Giveaway Alert: Smokin Hot Sandals

One more quick thing before I sign off for the weekend: you can enter to win these sweet sandals here at High Heeled Foot In The Door. Love!

Round 'Em Up Friday

Melanie has started a new tumblr blog full of party ideas called "P is for Party"

Check out a list of seriously delicious sounding brunch recipes on Sweet & Low.

Loving this lace teepee from a print a day.

Erin made a set of great family rules, and you can purchase a
downloadable version at her etsy shop for only $4!

image via

Magchunk has a great list of 50 things to put inside apothecary jars

Check out Jill's first vlog here, where she shows us the ins and outs of scarf wearing!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend. My hubby and I are celebrating our 7 year wedding anniversary this Sunday. Tonight we have a babysitter lined up, so we are going to head out to dinner and a movie-probably Funny People. Catch you back here on Monday!

Currently Coveting

The peacock bath mat for the girls' bathroom

This book to help me make the most of my local F.M.

I find myself frequently having to remind myself of this.

Will Ferrell sunscreen-All proceeds go to scholarships for cancer survivors.

Since U Been Gone

Well, since I been gone anyway. Here's what I've been up to...

Had a blast at The Renegade Craft Faire in SF. I've never seen so many cool crafty people in one spot! Inspiring! And the pic in the bottom left hand side above was the highlight of the day: this guy rolled up on his bicycle/piano combo and started playing out front. Awesome.

Hit up the Alameda County Fair, which is the nicest, cleanest fair I have ever been to. Can you believe they had a graceful, majestic deer in their petting zoo? Never in all my life!

Met Miss Aimee! She is SO cool, artsy, funny, interesting...the list goes on and on. And full of great advice too. So happy to have been able to meet her!

Lastly, Kara has found a new favorite "toy" to play with. Good times.

(And yes, I know I do the whole hand on the hip pose too much. Give me a break, I'm practicing for all those red carpet moments that I know are in my future.)

Giveaway Alert: $20 Gift Cert to Hettle!

Sweet Tiffany just informed me she has an awesome giveaway going on right now. Check out her post to enter to win a $20 gift certificate to the etsy shop Hettle! Or don't, because then I will have a better chance at winning. I kid, I kid.

P.S.

A big birthday shout out to Jill, one of my fave blog buddies!

Aimee posted awesome pics from her trip to Sonoma, go see if you can find me!

I joined twitter. If you are interested in things such as what I ate for breakfast, definitely come follow me!

Simplify: Tip #30

“All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.”
- Joseph Campbell

Quote via Quote Book
Pic via flickr

Simplify: Tip #29

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks, as though they are great and noble." -Helen Keller

Pic & quote via This Blessed Nest

Peace Out

You guys, I need a blog break. Summer has been calling my name and my head hasn't been in the blogging game lately-which you may have noticed. Plus, Kara is now walking and making my life 1102838548264561541 times more complicated and I'm going to be out of town visiting the rents next week, so I'm gonna keep a low profile around here for a bit.

Catch you on the flip side,

Jackie

Why Didn't I Think Of This??

Two words: Colored. Bubbles.

I have never looked at a bubble and thought "You know what would be even cooler? If they were colored!" Luckily, someone smarter did, and you can buy them for a whopping $14.95 for two 4 oz. bottles, one in blue one in pink. Would you splurge for these? My kids (well, mainly Natalie at this point) would go gaga over them for sure. And supposedly they don't stain when they pop. Fun, no?

Interior Infatuation: Uptown Girl

I know you may have already seen this one making the rounds lately, as I'm pretty sure a bunch of design-ish bloggers get the same emails from my home ideas, but I had to post these for prosperity. The gal who lives in this Upper East Side apartment is a cute interior designer named Lindsey Coral Harper. (Love the name Coral, btw). Check it out. I die.

The Alan Campbell Petite Zig Zag wallpaper makes me droooool! You can also see it in green in Aerin Lauders' son's room from Elle Decor. And that sign-I love a good cheeky element in decor.

I don't even know where to start with this one. Perfection.

Oh snap, a gray python table. Would you believe they had a very similar piece recently on One Kings Lane that sold out in about a nanosecond. I was beyond bummed. On the bottom you may notice the Cloisonne pot from Jayson Home and Garden. Been coveting one of those beauties for some time. Why do they have to be so darn expensive?

