Dear readers, friends and lovers: My father-in-law passed away yesterday, in the wee hours of the morning. For those of you who know me well, you’ll know that my husband and I moved from Los Angeles to the midwest to be closer to our families. For the past almost-three years, we’ve been living with our
Stylist/Blogger/Mama in the Midwest.
Miscellaneous
congrats!
Congratulations to Jen Gotch, who won our iPad2 giveaway, courtesy of Merida Home. Thanks to the thousands of you who entered, and of course, to Merida Home for the fabulous prize.
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ART + DESIGN
a lovely watercolor.
Not a bad piece of work among Jaakko’s entire portfolio. Well done, fellow creative. LINK: JAAKKO MATTILA
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ART + DESIGN
two-faced.
Let’s hear it for the blue! LINKS: JKLDESIGN & JULIA HETTA Two-Faced is a weekly guest series from Justina Blakeney.
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ART + DESIGN
just squares.
Jan’s latest grid art project is all the inspiration I need for today. Color, geometrics, shapes and lines. Done! LINK: JAN AVENDANO
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myKind
MYkind: today’s outfit.
This is what I wore to run errands, which is what the entire day today consisted of. We’re going through some family things (I’ll share more later) and when the going gets tough, I run errands for people. It’s my gift: the ability to run errands like none other. Adding that to my business card
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Style
a spotted tee.
Some of the stuff in this shop creeps me out, but I’ll admit I want to smooch this dotty shirt. ($44) Totally reminds me of this awesome project. LINK: BLOOD IS THE NEW BLACK
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ART + DESIGN
color of the week: kelly green.
Classic, timeless and perfect with stripes, kelly green is this week’s color inspiration. Careful — you might be spotting it everywhere now! 1. Green Satchel (£81) at The Cambridge Satchel Company 2. 5 Drawer Classic Cabinet ($500) at The Conran Shop 3. Boardwalk Cargo Shorts in Green ($35) at J. Crew 4. ‘Small Card, Big