LOVE DAY Obsessions: FASHION, MOVIES, HOME GOODS, POETRY, & TREATS

Happy Valentines Day to all of you, dear friends, family, and readers!  Here's what I'm obsessing over today.  

Red Smeg fridge.  West Elm is selling these now along with a myriad of other great kitchen necessities, including some black and white enamel cooking ware I'm obsessing over.  {Locals, there is no distributor here for the smeg fridge, unfortunately.  I tried to order one for a client:(}  

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Light blue grasscloth wall.  With the raspberry upholstered chair.  SO sweet.  

I spied this amazing geronimo balloon creation over on IG.  Couldn't find it on their website, so I'm assuming this one is hot off the press.  Is it not beautiful???!  No local deliveries here either.  Wishing a local floral shop would make things like this.  

Now locals, and any other connoisseur of fine delights, my daughter, Eleanor, is the master baker at Tea Bar and Bites.  This is just one of her many IG photos she takes of the delectable treats she bakes daily for them.  I've got to go GET ONE in my mouth, and you should too.  

Also, obsessing over the 2013 fall collection of Alice and Olivia.  #NYFW has the skirt of my dreams, as well as work day/cocktail attire one could only wish for.  To see the collection hot off the runway, go here.    It's retro, brocade, sophisticated, romantic yet modern, and big into flower prints.  I love the shapes and fabrics so much.  {This ensemble pictured above is from Stacy Bendet's spring collection.}

I'll leave you with a poem by John Keats to Fanny Browne.  It made me dream of floating away in a hot air balloon, gifting some blue heart balloons to my girls and boys, and watching a fun movie like Bright Star, A Royal Affair, or Out of Africa.  Three MUST-SEE movies!

"I am sailing with thee thru through the dizzy sky!  How beautiful thou art!"~John Keats

Happy thoughts, and day, LOVES.  

xx

sharon  

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Valen-{not}tiny Giveaway from Emersonmade!!

I'm pinching my Valen-tiny toe right now because it's 10 days til you know what! Actually, I'm blowing kisses to Emersonmade's Valen-tiny toes. Kisses to all of their beautiful and sweet chicken and duckling toes too, that are just uhscampering around on that farm. You know "THAT GIRL", who has all the best of both urban and rural chic-ness that one universe can hold? Well, she, {emersonmade genius} has been so kind to offer a sweet giveaway to one of my lucky little followers out there. Check out the smashing list to choose from that befit ANY day of the year, including V-day.

1. I adore you bouquet

2. The ballet dahlia bouquet pins

3. E.A.T. linens {Set of four}

4. A $50 gift card {wearable too}

If you haven't seen this girl's goods, then get ready to open a book you won't want to put down.

In order to enter here is what you have to do!

- Make sure you are a follower. Either on this blog or through google reader.

-Leave a comment letting me know what you want to look smashingly tylish in!

- If you tweet about this give-away go ahead and enter again.

- If you post about this give-away on your blog do the same and enter again.

Remember anyone can enter!

Make sure you leave your email address with your comment.

This give-away will be open till Sunday, February 7th, midnight EST. Good luck, dearest ones! xo sharon

...Birthday Bash Continued!

Hi friends! Here's another batch from the bash. I hope you enjoy.

Here are the Deets...

Trophied Bouquets: {who else but the Orchid Lady?}. Sadly, my camera went dead just before I could capture all of the other trophied bouquets. Each one was blissfully different than the other.

Party Hat: Taylor-Made by me. The topper on top was made with pipe cleaners and gold vintage buttons that looked like irish coins.

How do you like the Rah-Rah {pom-pom} pyramid of Taylor-Made favor boxes {dedicated to The Fighting Irish}? I can only take tiny credits on these. My talented and artsy friend, Donna, made the gold yarn poms. Aren't they just perfect? She just came up with the idea on a whim while we were crafting late, late the night before the party. I was completely out of ribbons...and DID NOT want to have to make another run to the craft store the next morning. Thanks for the sweet touch, Donna!!

Cookies: You'll be hearing and seeing more of these, but I'll start here with this...

My little, {but a lot taller than me}, Eleanor has decided to Jump Out of the {teenager} box with her own baking biz. She's a budding artist, baker and bike rider {saving up for four wheels}. How do you like her drop-dead little darlings??!! She tucked them into the favor boxes {and I tucked a few into my mouth...cookies not boxes}. I have to tell you, Eleanor has been baking these goodies for the family for awhile now, but most recently, she has added her signature painterly touch to the icings on top. Just wait 'til you see and/or taste her valentine cookies!! She's taking custom orders now...by the dozen or singly {tucked and boxed to Taylor-Made perfection}. Perfect for a Sweetheart, or Classroom Party Treat. Give me a ring if you'd like to place an order.

I'd love to throw a valentine bash or two of my own. I'm tossing a few ideas around. What would you think of a Vintage Perfume Bottle Exchange {empty bottle filled with your own handwritten message} + Sweet Ruffles {attire worn} + Truffles Party? Thoughts? Ideas?? Spill people. I love to hear your creative ideas!