Lady Like Hair Clips

There are few things I love more than cute accessories and I am so delighted of this new discovery in Southern Oregon. 

I recently attended an Open House for Wreckless Photography and during the event I scouted out some adorable hair pieces made by Diana of Lady Like Designs. 

Right now she has 21 variations on her Etsy site and I must admit I want to splurge on all of them. But, here is the one I settled on first. A romantic dusty rose colored design with antiqued leather and an elegantly knitted flower. 

Many of Diana's designs incorporate fun unexpected color combinations and feathers. All fasten to your hair snugly with a metal clip or pin.

 I also heard a rumor hand warmers in the the making... perfect for the upcoming seasons.

Photography by Kristy Behrs of Wreckless Photography who has new big accomplishments of her own like opening a beautiful natural light studio in a historic building in downtown Grants Pass (pictured). This airy space is going to be an amazing setting to her talented eye. 

Tangerine Dream

As I am stuck inside ALL day working on my final projects, I have found myself dreaming of tangerine. Maybe it is because I want to see a light at the end of the tunnel...

Piecing Together

Tonight my mom and I laid out the squares for the quilt she is making me. Isn't it beautiful? This will be a really sentimental piece, especially being of my mom's creation. I will cherish the heck out of it. We shopped for the fabrics together and after searching and searching, found this cheery collection in McMinnville. The tomato/rosy red really pops against the antique tans and creams.

A Little Bird Told Me.

I almost feel sorry for my co-workers and boyfriend today as I blabbered on and on about my obsession with this Anthropologie hand-carved mobile. You can see why- its gorgeous! Sadly, it is sold out, but I found one similar.

Flock of Sparrows. That wasn't mean to be for me.

Driftwood swallows swoop and dive beneath curved branches. That I want want want want.

Soon, I will have a place to decorate to my little heart's desire and I am loving these bird influences.

Thanks to Carey at CorksandCaftans for sharing her mobile, so I could go gaga.

My clothing needs shelter

My clothes really want to call this their home (instead of the heaping piles they are in now).

I think I could even recreate this on my own... someday when I have time.

Finally- I got my hands on it.

I have been (not so patiently) waiting to check this book out from the library.  The library has had this book on order for the past few months and once it came in I was the first on the list to receive it.  I feel so special!  It is incredible.  I can hardly peel my eyes away from the beautiful photography, interesting interviews, and unbelievable fashion.  Influence is a look from the Olsen's perspective on art, photography, design, contemporary and vintage fashion, jewelry,  and culture. The twenty-two year olds conducted interviews with the top twenty people they chose as revolutionary.  A sample of these people are Diane von Furstenberg, John Galliano, Lauren Hutton and Christian Louboutin.   The interviews are very passionate and candid.  It is a fun glimpse into what the twins reality is like and in a very visually appealing way.  I was influenced.

Wouldn't it be awesome to be able to make a book like this?  *Sigh*  Maybe someday...

TED?

As described by TED itself, "Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world."

It is truly an incredible site.  There are over 430 talks hosted by the site now from leaders in technology, design, business, entertainment and social issues.  I was first introduced to the site by my entrepreneurship professor when he made our class view a talk from a very charismatic individual named Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice.  

But if you are not a business nerd like me, maybe more interesting to you are these talks:

1. How Bejamin Button Got His Face by Ed Ulbrich

2. Fashion, Passion and About a Million Other Things by Isaac Mizrahi

3. The Science of Scent by Luca Turin

4. Photography Connects Us with the World by David Griffin

5. The Brain in Love by Helen Fisher

6. Where Does Creativity Hide?  by Amy Tan

7. The Story of a Passionate Life by Ben Dunlap

8. Making Movies that Make Change by Jeff Skoll

9. Standing Out by Seth Godin

10.  What We Learn From Spaghetti Sauce by Malcolm Gladwell

Talks range in time from 5-25 minutes I have found.  Perfect for my small attention span.

There are so many amazing teachings found on this site.  I have bookmarked so many more to listen to, like the ones from Jane Goodall or talks on the topic of sustainability.  I am so excited to share these and I hope you guys find them interesting.  Let me know!

The Wine Shrines

The award to the most visits to the public library might belong to me this year. My new books feature winery design. They are titled Winery Design by Christain Datz and Adventurous Wine Architecture written by Michael Webb and photographed by Erhard Pfeiffer. Winery Design features wineries from twelve countries and Adventurous Wine Architecture displays 54 different establishments.

The books depict a world where winery owners vie to outdo each other, hiring the most prestigious architects available to come up with the most monumental shrines. But you won't find any classical French chateaux or Italian villas; these wine cathedrals are about cutting-edge, postmodern design. For example, one Chilean winery resembles the inside of a wine barrel and this winery below uses wire grids to encase a rock wall.
As a design enthusiast I love how the physical buildings at wineries are part of the identity of the product. Many people equate a good building with good wine. Just like a nice ambiance helps the taste of food at a restraunt.

Richard Fernau, winery architect and professor at UC Berkeley spoke, "One of my critiques about the Napa Valley in general is that the style is one that's south of anywhere, e.g., south of France or south of Italy. It's about facade--not about California or its experience. Our wines rival those of France and Italy, but the fact that we have to copy their architecture is an embarrassment." I disagree with him here. Napa Valley wineries might be protrayed or reminesant of other wine regions, but they are beautiful nonetheless and I would not generalize them as an embarassment. Most of the architecture in the states is a replica of Italian or Greek designs anyway.

It is fun to look at the wild designs from the two books and their design may fit with the brand of the wine.

But, when I think about traveling to the ideal pairing of wine and design I don't envision concrete, army-barrack-like structures. Someday when I am designing wineries I will resort to the timeless look of chateauxs, estates, and villas. Then Fernau may be ragging on me in his publications.

Yellow, Blue, Red.

Primary colors have been my latest obsession.  And I am not alone.  The latest issues of Architectural Digest and Domino had photo galleries of them,  Designers from the Spring 2009 Fashion Shows showcased them, and lastly the one in my budget-  J. Crew's Spring Lookbook.  I am so excited for the yellows, blues, and reds!

Here are my two favorite primary color rooms from AD:

Not to mention the yellow room has my long-time favorite home accessory blue and white china.  Ahhh... I'm in Heaven.

Domino: Doesn't hurt to throw in Zoey with some blue and yellow on either. 

These two dresses (Givenchy and Armani) are amazing:

But, my favorite runway look was from Christian Dior!  Seriously, how beautiful are these dresses!  Maybe my fascination with them has something to do for my love of blue and white china too?

The finds from J. Crew- how badly I want to splurge my paycheck on those glasses!

Other odds and ends:

Designer, Albert Sultan has new vintage furniture company, Sultan Chic.  Here is a stunning room.

This jacket I can wear on my way home to this bright lil number.  

Two Italian buildings (Florence and Sorrento) I captured while visiting.  The yellow church is the center of the coastal town.  

Primary colors can even be included in weddings.  


These two rings by Olivia Clare Designs, which happens to by my very talents cousin's business.

Finally, I will leave you with my Jenga heart.  

So, did I persuade you to love it all with me?  

Yes please.

Though not an actual picture of my bed, this is a very close model right now.  And this is where I want to stay all day.   

Actually, change that to this bedroom (domino). I think I could relax quite comfortably here. I love the girliness of it all.  


Then, all day I would listen to City and Colour, Coeur de Pirate, Rosi Golan and Greg Laswell.