peace out

photo credit:: gabrielle kai
I really can't believe it's Memorial Day already. Here's to beach days, bbqs, 3 day weekends and remembering those we love.

Now go out there and, grill baby, grill.....

Blog Out Loud 6 >>NYC

Please join Rebecca and me for our SIXTH, Blog Out Loud event. I'm so excited and can't believe that , just a year later, we can say we're bi-coastal!

When this idea originated, it was a way to get the creative blogging community together to share and inspire. Since then, from LA to SF and now NYC, we've met so many great people who share a similar passion. So, if you're in NYC, come out for an inspirational evening of idea sharing and meet some really cool peeps while you're at it.

what:

an evening of social media inspiration, via a panel of brilliant bloggers.

when:

Monday, June 14th @ 7:30 pm

where:

Tonefarmer

164 west 25th street { btwn. 6th & 7th ave }

8th floor

NY, NY 10001

our brilliant stars:

Merideth Barnett- ebay's The Inside Source
Amy Dragoo- ABCD Design
Alison Feldman - teenangster and Etsy
Erin Loechner- Design for Mankind and Think Bakery
Michelle Ward - When I Grow Up

our generous sponsors:

Tonefarmer

Fanny & Jane baked goods

our sweet give aways:

Williams-Sonoma Inc $100 gift card

Effervescence Photography blogger portrait

and of course, the famous Blog Out Loud SWAG bags - details to come. Interested in contributing to the SWAG bags? email me for more info.

To see video spots of some of our past events and learn a bit more visit our website:
here

follow us on twitter @blogoutloud

if you're preppy and you know it, clap your claws

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and only $58.00 . I want.

Blog Out Loud 6::NYC>> wants YOU

Mark your calendars, Rebecca and I are taking Blog Out Loud to NYC (June 14th) we have an AMAZING panel of well known bloggers lined up and would love to invite all of you fabulous creative people, to contribute to the famous, Blog Out Loud SWAG bags.

Blog Out Loud is a great way to get your product in the hands of bloggers who, as we all know, love to talk up a good thing when they see it. In addition, your company will be included in all of the Blog Out Loud 6 material and website.


what we're looking for:

50 single units of hand made (hello all of you etsians! ) or small items that best represent your company and would be a great give away. We've had everything from t-shirts to baked goods.

when we need it:

the deadline for receiving product is June 10th.

How to get it to us:

email me for shipping info.

for the rest of you....if you're in NYC and would like to join us, we'd love to see you! More info to come.....

pretty pleasing

some days are just made for posting things like these. Posts that serve no other purpose than just 'pretty'.

Actually that's not true I think each one of these interior shots offers some little tidbit of inspiration whether it's the Rose Cummings navy "Zebrine" wallpaper (which I've always loved)

the always great, China Seas, 'Aga' wallpaper which looks great, paired with, what I believe is La musardière By Manuel Canovas (if I'm wrong, let me know) love the pinks, greens and dark brown together.

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We interrupt this post with a late breaking report. Reader 'Cyn' has just informed me that this is HER house! Luck.

She has told me that the toile is Quadrille's Paradise Garden { she, of kindred design spirit, is a big Quadrille fan } I'll let her tell you a little more...

"The exterior shot, the kitchen, the office, the dining room, living room, and the wet bar is the product of 2+ years of renovation. My husband is a green architect who did all the plans.

Our house is completely green, and we wanted to teach others that a you can be traditional/beautiful and eco-friendly - they are not mutually exclusive. The house we bought 7 years ago was a tiny ranch house that we compleletly renovated and lived in during construction - with a 4 month old baby! Yikes...."


Cyn, thanks so much for letting us know about your amazing home. You've combined all of my great loves so successfully and skillfully. Big ups to you and your husband.


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or the tonal dining room with the painted floor.

or the ikea chair that looks chic and not cheap simply by adding a great pillow (beauty on a budget y'all)

All photos by Gemma Comas.
Interior design of photos 1,2,3 and 5 are the work of Mona Ross Berman.

vintage cricket boots

crickets get the best clothes.

photographer::elizabeth weinberg::

the 'peace out' posted on Friday was the work of Brooklyn based Photographer, Elizabeth Weinberg. Weinberg was selected as one of PDN's 30 Emerging Photographers to Watch in 2010.

Her unique approach to creating images that make the viewer feel as if they, themselves are the ones behind the lens, creating an almost tactile experience.

You can almost smell the impending rain storm, hear the music playing on the road trip and feel the movement of the waves.....

There were so many great shots on her site, I had a hard time narrowing it down to these. Check out her site for more. *here*

can't stop stairing....

I don't think that's a disco ball on the top landing. But if that were my house? it would be.

what you looking at monday?

