italia

I really enjoy the work of Jenifer Altman of Nectar & Light. One of her more recent projects is a dreamy book of her travels in Italy. Available at her shop.

celebrate with luminaire foto + sassy cakes

For those of you in the Naples area, mark your calendars for November 19th and join us for a sweet evening with our friends at Sassy Cakes. The event will be held at their boutique near Goodlette & Golden Gate. Come hop in the Fotobooth and enjoy the cupcake bar! Please RSVP to nanette@luminairefoto.com or cupcakes@sassycakesinc.com. We hope to see you there!

nyc skyline

This sketch by autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire blows my mind- I would love to see some of his work in person. He took a 20-minute helicopter ride over the city and then sketched the entire skyline from memory- correct and drawn to scale. More here. Via A Cup of Jo.

mini dancers

I have little ballerina friends. They like to use my camera too. On this afternoon, we all took turns.

something small

Etsy is such a wonderful place: I just found a little custom porcelain pet tag, maybe for my pup. Though wouldn't it chip when she flops onto the floor? As seen in Rae Dunn's shop.

best show ever?

Quite possibly worth upgrading the cable for: Man Shops Globe, on the Sundance Channel. The show follows buyer Keith Johnson on his world travels hunting treasure for Anthropologie. Hopefully I can watch it online!?

whooo hooo

Tote from textile designer Virginia Johnson.

red berry macarons

Aren't they pretty!? And I made about 16 on the first try. (I consider that successful after reading about the attempt's of others.) I made a strawberry-raspberry buttercream for the filling. I was feeling pretty smug about the whole baking process... that is, until I tried to get them off the parchment paper. They were glued, superglued, down. It took me over an hour to peel them off, with one out of every two going into the crumble bowl (still delicious, I will eat them all!) I'm not sure how to remedy my sticking/fragility issue, but it will be months before I attempt macarons again.

tomorrow will be tasty

If all goes as planned, this weekend will be my first attempt at making french macarons. I've done a lot of research and bought a food scale so I'm really hoping for the best. I should go set out my egg whites! Pic from the beautiful and mouth-watering blog cannelle et vanille.

wire sculpture

I'm always drawn to wire sculptures, I think because they remind me of line drawings and I like the illustrative quality. Today it's this lamp...

fleurs

Spotted today on Oh Happy Day and Oh Joy: the delicate specimens of Lyndie Dourthe.

blues & corals

A close-up of a Catherine Malandrino sun dress.

and some zig zags

also from Anthro

more blue stripes

spotted at Anthro

sorry, but i always judge books by the cover...

...and this one looks amazing. Blue, my true love.

merci

This shop is on my visit-list the next time I'm in Paris. Photo found on Flickr.

cassandra's house

I could live here... via Design Sponge.

good things to come: Lonny

Something to look out for: Lonny Magazine. In September it will launch online as a decorating and lifestyle mag. (I'm still a bit depressed, okay very much so, that Domino will never again be waiting in my mailbox.) Michelle Adams of Rubie Green is behind this creation, and judging by her other endeavors this magazine will be a treat!

have a ball

Karl and I are thinking about doing one of those bridal shows in the fall... which would entail setting up a booth and such. I saw this photo on Design Sponge yesterday and now this photo from Martha Stewart Weddings. I think we might have to use some of these! Yes, I'm sure of it. Executive decision, done.

all abloom

Look at these! New, from ban.do...