EXCITING NEWS!

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hello my consistent readers, supportive blog followers, and cyber friends! 

i have to start with an apology for falling off the face of the earth, for the past couple of weeks. i have had some exciting and super time-consuming things take place over the past month! all good things, but i've just been a busy busy girl! 

one big piece of news is..........

i am opening my very own ONLINE STORE called wool + rose on September 1st!!! 

www.woolandrose.com

this is super exciting new venture for me and turns out is a lot of work... but really fun work. i will be selling the following categories: home, jewelry, accessories, and baby! (i hope you all are as excited as i am!) i will keep you all posted with my progress and will remind you of the launch date once it gets a bit closer. 

enough about me... how is your summer???

it's been a kinda cloudy-overcast summer here in LA. we're still waiting for summer to arrive!

COLORFUL CRAMPED QUARTERS.

these colorful geometric photographs are taken by the photographer Michael Wolf. i've seen these images around the web and every time i see the tight but almost whimsical city living spaces... it makes me feel a bit cramped. i do however love all the colors + lights! i enjoy photography that makes you feel something. anything, really! i think an artist that can bring an emotion to the surface... is doing a pretty good job.


what do you think when you see these images??
i for one... feel very thankful for my backyard full of grass, flowers, and a vegetable garden.

HAPPY friday!

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happy friday internet! i hope you all had a fantastic week and have some even more fantastic plans for the weekend! and if not... there is something to be said for those weekends where you have absolutely zero plans. our plans are to lounge around our house, watch a couple of movies, and work on the garden. sounds like perfection to me!


here are a few links to distract you from 
working on a Friday afternoon............................... 

30 signs you are or are almost 30 years old. so funny & true!

blankets worth falling in love with.

say it ain't so! the first piece from the Isabel Marant collection for H&M has been officially Tweeted out! ...and this little lady is a likin what she is a seeing!

4 words: hash brown breakfast tosadas.

Star Mela makes some of the prettiest summer dresses out there.

do you collect a type of souvenir while traveling?

this colorful honeycomb garland is UN-real. coolest party decor ever!

spaghetti with lemon & parmesan. hoooolymoly.

a DIY i adore! a dresser drawer (now) wall hanger.



have a wonderful weekend!

3 TRENDS I LOVE.

trend #1:  one . two. three . four . five

trend #2:  skirt n' tee (& necklace) 

trend #3: leather backpack

... first off, who here doesn't just love everything Madewell puts out there?? 

i wish i had a truck full of money.

i suppose you could pair all three of these trends together for one pretty fantastic look! 

do you love these 3 trends too??? what about the leather backpack? too 90210?! (i like it.)

*here is one more trend i'm still loving... but am having a hard time pulling off.

5 things: A LOVELY LONG WEEKEND

one: a summer bouquet from Trader Joes & short vase from West Elm

happy monday! this 4th of July weekend was a full of food, friends, and one awesome photoshoot! from thursday to sunday we went to 3 BBQ's and hosted one at our house, went on at least one walk each day to our local coffee shop, and even had time to do a deep clean around the house (which always feels amazing once done). as for the photoshoot it was for Southbay Magazine and is my new & very own little column called "Street Style"! i'll make sure to post more about the column once it's published mid-August. how was your weekend??? 

*check out more 5 Things here!

two: the sleepiest bulldog in America!!!

 three: salmon grilled (on the BBQ) on a cedar plank with rosemary, red onion, a little sea salt & pepper

four: a summer salad - arugula, butter lettuce, watermelon, blueberry, raspberry, feta, honey roasted almonds, flax seeds, and a combo of raspberry & champagne vinaigrette! YUM!!

five: behind the scenes of my Street Style photoshoot for Southbay Magazine

what did you do over the long 4th of July weekend???

RED, WHITE, & BLUES

01 . 02 . 03 . 04 . 05 . 06

we're officially 2 days away from celebrating Independence Day! woooowhoo! so here are a few fun pieces that will hopefully inspire your 4th of July picnic, beach, or BBQ look!  

here's to a safe and celebratory 4th of July.