{dressing up the blog}
So you may have noticed a few changes around here. {Bits of Beauty} is getting a new look with the help of Tina at {Luphia Loves}. The makeover is still in progress, so please excuse the dust. {If you are reading this through a feed, you might want to visit the page.} So, what do you all think? I’d like to hear your thoughts.
Hope you all are having a beautiful day!
Update: Still tweaking the banner. Although, it wasn’t intended to be so similar, it ended up too close for comfort to another blogs banner. What do you all think of adding some blue flowers and changing to gold scrolls? I’m at a loss for ideas!
{my favorite pair of shoes}
Hello lovelies! Today is the 2nd installment of Through Her Eyes over at Layers of Meaning. This week, we show off our favorite pair of shoes. Stop by to see what the other girls and I chose as our favorite pairs. {I’ll give you a hint. They don’t have red soles. Gasp!}
{le maison en petit cubes}
I found this by chance last night. I got a little misty eyed watching it. I love that the entire film has no words, just music and a few audio bits, yet it still portrays such a powerful emotion. Very charming, indeed. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find the entire film in one video.
{part 1}
{part 2}
{pretty as a flower}
These fun creations by Elsa Mora are so whimsical and beautiful. They remind me of the fairies in the Spiderwick Chronicles. I think this would be a lovely idea for children.
She has a lovely book filled with these entitled Blossom Buddies. As if these were not fabulous enough, Elsa does papercut art, has a lovely style blog, and an etsy shop. Oh, did I mention she’s Cuban? It’s a done deal right there.
{everyday beautiful life}
I started this blog with the intention of sharing things that make life beautiful, because I believe that appreciating the common and uncommon beauty in our lives greatly improves our lives. I feel that, as of late, there is more beautiful fashion and editorial being posted here. I think there needs to be more balance and more of a focus on the ordinary and the unusual beauty, not defined by the fashion world. For beauty to really make an impact in our lives, we need to define what is beautiful for ourselves and see things in a new light. So, in the next few weeks, you’ll see increasing posts on everyday beauty and living beautifully, which I hope will become a regular series on this blog. If you are interested in guest posting or have suggestions, please feel free to e-mail bitsofbeauty@gmail.com or send me a tweet!
{p.s.} There will still be plenty of pretty pictures, fashion and editorial here.
Photo {via} ffffound
{civic beauty}
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every city made the usual eyesores beautiful? Philadelphia unveiled these lovely recycling trucks this year on Earth Day.
And, apparently Japan has the loveliest manholes in the world. These are just a few, but from what I have seen there are hundreds of unique covers. Talk about a random bit of beauty!
More on Japanese manhole covers here.
Photos {via} Apartment Therapy and Flickr.
{the garden of eden had pirates}
I saw these on Refinery29 and thought they were gorgeous. However, I don’t quite get a Garden of Eden feeling from them, despite the title. There is something very tropical, almost pirate-like.
{Hillary Rhoda by Dusan Reljin for Numero 72, April 2006}
{bit of wisdom}
{found on hello, lolla}{things i loved about the weekend}
* My big loud Cuban family
* Café cubano con Piña Colada
* Playing dominoes {and winning}
* 5 dogs in the house, and Lola shared her toys with all her guests
* Coke in a glass bottle {Why is it that Coke tastes better that way?}
* Mac-n-cheese on a cloudy, quiet Sunday
* An enormous, full-arch rainbow
* Experiencing the feeling of a double-reed again. I haven’t played in 10 years.