bedroom space

Thai food & fall colors

Been inspired lately by all the fall themed clothing and smells and weather. And it's all mixed in with the day dreams I'm having more and more frequently about visiting Thailand.

Waterfalls near Chiang Mai

Stumptown Coffee - Portland, OR

Red Wine Caramel Apples

Thai red curry chicken

dangly

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Palamuti

HisayoTinsley

I love long necklaces. The dangling pendants swinging around your midriff. So much fun. (I also love turquoise, if you can't tell.) More colors and styles.

GojoDesign

fleurdelunejewelry 

JulDesigns

Beach time

Headed out to the lake today! Really excited for sunshine and swimsuits and food and wine with friends. Packing a handmade beach bag with a towel, sunscreen, a book (Players and Gentlemen by Joanne Harris), strawberries, cheese and crackers. Thought I'd throw together a little collage of fun stuff.

Modcloth

Anazara & KaiKini via Etsy

Recycled boat sail tote via tumblr & Points East Surf bag

flickerhivemind and eatmyblog

My stuff is not nearly this cute today, mostly because it looks like it's going to rain on us :( Hopefully the sun will come out for a little bit!

honey bun

Allure

7beautytips

A Beautiful Mess

Want to get better at tying my hair in a knot. 

jam jar

There are SO MANY awesome ideas for what to do with old mason jars out there. I am not super creative, but I want to at least acquire a set of jam jars (via a thrift store, hopefully) for various grains/cereals/pastas in my pantry. I need to keep my kitchen better stocked anyway, since I tend to eat healthier when in cooking-fiend mode. May as well make it look awesome too!

I've been keeping my used (happily empty!) wine bottles the past couple months too, for purposes of flower vases. If only I had more space to decorate! Renting one room in an already-stylish house does save on the bills, though.  

In other business, finally made a (much needed!) haircut appointment today, for Saturday! My hair is driving me crazy. While I'm there, I'm going to get my stylists opinion on... wait for it... color! I've NEVER dyed my hair before, save the blonde highlights I got in 6th grade (you can quit snickering now). Don't really know which direction I might go in, but I'll keep you posted. Happy blogging!

Photo Credits:  theknot.com, potterybarn.com, tumblr.com, thekitchn.com, weepingcherries.wordpress.com, twomenandalittlefarm.blogspot.com, kblog.lunchboxbunch.com, elizabethannedesigns.com

It's raining, it's pouring...

In true Oregon fashion, the spring rain has turned to summer rain, so I thought I'd share some cute rain boots. (Everyone knows summer doesn't really start until July 5 in the PNW). I really need a pair...

Brands above and below include:

Cath Kidston

Hunter

Brandi's Boutique Shop

Lucky

Photo credits: tumblr (first three and last), hellomonkeyface.blogspot.com, brandisboutiqueshop.com, daggle.com