Love List #4 - Gingham!

Gingham, how I love you. Your cheerful little boxes never fail to bring a smile to my face.

Here's a small collection of lovely gingham items for your (and my) delight!

So check it out! (Get it? "check" it out.. haha, sorry cheesey I know...)

(John Lewis)

How charming are these mugs?!? They even come in other colors! I want one of each.

(Ruche)

I really need this bathing suit! I love the pattern and the shape. Maybe soon I will live in a place that will require me to purchase this... ;)

(Peppermint Pinwheels)

I love the idea of cloth napkins and these green gingham napkins from Peppermint Pinwheels are really something special.

(Martha Stewart)

 This quick and easy DIY for making "oilcloth" coasters from marthastewart.com is a great way to use up scrap fabric. I am definatly planning to make a few of these very soon! 

(usagiteam)

And last but not least something for the pups, a pretty gingham dog collar from UsagiTeam.

 Domino is in need of a new collar and I think this just moved to the top of her wishlist!

Well I hope you have enjoyed all of these gingham treasures! I am off to clean my apartment and day dream of all the crafty things I'd rather be doing! xo Jen

Love List #3 - Picnic Dreams

As warm weather approaches I have one thing on my mind, picnics!! I am yearning for a day warm enough to pack up a lunch and head to the park with Jeremy and Domino. Here's a peak inside my picnic dreams...

 

(ModCloth)

I'm not normally a pink kinda gal, but this dress is amazing! It's just looks like spring. I love it!  

(Giant Dwarf)

I am obsessing over pretty hair pins lately! This Twinkle Sparkler star from Giant Dwarf is at the top of my wish list!!  

(Nordstrom)

 I spotted these lovely shoes while browsing in Nordstrom a few days ago. They are my dream shoes... They are a little expensive for me but I am saving and hopefully soon these will be permanently strapped to my feet!

(SweetPeaandCo)

In addition to picnics the other thing taking over my thoughts lately is quilting. This gorgeous quilt from SweetPeaandCo is so inspiring and the colors are exactly my taste! Love love love!! I am actually in the process of making my very first quilt but more on that later...

(Emilyeps)

This charming bee ring from emilyeps is great! I love rings and in my fantasy world I have a wonderful collection of them but sadly in reality I have very odd sized fingers and have a hard time finding any that fit properly but a girl can dream, right?? 

(Refugium)

This vintage picnic basket perfectly completes my fantasy picnic! And what a fantastic photo!

I hope you enjoyed this Love List, are you dreaming of picnics too?

Love List #2 - Bears!!

Today's Love List is all about bears!! I'm feeling a little down today so I thought a healthy dose of cute bear therapy would do just the trick to cheer me up. 

(ModCloth)

Has there ever been a cooler bottle opener? I think not! If this bear bottle opener wasn't out of stock I would have bought it immediately... I hope they restock it soon...

(The Black Apple)

This is Little Bear, painted by Emily Winfield Martin aka The Black Apple. Little Bear was my favorite character from her book Oddfellow's Orphanage. It just makes me smile every time I look at it. I plan to buy this print very soon.

(The Golden Plague)

This magical bear ear ring is straight out of my dreams.

(Barnes & Noble)

 The Bear- History of a Fallen King by Michel Pastoureau will definitely be the next book I read. It's all about the history of the bear, what could be better? I even learned something just reading the description!

(Pillow Bears & Dolls)

And what would any bear list worth it's salt be without a plush! This inspiring little bear combines 3 of my favorite things: bears, polka dots and red! I am in love!

I hope this collection of bears brought a smile to your face, it certainly helped to cheer me up!

The Love List #1

(via: doubledutch boutique)

I am so in love with this dress from Doubledutch Boutique! It is beautiful and I want it.  

(via: emmjeyessvintage)

This hair pin from EmmJeyEssVintage is gorgeous! I am growing my bangs out and it's almost time to start collecting a few special pins to keep them out of my face.

(via: aerlinnbears)

This stunning bear was made by Esther Pepper of aerlinnbears. Her bears are some of the most beautiful and inspiring plush I have seen and I simply adore her style. In addition to her handmade one-of-a-kind animals, she also sells PDF patterns in her shop.

(via: the purl bee)

The Purl Bee always has such great free patterns. The Sweet Home Sweet pillow has been on my to-make list for quite some time now and I think that the time has come for me to finally get started on it!