Week's Lovelies

Honestly, I came across too too too many lovelies this week to refrain from sharing!  Just a sampling...

• I would *love* to decorate my whole house in this color scheme, via Style Me Pretty, by Carter and Cook Event Design
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• This gorgeous Armani Prive dress, on the beautiful inspiration board by 100 Layer Cake, from Captivate Me... and everything else on Captivate Me's fabulous blog!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
•  This gorgeous color collage, albeit for Spring :), by Plum Pretty Sugar
  
  
  
  
  { L-R: Bella Rose by Liz, Yoshiko, Yoshiko, Bella Rose by Liz, Yoshiko, Yoshiko, Yoshiko, Bella Rose by Liz, Kitty Rogers }
  
  
  
  
  
• This whole golden smorgasboard of goodies created by Creature Comforts (and a whole bunch of photos she posted!)
  
  
  
  
  1. Ivory Suzani Pillow ~ VivaTerra
  2. Gold Paper Bowls (sold individually) ~ Up in the Air Somewhere
  3. Wreath Earrings ~ Banana Republic
  4. Alima Luminous Shimmer Eyeshadow (light) and RMS Beauty Cream Eyeshadow
  5. Spiral Journal in white gold ~ Paper Source
  6. Zann Heels ~ Nine West
  7. Champagne Gold Sparkly Metallic Cord ~ Paper Source
  8. Letterpress Gold Lace Card Set ~ Bow and Arrow
  
  

This beautifully fun fabric in the Dolce collection by Tanya Wendelken featured on decor8.

And who am I kidding, *everything* here on decor8 of Homes & Gardens.

• These wedding lovelies captured by Our Labor of Love, first guest-posted on design*sponge, then more featured on Once Wed!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• These wedding blues, captured by Stephanie Fay and featured on Style Me Pretty! (Just look at that sky!!)
  
  
  
  
  
  

• The beautiful romanticism in these photos by Duston Todd, featured by Snippet & Ink. (Okay, you know it's the lace that's getting me, and the total Cinderalla-/Southern Belle-esque dress, I *love* it!!)
  

• And finally, because I have to (unfortunately) stop somewhere: all. of. this. gorgeousness. on The Inspired Bride (discovered from Simply Hue).  Somehow, being able to identify all these gorgeous colors in one image is just... magic, to me. And of course, Yvette Inufio is totally one of my top favorite artists ever. ever.

feat. Yvette Inufio 

feat. Yvette Inufio 

feat.vanka, designed for Lucky Me!

Oh the best intentions

grey likes weddings, feat. Plum Pretty Sugar (source of all photos below)

Well, I went into the office today, so I figured I might as well share some goodness :D

Simply Hue + Lovely Clusters hosted a fabulous giveaway for a dress by etsy designer Plum Pretty Sugar, and I won!  I was *delighted* to receive it in the mail this past week -- and of course I'm lazy to take photos, but really, this model does a fabulous job showing the gorgeousness of this piece of lightness :)!

Thank you soo much, Vicky + Rachel + Charlotte!

Other pieces of Plum Pretty's that I love?  Well, okay, they're all featured in the above collage on Grey Likes Weddings, but in bigger detail (because *look* at these colors!  And the near transparency in the sunglight looks *so* dainty!)...

Whoa whoa! I just found Plum Pretty Sugar's blog, too -- *so* delightful, the color is incredible!!

Suuuper Want

ClutchThat @ etsy

The many-talented Rachel, blog-author of Lovely Clusters, had a *delightful* color-cluster post of blue & green -- and I fell in love. This is just goorgeous. If I didn't have to save up for some upcoming travel, this would be mine in a heartbeat. No, I have nowhere to use this. But who cares? That fabric is just sumptuous. le sigh.

Okay, and who am I kidding -- I'd *love* this too.

 by bethanylorelle @ etsy

At $47, that's not bad at all!  Um, if I were getting married or had another fancy event to attend.  Shoot, I'm already bidding on *another* lace dress, hee :) (yes, actually, it *is* very Adrianna Papell! or perhaps I should venture to say AP is going vintage...) 

mustangannees

And if only I were a smidge tinier + richer, I'd go for these, too!  super le sigh.

pmainstudio; spitfirevintage; lt71719

White Hot!

Seriously, white interiors are everywhere, and I'm *loving* it!

• Lili Diallo, feat. on The English Muse by guest Lori of automatism
  

• Elle Decor So Chic on The City Sage
  

• Alvhem on MadebyGirl
  

• LoftLife feat. Andrew Flesher, on Plush Palate
  

• Amy Neunsinger on Layers of Meaning
  

Have a beautiful Friday!

Love these colors -- something about this pink-y peach + the grays... le sigh. Hope your Friday is this fabulous :)!

Source: Nina Ricci on Gilt Groupe

BIA: Keep guessing

{Real Simple}

I bet you'll never guess what this one's for.


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Guess again.




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Armstrong flooring. Yup. THE FLOORING.

And even better?

It's FAUX wood. Like, laminate. !! Crazy, right? But the ad -- I just love all the colors. Okay, and the shapes. Okay, and yes, they pop amazingly against that floor. Good job, stylist.

Why, yes I *am* procrastinating

Yup. I know a flickr set exists out there devoted to the old Domino Mag files. And here's just a few of my faves from what I found, courtesy of habitually chic.

[Erin Fetherston Apt.]

[Nick Olsen Apt.]

[okay okay, we all know I really just love that skirt. so?]

Oh, giddyness {shabby blogs lovin}

Check these out. Seriously, who knew such a cute thing existed??

Lengthy backstory:
Here, Emily of Cupcakes and Cashmere says she's reading New Moon (!!! do I need to say more??), and then the first commenter on her blog wrote that STEPHENIE MEYER IS MOVING DOWN THE ROAD FROM HER! I was all, No effing way -- although really, I don't what I'd do if we were neighbors anyway, b/c I don't even really talk to my own, let alone someone who's imaginary world I want to invade take over pop in, every now and then.

A-hem, then I popped over to the commenters blog (she's only 18! wtf SM is moving down the street from her?) --

BUT. POINT: aren't these backgrounds *amazing*?? For someone who has *no*idea* how to do this kind of design (and really, whose day job (1) takes too much time to learn how to or research what all's available and (2) does not pay enough to pay someone to create a design) -- THESE SHABBY CHIC BACKGROUNDS ARE AWESOME!

Seriously. I can't even tell you how long I've sat at my computer this morning, playing around with backgrounds + updating + trying to figure out what photographs I already have so I don't have to figure out how to credit someone with a gorgeous image for my header (thanks, Bee + Y, btw, for the hand of sea glass, that's sooo my fave image, well, the beach is gorgeous too) + THEN I realized they've got headers too!!!

Now if only I can figure out how to center it maybe? Oooooh, and then post dividers?? AND TAGS ON THE SIDE! Oh jeebus.

If I could figure out how to make *all* of these work and not care about colors: