saturday morning scrapbook
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happy saturday! it’s pretty early and i’m just messing around on my computer since crashing at like 9pm last night. just going thru some pics looking for inspiration for the new casa.
it’s going to be beachy but of course i can’t resist my frenchy foufou
i love this collection of opaque/transparent marble and alabaster
there may be lucite
definitely looking forward to being crazy organized
and setting up lots of nooks and niches
and shelves, shelves shelves!
these just some pretty bedroom ideas. i have absolutely no furniture at all. now i see why everyone stresses over choosing the right sofa.
the bath isn’t marble but it is all white
and it’s about the details anyway
did i mention getting organized? check. did i mention shelves?
mostly i want to live outside so hopefully this last shot will be the closest to the truth!
the building is allowing tennants to remove the wall to wall and put our own floors so i’m doing wide white-washed wook planks. more once i get the keys.
have a great saturday, i better quit goofing off!
hi guys! i just wanted to pop back and show you the chairs up on ebay right now cause i know you’ll appreciate them!
just woke up
hey guys, how was your week? it feels like forever since i’ve been here. guess it’s been one of those crazy weeks where everything started blurring together. if you’ve been reading my blog for awhile you know i’m in miami beach and though i tried to live by the sea here and there, it never was quite right. till today. mes amis, times have officially changed. i took the plunge and decided not to wait for anyone to move with me, make it happen or blame. so i’m thrilled to say i took a place of my own and can’t wait to move in next week! it’s a new lease on life and i’mlooking forward to the future instead of loathing my home. and i can have guests, what a concept! i’ll share more pics once it gets going, but the one below is really all that matters n’est pas? more soon. have great night!
keeping my word
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hi guys, comment toutes les choses c’est soir? it’s been pretty hectic around here. getting stuff done and trying to organize, strategize and prioritize. tonight it’s another early shut down. this is just a quick hello and also a nod to those who were searching ‘dressing rooms that look like boutiques’. anyway i vowed 10 pm. signing off~have a great night mes amis!
nothing to it
hey guys what’s up? i’m just dashing in and out, resetting to recalibrate again tomorrow.
i needed some simplicity tonight. this pic seemed to capture the simplicity of nature’s excess.
well, sweet dreams, see you in le stars!
all the frills upon it
happy easter sunday everyone! i hope you’re having a glorious day.
big love and hugs to mom and dad who are feasting with the family, wish i was there!
i just did a google search on dyed eggs as a quick tribute to the day and learned so much! they want to change the name ‘easter eggs’ to ‘spring spheres’ in one state!
also read about dying with onion skin at passover
i wonder what it is with this time of year and the eggs. guess i could google it. bet mom knows!
it would be fun to dye them according to hard boiled or regular. anyway i’m on my way to catch a sunset so i hope you have a fantastic night and start the week off riGhT!
by the by, here’s a list of natural dye color sources via oliveloafdesign.wordpress.com:
Pink – Use beets, cranberries, or raspberries
Red – Use red onion skins, or pomegranate juice
Orange – Use yellow onion skins, or paprika
Dark Orange - Use chili powder
Yellow – Use carrot tops, ground cumin or turmeric, orange or lemon peels
Green – Use spinach
Blue – Use red cabbage
Lavender – Use purple grape juice
Brown – Use coffee, tea, or black walnut shells
oh and just for fun:
ok gotta hop!
your work is to discover your work
…and then with all your heart, give yourself to it. ~buddha
hey guys, bon weekend. seems like just about everyone is celebrating something right around now. i hope you’re having a good time, whatever you’re up to!
i had to take the past couple days to reflect about life as i knew it and am going to be making some changes and improvements. if you know one thing about me it’s that i rarely stop working. then again, work is also my hobby and keeps me traveling, shopping and even blogging.
having been at it non stop for years found me falling into a rut last week. and there’s nothing like tax time and the hindsight of the past year to really put it all into perspective. you know how they say if you do the same thing over you’ll get the same result? that’s pretty much what i want to change. starting with saving up. and spending time on philanthropy.
i want to step it up bit, create multiple streams of revenue. but i don’t want to get a second job and everything i need is at my fingertips. i’m into the cliche, work smarter not harder.
you may be wondering what all this stuff is. well it’s energy, movement, chi as they say. i’m working on a project with liz and maybe you too. it’s simple but effective and thy name is…ebay!
tReS un-glam i know, but a great outlet and world platform. and no one is unemployed as long as there’s this venue and has some stuff lying around the house. truth is i haven’t touched my account it in years but here’s the challenge. we’re going to list 5 items per day, more if possible, to clear out, buy and sell, all while donating to charity.
