Sending some spring your way

It might be sunny and 75 degrees in California, and I might be poolside as I type this, but it's not spring everywhere just yet. I bet someone living back east would enjoy one of these postcard gardens right about now..

London-based A Studio for Design has cleverly combined Postcard + Gardens to create these awesome Postcarden designs. Who wouldn't enjoy a little mailbox love and a mini living garden in one?

Inspiration: That Unreliable Girl

..When I'm sixty-four

A friend of mine from college is an a-maz-ing writer and has a first-rate blog. I was recently inspired by her idea to write a letter to herself that she'll open in 5 years.

If you've ever found an old wallet from high school or maybe a letter you never opened, you know that feeling of re-finding something from the past. When I was a kid, I once found an arrowhead in a field by my house, and was thrilled to find something no one had discovered in who-knows-how-long. I love an unexpected find, and have always wanted to bury or dig up a time capsule. And, truth be told, I'm also secretly fascinated by all the old men who roam the beach with metal detectors.

So naturally, when I saw Leah's post about writing a letter to your future self and receiving it in 5 years, I was into it. I wrote out my hopes and goals for my 29-almost-30 year-old self, sealed and self-addressed it to Rachel Katz-Gyllenhaal, and mailed it off to Leah in San Francisco.

It's nice to know I've got a hand-written letter coming to me in 2015 - hopefully email won't have completely taken over by then. Above all, I can't wait to see if what's important to me today still stands in 5 years. Hope you're inspired to do the same. Thanks Leah!

Feels like..

summer!

(superbomba)

If walls could talk

I don't know about you, but I'm a little suspicious of this whole Kindle, electronic book business. What are you hiding in there? When I go to the airport, I want to be able to see what you're reading, and to make decisions about you based on your literary choice. Is that so much to ask?

In all seriousness, I like to keep all the books I've read, not so much for anyone's benefit but my own. It's sort of like a memory book (pun intended) - scanning my bookshelf takes me back through different phases in my life, and I can remember where I was when I read each particular one. They're memories in themselves - funny quotes, great wisdom, unforgettable people. I'd love to one day have a bookshelf like this:

There's something about this photo that says, "I've read a LOT of books." Something to aspire to.

Which bookshelf best suits your genre?

Inspiration: Mossiére, A Cup of Jo, Clever Spaces

We're all mad here

"But then, shall I never get any older than I am now? That'll be a comfort, one way -- never to be an old woman -- but then -- always to have lessons to learn!"

Recently, all of the blogs that I find inspiration in have been posting photos of 'Alice in Wonderland inspired' mad tea parties. I love the idea of a whimsical tea party that celebrates youthful fun, complete with vintage tea cups, paper garlands, colorful sweets, and flowers everywhere.

I think a tea party would be a fabulous way to celebrate a March birthday, which incidentally marks the start of the most wonderful season, Spring!

Inspiration: Sweet Designs Wiley Valentine Oh Happy Day Green Wedding Shoes You Are My Fave

I Want to go to There

Wouldn't it be fun to go to a party with a dessert table as sweet as this one?  Ok, so it screams Veruca Salt a little bit, but I love all the colors and different sized candy jars, not to mention the fun triangle garlands.  As baby shower planning continues over here, photos like these inspired me to set out to find a candy shop that could help me make a similar table.  Low and behold...



Holy sweet tooth!  I love that there are still old fashioned candy stores like Powell's Sweet Shoppe around, and I had some fun browsing around.  Not as much fun as all the little munchkins running around going sugar crazy, though.  But I scored some goodies, and I'm thinking the baby shower I'm hosting is going to be the hottest place to be come May - as long as no one finds all the candy I've stashed away before then.



Inspiration: Style Me Pretty

Mecca

This week, Michael's, my go-to place for everything 'craft,' is having an awesome sale on pretty much everything! I got a big package of scrapbook paper for $1, a ton of ribbon (2 for $3), and a bunch of random supplies.  Go forth and shop!