Bows and Baubles

by A Alicia
I really really LOVE this hand sewn felt broach at A Alicia's etsy shop. I would probably wear it every day until people started referring to me as the girl with the bow broach!

fame and fortune

Timo via Refinery 29
It is kind of vicariously exciting to have friends who become famous in glam circles, and a little weird and disorienting too. It's also a good reality check that going after your dreams and working REALLY hard is not such a crazy idea after all.

long weekend

I'm off to the beach for the long weekend. Looking forward to antiquing with my mom, cuddling with my pups, and the added luxury of having my 3 best friends there too!

I heart ...

My favorite splurge-y drink. I almost never drink soda, but when I do it's probably because I can't resist this stuff! It's yummy and made from natural ingredients, yay! My favorite flavors are Lingonberry and Pear. Find it at Whole Foods.

the pageturner

the pageturner
Over the course of some internet wandering tonight, I found this awesome brit magazine (available online at the above link). I highly recommend that you take a look!

milestones

Today is my birthday. Usually I hate birthdays, they fill me with dread and that panicky oh no I overslept type of feeling, but not this year. This year I am choosing to be grateful. I'm 25 and I can finally say that I like who I am and I think that is a big deal. I have the most lovely amazing friends and family, and more blessings than I can count. My life may not be what I had imagined it would be at this point, but when is it ever! It's hard not to expect things to be perfect, but there is something very satisfying in imperfection.

Love, Bethany

apartment in the sky

You know how the girls in movies all have these crap jobs and no money, yet still manage to have the most fantastic apartments? Yeah, I'm trying to figure out how all that works. If you know, let me in on it! Off to search every corner of the internet for somewhere to call home.

treasure!

I found these Gourmet magazines from the 40s while digging through a box of sports memorabilia while thrifting this weekend. The best part? They were only 50 cents! I think they would be darling framed in a kitchen, but for now I am enjoying reading the charming letters to the editor.

this is so clutch

via a glamorous little side project
I am totally loving this clutch from French Connection. There is something about wooden accessories that I just find so appealing.

Color Me ...

via swissmiss
Personas searches the Internet to create a data portrait of you (and people with your name, which I hope is why my section labeled illegal is so large as I don't recall ever being arrested!)

eye candy

via A Cup of Jo from the Liberty blog
I can't believe how awesome these Liberty Sunglasses are! Even the boxes are awesome!

Odosketch

by Caraformosa

This is the coolest website! You can create very real looking sketches really easily, and watch how other people made theirs! Check it out! Odosketch

Circulation

by soooooound on etsy, via creature comforts

I looooove this print. Sadly, it is sold out or it would be on my wall!

better than candy

by sabino

live!

A website I designed went live today! It is so rewarding to see something I worked so hard on go off into the world to do its job!

lovely silhouette

via oh joy by Marcus Ohlsson

kiss

via le love

by the book

Marya Collection Chapter Book from Girl of All Work, via OhJoy
I adore this journal for its clever separation into chapters, and the sheer prettiness of it!

how i spent my weekend

This weekend was way too short. I went home to see my family and the days went by in a blur of activity. However, I did have time to go to my favorite antique shop in Wilmington. I bought a 1930s rouge pot in "Glorifying Red" a silk scarf and a 1900s hat buckle that I plan to turn into a belt. I never even made it to the beach, but that is probably just as well given the holiday weekend crowds.

Les Parapluies de Cherbourg

Tonight I watched The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. It is so lovely, so beautiful and so heartbreaking. Now I'm off to practice my French at Live Mocha, that is if I can stop crying!