some polka dots i spotted...

Carolina Herrera mixed spots and stripes in this piece from her Resort 2012 Collection. Maybe it's time to mix prints this week? Maybe a floral top and a striped skirt of the same color palette? Am thinking of wearing my beige and cream striped button-down with my navy pinstripe pants. Or maybe my khaki and brown striped t-shirt with my khaki and purple leaf-print shorts for the weekend?

Will you mix prints with me this week? Which prints in your closet do you think can go together?

Mondays

You could look at it this way...

Or this way...

Hope you're seeing this Monday more as your day. Happy Monday!

Photos from heritage, more of thxthxthx's thank you cards via i'mjustsaying and j.crewing.

office supplies = home decor

Who would have thought that masking tape could be a rug?

Or that chalk could serve as wall moulding?

Imagine what these tapes and (dustless) chalks could do to your home!

Photos from heritage and thediplomaticwife.

Today, I am loving...

The idea of a period mix tape cd is sweet and funny. But when Natalie Portman started crying to Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love in this movie, the period cd idea became incredibly hilarious!

Here's the playlist in case you want to put together your own period mix:
1. Even Flow - Pearl Jam
2. The Tide Is High - Blondie
3. Red Red Wine - UB40
4. Sunday, Bloody Sunday - U2
5. I've Got The World On A String - Frank Sinatra
6. Muddy River - Johnny Rivers
7. Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
8. Here Comes The Flood - Peter Gabriel
9. Red Rain - Peter Gabriel
10. Waterfalls - TLC
11. Red Red Rose - The Weepies
12. Red Tide - Neko Case
13. Why Does It Always Rain On Me - Travis
14. I Love You Period - Dan Baird
15. Just A Girl - No Doubt
16. Here Comes The Rain - Eurythmics
17. Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.
18. Stormy Pinkness - They Might Be Giants
19. Time To Flow - D-Nice
20. Blood Is Thicker Than Water - Wycleaf Jean f. The Product G&B

With Bleeding Love as my music bed, today, I am loving... the idea of a period mix. ... I keep, keep bleeding love. Keep bleeding. Keep, keep bleeding love.

Photo from cinemovie.

jetlag perfection

Jetlag has never looked this good.

Photo from i'mjustsaying.

up, up and away in my beautiful balloon

Every superhero had to jump off a building to discover he could fly. So go ahead. Flirt with adventure. Take a leap of faith. Chase your wildest dream. It builds character and if you're lucky, you will discover that you can fly.

The Greatest American Hero isn't really my favorite superhero. But the theme from this 80's TV show never fails to lighten my mood.

Fly away on a wing & a pray'r... on this fun, adventurous Saturday!

Photos from everythingfabtumblr, dvice, prettystuff, goingtothechapel and stylemepretty.

my pretend closet: j.crew maritime dress

This Maritime Dress from J.Crew's Spring Catalog makes a repeat appearance in their Midsummer Must-Haves. So I thought of trying to dress it up for the workweek and the weekend...

A Parisian look for the boardroom. Structure, leather and heels to make the summer dress office-appropriate. Relaxed but polished pieces for an elegant weekend.

Among my favorite pieces are the:

• Reed Krakoff Wide Vermeil Cuff - Reed calls this rectangular hinged bangle "modern geometry". I never thought Math could be this stunning.
• Jennifer Meyer's Initial Pendants - Katie Holmes has been spotted with a diamond disc pendant with an "S" for "Suri". It's so sweet for a mother to wear her kids' initials around her neck. They're $1,500 a piece so it's a good thing I only have 2 kids. Haha!
• DVF Linen Wedges - Am in love with the sculptural heel, the dark wood of it against the linen straps!
• Etch-A-Sketch iPad Case - I don't even have an iPad. But this fun case is actually making me consider buying one.
• Reed Krakoff bags - I love the black nickel hardware of these bags, the mixed materials of the new Boxers and the gym bags in Techno Green or Peacock Blue.
• Reed Krakoff Navigator Shades - "A strong design is balanced by the ethereal quality of translucent frames." This is how Reed describes these sunglasses. And in this ivory color? How can one resist that?
• I also like the Michael Kors Knotted Belts and the Isharya Luna Drucy Agate Necklace.

My pretend-mall has the following shops (read: where the photos are from): J.Crew, Net-A-Porter, Reed Krakoff, thisnext, thefind and getahead.

What about you? What's in your pretend closet?