Underwater Beauty

I'm completely enamoured by this underwater photo series by Howard Shatz. Absolute perfection.

{photos from 20 ltd by howard shatz}

The Dull Diamond

Hello! I hope everyone's 2011 is off to a fantastic start!

Here are some super cute ways to fancy & color up your 2011. The Dull Diamond is a new and fresh shop by Jen Murphy (bear and cake topper fame) and Emily Saunders. I'm loving the the pops of color and geometric feel of all of the pieces.

Congrats Jen & Emily!

{photos from the dull diamond}

The Gift of Rody

Do you know Rody? He's an awesome little blow-up horse for kids! Perfect for Lyla's age (20 mths) and beyond as you blow it up more as your child grows. Good times all around!


{images from rody}

Lovely Lucky

Ah, the Danish brand Lucky Boy Sunday gets it. Their soft goodies are full of wit, color, happiness and sweetness. Browsing through their site, I smiled and wished I could hurry up and buy something for Lyla, but it appears they aren't available in the US. Please, some fabulous US merchant, hurry and stock these goodies!

{photos from lucky boy sunday}

Rustic & Pretty

I love these recycled wood trees by Wood & Wool Stool. Rustic and pretty make the perfect combination.

{photos from wood & wool stool}

Small & Good

I was gifted one of these Comme Des Garcons wallets a while ago. And my friends, it is the perfect wallet. It's small, efficient and easy to keep organized. If you are searching near and far for a nice little gift for your stylish, but hard to buy for friend, sister, brother, etc. this is perfect. And the great thing is they are available in a variety of price ranges.

{from opening ceremony}

Dreamy

Um, this is someone's home, and a lucky someone that is. Can you imagine living here?! We are overloaded with beautiful homes on the blog circuit, but this one in particular might be the most beautiful I've ever seen. I love all of the white. A lot of times church to home renovations are dark and woodsy, but this is just perfection. And it's for sale. I won't even go there with the cost.

{photos from freshome}

Bedtime Stories

My husband and his partner (a.k.a FAILE) have an exhibition up right now in Chelsea. It's up until Dec. 23rd, so if you're around you should check it out!

I'm super proud of Patrick. He is above and beyond the most talented person I've ever known. And he's my husband! I feel so lucky and thankful to have him in my life. It's been an amazing journey together since our youthful days in art school. And to witness him become a successful artist has been nothing short of inspiring (and at times, tiring).

A sweet tidbit about us - This weekend marks the 10 year anniversary of our first date. I can't believe we've been together for a DECADE. Whoa. He took me to a jazz club and we drank tea. I wore an itchy turtleneck and velour boots. Don't ask ( I was only 20!)

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving. To me Thanksgiving is the best holiday of the year. It's about food, family and friends. No gifts, just love.

Happy Happy Thanksgiving!

{fyi - each of the paintings shown is made up of 2" x 2" solid wood blocks. To say each painting is heavy and extremely labor intensive is an understatement!}

Thankful Goods

Mike Perry and friends (Anna Wolf, Hugo Marie & more!) are having a little garage sale at their studio starting this Saturday, Nov. 27th - Dec. 1st. There will be lots of good goodies, so be sure to stop by!

Fall Harvest Invitations

This past summer I worked on an invitation suite for this lovely couple. They were married on the bride's family farm. The invitation suite was all hand drawn illustrations and type. All sweetly packaged in a screenprinted burlap sack to fit with their Fall harvest theme. The paper goods were a 3 color screenprint on a thick kraft paper. I was so happy with the way they turned out and I'm thrilled to show you them! I'm very lucky that Thoughtful Day gets to work with such lovely and talented couples.

Check out 100 Layer Cake for the incredible photos of Sarah and Joe's gorgeous wedding! Every detail was perfectly executed by the lovely Jillian of Jillian Event Design and Styling.

For more information about Thoughtful Day wedding invitations, please contact me through here.

{photos by the talented robert sukrachand / check out his blog for even more photos!}