Having . a . Smashing . Fall . Weekend

(1) Pretty Little World Vintage is featured in ETSY Vintage Friday and in Sweet Figments. A big "Thank You!!" to Joanna and Caroline!

(2) Check out this amazing piece, Dividing Screen, Botanical, Four Panels by artist Claire Coleman:


(3) Who wants to send me all of the goodies from the Hermes SS 09 collection?


(and no worries - if more than one person wants to, I'll take multiples of anything!)

Have a smashing weekend everyone!!

Halloween . on . ETSY

From Top Left: (1) Paper Doll Witches from AlissaStudio; (2) A Dark Secret Greeting Card from TheSpottedSparrow; (3) Little Miss Magic Pocket Mirror from DarklingWoods; (4) Happy Halloween Vintage Lot from InWithTheOld; (5) Dia De Los Muertos Earrings from GrigioDesign; (6) Blown Glass Pumpkin from Oberini; (7) You Spook Me Postcard from SarahJaneStudios; (8) Trick or Treat Tickets" from ALittleMuch; (9) Soft Sculpture Pumpkin from HandMadeByTammy

Remodeling

An unfortunate thing about living in a rental is that, for the most part, you're stuck with the features of the house. Very few landlords are willing to let tenants do much beyond a coat of "will-please-everyone" paint here and there. (And also, why put all of that work into a house that isn't really yours?)

So with my limited amounted of wiggle room, I had to take on the space that mattered most to me but looked the worst: my bathroom.

For the first year in our rental, my bathroom wasn't exactly unpleasant, but it was a not-so-attractive (okay, downright hideous) brown/rust color. So with a budget of $200, I set out to make my bathroom a bit more liveable (you'll have to excuse the limited angle photos, as my bathroom is also the size of a small closet):





(1) Paint in Cucumber Green (+ primer): $30.00
(2) Paint roller & accessories: $15.00
(3) Lightswitch Plate from The Robot Candy on ETSY: $10.00
(4) Sundew Shower Curtain from Anthropologie: $88.00
(5) Two cute ring dishes, from Eaton Pottery on ETSY: $10.00 each
(6) Rose-colored Hand Towel, from Target: $4.00

Total: $167.00!!!

Zucca

The most complicated pants I've ever seen:


(And expensive: these babies ring up at $502.00!! From Zucca, available at La Garconne)

Hope you have a less complicated weekend!!

My . Favorite . Time . of . Year

It Started Out with a Kiss...


Well, it's that time of year again: Halloween Month. Yes, month.

I love Halloween. Love/Adore/Cherish/Worship/Obsess Over/Giggle About/etc. If I could, I would turn Halloween into a year-long holiday. And it's not the dressing up part that gets me. Sure, that's fun, but it's more about the way Halloween feels: the leaves turning color, the smell of fall, the lush-colored lights that people put up, the pumpkins, the cooler weather, the shorter days and longer nights...

so in honor of the start of Halloween month, the cutest pumpkin photo I could find ;)

Bliss

Well, I can't think of one reason not to be bubbling over with envy today. Not only does the owner of Blissful Images take some of the loveliest photography ever, she has an amazingly charming blog, Bliss, she has impeccable fashion taste, and she gets to call Portland, Oregon her home.

But at least there's some reprieve for us envious folk - we can adorn our walls we her pretty little images that start at just $14.