Handful of Treasures

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Holy smokes! Stone beauty...

Now *this* is a travel ring! Shoot, it's a *real* ring!! Herkaminer diamond/quartz -- it looks fab! I will say -- one of my friends has a moissanite ring -- it is gorgeous. As in, stunning. As in, not-a-real-diamond-I-don't-believe-you. See:

{(c) Charlotte Geary}

A little something extra...

{all by Katie feat. Amy's Home, guesting on Design Sponge}

Love these rooms! Can you tell I gravitate towards blue walls + natural materials... Except for these warm toast-y walls --- soo cozy looking!

{Katie feat. Amy's Home, guesting on Design Sponge}

{food, and other musings}

{Amazon.com}

{Grain Org}

These are the nicknames of just a few of my cousins (duh, three to be exact). Thanks to Facebook, thousands of miles + a lot of ocean is not a problem to see what's happening in their lives just about every day. Like seeing how tall + gangly one of my cousins is, compared to the 5-year old I see in my head. Super crazy nuts + mind-boggling + amazing cool, all rolled into one. I just can't help but think, "He's so OLD now!" and "Everybody's growing up!" Like I can see it! as opposed to the slow progression you don't notice when you see family, say, yearly, even. (Sigh) Oh, Time. (5/21)

Friday, May 1, 2009

One last sneak....

These are *too* fabulous not to share!

Now really, enjoy your weekend!

{both at Chamberry Cherry Design}

Have a fabulous weekend!

Although I'm sure we're full on tea, I hope your weekend is as scrumptious as these treats look!

{Gourmet Gift Co.}

How I really started my morning

And I sucked 2 of my co-workers into a discussion, trying to figure out which Meg Ryan film I was thinking about as I rode up the elevator. (Any takers? It's the one where she falls in love with the guy who invented the elevator, and he's fallen through a time portal discovered by her brother or gay friend or something, when the guy followed the brother/friend for some reason.... And Meg + the bro/friend live in NY in a beautiful highrise condo, and elevator-inventor is astounded by all the tall buildings, and picking up dogpoop on sidewalks, and taxis, of course. Meg thinks the elevator-inventor is crazy, but somehow falls in love with him anyway -- but the portal is closing + he has to get back, and she has to choose whether to stay + or follow him back ... Please tell me I am not the only one who has watched this movie.)

Anyway, we then digressed into movie guess after movie guess, each incorrect b/c the other one of us knew the actual plot line of the movie title suggested -- At any rate, it was a terrific way to start the morning here at work. I think we should do this again. L suggested we do this over happy hour, and K asked L where her stash was so that we could just add it to our coffee cups. But then we all remembered there's a liquor store across the street from us, but too bad it doesn't open til noon.

Don't you wish your office was like this? I heart working here.

Morning Tea Party

Not sure if you've seen The City Sage's Houseguest "series," but it cracks me up, I love it! In that spirit -- let's get to know each other & have morning tea, shall we?

I know I should serve you in my finest -- this set is just so delightful and almost a smidge over-the-top, I thought it was perfect for our first tea time! (We're going to ignore that proper tea is served in the early (late?) afternoon, I think...)

Woke up on the cheery side of bed this morning? Me too! So how about some loving thoughts....

Hmm, did some of us not wake up on the right side of the bed? No worries, I've got just the morning cup for you...

Dainty, you're wanting? Perfect thing!

And for those wanting a bit less fluff at our tea party....

Of course I think we should serve these delicious scones

on bright cheery platters...

But what kind of hostess would I be if you didn't have your own individual plate? But why stop at plates, when we could have delightful miniature individual stands ...?