Sliverware no. 1657 8" x 8" Print $20.00 @ etsy.com
I was reading
Design*Sponge this morning, catching up on my blog reading that was dearly missed during this busy, busy week, and I came across an article on a photographer
Kari Herer, who photographs images of antique flatware and teacups. At first glance I was taken away to a sweet, mysterious black and white world of cutlery and sophisticated drink ware.
Then to my delight I discovered her collection of peony photographs. Her compositions are precise and intriguing. I have always loved peonies, ever since I first saw a stunning spread on these beauties in Martha Stewart years ago. I had them in my wedding bouquet, so full and feathery. I think they are by far the most romantic and beautiful flowers.
Peony no. 3240 8" x 10" Print $25.00 @ etsy.com
On another romantic note,
Etsy's Storque Spotlight featured my shop: ItsBella! How sweet! My pink and lace vintage camisole was featured first on the list. It felt like such an honor and it was snatched up quickly and sent off to Minnesota this morning! Get other great deals this weekend through the Storque while they last!
Lastly, I need
help! My lace collection is one of my most favorite things to play with, but it is beginning to get out of control! It is this massive pile of tangled and unraveled lace! I have so many different colors, shades, widths, and lengths! How does one acquire a visually pleasing, type A, display of their lace collection? I though about buying a thin black ribbon and just tying each piece of lace as neatly as possible. Then I thought of cutting nice card stock in a 3" x 6" rectangle and wrapping the lace around that. I am unsure what to do, I need an organizational genius.
xo.
Amy M from An Apple a Day posted a beautiful and inspiring post on DesignSponge about paper snowflakes. Instead of using regular white paper, she created these snowflakes garlands from paper doilies and strung them toegether with finishing line. Lovely!
So, feeling in the need to see some beautiful produce, I headed over to flickr and did a search.
Monitorpop [here]
I saw this photo of a bedroom from Porridge Home Bedding a few months ago on Design*Sponge. I fell in love with the image right away because it is so difficult to find inspiring ideas for interior decorating that uses natural colored wood work. [i.e. the chair next to the bed] I loved the gray purple color of the wall immediately. I also spied a similar bed in the ikea catalogue. I thought: I can do this!
It was a fairly quick re-do that still needs some decorating work. We had lovely guests coming to stay with us for New Year's Eve, so we really busted to get this done in the fall. Pete installed the floor in two days! He is an amazement! I think the final paint color came out a tad too purple and I think it would look better with a touch more gray. We also need to find a nice black and white bedspread as the sage green coverlet is getting quite worn. I also wanted to take down the ceiling fan, but I imagine it is nice to have for your guests.
xo