mmm k? so liz got me started and is going to work on hers this weekend. if you have extra stuff laying around, it’s the perfect yard sale. is there anything you’re saving up for?
well, i’m off to list my 5 for today. i believe in 3 months i’ll have a down payment for a house. is that a challenge? join us! remember the guy who traded a bean for a house? or something like that! have a great weekend!
if you set up shop i’ll list you too!
can every day be earth day?
hi guys, happy friday! i hope you’re getting ready for a beautiful spring weekend and spending some time in the sun.
happy earth day and thanks mother earth for all the beauty you bestow on us every day with your delicate balance of earth air, fire and water.
i think i’ll try to make something really happen in my neighborhood, not just for today but for the future. it’s sinful that in miami beach recycling is almost non-existent and apartment buildings and restaurants are not required by law to do it.
instead of complaining about it, as of today i’m going to do something about it and make some noise starting with my own building and favorite haunts.
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i’m glad to share the planet with you. this is our time and i hope our legacy is one we can be proud of! bon weekend mes amis!
flowers in her hair, flowers everywhere
hi guys! how was your jour? i’m popping in and out with my final burst of energy before winding down for the night. i wanted to announce the winners of the posters from yesterday based on the random number generator and they are (drumroll)! entries 11, anna and 24, isabel! i just went to both of their blogs to get the links and they’re chock full of goodies, i’m looking forward to exploring them and all of you who said hello. i wish i had posters for everybody! i’ll see if i can get some more fab pieces from allposters.com for another giveaway since this was fun to host!
pour c’est soir i’m signing off to spend my last hour with a book and leave you with these images of floating sur les fleurs. bonne nuit!
heading out
allo cheres friends, what’s happening? i hope you’re winding down and chilling out which is just what i intend to do. i don’t even want to count the numbers of hours on my computer today. that’s enough. i’m off to read a chapter of something or other.
Oh but first have to announce a giveaway from allposters.com. they sent me two of these posters and in person they’re adorable.
if you’re interested in one, leave a comment and i’ll draw the winners tomorrow night.
allposters.it/-sp/Keep-Calm-Harry-is-Still-Single
have a grand nuit doing whatever you want!
let’s eat cake
hi guys, what’s happening? for the past couple days i’ve been kind of whiny about working on you know what but thankfully it’s all over today and i’m finally free!
but my new lease on life is going to have to start tomorrow. three hours in hnr block wore me just about out!
dressdesigndecor.blogspot.com via fromme-toyou.tumblr.com
so tonite i’m not getting creative, just taking the top search term which was ’18th century decorated walls.’
since i’m personally obsessed with gorgeous french paneling on walls, i had to take the opportunity to toss out some pics to whoever it is that’s searching. to me these rooms are life sized cakes with creamy of frosting!
i love to share my passion for it
it can just be a door or frame
a panel
tone on tone
color
curves
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it’s a great form of expression that’s ever evolving and totally personal.
well, enjoy your night, i’m off to dreamlamd. see you there!
when doors open
hi guys, how’s your weekend going? it’s getting to be dusk here and i’d love to just mess around on my laptop in the fading sun but i’ve procrastinated all day between beach, brunch and bravo!
so i have to run if i ‘m going to put my taxes to bed and can move on to another project….aNy project but this!
guess i’ll see what’s thru the next door with a fresh perspective, knowing that whatever’s pursed will be be thoughtfully chosen.
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off i go while i have motivation! enjoy the rest of your bonne nuit!
ordinarily unextraordinary
bonjour cheres amis, what are you up to aujourd’hui? i’m supposed to be working on my taxes but have been beyond distracted by this little machine on my lap!
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lately i’ve been collecting a lot of photos and with so many places to find new and fresh images it can be hard to hone in on one topic when blogging.
so again, i’m pulling from the infinite hat and clearing the air with the beauty and simplicity of the humble clothesline.
somehow with our complicated lives the little things like breezes and sunshine can get overlooked.
not to mention the hand washing which can take a back seat and just get tossed in with jeans and destroyed. colors get mixed, whites turn to grey…there’s an art to everything, even laundry, right? good thing there are so many talented photographers out there catching glimpses of it and sharing them with us.
well today i’m taking time to appreciate the simple pleasures and finding joy in the daily routine. thank god taxes are only once a year.
anyway i hope sunshine and gentle breezes follow you today, and that you’re finding beauty in any chores you’re doing.
