chevron chic

Chevron seems to be everywhere and I am lovin' it in all these great new ways. I love the way chevron can make cross-stitch have a modern feel, awesome nail art, an amazing sculputural necklace that would be a show stopper and colorful block printed tea towels. So many great ways to use chevron. Do you have any favorites?

Turquoise chevron modern cross stitch from simply honest | Black chevron nail decals from long changed | 
Chevron coiled necklace from belle costes NYC | Chevron tea towels from willow ship

stationery love: blackbird letterpress

If you haven't had the pleasure of getting to know this sweet letterpress line, let me introduce you to blackbird letterpress. This line is sweet, clever with a bit of wild life. I love how playful all these pieces are and to give or receive one will put a smile on anyone's face. Give some blackbird to your favorite people!

Bee mine diecut card | Get whale card | letterpress DIY station wagon & tear drop camper | missing u diecut card | Letterpress yeti holder | Swings notebook | Palmistry coasters | Recipe card set | Bear Hug diecut card holder | Armadillo notebook

cuff color

These lovely colored cuff bracelets from neck lush remind me of fall. They're soft, they're tough plus they have some fantastic colorful designs! This would be a staple in my wardrobe. Not only do they create some pretty amazing cuffs, check out the scarves and necklaces too at neck lush.

in the mail today...

It never fun to say good bye but I have a new pen pal. My friend is officially leaving the Midwest behind and making her way to New Hampshire right now! Well I think she's great and thought it was the perfect occasion for this little card from egg press.

michigan or bust

I'm on my way to a little Michigan get-a-way, yeah!
Well here's a little love for the mitten state.

Hell Yeah Michigan T-shirt from The Sibling Shop.
Michigan necklace from Sprout 1 World. They also do any state or country just for you.
Michigan letterpress print from 1 Canoe 2 Letterpress.

sweet little box

 

There is something about a sweet little box that I can't resist. I like to keep my favorite pieces in my favorite little places like these bright wood pixie ring boxes! I saw these boxes some time ago on the swiss miss blog (you should check it out!) and I keep finding myself going back to them to figure out who I can gift one of these little gems too. Hmmmm maybe a pink one with a little girl gift, dark blue with some cufflinks, red with some red earrings? The colors are great and I love the brights mixed with the salvaged wood- they really are little works of art.

Pixie ring box from Oh Dier Living: Handcut & made from salvaged wood. Choose from 16 colors.

oh... happy labor day

I hope your all having a lovely labor day weekend. I hate to think that summer is coming to an end but trust me I will enjoy every last moment! However, I am looking forward to some new colors like the beautiful cabbage violet color in my garden. Hopefully I'll get some planted this weekend and I'll have some photos of my own to share.

fall container planting photos from:
ornamental cabbage from Saunder's Brothers.
succulent planter from Midwest Living.
cabbage & ornamental peppers from Mariani Landscape. (featured on WGN today!)