Happy Weekend

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Happy Weekend, Dear Readers!

Can you believe this is the last weekend of July already?

Boot season will be here before we know it (Hooray! Boot season!).

This late summer weekend is going to be full of crafty goodness.

But, if I play my cards right, and don't put everything off until the last possible minute,

I just might be able to squeeze in a swim and a visit with the two most handsome boys.

How about you?

What do you have planned for this final July weekend?

Enjoy it, however you spend it!

xo

Philly Love

Happy Thursday, Dear Readers!

I hope this week has been treating you well.

Me, I've been a busy busy Bee, getting things all lovelied up and ready for a weekend craft show.

This particular show has me rather excited, because it's right smack in the heart of South Philly. I've done plenty of shows that dance around the edges of the city, but this will be the first in the city proper.

I can't wait to set up shop alongside and meet a bunch of talented Philly folk!

So in honor of the weekend's festivites, I thought it's be a swell time to celebrate this fine city, Etsy style.

1&4 Standard Tap and Johnny Brendas prints by Michele Melcher
2 Love (Philadelphia) by Kathryn Whyte
3 Embroidered Pennsylvania Necklace by Il Gatto Selvatico
5 Philadelphia Button Set by B. Radley
6 Philadelphia Skyline Necklace by Crossed Out Creations

Hope your day is both bangin' and boomin', Dear Readers!

xo

Under The Peach Trees

Hotel All'Angelo
Venice, Italy. May 2007

The last trip I took to Italy, I stayed two nights in Venice. I'd been to Venice before, but always as one of those dreaded Daytrippers- in on a morning train, out before dinner.

This time around would be different. There would be no rushing around to see everything, and I would take the time to watch this city, one of the most magical places on earth, twinkle at night.

We stayed at a little hotel  just a few zig-zagged alleyways from Piazza San Marco. Upon our arrival, we were ushered into an antique-filled sitting area, with French doors that opened directly onto a canal, to wait for a water taxi to bring our luggage.

And we were served, from a silver tray, bellinis.

Never before had anything tasted so perfect as that sparkling peach cocktail, drank standing in a doorway overlooking the city in which is was created.

Flash forward to a few weeks ago, a wanderlust state of mind, and a bowl of fruit that included two donut peaches on the verge of going bad. A quick trip to the liquor store to procure a bottle of prosecco, peaches squeezed through a strainer, and I was, for just a quick moment, back in Venice.

Fly Me To The Moon

How sweet are these engagement photos?

{all photos found here}

I can only imagine that the couple behind such a fun photo shoot

has to be equally delightful.

Have a whimsical day, Sweets!

xo

I've Seen Those English Dramas, Too

I love Ryan Adams. But then, who doesn't?

I also love Vampire Weekend. So, apparently, does Ryan Adams.

Ergo, I love this:

And this:

Word on the street is there's an album to follow soon...

(Thanks, Sister, for showing me this.)

xo

Happy Weekend

Emmylou Harris

A sultry hello and welcome to the weekend, Dear Readers.

I'm sure you've heard (and are quite possibly experiencing) that it's hot. Triple digit hot.

The kind of hot that, when walked into from an air conditioned interior, grabs you and shakes you and has you saying, "So. This is what it feels like to be a firecracker."

The kind of hot that has you remembering the sleepovers of your thirteen year old self, when nothing could possibly have been more mortifying than having someone freeze your bra. Now you're thinking it sounds like a brilliant idea.

The kind of hot in which you would (or perhaps should) definitely think twice about attending an outdoor, three-day music festival. But not me. I thought once. I've been going since year one, and tradition is tradition.

Hot hot heat or not.

Now, you're probably all like "But wait- you hate heat!" Which I do.

So here's my plan: daytime performances, you know, the ones that take place under a blazing sun, those will be enjoyed over the radio, from the comfort of an air conditioned home or a pool. That's not to say I wouldn't really like to experience some of those in person, but, you know.

Mercifully, the big guns have all been saved to be enjoyed under cover of night. Which is when I will venture out, dressed in shorts and carrying a cooler filled with frozen water. Eighty five degrees at nine pm is certainly acceptable if I get to see Emmylou Harris!

How about you, Dear Readers? How are you spending this melty weekend? And how do you stay cool?

Be safe and hydrated, my friends!

xo

Sweet Thing

I am all about lovely edibles this week.

Like, elegant, gorgeously decorated cookies, and finely detailed floral candy necklaces.

Cookies from Sweet Ambs Cookies
Candy necklace from Andie's Specialty Sweets

And I am smitten with these fabulous Pantone-inspired cookies from Namayumi!

Wishing you a day filled with sweet treats, Dear Readers!
xo

Sing Me To Sleep



This is how we rock, and this is how we roll.

Last Friday afternoon, Sister and I took Nephews 1 and 2 to see Gomez.
And though it was a rather stripped-down, two piece version of the band,
it was a far from boring performance.
Not that you could tell by looking at those two sleepyheads.



Playing With Food

Artist Judith G. Klausner does some pretty amazing things with food.

I mean, how awesome are these cameos carved into Oreos?

Oreos!!!

Clearly, someone wasn't listening when her mamma told her not to play with her food.

 And hooray for that.

Have a playful day, sweets!
xo

Wild In The Streets

There is some serious awesomeness going on on the streets of Berlin.

{via Honestly, WTF}

And then there's this bit of vintage street painting awesomeness from right here in Philly:

Have a colorful week, Dear Readers!

xo