hello mes amis! i hope you’re having a wonderful summer night. i’m at home working, trying to get the web boutique situated and catch up on my blogging. (i wish)!

just thought i’d share some pics from over here. this is liz’s guest room and it’s turning into a serene getaway. i haven’t been decorating too much, so i’m living vicariously, can you blame me?

i mean, white cut velvet tiger pillows? and monograms? all from ikea

well don’t think i’ve given up on my frenchie side…i’m always on the lookout. poodles count, right? these animals are going to be our blogger’s interstate greeting card line. starting right here with florida. if you or your neighbors have any great animals in your area, send in pics!

well it is florida

but elk? ok now you know i am really very silly!

what happened to my marie antoinette life?!

but for now i can live with the animals, my reward is worth it!

well at least there are chateaux right around the corner!

if you need a little design exhale after that visual assult, check out Barbara Jacksier, who’s first book is about to be published:

yum! have a great nuit!

hi everyone, it’s saturday night and i just wanted to say hello to all my wondeful blog buds. life’s been great here and the outside world is not too bad anymore. life’s gotten simpler, everything from recycling to electric, when i got hot water the other day, it was like i’d never had it before i was so grateful. and i never thought i’d care about grass,  but have to admit i’m thrilled to see its buds after a long day! watching this pattern blossom is instant gratification. my own little versailles, and so easy!  ;p

anyhoo, over next door you know who got this beauty as she preps for a hot tub

amazed me and hung this up

and got us both bird feeders.

we just got back from a midnight bike ride and barbecue. we’re having a ball being 16 again! buona notte!

gorgeous perfumes and accessories at France-Hersher Antiques in Dania

it’s one of those treasure troves. and next door is the ‘antiques gallery and picture frames’

great old deco pieces

and miscellaneous wonders. i can’t help it, i’m so drawn to this…

you know i love this girly stuff! but mi casa is anything but. in fact it’s pretty masculine!

anyway i rediscovered one of my old stomping goldmines, the town of Dania. it’s one of those great places that seems to have stopped in time. it’s completely filled with antique and consignment stores, with no other kind of stores for blocks. this is the largest antique malll there at 11 federal highway. (954-921-7604)

this set had black and white striped seats, kind of golden girls moderne

this was super low but really interesting. maybe it’s the giraffe

i can see where these would have come in handy back in the day, this place must have been one big party back then

and what a vanity/desk…it comes with the stool, both are thick lucite

love the pink inside of this bamboo vase

these swivel! i’m nuts! or maybe just a sucker for good presentation

and back at liz’s, she’s been decorating, and built her own table and chairs (both from ikea)!

the table is uber heavy and the chairs are surprisingly comfy

this i died for but she found it first yesterday cause i stopped off for coffee ;p

her first piece ever purchased (that meant something) was this chair from afganistan. the pillow from target was the perfect fit.

details details all from target

well that’s about it, but tomorrow is another day, and i can’t wait to explore every nook and cranny of south florida! if you want info on any of the pieces let me know!

xoc

bonjour friends! tonite is my first evening in my own home, i can blog uninterrupted all nite if i want! i hope to get over to see you and say hi. i’m glad you’re here!

well, even tho i’m not even thinking about opening another store, i can’t resist daydreaming about it when i see something special. then reality sets in and i say, enjoy your freedom!

still, it’s cute isn’t it?

well we’ve been having a love affair with our new town, pretending it’s the summer of ‘72, (this statue is in the center of town, mom, do you love it)?

days have been filled finding resources for fabrics, visiting upholsterers and doing runs to ikea and target and home depot more than i’d like to admit…of course it’s all soooo much fun!

these canvases were some of the great art pieces that ikea had, i thought they were both powerful and whimsical

as for chez moi, my floors came out better than i ever dreamed. i don’t even want rugs and thought i’d have to cover them completely!