Anyone sick of Suzanis yet? I still like them, and think this one looks great here on the bed.

Blue Chippendale chairs + a fun bar cart + more gray python + inspiration board= me getting all hot and bothered.

One of many zebras displayed throughout the apartment. Do you have any collections in your home? Right now I have a wine cork one going, a bunch of white pottery and an Eiffel Tower collection that I stopped adding to several years ago, but still have displayed. I think it's time for me to switch it up a bit.

All images via myhomeideas.com

A Cool Summer Treat

I just made some of this today, and wanted to share the recipe in case some of you haven't tried it-because it is delish. I'm always asked to bring this to the in-laws BBQ's and they jokingly refer to it as "my old lady dessert".

It kinda looks like this, only it's light green and not so chunky. Pic via.

Pistachio Ambrosia

1 pkg pistachio flavored jello pudding mix
1 large can of crushed pineapple in juice
1 large can of mandarin oranges, drained
1 regular size cool whip, thawed

In a large serving bowl, pour in crushed pineapple with juice, then mix in the powdered jello mix. Let sit for five minutes to thicken. Next add in thawed cool whip and stir. Finally throw in your can of drained mandarin oranges. Pop in the fridge for as long as you like, the colder it gets, the better. Enjoy!

Now some people throw in all kinds of stuff like marshmallows, walnuts, cans of fruit salad, shredded coconut, etc. I like to keep it simple and just stick with the recipe above. Today I made it with cheesecake flavored jello mix, and it was quite tasty. And fair warning, it can be VERY addicting. Let me know if you try it!

The Look For Less-Bachelorette Style Part III

Oh man, I am counting the hours til The Bachelorette tonight! Who do you think is going home? It's such a close running at this point. Thank goodness she finally sent Wes home last week! So here is my fave look from that episode:

image via

Loves it. And get a load of her tan! She must fake and bake right? Here it is done up in "The Look For Less" style:

The Look For Less-Bachelorette Style by Sweetie Pie Pumpkin Noodle featuring Old Navy

I've presented you with several options so you can pick and choose as you please. So what do you think? Would you rock a yellow skirt and pumps? As always, just click on the set for all the detailed product info and links. Happy Monday!

Simplify: Tip #28

Print available here

Round 'Em Up Friday

Oops, took a little unplanned blog break yesterday. Spent the day getting a good dose of Vitamin D out in the kiddie pool with the girls.

To make up for it I've rounded up some extra awesome goodies for you this week. Giddy up....

I think I would be a bit more enthused about getting up in the morning if this setup were waiting for me out on the kitchen table. Via Just Be Splendid.
The perfect summer BBQ outfit, and the whole shebang will only set you back 95 bucks.

Via Fashion Under $100

This picture does it for me. The bold buggy necklace, the black and white striped top, the gorgeous hair and makeup and of course the chocolate that I want to reach in and grab from her grubby little paws.
Via dream everyday

Loving Jessica's jewelry storage she snagged from World Market's going outta biz sale.
Via Noel Marie

The coolest kid threads ever on Sweet As A Candy.

True dat...via Quote Book

I don't drink whisky, but this kinda makes me want to give it a whirl. Via That is All

In closing, I think this is how we should all spend our weekend. Dressed up in our Sunday's finest, sprawled out and doodling on a giant piece of canvas. Send me pics if you do! Via driving over lemons.

Obsessing Over: Hermes Box Orange

In further researching which shade of orange to paint my cedar chest by looking over my Interior Infatuations, I realized I have a definite favorite shade. I wasn't quite sure how to describe it: pumpkin? parika? spicy? burnt orange? Then I realized in several photos were those iconic Hermes boxes that are the exact color I'm talking about. For me it really is the perfect shade of orange. Unfortunately, I don't have a box to color match at Home Depot (any rich peeps out there have one to spare?) so I will have to try and find a similar option. Hold onto your hats folks, I'm about to take you on a wild orange ride:

Domino

BHG

Coburn Architecture

Canadian House & Home

Domino

Johnny Miller Photography

Kristen Buckingham

Elizabeth Dinkel Design

Wish

Domino

Sunset

David Jimenez

Domino

David Jimenez

Katie Ridder

Domino

What helps you pick the perfect paint color? Do you have an item that has inspired your paint color choice before? Do tell.