jadeite...

i adore jadeite....the color totally has me smitten. my mom got me started on it. her collection is a lot better then mine. i only have a couple of pieces but i try to use them as often as possible b/c i think it makes my food taste better :)

*images courtesy of only a paper moon, cat faery shari, james merrell

sometimes i find myself wishing i could see the future for one split second....

*images courtesy of unknown, the neotraditionalist, living etc

High Quality Carrie Underwood Wallpapers

Carrie Underwood, the fourth winner of American Idol, is one of the hottest performers today !

The Carrie Underwood Concert Tickets are literally kidnapped !

Enjoy these High Quality wallpapers of her.

Ikat for summer nights

During these great summer months I love to spend time outdoors, that means gardening during the day and enjoying the deck! and as the sun fades I love to go to great outdoor patios in downtown Toronto for dessert, drinks and sometimes dinner. Which gets me to my point, a girl needs a cute summer dress to wear on nights out, with of course some great summer sandals and  a seriously stylish clutch!

That's where Madeline Weinrib Atelier comes in. I saw these super cute and stunning clutch bags and I thought how great would they look with a great linen skirt or dress and some great gladiator pumps!! The unique ikat design gives it a real african inspired vibe!! SWOON I am in love, but wait it gets better...while drooling, I mean browsing the rest of the site I came across furniture, towels, linens and more!! I have no idea what any of them cost the site does not list prices ( which always means it's out of my price range) but a girl can dream right? Anyway enjoy the eye candy!!

things are still chaotic....but these five minutes sitting here staring at pictures, listening to pandora (brandi carlile) is the BEST ever.

back to reality....

*images courtesy of ruby press, compulsively compiled, oh hello friend, apartment 34, renae moore blog

Cute dinosaurs images

Cute dinosaurs

keeping it real....

i do feel the need to try and keep it real at times on this blog....i love beautiful interiors but i am far from being surrounded by pretty spaces right now....

in fact if you really want to know- my house is a disaster, i am sleep deprived, laundry has tripled in size, i get peed on daily by my two week old, i take showers in the middle of the day, i pray for coffee to appear in the coffee pot, i dread the 2 o'clock feeding, i went out in public and discovered i had a lovely wet spot on my shirt b/c it was close to feeding time, walker's umbilical cord fell off and we had no idea where it was (we did find it thankfully), potty training is the WORSE thing ever and it makes me want to cry on a regular basis, and i tried on my regular clothes entirely too early and was instantly met w/ defeat.....

BUT no matter what i wouldn't trade it for the world...pretty interiors will return, my child will one day be potty trained, and i will be able to sit back and laugh at all of this :)

in the meantime, i hope y'all have a very HAPPY 4th of JULY weekend!!

*images courtesy of haute design, pretty stuff, stephanie rausser