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ok well off to get ‘er done. hope you’re doing something productive or creative. if i know you, you’ll turn hum drum into big fun! have a great saturday!
the sum is as great as the parts
what’s up guys? it’s been way too long since i’ve made the rounds and visited my friends in cyber space. but space is the place that never rests and i indulged in some surfing today for a look at what everyone’s been up to. the abundance of beauty and sheer creativity is mind boggling. there’s so much out there on every level that it’s hard to focus in on any one topic. but i’m going force myself to reign it in so i rolled the dice and it’s (dromroll)….embroidery!
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i don’t know why it’s intriguing me but it’s just so sweet, simple and expressive. it’s one of those hobbies that’s evolved over the centuries and today’s styles are super simple; anything from a tracing to complete free flow. hope you enjoy these sweet creations!
comfortstitching.typepad.co.uk
etsy.com/listing/vintage-iron-on-embroidery
i see these pretty threads and ribbons at all the markets and always wished i could do something with them besides display and admire. my mom and aunt once embroidered the hem of my jeans with flowers and butterflies and strawberries on the back pockets. i think they even stuffed the berries with a little foam but it’s hard to remember cause i was only about 8. still i remember them vividly. if you’ve got the knack you could be making lifetime memories for someone. stitch on!
infinite variety
images via david prince visualxchange.com
shocking! it’s midnight once again. hello dearest friends, how was your day? i’m sure you ran around if i know you! it’s been a full day and about time to start getting those 8 hours under my belt!
good thing we’re forced to sleep or i wonder if we would ever stop?
i came across this photographer just now while i was slowly surfing and quickly fading. i love his style and am honing in on bed shots…i think i need to get horizontal toute de suite.
for all the same subject beds are so completely different. i’m endlessly fascinated by them and suddenly want new sheets.
well, have a great night mes amis. i hope the sun shines for you tomorrow!
the art of life
bonjour tout le monde! what’s happening in your universe? i hope your day was good and productive and that spring is in the air teasing you. i had big plans to post tonight but came across this shot that i love on so many levels and had to just post it alone. i like the idea of taking a masterpiece and enlarging it to this extent. to live with such color, magnificence and grandeur by just covering one wall. and your room can be a mess and still look great! well i’m cutting out. early to bed c’est soir, can’t wait. bonne nuit!
image via suicideblonde.tumblr.com
‘England’s Glemham Hall features 18th and 18th Century art pieces enlarged to cover the walls – This room features Portrait of Baroness James de Rothschild (1848) by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Photographed by Tim Walker for W Magazine, April 2011.’
let’s make a night of it
since we had two of our three squares, what do you say we have a fantasy dinner, too? i hope we can all meet at a table like this one day for real!
hi guys, how was your monday? i hope your week got off to a good start. tonite i’m about to kick back and do a little surfing so i’m off to play. bon appetit!
let’s do lunch
hi all! just coming up for air with all the hopes in the world for a great morning of blogging fun. somehow it’s 1:30 in the afternoon and i’m heading out to unpack the shipment from the ny show that just arrived at the warehouse. since i missed our breakfast, i thought a picnic lunch may be in order? hope to see you for supper!
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breakfast rendezvous
happy sunday night, mes amis! i hope you had a great weekend. it’s hard to believe there’s not much left of it and i must say today i did a lotta nada. everyone is gone and i finally have the place to myself for a couple weeks. i love having company but i crave that alone time. so today i indulged in chilling completely and tomorrow will get back at it stronger and solar charged. i’m going to take this last hour before the stroke of minuit and finish up this day of kicking back with just a little more of that. hope you have a great night and see you early mañana!
no rhyme or reason
bon soir and happy weekend!
it’s the stroke of midnight and i can’t stay. no more midnite postings, this is the last one! from now on i’m gonna blog in the day, when i can really enjoy it!
the image below is by richard of eye prefer paris. the spring flowers are in bloom.
i gotta jet, have a great night, more manana!
that’s a wrap
hi guys, how’s your night going? it’s pretty late and the day was beyond full. for my b’day we decided on a staycation and drove to the keys. just getting home after a big old cake and about to crash hard.
i have no idea where i got this shot or whose paws they are but they’re speaking to me tonight. alors, sweet dreams and tgif!
taking it down a notch
bonjour tous! ça va? i’m about to wrap it up and dig in for a little dessert and down time. as i was about to post, i started finding tons pics i was about to let a blog free flow fly. but just as i was starting to get nuts, this ‘less’ sign appeared. (i got it from pinterest, if you created it please let me know so i can credit you).
i love the duality of it since i’m into less and more. anyway it slowed me down and yes, there’s a lot of inspiration out there, but unless you take it bit by bit, some of the details inevitably get lost.
i hope you like these botanicals as much as i did for their contrast. digital images yet so abundant. they’re immortalized by the unerring detail of a technical artist who also captured the extravagant simplicity only nature can create.
