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Author Archives: Jenn
{hello there}
It’s been awhile, since I posted. {Hey, I warned you I’d be posting sporadically.} I thought I’d share some goodies from the web with you on this Monday. Feel free to share with me on the {bits of beauty} facebook page. Also, if you’re one of the few who have joined Google+ you can find me there, too. Enjoy!
Loving this:
“If you decide how you’re supposed to feel and you allow yourself to decide what things will make you feel that way, then the whole entire world can be yours.” from How to Have Everything You Want
The most delicious and useful website on the planet: Gojee
Gorgeous boho bride style, of which I will be stealing the hairstyle for the everyday.
Some delicious gluten-free recipes.
A lesson from the Dalai-Lama via Sarah Wilson.
Alaia thinks the pace of fashion is “inhuman”, and I happen to agree with him.
This popsicle maker can have a fresh treat ready in 7 minutes!
I’ve just discovered sophistimom and am loving the well-fed section!
This would be great to see in the classroom. Parents, suggest it to your teachers!
{Image ᔥ SuperSwoon}
{beauty for you}
My dear readers, forgive my increasing absence. I’ve been taking time to focus on what is most important in my life right now and to sort through {and eliminate} what is not. Over the past two years, I’ve experienced some soul-shaking, deep change. Change is an ongoing process, of course, but I can see the definite shift looking back. My values have shifted. My habits are changing. What I need is still relatively the same, as is the case for most; I can just see those needs clearer. My wants {the true, deep ones} are coming into focus, too.
I’m not giving up on Bits of Beauty, but there will be changes here, too. I just haven’t quite figured out what those changes will be and how this blog will fit into my new personal landscape.
For now, my posts will be irregular. I hope you’ll stick with me.
{a few links to some lovely things I’ve come across}
23 Things You Didn’t Know About You
Shelter by Ray LaMontagne will totally make you cry or give you goosebumps. Or both.
Rosemary Roasted Radishes & Turkey Brie Panini {making my mouth water!}
Erin Fetherstons Beautiful Home
{image: A Perfect Mess by Emma Leonard}
{lime & melon}
Cold there be a more summery, delicious color combination? Maybe it’s the Miami in me, but I’m drawn to this fruity color-combo. As of late, my nails are constantly coral and I’ve been drawn to anything lemon-lime. So, when I saw this bright and beautiful spread, I couldn’t help but throw together a board with a few items that have caught my eye in the same combination of colors.
rope embroidered tunic
bhldn purse
kenneth jay lane earrings
essie polish
dvf eva scarf tie platform sandals
{photos: by Christophe Rouffio for Art & Decoration: Un appartement aux couleurs vitaminées
{oh wow yeah: rippled}
Ok, so I’ve been SUPER busy, totally neglecting this blog. I didn’t have a post planned this week at all, but this morning I got an e-mail from Darcy Prendergast of Oh Wow Yeah with a new light painting video. Now, you all know how much I love light painting, so I couldn’t resist sharing it.
You can also watch their other collaboration, Lucky.
{a few links for you}
+ NY goes Brit
+ a wonderfully crafted post on tiara’s from Roseline
+ bookworm succulent planters
+ a lunchbox my kid would love
{bit of wisdom: always remember…}
Words of wisdom from the great Winnie the Pooh.
{more bits of beauty}
+ 50 Thing You Need to Give Up Today
+ An 11 year old yoga teacher
+ bright strappy footwear roundup
+historically hardcore
{baby talk}
If you haven’t seen it yet, you need to drop what you’re doing and watch this. No, your boss can’t get pissed at you. It’s physically and emotionally impossible for anyone to be upset within 100 ft of any screen playing this video.
{simple pleasures: a pretty shoe & thanks to you}
The perfect “treat yourself” shoe and a simply elegant “thanks” will prove you to be the chicest, most tasteful lady in town.
{giuseppe zanotti draped bow heels & sugar paper thanks cards}
{color inspirations: palettes & balloons}
As you all know by now, balloons make me EXTREMELY happy. I actually toted a dior-style big balon rouge around with me on my trip to San Francisco with ms. hyperfluent, including to the redwoods. {Yes, we got lots of crazy looks, but we got smiles even more often.} I also have a thing for color palettes, so today’s post combines the two.
These beautiful palettes are taken from the dreamy photos of another balloon enthusiast, Valeria of Red Balloon Photography. Valeria’s photos caught my eye because of their sweet, sunny feel despite their muted palettes. They are so perfectly subdued that they manage to be colorful without reminding me of the circus. The color palettes created from these photos emphasize the perfection of the colors in these pics. They’d work perfectly well outside of the picture as a color scheme for a room, a print, or a website.
Hmmm… maybe I should use one of these palettes for a {bits of beauty} website makeover. Do you have a favorite?
{photography by Valeria of Red Balloon Photography, color palettes by ms. jenn for bits of beauty}
{pup portraits by studio legohead}
As much as I admire artworks by the greats, I’ve always felt that art in the home should be original, or at least unique and personal. Unless I had a special love for a particular famous piece of art work, I’d try to avoid hanging a poster of it in my home. Instead, I prefer something original, or closer to the original like a signed print from the artist; it feels like there is a stronger connection this way.
With that in mind, today I’m featuring these adorable drawings from studio legohead. How sweet are these? For around $120 you can get a personalized portrait of your pup to hang on your wall for all to admire. Now, isn’t that better than that cheap wine bottle print you got from a sidewalk stand?
