uncommon bling

i adore jewelry that not everyone and their cousin's mother's daughter (yes it's a long-handed way of saying cousin) is wearing. the pieces just seem so much more unique and rare when they aren't replicated and worn by the masses. some of my recent finds are below.

diamond star flower { aninna vogel for liberty }

man eater { savage salvage }

bell flower ring { kathi roussel }

chocolate cream + apricot { second look jewelry }

silk rosette necklace { coco rose couture }

gold twig ring { colby june }

agate + pearl arrow { aninna vogel for liberty }

let's play hooky

with only a small room to my name, i have become obsessed with ways to display things functionally and decoratively. during the journey to organizational bliss, i first was drawn to boxes of all shapes and sizes... but now.... it's hooks. there are the epitome of function because they are made to do one thing, but i never imagined how cute they could be. perhaps i could do a whole wall of hooks! no. no. it would resemble some dada-ish installation- not what i'm going for- and pose as a serious health hazard during my pitch-black 2 am restroom break. 

small wooden hook { woods of narnia }

lil kitty hook { monkey + squirrel }

concrete wall hooks { formd }

metal letter hooks { cecil2 }

iron bird hook { nestlings }

repurposed wood hook 

modern branch hooks { goodbyeokie }

my best china hook { anthropologie }

vintage key hook { homes & dreams }

wood hook { live wire farm }

white sparrow hooks { cox & cox }

antler hook { genius jones }

peace. rock on. fork you. { jjevensen }

mega steel antler { formed + found }

cygnus hook { anthropologie }

new playlist

i am a designer first but due to the current economical state i like to call "poo" i was forced to look elsewhere for work- and found it at sephora. i've been in customer service before but this is one job i actually L.O.V.E. because (1) there's makeup everywhere, (2) i get to put that makeup on myself and others, (3) there are so many ways i still get to be creative, and (4) the music. i love the playlist we have ( i think we use muzak) and this week i set forth on a personal mission to find out what songs we play and create my very own sephora playlist on my ipod.

here are some of the songs i was able to find:

magnificent- u2
boys with girlfriends- meiko
gorgeous- girl next door
epiphany- chrisette michele
give it to me- madonna
that's not my name- the ting tings
again + again- the bird and the bee
up- the saturdays
fidelity- regina spektor
talk of the town- pretenders
raw sugar- metric
you, me + the bourgeoisie- the submarines
love etc.- pet shop boys
jetstream- new order
runaway- ladytron
tristesse joie- yelle
what am i gonna do- the saturdays
come as you were- the bird and the bee
fancy footwork- chromeo
relax, take it easy- mika
rise + shine- the cardigans
trouble- bitter:sweet
major tom- shiny toy guns

i should just subscribe to that music id service on my cell phone. this would be a lot easier....

a world of good... and cuteness

oh how i mclove this little site, here: world of good (by ebay) has some really awesome products that are mother nature approved. lucky for you, i have decided to share with you some of my favorites thus far.

rafia opal clutch { mad imports nyc }


imagination { novica }


secret leaves { novica }


recycled fabric tote { original good store }


embroidered dzitnup necklace { project dzitnup }


flower bud ring { global exchange store }


beau soleil bag ( nubius organics }

a break from hibernation

it's been a while.. but life is crazy like that. been busier than ever since i was able to score a full time job- even better, i happen to L.O.V.E. it. sadly, the 9-to-5 has taken its toll on my bedroom reno. i had finally found the world's most adorable vintage bedframe on craigslist for a reasonable $50 and that set the decorating shenanigans into motion. but at this moment i am in HGTV purgatory. old pieces are stuck in there because i haven't found suitable replacements; my closet must have swine flu because it keeps throwing up on my floor; and then there's this problem of me needing time to fix the issue and not being able to find enough to do it.

blah.

i shall post pics when i feel my room is worthy of this wee little blog.

preggers

just got back from my friend k's baby shower- she's so adorable preggers! one of those women who only inflate around the belly region. i pray that i will be one of the lucky ones, as well. it was in a spacious room at a lovely residential care center in milford. the room was equipped with sunshine, an aviary and great food- all in all, a very successful baby shower. my camera tagged along for the event and i tried my best to document the unwrapping of presents but was often distracted by the eternally squeeze-able cheeks of little ava ( my friend a's daughter). you'll understand...

the winners circle

the winners for the bird on the lawn's 9 days of new year's giveaways were announced yesterday. congrats to tiffany who won a pair of earrings- of her choice- from our etsy store mere et fille and she chose the beautiful pair 'olavi'.

olavi { mere et fille }

again, congrats tiffany and we hope you enjoy your beautiful new pair of earrings!

love,
mere et fille