but something may be missing…

till i can figure out what i’ll keep on working and nesting

and working hard to be organic as challenged by carol…i did get solar lights for the walk, organic sheets and detergents. there’s a lot to think about but i like it!

and of course liz has been a decorating fool and got even more yellow pillows! more of her great taste tomorrow!

these are liz’s new shoes. and pillows. who is this liz?

we’ve been bff’s friends since ‘93 when we met on 9th street where we both had stores. we actually came down to florida together the first time so long ago, and even rented some places together over the years. we’ve lived, traveled and worked together, and are basically just like sisters (even the fights)! somehow karma is bringing us together again, we’re both excited after 4 years to see why! she has amazing taste and is a stylist so there’s always plenty of shopping going on and something new for inspiration. (or to borrow

i figured i’ll keep posting her place since it’s easier to shoot and mine still looks exactly the same…till tomorrow that is! the waiting game is finally over, pros are coming to clean and wax the floors! i’m excited on one hand and so sad on the other.

i’ve come to know a little community here, my italian landlord, the old lady next door, the beach itself just outside. but i know it’s a good move for me, tho i’m going completely on instinct. here goes nothin…or a lot of something…here’s to the future!

i have absolutely no furniture for this house except for vanities! here are a couple i have for sale. hope that’s not too bourgeois to sell them here but i am being held hostage by my web guy! do you have a shopping cart that you use and love on your site?

the mirrored vanity above is about 36″ wide and the mirror is attached and comes off for shipping. i’m selling it for $1995. just wanted to put it up here before ebay.

i also have this little sweetie for $995 and measures about $16″ wide. both are 1930’s and are in great shape.

ok that’s all for now, more tout de suite!

(my guy imports olive oil from this farm in italy. it’s my inspiration for the day)

hi there! hope you had a great holiday. it’s been a couple days and so much has happened. living like this is wild, really different from apartment living! not that i’m living there yet. i haven’t done much lately since my guy is in town. it’s finished inside as far as cleaning (actually it still needs another round i’m gonna give it), painting is done and cable is on, lastly, the floors have to be professionally cleaned. and how!

it’s not that this is the home of my dreams but it’s a block from the beach and directly next door to liz which is the only reason i took it. we’re both surrounded on all other sides so we call it ‘the compound.’

i guess it’s a good time to rent because owners want to have people in their places, so you can get a make a good deal. i got in with just 1 month’s rent and amortized the security over 4 months.

this is the third place i’m fixing up after renting. i have never owned property but it’s fun to make deals with your landlord for your sweat equity. he’s paying for the renovations, i’m overseeing!

i feel really lucky to be caretaker of these old and giant trees and plants

it’s a wild jungle, i have lots to do

of course liz’s came perfectly manicured

i saved these pics for liz but have no idea where i got them. i’ll look at my history tomorrow. all she wants is a jacuzzi and a trampoline.

as for the insides, fresh paint changes everything, even the garage floor. i got some sage to burn in there tomorrow and hopefully that will chase the smelly demon out!

i was in the bookstore today when my friend carol called with the challenge to make this house totally green. get solar panels, solar water heating etc, paint, recycling, etc

so i started researching

www.amazon.com/Green-Chic-Saving-Earth-Style

www.gaiam.com

thank god they recycle here. from south beach to where i was there was no recycling! it was nutz!

more researching led me here

www.solarenergy.com

and

in florida for a free consultation www.solarenergysystems.com

they got me with this:

The pleasure of a remote home or cabin is even greater when you are sure of year after year of trouble-free electrical power, with practically no maintenance needed. Dependable ProCharger systems operate silently, burn no fuel, and create no waste. Modular design lets you expand a system easily if your electrical needs grow.

oh, plus brad pitt’s into it too

www.msnbc.msn.com

are you using solar power at all? what about recycling? do you have it? isn’t that a stupid question? miami beach does not recycle.

as for the spiders, one of my handy guys did end up relocating them from the entrances to the house, all but this one. i couldn’t believe it but he actually sewed a salvage edge in the center of the web for reinforcement. how could i destroy that?

