Inspiration: {An Editorial}

* Jessica Stam by Greg Kadel for Vogue Russia December 2010.

Lovely and Unrelated

* 1. Bluepoolroad | 2. Pretty Stuff.

Delectable Desserts: {What Katie Ate}

{Double Chocolate Hazelnut Fudge Brownies, Amaretti Chocolate and Almond Cake, Masterchef Black Forest Gateau, Chocolate Cherry Calfoutis, Self Saucing Chocolate Puddings and Rum Mocha Baked Cheesecake... extremely decadent desserts {and stunning photography} from "What Katie Ate"...}

* What Katie Ate.

Holiday Decor Inspiration: {A Blue Christmas}

* Musings.

Holiday Jewelry Inspiration: {Tiffany}

{that beautiful blue box... have received and given many beautiful treasures for Christmas. Who knows, perhaps again?}

* Patterson Maker.

Holiday Decor Inspiration: {Vegetables in Vases}

{love, love, love these unusual art forms of vegetables (baby flowering kale; mustard leaves and kale; a mix of purple cauliflower, kale, asparagus, pepper plant, beet greens and fennel; parsley and small white Japanese eggplants) used as centerpieces, a wonderful idea for the Holidays, don't you think?}

* Images from Domino 2006 by Mikkel Vang, scanned by Bluepoolroad for Musings.

Colour Inspiration: {Cognac}

{Good Monday morning, lovelies... hope your weekend was relaxing and rejuvenating... starting off the week with a bit of cognac colour inspiration.  Have a fantastic day, xo}

* 1. & 7. The House Tumbler | 2. here | 3. Concrete Jungle | 4. Louisxiv | 5. This is Glamorous | 6. Hey Gorgeous | 8. Roland Bello.

Holiday Fashion Inspiration: {Pucci}

{Pretty please, Santa?}

* Emilio Pucci.

Inspiration: {Lovely Skirt}

{It has been an exceptionally busy week and not much time for blogging; am now back in full swing... hope your weekend is off to a great start... take care, xo}

* Fabio Bartelt Photography via Lace and Tea.

Lovely and Unrelated

* Apple Day | Flickr.

Inspiration: {Shoe Love}

{on occasion am quite drawn to edgy shoes... these Giuseppe Zanotti design shoes are very special}

* the Blonde Salad.

Exciting News!

{Impossibly excited about the lovely write-up by Gwen McAuley of Canadian House and Home of the Canadian Design Bloggers Meetup and to appear along with Daniella, Vitania and Connie on the home page of Canadian House and Home!}

* Canadian House and Home; more pictures at Canadian Design Bloggers.

Hello Again!

{Hello, hello! Finally have the chance to put together a post about my delightful trip to Toronto to meet up with some fantastic Canadian bloggers... What a beautiful event.  Hotel Le Germain in Toronto is spectacular.  I travelled to Toronto with my oldest daughter and we spent the night at the hotel; more on the hotel to come.... }

{I was also one of the lucky ones to have won a complimentary hair treatment from GKHair... I will have much, much more to say about GKHair in a separate post to describe my experience, as I really want to share the details of this luxurious hair treatment with you, and perhaps, fingers crossed, there will be a little surprise for you as well... }



{A huge acknowledgment to the event's wonderful sponsors, GKHair and Delta! The lovely representatives from these companies provided us with great insight and tips and their generosity (i.e., giveaways) was extremely appreciated... By the way, Delta recently started a blog, named "Beige is Dead", which I highly recommend you visit (we all know how lonely it is when a blog is launched) and you can follow GKHair on twitter and facebook for a wealth of useful tips to achieving beautiful hair and hairstyles... }



{And for the stars of the night, Vie from Verdigis Vie and Daniella from Dress, Design & Decor! These women worked tirelessly to organize such a wonderful night for us... every detail was well thought out and I really have nothing but praise for them... they deserve so much more than a few words of thanks... }



{Lastly, I wanted to say how much I appreciated meeting and chatting with all the wonderful women I had time to meet on Saturday... I truly hope we can keep in touch... in fact, I have started to twitter follow, etc a few... happy to make new friends...}



{And on a final note, very happy to have travelled to Toronto despite the additional two extra hours tagged on the drive back due to an unexpected detour from the highway which led my daughter and I to get lost despite a GPS... all to say that I look forward to the next meeting!}



{p.s. don't forget... will be posting about my GKHair treatment soon, so come back again for all the details and perhaps a surprise!  And last but not least, I hope your weekend was spectacular... thank you for your lovely comments and for stopping by... have a wonderful week ahead, xoxo}


* Anna Jagodzinska by Marcin Tyszka for Pani Dec 2005 via Dustjacket Attic.

Canadian Design Bloggers' Meetup

{I am leaving for a five hour drive to Toronto for the first Canadian Design Bloggers' Meetup... will have lots to share when I return... have a lovely weekend!}

* Canadian Design Bloggers' Meetup | Toast via Sacramento Street