Lately, I've been loving the galoshes trend that has hit the nation by storm. {no pun intended} I purchased two pair for my kiddos yesterday at Target, as I've been just hankering to deck them out in the coolest of galosh duds for months now, but I hadn't seen the right pair. Emmy and Aiden both flipped when they saw them on the rain boots aisle at Target. Now I want some for myself. That fun shiney texture takes me back to the days of Hello Kitty plastic mania and my favorite Cabbage Patch kid umbrella. Hello 80's nostalgia. I love the look with jeans, and with the weather we've been having, I think I could really "use" a pair...

I mean really. I would hate to be left stranded without a pair of rain boots to go puddle jumping in.

Because I DO puddle jump on a regular basis. {remember, I will no longer be pregnant anymore}

The only problem is...I just can't decide.

Here are some of my faves: feel free to vote.

Red and shiney with no heels = not too pretty woman. I mean if you're gonna wear golashes why wear black? GO all the way. By Earth Lite via Zappos.com

More from Zappos. War Eagle, baby. {I mean, we might as well while we're on the same hue...}

Red and navy ladybugs via Gabriella Rocha. I love that preppy nostalgic feel.

If you know me, then you know I had to throw one of my fave colors in there. Aqua polkas via Target. {More in my 25 dollar price range...}

More from Zappos. Don't you just adore the mustard yellow? It's so Paddington Bear! These might be my faves.

More preppy goodness from Target.

Where did I find these? Walmart, of all places. Sometimes, they up and surprise a gal.

More classic yellow. Zappos.

More fabulous polkadottage from Target. {if you can't tell yet, Target had quite the fabulous selection and price range}

Vote, please. I'm leaning toward the preppy little fish. Simple yet fun...

In other news...

I've most definitely found my DREAM JOB. The dream job of all dream jobs...

SHOPPING around the WORLD for ANTHROPOLOGIE. LE-HOLY-SIGH.

Spending other people's money NOT ONLY on things that I found to be absolutely fabulous but international artists' designs? HECK YEAH. If I could meet this man in person...oh the brains I could pick.

Flea markets in Paris? YES, please. Ya'll. Gotta go read. Oh so awesome. While you're over there, check out Kirstie Alley's home. She's quite the decorator. Nate did her kitchen. Tile to slobber over. If I were a rich actress from the 80's, my kitchen would totally rock like that, too.

photo: oprah.com

And finally: Just a little something I found to be viciously clever...

You know those places in your house where you have clustered frames? And, if you're a mommy, you find yourself running a bit low on space? And if you're a mommy/designer/artist in an open home, there truly is no space at all? These little photo risers make it alllll better.

These will be going on my christmas list, since no one ever seems to know what to get me.

Happy drool fest!

I think most girls can relate. It stems from my childhood. My mom had this cool ring and I loved gazing at it. I'm not a jewelry gal at all besides my wedding rings and the occasional broach or necklace. {Read: If Jamin gave me a diamond ring to celebrate my wonderfulness I would proudly wear it...Tiffany celebration rings, anyone?} I go for simple. (Did anyone else swoon on DHW when Bree received that cameo from Carl?) But I have this love affair with all things cameo. And I love how they are still stemming into other parts of our world, as well.

My fave colors with my fave shape. Feel free to buy this for me.

Vintage + Mexican = fabuloso.

Sold. And Vintage. But I had to post it anyway.

These are the utmost pinnacle of barbie awesomeness. Flourish.

Fabulous wall decor from Neiman Marcus

Cameo room divider: Vital Furniture

bracelet: way out of my price range but completely awesome. Extasia.

Lulu and Guiness

fun wall stencil

Clarendon Wallpaper

Anthropologie

Animal Cameos are currently all the rage

Studio Wellspring Cameo

LOVE

Makes you want to venture to your nearest flea market and nab you a beautiful little gem of a cameo, doesn't it? Happy shopping!

I'm a bit slow on the uptake. But it looks like some of our beloved Domino peeps have started a new shelter mag. 

I hope this makes you all as happy as it does me. I REALLY needed this. 

Introducing Lonny. 

Tears. Of. Joy. 

Oh, and while you're at it, check out her blog. 

Go indulge yourself!

Anyone checked out the new line at Restoration hardware? They've gone Belgium on all of us. 

And I'm not talking about waffles. 

I love it all. But it's like a secret love affair with something I can't afford...nor would I really purchase it even if I could afford it...or save up the moolah to make it happen...

I kind of think things have lots more charm when they're handmade, or salvaged purely by you, and not mass produced. Even though they say these things are limited quantity to justify the price tag, coffee tables like these have been around for a while. I think they were even more expensive due to the to the trade stuff before RH picked them up. 

I'm adding this to my list of projects, and it will be going somewhere near the bottom...but I am in LOVE with this coffee table. I first spotted one like it in the movie Baby Mama. Yes, I pay attention to design when I watch movies. And I love the industrial look. 

So, I think I know a welder. Basic angles. Can't be that hard to make. Too bad sparks and fire and hot metal scare me or you just might catch me in the garage making pieces of my own with one of those sexy masks. 

And in the not so near future, this coffee table would look INCREDIBLE in my living room...

Again, I'm not so sure it would happen in THIS house, since we DO have a coffee table, but this one does make me swoon. So, I'm storing this idea away...

to be continued!!!

*I'm trying something different with this site...every time I have a new post, I'm switching up the order of the pages so people will know it's there...that, and you can now easily access projects by clicking on links to the left. 

So click around. It won't kill you. ;)

I love this month's Southern Living. They've really revamped some of their jazz. I don't subscribe, but my mom does, and whenever I'm over at their place, I always pick hers up and leaf through. This months issue features a bungalow decorated by some dude named George, and I love his style.

I will find pics of this, I PROMISE. (cross my heart) but this dude totally framed old blue prints and letters around his home. My grandfather was a builder. Super cool if I can get my hands on some of his old blue prints. I've already ordered/begged my mom to start digging through the piles of things she inherited from my Grandmother! I think this is quite possibly the coolest idea ever. This guy also blew up some old envelopes and framed them super large...old envelopes dating back to 1917. LOVE. Check this month's out if you can get a chance. I always thought I would officially be a mom if I subscribed to Southern Living. I may have to cave...