the softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world

lao-tzu

bon soiree everybody~

i feel like i’m just getting back to earth. it was an endless week and tomorrow’s the last day with liz on the shoot. will i be glad to get my life back. we had fun though, of course!

i love the image above cause it shows how little it takes to make a bed inviting. especially with that color combo. a weakness of mine is turquoise and pink.

anyhow, i was tagged by vanya at endless inspiration to do a post on 10 great blogs. i decided to post about them tonight since there’s too much reality going on and blogging is such a retreat. it’s a real escape and such a pleasure when i get the chance to do it. so here are some beautiful blogs i’ve come across in the last day or two when i had a second to answer an email and skim the wave. i hadn’t been to vanya’s blog but it’s one that i’ll be putting on my daily to do list. go if you dare!

the top image and the one below are via this is glamorous. um, yum!

these are from endless’ blog. what beautiful links and pics to dig into!

she had me at bonjour…

somehow i ended up at the deco detective, a blog i’ve loved for a long time but last night got pulled into her amazing archives i’d never seen. blogs like hers really are the new magazine. not to mention resources and well, encyclopedias!

a comment left by  jennifer led to this adorable slideshow, photographed by

stephanie rausser/ kiki and coco

if you have a moment and want to return to childhood, take a look.

they’re the sweetest dolls, sort of like the a modern version of the antique boudoir dolls. each one is handmade by jess brown from vintage scraps she finds.

i fell way in love with this blog when the author left a comment. above is a shot of her laundry. need i say more?

redticking.blogspot.com

above, libeco.com via red ticking

below is a talented mother and daughter, the likes of which are rare cause they work together. and do they make wonderful things…

fanciful-fanciful.blogspot.com

noel made these books. aren’t they delish? i just love the pic below, also from her blog.

below is a blog i found thru endless inspirations. what a great idea to record each day. she uses tear sheets to make art instead of filing them away.

recordtheday.blogspot.com

ok well, that’s not 10 but it’s a start. and didn’t want to forget a very happy birthday to my girl, lynn, a great friend and author of a highly addictive blog, paris hotel boutique. here’s to many more darling! all the best to you~

alors, bon nuit et bon weekend tout le monde!