A few of my favorite things..

Here are a few of my favorite things that I wanted to share with you... Don't know if you wanted to know but I am telling you...

My favorite reusable shopping bag from Pretty Green Bag- perfect for any type of shopping groceries and at the mall! And they are made with organic fabrics in the USA- just perfect!




Tolix pieces- I am a sucker for these French chairs. I have them all over my house- they are the perfect chair for my kids virtually indestructible!



My Sophie Conran dishes- such an organic feeling- I love using the all white set- I have the bake ware (which is so fantastic) and all of the serving pieces- you can easily dress them up or down so versatile!



No Doubt- my favorite band of all time!

What are some of your favorite things??

Rae Dunn on Etsy and elsewhere..

So I have loved ceramics made by Rae Dunn for a long time- but I have just found out that she sells original hand made pieces on Etsy. Umm- where have I been?? I have a few of her little mugs that say "inspire" and "create" that we use for the kids hot cocoa and the dogs food bowls are from her line but they are not from her hand made collection, they are from her collaboration with Magenta. Now I desperately need an item from her Etsy shop!! Check out some of her pieces below and be sure to visit her blog and her website too! So very inspiring I love hand made ceramic dishes and objects!

Images from Rae Dunn

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Le Pain Quotidien...

So I discovered this little gem on my first visit to Paris while my friend was living in bliss in the city. It was our first lunch stop on that faithful trip.. Mint Tea and a Grilled Chicken & Smoked Mozzarella with arugula & basil pesto Tartine- the perfect meal after a cramped flight from California to Paris. I can just picture it now sitting at their big communal pine tables listening to the women speak French and watching their little and big dogs sit quietly under the table while they ate. Since that trip I have been back to Paris twice and eaten here countless times including picking up their amazing Pain au Chocolat for a quick snack or breakfast. We have also visited locations in New York, London and Los Angeles- always the same wonderful Organic food and amazing baked goodies! So that is why I wanted to share this little gem with you- and of course my other favorite thing about it is their organic blueberry jam- ummmm! I have just finished my last jar that we brought back from London- so sad. :(

Visit their website here to see if there is a location near you or somewhere that you are going. A definite must for at least lunch or breakfast! And don't forget to bring home some of their jam and a baguette to eat it with! Enjoy!

Images from The Washington post, NY times and Food and Wine.

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No. 8 in our Fall Highlight Series- Cutout Ceramic Garden stool

Our dragon stool is number 8...

My Sparrow fall highlight

misty blue cutout dragon stool

Ceramic stools are great as an accent table or an extra seat available in 20” h or 17.5” h

Handmade jewelry pieces with vintage elements..

So last weekend I was able to visit the Irvine Valley College flea market and found some really fun stuff!  I purchased a few pieces of vintage jewelry which I promptly took apart and made it into something different..  Here are a few of my creations...

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Bird love- wedding goods

Got to give the love to the birds and my oh my why do I keep hearing all about wedding ideas..

Here are some of my favorites.. Hand made letterpress wedding invitation from Ajalon check them out here... little bird place cards, Nests and bird cakes from Martha Stewart.



Images from Martha Stewart (of course) and Ajalon Printing & Design

Blog hopping... sfgirlbybay and friday food files with molly watson

Hello... What a busy week- I got to tonight and realized that I have not done much blog hopping this week- with school starting for us and soccer and blah blah blah... anyway here are some goodies I found.. I have been following sfgirlbybay for a little while but I just found this little morsel- Friday food files with Molly Watson I just noticed- yumm! I am definitely going to pick up the peaches or whatever is perfectly in season at the farmers market tomorrow morning and see if I can manage.


Images from sfgirlbybay

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