Hair

:P, originally uploaded by San Smith.

Love. It all started this morning with my search for beautifully funky highlighted hair. That is why I came across this picture. Hello?! How lovely is she and her hair??! I don't know what my deal is, but I am currently very close to awesomely highlight hair soon. I can just feel it. And this coming from the girl who never colors her hair!

Anyway I digress about the love part. So I find this picture, notice she has a blog and scoot my butt on over and...as if she couldn't be cooler - she. gets. cooler! I love her blog! I love her illustrations! I love her attitude! I'm having a little blog crush at the moment and I just thought I'd share with you... you know just in case you needed something new to crush on too!

Mac

Yes, yes I do! I also love this decal for a mac! Lildecalshoppe has lots more clever decals that integrate our favorite logo!

Coffee

It is cold here in Florida. Really cold. Here let me show you how cold. This was taken this morning in my front yard. Ice but no snow, unfortunately.

Cold weather = cozy warm drinks. This brings me to that seaming cup of loveliness up there. That, my friends, is a warm delicious cup of dulche de leche coffee. I'm already drooling. Am I the only one? Well just wait till you see the rest of the pictures that go along with this wonderful recipe by The Pioneer Woman.

 

Let me share with you her little tip regarding this Microplane zester. You run the zester - upside down! It is BRILLIANT! I have their grater but... that tip makes me ache for a zester. Yes I am that type of person.

(via David Lebovitz tweet)

Christmas

Merry Christmas my dear readers, whomever you may be. I will be spending Christmas in Clearwater with my family, my extended family and on and on. My gift to you is Michelle White. She is a beautiful illustrator that I've loved for quite some time. I toy with the idea of getting a piece of her's tattooed. Have a wonderful holiday and I'll see you on the other side!

Alma

Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo.

I LOVE this little short. It is completely creepy, but so beautifully animated.

Pregnant

No I am not pregnant. Honestly, this is the first year of my life that I am unsure if I want to be. Luckily both Mike and I are in the same place of not knowing where we are on the baby issue. That doesn't stop me from just adoring babies and pregnant women. Both are radiant and beautiful and so full of LIFE (both figuratively and literally!) The above photo is by Ryan Marshall of his wife Cole (she is fierce!) He has shot a whole series of photos of Cole leading up to the birth of their baby girl Tessa. They are stunningly amazing. That statement can be used for his photography work in general. I love finding wonderful photography like this. Always so very inspiring.

Delightful

I recently made a post with a great item from Delight.com. Since then I've come to just love that site! What a great find!! I wanted to share some of my other favorites design elements from the site. Like these excellent bookshelves. Books don't need to be contained in wood! Let them be their own bold decorative piece!

The death of the Polaroid is quite honestly devastating.  I love that these little frames help keep the tradition alive in a little way.

Speaking of Polaroids (and off subject from Delight - I know), you simply must check out Kerry Ball's photography! She is a wonderful photographer in both digital and Polaroid mediums. Her collages are stunning!! (as you can see!)

Snow

It is almost Christmas dear readers!! How positively perfect is this scene from DC?! Doesn't it look just like a movie set?? I want to be one of those people bundled up, happily shopping, Starbucks in hand. Of course that all sounds far better to me because I'm a non-snowed in Floridian. Confession - I've never seen snow. Ever. It is, in fact, an experience I long for with every fiber of my being. Seeing snow is on my bucket list. Every year I think, this will be the year we take the drive just to SEE the snow and come back. I was teased with the possibility this year again. Now I'll probably just wait till next year and hope for the best! Till then, I'll keep looking at lovely pictures like this and day dream about snow, snow, snow, snow - SNOW!

(picture by Bullneck)

Cheesy

I love cheese. More than I should. Aren't these cheese knives just fantastic?! I love it when cute and functional meet! And until December 30th you can get them at 20% off thanks to InStyle (use code INSTYLE09)! Buy them at Delight.com.

Alice

I am just going to put this out there. I love Alice in Wonderland. A lot. Tell me who cannot relate to a story about finding yourself (both literally and figuratively) in the middle of a crazy place with crazy people. Is that not every typical day for most people? I know it is for me. I also loved the wonder of Wonderland. The beauty. I think Brandi Milne captures those feelings perfectly in this painting. (Which is both available in print form and Gelaskins form!)

After watching Alice on Syfy, my Alice obsession has really been kicked into high gear. I thought I'd put together my list of Alice inspired things that I just love.

Anthropologie makes the most beautiful and unusual things for the home! I just love this tea cup lamp. Perfect for any Alice themed room.

How unique is this bracelet by Tom Binns! I love the cut pieces of tea cup linking it all together. This is from an upcoming line he has put together in conjunction with Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Which yes - I am just on pins and needles waiting for it to be released! (picture by Jens Mortensen)

The tiny little mushroom is adorable!!! I just imagine Alice slipping it right into her pocket after she takes a bite! (via YellerCracka)

Aren't these just the most amazing Alice inspired pieces of furniture you've ever seen in your life! Walking around your house would feel like falling down the rabbit hole! (via dust*furniture)

There is no way I would be able to wear these heels - but - how very (sexy) Alice are they!! The little tea cup heel is just killing me! (shoes by Mui Mui)

Wouldn't this Alice invitation be the perfect way to announce an Alice themed event! (via whatkatyhad)

I love the idea of putting out drink bottles at that event with these tags on them. (via pinkcherrymama)