liz’s place was move in ready. note to self: that’s a good plan.

how the hell she convinced me to move in to a fixer upper i’ll never know. talk about sweat equity… thankfully i have charming landlord who’s helping cover the costs to do the work. but what i’ve seen and done over the last few days is far from pretty.

she also has furniture. what was i thinking?

and those floors!

ah yes, the tour of liz’s petit palace ends with her terrazzo porch…

mine got its first round of cleaning and pressing yesterday as i prepped the garage for the cleaning crew (i didn’t want anyone to see it as it was, it was so bad)! today was interior cleaning and painting, both of which are going to happen all over again tomorrow! but covering up these horrifying colors was crucial for my aesthetic sanity and the entire place finally got primed today, whew! (these are of course before pics)

thankfully the kitchen and baths are updated so cleaning is the main thing

believe me, i made these pics look good. the last tenants trashed this place.

next task? painting the garage floor. then before i can move a thing in to the house, the terracotta floors have to be restored. how can you trash terracotta? i’m so on autopilot, but the end is in sight. must keep going…i could care less about furniture and stuff, as long as the bones are clean and polished.

btw, i need your opinion: do you leave spiders and their webs where they are or encourage them to relocate? (they’re outside, not in)

hello dear friends! it was a wild and wonderful weekend, and magical too as a spell was cast: i rented the house! i still don’t know how or even why exactly. it was just too obvious to resist! it’s something i never even considered, having been tucked into apartments nearly 20 years. suddenly there are 4 sides around, on top of a lawn! i’m sort of on autopilot about it, didn’t have any savings for it and am totally winging it.

what’s maybe the weirdest thing is that i have to credit some of it to my blogging world. stumbling onto posy (her images above and below), got me thinking about having a real home of my own, and not waiting for (ahem), anyone else.

after my melange left a note for me this am, i stopped by her blog and and found this:

‘”i have admittedly read way too many memoirs containing story upon story of apéritif in the French Countryside and aperitivo in its Italian counterpart. Each tale filled with deliciously prepared food of the season, friends and family gathered around the old wooden communal table dressed in white linen and placed under the afternoon shade of the nearest olive or fruit tree, sharing stories, clinking glasses of continuously topped-off wine until dinner arrives and it’s all repeated well into the wee hours of the night.

Oh, what I would not give to be a part of that.”

that was the clincher, family and friends (well, and the table). my blogger friends really made me feel like i could do it so, thank you, thank you! and ps, you’re invited!

one more thing from my blogging bud, bonnie: she sent a link to this vintage fabric to kick it off! thanks girl, i love it!

liz is moving into her house! it’s a block from the beach and me, so of course i’m in charge of decor :p

above is her inspiration pillow, everything will be muy tropicale! it has all the amenities we never dreamed of when we both lived in new york…washer and dryer, garage, driveway, and oh yeah, butterflies, a yard and 3 bedrooms!

and look what just happened next door…

it’s a bit smaller and i like that…and the awnings are navy! how nautical

a real fixer upper but something to think about anyway! it’s always fun to look dream! as for ‘the secret’, well i’m at the part where they say ‘i can do that, i can afford that’ instead of the usual internal dialogue i won’t mention. guess we’ll just have to see what lies ahead. they say we’ll be surprised in more ways than ever imagined. how true! i know this book is super hokey but i do love this stuff!

in the meantime i’m taking my own advice to add a little something each day even if it’s super simple, and took out all my gran’s vintage sheets, got green apples just because they matched,

made a curtain for the door, (read: hung a piece of fabric from a great resource i discovered yesterday…every fabric was $5 a yard)!

and have my extremely low maintenace air plant friends

ok back to work! happy weekend!

i needed a lift, and this site makes me feel good even tho i can’t read a work of it. from denmark,

franske stemminger (photog) via min lilla veranda

what are those beauties?!

