottles and balloons print by three sisters ink, $15

{ photograph }

all of jen gotch's photos fill me with so much inspiration!
take a look at her flickr, stop by her blog, and visit her site.

collections / valentines:

plenty of time before valentines day. lots of heart + love filled items all over the place for valentines day. here's my collection of 15 lovely things. don't forget that special someone in your life! hope you find your perfect gift for whomever! ♥

will you be mine print from jenzet, $18

valentine acorn magnets from joojoo, $20

postcups for valentine's day from bailey doesn't bark, $50

'i love you' letterpress card from pistachio press, $3.50

for always being there ornament from sugar street cafe, $17

Red Houndstooth iSockit for iPod from blythe king, $12
(i ordered a custom case for nick's google phone, blythe was super sweet and helpful!)

Raspberry Serenade by atelierBB, $75

love notecard set from your wishcake, $7.50


what i love about you: book from amazon, $11.16
love is...a wild ride! from amazon, $11.96

creamy fudge hearts from martha stewart, free!
(well, you can make them)

i love you magic bean from magic bean for you, $9.99

the love is in the mail from uncommon goods, $45

love: 8 pencil set from the spoon sisters, $9.95

you warm my heart hot cocoa mix from fred flare, $8
(i really like this idea but i will probably make it myself. if you can't, then buy this one!)

seattle, anyone?

(photo from flickr)

i guess this falls under link love as well but since i forgot to add them in, i'll post them here. so i adore seattle. i would really love to live there. i got this email from southwest that they're having a SEATTLE SUPER SALE! ahhh! want to take a trip with me? of course i forwarded the email to nick right away.. but he's not sure if he can take off work. meh. i want to go sit in the rain and go to pike place market and read in a coffee shop! i suppose i can do 1/3 of those things here. but seattle is just awesome. anyway, you must book your ticket by January 22, to travel anytime between February 3 and May 31.

and don't forget to watch petite house: my dear friend jess is having a shop update today at 3:00 pacific time! very exciting.

{ link love }

♥ i love you project, i love you more than blank.

departing from the cliche valentines sentiment, this project is an exploration of the wonderful world of love ;) so sweet. you can share your own "i love you more than _____" visit their site.

♥ instant film coming back, the impossible project.

um, have you seen this site? apparently, they will be starting production of integral film for polaroid cameras in 2010. good news for all polaroid people!

♥ business card 101: everything you need to know, snap 2 objects.

this is a great resource site. i think i've done a link on this before but it was for business card inspiration, since business cards are very important. but this is a lovely article.

♥ two thousand and nine, rainy day in may.

i absolutely adore this idea and this blog. misty posts each day, every day in 2009. "a daily photo journal in which to record the truly wonderful moments I'm grateful for..." i love it. i must do it. 2010, here i come. thanks for the inspiration misty!

packaging:

well i've been packaging a lot lately. i got some new envelopes and a stamp where you can custom your message. it's pretty neat. so today i am running errands. ps: have you seen this hamburger bed, at apartment therapy? :)