Yesterday, Daily Candy gave a 30% coupon for Maya Brenner‘s jewelry. She has a lot of celeb fans and her stuff is not outrageously priced. Not to mention it’s really cute!
I am partial to this one.
Don’t forget the 30% off found here.
Month: April 2010
I want you, oh, how I want you.
Favorite Bangle Combo
Thanks to all who have been thinking of Birdie. She’s not worse, so we’re taking that as a good sign.
I wanted to share my favorite bangle combo of the moment. I’m wearing them today and have been for the past few weeks. The three green/gold bracelets are from a street vendor in San Francisco (@ Haight & Ashbury – had to), the watch is BCBG, bought on sale at Dillards two Christmases ago.
The studded gold bangle is a recent purchase from my fave Charm&Chain and I think they compliment each other so nicely that I’ve been wearing nothing but gold for a week.
My bf got me this cutie fortune cookie necklace from Charm and Chain and I’ve worn it everyday since I got it, with my bangles…of course.
Nothing completes a room like a dog
With puppies on the brain, I thoroughly enjoyed this article (again from Elle Decor) on Dog Decor. These rooms and dogs are beautiful. What would these rooms/people be without their pets?
This one reminds me of my dear Wiggles and how he LOVES to sleep in my bed. Dachshunds have this crazy compulsion to burrow. It makes for a great foot warmer.
I love this one too. The dog looks like he’s waiting for his beloved owner to return to him.
You can barely find the papillon amidst all that’s going on in this room.
This one resonates. Look at all the beautiful shoes! The pug is guarding them…
What a stunning dressing room.
Love the light fixture.
Have you hugged your pet today?
Currently loving
Rox: My baby left me
Best Version of “The nearness of you”
Sheena Easton
Mirrors & Reflection
Mirrors reflect light and make rooms look bigger and better. I read an article on the Elle Decor site about Decorating with Mirrors. They really are the best things to use when you’re not sure what to put somewhere. Here are a few of my favorites:
Your local flea markets and garage sales often have mirrors just begging to be shined up and placed in your home. Ebay has a great selection of antique mirrors.
Remember, anyone can decorate with mirrors.
PS: Here is what I’m listening to
Melissa Etheridge, I’m the only one
Lighting
Again with the daily distraction from my baby Birdie who is not in recovery mode yet…
I got to thinking about lighting. Literally and metaphorically, light is integral to our lives. Sunlight, light conversation, candle light, light that enables us to see, lighting in our favorite rooms…which is what I’m focused on today. I’m enchanted by chandeliers. All kinds and in every room. My ultimate obsession right now is an artichoke chandelier, which I happened upon while perusing the new Elle Decor site (love!). Below it’s hanging in a gorgeous white Boston kitchen.
This one is only $609! 
Anyway, chandeliers don’t have to be fancy or even expensive. Overstock shows us gorgeous chandeliers for around $100.
This one could go anywhere
This one would be perfect over a vanity
I like this one on either side of the bed in a modern bedroom?
I adore this one over a dining room table, second entrance or bed?
How cool is this one? It could be in an office, kid’s bedroom or what about front porch?
I like this one over a claw-foot bathtub.
This one is so interesting. I see it in a lounge or men’s bath.
This one is probably my favorite. I can’t wait to find a house with the right room for this chandelier….probably a sun-room, don’t you think?
Swimsuits: To fret or not to fret? That is the question.
My friends, I am trying to take my mind off my sick puppy for the time being with something so utterly distracting such as swimsuits. While I’ve promised to go on a many a diet/health kick/work0ut in preparation for Spring, really…I’m the same. And..I still plan on plunging into almost any pool I see (as long as I haven’t washed/curled my hair that day).
Readers, I am compelled to send you to your local TJ Maxx. That is where I’ve found my one and only beloved swimsuit of the summer. I tried it on for my boyfriend last weekend (just to get reviews) and I think he almost salivated! That has not happened. In. Forever. I tell you, it was not me! It was the magical swim suit. It’s a one piece but it is practically backless and completely suctioned. It is practically a piece of machinery in that it makes my boobs hit my clavical, my waist shrink 3″ and my back look as though there were nary a roll. BUT…(how can it get better you ask?) it doesn’t push the fat down to my legs!!! So they look normal, pretty good even (with a wedge added). What I can tell you about this glorious suit is that it’s Nine West or Calvin Klein, $19 and at TJ Maxx. It looks a lot like this but this isn’t it.
UPDATE: I found the swimsuit! It’s Calvin Klein 2009. It was featured last year on refinery29. And this is it!
It has changed my summer 2010 – ALREADY.
While we’re on the subject…I don’t think you will be able to pry me out of one-pieces this season. So, here are a few more I like.
From Victoria’s Secret:
From Newport News:
From Urban Outfitters:
From Asos:
Also check out NY mag’s shop-o-matic here.
Take me here and put me to bed
My new baby puppy is sick and I’m sick with worry over her. It’s been one of those days and I just want to crawl in bed and lay there forever.
Images via {this is glamorous}
If you see this. Please think happy thoughts for my baby Birdie, who is only 10 weeks into life and has already captured my heart.
The Window Shopper 