ahhhh simplicity…

over in a parallel universe (blogspot that is), i’m trying to figure out google adsense (i can’t put anything on this blog, so blogger’s my guinea pig). i added some google accessories to trick it out and of course worked on the ads. it’s not ready yet but it took till 3am to get even that far!

i chose marie antoinette cause she’s my most searched keyword. how do people find you?

www.theparisapartment.blogspot.com

you can even add uTube to your site and get referrals from clicks. just saying, since we all love to blog! or maybe you’re already an expert and can share some war stories?

well happy friday everyone! my friend liz just rented a little house near me so some friends are going over in the candle light to toast to it…and her for doing it

p.s. Silk Stockings with Cyd Charrise, (who passed away recently), is on tonite. i’ve never seen it!

since i’ve been working from home, and now don’t have to invest in new apartment right away, i was compelled by forces greater than me go to home depot for some plants and flowers. i was there almost 2 hours, the selection was (unbelievably), incredible!

on another note, just wanted to send the biggest thank you ever to carolyn, a blogger turned lifetime friend, who sent me this wonderful gift. while we were together in paris, i was obsessed with finding vintage perfume labels. hers are stickers and gorgeous!! thank you so much girl! (and how about her stationery…it’s raised)!

on the other hand carolyn i’m cursing you too cause you told me about google adsense, and it just so happens i’m trying to decipher it tonite. what a maze! ok, well i’m determined to keep working so i’ll say goodnite all!

don’t you love carole lombard?

hi all! i just have to share a highlight of my day. i can’t draw and finding a designer for the furniture line was not happening…till my hero stepped in! working with mikey has been so much fun…he’s my muse! together we’re doing the line of boudoir furniture and these are his first sketches. I just died for them! i know i shouldn’t be debuting them yet but i can’t help myself!

as for these particular starlets in these particular poses, it just goes to show you how furniture can really dress up a girl!

how cute is mike?

more to come!

well that was quick! i’ve been here off and on for awhile now and one thing i never did was open the door to let the air in cause i’m directly on the street and there are some funky characters lurking about. however… your comments inspired me to use a broken ikea roman shade as a barn door! i can’t believe i can suddenly sit on my couch and see the ocean! it’s the weirdest thing, i feel like i have a new lease on life and can stay put for awhile. like you said, it doesn’t have to be perfect. funny, the book did say you’d be surprised by how quick and easily the universe can make things happen when you focus. boy was i in a rut! i know it seems weird to be obsessing about an open door but that’s the magic i guess! thanks for your comments yesterday, you so inspire me!

hi all! lots of changes and pots being stirred these days! friends came over last nite and told me to take pics of my place. i don’t know why it’s so hard to photog your own stuff…mine is never finished i guess, and to tell you the truth, i’m thinking of moving already! a friend gave me ‘the secret’ for my b’day and i just read the part about visualization and practicing laws of attraction. my focus is now not just to live by the water but to have direct ocean views (this apt faces the street with no outdoor space and i can have that in nyc)! so even tho i just got here, it’s time to move on up! of course it’s my pipe dream but don’t tell the universe!

in the meantime these wonderful friends have been filters and curtains from street stuff

i got this painting yesterday to visualize my new view. liz said it looked like a bad motel but in a good way. i loved that compliment.

this one i got at a thrift shop

basically i’m posting these slightly embarrassing pics cause it’s the only way i’m going to do what i tell clients to do…love what you have, do a little each day and know that it’s a work in progress…no i don’t have the right bed, and my pillowcases are mismatched. but i just finally stopped sweating it. today i’m enjoying what IS not what’s not! and that’s lot’s more fun!