Crab Apple Monday can bring it as far as I'm concerned. She with her tightly wound, pursed and disapproving mug. All the while trying to passively convey that Mondays are not for dilly-dallying (you just had 2 days off, you slack) Ya, bring it ON Monday, because I'm coming into this week flying high and rolling with the punches. On Friday (good old buddy Friday, whom we all love for his happy go lucky ways) I found out that I was in TWO publications. Nesting Newbies and Romantic Homes. And that's the sort of high that keeps on keepin' on....Miss Monday.

I'm also very proud to be in such great company of other bloggers in these publications: Paris Hotel Boutique, Aphro Chic and, the Australian, Vintage Beach with me in Romantic Homes.

peace out

photo credit:: elizabeth weinberg

Happy weekend, to all. I'll be hosting yet another slumber party. We'll call this one, "12 x 12" Twelve, twelve year olds who better be asleep by 12:00

also, I have to give some big ups to my friends over at the online magazine, Nesting Newbies for getting out another fantastic issue. And I'm so super flattered that they asked me to be a part of this issue!

upcycled street banners become bags at Poketo

first of all, let me just say, I love everything about the quirky, innovative, creative design company that is 'Poketo'.

Poketo, founded by the adorable, Ted Vadkan and Angie Myung promotes the work of top international artists by showcasing the original work on fun, limited edition art products, accessories, apparel, and decor.

I recently ran across these beautiful and incredibly affordable {19 dollars} bags made from recycled, South Korean street banners - what an awesome idea .

buy them here

Legends of La Cienega virtual tour - ELLE Decor wants your input

woodson and rummerfield's 'auntie mame' window at the baker showroom

In case you missed Legends of La Cienega in the L.A. design quarter a few weeks ago; ELLE Decor has put up a great slide show of all of the windows created by the participating designers, representing their salute to the film industry.

Check it out and vote for your favorite...

great gams

swiss, vintage, bent plywood, table and chairs. Graceful, playful....*gasp* I die.

cherry blossom girl

My 12 year old daughter is completely obsessed with all things Japanese. Which, considering the alternatives, isn't such a bad thing { justin bieber much ? }. Not to mention she picked one of the best cultural design meccas in the world {clicks to that, sweet child o' mine}

In thinking about creating a bedroom for her that reads Japanese, but not too literally, not too theme-y, I pulled together some Cherry Blossom or Flowering Quince patterns as starting points:

Of course, there's Clarence House's Flowering Quince. The grande dame of all these branchy organic looking prints.

and then there's the Urban knock off of the print {which I'm not sure is available anymore }

House of Fabrics, carries this by the yard for around $16.00.

or maybe we could just give a nod to the whole pattern with a simple pillow.

and a cute cherry blossom accessory from etsy

wellies as a vase? uh....so cute.

it's black and white

byredo perfume. ( made from freshly squeezed, swedish gypsies )

the ghost camera

modern art + vintage camera love = white ceramic polaroid camera

chalk board globe.

Makes for a great parlor game. ( quick, name the 30 provinces in Iran. )

sylvia plath hot pads

cool graphic army blanket

white tank watch, for summer 'n stuff.

anyhow, anyway- be thankful.

This beautiful video, set to the song by Brown Study was directed by Leah Dieterich, who also has one of the most novel ideas for a blog. ever.

thx thx thx.- a thank you note a day, is Dietrerich's blog, based on her mother's directive to always write thank you notes.

And so she does, to everything from bruises to uncertainty.

via bonjour bruxelles

And to think you woke up this morning, hit the alarm clock and groaned that it was Monday. Where's your gratitude?

peace out

What's the deal. Is something in retrograde? What a, phenomenally, weird week that was. Time to press the restart button and cruise into the free floating, gray area of 'weekend'. recharge our senses, rub the dust from our eyes, scrub our faces pink and hold them up to next week's approval.

Oh and, post script: Thank you, Susannah over at Petunia Faced Girl for making me laugh all week over the funniest post I've read in a long time -

" Oh--also? I had a conversation with a stranger while in a public restroom stall.

Her: Hey! How are you?

Me (not wanting to be rude): Um, fine? How are you?

Her: What are you doing?

Me (mystified, too nervous to pee): Uh, you know, just going to the bathroom! Ha!

Her: Hold on a second, there's some chick in the other stall trying to talk to me.

Me: (_*_) "

thank you for that. I'm still sitting at stoplights, guffawing aloud when I think of it.

dare I ask.....what do you think of the new header?

grain power

The simplicity of this space creates a focus on the incredible wood grain used throughout.

Home of Austin based photographer, Dave Mead shot by Casey Dunn, styled by Creative and Sons for Rare Magazine.