{frolic!}

have a rosy weekend

Be sure to kiss your mum on Sunday!

{image from Sarah Kaye Representation}

bobbin bicycles

 

Look how cute the accessories are at Bobbin Bicycles over in the UK. How about a lovely sash for a reflector? Or a helmet laden with vintage flowers? {found via Easy Living}

beach time

Between these photos by Jean-Christophe Sartoris {via ali} and the The Sartorialist's visit to the South of France, I am ready for a beach vacation.

brit flags made by girl

Cute cards for when you want to be a hip Brit.

coleyclaire

Pretty dresses from ColeyClaire. {found via Nylon Magazine}

lilacs, now peonies

Lilacs make me really, really crazy. Truly, I am obsessed. Ever since I moved to Portland, I've wanted to visit the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens. And since I am wedding-free this year I've been determined to visit and catch the fleeting beauties in their short three week window of bloom-time. So, Saturday I coerced Ansley and Sara into going. Here's the little hodge podgy house on the lilac strewn property. While we were there, Sara was snapping away with her camera while I had my face buried in every single blossom until my throat hurt. I think this view she caught captured the mood perfectly. It was a little attic bedroom over looking the gardens. On another note, I just got back from the grocery store where I was seduced (went way over budget) by the first peonies of springtime (white with a deep dark throat and oh so fragrant). My lilacs are starting to fade so guess what? As difficult as it is, I am moving on to Peonies. It just feels right.

poland style

I've been enjoying the style of Ryfka {from Poland} over on Flickr and on her blog.

pretty dairy products

And, a dairy story from the same shoot. (photo Cameron Browne, styled by moi)

foodie photo shoot

Here are the photos from a food shoot I styled a couple of weeks ago. The photographer was Cameron Browne (great to work with!) and the salad was concocted by Elizabeth (a.k.a. Lizzy Dishes).

globe trotter ltd.

Hannah Shuckburgh, the Lifestyle Editor at Easy Living Magazine  in London, sent me a copy of their publication. And, it turns out that my favorite page of the magazine is Hannah's. She picked out this great luggage company. When traveling, I always use a cute little vintage suitcase that I purchased at an estate sale years ago. But, let's be honest, it's not very fun when I have to lug it across an airport or two. Check out these beautiful suitcases that come in wheelie form!

wedding collages

Very sweet, pre-wedding sentiments from Record the Day.

mustard yellow

Amy Elizabeth's house is inspiring to me.

mandy lamb

By Mandy Lamb.

green ikat fabric

I am thinking a want two, green Ikat pillows for my couch. I love this fabric.

letterpress zig zags

I love the new Zig Zags that Liz is working with over at Linda & Harriett.

locher's

Locher's is a Frenchie clothing company that makes T-shirts with beautiful vintage embroidery. They pair the embroidery that your grandma would love with offbeat sayings and quotes, also embroidered onto the products. I've got to admit, I am not really up for wearing most of them, but I would love to wear this one every Monday morning!

lady and bird

I've been listening to bits of Lady & Bird, a collaboration between Keren Ann and Bardi Johannsson, an Icelandic artist. It's about two creatures trapped in adult bodies. It's all sort of haunting and soothing at the same time.

a lilac weekend

This weekend I am looking forward to:

+ Farmer's market shopping- first on my list is lilacs.
+ A trip to some lilac gardens.
+ Bodyvox dancing.
+ The first BBQ of the season!
+ Stocking up on Polaroid film.
+ A million other things that may or may not get squeezed in!

I can't believe it's May already. I also can't believe that this is my 1100th post! {should I be embarrassed about that?}

Dreamy lilac grove pictures from here.

Happy weekend dear readers!

bloesem kids + eliza gran

Interview with and house photos of Eliza Gran over at Bloesem Kids this morning.

vintage floral + sewing machine

I love how all you great photographers are exploring film now. Here's one of my favorites by Robin.

canoe music

Canoe is a local Portland band (friends of a friend actually). I am just getting to know their music and am looking forward to attending a live performance to explore it further. So far their music seems quite sweet and sort of theatrical. This band photo they've taken at Powell's sure is cute.

noa noa summer 2008

The Summer collection at Noa Noa reminds me of Vanessa's Polaroid that I am still swooning over. {reminded of Noa Noa by Jen}

portland art show

Tonight Tsilli Pine's art show, The Figures is opening at Ogle Gallery at 310 NW Broadway. It goes from 6:30-8:30 and if you can't make the show, the art will be displayed all month. Each work is an interpretation of finance. (I would love to donate some dreadful spreadsheets I was just handed:) But, really, I love Tsilli's work  and she also just seems like a really genuine person so that makes it even better. Be sure to stop by, if not tonight, sometime this month! Congratulations on your show, Tsilli!

elle moss

People must already be talking about Elle Moss somewhere and I've just missed it. Her latest butterflies, birds and balls shoot is astounding. See her Flickr stream here. Etsy shop, here.

charlotte skene catling

The architectural work of Charlotte Skene Catling that I spotted in the latest issue of Dwell inspires me. My favorite projects are the dairy turned into a five bedroom house (above) and an eco lab in London. See them both here.

frankie magazine

Does anyone know where to get this magazine in the states? I like the looks of things from their website. {top image from here}

frolic! on facebook

If you are a member of Facebook you might like to know that Frolic! has it's own page now. If you become a fan, this lovely teacup icon will appear on your Facebook page. Click here to become a fan. {photo copyright Nicole Hill, from this shoot}

i like cheese

Which might be why I spent a hefty sum for this British magazine just because I liked their photos of cheese.

boutonniere sandals

This is the best thing I've seen from Anthropologie in a very long time. {via Jordan}

strawberries and save the polaroid survey

Lovely strawberry Polaroid by Abby. Now, go take this survey!