David Patrick Columbia writes for the San Fran Sentinel and recently featured a sketch diary of his old friend Bob Schulenberg. Bob apparently carried sketchbooks where ever he went and documented NY and Paris in the 50’s and 60’s. it’s amazing how an artist can capture a moment in time with just a pencil. i wish i could but i can barely draw a straight line. i’m inspired to try! do you do it?

sanfranciscosentinel.com

well it’s taken awhile to get into the groove after going back to ny for father’s day weekend. it seems like i travel so much that i never get roots down deep. i’m determined to stay put for at least 30 days! still being in ny was fun and shopping with carol for mr.g’s garden was a highlight. especially since the gardenias are blooming! watching the struggle made me want to rush back to my oasis tho!

so home sweet home, back to work, shopping, writing and finally blogging!

i’ve been taking clients shopping so it’s been a great way to get to see what’s hot and happening around town. oohh la la the selection! if you want a vanity, this is the place to get one from a deco dame who’s done with hers!

these pieces were all at a great place called m.a.d.e

they have tons of stuff, even all the old tables and chairs from the historic eden roc hotel.

vermillion was a goldmine. turns out a good friend of mine works there and we’ll be shopping for the store together!

this cool piece was in the sex and the city movie (candace bergen’s office)

these italian legs were so cute

they had a couple vanities

i fell for this one at tyler gallery

and i’m still a sucker for mirrored vanities

not to mention lucite!

FLORIDA oh FLORIDA how i love thee!

being here has brought out my love of nature of course and has got me thinking about changing my life to be more focused on the environment and all that jazz.

i started using this diswashing soap from seventh generation which is made from vegetable oil instead of petroleum. i really love it!

and from discovery, news that our sunscreens are bleaching the coral reefs and that can mess up the ocean’s ecosystem. go for organic, i don’t know if these will help but it’s a start!

i’m not sure why everyone always says that solar energy technology is being hoarded by the ‘government’ but i found this organization thru one of the antique shops: http://www.solar-aid.org

anyway that’s what i’m up to, besides having figured out how to take out the backgrounds in pics

obviously before

et après!

you use the tool polygonal lasso tool in photoshop. i’m telling you cause i always wanted to know and no one i asked wanted to give up the secret!

i’m having a great time researching art deco and all the trimmings around the time. here are a couple of highlights, i haven ‘t seen any of these films, have you?

finally, leaving ny for a good long stint in sequestered in florida with no interruptions…i hope! well, barring a hurricane or two, i should be ok! well, after a 3 hour delay, my plane is finally here! bon nuit!

hello all! i hope you’re spending a wonderful day together with family and friends. for me it’s all my favorite people together in one place…mom dad, both bros and all 6 of their kids. Dad, thanks for being such a man to look up to, to live up! you’re part of my world every day in every way. ok so it’s a hallmark holiday but i’m glad we’re a sappy country just so i can say i love you here and now! have a great day everyone! xoc

ps these great old pics are from www.allposters.com

happy saturday night! it’s been a while since i really got to sit and write. now a movie’s on so i have to go! but first just thought i’d share some great moments in history from the book i’m working on with my friend mike, Boudoir Noir, based on the forbidden hollywood film sets and stars. more on that to come!

and so it begins…with jean harlow. she’s so inexplicably glamorous!

one of the most provocative actresses of all time, before she was forbidden to make any more films like those anymore!

and since it’s just no fun unless i share what’s happening with you…i’m putting together a collection of furniture from the films with elysee collection. we’re debuting at the maison et objet in paris in january. we hope!

and the ultimate in boudoir parody! i promise, we’re not reproducing that bed!

one more thing i wanted to tell you about was the adorable marie antoinette doll that constance from chateau rochmbeau made from scratch!

she made her for mike of bodega (they’re neighbors) and she’s supposedly hanging from a chandelier. i’d love to see it mikey!

