{in love with} Bloesem wears
You’ve probably seen these around the web a bit because the new handmade jewelry collection by Iren Hoofs from Bloesem is so gorgeous! Irene designed pieces for both women and little girls, and her use of colors and textures totally amazes me. It’s modern yet soft, unlike anything else I’ve seen around – pretty greys [...]
{the colors of happiness} some things never change
Image source: Children at puppet show by Alfred Eisenstaedt. Purchase it here at Art.com. …like the crazy happiness of children at a puppet show. And that’s a good thing, in this age where everything moves so fast, that you can count on some things to be the same. I am glad that our world hasn’t turned [...]
Oh liberty!
Source: Liberty of London for Target by Sharon Montrose. Is it me or is there a trend for Liberty prints right now? Or am I making this up in my own mind because I am so madly in love with them?! Either way, Liberty of London is launching it’s new collection of lifestyle prints, so [...]
Paris versus New York
This week I’ll be traveling to Paris, and I can’t help but think about Vahram Muratyan’s book, Paris versus New York: a tally of two cities. I love Vahram’s witty comparisons of the two cities – his work made me realize how similar yet different Paris and New York are. Seriously thinking about getting one [...]
{the colors of happiness} pure silliness
Image by Stephanie Rausser. Since I am hanging out with my girlfriends as you’re reading this, I thought this image would be pretty appropriate for this week’s “colors of happiness”. And for all I know, we might very well be curled up in a blanket laughing uncontrollably right now I know, I know, we’re thirty [...]
{the colors of happiness} time to relax
My friend Soazic snapped this picture of me last Sunday morning. Me, exhausted from the long hours of traveling to Bordeaux + 15 hours of picture taking at the wedding. Life has been busy these past couple of weeks. Heck, these past couple of years. I guess having two babies in less than two years [...]
{this weekend} let’s look at the stars
Image by Wilfrid B. via Flickr. It’s been a hectic week, friends. I finally arrived to France with the girls yesterday after nearly 24h of traveling (and a delayed plane, missed train, sick baby, etc). My parents live in the French country side, it’s always a trek to come all the way out here and [...]
{like father, like son} wild men
For the daddy: Rosemary-based wild man beard wash by Wild Rose Herbs. For the little one: Viking hooded towel by Mono-no Avare You might also like:{like mother, like daughter} sweet rock & roll{this weekend} let’s get inked!{like mother, like child} rainbow{like mother, like daughter} tassels
Off to France we go
Left: Have love will travel sign by Oh Dier. | Right: Floral suitcase DIY tutorial by A Beautiful Mess. Just a quick note to let you know that I’ll be traveling to France with the girls to see my family. We are leaving this afternoon, and we’ll be there until mid-June. A much deserved trip [...]
Do we speak the same language?
Above image: Brittany Jepsen from The House that Lars Built and her Danish husband on their wedding day. Photographed by Ali Degraff. I think that from the time I was a teenager I knew that I wanted my children to speak more than one language. It always fascinated me when I saw little ones with [...]