The best engagement photos I’ve seen to date.
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Author Archives: Jenn
{friday finds: nook covers}
I’ve just recently acquired a Nook through the generosity of my family members {barnes & nobles gift cards are the way to my heart}, so I’m exploring options to cover my new infatuation. The Kate Spade ones are lovely, yes. However, I’d like to keep it cute and frugal. If you know of any cute Nook covers, please let me know!
from b&n
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{pisces giveaway}
Blushing after this lovely mention in Mrs. Lilien’s Pisces inspired post. And, to continue with the Pisces inspired goodness, I’ve got a giveaway for all my fellow fishies.
One lucky Piscean will win a zodiac crystal necklace from Urban Outfitters. FYI – The backside has the constellation with stars marked in crystals.
To enter:
Leave a comment below with your birthdate and why you love being Piscean.
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Giveaway ends at midnight EST on March 20, 2010
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{everyday beautiful life: 9 to 5 alternative}
Sorry I’m late today folks! I couldn’t leave you without a bit of inspiration. Today, it’s provided by Alan of the blog 9 to 5 alternative. I feel that his post is focused and beautiful in its simplicity. Alan is a lifestyle design blogger. Most of you are familiar with the fashion and design blogs, but I want to broaden your blog horizons. As a reference point, bloggers like Leo of Zen Habits fall into the lifestyle design genre. There are some fantastic, inspiring, thrilling blogs out there. So I encourage you to visit Alan’s blog and explore the genre. You’ll find that they know how to live extraordinary, beautiful lives.
Mark Twain once wrote that “nothing so liberalizes a man and expands the kindly instincts that nature put in him as travel and contact with many kinds of people.”
I couldn’t agree more. Travel makes my life everyday beautiful. It always will. Here are seven examples why.
{landscape} From atop Gokyo Ri, a 5357m (17,575 ft) peak in Nepal’s Khumbu Himalaya.
{people} Arts and crafts at an Ethiopian school in Israel.
{perception} Driving through the Syrian desert.
{animals} Baboon-ing on a Rwandan safari in Akagera National Park.
{food} Ethiopian spice hunting in the Merkato district, Africa’s largest open air market.
{nature} Climbing Half Dome in California’s Yosemite National Park.
{history} A camel guards the Treasury in Petra, Jordan.
photos by Alan Perlman
{let them eat cake}
{bit of wisdom: borges}
{bit of beauty: neck}
I’m a fan of perfectly messy, upswept hair. And, I happen to think the nape of the neck is one of the most gorgeous spots on the body. Naturally, I find these photos positively perfect. I may just need to put a few seastars in my hair this summer…
photography: 1. unknown {via} weheartit, 2. tete a tete, 3. unknown, 4. {via} weheartit & a whithered past and a blurry future, & 5. unknown {via} weheartit
{color inspiration: chartreuse}
Also known as green-yellow and pearl, chartreuse is one of the only greens I like. I’ve always wanted a couch in this color, but I’d settle for a beautiful pillow with a satin ribbon or the most frivolous, eye-catching, delicious heels. I love its richness and its playfulness.
photos: 1. paolo roversi, 2. matthew williamson {via} marvelous kiddo, 3. polly wreford
{black & white drama}
photos by zhang jingna, guy aroch, elsa hosk by peter gehrk, liya kebede by alexi lubomirski
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{bookworm: overnight socialite}
A few weeks back, I was sent a copy of The Overnight Socialite for review. To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect. You might be surprised by this, but I don’t read chick-lit that often. The book was pitched as a retelling of Pygmalion and, perhaps more familiar to you, My Fair Lady.
Chick-lit and Pygmalion? Together?
Really?
Skeptical me. Well, I’m happy to say that I liked the book. I’ve been sent some books that I disliked, even some that I disliked so much that I felt the need to give a not so stellar review instead of none at all. I hate doing that, but I must. So, I’m happy that my skepticism washed away when I opened up The Overnight Socialite. It was witty, fun, and not overdone. I feel like that genre has a ton of books that try to hard. This isn’t one of them. Bride Clark, the author, did a great job of making sure that the book had balance and a good flow. I read it straight through {which is always a good sign.}
You can read my review over at the Little Pink Book for more info. If you read the book, let me know what you think!