Inspiring Images of the day...

Love the offbeat humored table scape, so fresh

I can get down with some turquoise chairs now, my gosh this is eye candy deliciousness

There must always be a Parisian flair in my book of design rules, so I added this pic to top off all this lovely inspiration

Side note* Dear Mr. Banker good design comes with a lofty price tag..... oh....,what's that you say? My money tree out back? Why yes I suppose I haven't checked there today, whew, glad for money trees growing in the backyard....

Dreaming...

I have a slight love of anything french, so when I saw this fabric and later learned that it was a french designer by the name the Manual Canovas was I surprised?..no...delighted YES then I looked at the price it said 142 euros, to be honest I have no idea the current conversion rate but I think that means like expensive in US dollars, so just kidding right? Maybe I should go on deal or no deal and try to win some money cause....otherwise I'll dream on.  Ahhh, how I have dreamed and dreamed of becoming a textile designer.... some day, it's just something about patterns and florals that really get me excited, this being half the reason I love interior design as much as I do is do to great textiles! Hurray for good design, good french design

10 for 2010

(yes I know it's like halfway over but what can I say I'm kind of a procrastinator)

1. Get invisalign

2. Get good a photography

3. Learn to cook more vegan desserts

4. Finish designing my home

5. Make improvements to my blog

6. Start another business

7. Stay organized

8. Drink more water

9. Exercise 

10. Start a grow box with fresh herbs in it

The Wedding is Over

And unfortunately today it feels as though I am over too, when all was said and done with my sister's wedding and my family went home I am stuck in bed for days exhausted and sick from all the pre-wedding/during wedding/and post wedding activities! Hosting is no easy job for two weeks! My house is a disaster and I feel drained with no energy to do anything about it (hence I am forced to live in a disaster while already feeling like a disaster) boo...........boo to sickness, boo to stress, boo to cluttered spaces...i will find my way through this in one piece though, rest assured.

Twilight: Eclipse

This just in.......go check it out here.

De-lish

ORANGE CHOCOLATE MINI CUPCAKES

1 Box Chocolate Cake Mix
Replace Water with Orange Juice
Replace Oil with Grape Seed Oil
1/2 Orange Zested
Follow box directions with the added and replaced ingredients. For parchment cupcake papers cut 3 1/4” squares and squish down into cupcake pan.

ORANGE ZEST ICING
4 Cups Powdered Sugar
8 Tablespoons Butter, Softened
3 Tablespoons Orange Juice (add more juice if needed)
1 Orange Zested
Mix all the ingredients until smooth. Use a round piping tip to pipe the icing. Zest an additional orange for to garnish and sprinkle a little sugar on top.

YUM YUM YUM don't these look so delicious, found via Allyson Baker Design

Would Rock This

Today nothing is going right for me.......boo I feel like I got hit by a truck and so I have to resort to the good ole' imagination to take me into a land far far away from the present suckiness. Really I have no energy and may be on a stress burnout do to the time that is ticking away till my sister gets married, (what is wrong with this picture?) not even the bride and I'm sooooo stressed not to mention good old auntie flow is also making her way into town here shortly so I'm noting short of a basket case, good thing I'm a dreamer because when I look at this outfit it has my name written all over it, now if I could get the budget to match it we would be in business fo shiz. (Latest looks from the beloved..Anthro) Poster from Postal Press.