Cabbage Rose, Two Tulips, a small Tortoiseshell Butterfly and yellow Meadow Ant 1802
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ahh what i wouldn’t give to inhale their essence~
well all have a delightful night full of peace and love! sweet dreams!
are we all on the same page?
hi guys! how’s votre vie en rose?
it’s a wonderfully quiet evening, just around 7pm, almost twilight as they used to say. or was it dusk? either way, the sun’s going down on another full day. are you getting what you wanted to accomplish finished? started? is it in progress? it seemed to me from this to do list that maybe our goals vary but basically we’re all exactly the same in so many ways. at least we’re in good company. well i’m off to get something done! hope you have une nuit fantastique!
fragments in time
hi guys, how are you this april evening? hope your monday was un-remarkable or totally fabulous. it’s already 11pm and i don’t know where the days go!
just now i was searching through journalfest and came across pam garrison’s blog. tonight she talked about her pages and how to keep on working on them even if you don’t like them, that the important thing is just doing them. her post from yesterday intrigued me too cause she’s making an art piece for an auction for japan (above) and she’s going to pair the flag with some of her embroidery.
i’ve been an admirer for a long time but saw a lot more of her artistic sides and fell in love with her sweet designs in every genre.
this is one very talented artist, the more i dug in the more layers were uncovered. if i’ve ever recommended a link to you, forget them all and go to the one above. her book-making is LeGeNd and this video is a quick walk through her world.
pamgarrison.typepad.com/pamgarrison
painter, sketch artist, seamstress, etsy proprietress! pam, you are my idol tonight! your gift to japan is mighty mighty. i hope to offer something too besides just donation. thanks for the push and the insights into your artist mind.
bonne nuit tous!
room for dessert
hi all, how’s your saturday going? i hope you’re either getting a lot or absolutely nothing done, whichever suits you today! i’m about to head out cause my guy is hosting an event here in miami with his friend, will goldfarb, the outlaw of pastry. he’s known for his molecular gastronomy (aka fantastique desserts)!
as fate would have it the photographer cancelled and it looks like i’m the official for the night which starts in about an hour. so i searched for desserts on pinterest and came across these pretties and had to share them while i study them!
i came across some sweet shots and see it doesn’t have to be complicated
i’m not really a good food photog and hope to do the guys justice.
above is one of will’s creations. it looks perfectly normal but is guaranteed to shock and knock your socks off with sensations you never knew where there! well i better get to stepping if i’m gonna get shooting.
have a great night whatever you’re up to!
ps, here are the first pics!
hey guys~it’s the day after and i thought i’d post a bit of last night here and come back later for tonight’s fresh one! the show was a hit, plenty of photogs so the pressure was off. the show was a spectacular, as usual, will had a the team working with ultra precision while the guest enjoyed watching and indulging on 8 courses.
a great time was had by all! i had to share this pic with you since i learned it was called a ‘step and repeat’ on the housewives of nyc. plus the guys’ names are on it! ok off to have a lovely sunday, more c’est soir. have a bonne journée!
it’s always a good time
hi guys! it’s friday afternoon and for a change i’m stopping everything to just be here now. i seem to put off blogging till the last minute in a frenzy when truly it’s one of my very favorite things to do. i’m trying a new perspective by doing it before getting right to work. like eating dessert before dinner!
i was enjoying a bit of pinning and planned a free association post when i came across the shot above and fell in love with michael eastman of eastmanimages.com and thought you may enjoy his work too.
funny, i had so many things to post about but without a set plan then surfing can turn from a 1/2 to a whole hour PDQ! my time is up. i have to get back to the salt mines but did enjoy a guilt free moment of blogging bliss. hope you get an escape today too. happy friday!
it’s when to say when
wow, how did that happen? it’s almost midnight! i’ve spent the last hour with my new verizon 4 g airport card and it’s almost as good as dial-up. i keep waiting to hear the handshake. anyway suffice it to say i am uber over it and am taking this rare opportnity of connectivitiy to wish you well this wonderful night!
oh and if i have any luck staying on line i’m treating myself to this:
ok that’s it, i quit! bonne nuit cheres amis!
