april awakening.

etsy's taste test can be hit or miss, but they hit the nail on the head when they recommended i check out april awakening.

i am enamored with april's irreverent combinations of vintage and modern... from neon-painted lace doilies to geometric stamped victorian portraits, every single item in her shop is a winner. add it all to my wishlist!

paris patina.

paris is a beautiful place... no one can dispute that.

but one of my favorite things about the city is the layers of beauty that lie beyond the postcard-perfect churches, gardens, and monuments. i am captivated by the way the years have perfectly aged every surface. i (and my camera) adore all the faded, worn colors and textures of the city.

here are some shots of the grittier beauty of paris from my most recent trip...

love these images? check my etsy shop for prints.

LAST CHANCE SALE + an extra 10% off!

i'm clearing out my etsy shop to make room for a whole crop of new photos... and that means great deals for you!

everything in the LAST CHANCE SALE section of my shop is now 30% off!

and as an extra bonus for my blog readers, i'm offering an additional 10% off any order... just enter the code EXTRA10 at checkout.

as the name implies, these photos will be gone for good once the sale ends, so get 'em while you still can! the sale ends november 21st.

friday fave finds . . . cosmic thing.

1. custom-made constellation pillow by regan's brain

2. 4x6 photograph by eternity in days

3. cosmic print lita boots by jeffrey campbell, via solestruck

4. silver sparkle post earrings by tiny galaxies

5. outer space-inspired nail polish via we heart it

6. galaxy birds t-shirt from delia*s

7. orion nebula photo from deep space photography

8. stairway to the stars photo by honeytree

lucile's kitchen.

delicious-looking food + pretty handwriting + lovely pastel colors = lucile's kitchen.

in addition to prints, lucile offers gorgeous poster-sized original watercolors for $65 usd... a price that's hard to beat for a one-of-a-kind piece of art!

etsy front page . . . times two!

yesterday i was thrilled to find out that i was on etsy's front page not once... but twice!

my bicycle photo was featured in treasury #1, and my delacroix photo in treasury #2! this has never happened before and it was definitely a surprise... but a very good one :)

special thanks go out to daphne of la cravatte du chien... the über-talented curator behind both of the featured treasuries! she is also an amazing illustrator and jewelry designer... check out some of her colorful, whimsical designs...

merci beaucoup, daphne!

etsy love.

happy monday! just wanted to share some new favorites i found through the etsy entrepreneurs team...

{zebra tote by grace design}

{springtime in paris photo by sonja caldwell}

{you and me print by mursblanc}

{fringe tunic by wear the canvas}

{pillows by cewbespoke}

homako.

on today's wishlist: whimsical textile jewelry from homako.

friday fave finds.

1. set of four insect postcards from f2 images

2. printed red kaftan dress by mara hoffman, via free people

3. orange leather + key bracelet by ettika, via max & chloe

4. skull + tassel keychain by alexander mcqueen, via ssense

5. custom calligraphed envelopes by perch paper co.

6. gorgeous printed dress by mara hoffman

7. leather sandals with tassel by fratelli rossetti, via zappos

stitchasaurus rex.

sweet hand-embroidered vintage linens from stitchasaurus rex.

marta lugo jewels.

these gem-inspired pieces from marta lugo jewels are just my kind of jewelry... one part quirky, one part girly, one hundred percent awesome.