(Marlene Dietrich)

(Dietrich)

(Garbo)

i wish i knew who she was above…do you? i only have a sec before i crash but just wanted to share the fantastic images of some of the original divas…funny to think how they influence us even today!

thanks jen for the image above!

well, 15 of us went to see sex and the city over the weekend, men, women, gay, straight, and love it or loathe it, there was nothing like sitting down knowing we were in for essentially 4 back to back uninterrupted new episodes! it truly did not disappoint, although there were questions (like why big didn’t get in touch with her for 5 months), but i don’t want to spoil it for anyone who hasn’t seen it and actually forgive any gaps in the storyline. it’s the modern marie antoinette meets cinderella…the clothes, the colors, the sets! sjp is our nyc princess and she can really do no wrong! btw i just love this mirrored vanity and have lots of them if you ever want one, vintage or custom. the handles too!

but mirrored furniture is nothing new, just made glamorous again by our girl…check out ann sheridan at her mirrored vanity in the 30’s.

back in the real world, tragedy. at a young age, we’ve lost one of our most gifted, Yves St. Laurent. au revoir YSL. you will be missed.

Petite Marquise

last week’s tag led me looking at new blog territory. of course i’m already in love with all my blogroll friends and it was a good reason to get surfing again and i found a motherload of beauties. here are a few new friends:

Rêves & Merviellies

French Factory

L’oeil du Corlis

ok one more!

les lubies d’elodie

hope you enjoy them and btw if i don’t have your or your favorite blog on the roll, please let me know! bon nuit!

hi everyone! is anyone going to see sex and the city this weekend? well i’m finally back chez moi, working, doing yoga, watching movies and fixing it like i like it. it’s been 2 whole days of heaven!

so…then i was tagged by shawn at euroantiques which means homework! my mission is to tag 6 favorite blogs and tell 6 things about myself. don’t i talk enough about myself?

below are 3 blogs fantastique.

et à part ça?

Divan Fumoir Bohémien

Design For Mankind

this is actually a blog and online magazine. love her!

ok 3 more tomorrow… now to bed!

isn’t packaging everything? do we even care what they’re selling? i’m way into this kind of minimalism!

today i’m writing for no reason at all! just to post about…well nothing in particular except what’s crossing my path this very moment!

thanks to a comment from Deco Detective, i found these next couple of sites. interesting on a couple levels.

on this first one I really like their biz philosophy of having lots of small designers on one site

i’m a sucker for pages like these

natural pearl shell knobs are irrestible

really versatile bed for only £220.00!

below is a way to be green and funky. stanker turns oil into gold by making tables from barrels at: stanker.design.free.fr

et volià

basically i’m just saying hi today, just wanted to get out of my own head and be around beautiful things and surf your sites!

and i want to shout a giant THANK YOU to Sherri at theantiquecafe and antique paperie

for her oh so generous nature and taking the time to send this stunning assortment of beautiful things she makes. she also sent me ‘the secret’ which i haven’t read. can’t wait!

ok one thing i can share is redesigning my boutique, it’s time consuming but i want to be able to handle everything myself! this is it, i’m in the early stages, i’d love your opinion, is it too generic?

ok well back to work!

back for a sec to report, i read a magazine! something i haven’t been able to do for ages. ahhh it felt good…here are some highlights, it’s all from this month’s elle decor (us). i didn’t get to the links and credits yet but i will!

gorgeous turquoise chandelier

this was lee joffa

faux shagreen tiles

and finally sunset out the window, just what i was waiting for!…ok well have a great holiday weekend and enjoy some RnR!!

love

c

(collage above by artist Mme de Côme)

i’m supposed to be in france right now but at the last minute had a change of plans. if i’d remembered that marie’s party was in full swing i may have gone just for it. quel dommage! well, if you’re there, let us know how it was and for those of us stateside, i did a little research so we’d at least have some eye candy and cake. anyway it was a great excuse to get lost in her world for awhile.

Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais
3, avenue du Général Eisenhower
75008 Paris
Métro: Champs-Elysées Clemenceau
Tel.: 01 44 13 17 17
Closed Tuesday
Documentaries shown in the auditorium Wednesday-Monday at 2 pm
Feature films on Friday and Saturday at 6pm

Overview

if you can’t go you can see a bit here via Suzy Menkes

photo below via flickr.com

there’s a special area for kids

marie for kids

boutique (what a selection! some faves below)

it’s inspiring to share a marie antoinette passion with so many. surfing for pics led me to flicker where i found lilidebretagne’s photos

and she led me to this sensational artist below was featured on the same site. her name is Mme de Côme but i haven’t been able to find out any info on her. do you know her?

www.flickr.com/photos

ohh la la i love these!

ok when you start looking up stuff for marie it just gets to be an all out obsession:

here are a couple links with great pics and then that’s it, i have to work!

espritchampetre.canalblog.com

18th century blog

Maria Antoinetta

craftilyeverafter

thanks for all your support yesterday, it meant so much to me and i can’t even read it without crying. i can’t wait to visit you soon too. another day in ny then back down south. where it’s calm. (i just got back from a vegas weekend and NEED to zero out)!

leaving town forces you to do things that have been on the back burner…today was the Kips Bay Show House. needless to say i had a good time taking illegal pics. if you’re in the city, do GO dahling!

on another note, i’m excited to have been asked to donate to the ARTrageous Gala Dinner and Auction, so i’m giving away a trip to paris in the fall with our group. it’s for foster kids, a cause close to my heart. and it’s a good reason to go to Cipriani

Cipriani, 55 Wall Street

212.699.4098

www.brondesburyvillas.co.uk

happy mother’s day to all my beautiful friends and family, and especially to you, mom! this post is for you, cause today’s what it took to get back to blogging. plus it’s a great way for us to work together to decorate my old room into your dream guest room.

to my friends i may seem a little scattered cause it’s been awhile so i’ll just blab/blog and let it all hang out in no particular order!

wow! i have really missed being involved in our blog community. it’s a place i took for granted but treasured as my own private world with you all. guess i grew up a little this month. i know now that this is a public place, and not everyone has my best interest at heart, some will really try to hurt you.

realizing that was a jolt and for a brief, un-shiny moment my joie de vie waned, so i stepped back to contemplate life and redefine what’s important.

www.frenchbedroomcompany.co.uk

happily lemonade was made with those lemons and i came to the conclusion that i have no regrets about my life or past. my ‘dark side’ is really not that dark or interesting. but it’s mine. and i actually like it.

so thank you for waiting for me, there’s so much new stuff i want to tell you and share.

ok mom, we’re starting with the bed, if any of you blogging gurus have seen something special please let me know, i’ve been out of the loop and feel like i have a lifetime of catching up to do!

i’m glad to be back and can’t wait to explore with you!

www.plantationla.com

(this site is from melissa, so thank you)!

www.deja-vu-antiques.co.uk

and these from oly studio via girl meets glamour….thank you…hope this is a start MOM!

beauty and pain through robert polidori’s eyes

marie antoinette’s abundance

i couldn’t resist saying hello and thank you for my birthday wishes from the most beautiful blogging friends a girl could ask for! lovec

hi friends, this is a hard post to write… i guess cause i don’t really want to write it, but have to. i’ll be taking a few weeks off from blogging while i develop some projects i’m not allowed to discuss (that’s hard cause i want to share with you)! and rethink my life in general. it’s my birthday in a few days and i’ll be giving myself a gift of freedom from vices (which i need in a big way)! i guess we all go thru times of change and please know that i will be back soon. in the meantime i’ll be visiting your blogs and enjoying life from another angle.

love to all and see you on the other side!

ps these are both pics of marilyn monroe, she seems to sum up how i’m feeling right now so thanks mm for your undying inspiration!

that’s what my guy told me once upon a time. hi friends! it’s been a while since i just zoned out and surfed the web, waves, and well, life in general. finally time to stand still for a sec.

which means back to blogging, yay! and of course surfing super briefly led me to so many fabu pics, places and people. here are some you may have seen but i just discovered:

www.hayonstudio.com/home.php

via girl meets glamour, who also had this serene beauty:

bedding by Toast (but their website isn’t working)